The negative images, the vicious thoughts, the instant Karma I am wishing on the person who has wronged me... must be fought back. I truly wish no harm to befall her. I simply want out! I pray for a simple solution so that I may go on with my world, unscathed but experientially richer & better for it.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
To Escape...
No matter how hard I try to escape myself in times of trouble I often find all options closed off or simply not there. Every person I attempt to call so that I may vent or get validation from is unavailable. The ones I call to distract me are already occupied. As frustrating as it may seem, I know that I am meant to sit with whatever I am experiencing so that I may learn from it.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Quotes and thoughts to go along with them...
Over the years I have kept a little collection of my favorite quotes. Words, that when linked together create such depth, can provoke an astounding state of introspection for me. And, I will share some of them with you...
Abraham Lincoln once said, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power".
Just look at the world in which we live and you will see the immense truth in that saying. Look at our White House, look at our pro-athletes, our surgeons, look at our managers, our parents,... look at ourselves! Have you ever found yourself in a position of power where you did not use that power for good, or deployed slight manipulations to see the outcome you had hoped for? How does your character, my character stand up under the temptations that go along with being in control? Talk about an opportunity to introspect & reflect on our own personal behaviors so that we may make a change for the positive!
"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough". Frank Crane
In our society, with our media relentlessly blaring the indiscretions, crimes, travesties that are constantly occurring, it is extremely hard for me to trust. However, each and every time I find myself 'victim' to someone else's poor judgment or character flaws I do my absolute best to understand that it is not my problem. The only way for me to be the 'victim' is if I allow it to be so. Although I have found myself starting down a jaded path several times, I simply call to my spirit guides to redirect me. Thank the Universe for wonderful guides, both of this world and the spirit world. Without them I would surely be unable to offer up the benefit of the doubt. Even if the ones who I do give that benefit to do not deserve it, all I can be responsible and grateful for is the fact that I can extend it.
This leads into another great saying... "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"!
You can turn the other cheek, it does not mean that you must remain within slapping distance! (wow, that's one I am proud to have come up with!) To accept another is to recognize their limitations & to know that they are those as well as the good traits. Truly loving someone with out condition requires that you love them with the good & the bad! So, know what people are capable of & what they are unable to do then set them up for success!
If a man is walking down the street while you are hanging a sign and are in need of a hammer but the man does not have a hammer nor does he have the skill to use one, is he at fault?
We can only ask for what someone has to offer! If we ask for more then we are to blame if we are let down.
"I know there is a happy medium because I see it everytime I swing past"! Unknown
Boy, is that not the story of my life! :-) Finding that 'happy medium' is my personal goal in most things. Maybe that shows me to be passion-less but to be honest, I feel if I have a strong passion for one thing & one thing only, it limits my experiences to just that one thing! I love many things but do not get tunnel vision. I wish to explore many things & have done so in the course of my 38 years. I wish to continue!
Ciao for now,
Artie
Abraham Lincoln once said, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power".
Just look at the world in which we live and you will see the immense truth in that saying. Look at our White House, look at our pro-athletes, our surgeons, look at our managers, our parents,... look at ourselves! Have you ever found yourself in a position of power where you did not use that power for good, or deployed slight manipulations to see the outcome you had hoped for? How does your character, my character stand up under the temptations that go along with being in control? Talk about an opportunity to introspect & reflect on our own personal behaviors so that we may make a change for the positive!
"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough". Frank Crane
In our society, with our media relentlessly blaring the indiscretions, crimes, travesties that are constantly occurring, it is extremely hard for me to trust. However, each and every time I find myself 'victim' to someone else's poor judgment or character flaws I do my absolute best to understand that it is not my problem. The only way for me to be the 'victim' is if I allow it to be so. Although I have found myself starting down a jaded path several times, I simply call to my spirit guides to redirect me. Thank the Universe for wonderful guides, both of this world and the spirit world. Without them I would surely be unable to offer up the benefit of the doubt. Even if the ones who I do give that benefit to do not deserve it, all I can be responsible and grateful for is the fact that I can extend it.
This leads into another great saying... "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"!
You can turn the other cheek, it does not mean that you must remain within slapping distance! (wow, that's one I am proud to have come up with!) To accept another is to recognize their limitations & to know that they are those as well as the good traits. Truly loving someone with out condition requires that you love them with the good & the bad! So, know what people are capable of & what they are unable to do then set them up for success!
If a man is walking down the street while you are hanging a sign and are in need of a hammer but the man does not have a hammer nor does he have the skill to use one, is he at fault?
We can only ask for what someone has to offer! If we ask for more then we are to blame if we are let down.
"I know there is a happy medium because I see it everytime I swing past"! Unknown
Boy, is that not the story of my life! :-) Finding that 'happy medium' is my personal goal in most things. Maybe that shows me to be passion-less but to be honest, I feel if I have a strong passion for one thing & one thing only, it limits my experiences to just that one thing! I love many things but do not get tunnel vision. I wish to explore many things & have done so in the course of my 38 years. I wish to continue!
Ciao for now,
Artie
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