Animals instinctively go where they are safe. They just know.
They trust themselves.
Even when they face reality.
How pure.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Monday, July 6, 2009
From My Friend Sarah....Thanks.
Written to me when I needed a friend....posted with her permission.....
You haven't found a great guy yet because there are so few of them out there. And yeah, I know that sucks.... but maybe think of it this way:
You're a beautiful bird.
He's a slug.
There are 1,000,000 slugs to every bird (for the sake of a number)
If you keep looking at the ground and think"all those slugs""they all have other slugs" "but I don't have another bird"
"why is that OK? why do slugs have one another and I don't have another bird?"
If you were willing to settle for a slug, you'd have 999,999 to choose from.
But you're not.
You're waitin' on your bird.
And he comes when he comes, because he's probably busy building his nest and puttin' all sortsa nifty stuff around it to entice you when he comes flyin' over to find you.
Or, he's married to a slug and doesn't yet have the balls to squish her and get it over with.
Or he's not yet ready for you.
But there are so FEW of them out there..
in relation to your ex, "why does he get what he wants", well, YOU could have it too if you were willing to settle for a slug!(credit for the drawing goes to http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/broken-heart-cheryl-shibley.jpg )
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Living Your Story
"Live your story; don't try to edit somebody else's. Write yourself a new chapter-a hopeful, happy one that involves your being insanely well-dressed and sexually fulfilled".
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Don't know where I got this one, but its funny.
"Some people are like slinkies. They are not really good for anything; however, they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs."
What I'm Not - WICH
Oh well, you're not the doormat, punching bag, his Momma, or a lady of perfection that he thought you would be or remain in his delusional mind. Boo F'in Hoo.
Being Alone - Charles Bukowski
Oh Yes There are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late.
Unknown
"A narcissist will murder his own parents, and beg mercy on the courts because he is an orphan."
Narcissistic Men - Unknown
"A mentally ill person's criteria of what makes for a great woman will never be the yardstick by which I measure my self-worth."
Narcissitic Men - queennotprincess
Narcisstic men are usually pigs with pearl necklaces. Don't add to the length of their jewelry collection.
From the Movie "The Holiday"
"You are behaving like the supporting actress when you really are a leading lady"
Solitude & Romance - Tom Robbins
"Funny how we think of romance as always involving two, when the romance of solitude can be ever so much more delicious and intense."
Where to Go? - Dr. Seuss
"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go ..."
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go ..."
Where to Go? - Diane Branson
Listen to your deep inner voice and simply notice where you feel honored and loved, then go there.
Fear - Judith
Take your fear with you and plow on through. Tell it, Come on, fear, we're going someplace!
Knowing Who You Are - Lao Tzu
At the center of your being, you have the answer,you know who you are and you know what you want.--Lao Tzu
Life After the Narcissist
I love this picture. This is what life has felt like for me for the last two years. The ever present storm, the wind, the pain. Always watching the storm because of the uncertainty.
I love this picture. On the horizon is the sun, a new day, a turning point. The storm is no longer a threat. A new peaceful day is dawning.
I love this picture.
I love this picture. On the horizon is the sun, a new day, a turning point. The storm is no longer a threat. A new peaceful day is dawning.
I love this picture.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Getting What You Want
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. ~ Ben Stein
Always Have a Dream in Your Heart - Melissa Ososki
Follow your heart,never surrender your dreams.
Constantly work towards your goals.
Believe in yourself, and always be truthful.
Take time to enjoy life's pleasures.
Keep your mind open to new experiences.
Think before acting,but don't forget the joys of spontaneity.
Make your own decisions.
Look out for yourself, but rememberthat you share this universe with others.
Look for the good in others,everybody has their own song to sing.
Live each moment to the fullest,for a moment too soon becomes a memory.
Look for opportunities, not guarantees.
Hope for the best.
Give people a chance to love you,for that is how you learn to love.
Live your life for yourself,but always be considerate of others.
Believe in tomorrow, for it holds the key to your dreams.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Courage by Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
Here All Along by idba0673
It feels familiar;
the quiet, the cold
I look without vision,
moving timidly forward
My light is dimmed,
memories are darkened,
aches with tangible pain
Still my beat continues,
my only warmth is from my breath
Dedicated searching,
longing with desire
I've rushed along paths that have created this journey
Removing this self blindness,
slowly, internal light ignite to share!
I have come full circle to this destination
There IS warmth with comfort,
in the quiet,
I now hear
It is my own song,
treasure of self love,
rushes in peace with harmony
Internal for eternity,
this journey is of my own time,
I must go this alone
As I slowly find pleasure created by my soul
I find I am not alone,
for I have been here all along
the quiet, the cold
I look without vision,
moving timidly forward
My light is dimmed,
memories are darkened,
aches with tangible pain
Still my beat continues,
my only warmth is from my breath
Dedicated searching,
longing with desire
I've rushed along paths that have created this journey
Removing this self blindness,
slowly, internal light ignite to share!
I have come full circle to this destination
There IS warmth with comfort,
in the quiet,
I now hear
It is my own song,
treasure of self love,
rushes in peace with harmony
Internal for eternity,
this journey is of my own time,
I must go this alone
As I slowly find pleasure created by my soul
I find I am not alone,
for I have been here all along
Narcissism by luckicharm33013
It was a beautiful thing when I realized that the person I was with was just smoke...this poem says it all....
How can you look at yourself and see what you see.
How can you hear but not listen.
This world wasn't meant for people like you.
People who think the world is bland,without their presence at hand.
You think your above everyone and everything.
You think this world would shatter without your presence.
You're narcissism at its best
Finding Hope - Unknown
H
Having courage to believe in tangible happiness.
O
Omitting all thoughts that are not based in reality.
P
Purging myself of all that doesn't ADD to my life.
E
Enjoying what I truly have and not existing with dreams of what I don't.
Having courage to believe in tangible happiness.
O
Omitting all thoughts that are not based in reality.
P
Purging myself of all that doesn't ADD to my life.
E
Enjoying what I truly have and not existing with dreams of what I don't.
Near the Top - Unknown
I know you're tired.
I know you feel overwhelmed.
You may feel as though this crisis, this problem, this hard time will last forever.
It won't.
You are almost through.
You don't just think it has been hard; it has been hard.
You have been tested, tried, and retested on what you have learned.
Your beliefs and your faith have been tried in fire.
You have believed, then doubted, then worked at believing some more.
You have had to have faith even when you could not see.
You have had opposition.
You have not gotten to this place with total support and joy.
You have had to work hard, in spite of what was happening around you.
Sometimes, what motivated you was anger;
sometimes fear.
Things went wrong - more problems occurred than you anticipated.
There were obstacles, frustrations, and annoyances en route.
You did not plan on this being the way it would evolve.
Much of this has been a surprise; some of it has not been at all what you desired.
Yet, it has been good.
Part of you, the deepest part that knows truth, has sensed this all along, even when your head told you that things were out of whack and crazy; that there was no plan or purpose, that God had forgotten you.
So much has happened, and each incident - the most painful, the most troubling, and the most surprising - has a connection.
You are beginning to see and sense that.
You never dreamt things would happen this way, did you?
But they did.
Now you are learning the secret - they were meant to happen this way, and this way is good, better than what you expected.
You didn't believe it would take this long, either - did you? But it did.
You have learned patience.
You never thought you could have it, but now you know you do.
You have been led.
Many were the moments when you thought you were forgotten, when you were convinced you had been abandoned.
Now you know you have been guided.
Now things are coming into place.
You are almost at the end of this phase, this difficult portion of the journey.
The lesson is almost complete.
You know - the lesson you fought, resisted, and insisted you could not learn.
Yes, that one.
You have almost mastered it.
You have been changed from the inside out.
You have been moved to a different level, a higher level, a better level.
You have been climbing a mountain.
It has not been easy, but mountain climbing is never easy.
Now, you are near the top.
A moment longer, and the victory shall be yours.
Steady your shoulders.
Breathe deeply.
Move forward in confidence and peace.
The time is coming to relish and enjoy all, which you have fought for.
That time is drawing near, finally.
I know you have thought before that the time was drawing near, only to learn that it wasn't.
But now, the reward is coming.
You know that too. You can feel it.
Your struggle has not been in vain.
For every struggle on this journey, there is a climax, a resolution.
Peace, joy, abundant blessings, and reward are yours here on earth.
Enjoy.
There will be more mountains, but now you know how to climb them.
And you have learned the secret of what is at the top.
I know you feel overwhelmed.
You may feel as though this crisis, this problem, this hard time will last forever.
It won't.
You are almost through.
You don't just think it has been hard; it has been hard.
You have been tested, tried, and retested on what you have learned.
Your beliefs and your faith have been tried in fire.
You have believed, then doubted, then worked at believing some more.
You have had to have faith even when you could not see.
You have had opposition.
You have not gotten to this place with total support and joy.
You have had to work hard, in spite of what was happening around you.
Sometimes, what motivated you was anger;
sometimes fear.
Things went wrong - more problems occurred than you anticipated.
There were obstacles, frustrations, and annoyances en route.
You did not plan on this being the way it would evolve.
Much of this has been a surprise; some of it has not been at all what you desired.
Yet, it has been good.
Part of you, the deepest part that knows truth, has sensed this all along, even when your head told you that things were out of whack and crazy; that there was no plan or purpose, that God had forgotten you.
So much has happened, and each incident - the most painful, the most troubling, and the most surprising - has a connection.
You are beginning to see and sense that.
You never dreamt things would happen this way, did you?
But they did.
Now you are learning the secret - they were meant to happen this way, and this way is good, better than what you expected.
You didn't believe it would take this long, either - did you? But it did.
You have learned patience.
You never thought you could have it, but now you know you do.
You have been led.
Many were the moments when you thought you were forgotten, when you were convinced you had been abandoned.
Now you know you have been guided.
Now things are coming into place.
You are almost at the end of this phase, this difficult portion of the journey.
The lesson is almost complete.
You know - the lesson you fought, resisted, and insisted you could not learn.
Yes, that one.
You have almost mastered it.
You have been changed from the inside out.
You have been moved to a different level, a higher level, a better level.
You have been climbing a mountain.
It has not been easy, but mountain climbing is never easy.
Now, you are near the top.
A moment longer, and the victory shall be yours.
Steady your shoulders.
Breathe deeply.
Move forward in confidence and peace.
The time is coming to relish and enjoy all, which you have fought for.
That time is drawing near, finally.
I know you have thought before that the time was drawing near, only to learn that it wasn't.
But now, the reward is coming.
You know that too. You can feel it.
Your struggle has not been in vain.
For every struggle on this journey, there is a climax, a resolution.
Peace, joy, abundant blessings, and reward are yours here on earth.
Enjoy.
There will be more mountains, but now you know how to climb them.
And you have learned the secret of what is at the top.
Closure - Lynn
You loved him and he hurt you without remorse.
There is no sense to that.
It was wrong.
He was wrong.
You didn't deserve it.
That choice was never about you.
It was always about him.
That's the closure you would want could you have it,
There is no sense to that.
It was wrong.
He was wrong.
You didn't deserve it.
That choice was never about you.
It was always about him.
That's the closure you would want could you have it,
to hear that very thing.
You won't hear it from him,
you may not get anyone else to recognize it who knows him.
That doesn't mean it isn't true.
And you can tell yourself the truth even when nobody else can.
When you believe it, that's when you can begin working on you.
Resolutions
12/27/07
To see in myself the strength that I used to see naturally as evidenced by doing things that I always wanted to do, but never have.
To get a job that I love and can look forward to for the rest of my career.
To learn to love myself with a passion.
6/8/09
Doing pretty good I think.
To see in myself the strength that I used to see naturally as evidenced by doing things that I always wanted to do, but never have.
To get a job that I love and can look forward to for the rest of my career.
To learn to love myself with a passion.
6/8/09
Doing pretty good I think.
Real Freedom
Sometimes you have to let go by saying goodbye to what never was because it will never be.
Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand orFall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand orFall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,That's me.
What Is This Place?
I have another blog. I rant and cry and work through things there. I want a quiet place. A place to literally dump beauty so that I can come back time and time again to visit those things that bring me joy.
This is that place.
This is that place.
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