This image was captured by me in 2011 on Salt Spring Island, a favourite place and a favourite animal.
Crows are one of my favourite birds. Owls are my spirit bird, but I see Crow and Raven as my companion bird. This last two weeks Crow and Raven imagery have been haunting my thoughts. Today I was scrolling through my iPhoto to find an image to go with this post and I saw this guy from 2011. Intuitively I knew he was who I should choose.
The Crow Spirit Animal, a Guide about Fearlessness and Determination
Have you ever watched a group of crows ganging up together and chasing out birds much bigger than they are? This behavior makes the crow a useful animal totem to call when you need support in dealing with adversity. If the crow chose you as your power animal, you are encouraged to develop your personal will power and speak your truth more loudly.
I've just finished a 7 day work week and it was one of the more intense ones I've had in awhile.
And, when I say work, I am referring to the J-O-B I do as an employee of a filthy rich Candian corporate retail giant that I think might be planning on TAKING OVER THE WORLD. Kind of like King Kong did.
Yes, I know, it's a scary thought.
Anyhoo. This week has pretty much sucked. Like, it has sucked the life and energy and joy right out of my bones and I really don't like it when that happens.
I spent a good portion of my day at work yesterday in tears.
Boo Hoo.
They were tears of utter frustration and sheer overwhelm.
They sucked. A lot.
Today and tomorrow, I get to NOT GO THERE.
SO, yay!
Today, I am going to crank the tunes, light a fire and do some creative things. I am going to completely ignore the dirty floors, stack of dishes and piles of laundry and I am going to get my groove on in my studio.
Tomorrow I might sneak in some quality time with my broom and vacuum. Also, I might not.
I will be going to my daughter's school to volunteer my time at the Book Fair, AND THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY I CAN'T EVEN!
So, ya, I'm going to do whatever I feel like doing and I'm going to DECOMPRESS THE STRESS.
Also, I will be actively working on my EXIT STRATEGY (as in I don't want to be part of the WORLD DOMINATION OF CANADIAN RETAIL GIANTS, so I am planning my escape).
What do you do when life gets too intense?
Do you or have you dislike(d) your job as much as I do?
Hope you have a wonderful day and that you get to do something that's JUST FOR YOU today.
Thanks for stopping by:)
**PS: usually I try my very best to write upbeat stuff here or stuff that will inspire others to grow as souls. Sometimes, I think that means that when we're fed up, we should talk about it and do so in an empowering way. Like, for example, my tears of frustration empowered me to get working harder on my goal to build my creative business, to stop telling myself all the reasons I might fail at such an endevour and instead tell myself all the reasons I will absolutely ROCK as a creative entrepreneur. So, GOOD out of BAD. And that will always be my goal here. I think that being honest and not glazing over the bullshit is also very important, so that too will be my goal here. My hope is that my words will inspire and connect us in a common goal of making our lives brilliant. Just like the crow encourages us to speak our truth loudly, from time to time, I will be getting a bit LOUD and RAUCOUS here. Hope you don't mind. :)
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