This morning

I took a few moments to breathe this morning, just after the sun came up, outside, listening to the animals. Our goats have made a way under that fence to the chickens, and vise verse.So far, they mingle ok. It is still new though.

I look at my current situation, having tried to blend two very different families, and knowing that in the beginning everyone was happy, glad for this to take place, but soon after the war was on. Most of my personal conflict over the past few years has been my need for peace, for everyone around me and those I come in contact with. Big dreams right ? Constantly dealing with and put in the middle of conflicts that were more often than not over issues that I had no part of in the past lives of those I was trying to live with. Looking back, we always know that we would have handled situations differently and we loose time suffering over circumstances that we can't go back and correct.

I wondered about the animals, and just how long will take before the goats try to dominate the chicken's area, and how many of the chickens will discover that they prefer the lush green pasture rather than their dirt floor area with grain and pellets scattered around. I watched Pooh lunge and pull as tightly as he could at his rope, trying to get to the kittens that have meandered to the yard area from the old barn. And of course, Macenzie runs out and wants to pick each and every animal up by the tail and squeeze it as hard as she can, regardless of any danger in harming the critter, or causing it to retaliate on her, so my quiet moments were spent. As goes the immediate world around me these days. Focus all I want - there are too many distractions and emergencies to accomplish anything right now.

Wish I were fishing right now. That would make it all better. Better yet, I wish I were fishing in THIS pond at the farm. That would make it all perfect. :)