Just a Girl and Her Cat

My reflections towards the end of 2025 in a little ditty I wrote called,

“Today I Pottered Here and There.”

Today I pottered here and there, from task to task without a care,
A billion trillion thoughts came into my mind, Some I chose to keep and others I left behind.
What were the thoughts that came to and fro? Oh my goodness, wouldn’t you like to know?
I thought about my life and how good I had it, When instead negative thinking has been my worst habit.
Creating false stories of lack in various ways, Fear based thinking only leads one astray,
From the truth of our lives which is verily plain to see,
We live on a planet of unlimited abundance and beauty.
So, turn away from all the horrors the world constantly shoves in your face,
Look instead to all the goodness made with joy, love, and grace.
Suffering is a reality for many near, far, and wide,
Do you suffer with them and add to the suffering, or can you open your mind wide?
With understanding, and great compassion and empathy in your heart,
Trusting perhaps, there is a deeper reason it is all orchestrated from the start.
Consider, as a catalyst, to shine light on the darkness below,
Casting the lurking monsters out of the closets and shadows.
To let them be slain forevermore so they can never again cause pain or fear,
A role played over aeons of time that can no longer exist here.
Darkness is, after all, simply an absence of light,
Will you dim down and stay dark, or will you shine and shine so bright!?
For we are all a light amongst lights, shining various shades of glow,
Every thought you choose to think, brings life to the seeds you sow.
What are you consciously and unconsciously planting in your fertile ground?
Take heed, dear friend, for what you plant with conviction will certainly grow abound,
Giving birth to the very things in your imagination,
Wanted and unwanted, it is all your sole creation.
Thoughts are things and things become real; Words are spells especially with feel.
Life is a privilege and we are here to be living, Connecting, loving, sharing, and giving.
Experiencing the world in all its contrast, Exploring the universe so limitless and vast.
Is there truly a right way to live? Are you able to truly forgive?
What is right for one is different for another,
Does that mean I can’t see you as my sister or my brother?
Should I put up my shields and my swords in my defense?
Or come quietly towards you in a passive aggressive pretense?
Or should I sit quietly with the version of you who differs from me,
Learning to come to a state of acceptance and neutrality?
With a knowing in my mind and peace in my heart,
That we truly are all connected, and far from apart.
Simply mirroring each other through a blurred lens of separation,
Person to person, group to group, mighty nation to mighty nation.
The times now are changing, I guess that’s a constant that never dies,
Everything is being exposed,
The hidden, the truths, and the lies.
Now are the age and time of discernment, awareness, and intuition,
So let us now jump in the car and turn on the ignition,
To travel together with curiosity along the road and path less taken…
Or stay seated in the comfort of fear, suffering, and stagnation.
Which road will you choose?

© Elisha Michelle L'Estrange

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4 months ago | [YT] | 1

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My new poem, inspired by listening to the wind as I sat in the sun 🌞 in my garden 🌳 with my cats 🐈‍⬛🐱💚✨️🙏

The wind pays me a visit as it travels through my trees,
Whispering its wisdom of ancient stories,
From times of the past millennia ago,
When life was evolving and beginning to grow.
"Tell me the secrets and meaning of life," I enquire,
"Is God truly our Creator, and did we really create fire?
Are the events of history real, or have we been fed lies,
To keep our lives small and our minds paralysed?
Are we mere programmes of someone's imagination,
Players in a game for entertainment and sensation?
Can we make our own choices? Do we truly have free will?
Or are we being quietly choked by Capatalism's shiny poison pill?
Get educated, work your fingers to the bone, get married, and buy possessions,
Make 1.3 babies to continue the cycle - whoops, I'm sorry, now you have depression.
Swallow some more shiny poison pills to help numb your pain,
Whoops, sorry, now you have more addictions embedded in your brain.
Rinse and repeat, recycle, re-use,
In the giant machine of human abuse.
When the wheel of life stops and our time here is done,
Will we celebrate on the other side with all our loved ones?
Or will the lights simply go out once and for all, as the final act on life's stage ends?
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, no coming back, no starting over again.
The wind simply huffed and puffed and blew, laughing at the many questions in my mind,
"Dwell not upon the past, nor be concerned about the future, just breathe me in deeply and live each moment at a time."

10 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Looking up at the stars in the sky, it's easy to believe that life as we know it is permanent, fixed, unmoving, and unchanging.
Little do we realise, though, that just like those same stars twinkling and sparkling effervescently, in the "blink" of an eye, life can be forever changed ✨️💚✨️

11 months ago | [YT] | 1

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CROSSROADS

In the words of Bob Dylan, "I kinda live where I find myself" (truly profound and apt words), and where I live is free, peaceful, blissful, magical, calm, beautiful, blessed, positive, miraculous, glorious, abundant, prosperous, unlimited, giving, loving, safe, protected, bountiful, Heaven on Earth.

So many things happen in our lives which trigger us, shake us up, and cause us to feel fear, doubt, worry, lack, anger, sadness, and confusion.

They show up to show us what it is that we don't want and don't prefer, so we can be reminded of what it is we truly do want and do prefer. Therefore, don't allow your temporary and fleeting thoughts, feelings, and ever changing circumstances of your life to rock you and shake you up to the point where you continuously feel hopeless, stuck, powerless, a victim.

Sure, let the storms come, let the rains smash down and flood your foundations, let the winds uproot you and leave you in a tailspin, and allow your fears, worries, confusion, sadness, anger, and pain to rise to your surfaces and overflow - feel it all!!

Don't deny your thoughts and feelings or ignore them or attempt to push them down, for that will be futile. Until you meet them and swim in their turbulent waters, they will only rise again more violently and in situations not even related.

So, allow them to come. Then, when they pass, and once more you can feel the warmth of the sun's shiny, comforting, and hopeful beams, remember who you are...

An island of unlimited and eternal treasures and resources, a strong, sturdy tree that has endured the many floods and droughts of life yet still stands upright, and the one and only conscious and powerful creator and commander of your life, eternally supported in the loving and all knowing arms of the Divine.

So, be still and know. Then, keep going.

Image Credit: my backyard and the birds 🐦 🐦‍⬛ that come to drink and play 💚☺️🙏✨️

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1 year ago | [YT] | 0

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After a hiatus, post a heavy year of losing two of my greatest loves from my life, my amazing Dad and my dearest Great Uncle, I am beginning to come back to myself and living my life.
Here's a poem I wrote about a month ago that reflected my thoughts and feelings on life and living life ☺️ ✨️ 💚 🙏


Life is like an ebb and flow,
Of tides at high and then at low.
And every moment in between,
Are moving pictures creating a scene.

The film begins as the play button is pressed,
Will my life be cursed, or will I be blessed?
Am I first cause as the sole creator?
Or are my strings pulled by a powerful dictator?

Pulling me here and pulling me there,
Where's my oxygen tank? I'm running out of air!
Suffocation is not my end plan,
Get me to the surface as fast as you can.

What will await me on the surface above?
Treachery and deceit? Or banquets of love?
Experience has taught me, yet I'm still learning,
My mind is open, and my soul is yearning.

To be the explorer of my own world,
To stand on the precipice and have my fears hurled,
Far into the abyss, never again to be seen,
So I can continue to live the life that I dream.

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

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Sun power 🌞🌞🌞💚💚💚✨️✨️✨️
#winterinbrisbane
#sunrise
#natureisbeautiful

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Brisbane sunrise on a cold winter morning. Photo time lapse 💚💚💚🙏🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

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1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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Below is a poem I wrote about my grief for Dad.

Good grief. According to Swiss-American psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, grief can be divided into five stages as written in her book “On Death and Dying.” Her observations came from years of working with terminally ill individuals. These are the 5 stages:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Yesterday marked 1 month since Dad died (I didn’t realise until last night), and today marks 2 weeks since his funeral. This week, the grief has hit me like a sucker punch, and I find myself unable to escape from it. I don’t know exactly where I am according to these 5 stages…all I know is I am not in denial, and I am not angry. I just feel deeply and profoundly sad, and it is a kind of sadness I have never experienced before. Nor do I know how long I will feel this way….for as long as it takes, I guess. I believe grief is a very individual and private journey and can not be compared to anyone else’s journey through grief.

I wrote this poem to try to help myself and express my feelings and thoughts. What has been your experience of grief after the death of a loved one?


Dad, can you tell me what it’s like, on the other side?
‘Cause I’ve been having a bit of a hard time since the day you died.
They say that where you dwell now is glorious beyond words or measure,
That your soul is joyous and free to fly, and peace is your eternal pleasure.
I TRULY am happy for you, Dad, because there’s no more suffering and pain,
Yet tears of grief have smashed through my dam walls, knowing I’ll never see your smiling face again.
I’m going to miss our phone calls, hearing you say, “I was thinking about you,”
How we would laugh at our telepathic connection when I’d say, “I was thinking about you too.”
Don’t get me wrong, when my mind is busy, I still crack a joke and smile,
But lately, that joker mask keeps falling off, and my sad face can no longer hide.
So, I cry in the shower to God and the Angels, and I cry when I’m lying in bed,
I cry in the darkness before the dawn breaks, it’s like the ‘sads’ are stuck in my head.
I cry when I’m on my early morning walk, telling the birds and the trees that you’re gone,
I’m dried up and missing you like the deserts miss the rain, and I don’t know yet how to move on.
Just give me time, Dad, just give me time, I’m feeling lost, and I need to find my way,
I have to learn how to walk again without you in my world, but I promise you, eventually, I will be okay.

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1 year ago | [YT] | 2

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Some messages for this day...🌅

💚 Each new dawn is an opportunity to start again, make new choices, and revive hope, faith, and courage ✨️
💚 Tears of grief released are healers in disguise, helping our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls to unleash and let go of the storms within us instead of drowning in them, thus allowing relief, cleansing, and renewal to occur. So allow your tears to flow✨️
💚 Everything will be alright as long as we continue to keep walking in the light. How do I know? The sun told me so ✨️
💚 Nature is healing because we are Nature, too. Come back home to nature ✨️

Have a beautiful day 😌💚✨️☮️🙏🐈‍⬛🦋🌺🌻

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1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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A couple of messages.

Perspective: You see so much more when you look at life from a different angle.

Things once unnoticed become apparent, and you gain awareness of and appreciation for a different and new perspective and the things you discover and realise. Your mind becomes broader.

Make time in your life each day to pause, connect, notice, and reflect on your inner world and your surroundings rather than seeking answers from "out there" or from others. The truth is always within if only you consciously choose to dig a little deeper and be an explorer of your world.

Animals: Suti is my best friend, my little love, and my dearest companion. No words are needed to share a connection with her, though of course I speak to her, and she communicates with me through her sounds, and we communicate in other ways too, i.e., non non-verbally. I don't have to do anything specific, prove myself, compete with her, or be anyone different to share a connection with her. I can just be me. I receive so much unconditional love and pure connection from her, and the exchange between us is one of total bliss, joy, peace, and pure love. Mutually symbiotic and mutually beneficial. I'm so grateful she is part of my life.

We have so much to learn from animals and young children, for they are pure of heart and soul and open vessels without judgement. Imagine sharing connections with people in this way... Now, that would be a kind of heaven on earth. Let us aspire to be more like little children and animals, seeing the world from the eyes of innocence, purity, playfulness, curiosity, and living in the moment.

Image Credit: me and,
Jungsuk Lee

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