Painted Paws for Veterans Community

Hello, everyone.

Just dropping in to post about what's been happening at Painted Paws this week.

Our little boy, Nashoba, found his forever home this week. He now has a big sister and a Veteran family to take care of. We know that he will be a great addition to the family.

Our new website at https://mysticearthtreasures.net is growing every day. We have added t-shirts and some amazing digital art this week. We will be adding our Rainbow Bridge collection of digital art over the next few days.

Life Lessons: 

As we age, we must learn to not listen to one side of a story. People have a tendency of only sharing their version or 10% of a conversation that led up to a moment that ended that friendship or relationship.

For me personally, if I snap at someone, it is months or years of listening to their side of things. It’s okay to not listen to sides and just move on from the people that spoil your spirit. 

You are only a victim once, after that, you've welcomed the poison in your life. Life is all about choices. 

Have a great day. 

Ty Warrick

Dreaming of a better life

It’s not a fairytale to yearn for a better life or a happier life. This often comes when we’ve lived half our lives for others happiness. 
 
 When you meet someone and fall in love, you have dreams of an ever-lasting love. As time passes you by and your partner starts to change, that’s what so many think, you have changed, You are not the person they know and knew. It can be a struggle to feel free again. To dream and to want a better life for yourself. 

 
 I don’t feel that way at all. I feel people evolve into who they become and are in life. Your life experiences will start to mold you into a different person as you age. 

Maybe when you got your wings and started to fly, you had dreams of that fairytale. A life that really doesn’t exist. Just a life you dreamed up. Everyone loving one another. Everyone being good toward one another and everyone respecting one another. No one will be harmful towards each other. 
 
 
 Relationships are complicated because we are all different. But what if you are the silent partner? The partner that’s happy, but lives to make others happier first. Now you want to break out of that mold and be your true self, but others cannot accept or see you without wondering why you’ve changed. 

You haven’t changed, you’ve just kept your own happiness silent for too many years.  So how do you evolve now without others feeling like you no longer love or care about them? You be honest with yourself and them. You let them know about your silence. You share your dreams and needs, not just wants with them. 
 
 
 Sometimes people just jump off the cliff and do everything all at once, and sometimes people ease into their voice. Sometimes others will not be able to accept your voice and needs. That is okay, speak up anyways and try to find your happiness. 

Some people are just happy never exploring their inner dreams. But if you feel trapped, you need to find a way to release yourself from your own silence. Imagine life without music. That is what living in silence can feel like. So, turn up the sound and find your step. Its okay to move in a new direction. 

Ty Warrick
 
 
 

Acting out of anger. 
 
 
 In life we all have reactive behaviors.  With time and experience we learn to control them for the most part, but there is always going to be that one time when someone really disappoints you or is so dishonest that you cannot control your reaction. That’s because you feel betrayed and taken advantage of. 

 
 
 Businesses are a huge reason for reactive behaviors. If you’ve trusted someone or supported someone and they not only disappoint you but make you feel violated in a way of trust, you will be reactive toward that business. Even if you had good experiences in the past with a business or person, a line of trust that’s crossed causing your personal pain will ultimately be the reason for your reactions. 

 
 
 There was a time in life I would go after someone for not only hurting us, but to prevent hurting others. I no longer react in that manner. Age and experience taught me that the best way to handle these kinds of situations is to stop supporting the business or person. Your absence is more valuable than your words. Your absence will cause pause and will eventually lead to the truth. 
 
 
 I have changed. I no longer allow others to have a say in my choice to keep someone or a business in our network or in our lives. The truth never lies, only people do. Someone that can’t accept their own mistakes will never be an honest person in life. This will overflow into their business or their surroundings. We’ve all made mistakes and we’ve all made poor decisions and choices in our lives. Accept that and try to correct yourself. Failure to accept and correct is the reason your life is still a struggle and the reason your business is still a negative space in the community. 
 
 
 Doing good for others isn’t always appreciated. Some regardless of how much you do will never thank you and others will feel entitled to all that you have. I’ve made so many mistakes trying to help others and their businesses. 
 
 
 Doing good brings on different people. Those who just want to squash your good deeds. Those who just want to take advantage of your kindness and those who just steal from you if given the chance. Even volunteers that create chaos in the community can and will bring negative situations to your doorstep. Trying to do good for you but creating bad press all around you. 

The only thing you have control of, is yourself. Your reactions and your behaviors.  One horrific experience can cause all the greatness to disappear. Your absence will be noticed, even you can’t see it. But if you need more than that, my mum always said, stop spending your money on the wrong businesses and on the wrong people. 

Anger only causes you more personal pain. So be angry and then move past it. 

Life is one reactive behavior. Choose to proactive in your reactions. 

Ty Warrick

Judgments: 
 
 
 We spend our lives feeling judged. Judged by others, judging others and visually unable to accept other living beings on earth. 
 
 
 The beauty lives within. Words people often use to mask what they find ugly. 
 
 
 It’s whatever’s in your heart.  Another way to mask how your mind thinks and feels about something. 
 
 
 Art is an expression. No matter if it is on canvas or on a plate, art is an expression of someone else’s thoughts and creativity. 
 
 Living beings are perfect when born regardless of our flaws. The beauty of life in general is a work of art even with its flaws. A world of imperfections that the mind will judge without influence. 
 
 
 Maybe today you are feeling judged. Maybe you are the one judging yourself and others. The moment you stop judging, that’s the moment you’ve learn to accept and love the imperfections of life and living. Accepting your own imperfections and flaws as well as others. 
 
 
 What we view as one thing, may not be how others see it. The way we speak, the words we use, the words we don’t understand. All reasons for others to judge one another. 

The way we live, by choice or not. What we have, what we don’t have. Just another way for others to judge one another. 
 
 
 Living in self truth, lying, being dishonest and never speaking the truth out loud. Always a way for others to judge. 
 
 It’s no wonder people are unable to accept one another, it’s because most can’t accept differences and be okay with other choices in life. 
 
 
 People are not simple because they choose a life without material possessions. They are true to what they want in their lives. This includes other people. 
 
 The way we write, the way we create art, a way for others to criticize one another. To judge others. Wow this is insane, maybe he/she is mentally unstable. Maybe he/she sees beyond other’s capabilities? 
 
 Just because we can’t see what others think and create, that does not mean we should judge them. Maybe they are doing something others wish they could do in life? 
 
 
 Jealousy, envy, dislike are the biggest reasons for judging others. Try not to envy others. Try not to be jealous of others and try not to dislike what you cannot accept and understand.   
 
 
 Many people struggle in life because they need judgements to feel better about themselves. The truth is, when you stop judging others, you will live a better, heathier life and be able to accept the imperfections of a perfect life. Even if you did not create it yourself. 
 
 
 Ty Warrick

1/9/2023

Late night art and senior antics. Still in the dry stage.

Catching Mam

a working her magic. 

Let's start the New Year off with a positive report. 

From almost starving to death, to a happy girl healing.  Poor nutrition can cause hair loss and balding along with environmental causes. 

She’s on the mend now. Attaching very quickly to us. But make no mistakes, she is not out of the woods yet. 

Refeeding syndrome.
 
 What does that mean? Although it is tempting to feed these patients as much as they want to eat, refeeding syndrome is a life-threatening condition that must be avoided for the patient's survival. She must eat small amounts until it is safe for her to have a normal meal. This is a very long healing process.
 
 Over feeding out of sympathy can cause her organs and blood sugar to crash resulting in loss of life.
 
 
 there are other things that will come into play as she heals, and we’ll address those things when they come up. Food aggression, gorging, manic behaviors, anxiety, and the inability to be calm after eating and drinking.
 
 
 Today we celebrate Sadie’s new life.

Happy New Year!!

It is time for a new journey and new beginnings.

Before you can start your new journey, you must close-up all your loose ends. This includes people that were and still are negative and dark spaces in your life. The agents of chaos. The ones that sit up at 2am drunk and creating harm against others. You know who they are, we can all see them if we allow ourselves to see the truth.

 
 You cannot help someone that is so sad, lonely, and ugly towards others. That is who they are. It’s who they’ve always been and sadly, it is who they will try to turn you into. Their life is miserable and filled with unhappiness even if they try and fool you with a happy smile. There is a debt to pay for their kindness. Misery loves company. That is your debt, to be miserable with them in life.

How many spells and curses can a person create before their life becomes a personal purgatory for themselves? There is only one way to break free of the negative agents in your life. That is to walk away and not allow them back into your space. Cleanse your space and cast out the evil.  They will try to harm you if they can, so you will need to be proactive and prepare for all the little aggravations they will use to take up your time, space, and energy. Now get to work and try to laugh at their self-destructive behaviors. You will ask yourself, why didn’t I do this sooner. Know that evil hides behind the cross, the feathers and false words. That is how they earn your trust.

You will have people in your life that are constantly forcing you to choose one over the other. Watch yourself there. You may be choosing the wrong person to stay in your space. Take yourself out of the circle and take a good look at your surroundings. If you no longer feel safe, you need to keep a safe distance from those who are making you feel uneasy inside.

The New Year is almost here, and you are still trying to gather your thoughts and new hope. Trying to figure out where you are headed now.  Starting over is not only a very stressful thing to overcome, but also a freedom of all that you longer need or want in your life.

The happiest people on earth, are those that travel lite. Are those that travel without a million suitcases to unpack or people that weigh them down. If someone wants to be there with you, they will find a way to be present in your life. Messages, emails, and phone calls go both ways.

 
 Sometimes people help you choose to walk away. Sometimes people help you choose better for yourself and sometimes people are just there to teach you a lesson in life that you needed to learn in order for you to be a better person for yourself and those you care about.

 
 Change is a good thing. It means you are growing. Change is a good thing. It means you’ve learned to appreciate peace and happiness in your life. Change is a good thing. It means you are willing to take the steps you need in your life to start living in a more positive space for you and those you love. Change is a good thing, even it feels like a struggle. The struggle will end when you are ready to accept that you need a change in your life. Maybe your wants overpower your needs. It is time to change. 
 
 
 Someone that’s seen how precious life really is, is someone you want in your life. They will appreciate your friendship and kindness without a return obligation.   
 
 
 I understand that life is precious and that it is a journey here on earth. I also understand that my personal path needs to be cleared of the obstacles that create a negative fork in the road. Get back on your path and clear the debris that’s preventing you from living in a more positive space and allowing you to be happy. 
 
 You only have one life to live no matter how many close calls you have in it. It’s time to stop wasting it on negative energy and people. 
 
 
 The earth was not created to be cluttered with so much debris.

Ty Warrick