Conflict...

Conflict!  I don't like it, I avoid it, I'm super bad at it, it makes me uncomfortable, I have visceral reactions to it.   

It's everywhere, it can't be avoided so my options are live in a bubble or get better at it.  How does one get better at conflict?  Does this mean I have to practice?  Yikes.  If so I suppose I should warn my dearly beloveds out there, that I'm on a mission to get better at conflict, and it may mean I actually wade into to that mirky water.  BUT what if my dearly beloveds don't like me much anymore after I start practicing conflict instead of avoiding it?????

Anybody have any truly helpful advice for this turtle that likes to stay in the shell, until you bang on my shell too long and too hard, at which point I stick my head out to bite and then beat a hasty retreat back to my shell???????

Am I the only one with this problem?  

September!

It's September.  September in Montana = Paradise on Earth.  Don't be jealous, I have 6 months of winter headed my direction.  For now however I'm basking in the subtle color changes, the warm weather, topped off with a gentle breeze. 

 The gloaming is amazing this time of year the mountains turn pink, as the sun sets  The hay has all been baled, the quiet that comes with the end of summer and all of it's tourists is starting to echo back to me.

If I only had more time to drink it all in............