I was asked as to what obsessions I have. I have many hanging around my house and some that may become obsessions down the road.

Now my obsessions may not be as vast as other people’s obsessions, but I do love looking at them and I sometimes have control over, if I get it or not.

Let me tell you of my obsessions.

My first obsession are Wolves, particularly the Eastern Wolf or as you may call them the Timber Wolves or the Algonquin Wolf. These beautiful creatures are smaller than a Grey Wolf (although I love all wolves, these Timber Wolves are my favorite) but they are larger than a coyote. What I love about them is that they are intermediate and sometimes intimidating, (Like all things wild, right?) They come in all sorts of colors but most of them are a grayish brown in their flanks, while their chest can be like a cream color. Some say that they are a mix of a Grey Wolf and a coyote, a result of an ancient species that were mixed together. These animals live in packs with a dominant male and female to lead the way. So, the pack is very social and loyal to their leaders. The howling at night, while they are hunting, that is them communicating to one another. Sadly, there are only 3% left in the world due to almost extinction in the early 1900s. Settlers who viewed them as a threat.

My other obsession are slots. Now you may see them as a smelling coursed hair creature that moves so slow. Be that as it may, sloths are no threat to humans. There top speed (if threatened,) is 0.17mph. They are mostly solitary creatures who like to be left alone and do not like to be touched. They are either two or three toed, they have long legs, have stumpy tails and live mostly in trees. Although they are very slow at moving either in the trees or on the ground, but they are excellent swimmers. What I like about them is that they look like they are always smiling. When they reach out to you (the Friendly ones), they have this loving look to them. It just warms my heart to see that.

I know, I know two completely different animals. One is a predator, and I associate that to be my outside. As for the prey, not so much aggression, they are what I want to be, lazy and a sleep all the time.

Books are another obsession that I have. I blame Beauty and the Beast, the 1995 cartoon version. When the Beast gave Belle a library. Too beautiful not to have/want. Grant it I don’t have one room that dedicates to a full library. My books are spread out all over my house. I do, however, have a Zen room for my books but its only for warmer weather, to actually sit out there and enjoy the outdoors.

No matter how many books I have, I constantly have the feeling that I need more! I love the way a book feels, the pages of how they smell, (I know, I’m weird). The design on some of the spines are beautiful. There are so many thoughts from different people all contained into one binding. Its breath taking but amazing to think about.

Journals, it doesn’t necessarily have to have writing in them. It could be a beautiful journal with either a special clasp or throng to keep it closed. Yes, they are for writing in but there isn’t anything that I can think of that is worth writing about in there just yet. So, I just keep them for inspirational ideas for the stories that I write.

Even the hollow books are magnificent. You can hide things within the pages. Sort of like secretes within pages to find more magnificent wonders. Now I’m no bibliomaniac to the point where I have multiple copies of the same book. I do however have many different genres and different authors of various ages. So maybe I am a Bibliophile, and I don’t regret it.

My other obsession is Dragonflies. A symbol of change, transformation and self-realization. Dragonflies’ mean many different things in different cultures around the world. They are:

• Japan= symbolic of happiness, strength, courage and success.
• China= Harmony, prosperity and a good luck charm.
• Native Americans= speed, purity, happiness, transformation, healing
• Italy and Dakota Indians= are known as witches’ animals or their familiars.
• India= Love, growth, adaptability
• Egypt= It was best wishes to their soldiers who fought in a war.

I even was told that angels ride on the backs for transportation or they are our loved ones after death, and they take form of a dragonfly to come and visit with us. They come in so many different colors and sizes. I used to live near a little pond and I ‘d often watch them dance around from stem to stem. When left alone it looked like they were synchronizing among themselves or catching a prey. It is a beautiful sight, especially if you are listening to a particular music.

It’s the simple things that interest me. The way I see it, the wolf is my aggressive side for when I have to be strong. The sloth is for my off days or when I am alone and the dragonflies are my spiritual side, as for my books they allow me to explore wherever I want to go. Now if I dive in real deep the meanings of each of my obsessions are a totally different meaning but that is for a different day.

What about you? What are your obsessions? What can you tell me about you?

Till next time.