tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40362543338168815162024-02-06T21:51:29.885-08:00Squirrels of WisdomThis blog is dedicated to the little squirrels of this planet and in the entire cosmos. This blog is made with love and gratitude to all my squirrel teachers. Long may their tails wave!Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-45535892989343302132020-04-02T14:20:00.000-07:002020-04-02T14:20:40.308-07:00Eggs for Gracie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over a year ago, my friend Leticia brought me an orphaned baby squirrel found in a thunderstorm. She was cold, soaked to the bone, extremely dehydrated, and by the looks of her, not likely to survive until the next morning!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It took nearly an hour just to get her partially dry. She would only accept a few drops of formula and just wanted to sleep. I wrapped her in warm blankets and placed her in a wicker basket complete with a heating pad. I gave her lots of Reiki healing and said goodnight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So the next morning, I pulled back the covers and to my utter astonishment, this little squirrel popped her head up as if to say, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At that moment, I knew exactly what to name her... Grace!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For it was only because of amazing grace that she was still alive.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The following year was quite a challenge as Gracie didn't seem to eat like the other squirrels. She was very picky and seemed to only want certain fruits and an occasional acorn.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She would go thru phases.... there was the persimmon phase.... and then the blueberry phase and the rambutan phase. The acorns she would accept had to come from one particular tree... all others were refused. Needless to say, it was quite difficult to keep her healthy. She was not able to maintain her body heat and so would always sleep on a heating pad. She lost much of her hair on her face and down the midline of her back. She would sleep most of the time, only rousing to eat some fruit. Occasionally she would attempt eating a pecan, but lost interest mid bite. She didn't drink from a water bottle although there were 3 available sources of water. I would juice fresh watermelon for her which she drank via syringe. And on and on it went... each day seemed like a miracle that she was still alive! She had not grown at all and I began to think she was either a "dwarf" or just plain deficient in certain hormones vital for growth.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then a friend suggested I try feeding her scrambled egg. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What? I was counseled by a rehabber years ago NEVER to feed a squirrel egg as that could make them sick. When I inquired online, I discovered that squirrels in the wild will sometimes eat birds' eggs in nests! Really? So maybe it would be safe to try it on Gracie!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I looked in the fridge and grabbed one of Pete & Gerry's organic eggs from the package and scrambled it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Little Gracie went for it like no other food. I was shocked. From that day on, I would give her one egg per day. In a couple of weeks, she started looking better. She had more energy! Some new hair was coming in! She was warm to touch and chose to sleep away from her heating pad! OMG! </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My little miracle girl!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then the Coronavirus hit the world. And suddenly my source of Pete & Gerry's eggs dried up. I tried a couple of other brands, but Princess Gracie wouldn't eat them. I </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">even tried some duck eggs. YIKES. Neither Gracie nor I could stomach their smell! I checked every grocery store in Austin. No one was getting deliveries carrying Pete & Gerry's eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then one eggless morning, I was having coffee with Bonzo and he said, "Why don't you ask Pete & Gerry to send you some of their eggs?" And I thought, sure... why not? It's worth a try. So I called and got their email address and proceeded to explain Gracie's situation in an email. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In their first response, they expressed their happiness at hearing of Gracie's return to health and promised that they are working hard to get those eggs to our stores ASAP but that they don't send directly to consumers. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They would, however send me some coupons toward my next purchase if I sent them my home address. So I gave them my address and the cutest photos of Gracie I could find.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Hi Julie! We have amazing news! I've shared Gracie's story with a few more people on my team and we've managed to pull a few strings - we will be shipping a one-time gift of a few Pete and Gerry's eggs your way tomorrow to help Gracie stay healthy and strong during these challenging times. These will be shipped overnight, so be on the lookout within the next 48 hours for those eggs to arrive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you again for sharing your and Gracie's story with us. She has been a highlight of our week, and in these unusual times we certainly welcome having something to smile at. We're so happy we can send you a few eggs to help with Gracie's recovery, and please don't hesitate to reach out if we can do anything else for you!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the Mayan calendar, the Sun is the 20th day sign and is the symbol of enlightenment - the symbol of the highest consciousness. So it is no accident that the little squirrel is the animal to guard the Sun. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here in Austin, long before the University of Texas was built, </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">hundreds of little squirrels thrived and prepared the property. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once the university was up and running, little squirrels continued to live happily and connect with the students.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Interestingly, UT is well known for its Mayan Studies program. So it's no wonder that 200+ squirrels thrive there. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The students love the squirrels, share snacks with them and love to photograph them. In fact, one student took on the project of photographing and cataloging the squirrels on campus. With this incredible database, she has published the "Squirrels of UT YearBook"!!</span></div>
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-7535495728029633402018-11-26T18:22:00.000-08:002018-11-26T19:51:58.007-08:00Squirrelove ALWAYS wins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">So off I went to the Apple Genius Bar at the Barton Creek Mall. I had to leave my computer there for about four days. Thankfully, Bonzo hadn't damaged the piece of the apparatus that would warrant a new keyboard! A very competent tech named David was able to repair all six keys, making my laptop "as good as new"! Not only that, but the cost of repair was $0.00!!<br />(Seriously, I thought I was dreaming.)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">After this event, I was being very careful to either close the cover OR at least put some books on the keyboard when I went into another room in the house. However, on Thanksgiving morning, I had to run out to put gas in my car, thinking that many of the stations would close early. I did not close the laptop, but since I had put some books on top of the keyboard, I figured it would be OK. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">Wrong.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">When I came home, the "Bonz" was happily chewing away and had removed the "A", "Z", "option", and "function" keys.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">%#$&@&#!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">After locking Bonzo in his cage, I got online and immediately made an appointment at the Apple store for repair, and then tried to carry on as usual.</span><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">Poor Bonzo. Come to find out he just really enjoys chewing on plastic items... plastic clips, cinch ties, laptop keys, etc. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">I guess I should have had faith that Admiral Nut would take care of everything, but I didn't. So on my 2nd trip to Apple, I was pleasantly surprised that the Apple tech that helped me was David, the one who did the first repair! There are literally hundreds of techs... I mean what are the odds?? He took the computer back into the shop while I waited. (I don't know how long it took since I was having a lovely conversation with another squirrel-lover sitting next to me. Awesome.) David finally returned with all the keys fixed except the "A". He said that the piece that makes the contact was gone and that he had to take a piece from another laptop and place it there. He wasn't sure yet whether it would work (make contact). In fact, they didn't have any extra "A"s in the back so he used the one I brought with me. He snapped it on. So far so good. Now we just had to turn it on and try it out to see if it worked!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">...Drumroll please...<br /><br />1.Booting up the computer<br />2.opening sticky notes<br />3.typing the "A" <br /><br />And "VOILA" ! It worked! The A made contact!<br />OMG. That just saved me hundreds of dollars.<br /><br />David said there was no charge for the repair.<br />WOW. <br />So I told him I would bring him a 2019 Squirrels of Wisdom Calendar and he said that the techs really are not allowed to accept any gifts. When I insisted, he said if it was for everyone to enjoy, then it would be OK.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Suddenly I saw the brilliance of Bonzo's plan:</span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-88858317913848813212018-05-30T15:42:00.003-07:002018-05-30T15:57:20.342-07:00Bonzo Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I never thought there would be another little boy squirrel like my Mr.Nut, but I was wrong.<br /><br /> I do believe my sweet Bonzo has much in common with Mr.Nut. You see, both boys had a rough start in this world. Bonzo was having a normal life with his mom and siblings until one day, mama disappeared (probably due to a predator). Then the next day, his siblings disappeared as well, and he was all alone to fend for himself. Bonzo was alone for 24 hrs before he was found. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Similarly, Mr.Nut and his brothers were content in their tree until someone knocked their nest down. Long story short, the nest was found by a woman, but only 2 of the 3 squirrels were in it. Then, 24 hours later, Mr.Nut was found all by himself. You see, both Bonzo and Mr.Nut were all alone to fend for themselves a full day before someone found them. This period of time without any mother or siblings to keep them warm had an effect on their development. At least Bonzo was a few weeks older so he was not as seriously affected as was Mr.Nut. Mr.Nut was only 2 weeks old and could not maintain his warmth without another warm-blooded mammal to help him. He was cold when I got him.<br /><br />And now, just like Mr.Nut, my Bonzo loves to cling to my hands. He holds on as if to say, "Momma, I will never leave you!" </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I will say that it is wonderful to be reminded of Mr.Nut on a daily basis. Bonzo is full of juicy happiness and loves to be the "kitchen squirrel". He continues to let me know how much he loves me! </span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-13836411966551250382018-01-21T09:33:00.004-08:002018-01-21T09:36:46.268-08:00Squirrel Realization<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I beg to differ in the use of terms. We can and <i>should be</i> more precise in our selection of words!! I have come to discover that this "Self" the sages and masters talk about is none other that the <i>Great Squirreluminosity</i>! i.e.... The <i>Squirreluminosity</i>, aka J<i>uicy Squirrel Happiness</i>, aka The <i>One Squirrel Heart</i>.... all point to the same "Self"!!! </span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-14743956562429060002017-11-17T08:47:00.001-08:002017-11-17T08:47:41.387-08:00Chippy Nut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it's been a year since I made a post. Since my favorite muse, Commander Nut passed away in early 2016, the flow of writing has practically slowed to a halt. Mr.Nut was always talking to me and giving me great insights and topics to write about. Everything was so easy with him by my side. I sure do miss that buddha. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But here's what's happening now... one way to describe it is that Mr.Nut is back again, but that's not entirely accurate. Let's just say "his energy" is back again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Last April, I created a beautiful postage stamp of Mr.Nut because I knew he could help get the mail delivered much faster, being that he's traveling around in a spaceship. Well, just a couple days later, a mail carrier found an orphaned baby squirrel and brought her to me. Wow... that was the first time I got a squirrel by mail! You can read the story <a href="http://mrnutspeaks.blogspot.com/2017/04/admiral-nut-postage-stamp.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. At the time, I had a feeling that Mr.Nut had sent her to me... time would tell.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The little baby squirrel grew into a beautiful young lady-squirrel. The interesting thing is that she acts a lot like Mr.Nut, and more so each day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then, just in the last few days, she has been talking up a storm. She is here to carry on the mission of the good Admiral. She is a messenger of love and hope for the planet.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She said that she prefers to be called "Chippy Nut" as she is part of him. You see, Admiral Nut needed a counterpart here on earth so that he could continue his work here. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So this morning, Chippy Nut told me that it is important to continue to spread "Squirrelove". And no matter how terrible things can seem "out there", it is absolutely paramount to remain "inside" in the heart-wisdom. She says it is easy to react negatively to negative events. But she urges us to be vigilant... to stay focused on kindness and compassion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She also told me that Admiral Nut's friend, Dr.Stephen Greer of CSETI, has written a new book called "Unacknowledged". It is the real scoop about the extra-terrestrial life that our galactic squirrel family has known about all along. </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And they are here to help us protect and heal our dear Mother Earth. She urges us not to be "fooled" by the many gloom and doom movies that portray the ET's and UFO's as enemy, for they are our allies and helpers. Like the squirrels, they have gotten a "bad rap". But as squirrel-consciousness has increased dramatically... the earth is now ready to see the Truth of our Galactic Family (of which squirrels are a majority.) Be open to their message!</span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-4666612963619015112017-11-17T08:11:00.002-08:002021-03-16T18:11:25.271-07:00Squirrels Are In Charge<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pop media might not have the full story, but they do acknowledge squirrel-intelligence.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Many times I would sit and stare into the eyes of one of my "rescues" and suddenly there would no longer be a subject and an object. Rather, there was only the dissolving into PURE LOVE... falling into the One Heart only to find out THAT'S ALL THERE IS! And "I" AM THAT!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">One of the great things about squirrels is that they're not concerned with following some "leader". They don't require a "squirrel in charge" because they all tune inside to the "One Squirrel Heart"... which is one undivided whole. In fact, this is the very same "Heart" that resides in each of us; what some nondual teachers refer to as "The Absolute".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">In the beginning, when I took in a motherless baby squirrel, I thought that I was helping her... but in time, I discovered that it was actually the other way 'round. That baby was Grace coming into my life to shower me with my own goodness! Wow-- What a gift!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Most recently, I was sitting with one of my new squirrels, Miss Nutleigh. At one point, I caught her gaze and a song of wisdom came through me from her and I recorded it. Much later, in listening to myself singing it again, I heard the words on another level. I realized in that moment that "consciousness" was singing to "consciousness" and being witnessed. In other words, t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">he <i>One Squirrel Heart</i> spoke TO me THROUGH me, and LOVE was seen.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I guess you could call that a "squirrel awakening"! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I want to acknowledge my profound love and appreciation to the late Mr.Nut. He crossed over on my 60th birthday last January. You can hear his amazing wisdom online: </span><a href="http://www.satsangwithmrnut.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">www.SatsangWithMrNut.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">And I also bow in deep respect to my beloved Muffinheart who taught me true meditation. This dear boy recently passed at the end of August. You can find his meditation at: <a href="http://squirreluminosity.blogspot.com/2016/09/eternal-love-of-muffinheart_5.html" target="_blank">Eternal Love of Muffinheart</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Finally, I want to share the words of Nutleigh's Song:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>NUTLEIGH'S SONG</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">When I was just a little baby squirrel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I would suckle at my mama's breast</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">She would give me everything</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, she would give me everything I need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">But now my mama's gone away from me</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And so I suckle at another breast</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And I am given everything</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, I am given everything I need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The Way of Love is strange and harsh and kind</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The Way of Love is strange and harsh and kind</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It takes you to the very edge</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It takes you to the very edge... of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And when you find there is no end of you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Then you shall see there is no end of love</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And you are given everything</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, you are <i>always</i> given everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And so it seems I am a little squirrel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">But truth be told, I am the same as you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And we can never lose this love</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">No, we can never lose this love .... we are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And when all beings go away from me</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And I am face to face with only this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I see that I was never born</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I see that I can never die</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I see that I was always everything</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, I was <i>always </i>everything.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are simply no words to describe the exquisite and overwhelming love that comes through a little squirrel. And if you happen to be blessed with the sweet friendship of one, then you have been truly graced.<br /><br />My little Muffin loved me like no other.<br />He was and is my sweet angel of love.<br />So much so that at one point I had to change his name from "Muffin" to "Muffinheart".<br /><br />But now I will start at the beginning.<br />Muffin was one of three beautiful boys found under the hood of a student's car at St.Ed's University in South Austin. Luckily, their mama chewed the wires so the girl couldn't start her car. Then her dad looked under the hood and discovered the litter of baby squirrels nestled behind the left headlight. The campus police called me to come get them. God Bless Mama Squirrels!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So Muffin, Buddins, and Nugget grew up together until Muffin decided he'd rather be in his own space. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Muffin was a little different than his brothers. </span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was an especially sensitive little guy... </span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The summer that Buddins and Nugget were released, Muffin had been sleeping with his mouth against his cage and ended up with crooked and overgrown teeth. So his teeth got trimmed by our vet, and his release got delayed.</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (Now looking back, I <i>know</i> he planned it that way.)<br />By the time I knew his teeth were fine, it was winter.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The main problem with squirrels is that the longer they live with you, the more you fall in love with them. At this point I was head over heels in love with the Muffin man and I dreaded the day I would be putting him in the outdoor cage to get used to the neighborhood sounds and weather.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nevertheless, Spring did arrive and it was Muffin's turn!</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">On the first two tries, he got in fights with other little boys and both times came home with gashes on his little body. The first one was on his back and the second one was across his sweet face. Poor Muffin. I'm not sure if it was harder on him or me!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">But they say three times is the charm. So I was going to try just once more. Remember, it was also the springtime so mating season was going on. On this third try he had a little fling with Miss Rosie Posie who was also being released. But after several days outside, Muffin came back to the front door and wanted in. And that's the day he officially became an "indoor squirrel".</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">And it wasn't until a couple days before Rosie gave birth in my kitchen that I even knew she had gotten pregnant!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">But Rosie came inside to have her babies,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">and so Muffin got to see his pups grow up. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Such a sweet adventure for us all! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">These were such happy times... what could be more fun than a houseful of squirrels? And although the following spring, Rosie Posie and her angels Pookie, Chupie and Rosebud would move outside, the Muffin man remained behind. He loved hanging out in the big cage and giving advice to his young boys when they came home for meals.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">But the best part for me was sharing my morning coffee time with my Muffinheart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Muffinheart is best know for his affectionate nature. So many videos of him being a loving little buddy and so many photos of his indescribable cuteness! It seemed that every day he would just get cuter and more lovable! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So it's especially difficult to say goodbye to such a sweet friend. I still don't know the exact cause, but one day I noticed he was not drinking water from his water bottle on the side of his cage. So I brought the water bowl from his outdoor play-cage and offered him some. He guzzled it down. So I thought the problem was solved. However, he was also not eating much and had stopped pooping. I would offer him his usual food, but he refused. So I tried a piece of rice cake which he loved... but later vomited it up. Not long after, he wasn't keeping the water down either. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then on the drive home from the vet clinic, </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Muffinheart </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I kept touching him, saying, "Muffin, hey buddy... we're almost home!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went inside and I laid him on my lap. I loved on him and told him how much I love him. He was so weak and seemed to be only partly in his body. Then he started to move in a circle on my lap... trying to get more comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then he got still and took two shallow breaths with his mouth open... and I knew he was leaving.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then he took his last breath.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back when I still thought he would be going to live outside in the trees, I wrote him a love song. And upon listening to it again, I find that it is a most appropriate song for his passing. I call it "Muffin's Song".</span></div>
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-21223792380953893612016-04-17T11:36:00.004-07:002016-04-17T11:39:58.218-07:00The Miracle of the InnerNut<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have you ever wondered about how little squirrels are able to communicate instantaneously with other squirrels? Unlike our slow Internet, they use the incredibly fast InnerNut. This mode of communication is the fastest and most efficient. It requires no computer hardware and is instantaneous! How is that possible? </span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Because it is direct: heart-to-heart!<br /><br /> The InnerNut was popularized and spread over the globe through the ingenious efforts of our late Admiral Nut. He worked tirelessly to make sure that little squirrels and squirrel people world-wide were connected! The connection is simply made via awareness. Once Mr.Nut would telepathically touch your heart, thereafter you became aware of the frequency of compassionate heart-wisdom! The same wisdom that made Mr.Nut the bodhisattva that we all knew and loved, and continue to love!<br /><br />Admiral Nut spent his entire lifetime perfecting the art of effortless communication. He conveyed hundreds of messages of pure wisdom without even uttering a word! With his pure intent and compassionate heart, he was able to teach the Cosmic principles of Squirrelove to squirrels and squirrel people all over the globe! He has students and friends in every country on this planet and throughout the galaxy!</span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-84894461400215091112016-04-05T16:19:00.002-07:002016-04-05T16:19:49.548-07:00Give Us This Day Our Daily Nut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then I realized that my stress was happening from worrying about the future. In this moment, I have a roof over my head and food on the table. The lights are on and I'm not in debt. And the squirrels are all healthy and happy! </span></div>
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<br />Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-27972010382847524692016-02-24T14:12:00.002-08:002016-02-24T14:16:08.941-08:00Your Squirrel IS the path to Enlightenment!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We celebrated all his birthdays with zeal and zest and he immensely enjoyed socializing with his many friends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyone who met him fell in love with him. He got to meet the bakers who made his birthday cakes, his friends at the post office who helped mail his t-shirts and calendars, and he even spent time with the children at the Integrity Academy. He was intent on dispelling the old myths of fearing squirrels. He was docile and calm and let anyone and everyone pet him and love on him, always key on giving a real experience of the immensity of Squirrelove.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">People came from as far away as Japan to meet him and his calendars have been mailed to almost every one of the United States and even Australia, the UK, and Sweden! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was eating much less than all the other squirrels but his weight kept increasing. Even his vet had no clue of the cause. It wasn't until his last days that it became clear that he had been suffering from Congestive Heart Disease and that the extra weight had been due to edema. He was hiding more in his cubby and didn't like to be picked up. Finally, when I did pick him up I discovered the big sore spot on his lower abdomen... it was a sign of internal bleeding. The following day, on my 60th birthday, Mr.Nut lay in his cozy cubby while I was answering birthday wishes and phone calls. After getting off the phone with my brother from Florida, I went to check on Mr.Nut and sadly, he had quietly slipped away. It was about 3:40. Something told me he had left his hurting body at 3:33 pm but I didn't know for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please know that Admiral Nut's mission of spreading Squirrelove continues on in all the realms and throughout the Cosmos. Friends can still seek his counsel by using his website: <a href="http://satsangwithmrnut.com/">SatsangWithMrNut.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then I asked, "Nutkin, why do you love me?"</span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-21313445372947519432015-09-23T13:32:00.001-07:002015-09-24T12:02:07.322-07:00Ramana Maharshi LOVED Squirrels!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ramana Maharshi, the Sage of Arunachala, is one of the most revered teachers of Advaita or nondual wisdom. He is also known for his compassion and love for animals. At his ashram, he was always feeding the monkeys, cows, dogs, cats and squirrels. There is an awesome video about his relationship with the squirrels on YouTube... you can simply click here: </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UDpU4nXWw" target="_blank">Ramana and the Squirrels</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"In the roof of the Old Hall, squirrels would build nests. Once, some new-born squirrels dropped on Bhagavan's sofa. Their eyes remained yet unopened and the size of each baby may not have been more than an inch; they were very red in color with fresh flesh, absolutely tender to touch. The mother squirrel ignored them. Now, what to do? How to feed and attend to such tender things?</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The baby squirrels were in the palm of Bhagavan. His face glowed with love and affection for them. While there was a question mark in the faces of those who surrounded Bhagavan, HE HIMSELF was happy and cheerful. He asked for some cotton to be brought. He made a soft bed for them. He also took a bit of cotton and squeezed it to such a tiny end, the end portion looked like a sharp pin. </span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He dipped it in milk and squeezed milk into the tiny mouths. At regular intervals, Bhagavan repeated this act of compassion. He tended them with great care and love till they grew up and ran around. They did not run away, only ran around their 'Mother'. Kinder far than their own mother!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Later on in life, Ramana began to walk with the aid of a staff. </span><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One day, as he was descending the steps into the ashram compound, a squirrel, who was being chased by an ashram dog, ran past his feet. He called out to the dog and threw his staff between them and in doing so, he slipped and the fall broke his collar bone. The dog was distracted and the squirrel saved. Bhagavan did not care for his own safety while protecting the devotee. It may just be a squirrel, but for Him, the primary concern was to protect His friend the Squirrel. His own safety was NEVER a concern."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have you noticed lately that squirrel consiousness is on the rise? Starting to see more signs of squirrels in the news, in YouTube videos and on t-shirts? Our squirrel relations are showing up everywhere: from food products to jewelry to auto decals. What's going on?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it's simple, really. The Mayan creation story tells us that the squirrel was the animal that led the Sun on its first journey across the sky at the beginning of time. The squirrel is the designated guardian of the Sun. </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When the Europeans came over and accused the Mayans of being pagans because they "worshipped" the Sun, they completely misunderstood what was going on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the indigenous cultures, the Sun represents enlightenment. It symbolizes Christ Consciousness, Buddha Consciousness, Cosmic Consciousness, etc. In the Mayan calendar, the last of 20 </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">day-signs and the last kin </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of the 260 day cycle (the Tzolkin), </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">is "Yellow Cosmic Sun". This icon represents awakening; the transcendence of duality. In Mayan carvings and art you will find squirrels pictured around the thrones of rulers and you will see the symbol of the Sun emblazoned on the squirrel's face. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So today, more than ever on planet Earth, squirrel wisdom is sorely needed to reinstate balance and harmony. </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is why so many people are now having the opportunity to actually get to know squirrels at a personal level. Baby squirrels are falling out of trees, getting rescued by people and making real heart-to-heart connections. </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">People who would probably never meet are being connected via their love for the squirrels. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Commander Nut has taken it upon himself to help with the awakening of humanity. He offers squirrel blessings, wisdom videos and is happy to answer any questions you may have.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can reach him via his new website: <a href="http://www.satsangwithmrnut/">www.SatsangWithMrNut</a> </span></div>
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-68904531646409932612015-03-01T20:46:00.002-08:002015-03-02T08:24:21.255-08:00Lil' Mustard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are really no words to describe the sublime bliss that arises when a baby squirrel has touched your heart.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Little Mustard". <br />And I knew in that instant that someone would be calling me to say they had found a baby squirrel. Sure enough, the very next morning, the phone rang and it was a man in south Austin who has a shoe store. He said he had found a baby squirrel hiding under the tire of a car in the parking lot outside his shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I sent a chat message to Sonia, thinking she probably wouldn't see it right away. But less than two minutes later, she called. Yes, she was very interested and yes, she could come by anytime for him. We set the time for the end of the next day so I could make sure he was pretty settled in his eating routine and more relaxed.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;">That night I experienced such a wave of emotion. To feel the touch of a pure, helpless little baby squirrel definitely opens your heart wider than it was before. Tears were streaming down my face with a profound love... a new depth of sweet love. How can such a little soul provoke such profound devotion? It is a squirrel mystery no doubt.</span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;">I was dreading having to give over this angel. And yet, I knew this was meant to be.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">When Sonia and her husband arrived, she excitedly told me about how she broke the good news to him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Mustard: I put mustard on a lot of things. Potato chips, fries, mac n cheese, and with grilled cheeses. So when I found out Lil Mustard needed a </span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">home I knew he'd be ours. I was excited to tell my husband, Yitzak, but wanted to do it in person. After work, I walked in the house, and casually questioned my husband </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Babe, what's my favorite condiment?"</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"mustard. Why?"</span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Me: "isn't it a great coincidence that that's our new baby squirrel's name??!!!"</span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We both squealed and squeaked with excitement."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They were so happy to have this little one to love that my heart was soothed. I prayed that Little Mustard would settle in nicely and not feel that I had abandoned him.<br />I slept well that night knowing he was in loving hands.<br /><br />Then I received an email from Lisa at the shoe store, inquiring about the found baby. I told her that I had placed him with Sonia and her husband. And I was pleasantly surprised at her reply. Lisa told me that her sister Sonja had passed away in 1990 and it felt special to her that he ended up with someone with that name.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today Mr.Nut held my hand and confirmed that I had done the right thing. He said, "There is no limit to squirrelove. It continues to expand and one day will include the entire planet. It's all just a matter of time."</span></td></tr>
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<br />Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-9180890559359042212015-01-07T10:02:00.000-08:002015-01-07T10:02:53.308-08:00The "Muffin Body"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No doubt you have heard of Eckart Tolle who wrote <i>The Power of Now </i>and <i>The New Earth. </i>Tolle talks a lot about the "pain body" as being an unseen force that causes us to <i>unconsciously seek pain over and over again. </i>This "<i>Pain Body"</i> is simply the collection of self-destructive habit patterns. Most people feel that they are victims of this body and don't really understand how to dissolve it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In my morning play session with Muffin, he told me that all one has to do is to connect with their "Muffin Body". This is the exact opposite of the 'pain body'. The Muffin Body is pure silliness, unequivocal juicy happiness, lightness and playfulness without concern for the past and without worry of the future. Muffin says that <i>everyone </i>has their own 'Muffin body' and most people don't even realize it! In connecting with it, there is the instantaneous lightness and buoyancy of pure bliss, a marked absence of doubts or anxiety, and a simple, happy curiosity and openness to everyone and everything! </span><br />
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-84877577423432558742014-12-22T09:25:00.001-08:002015-03-28T18:49:34.809-07:00Everything is Squirrelove<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today Muffin told me that nothing is more important than playing with your squirrel first thing in the morning.<br />He explained that this 'human-squirrel bonding' is paramount in seeding the planet with lovingkindness to insure a beneficial future for squirrelkind!<br /><br />Every act of kindness and love toward the little squirrels seeds the morphogenic field of humanity and quietly and invisibly increases compassionate awareness! Sadly, there are still pockets of extreme darkness on earth where little squirrels are being hunted, shot, and abused due to some human's ignorance. Therefore let all the squirrel lovers on this earth UNITE to pour forth the incredible and potent Squirrelove that is sure to effect positive global change!<br /><br />Here is a video of the proper treatment of a loving squirrel in the morning....</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"And yet. Yet if only once, only for a moment, there could be letting go, </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">if there could be that pop of the shift in focus and the individual self seen </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">beyond, </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">seen for what it is, "an echo, a rainbow, a phantom, and a dream," </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">then there is something. Then the individual self is gone, and needs </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">no </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">comforting. The individual self was simply a thought, an idea; a 'false </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is seen that what one is is All That Is, and That is the constant outpouring </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of Love beyond love, Beauty beyond beauty, compassion bliss gratitude </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">glory wonder perfection; streaming, outpouring, beyond comprehension.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All that is, is described as <i>Sat Chit Ananda. </i>Not a being, but Being itself; </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">existence </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">itself, not a thing existing. this is pure Awareness, pure Consciousness. </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Be-ing which is Conscious-ness is absolute, perfect, knows no bounds, and spills </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">out in itself, unconfined; is always everything everywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This spilling out, this outpouring of Be-ing, Consciousness as itself is all of <i>this. </i></span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All of this universe, planet, worlds of senses and ideas, worlds of things and </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">non-things, these bodies, these minds, these trees roads houses squirrels </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">insects telephones."</span></div>
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Squirrel Lady of Town Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873408689350374766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036254333816881516.post-32221512080253840172014-08-22T09:54:00.001-07:002014-08-22T09:56:26.139-07:00Sri Sri Bankei Muffinheart <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, last you heard, Muffin had decided to live outside. That lasted three days. I was on a silent retreat in Portugal and my partner David was sitting for the squirrels at home. Muffin was out and about in the neighborhood. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the third evening of my absence, David saw Muffin wandering in the street looking somewhat beleaguered. Upon trying to approach Muffin, he ran across the street over to the catladys' house. Oh no. A few hours later at suppertime, David went out the front door to change the water and who should be waiting for him but Muffin! He looked tired and dehydrated. Upon seeing David, Muffin jumped on him and obviously wanted to go back inside the house. Muffin crawled into his own nest in his cage and took a long rest. That was the end of Muffin's outside adventures. He is now a bonified inside resident.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now if you know anything at all about Mr.Nut, you know he is considered the "<a href="http://mrnutspeaks.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-buddha-squirrel-of-gathright-cove.html" target="_blank">Buddha of Gathright Cove</a>". When Muffin returned home, Mr.Nut took notice of this event and went into contemplation. Just recently Mr.Nut let it be known that Muffin has also had a very important past life as a spiritual dignitary. Delving into the squirrelashic records, it was discovered the Muffin is no other than the famous Zen master Bankei. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Anyways, after Mr.Nut goes outside first thing in the morning, Rosie is fed, and the outdoor squirrels and birds are provided for, Muffin and I read some of his original teachings as translated by Peter Haskel. Here is a small taste of the squirreluminous nature of Bankei: </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">A squirrel whisperer never knows how long a little squirrel will remain in her care. Baby squirrels sometimes go through a lot of physical challenges even before they are brought to us.<br /><br />My pal Muffin was one of three boy squirrels found under the hood of a student's car, parked at the St.Ed's campus here in Austin. Luckily mama squirrel chewed the wires so the young lady couldn't drive her car away. The car repairman found the nest just behind the left headlight. Mama squirrels will do absolutely anything to keep their babies safe from predators and bad weather!!! </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;">These happy little buddies grew fast and strong and all went well. Then at about 5 months old, I had to switch up their diet. Apparently the fresh corn started giving them problems. Muffin was the most affected. He became paralyzed and cried out in pain. The other two had a few muscle spasms, but not as serious as what was happening to Muffin. I started insisting on them eating their greens first thing in the morning and Calcium supplementation daily. Along with copious doses of Reiki healing energy, Muffin recovered in about a week's time, although he didn't wave his tail for another week after that!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rosie Posie is teaching me all about rest. When she stays out all night, she has to sleep with 'one eye open'. <br />After she's out one or two nights, she comes back for food, water, and to get a good sleep... without having to worry about predators! Today she came home, had a hefty breakfast and lunch, ran around the house burying nuts, and then snuck into Mr.Nut's cozy cubby and conked out! Time for some serious snoozing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">What she made me realize is that unless a little squirrel has a well-built nest or safe nest box to sleep in, they have to be on guard at all times! They have so many predators.... feral cats, raccoons, hawks and owls to name a few! And this kind of vigilance can be exhausting!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This reminds me of what we humans go through in life... always being vigilant to run our lives: maintaining a home, earning a living, making sure the bills are paid and the body is fed and kept healthy. And taking care of our kids... human and animal! We are also 'on the go' just like squirrels. And we get exhausted too.<br /><br />So that brings to mind the issue of TRUST.<br />Rosie can rest when she has TRUST that she is taken care of. In the same way, we can only really experience true rest when we TRUST that we are taken care of.<br />Listen to Mooji as he talks about this very topic. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok.... let me tell it from the beginning. Monday night we had a violent storm.. sudden wind gusts of 45 mph, pellet sized hail and flying tree limbs and leaves everywhere. My thought was... "I sure hope the outdoor squirrels are OK.<br /><br />The next day I saw all of the outdoor gang and breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't until Wednesday afternoon, (I was almost out the door for a dentist appointment), when the phone rang. I didn't pick up, thinking it could take too much time, but I listened to the message:<br /><br />St.Ed's police department was calling me to come pick up a little squirrel that a student rescued from a feral cat. <br />My thought was... "but what about the dental appointment."<br />Just then the phone rang again and I picked up... the dental office asked if they could re-schedule due to an emergency. </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(<i>Now that</i></span><i style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> was definitely the hand of the Great Squirrel! WOW</i><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">) I hung up the phone and 'high-tailed' it over to St.Ed's.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then the dorm director said that there were a lot of tree limbs down from the storm the other night... right on the other side of the building where Scruffy was found. <br />Storm! OMG... that's it.<br /> The little squirrel was hurt in the storm, separated from its mom and was wandering on the ground. A feral cat (of which there are many on campus) saw her and went after her. Luckily, a student witnessed this and chased the cat away. Then she put the little squirrel in a box and brought it to the police station on campus.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I brought her home. After warming her and giving some Reiki, I gave her some liquid nutrition, complete with acidophilus and vitamin E added. She slurped it down... probably hadn't eaten since before the storm (2 days ago). I made a comfy bed for her and let her sleep. She had 2 more feedings that same day and was peeing and pooping. Her right eye was red and irritated, and she couldn't really use her right paw and leg. That's common with head injuries. I gave Reiki a few more times and we snuggled. I gave her little kisses and told her she would be fine. I tried not to get too attached... but it was too late... I was smitten with squirrelove.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then late last night, she became uncomfortable... moving around trying to feel better. I held her, tried to soothe her, but her internal injuries were having the upper hand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This morning I woke up and went to the kitchen... I could swear I heard her rummaging around in her nest, nails scraping on the sides of the box. I got her breakfast ready and uncovered her box... and there she lay.... totally at peace.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's funny how we hear what we want to hear and <br />see what we want to see. I 'saw' her getting well and </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hadn't known her for long and </span><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">she was </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"Rosie can now be fully released. Scruffy will be<br /> her guardian angel, watching over her and <br />making sure she is safe during storms. <br />And Scruffy will warn her of any feral cats nearby!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been cleaning my treatment room where I do Reiki sessions and I found so many pecans hidden there; behind books, in the corners, under the table, and even inside the crystal geodes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most people would be disgusted and upset if they found their room like this. But I have found that if you have a squirrel in </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Squirrels know that everything is passing… they don't worry about the weather OR how much food they have stores OR whether the neighbor's cat is going to lunge at them. They just keep moving in peace and equanimity. They truly are enlightened beings. They are not doing anything to "get to you"! They are simply being their natural selves!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I used to be so picky about my material possessions… now after 11 years of living with squirrels… all that has changed. I found out that all the "stuff" just doesn't matter because it's just "stuff". </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The squirrels have taught me that only LOVE is real.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so grateful for these little buddhas who have chosen me as their student. I bow down to the ONE LOVE that lives in every one of us! </span><br />
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