Rabbit (General) (Listen while you read)
Rabbits
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Go away! Please go away.
I don’t want to make a nuisance of myself; so please go away!
(I’m a little shy; you know.
Well, I think you know that…. Yes, I think you know that I’m a little shy; so I’ll tell you some things about myself you may not know….
Ahemmm, ahemmmm. Right; where shall I start?
Well, I think I’ll start with my favourite things. Yes, that’s a good place to start.
Well, my favourite things…. My favourite things….!
Well, I like to feel cosy. Yes, that can be number 1. I like to feel cosy.
Do you? Do you like to feel ‘cosy’? Yes? Good, that’s one thing we have in common.
Now, number 2. What is my number 2 favourite thing?
I know; I like to have plenty of good things to eat. Do you? Yes? Good; that’s 2 things that we have in common.
Now, number 3. What’s third in my list of favourite things?
I know; I like to take long walks. Yes, that’s right; I like to take long walks. Do you? Yes? Maybe? No?
Well, we may have to disagree on that one. But honestly; how many things there ‘are’ that we both like to do, will certainly outweigh the other side of the ledger.
Don’t you think?
So what is it you are saying?
It’s really very simple.
We represent the energy of likeness; a likeness between you and me. We’re not so very different you see.
We both need rest, food, shelter, clothing; well YOU need clothing.
We need to feel loved. We need to feel needed. We need our happiness to be taken care of.
Happiness?
Yes, happiness. We all need to take care of our ‘happiness’; who will if we don’t?
So, yes we need to take care of our ‘happiness’.
So you see; we’re not so different really. The bottom line is ‘the bottom line’ for each and every one of us.
No, we are not so very different after all.)
Carolyn Page
Resa McConaghy
/ December 14, 2012Food, shelter, clothes and happiness … it’s a basic wonderful recipe, Carolyn. Cozy love to you and all!
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Indeed. It’s all pretty simple, really… Not always an easy thing to achieve however, I believe it’s all worth working towards…
Got your cozy (with a z) love, and will indeed pass it along to all…. xoxoxo
Resa McConaghy
/ December 14, 2012xoxoxo
cecilia
/ December 14, 2012so sweet and so simple.. lovely page.. c
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Thank You, Cecilia… It is sweet and lovely when we break it down to what really counts…!
arnoldthearmadillo
/ December 14, 2012No, we are not so very different after all, so true
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012No, Glen, not so different after all; animals, peoples, places; we all need the same simple things…!
arnoldthearmadillo
/ December 14, 2012Please, call me Glenno, all my friends do
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Okay, Glenno it is…!
arnoldthearmadillo
/ December 14, 2012Fantastic
Sharmishtha Basu
/ December 14, 2012i like such people.
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Me too, Sharmishtha, me too…!
Sharmishtha Basu
/ December 14, 2012they make the world warmer, cuter.
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Indeed they do… like you…!
68ghia
/ December 14, 2012Some things all living beings need…
Lovely post Carol
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Indeed. Simple and yet so deeply profound…
Thank You…
yerpirate
/ December 14, 2012I love the way you make animals talk! And of course I listen to what they say…your Advaarks still make me smile now…I wonder which next…
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012I have my vays….!
I haven’t completely let that suggestion slip… “The Aardvark Book of Knowledge”. It would certainly make a great book title..!
Clanmother
/ December 14, 2012No – we are not that different! A simple message with profound outcomes. Beautifully written…
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Thank You, Rebecca… I agree: The simplest things can bring the greatest stability…!
Clanmother
/ December 14, 2012It is good to have a reminder from a dear friend! Friends = Hope!!!
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012I just found out that you have a ‘few’ blogs. I actually have had one of them sitting in my ‘window’ since yesterday waiting for me to take a leisurely stroll…! It is called ‘Lady Budd’, at least that is the one I’ve been inspired to look at first… Hopefully, over the weekend when ‘time’ is more friendly…
Clanmother
/ December 14, 2012Looking forward to our ongoing dialogue. I have a feeling it will be quite exciting…
angelswhisper2011
/ December 14, 2012This is so true, little Rabbit, love and happiness is all we need. Thank you for your wise words
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Thank You, angelswhisper2011…
All we need and yet not so easy to acquire at times…
butimbeautiful
/ December 14, 2012beautifully written, as always. Yep, we’re all players in the survival game!
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Thank You, Rose…
Yes, we are all players. When we ‘get the basics right’ the rest becomes easier, me thinks…!
Yaz
/ December 14, 2012I love to walk long distances, so I am very rabbity! Thank you for all your lovely blogs this year Carolyn. They really have been so lovely, so meaningful, and thank you for all your support during the November blogathon. You are really special, and I’m glad you are part of this community. Have a lovely Christmas and New Year, and I look forward to more of your contributions in the new year! Lots of love.
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012Me too, Yaz…. I love long walks; especially with my little Sweetie dog..!
Thank You, Yaz; I’ve loved your visits and your wonderful, joyful comments. I am so pleased we’ve met.
As for your November blogathon; each post was a joy to read and held an enormous amount of information for the good of those fortunate enough to read. Well done to you..!
May your Christmas and New Year be filled with joy, peace and love.
Like you, Yaz, I look forward to ‘your’ contributions in the New Year…! xoxoxo
sharechair
/ December 14, 2012Isn’t this wonderful. I love how you read … and by reading along with you, it slows down the experience of your words and makes them more powerful. Lovely!
carolynpageabc
/ December 14, 2012What a lovely compliment, Kathy; Thank You so much…
Louise G.
/ December 14, 2012I love how in personifying the rabbit, you have shone a light on our humanity, our sameness and our differences.
What a delightful gift your words are this morning. Thank you.
carolynpageabc
/ December 15, 2012Thank You, Louise…. Yes, we are all so similar; each with our own basic needs to tend.
Our wondrous animals of the world have much to tell us about our humanity…!
livingthescottishdream
/ December 15, 2012How sweet. I love how you have written from the perspectove of a pretty much silent little creature. I often wonder what animals would say to us if they could speak.
carolynpageabc
/ December 15, 2012It’s good to be reminded how sweet life really is. The animals of our world highlight our hopes, our dreams, our nature in general… They certainly have much to tell…!
LuAnn
/ December 15, 2012I love these posts defining the similarities in all living things.
carolynpageabc
/ December 15, 2012Thank You, LuAnn… I know they are a great reminder for me…!
melouisef
/ December 15, 2012I so love rabbits, they are wonderful pets
carolynpageabc
/ December 15, 2012I haven’t ever had one as a pet however, I’m sure they’d be wonderful little things to have near…
dearferrero
/ December 16, 2012Man can learn a lot from rabbits.
carolynpageabc
/ December 16, 2012Yes, it would seem to be true….
kz
/ December 16, 2012We all need to take care of our ‘happiness’; who will if we don’t? very true, wisely spoken. and i like all those things too, except for the long walks part ^^ lol
carolynpageabc
/ December 16, 2012Hahah, kz…. Happiness is definitely ‘subjective’…
That little rabbit probably doesn’t have much company of those long walks….
WordsFallFromMyEyes
/ December 16, 2012WHO will take care of our happiness if we don’t? Exactly. You know, I only came to work on that in my 30s. Obviously no-one was going to give a sh*t about my wellbeing, and so I started making moves to do that myself.
carolynpageabc
/ December 16, 2012Gosh, Noeleen; that was pretty good. It took me just a bit longer than that…!
Jamie Dedes
/ December 17, 2012The basics. It’s good to know that others are ourselves and to honor when enough is enough. This easy combo makes for happiness.
carolynpageabc
/ December 17, 2012Indeed; we are not so very different after all….!
Such a simple truth, Jamie; and yet one that we can so easily lose sight of…!
I’m reminded of the old saying: KISS… Keep it simple, sweetheart… (For some reason I’m visualising Humphrey Bogart. I think he would have said that quite well…!)
silentlyheardonce
/ December 17, 2012It seems our basic needs never changes. Food, clothing and shelter. Who would of thunk it. I would have the same needs of a bunny.
carolynpageabc
/ December 17, 2012Hahah, Kim…. Me too; just like a bunny….!
The Hook
/ December 19, 2012Beautiful unifying reflection, Carolyn.
carolynpageabc
/ December 19, 2012I loved doing this one; it really was a pleasure….
belocchio
/ March 26, 2013My turned up bunny nose was wriggling with delight Carolyn. My bunny loving heart beat faster. I’m smiling with delight. Thank you for sharing this. Virginia
carolynpageabc
/ March 26, 2013Oh, and it looks so very sweet ‘turned up and wriggling’…
So pleased you enjoyed, Virginia; it was such a pleasure to do this reflection..