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MARSHA'S ARTIF YOU HEAR A VOICE WITHIN YOU SAY; "YOU CANNOT PAINT", THEN BY ALL MEANS PAINT, AND THAT VOICE WILL BE SILENCED! (Vincent Van Gogh)
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The Only 12 1/2 Writing Rules You’ll Ever Need1. If you write everyday, you get better at writing everyday.
2. If it's boring to you, it's boring to your reader.
3. Get a writing routine, and stick with it.
4. Poetry does NOT have to rhyme. Poetry does NOT have to rhyme.
5. Resist stereotypes, in real life and in writing.
6. Writers read. Writers read a lot. Writers read all the time.
7. Make lists of your favorite words and books and places and things.
8. There doesn't always have to be a moral to the story.
9. Always bring your notebook. Always bring a spare pen.
10. Go for walks. Dance. Pull weeds. Do the dishes. Write about it.
11. Don't settle on just one style. Try something new.
12. Learn to tell both sides of the story.
12 1/2. Stop reading this and go write something.^*^I write out of total incomprehension that even love isn't enough and that finally writing might be all I have and that isn't enough. And I write out of hurt and how to make hurt okay; how to make myself strong and come home, and it may be the only real home I'll ever have.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY MOTHER
'MARIAGNES L. KISH'
1921 - 1982
My Mother didn't have regular mamograms because she was afraid the procedure would break down the muscles in her chest.She was treated for rhumatoid arthritis in her shoulder for almost a year by her dr, when it was actually A-typical breast cancer. By the time it was detected, it had spread through her whole lymph system and blood stream.I was 20 years old and cared for her daily through the fear,pain and heartache. She died in her sleep a few short months later. May she dwell in eternal peace.*********************
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You are The High Priestess
Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.
The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.
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LOVE ONE ANOTHER, BUT MAKE NOT A BOND OF LOVE; LET IT RATHER BE A MOVING SEA BETWEEN THE SHORES OF YOUR SOULS. FILL EACH OTHERS CUP BUT DRINK NOT FROM ONE CUP. GIVE ONE ANOTHER OF YOUR BREAD BUT EAT NOT FROM THE SAME LOAF. SING AND DANCE TOGETHER AND BE JOYOUS; BUT LET EACH ONE OF YOU BE ALONE,EVEN AS THE STRINGS OF A LUTE ARE ALONE THOUGH THEY QUIVER WITH THE SAME MUSIC. GIVE YOUR HEARTS, BUT NOT INTO EACH OTHERS KEEPING. FOR ONLY THE HAND OF LIFE CAN CONTAIN YOUR HEARTS.AND STAND TOGETHER YET NOT TOO NEAR TOGETHER; FOR THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE STAND APART, AND THE OAK TREE AND THE CYPRESS GROW NOT IN EACH OTHERS SHADOW.Kahlil Gibran
I'd like to meet:
I would like to meet anyone with similar interests."Lightworkers" "Lesbians" "Artists" "Writers" "Seekers" "Celts" "Lovers of Life" "Other Magyar Gypsy's" "Etc" And anyone who would be on board to go sky-diving with me this summer!
I would love to meet anyone who is into personal growth and awareness, anyone who is striving as I am to create an emotionally, as well as spiritually healthy environment in which to LIVE!
SUDDENLY YOU ILLUMINATED MY SKIES WITH RICH AND COLORFUL RAINBOWS * RAINBOWS SO RADIANT AND BRIGHT I BECAME FAINT AND DELIRIOUS WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS * WITH AN AIRY TENDERNESS YOU SOFTLY REACHED INTO MY HEART AND LIGHTENED IT WITH GAY AND CHEERFUL LAUGHTER * I FELT AS IF I WERE DELICATELY FLOATING ON LUMINOUS DOWNEY CLOUDS OF PEACE * GENTLY YOU IGNITED A FLAME THAT WILL BRIGHTLY BURN WITHIN MY SOUL FOREVER * A FLAME SO CLEAR AND VIVID THAT NOTHING WILL EVER DIM ITS GLOW * ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE SMALL DAINTY SPARK FROM YOU TO SET MY SOUL ABLAZE WITH LIGHT AND LIFE AND LOVE * I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER * THROUGHOUT ETERNITY, ACROSS EVERY GALAXY, I WILL BE RADIATING WITH THE BRILLIANT LIGHT OF MY LOVE FOR YOU, AND SINGING YOUR NAME!
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Don't fight with what you take to be obstacles on your way.
Just be interested in them, watch them, observe, enquire.
Let anything happen ~ good or bad.
But don't let yourself be submerged by what happens.
The mind must learn that beyond the moving mind
there is the background of awareness, which does not change.
The mind must come to know the true self and respect it
and cease covering it up,
like the moon which obscures the sun during solar eclipse.
Just realize that nothing observable, or experienceable is you, or binds you. Take no notice of what is not yourself.
You are aware anyhow, you need not try to be.
What you need is to be aware of being aware.
Be aware deliberately and consciously,
broaden and deepen the field of awareness.
You are always conscious of the mind,
but you are not aware of yourself as being conscious.
Music:
FIRST AND FOREMOST, "LIVE YOUR LIGHT". LIVE THAT LIGHT INSIDE OF YOURSELF WITH COURAGE. DON'T LEAVE IT IN THE CLOSET - "LIVE IT OUT LOUD!!", "FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE!!" (from the book-Bringers of the Dawn)
I CANNOT DISCOVER NEW OCEANS UNTIL I HAVE THE COURAGE
TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SEA.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS YOU CAN BRING INTO THE WORLD, IS THE YOU THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO BE. robert fritz
If you make mistakes it doesn’t matter. Make mistakes and learn. The best teachers are your own mistakes. You learn even faster by your mistakes. Remember, though, you should not keep on making the same mistakes.
" YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW THE MEANING OF LIFE TO KNOW THAT LIFE HAS A MEANING" Leonard Peltier
The greatest, most abundant resource on planet Earth is also its least understood and utilized. Its unlimited supply is found virtually everywhere, anytime, and under all circumstances, even though few recognize its real value. What is this most precious collective resource? It is our relationships.
Higher intelligence cannot be bound by the momentum of accumulated desires. The silent observer within us does not think; it sees. This is an important point because in order to observe ourselves means that we can't be self-absorbed. Higher awareness through self-observation increases our field of choices, because this elevated inner-position places you high above the game and lets you see all of the players.On the other hand, self-absorption is like being on the field. Not only can't you see all of the players, but those that you can see are more often than not slamming into you, turning you around and around until you don't know which way to run. That's the whole point: Stop running and bumping, and start seeing.There is no greater power for self-change than self-observation because this new inner-vision alone can provide you with true self-knowledge. Being self-liberated is the same as living fully from your Higher Nature. In this lofty state you enjoy the freedom that comes with having let go of your false self. This Higher Nature rests above you. Join it. Let it guide you all the way back to your true home within yourself.
YOU MUST FIRST FORGIVE YOURSELF AND PRACTICE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF "SELF" BEFORE YOU CAN PRACTICE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR OTHERS. YOU CANNOT PROJECT OR GIVE WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE WITHIN. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU DO NOT STRIVE TO BETTER YOURSELF OR ACHIEVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF SELF MASTERY. IT MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT AND LOVE YOURSELF THE WAY YOU ARE AT THE MOMENT AS YOU STRIVE TO INTEGRATE MORE OF YOUR "DIVINITY" AND THE "LIGHTNESS" of "SPIRIT".
The real spiritual experience is to move around with a smiling face, a loving face. That is spiritual: to see the spirit in others, to love everybody. To rise above these differences of the lower nature.
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When you are on a journey, it is certainly helpful to know where you are going or at least the general direction in which you are moving, but don’t forget: the only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF SPREADING LIGHT.....TO BE THE CANDLE, OR THE MORROR THAT REFLECTS IT. edith wharton
PERFECT BLISS GROWS ONLY IN THE HEART MADE TRANQUIL - Hindu proverb
COMPASSION BECOMES REAL WHEN WE RECOGNIZE OUR SHARED HUMANITY.(PEMA CHODRON)
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What color is your soul painted?
Red
Your soul is painted the color red, which embodies the characteristics of love, strength, physical energy, sex, passion, courage, protection, excitement, speed, leadership, power, danger, and respect. Red is the color of the element Fire, and is associated with blood, life and death, birth, volcanoes, and intense emotions.
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My Declaration of Self-Esteem
"I Am Me"
In all the world there is no-one else exactly like me.
Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone chose it.
I own everything about me; my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself - I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes, because I own all of me.
I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me and other aspects that I do not know, but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me.
However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically me. If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought and felt turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that which I discarded. I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do - I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.
I own me, and therefore I can engineer me - I am me and I am okay.
Virginia Satir (1916-1988)
A CLEANSING BLESSINGI cleanse myself of
all selfishness, resentment, critical feelingsfor my fellow beings,self-condemnation
and misinterpretation of my life experiencesI bathe myself in
generosity, appreciation, praise and gratitudefor my fellow beings,self-acceptance
and enlightened understanding of my life experiences.
Television:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MATTHEW SHEPARD
THE SOUL WOULD HAVE NO RAINBOW IF THE EYES HAD NO TEARS. native american saying
May I grow to be a true LIGHT in the darkness!
MAY ALL BEINGS BE PEACEFUL *
MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY *
MAY ALL BEINGS BE SAFE *
MAY ALL BEINGS AWAKEN TO THE LIGHT
OF THEIR TRUE NATURE *
MAY ALL BEINGS BE FREE.(METTA PRAYER)
TO STUDY THE WAY IS TO STUDY SELF *
TO STUDY THE SELF IS TO FORGET THE SELF *
TO FORGET THE SELF IS TO BE ENLIGHTENED BY ALL THINGS. *
(ZEN MASTER DOGEN)(1200-1253AD) *
“As you think so you become.†Think well, you will be well. Think ill you will be ill. That is why we say “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evilâ€. In our lives we should always think well. Train your eyes to see the bright side of everything.
Books:
Writing Down the Bones/Wild Mind - Natalie Goldberg ** Stillness Speaks/the Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle ** The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran ** Essential Thinkers - Descarte ** The Poems of Dylan Thomas ** The Best Loved Poems of the American People ** The Womans Book of Spirit - Sue Patton Thoele ** Biography's and Auto-biography's( melissa etheridge-k.d.lang-jewell-anne heche-ellen degeneres-katherine hepburn-frida kahlo-etc.
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Nothing can match the strength of those whose lives have been shaped and forged through challenging and overcoming hardships. Such people fear nothing. The purpose of our Buddhist practice is to develop such strength and fortitude. To cultivate such an invincible core is in itself a victory. It is also the greatest benefit. Those who can succeed in this endeavor will savor unsurpassed happiness; they can manifest the supreme state of Buddhahood.-Diasaku Ikeda
Heroes:
FEAR IS A HABIT; SO IS SELF PITY, DEFEAT, ANXIETY, DESPAIR, HOPELESSNESS AND RESIGNATION. YOU CAN ELIMINATE ALL OF THESE NEGATIVE HABITS WITH TWO SIMPLE RESOLVES: "I CAN" and "I WILL".
There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They rarely talk about it, but they use it all the time, and it is fundamental to good mental health. This secret is called The Fine Art of Not Being Offended. In order to truly be a master of this art, one must be able to see that every statement, action and reaction of another human being is the sum result of their total life experience to date.In other words, the majority of people in our world say and do what they do from their own set of fears, conclusions, defenses and attempts to survive. Most of it, even when aimed directly at us, has nothing to do with us. Usually, it has more to do with all the other times, and in particular the first few times, that this person experienced a similar situation, usually when they were young.Yes, this is psychodynamic. But let's face it, we live in a world where psychodynamics are what make the world go around. An individual who wishes to live successfully in the world as a spiritual person really needs to understand that psychology is as spiritual as prayer. In fact, the word psychology literally means the study of the soul.All of that said, almost nothing is personal. Even with our closest loved ones, our beloved partners, our children and our friends. We are all swimming in the projections and filters of each other's life experiences and often we are just the stand-ins, the chess pieces of life to which our loved ones have their own built-in reactions. This is not to dehumanize life or take away the intimacy from our relationships, but mainly for us to know that almost every time we get offended, we are actually just in a misunderstanding.A true embodiment of this idea actually allows for more intimacy and less suffering throughout all of our relationships. When we know that we are just the one who happens to be standing in the right place at the right psychodynamic time for someone to say or do what they are doing—we don't have to take life personally. If it weren't us, it would likely be someone else.This frees us to be a little more detached from the reactions of people around us. How often do we react to a statement of another by being offended rather than seeing that the other might actually be hurting? In fact, every time we get offended, it is actually an opportunity to extend kindness to one who may be suffering—even if they themselves do not appear that way on the surface. All anger, all acting out, all harshness, all criticism, is in truth a form of suffering. When we provide no Velcro for it to stick, something changes in the world. We do not even have to say a thing. In fact, it is usually better not to say a thing.People who are suffering on the inside, but not showing it on the outside, are usually not keen on someone pointing out to them that they are suffering. We do not have to be our loved one's therapist. We need only understand the situation and move on. In the least, we ourselves experience less suffering and at best, we have a chance to make the world a better place.This is also not to be confused with allowing ourselves to be hurt, neglected or taken advantage of. True compassion does not allow harm to ourselves either. But when we know that nothing is personal, a magical thing happens. Many of the seeming abusers of the world start to leave our lives. Once we are conscious, so-called abuse can only happen if we believe what the other is saying. When we know nothing is personal, we also do not end up feeling abused. We can say, "Thank you for sharing," and move on. We are not hooked by what another does or says, since we know it is not about us.When we know that our inherent worth is not determined by what another says, does or believes, we can take the world a little less seriously. And if necessary, we can just walk away without creating more misery for ourselves or having to convince the other person that we are good and worthy people.The great challenge of our world is to live a life of contentment, regardless of what other people do, say, think or believe. The fine art of not being offended is one of the many skills for being a practical mystic. Though it may take a lifetime of practice, it is truly one of the best kept secrets for living a happy life.
