Master Splinter

15/06/2024

A DAY AND THE LIFE OF HAIRLESS NATION

I’m always surprised by the unique personalities that come through with the animals here at Hairless Nation. It doesn’t matter if it’s a bat, frog, butterfly, lizard, guinea pig, cat or dog. When you see a soul, provide for their needs and love unconditionally their whole world opens and you see the special soul inside.

Daily ARF-irmation: “Everyone wants to be seen. Everyone wants to be heard. Everyone wants to be recognized as the person that they are and not a stereotype or an image.” ~ Loretta Lynch

11/06/2024

INSPIRE JOY IN YOUR 🌎

There is so much emphasis on the troubles of the world that it can be overwhelming. Many of those things, we cannot do anything about with our limited reach and influence - it just brings trouble and unease to our peace of mind. This influx of information creates a joyless world that leads to us turning against one another.

There is joy in this world. We are joy. Master Splinter had the power to inspire joy and I strive to carry his message with me each and every day. Let’s do our part to inspire joy with those that we encounter today. We are the change the 🌎 is in of.

Daily ARF-irmation: “When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to the happiness that you can give out.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

10/05/2024

BENNY WILL FIND ANY EXCUSE TO BE UNDER A BLANKET WITH HIS TONGUE OUT

Benny is such a special boy. He’s a “Stage 5 Clinger” for sure and yet no matter how close he is, how hot or cold it is, a blanket will need to be made available to him for maximum comfort and snuggles!

He’s been doing well since we had the emergency episode in January with the clogged colon. He’s been having immune responses since with breakouts and joint, belly and skin swelling, but I get on top of them quickly by rubbing a mixture of Colloidal Silver, Maluka Honey and Castor or MCT oil into his infected areas. When he has swelling, I add mixture of Tumeric, coconut oil and a dash of pepper to his meals. This has been our go to’s since the beginning of Hairless Nation and they haven’t failed the animals or humans 🙏🏻

Daily ARF-irmation: “The moment you become aware of a plant’s emanation of stillness and peace, that plant becomes your teacher.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

01/05/2024

SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT A NEW DAY BRINGS

Speaking from experience, a chronic illness can stripe you down to your core and can make it difficult to find joy in your life. It’s so important to find your joy in the little things to make life worth living and meaningful. We can all experience something new, if we try!

Do you find yourself rushing from one thing to the next without experiencing the joy and wonder of a new day? If you feel like you are in a rut, try slowing down and observing the beauty around you. You will never experience that moment in time again. Make it worth it!

Daily ARF-irmation: “And so taking the long way home through the market I slow my pace down. It doesn't come naturally. My legs are programmed to trot briskly and my arms to pump up and down like pistons, but I force myself to stroll past the stalls and pavement cafes. To enjoy just being somewhere, rather than rushing from somewhere, to somewhere. Inhaling deep lungfuls of air, instead of my usual shallow breaths. I take a moment to just stop and look around me. And smile to myself.
For the first time in a long time, I can, quite literally, smell the coffee.” ~ Alexandra Potter, The Two Lives of Miss Charlotte Merryweather

25/04/2024

🌞 TYPICAL MORNING AT CASA DE SPLINTER 🌞

I love first thing in the morning potty breaks. Lucille Bald makes her presence known and demands to go out with the dogs. It’s her piglet right!

Yes, we have a free-range hairless guinea pig that roams around the house. She came to us as a piglet found roaming a busy street in Fresno, California and there was no way this pig was going into a cage. Can’t wait to share more on how she’s made a place here in our pack.

Daily ARF-irmation: “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

24/04/2024

🆘 WE LOST ACCESS TO OUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT 🆘

Can you believe that scammers target rescues and access their accounts and lock them out!?! Marley’s Mutts had the same issue awhile back and just got access after months. Thankfully it didn’t take us that long.

We are back and will be sharing our loving past and present family, inspiring arf-irmation and tips on how to care for your pets illnesses at home! All in the name of our yamadillo, Master Splinter.

We can’t take anymore animals in due to my health challenges, but we can still make a difference 🫶🏻

Daily ARF-irmation: ““If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.” ~ Ezra Taft Benson

22/03/2024

WHAT IS YOUR NATURE

A man saw a snake being burned to death and decided to take it out of the fire. When he did, the snake bit him causing excruciating pain. The man dropped the snake, and the reptile fell right back into the fire.

So, the man looked around and found a metal pole and used it to take the snake out of the fire, saving its life.

Someone who was watching approached the man and said: “That snake bit you. Why are you still trying to save it?

The man replied: “The nature of the snake is to bite, but that’s not going to change my nature, which is to help.”

Daily ARF-irmation: “Do not change your nature simply because someone harms you. Do not lose your good heart, but learn to take precautions.” ~Unknown

20/03/2024

🌞 IT’S HOT OUTSIDE 🌞

Yet, you will always find Benny under a blanket with this tongue out (preferably in my lap).

🫶🏻 our tiniest Bits!

Daily ARF-irmation: “Our stories and struggles are different, but we all deserve to bloom.”

06/03/2024

🌈 MEMORIES OF MY DEAR OLIVE 🌈

My passion has always been to save those in medical crisis.

Fly high, my sweetest angel.

06/03/2024

WHAT’S YOUR CALLING

Merriam-Webster defines a “calling” as: “…a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence.”

The degree to which we listen to and act on our callings determines how fulfilled we are with our lives.

My calling has always been animals and health. What’s yours?

Daily ARF-irmation: “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.” ~Rumi

28/02/2024

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

23/02/2024

RESPONDING WHEN SOMONE IS UNKIND

Being in the social media world can be triggering with unkind comments. It took me a long time to understand how to be less sensitive and respond appropriately. Here are a few tips learned over the course of our journey @ HN!

1. If someone triggers fear and anxiety, don’t respond until you are calm.

Reacting to what someone is saying rather than responding from a place of calm rarely goes well. You don’t have to answer every question. You can simply say, “I don’t want to talk about that right now,” and come back later in a better frame of mind.

2. Don’t make up stories about the motivations of others.

You can’t make another person happy or unhappy. Another person cannot make you happy or unhappy. A person’s happiness comes from their own thoughts and behavior, not what someone else is doing. The next time someone does something and you assume you know why, question whether you really know if that’s true or better yet ask what their intention is.

3. Try love first.

Most people are doing the best they can from their level of consciousness. We are all in this together and at our core, we are basically good.

Hatred and anger cannot wipe out hatred and anger. But sometimes love and understanding can. Don’t wait for an apology or a change in behavior from the other person. Sometimes it has to begin with you. Sometimes, you have to accept the fact that the other person may never change.

Resentment will poison you from the inside. Forgive the other person for yourself. Let the anger go.

4. Set boundaries when needed.

Part of learning to love yourself is learning to listen to your gut and speak your truth. If someone is being unkind to you, say something.

Don’t let others treat you poorly. Treat yourself with love and compassion. Don’t blame, criticize, or complain. Calmly state your boundaries. Sometimes, we just need stronger boundaries.

By changing your behavior instead of waiting for the world to change gives you back your personal power. Come from kindness and watch your 🌎 change.

Daily ARF-irmation: “Respond kindly to someone that is unkind to you.” ~ Lori Deschene

15/02/2024

❤️❤️❤️ HAPPIEST VALENTINE’S DAY FROM HAIRLESS NATION ❤️❤️❤️

A hundred hearts would be to few, to carry all our love for you.

We ❤️ our Hairless Nation Community! Thank you for always being there throughout the years for our special family.

14/02/2024

❤️❤️❤️

10/02/2024

DAILY ARF-irmation: “The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table.” – Unknown

03/02/2024

🦋 THE STORY OF THE BUTTERFLY 🦋

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.

One day a small opening appeared.

He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.

Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly.

He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.

The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch it, expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body,

Neither happened!

In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.

It was never able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand:

- The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.

- Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us. We will not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.

29/01/2024

❤️❤️🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋❤️❤️

I’m really enjoying my time with our beautiful monarch butterfly. She flutters her wings when I check on her and loves to drink upside down until she climbs on my finger signaling that she’s ready for the Watercap Bistro to serve.

Our time will be short, yet I’ve learned so many of her ways. I will be forever changed by our encounter special one. 🙏🏻

Daily ARF-irmation: “Give your hands to serve, and your hearts to love.” – Mother Teresa

28/01/2024

❤️ COMPASSION IS UNLIMITED ❤️

I’m enjoying my morning coffee with my new friend an injured monarch butterfly. Did you know that you can add one part honey to six parts water to a bottle cap on a napkin and a monarch butterfly will drink. Sometimes you need to guide their tongue to the water, but they get the hang of it pretty quick.

I sexed this butterfly as a female due to the thick lines and lack of circular marks on the underside of the wings. Since she was born in late summer, she most likely will not reach sexual maturity and live a long life of 6 to 8 months - where typical monarchs only live 4 to 6 weeks.

Isn’t nature amazing!

Daily ARF-irmation: “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~ Dalai Lama

28/01/2024

08/01/2024

❤️❤️ONE LOVE ❤️❤️

Daily ARF-irmation: “You open your heart knowing that there's a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible.” ~ Bob Marley

05/01/2024

📏 LIFE HACK: 5 SECOND RULE 📏

Think about how many decisions you have to make in a day. It can seem overwhelming, right?!?

Do you ever feel like you suffer from paralysis analysis? This is when you overthink aspects in your life that leads to a lack of movement forward and you get stuck!

BELIEVE ME, I have! Especially when I’m stressed or not feeling well. But here's a simple life hack that's been a game-changer for me, inspired by Mel Robbins and her incredible book, "The 5 Second Rule." 📚🚀

It's all about the power of 1-2-3-4-5 and just DOING IT, especially when life gets a bit too much!

1️⃣ ONE: First, acknowledge the moment. Whether it's a massive life decision or a tiny task, take just ONE moment to recognize it.

2️⃣ TWO: Make a decision. In the next TWO seconds, commit to making a change or taking action. This is where you gain control!

3️⃣ THREE: Start moving. In the next THREE seconds, physically move towards what you need to do. Momentum is your best friend!

4️⃣ FOUR: Engage your mind. Spend FOUR seconds engaging your mind and focusing on the positive outcome. Visualize success!

5️⃣ FIVE: Do it! In the final FIVE seconds, just DO IT! Take that leap, make that call, write that email, or pursue that dream. You've got this!

One example for me: I'm having difficulty digesting and getting nutrients from my food. I did a little research and found the benefits of incorporating sourdough into your diet. I found someone in town that makes Sourdough bread, and I asked if she would teach me. Now, I incorporate sourdough into all my baking, and it's helped with digestion tremendously. 🍞💚 Would you like me to share an easy sourdough recipe with you all?? Comment below and I’d be happy to share!

Let's challenge ourselves to apply the in various aspects of our lives, especially when things get tough, and witness the incredible results! 🌟

Daily ARF-irmation: “There always will be someone who can’t see your worth. Don’t let it be you! Your power lies in the fact that there is only one of you and there will never be another.” ~ Mel Robbins

04/01/2024

🔖 IMPORTANT MESSAGE 🔖

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.

You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Just read it straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

HOW DID YOU DO!?!?!

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.

These are no second-rate achievers.

They are the best in their fields.

But the applause dies.

Awards tarnish ...

Achievements are forgotten.

Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

HERE’S ANOTHER TEST.
See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

EASIER?!?!

THE LESSON:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money ... or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most.

03/01/2024

✨ IT’S ALL ABOUT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ✨

Good morning, beautiful HN souls! 🌟

Life, huh? It’s this crazy, unpredictable rollercoaster that sometimes has us screaming, "Why me?" and other times throwing our hands up in exhilaration. But guess what? It’s all about your perspective!

In those moments when life feels like it's throwing everything at you, take a breath and consider this: What if those challenges are opportunities in disguise? 🌈

I used to wonder, "Why does life have to be so hard?" But then, I decided to flip the script.

Rather than dwelling on the hardships, I shifted my perspective to one of gratitude. 🙌 "I am blessed to have the opportunity to face this," became my mantra. And you know what? That tiny change in mindset set off a ripple effect of joy and happiness in my life.

Sure, there's pain, but there's also so much beauty in the journey we're on. 🌺 Life is a canvas, and you get to choose the colors you paint it with. Embrace the challenges as strokes that add depth and character to your masterpiece.

Let's make a pact today to replace "why me" with "try me." 🚀 Every obstacle is a chance to grow, every setback a setup for a comeback. So, let's lean into the adventure of life with a heart full of gratitude and a mind buzzing with positivity.

Here's to seeing the roses amidst the thorns and finding joy in every twist and turn! 🌟✨

Daily ARF-irfmation: 🌹 "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or we can rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." - Abraham Lincoln

03/01/2024

BENNY IS HOME, MY HEART IS FULL

Good night, Hairless Nation! 💋

02/01/2024

🫶🏻🫶🏻 WE DID IT, HAIRLESS NATION 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Great news, everyone! Benny has triumphed over the blockage in his stomach, and we're overjoyed to share that he's making incredible progress. 🎉 After another 12 hours of therapy, he'll be heading home.

We are immensely grateful for the outpouring of love and encouragement from each and every one of you. Your words have been a beacon of strength during our toughest moments. In times of darkness, Hairless Nation, you have been our unwavering support.

Over the past few months, I took a step back from our community while grappling with some serious health issues that halted my life. On this first day of the new year, a profound message resonated with me—the power of community. The importance of being seen, heard, accepted, and supported.

Thank you, our incredible community! Your presence has been a guiding light, and together, we're poised to achieve incredible things. Let's embark on this journey of unity, resilience, and boundless positivity.

Here's to the strength of our HN community and the promise of brighter days ahead! 🌈💖

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02/01/2024

🆘 BENNY UPDATE 🆘

We recieved an update from the ER on Benny. Benny is doing well and just finished his evening treatments!

At his 12 hour recheck x-rays show some pieces are starting to move through and some are still in the pyloric of the stomach.

We will send x-rays to the radiologist and recheck in the morning to see what progress he makes overnight.

Please continue to send thoughts out to our boy! Thank you, our Nation! We never give up! No matter the circumstances!

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02/01/2024

NOT THE NEW YEAR’S WE HAD IN MIND

This time of year used to be so special for me; however, we have had tragedy strike almost every year since we’ve had the rescue. Unfortunately, this year is no exception.

Benny was acting oddly last night and seemed extremely uncomfortable. No one slept and by morning, he when I took him out and saw that there was blood in the urine, we ran to the emergency vet a few hours away.

Benny has a foreign body in his stomach, two actually. He is high risk for surgery, so I’ve scoured the earth to find a doctor that could perform endoscopy surgery (if the objects don’t pass). The good news is we found someone in Fresno and if we get the word, we will pick him and up and bring him in for surgery.

The hospitalization and surgery is estimated at $6,500. Hairless Nation, can we call on you one again for your support. I am not working right now and any support would help us once again pull Benny through.

Thank you, our Nation! We never give up! No matter the circumstances.

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11/12/2023

🫶🏻 LIFE LESSONS @ ANY AGE 🫶🏻

I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following:

1. After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself.

2. I have realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not rest on my shoulders.

3. I have stopped bargaining with vegetable & fruit vendors. A few pennies more is not going to break me, but it might help the poor fellow save for his daughter’s school fees.

4. I leave my waitress a big tip. The extra money might bring a smile to her face. She is toiling much harder for a living than I am.

5. I stopped telling the elderly that they've already told that story many times. The story makes them walk down memory lane & relive their past.

6. I have learned not to correct people even when I know they are wrong. The onus of making everyone perfect is not on me. Peace is more precious than perfection.

7. I give compliments freely & generously. Compliments are a mood enhancer not only for the recipient, but also for me. And a small tip for the recipient of a compliment, never, NEVER turn it down, just say "Thank You.”

8. I have learned not to bother about a crease or a spot on my shirt. Personality speaks louder than appearances.

9. I walk away from people who don't value me. They might not know my worth, but I do.

10. I remain cool when someone plays dirty to outrun me in the rat race. I am not a rat & neither am I in any race.

11. I am learning not to be embarrassed by my emotions. It’s my emotions that make me human.

12. I have learned that it's better to drop the ego than to break a relationship. My ego will keep me aloof, whereas with relationships, I will never be alone.

13. I have learned to live each day as if it's the last. After all, it might be the last.

14. I am doing what makes me happy. I am responsible for my happiness, and I owe it to myself. Happiness is a choice. You can be happy at any time, just choose to be!

I decided to share this for all my friends. Why do we have to wait to be 60 or 70 or 80, why can't we practice this at any stage and age?