Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: the Way of the Waffle

The research has yet to confirm this, but it is only a matter of time. Waffles are wise. It takes smarts to be that tasty. To so master the art of personal presentation. To amass a worldwide following. To bring diverse groups of beings together – even beings of different species! When you have aContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: the Way of the Waffle”

Being Brave with Bruce: Claws of Comfort

There is something to be said for staying prepared. Even if you are of a peaceable temperament (more naturally inclined towards defense rather than offense, so to speak), your claws are still there. And you still know how to use them. Just in case. Plus, it can be a great self-esteem booster to look downContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Claws of Comfort”

Resting in Place with Malti: How Do You Spell LOVE?

When it comes to love, it doesn’t matter if you have a shell, no shell, feathers, fur, fins or none of the above. Everyone has a love language. Every being has something that says “I love you” more than anything else. That something – whether it is shell scratches or a sweet private mud wallowContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: How Do You Spell LOVE?”

Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: You-tastic

Just because you know you are very cute, talented, pretty and perfect doesn’t automatically mean other beings will agree with you. You can waste a whole life waiting for others to get with the program already. Or you can take charge of what you already know to be true. You can stop caring what othersContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: You-tastic”

Being Brave with Bruce: Keep Your Friends Close

It can be a lot to take on – living the wild life. Every day, you know who the buck stops with. You. Whether the threat o’ the day is enormous and carnivorous or microscopic and infectious, when you get all the way to the end of it, you will know who you have toContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Keep Your Friends Close”

Resting in Place with Malti: A Little Love Goes a Long Way

When you are born slow and low to the ground, you are easy to miss. This can sometimes be a good thing. Since the majority of the other rungs on the food chain o’ life are occupied by beings who are taller than you, you can more easily fly (well, crawl) under the radar whenContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: A Little Love Goes a Long Way”

Cuteness for Comfort: Blue Is the Color of My True Love’s Pillow

When you are lucky enough to be born with four (not three) vision cones and can see all the really cool colors, you understand that color has power beyond simple good taste. Although good taste is always nice too. Speaking of good taste, according to modern color psychology “white” is considered to be the colorContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort: Blue Is the Color of My True Love’s Pillow”

Being Brave with Bruce: the Many Faces of Brave

It is easy to think of “brave” as being only when you are presenting your full-on, nostrils-first, wide-eyed, out-in-the-open self to the world. To face the scary things. To stare down the pack of slavering challenges staring back. But the truth is, brave doesn’t have just one face. Sometimes the bravest thing you can doContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: the Many Faces of Brave”

Resting in Place with Malti: N-Okay Days

Some days, life is a-okay. The papaya is flowing. The water is so crisp and refreshing it tastes like a whole school of (Grandma’s organic steamed) salmon just swam through it. All is well. Then there are other days. You know the ones. The n-okay days. When one of those power-hungry, time-stealing, soul-sucking n-okay daysContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: N-Okay Days”

Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Find Yourself a Tall Tree

It doesn’t matter if you are big or small, tall or short, feathered or (sob) featherless. Some days are just tougher than others. But this is what nature is for. Whether it is a memory you need to heal from, a present-day circumstance not quite to your liking or a distressing overabundance of shelled beingsContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Find Yourself a Tall Tree”