I realized last winter my home is a generational winter retreat, for the vulnerable non-hibernating creatures of the chewing four legged variety. My mobile home is what it is, a 1978 North American, and has been at this location probably just as long. The problem isn't the mice, it's their behavior, and I won't kill them so what do I do? Last year, I got tired of seeing their busy looking for food trails everywhere, so I made a spot, supplied food, and observed their behavior. They were in the walls and in the ceiling, and they came out for food and water. This year, I chose a live trap near where I use to feed them last year, baited it with peanut butter, and waited. I made sure there were no other sources of food available for them. Thankfully I found all of last year's mini mouse stashes, as I was preparing for this winter. The first three mice I caught, I took to the river bottom or to the pond and released them. However, upon the last little mouse release, he gave me such a "how dare" glare, that it caused me to ponder the method I chose to rid my house of mice. They come inside because it gets ridiculously cold, resources become scarce, and they become a resource to hungry predators. So I put myself into their tiny little world and decided I would care for the remainder of mice still hanging out in my house. Over the course of a month, I caught 5 mice! A lot more than what the cage I purchased should hold! Oh well, I reasoned, at least they won't starve, freeze to death, or get eaten by a hungry predator. One problem I did not consider. How to clean the cage, without one of them escaping. Spring can't get here fast enough. They are the fattest mice I've ever seen, and the smelliest. I'm happy I chose to support life. However, next year's mouse in the house round up, will need to have a bigger cage, and be a cage that can be cleaned without worrying about the mice escaping. "Life delights in life."

Meditation is spiritual. Healing is spiritual. But so is discipline. Waking up when you don’t feel like it. Doing the work when motivation is gone. Keeping your word to yourself. That’s soul work too. 💯

Nature always wins 🪄✨💖✨🌺🙏

Any other Kali devotees here? I felt inspired to paint her Yantra (1st pic). After awakening it with 108 mantras into the bindu, I closed my eyes to meditate and could see the symbol in my minds eye - but the negative of it, as I’d been staring a long time. This inspired the (2nd pic) so I painted everything the opposite shade with more contrast so when I close my eyes after I have a perfect glowing yantra there. I know the importance of the geometry being exact & obviously doing this by hand it isn’t but it feels relational & good to me. Jai Ma 🔥

This monkey right here ⬆️, has just begun the discovery mission of his life! And I finally found the right place, the right teacher and the right community to fulfill this mission. After many many years of searching... Just so grateful for finding @I Am Rey and this community of like minded, down to earth people and teachings.🙏🏼👏🏽💫🫡💙