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ummm, I’m feeling a bit grouchy this morning so I’m not saying anything because I don’t have anything nice to say :) but I do LOVE this sweet giraffe! In fact I’ll just come right out and say that I have not felt myself most of this entire week. I’ve found among some of my friends that I’m not alone in this sentiment this particular week, so sometimes I wonder if there is just some "universal" oddness that happens from time to time that can make people feel "off". I find that this happens to me periodically and I interpret it as: I’m in the process of making some sort of shift, change, energetic expansion, or whatever you want to call it, in who I am and where I am headed and that because it’s momentarily new territory, it makes me feel less like myself, because "myself" is changing. And that sensation of change has a tendency to make me feel uncomfortable = grouchy. It also makes me nostalgic for my past for some reason, probably because that’s familiar. I dont' know if this makes any sense to you, but I’m throwing it out there just in case you might be feeling similarly this week or any other week for that matter. And the important thing to remember (as I write this as a reminder to me) is not to question the fact that you feel off or assume something is wrong because you feel "off", or as in my case, let it make you grouchy, because in my understanding these feelings are just part of inviting the next bit of newness in, and that is always a good thing. So until the newness settles in, I’m finding ways to distract myself into a better mood, like taking a walk on this gorgeous day right now. (Oh and part of me is probably also slightly aware that I am indeed due for a much needed vacation, which is thankfully happening in just a few weeks!) Through the veil of "not myselfness" I’m still wishing you a happy friday.

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