Raven's Meat Story

Posted on: March 15, 2006

Because it now applies to me. Reprinted with permission. Thanx Raven.

Ravenelle Zugzwang: okay
Ravenelle Zugzwang: I had this job where everyone came and ate my meat..I know it sounds funny
Ravenelle Zugzwang: but I felt like a pack of dogs were ripping at me
Ravenelle Zugzwang: the better I did, the more I got to do
Ravenelle Zugzwang: the faster I would go, the faster it came at me
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and more dogs
Ravenelle Zugzwang: It was great to win
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and everyone so excited and my ego..
Ravenelle Zugzwang: ooo it was too big
Ravenelle Zugzwang: because only "I" could do these things, the right way
Ravenelle Zugzwang: so I took on more
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and more
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and more of me left
Ravenelle Zugzwang: as the dogs ate my meat
Ravenelle Zugzwang: then when you have no meat
Ravenelle Zugzwang: the dogs don't bring some to you
Ravenelle Zugzwang: no one brings you meat
Ravenelle Zugzwang: for your bones picked bare
Ravenelle Zugzwang: you have to guard your meat
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and you don't share it with just anyone, anytime
Ravenelle Zugzwang: it has to be worthy of you
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and your special meat
Ravenelle Zugzwang: so I took some much needed time off…
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and I got fatter
Ravenelle Zugzwang: got some meat
Ravenelle Zugzwang: some perspective
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and while I did many great things
Ravenelle Zugzwang: some things suffered I was getting to spread thin
Ravenelle Zugzwang: one was my child
Ravenelle Zugzwang: she admired my work ethic???
Ravenelle Zugzwang: well that is good yes
Ravenelle Zugzwang: but there is more to life than how much you work
Ravenelle Zugzwang: how hard you work
Ravenelle Zugzwang: it's about that balance I mentioned earlier
Ravenelle Zugzwang: so now I have my meat, in a special freezer
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and I share it more carefully
Ravenelle Zugzwang: it's not selfish
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and there will be more of you to share in the long run
Ravenelle Zugzwang: I made a scale the other night
Ravenelle Zugzwang: it's balanced
Ravenelle Zugzwang: :)
Ravenelle Zugzwang: and it's protected

3 Responses to “Raven's Meat Story”

  1. Colemarie Says:

    Aw raven I love you
    I do
    <3

  2. Life Clerks » How to Love Yourself, Even if No One Else Does Says:

    [...] others and not feeding themselves, so if this is you, you need to adjust. My wife once shared her meat story with me, which is a delicious, terse tale about feeding yourself, and being careful who you give [...]

  3. Arteer Says:

    Excellent advice! Thank you so much for sharing Ravenelle's life lesson with us, Torley.

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