On Life & Love

“What is Life?” “What is Love?” Perspectives on the meaning of life, love, and everything– from the perspective of a Curious Kitten! Share in her reflections, as she attempts to understand the most important things in life.

entwinement of loss and “jealousy,” the
eJealousy:  a word that provokes a tidal wave of emotion Some people will say that jealousy isn’t “real,” but typically what they mean by that is that jealousy is not a thing in and of itself, but a sign of something else. Jealousy is a manifestation of insecurity, fear, anger, etc. What they don’t always …

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the sun, the north wind, and the man in the coat
There’s a story about the North Wind, the Sun, and a Man in a Coat. The man is the object which the Cloud and Sun are attempting to manipulate the Man to remove his Coat. The North Wind blows and blows but the Man only pulls his Coat closer round himself. The Sun gently smiles …

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what “exclusive” means to me
Sometimes I see exclusive associated with rare or valuable, but to me exclusive reminds me of Pretentious Elitist Racist (“whites only” locations) Snobby Unobtainable Small Marketing Unaffordable Distant Reserved for the wealthy and privileged An exclusive restaurant I cannot afford. An exclusive experience I’ll never have, because I don’t have the “right” connections or wasn’t …

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also there’s more to life than romance
I talk about love and romance quite a lot, but it’s true Which is why I’m allowing myself to take a moment and address a small, but sincere, pet peeve of mine: I despise the term “lopsided relationship.” What the hell does that even mean? Romantic partners aren’t Christmas ornaments. You don’t have to make …

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when honesty isn’t a positive
Ah, honesty! We speak of honesty and authenticity as this beautiful, wonderful, desired thing. Which it is to many. It can be utterly freeing to drop the facade and be one’s “true” self (after all, our selves may change, and we may not have “one true self”). But it can also be terrifying. Honesty can …

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what Commitment means, or what it has the potential to mean (*Black Mirror, Striking Vipers spoilers*)
“God knows if I wanted, I could go out and do whatever. You think I haven’t made sacrificed, I haven’t denied things for myself? A guy at the bar was hitting on me earlier, and half of me wanted him to, just for some excitement, some fucking passion. But that is what you do. That …

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what s/he wants
what does she want, you ask? She wants to be SEEN, and she wants to be LOVED for everything inside of her. She wants to be SAFE. She wants to feel DESIRED. ….it is what we all want. The essentials. Regardless of sex, gender, identity. Give that to a person, and they will be yours …

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petty assault and the reality of “no consequences”
In the aftermath of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, A Panthers player held a Golden Knights player back while Matthew Tkachuk punched him in the face. Skirmishes aside, it was a shitty thing to do. In any other circumstances, that’s assault. It wasn’t hitting or knocking into someone during play. The game was …

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normalizing love and lovingness
Greed is normal, jealousy is normal.  But what does “normal” even mean? Is it what is common? What is natural? What is right? I go to a doctor, I say I’m feeling “normal” today. My chronic pain is “normal.” That, of course, differs from those with lesser or greater chronic pain. It is, however, normal …

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