The Bunny is Thankful for…

Binkies

Carrots

Yellowtail Chardonay…

Let’s see, what else?

Well, family is important, as is Love for oneself and for those at the core of your life.

The Bunny had a conversation with a wonderful human being recently, and in that conversation a case was made for happiness. He made it clear that the answer to the philosophical question, “What is happiness?” can be answered by looking at the answer to another question, “When you feel happy, what are you usually doing?”

Answers vary from person to person, but generally it can be assumed that someone is at their happiest when they’re smiling, when they’re laughing, when they’re at peace. These feelings can be undoubtedly experienced while alone – Love by, for and with oneself – but more often than not, they are experienced while interacting with loved ones – friends, family, lovers. Usually around a hot meal, or in a warm home on a cool night.

The Bunny wants you to think for a moment, and consider the things that truly make you happy. Make a mental map of your life, and pinpoint those moments, remembering that simple pleasures make the big picture come together. Take a freeze frame of you when you are the most happy. And on this Thanksgiving, be grateful for that which brings you happiness.

Have a Cheeky Thanksgiving <3

Be Gone Fowl Adversity!

"How could she defeat an enemy that goes comfortably about its life inside her very soul?... "

The Cheeky Bunny had planned to blog about “Oprah’s Grotesque Display of Materialism in an Over Cluttered World” but we’re putting that on the back burner to address an issue of personal adversity. So here are some $%&*ing affirmations.

I will not let you beat me.

I will rise above you.

I don’t know where you came from or what purpose you have in my life, but I will remove you completely.

You can not stop be from achieving success.
You can not prevent me from having peace of mind.

You are not important to me.

You will not defeat me, because you are weakness incarnate and I have grown strength in tolerating you all these years.

You are not my fears, and you are not welcome.

Deep breaths and calm thoughts.

Unsolicited Advice on ... Spite!

The Bunny is ashamed to admit that there have been several instances in her life in which she indulged in sweet, delectable, glorious spite.

::gasp:::

Yes, yes, even Bunnies feel an occasional human urge to deep freeze our revenge and serve it extra frigid across the side of the head like a slab of iceburned beef (Note: This is what happens to people who are SHIT LISTED). Sometimes we can't quite feel happy for the seemingly endless blessings of others, because it often seems like those who deserve them the least get them the most. Sometimes we secretly hope that a rising star doesn't rocket past us with the same tenacity we envisioned for ourselves.

Recently, TCB talked to a sexy guy about spite and vengeance, and the basic motivations behind them. He proposed that at the core of our humanity people have an intrinsic need to protect their survival, and so if Human A saw Human B getting something Human A wanted (be it a female, the pimpest cave, the tastiest meat), Human A became threatened and angry, and acted out to assert his place as the dominant survivor … or something like that (he explained it better).


But the problem is that contemporary humans have no such need to assert spite or vengeance in order to survive. Now it’s just a leftover instinct that we still feel a strong urge to act on, but it is 100% self serving.

Is that bad?

Probably.

In truth, spite isn't something to be indulged, because however gratifying it may be to enjoy the EPIC FAILURE of a skag that skanked you wrong, their failures don't give you any successes. Plus Karma is a bitch with PMDD, and she never forgets. So the odds are that if you take pleasure in the misfortune of another, no matter how fowl or sneaky or selfish or mean they are (Heh, look who's talking right now?!) within a month someone else will be taking pleasure in a failure of yours.

So chin up.

If you're wronged (::bites lower lip::) rise above it. If you're passed by (::cringe::) ... run a little faster. And if you're insulted.... well, if you're insulted than you can spit in  your hand and lay a juicy bitchslap on them, because that shit don't fly and it's the weekend.

So have a Cheekalicious one!!

<3PSssssssstPenny Rose

Tacky Trick O' The Day - Compassionless Bystander

This one has New York written all over it.

Walking to work today The Bunny was waiting at an intersection with today’s Tacky Trick. TCB knew the woman made it to Tacky Trick status when she started berating an older woman for trying to pull a “Frogger” through oncoming traffic. Instead of reacting with concern over this woman’s potential public death, today’s Tacky Trick [Her name is unknown but one can only hope it's something along the lines of Wanda] shouted:

“That’s right! You gon’ die now! You gon’ die because you a numbskull! That’s right! A damn numbskull!”

The Bunny tried not to laugh, but in all honestly, Le Trick de Tacky told it just how it was. Thankfully the numbskull in distress made it across the street safely, but not without a mean mug from Wanda The Tacky Trick to put a cherry on the cake of her day.

Beating the Insecurity Within

Insecurity


       Self consciousness


                  Lack of self esteem

Is it possible to transform from an insecure individual to someone who’s confident and self-secure? The Bunny says ‘yes' (this is a great goal for anyone).

But if this is true, if this extraordinary alteration on oneself is possible, is the reverse not also possible? Well cue the POP of a cork from the jumbo bottle of Yellowtail Chardonay under my bed, because The Bunny says, ‘sadly, yes.’

Just as it is within our power to develop love for ourselves, strengthen self-reliance and cut off co-dependencies, we are also vulnerable to developing low self esteem.

The Bunny claims no medical or psychological credibility in saying this besides citing her own participance in this tedious game of growing...and regressing (and growing!).

Heres' the thing - no matter how [smart] [beautiful] [young] [successful] [popular] you are... there will always be someone [smarter] [more gorgeous] [younger] [richer] [seemingly more adored] than you. If you are always playing the game of comparisons, then there will always be some douchebag / silver spooned bitch person who beats you to the chase.

Here's the other thing - there's nothing you can do about it.

::Stomps big white feet:: - "No fair!"               
                      
                                   But at the same time, it's not that bad...

Once you can accept the fact that your best is just that - YOUR best - you will sink a little deeper into that warm, cozy nook of self assurance that you are fabulous. If you look the best that you can look, if you smile and shine as brightly as you can shine, if you work as hard as you possibly could, then... well, then you win. The prize? A strongly centered sense of self. Confidence. Swagger.

The Bunny's advice for anyone feeling down about themselves is this:

*Cut the comparisons (The Bunny usually fails at this one) Never forget that success is relative: You could be the VP of a company and have a million dollars. TCB would consider you a huge success! But if you choose to look at it from the billionaire CEO's perspective - you're a minion, making chump change.  Taking it to a personal level - The Bunny lost some weight recently and was feeling great for a while...until she opened a fucking issue of Elle. Know what I mean? Cut the comparisons.

*Whatever you are feeling insecure about - fix it. Simple advice that is often disregarded. People forget how much control they actually have over their lives. And yes, some things are beyond your control - but most things aren't. Self conscious about your crappy job? Dedicate a month to taking active steps towards finding your dream job. Down about your weight? Lose some. Height? Lifts. Money in the bank? Make a little extra. The more energy you spend feeling low about your shortcomings, the less you have left for improving them.

*Accept reality. (yet another issue The Bunny struggles with - we are a Pisces) You may never be on par with the likes of Richard Branson, Heidi Klum, President Obama, [insert one of a thousand names here]. Fighting this fact will only fester more feelings of inadequacy inside yourself. Accept that you... are you.         ::smile::

*Surround yourself with supportive, loving people. Do not ever let anyone tell you "You're not good enough." Such a cliche, but The Bunny's biggest pet peeve. We here at TCB tend to take our self defense a little too far (cue a fluffy paw to the face), but we're working on it. The correct thing to do ::deep breath:: is to calmy step away from anyone who puts you down and makes you feel insecure.

<3 The Bunny Loves you just the way you are (unless you're a Man Baby. In which case... you have some work to do)