At Times, I Am A Turtle January 8, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Animals, Health & Wellness, Humor, Life Balance.trackback
At times, I am a turtle . . . withdrawing into my protective shell, unwilling to stick my neck out.
Skittish, I dive below the surface of the sea, unseen.
I float on currents, without charting a course.
Content to just be.
To dwell.
To dream.
Sunlight enters the watery womb, gentle rays urging me to emerge and breathe.
Sense of humor, restored.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ~ Victor Hugo
For more cartoons by John Bell . . . The Bell Curve Cartoons.
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Spirit Lights The Way 
Perfect. I am going to link to this today for the treasure trove of happy thoughts for Coop.
Aah . . . synchronicity!
While you were writing that . . . I linked us up. 😉
I see you have been driving in my neck of the woods lately! Nice poem.
Thanks, Linda. Elizabeth has a great Carlin quote on her post today:
“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” George Carlin
I suppose we are all like your turtle at times. A sense of humor is essential to sanity.
A sense of humor is essential . . . never leave home without it! 😉
Yup I can identify with turtle days. Thanks for saying it so well!
Thanks, Chris. Having a “shell” gives us a place of refuge when the waves become too turbulent.
Aah . . . that’s better!
You had me worried there!
S~U~R~P~R~I~S~E! 😀
I love that cartoon.
His Bell Curve Cartoons are STELLAR!
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Love what you say and how you say it.
And the cartoon ain’t bad either. 🙂
My husband and I have been married over 44 years…and yes, he does have a great sense of humor! (And yes, I do laugh at all of his jokes!)
Laughter each day . . . keeps “the blues” away! 😆
Love it! 😆 Brought a smile to my face.
I’m feeling a little turtle-ish today, to be honest. I need a longer weekend!
Glad you enjoyed, Robyn. Mothers with young children who work outside the home definitely need more time than provided in the average weekend to “catch up” and keep up.
Loved this.
Thanks, Amberr! I see you swung by from Vivian’s. Enjoy the day!
haha – thanks for a laugh to start the workday week 😀
You’re welcome, bluebee! Glad you enjoyed. Hope your week gets off to a grand start.
I find, Nancy, there’s no better laugh than being able to laugh at myself. Especially when I learn that whatever I’ve been fretting about was just my perception!
Accept all our good vibes, Nancy…you are such a giver that it’s your turn!
Thanks, Amy. I’m good. I was watching the turtles in the lagoon and they reminded me of me on my “off days.”
Today, my inner light is burning bright. 😀
Glad to know your inner light is on highbeams today!
Nothing like being filled to the rim with a sense of well-being. 😀
Yes, I like it. . .but somehow seeing you as a turtle hiding in its shell just doesn’t gibe with my picture of you. Perhaps I will have to do some photoshopping! 😆
When the world is “too much” . . . I retreat into my retreat.
Aah . . . that’s better! (Just enough).
That last cartoon was hysterical… I hear you. I’d like to withdraw for a while too. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the punchline. Recharging our batteries to keep our sense of humor intact pays HUGE dividends. 😆
Nancy,
The poem is so cute and lovely and the cartoon is the best you have on your blog.
Thanks!
Thanks, M! Enjoy your week.
I had trouble picturing you as a ‘turtle’ type…but the cartoon is so ‘you’! It made me laugh, and I needed it tonight 🙂
Glad you got a laugh when you needed it.
I am a “courageous introvert” . . . I rarely “cower in the corner” at social gatherings but, when the party’s over, I recharge alone. Too much social activity at once, causes me to retreat for days. 😀
Aaah, I love that…
Thanks, Denise.
Haha, I was caught my surprise at the end when the temperamental turtle screams “maniac”. LOL.
It seemed the perfect pairing for the prose . . . when our sense of humor is fully recharged, we are ready to face the world. 😀
Gotta have funny in my life! I do have turtle tendencies 🙂
I hear ya, Pix! After joining in fanfare, festivities, revelry, and/or general hoopla, I go within.
Humor restored, I’m ready to mingle with the “maniacs” once more. 😛
Hahaha…
Oh no!
A hit and crawl!
🙂
I love it . . . a hit and crawl. 😀
Love it – great cartoon, made me laugh at how seriously we take every little thing… And the Hugo quote:
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
{must remember!}
Thanks
Glad you enjoyed, Ruth (a/k/a Turtle Memoirs). 😀
Brilliant!
Thanks, Sarsm! It’s nice to withdraw for a while . . . and then happily re-emerge.
Love the Victor Hugo quote! thanks for sharing.
Smiles are a universal gesture of friendliness ~ Hugo’s quote is spot on!