Blood Suckers!

No my friends, I am not speaking of vampires, in fact those characters I find intriguing. I'm talking about blood sucking pointless creatures on earth. Of course here in the Central US we have a lot of trees, therefore insects that come with them... it's a real joy lemme tell ya! Well if you dont know what a tick is- they basically find a host, much like a mosquito, only they dig in and stay there until they are full, then they die. Much can be said to the same aspect of some people in the world doing, being and acting the exact same way... only instead of blood, they simply suck your energy by negative and horrible actions. In any case- Here is an insect blood sucking tick:

As you can see, they are not only ugly, but tiny and these little shits can stick to anything! I swear they smell your human blood and leap from the trees with their little claws out ready to get you. Sadly they are difficult to find, until they are already dug into your skin causing you to scratch until the first layer of skin is irritated. After you pick them off (and burn them because much like any other blood sucking creature you would see in the movies, these bitches are indestructible unless burnt) your skin is red, and the place you got bit grows hard underneath and the spot stays red, and itchy and then you continue to feel as if you have them all over you just because you found one, and are so repulsed by the damn things that your hair begins to crawl.

Yeah, not the most uplifting post in my history but it's true. Thank god for Al- Jennis boyfriend (now redeeming his once labeled 'douchebag' name tag...he is back in the picture and I think this time he's here to stay) in any case, they came to get the boys yesterday and since I had sprained my ankle horribly Friday he sprinkled the tick powder around my house for me, THANK YOU.

However, the human kind of tick... the energy sucking people in the world. There is no magic powder to keep them away from you. They bite you through words and reach you through technology. In stead of just leaving a red irritated bite on your leg, they leave a scar inside your soul that seems to ache and slowly bring you down. These people hide behind all kinds of faces. They could be someone you once considered a friend, but gossips consistently causing you harm and making up stories (really? You dont have anything better to do with your time? Really?) They use your loved ones as a 'host' of sorts to cause you pain and 'get to you' with their ugly little claws. They irritate you on the inside, where it matters the most and say mean horrible things to get under your skin.

Being that our bodies in this lifetime are only a shell - holding what is truly important- our souls... this can be a serious threat to us. Everyone deals with this. We all have days we get bitten by a poisonous person and let it drag us down to the pit of hell right along with them. It's hard to climb back up, dust yourself off and realize that these words, this ugliness of anger and hate is simply a self reflection of how those 'human ticks' see themselves. It's hard to overcome their bites.... but we can, and we will, so we do.

It was a lovely weekend here! The kids swam in the lake Saturday. Mr. Tulsa drove down on Sunday just to turn around and leave at 3AM today- It was nice, though I wonder if he's having a hard time trying to stay awake. The weekend just wasn't long enough folks. The sun is out again, thankfully- days like today when we are trying to recover from tick bites- of all shapes and sizes- it's always best to have a cloudless day to focus on the positive things in your life vs. the ugly things lurking around the dark little shadows. So goes life though right?

Have a beautiful day everyone! I'm going too! Tick bites and all!