My teacher.
I do trust a lot more people than I used to, but it's still very challenging!
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I trust the playwright Sarah Kane.
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Everyone
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I trust everyone to be human and fallible. I trust my husband's judgment above all else. I trust in the laws of nature.
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my best friend, my mother, my boyfriend, and myself. beyond that there are quite a few people that i trust, but conditionally. i find that i'm very guarded with that, but as I do more and more work on myself i find that i'm able to open up and trust more, with less and less conditions or limitations. to me the hardest thing to trust or believe in is that i no longer will get hurt because i'm choosing to open up to people who are good for me right now, and that's ok. it's a process i guess...
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My gut, and my mom.
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Starting to trust Sir.
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About 15 in varying degrees
About 5 implicitly
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God, though I keep forgetting....
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The only person I have absolute trust in is myself. I have a great
deal of trust in all of my close friends as well.
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I trust that life is right in any case. I trust life to act as life, humans to be human, and that all things in existence come to change.
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no one explicitly. sad, isn't it.
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first thought - I mean very first words that popped up before I could think about it was: no one. Cliche, sad and so unevolved. But true. But I am in a very bad mood right now.
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I trust different people with different things, depending on their sensibilities--I trust some with my emotions, some with my secrets, others with my physical safety. There are very few people who I distrust entirely and likewise, there are very few who I trust entirely. Including myself.
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My husband. My friend Sarah, whom I have known for years, and her husband Ted. My friend Heather, who is an open book and has a sweet heart. My "art child" Rebecca, who is far too trusting herself....
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My higher power, my dog, my family and a wonderful group of friends.
This question reminds me that today I have people I trust.....wasn't always the case
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my instincts will tell me who to trust
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I trust my instincts. I trust the revelations that come to me in meditation. So I basically trust myself....and my god which is within. I also trust my closest advisers. Politically, I trust that Obama will do the right thing. He seems spiritually fit to lead with integrity.
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Grammarians.
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For the most part, my sponsor. Then I realize, she's only human, too.
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My dog, Pepper. Never lied to me once, ever.
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Everyone to a point.
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People aren't to be trusted. I trust mathematics, gravity, and the forces that hold atoms and molecules together.
That said, the people I have found trustworthy are the ones I love.
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This is one of the hardest question you could ask me. "Who do you trust", coupled with "Are you safe". There are moments, but only moments, of trust and safety. The rest of the time is spent in search of....
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The love of my life with all my heart! I actually consider myself lucky that I have many people in my life that I can trust. Very close friends and family. I weed out all those that I cannot trust. Trust is the foundation of any good relationship, from deep ones to acquaintances. Its not worth being around those that you don't trust because when you do they will eventually fail you, and when they do fail you, you lose a little bit of trust in yourself for trusting them in the first place.
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myself and my gut
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i don't think there's really anyone i trust. the horrible feelings of gut wrenching pain and regret when i trust and get stomped on hold me back from really trusting.
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Completely and unconditionally? Nobody? The more I know someone, the more I trust them, conditionally, in a wider range of interactions. Ex: I can always trust X with money; I could always trust Y to be supportive of artistic endeavor; I can always trust Z to say no; but I wouldn't trust any of them in all things. I would never trust me to do the correct thing.
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my mother
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Existence itself requires some sort of trust. Every day there is an implicit trust to one's actions. So the short answer is I trust many people to varying degrees.
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Whom do I trust? William Strunk, Jr.!
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And mine...
Michael.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
How long will it take? (3/8/09)
Itz dpen. wife n kidz aint s0 easy 2 get wit my idenaty n my level 0f 0penness n where i b. tryin b4 30.
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However long it needs to take.
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As long as your actions
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until the cows come home
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as long as necessary to get where i want.
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I try not to ask myself that question anymore........
It's coming......that's all I know.
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Unfortunately, I think it will take far too long for SO many things!
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Until I'm done! Now stop asking...
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It depends on if you have to go thru New Jersey to get there. At least that's my 4 yr. old grandson's measure of "how long." I drove up to Connecticut to pick our grandsons up for a weekend at our mountain house. The first leg of the trip is around 5 hours, most of it crossing New Jersey on the turnpike. Every few minutes, Hunter would ask, "Where are we?" The inevitable answer was "New Jersey" so he thinks New Jersey is the biggest place EVER. In our drive from Maryland to our WV place, he decided it took a New Jersey to get there.
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whatever it is, it always takes longer than we would want it to. i guess we just have to get comfortable with the natural pace of things, which seems a lot slower than our starbucks induced rat race mentalities would have us believe is the natural pace of things.
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Hopefully, from now:
94 days, 14 hr, 22 min and 55 seconds
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A good bit longer
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Seemingly forever.
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Four to six weeks for him to return from boot camp. His scoliosis is too severe.
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If I call it in ahead of time, its usually ready in about ten minutes, which is about the time it takes me to walk over to Sunflower Vietnamese Restaurant.
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the rest of my life, so, hopefully, a long time.
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Just till the end of the year...I'm about a quarter of the way through. Wish me luck.
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An hour to 10 years. Give or take a minute or two.
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the thing is, for me i don't think it ever ends. and if someone had told me that before i started, i'm sure i would have said forget that, i can't live with that every day for years on end, let alone the rest of my life. but when it's actually happening, it somehow is completely different from how i thought it would be. not exactly easier, or exactly harder, but different. and somehow tolerable in a wholly unanticipated way.
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It went undetected until his PT test at the start of basic. Even the MEPS doctors missed it. The curve is 25 degrees, 5 degrees over their limit.
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At least twice as long as I would like for it to take!
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12/21/12
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as Aimme Mann would say, it's not going to stop until I wise up.
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that is an unanswerable question. however, there is a context within which that question becomes the best inside joke ever!
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as long as it takes
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It will take the rest of my life.
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as long as it takes.
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Please allow up to 10 minutes for the juices to soak in for the best flavor.
Allow up to 5 minutes for me to adjust the tax rate
It's going to be long if you think about it. Can you tell me a joke or
give me a compliment?
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that's what I wanna know too!
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as long as it needs to
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It will take as long as it takes.
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I'm a sixty minute man!
And mine...
It took a little more than a year. But I am very happy.
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However long it needs to take.
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As long as your actions
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until the cows come home
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as long as necessary to get where i want.
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I try not to ask myself that question anymore........
It's coming......that's all I know.
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Unfortunately, I think it will take far too long for SO many things!
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Until I'm done! Now stop asking...
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It depends on if you have to go thru New Jersey to get there. At least that's my 4 yr. old grandson's measure of "how long." I drove up to Connecticut to pick our grandsons up for a weekend at our mountain house. The first leg of the trip is around 5 hours, most of it crossing New Jersey on the turnpike. Every few minutes, Hunter would ask, "Where are we?" The inevitable answer was "New Jersey" so he thinks New Jersey is the biggest place EVER. In our drive from Maryland to our WV place, he decided it took a New Jersey to get there.
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whatever it is, it always takes longer than we would want it to. i guess we just have to get comfortable with the natural pace of things, which seems a lot slower than our starbucks induced rat race mentalities would have us believe is the natural pace of things.
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Hopefully, from now:
94 days, 14 hr, 22 min and 55 seconds
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A good bit longer
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Seemingly forever.
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Four to six weeks for him to return from boot camp. His scoliosis is too severe.
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If I call it in ahead of time, its usually ready in about ten minutes, which is about the time it takes me to walk over to Sunflower Vietnamese Restaurant.
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the rest of my life, so, hopefully, a long time.
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Just till the end of the year...I'm about a quarter of the way through. Wish me luck.
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An hour to 10 years. Give or take a minute or two.
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the thing is, for me i don't think it ever ends. and if someone had told me that before i started, i'm sure i would have said forget that, i can't live with that every day for years on end, let alone the rest of my life. but when it's actually happening, it somehow is completely different from how i thought it would be. not exactly easier, or exactly harder, but different. and somehow tolerable in a wholly unanticipated way.
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It went undetected until his PT test at the start of basic. Even the MEPS doctors missed it. The curve is 25 degrees, 5 degrees over their limit.
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At least twice as long as I would like for it to take!
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12/21/12
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as Aimme Mann would say, it's not going to stop until I wise up.
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that is an unanswerable question. however, there is a context within which that question becomes the best inside joke ever!
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as long as it takes
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It will take the rest of my life.
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as long as it takes.
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Please allow up to 10 minutes for the juices to soak in for the best flavor.
Allow up to 5 minutes for me to adjust the tax rate
It's going to be long if you think about it. Can you tell me a joke or
give me a compliment?
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that's what I wanna know too!
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as long as it needs to
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It will take as long as it takes.
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I'm a sixty minute man!
And mine...
It took a little more than a year. But I am very happy.
Monday, March 2, 2009
What do you deserve? (3/2/09)
What do you deserve?
A wife, kidz, j0b n h0use.
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The definition of grace is an undeserved blessing. I don't know what I deserve, but I've certainly experienced grace!
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LOVE, GREAT MONEY,
A sexy wonderful man
peace
:)
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To have my boyfriend return from basic training safe, sound, and proud.
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all we ever wanted, was everything - bauhaus
and I deserve everything that is best, or to be one with God, whichever. they are the same thing probably. nothing. everything. everything is here. there is no "I".
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to be safe. to feel safe. to be released from the bondage of self. to be released from the bondage of my monkey mind......to be. released from the bondage (delusion?) of hiding in denial. to be released from the bondage of PTSD...ultimately.....To have the life that I want while being of service to others.
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Apparently nothing............
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Unconditional love.
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Everything I've worked hard for.
At the same time .... nothing.
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compassion, health, kindness,respect,happiness, just like everybody else
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I deserve the fruits of my labor, to share them with others at my discretion. Despite being a liberal Democrat all my life, I increasingly feel like everyone wants to share MY wealth, which ain't much, but at least I came by it honestly.
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Everything!
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I deserve a chance to grow and make conscious decisions. I like to sleep in once a week too.
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The assumption of innocence
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nothing and everything.
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Everyone deserves legal protection, clean air and water, clean food,
access to medical care at a fair price. Respect and most importantly,
freedom. Much of the rest comes under 'reap what you sow'.
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faithfulness
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I have more than I deserve, I am very grateful - but don't ask me to give it up!
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Absolutely nothing. Deserve sounds like a hoarding, ownership, demand thing. I'd rather invite joy, the satisfaction of hard work, laughter, peace, and a sense of wonderment. I attract based on what I emit. I deserve nothing, but I strive to graciously accept all gifts.
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I deserve the best. we all do. don't settle
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I'd like to think I deserve better than I have, but the truth of the matter is I have everything I've earned - good and "bad" (or challenging).
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I deserve ... better than the lot life has so far afforded me!
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better. better than what I pick for myself.
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Like everyone on the planet, human rights. Beyond that, it's all conjecture.
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Happiness, safety, fun, life, friends, health, love and family, not necessarily in that order. Oh, and a nice Hefeweizen on a Friday after work.
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holy access to the Veil, a bit of history, some air included, and the rights to my soul. in addition, i should be able to muster up a date. but that's being negotiated by the founding fathers. i also deserve the chance to extend the life of the planet ad infinitum, accordingly, and in accord. one last thing, an interview on CNN, with the kennedy file open and ready. so to be able to return some goods to the world. go 9/11.
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Lucky for me I didn't get what I deserved!
A wife, kidz, j0b n h0use.
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The definition of grace is an undeserved blessing. I don't know what I deserve, but I've certainly experienced grace!
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LOVE, GREAT MONEY,
A sexy wonderful man
peace
:)
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To have my boyfriend return from basic training safe, sound, and proud.
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all we ever wanted, was everything - bauhaus
and I deserve everything that is best, or to be one with God, whichever. they are the same thing probably. nothing. everything. everything is here. there is no "I".
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to be safe. to feel safe. to be released from the bondage of self. to be released from the bondage of my monkey mind......to be. released from the bondage (delusion?) of hiding in denial. to be released from the bondage of PTSD...ultimately.....To have the life that I want while being of service to others.
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Apparently nothing............
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Unconditional love.
??
Everything I've worked hard for.
At the same time .... nothing.
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compassion, health, kindness,respect,happiness, just like everybody else
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I deserve the fruits of my labor, to share them with others at my discretion. Despite being a liberal Democrat all my life, I increasingly feel like everyone wants to share MY wealth, which ain't much, but at least I came by it honestly.
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Everything!
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I deserve a chance to grow and make conscious decisions. I like to sleep in once a week too.
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The assumption of innocence
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nothing and everything.
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Everyone deserves legal protection, clean air and water, clean food,
access to medical care at a fair price. Respect and most importantly,
freedom. Much of the rest comes under 'reap what you sow'.
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faithfulness
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I have more than I deserve, I am very grateful - but don't ask me to give it up!
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Absolutely nothing. Deserve sounds like a hoarding, ownership, demand thing. I'd rather invite joy, the satisfaction of hard work, laughter, peace, and a sense of wonderment. I attract based on what I emit. I deserve nothing, but I strive to graciously accept all gifts.
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I deserve the best. we all do. don't settle
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I'd like to think I deserve better than I have, but the truth of the matter is I have everything I've earned - good and "bad" (or challenging).
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I deserve ... better than the lot life has so far afforded me!
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better. better than what I pick for myself.
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Like everyone on the planet, human rights. Beyond that, it's all conjecture.
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Happiness, safety, fun, life, friends, health, love and family, not necessarily in that order. Oh, and a nice Hefeweizen on a Friday after work.
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holy access to the Veil, a bit of history, some air included, and the rights to my soul. in addition, i should be able to muster up a date. but that's being negotiated by the founding fathers. i also deserve the chance to extend the life of the planet ad infinitum, accordingly, and in accord. one last thing, an interview on CNN, with the kennedy file open and ready. so to be able to return some goods to the world. go 9/11.
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Lucky for me I didn't get what I deserved!
I'm sad. Please tell me something happy. (2/23/09)
Strong warm hands massaging your tension away.
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O.K., here's a story.
Last week I took my two boys on a skiing trip to Vermont, (well, snowboarding for them). They had been only once before two or three years ago with their mother and both were struggling somewhat on the first day, the younger (12) worst of all. Finally after more than an hour of trying to get down the mountain,
he wiped out again and hit his head with the snowboard and I came over to find little tears streaming down from his eyes. He was so frustrated. First I told him not to worry, that there was no rush to get down the mountain and that we would compose ourselves and finish, as we were near the lodge anyway. When we got to the lodge I took him upstairs to the ski school and hired a pro to work with him for a couple of hours. The next morning, he was very confident, clued his older brother in to a couple of tips that he learned from the pro and we went up again. This time he made it all the way down with only a handful of sit-down spills. By the end of the afternoon I couldn't even keep up with him. He would be waiting at the lift for five or ten minutes and ready to go again when I slid in on my tired dad legs. I finally let him go by himself and he went right down the intermediate slope in about 10 minutes.
It was such a rewarding experience I could barely contain my pride and respect for his ability to get back up and succeed where he had been so thoroughly defeated. It was one of those moments as a parent when you finally believe you have taught your offspring something useful and the unadulterated love that you feel for them fills your whole universe.
Then we all went and had a great dinner and slept like angels were watching over us through the night.
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I got home last night after 10 days away from home. My cat, Buddy, had been in the care of my roommate. Buddy woke me up three times this morning for attention by standing on me and purring in my face and making biscuits where ever his paws could reach. No amount of money would ever be enough to make me give him away!
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You're rad.
And the sound of the rain outside is so relaxing.
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my sister stopped by to say hi when i've been home sick and alone all day. that made me happy that i have someone like her in my life.
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The older I get, the more I love my parents.
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I am going to Baltimore this summer to have a reunion with my Mom's side of the family, including 3 cousins and their families (spouses and 7 children all together). I haven't seen one of my cousins in over 20 years, and I've never met her hubby. I also haven't met 4 of the 7 children. It's going to be wonderful!
After 7 days there, I'm off to Puerto Rico for 5 days. My first time there, staying with a friend of a friend. (Although I have been emailing with him for over a year now, so he's really my friend, too, I suppose, just was hers first.)
I got a great rate on the flights (less than $600 for all 3 flights), and get to stay free in both places. What more could a gal ask for?
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You are a lovely, loving and lovable manifestation of the Divine.
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yellow flowers are very pretty and kindof match your hair, sometimes.
I am listening to the "pain and pleasure concerto" by the lords of acid.
soon I will be watching buffy and drinking chocolate milk.
love is the only true reality.
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Bonobos are apes who live in societies governed by older females. They are extremeley physically affectionate with one another, and survive communally, sharing the food found by the males which is divided by the matriachs and passed around. Unlike chimpanzees, they do not murder. Anthropologists are currently researching the theory that humans are actually more closely related to Bonobos.
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your hair smells amazing!!!
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feel the same way. I look forward to reading the responses. On my way home today I was thinking that I have become the worst version of myself... misanthropic, cynical, semi-isolated. I'm actually not sure what to say to make anyone else happy right now... maybe something like a contrived, inspirational quote or news bit, but I know of none. Something that makes me happy, that makes me smile are my pet rats. They are quite cute & I like feeding them spinach, kale, & healthy food because they seem to enjoy it & that makes me happy. Somehow becoming apart of an anonymous weekly question group mailing list thing has also made me rather happy... I am guaranteed at least two emails a week.
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Your sadness is temporary........you will be happy again.
You are a child of God.....you are loved and taken care of......you will not be forgotten or left behind and yes, you are loved.......
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Every morning my 4 month daughter wakes on her own, she doesn't cry, she
just talks to herself until we come to get her. When she sees us she smiles
and squeals and laughs with glee. It is always a good day to her.
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Go borrow someone's kittens. Watching a litter of kitten, puppies, or just about any baby animal makes my heart smile. Take a "walk" with a three-year old child and rediscover the world.
I do have happy news this week. After months of casting about for either new work for my consulting practice and normal, full-time employment, the dam finally broke last week. I have verbal agreement on a 3 month contract which covers my share of household expenses for a year; I have a job interview for a federal job on Wednesday; I passed the first phase of testing for a county job, and I got a call from a placement firm to interview for a private sector position thru them. I had not had one single nibble in months. MONTHS and MONTHS. No responses. I was in a career black hole.
And in the victory column, the client with whom I will be working is one I worked for last year. One of their senior staff was extremely rude, abrasive, and used me to blame shift her incompetence in highly inappropriate ways. I stood up to her and actually reported her to top of her chain of command (someone who is not easily approachable). I was very specific about how hurtful and inappropriate her behavior was and that I would not work with her again. I figured I probably shot down my chance to ever work for this client again by standing up for myself so vocally. (In consulting, we pretty much eat shit, smile, and thank them for the opportunity to dine.) I was directly sought out for this contract...proof I could risk taking care of myself and speaking my truth!
AND, I should get to take my grandbabies skiing for their first time this weekend (they are 2 and 4). I can't wait to get my baby lovin's!!
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I'm sure everyone will say this, but it's probably worth repeating:
"This too shall pass."
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My 14-year-old son found an old flute in my music room, asked if he could have it, and is now teaching himself how to play that lovely little instrument. Listening to a young man play the flute is a wonderful thing, and it sure makes me happy to hear.
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It's in the darkness that the light is ever more apparent. And remember, this, too, shall pass.
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Spring is about to burst forth ... daffodils are already projecting warm weather.
Time to cleanup the golf clubs. Oh Yeah!
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I love you, GoDa
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The other night, I was walking up the block towards my house, looking at the stars, and I was struck with an overwhelming sense of gratitude... for my life here in San Francisco, for my apartment and the people in my building, for my job and my co-workers, and most of all for the friends I've made since moving here... which very much includes you!
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Fluffy kittens frolic in a rainbow land with cotton candy clouds, cherry-blossom gum drop trees and glitter-winged birdies singing Japanese pop songs.
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It ALWAYS gets better! And most of the time I see you, you are very happy. AND the sadness is just a door to deeper connection w god. Walk IN and it will dissipate faster.
Love and light
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Today is a new day and it can be whatever you wish it to be. Go for a walk in the park. See what inspires you and notice things being present that you wouldnt normally notice. Remember, you belong to the world and it belongs to you. xoxo
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"optapus" (octopus), "biper" (diaper), "me do it" (I would like to attempt that myself), "lemmellade" (lemonade), "mohnserz" (monsters), "what da heck?" (this statement gets a rise out of you), "talk bunny" (entertain me by making my bunny into a interactive puppet, NOW)
smiling yet?
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Put your self in someone else's shoes, your problem is minute to someone starving with no food and shelter , always look at the positive
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I'm finally getting over a cough and nasal congestion that has hung on for FOUR WEEKS! I am so glad to be able to sleep through the night without having to wake my neighbors with my coughing. I am also glad that the tenderness around my nose - from blowing my nose so frequently - is healing! This may not be what makes you happy, but is certainly does the trick for me!
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"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers,
"Grow, grow . . ."
-The Talmud
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You're loved more than you know and by more people than you first thought!
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"This too shall pass" - Sorry, wish I had something better but it's the most honest hope I have.
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the Savior has Returned.for all those interested . .
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babies laughs
puppies bouncing as they walk
waking up to kisses in the morning
finishing something challenging
fulfilling food cravings
eating good food
friends & family healthy
your new beau getting along with your friends
thoughtful gestures
random acts of kindnesses
hanging out with good, funny & fun ppl
being silly with friends
seeing my family & friends happy
warm sunshine on my face
I hope that this list will cheer you up a little :)
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I bought tickets to Paris to surprise my wife for her 30th birthday!
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You're our friend and we love you; I love you. Does that help?
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Question of the Week is a cool idea. (And the answers too).
Obama is president.
AND
Maybe during the next hour, minute or even second something good will happen.
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I'm piecing myself together more and more every day! was that happy enough? I'm pretty happy about it. just as happy as a little yellow flower.
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Well, to be honest, I really feel that if you're feeling sad, it's really best to just go with that feeling and not try to cheer yourself up. People shy away from sadness when it's actually a good emotion to get in touch with.
However, if you insist on happiness - the daffodils are all blooming like crazy around here, the lettuce is coming up, my non-profit group just got it's 501(c)3 status, there is a new administration with a new agenda in the White House, and, to quote Matisse - "There are always flowers for those who wish to see them."
Just look in the mirror and stick your tongue out reeeeeeeallly far. Pretend you are Gene Simmons. That should cheer you up!!
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My son who is 2 calls farts, sarts.
This too shall pass.
You are loved, especially by me.
There, that was one funny and 2 happy.
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And mine...
Wow. Thank you. I am deeply humbled by the foregoing lovefest. You all pretty much ROCK!
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O.K., here's a story.
Last week I took my two boys on a skiing trip to Vermont, (well, snowboarding for them). They had been only once before two or three years ago with their mother and both were struggling somewhat on the first day, the younger (12) worst of all. Finally after more than an hour of trying to get down the mountain,
he wiped out again and hit his head with the snowboard and I came over to find little tears streaming down from his eyes. He was so frustrated. First I told him not to worry, that there was no rush to get down the mountain and that we would compose ourselves and finish, as we were near the lodge anyway. When we got to the lodge I took him upstairs to the ski school and hired a pro to work with him for a couple of hours. The next morning, he was very confident, clued his older brother in to a couple of tips that he learned from the pro and we went up again. This time he made it all the way down with only a handful of sit-down spills. By the end of the afternoon I couldn't even keep up with him. He would be waiting at the lift for five or ten minutes and ready to go again when I slid in on my tired dad legs. I finally let him go by himself and he went right down the intermediate slope in about 10 minutes.
It was such a rewarding experience I could barely contain my pride and respect for his ability to get back up and succeed where he had been so thoroughly defeated. It was one of those moments as a parent when you finally believe you have taught your offspring something useful and the unadulterated love that you feel for them fills your whole universe.
Then we all went and had a great dinner and slept like angels were watching over us through the night.
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I got home last night after 10 days away from home. My cat, Buddy, had been in the care of my roommate. Buddy woke me up three times this morning for attention by standing on me and purring in my face and making biscuits where ever his paws could reach. No amount of money would ever be enough to make me give him away!
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You're rad.
And the sound of the rain outside is so relaxing.
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my sister stopped by to say hi when i've been home sick and alone all day. that made me happy that i have someone like her in my life.
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The older I get, the more I love my parents.
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I am going to Baltimore this summer to have a reunion with my Mom's side of the family, including 3 cousins and their families (spouses and 7 children all together). I haven't seen one of my cousins in over 20 years, and I've never met her hubby. I also haven't met 4 of the 7 children. It's going to be wonderful!
After 7 days there, I'm off to Puerto Rico for 5 days. My first time there, staying with a friend of a friend. (Although I have been emailing with him for over a year now, so he's really my friend, too, I suppose, just was hers first.)
I got a great rate on the flights (less than $600 for all 3 flights), and get to stay free in both places. What more could a gal ask for?
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You are a lovely, loving and lovable manifestation of the Divine.
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yellow flowers are very pretty and kindof match your hair, sometimes.
I am listening to the "pain and pleasure concerto" by the lords of acid.
soon I will be watching buffy and drinking chocolate milk.
love is the only true reality.
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Bonobos are apes who live in societies governed by older females. They are extremeley physically affectionate with one another, and survive communally, sharing the food found by the males which is divided by the matriachs and passed around. Unlike chimpanzees, they do not murder. Anthropologists are currently researching the theory that humans are actually more closely related to Bonobos.
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your hair smells amazing!!!
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feel the same way. I look forward to reading the responses. On my way home today I was thinking that I have become the worst version of myself... misanthropic, cynical, semi-isolated. I'm actually not sure what to say to make anyone else happy right now... maybe something like a contrived, inspirational quote or news bit, but I know of none. Something that makes me happy, that makes me smile are my pet rats. They are quite cute & I like feeding them spinach, kale, & healthy food because they seem to enjoy it & that makes me happy. Somehow becoming apart of an anonymous weekly question group mailing list thing has also made me rather happy... I am guaranteed at least two emails a week.
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Your sadness is temporary........you will be happy again.
You are a child of God.....you are loved and taken care of......you will not be forgotten or left behind and yes, you are loved.......
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Every morning my 4 month daughter wakes on her own, she doesn't cry, she
just talks to herself until we come to get her. When she sees us she smiles
and squeals and laughs with glee. It is always a good day to her.
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Go borrow someone's kittens. Watching a litter of kitten, puppies, or just about any baby animal makes my heart smile. Take a "walk" with a three-year old child and rediscover the world.
I do have happy news this week. After months of casting about for either new work for my consulting practice and normal, full-time employment, the dam finally broke last week. I have verbal agreement on a 3 month contract which covers my share of household expenses for a year; I have a job interview for a federal job on Wednesday; I passed the first phase of testing for a county job, and I got a call from a placement firm to interview for a private sector position thru them. I had not had one single nibble in months. MONTHS and MONTHS. No responses. I was in a career black hole.
And in the victory column, the client with whom I will be working is one I worked for last year. One of their senior staff was extremely rude, abrasive, and used me to blame shift her incompetence in highly inappropriate ways. I stood up to her and actually reported her to top of her chain of command (someone who is not easily approachable). I was very specific about how hurtful and inappropriate her behavior was and that I would not work with her again. I figured I probably shot down my chance to ever work for this client again by standing up for myself so vocally. (In consulting, we pretty much eat shit, smile, and thank them for the opportunity to dine.) I was directly sought out for this contract...proof I could risk taking care of myself and speaking my truth!
AND, I should get to take my grandbabies skiing for their first time this weekend (they are 2 and 4). I can't wait to get my baby lovin's!!
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I'm sure everyone will say this, but it's probably worth repeating:
"This too shall pass."
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My 14-year-old son found an old flute in my music room, asked if he could have it, and is now teaching himself how to play that lovely little instrument. Listening to a young man play the flute is a wonderful thing, and it sure makes me happy to hear.
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It's in the darkness that the light is ever more apparent. And remember, this, too, shall pass.
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Spring is about to burst forth ... daffodils are already projecting warm weather.
Time to cleanup the golf clubs. Oh Yeah!
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I love you, GoDa
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The other night, I was walking up the block towards my house, looking at the stars, and I was struck with an overwhelming sense of gratitude... for my life here in San Francisco, for my apartment and the people in my building, for my job and my co-workers, and most of all for the friends I've made since moving here... which very much includes you!
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Fluffy kittens frolic in a rainbow land with cotton candy clouds, cherry-blossom gum drop trees and glitter-winged birdies singing Japanese pop songs.
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It ALWAYS gets better! And most of the time I see you, you are very happy. AND the sadness is just a door to deeper connection w god. Walk IN and it will dissipate faster.
Love and light
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Today is a new day and it can be whatever you wish it to be. Go for a walk in the park. See what inspires you and notice things being present that you wouldnt normally notice. Remember, you belong to the world and it belongs to you. xoxo
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"optapus" (octopus), "biper" (diaper), "me do it" (I would like to attempt that myself), "lemmellade" (lemonade), "mohnserz" (monsters), "what da heck?" (this statement gets a rise out of you), "talk bunny" (entertain me by making my bunny into a interactive puppet, NOW)
smiling yet?
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Put your self in someone else's shoes, your problem is minute to someone starving with no food and shelter , always look at the positive
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I'm finally getting over a cough and nasal congestion that has hung on for FOUR WEEKS! I am so glad to be able to sleep through the night without having to wake my neighbors with my coughing. I am also glad that the tenderness around my nose - from blowing my nose so frequently - is healing! This may not be what makes you happy, but is certainly does the trick for me!
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"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers,
"Grow, grow . . ."
-The Talmud
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You're loved more than you know and by more people than you first thought!
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"This too shall pass" - Sorry, wish I had something better but it's the most honest hope I have.
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the Savior has Returned.for all those interested . .
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babies laughs
puppies bouncing as they walk
waking up to kisses in the morning
finishing something challenging
fulfilling food cravings
eating good food
friends & family healthy
your new beau getting along with your friends
thoughtful gestures
random acts of kindnesses
hanging out with good, funny & fun ppl
being silly with friends
seeing my family & friends happy
warm sunshine on my face
I hope that this list will cheer you up a little :)
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I bought tickets to Paris to surprise my wife for her 30th birthday!
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You're our friend and we love you; I love you. Does that help?
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Question of the Week is a cool idea. (And the answers too).
Obama is president.
AND
Maybe during the next hour, minute or even second something good will happen.
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I'm piecing myself together more and more every day! was that happy enough? I'm pretty happy about it. just as happy as a little yellow flower.
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Well, to be honest, I really feel that if you're feeling sad, it's really best to just go with that feeling and not try to cheer yourself up. People shy away from sadness when it's actually a good emotion to get in touch with.
However, if you insist on happiness - the daffodils are all blooming like crazy around here, the lettuce is coming up, my non-profit group just got it's 501(c)3 status, there is a new administration with a new agenda in the White House, and, to quote Matisse - "There are always flowers for those who wish to see them."
Just look in the mirror and stick your tongue out reeeeeeeallly far. Pretend you are Gene Simmons. That should cheer you up!!
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My son who is 2 calls farts, sarts.
This too shall pass.
You are loved, especially by me.
There, that was one funny and 2 happy.
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And mine...
Wow. Thank you. I am deeply humbled by the foregoing lovefest. You all pretty much ROCK!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Please illustrate absurdity. (2/16/09)
absurdity is:
me chasing the same unavailable girl for
three and a half fucking years
the same unavailable girl
who I have nothing in common with
who I don't even like that much as a person
who has NONE of the qualities I want in a relationship
who admits she is a bad communicator
who emotionally withdraws (which drives me crazy)
who is hot and cold
who makes me feel like I am going insane every time we are in contact
who I have cried over
who I have sought Professional Help to get over
absurdity is still agreeing to see her
absurdity is still caring what she feels and thinks
It is absurd how powerless I feel
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Uh?
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waiting for dozens of people to die (usually children) at a crosswalk / intersection before a stoplight or stop sign is erected by Anytown, USA civic government.
Oh.........and any tabloid magazine.......they focus on the trivial and the truly absurd.......such as celebrity cellulite.
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1. enroll in honors thesis program out of choice and freedom
2. procrastinate
3. place total self-worth in writing perfect thesis draft in two days
("one must imagine sisyphus happy" - camus)
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Fried Chicken & Lipitor.
Strawberry Short Cake & Diet Coke.
Trickle down economics.
Democracy & ignorance.
Religion & self awareness.
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Absurdity is that George W. Bush was ever President of this country. No, wait, that's obscenity!
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The human race in denial
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!#P@)#*GHkdajpkllnvn;zslkdnm_)(*+_KLM:M"L<:L
Illustration complete!
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The Capital Beltway at rush hour (which is approximately 22 hours a day).
The movie Religulous does a great job of illustrating absurdity.
A diet coke with a super-sized fast food meal.
Hummers
Saggy pants with the crotch at the knees
McMansions populating every hillside
The Rebublican party
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Education system in the U.S.
Pay scale for our teachers.
Lack of parental controls on their kids.
Government "pork" projects.
The U.S. tax system.
Pomposity of many lawyers.
The enormity of frivolous lawsuits ... that WIN.
Our litigious society.
... you don't have enough room for these!
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The federal government is borrowing against future revenues by going into debt so it can spend money it doesn't have in order to solve an economic crisis caused by the out-of-control borrowing and spending by American business and the average American taxpayer. If that isn't absurd, I don't know what is...
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Two terms of W
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Post-college guys in Hoboken wearing shorts when it's 10 degrees out!!!!
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Doing too much and spending all your time stressing about shit that's unchangeable
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The Anarchist's Club will meet tonight at 7:30pm. Be on time.
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Illustrate? With a drawing? Hard to do in this medium. I can describe something I've always thought was absurd: The idea some fanatical pro-lifers have that it's okay to murder doctors who perform abortions.
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Everybody working over 40 hours a week to pay bills and "get ahead". Why not work a little and enjoy life a little?
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Oh that's easy: picture George W. Bush.
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it's like getting shot in the back of the head, execution style, creating a space and some time to deal with the historic and personal implications, entering into another space to try and connect the best way to view it, finding some eternally unpleasentness (go figure) involved, creating yet another space in which to have to effect to the prior two, skipping over the first two to a 'flux' state in which to present the evidence to one's superiors, evacuating that space the moment you hear that 'superior' voice ( using alterior motives), gettng swept up in a thousand foot wave on a clean ocean, and organizing a reentrance to the place at which you previously lay bloodied and vacant on the floor, picking oneself up, exiting the area for a brief moment, handing the bullet to Jesus Christ and then underhandedly ending the world within which such an event could occur, in a near perfect fabrication that allows one to gently and reasonably and with much restitution in mind, stop the event from ever happening Ever. then trying to explain it to the public as they try to explain it back - knowing that the answer will never arrive comfortably and in direct address and because of that also knowing that something entirely unpredictable and yet totally unnecessary could happen. as opposed to a human paradise that is the literal offering of Heaven. then having Jesus, the Devil and a Soulmate arrive on time. to express a absurdity yet to be realized. perhaps because of the Infinite delacacy of the repercussion. while maintaining allegiance to an adolescent proclivity to lonely masturbation in a fuzzy funny freaky fun zone.
Right to Lifers who support capital punishment
Atlanta with no curbside recycling
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that's a hard one. i mean, personally i think it's absurd that in many ways people know exactly what needs to be changed and choose not to because they're just more comfortable with what's been going on. i had a yoga teacher once say that the definition of insanity was trying the same thing over and over again even though it never worked in the first place. i think that also illustrates absurdity pretty well.
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Absurdity: the quality or state of being absurd: Absurd: an adj, ridiculous, unreasonable, unsound, incongruous, having no rational or orderly relationship to our lives, meaningless, lacking order or value; a noun, the state or condition in which a human being exists in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which human life has no meaning outside of its own existence.
I think this might be the best question of the week so far, and the more I think about the task of illustration the slipperier it becomes, because the more I look into anything the more logical it seems to become; I glimpse the form that follows chaos. Yet, that said, I still find it all ultimately meaningless.
A Manifesto
When you do away with form
As you indulge in formlessness
The first thing that you notice is
New forms manifest themselves
Or old forms reassert their shells
Because they simply have to be
And chaos is the anomaly
So push against the edge of style
Undermine and subvert design
You’ll teeter on the brink of charm
You’ll kiss the wall of the abyss
And stare into the eye of essence
But as you love each new fought bliss
Don’t forget the lobster bisque*
*Bisque – from French, bis cuites, twice cooked: a classic soup, highly spiced and very creamy.
** It has been suggested that it should not end "lobster bisque", but rather "mobster risque."
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GM and Chrysler are seeking $14 billion from the government and for this GM alone said they would need to cut 47,000 workers.
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There's the bizarre and wondrous paradox that, with all of the electronic devices for communication that are at our fingertips, it is harder than ever to get someone on the phone, have a business call answered by a real person, strike up a conversation with someone face to face or find people on the street who aren't surrounded by the me-pod and actually being aware of the space they occupy. Take, for example, the couple who breaks up by text message (from a real news story), or a number of people I know who, despite having a cell phone, a home phone and an office phone yet cannot be reached by telephone.
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The concept of owning things.
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and mine...
Borrowing money to get out of debt.
me chasing the same unavailable girl for
three and a half fucking years
the same unavailable girl
who I have nothing in common with
who I don't even like that much as a person
who has NONE of the qualities I want in a relationship
who admits she is a bad communicator
who emotionally withdraws (which drives me crazy)
who is hot and cold
who makes me feel like I am going insane every time we are in contact
who I have cried over
who I have sought Professional Help to get over
absurdity is still agreeing to see her
absurdity is still caring what she feels and thinks
It is absurd how powerless I feel
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Uh?
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waiting for dozens of people to die (usually children) at a crosswalk / intersection before a stoplight or stop sign is erected by Anytown, USA civic government.
Oh.........and any tabloid magazine.......they focus on the trivial and the truly absurd.......such as celebrity cellulite.
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1. enroll in honors thesis program out of choice and freedom
2. procrastinate
3. place total self-worth in writing perfect thesis draft in two days
("one must imagine sisyphus happy" - camus)
??
Fried Chicken & Lipitor.
Strawberry Short Cake & Diet Coke.
Trickle down economics.
Democracy & ignorance.
Religion & self awareness.
??
Absurdity is that George W. Bush was ever President of this country. No, wait, that's obscenity!
??
The human race in denial
??
!#P@)#*GHkdajpkllnvn;zslkdnm_)(*+_KLM:M"L<:L
Illustration complete!
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The Capital Beltway at rush hour (which is approximately 22 hours a day).
The movie Religulous does a great job of illustrating absurdity.
A diet coke with a super-sized fast food meal.
Hummers
Saggy pants with the crotch at the knees
McMansions populating every hillside
The Rebublican party
??
Education system in the U.S.
Pay scale for our teachers.
Lack of parental controls on their kids.
Government "pork" projects.
The U.S. tax system.
Pomposity of many lawyers.
The enormity of frivolous lawsuits ... that WIN.
Our litigious society.
... you don't have enough room for these!
??
The federal government is borrowing against future revenues by going into debt so it can spend money it doesn't have in order to solve an economic crisis caused by the out-of-control borrowing and spending by American business and the average American taxpayer. If that isn't absurd, I don't know what is...
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Two terms of W
??
Post-college guys in Hoboken wearing shorts when it's 10 degrees out!!!!
??
Doing too much and spending all your time stressing about shit that's unchangeable
??
The Anarchist's Club will meet tonight at 7:30pm. Be on time.
??
Illustrate? With a drawing? Hard to do in this medium. I can describe something I've always thought was absurd: The idea some fanatical pro-lifers have that it's okay to murder doctors who perform abortions.
??
Everybody working over 40 hours a week to pay bills and "get ahead". Why not work a little and enjoy life a little?
??
Oh that's easy: picture George W. Bush.
??
it's like getting shot in the back of the head, execution style, creating a space and some time to deal with the historic and personal implications, entering into another space to try and connect the best way to view it, finding some eternally unpleasentness (go figure) involved, creating yet another space in which to have to effect to the prior two, skipping over the first two to a 'flux' state in which to present the evidence to one's superiors, evacuating that space the moment you hear that 'superior' voice ( using alterior motives), gettng swept up in a thousand foot wave on a clean ocean, and organizing a reentrance to the place at which you previously lay bloodied and vacant on the floor, picking oneself up, exiting the area for a brief moment, handing the bullet to Jesus Christ and then underhandedly ending the world within which such an event could occur, in a near perfect fabrication that allows one to gently and reasonably and with much restitution in mind, stop the event from ever happening Ever. then trying to explain it to the public as they try to explain it back - knowing that the answer will never arrive comfortably and in direct address and because of that also knowing that something entirely unpredictable and yet totally unnecessary could happen. as opposed to a human paradise that is the literal offering of Heaven. then having Jesus, the Devil and a Soulmate arrive on time. to express a absurdity yet to be realized. perhaps because of the Infinite delacacy of the repercussion. while maintaining allegiance to an adolescent proclivity to lonely masturbation in a fuzzy funny freaky fun zone.
Right to Lifers who support capital punishment
Atlanta with no curbside recycling
??
that's a hard one. i mean, personally i think it's absurd that in many ways people know exactly what needs to be changed and choose not to because they're just more comfortable with what's been going on. i had a yoga teacher once say that the definition of insanity was trying the same thing over and over again even though it never worked in the first place. i think that also illustrates absurdity pretty well.
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Absurdity: the quality or state of being absurd: Absurd: an adj, ridiculous, unreasonable, unsound, incongruous, having no rational or orderly relationship to our lives, meaningless, lacking order or value; a noun, the state or condition in which a human being exists in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which human life has no meaning outside of its own existence.
I think this might be the best question of the week so far, and the more I think about the task of illustration the slipperier it becomes, because the more I look into anything the more logical it seems to become; I glimpse the form that follows chaos. Yet, that said, I still find it all ultimately meaningless.
A Manifesto
When you do away with form
As you indulge in formlessness
The first thing that you notice is
New forms manifest themselves
Or old forms reassert their shells
Because they simply have to be
And chaos is the anomaly
So push against the edge of style
Undermine and subvert design
You’ll teeter on the brink of charm
You’ll kiss the wall of the abyss
And stare into the eye of essence
But as you love each new fought bliss
Don’t forget the lobster bisque*
*Bisque – from French, bis cuites, twice cooked: a classic soup, highly spiced and very creamy.
** It has been suggested that it should not end "lobster bisque", but rather "mobster risque."
??
GM and Chrysler are seeking $14 billion from the government and for this GM alone said they would need to cut 47,000 workers.
??
There's the bizarre and wondrous paradox that, with all of the electronic devices for communication that are at our fingertips, it is harder than ever to get someone on the phone, have a business call answered by a real person, strike up a conversation with someone face to face or find people on the street who aren't surrounded by the me-pod and actually being aware of the space they occupy. Take, for example, the couple who breaks up by text message (from a real news story), or a number of people I know who, despite having a cell phone, a home phone and an office phone yet cannot be reached by telephone.
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The concept of owning things.
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and mine...
Borrowing money to get out of debt.
Do you make fun of others? (2/9/09)
yes, not as much as I used to but yes, I do.
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yes
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Only if they're Republicans.
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I take my fun where I can get it, but it seldom involves doing it at another person's expense.
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You're kidding me with this one, right? I am, in fact, a literal comedian. I have no choice but to make fun of people. My latest choice is Williamsburg hipsters who claim to be seeking individuality while attempting to look the same as each other. They are no better than the corporate suits they make fun of.
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I have fun laughing at people who make fun of others.....my favorite pastime is watching the Chelsea Lately show. She's a successful sailor-mouth comedian who bags on narcissistic celebrity culture; she is especially hilarious when slamming Britney, Lindsay, Paris Hilton and their parents. That's about the extent to which I make fun of others, other than a little harmless banter with my boss.
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all the time!
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Nope, I make fun with others!
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Only gently
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Only if they aren't already fun.
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No disrepecting someone is not good karma nor good for the soul to sleep a restfully at night
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Good question......not anymore, but back in the day.....watch out!
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Busted. I do and I don't like that about me. I am very observant and I often comment aloud. I have learned to temper my comments to be less judgmental, but I still can't seem to shut it off completely. While skiing, I have been known to have a running commentary on the ski lift...call it my skier's "play by play." What's interesting about this question is that I consider myself adept at avoiding gossip...but then I still fall short of the ideal by criticizing and commenting on the foibles of strangers. If I don't make fun of them to their face and I don't know them, is it still bad? My "justification" is along the lines of the "If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it does it make a sound" argument. The truth is...I am still practicing being mean.
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yes, of others, near others, about others, in regards to others...
The QOTW girl walks into a bar.
The bartender says "What are you drinking?"
The next day fifty people open up an email that says, "What are you drinking?"
Ba-dum!
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Yes, but I only make fun of pompous people. Pomposity just ticks me off!
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Only to their faces. And as often as I can.
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People making fun others made me so uncomfortable and unhappy in school, that when I hear it going on i usually walk away. I'm a school teacher, and it's amazing how many adults regularly do it, then they wonder why so many of their kids are getting in trouble for bullying.
There are better ways to deal with one's insecurities.
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Not since I was reprimanded by a nun in high school for making fun of the class weirdo. She stopped me in my tracks, and in that moment, I saw myself and didn't like what I saw. I never forgot it, and never did it again.
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No more than I make fun of myself. Laughter is good for a gal!
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only with affection, and if we are good friends.
i was made fun of far too much growing up to ever want to inflict that on anyone else, whether they can hear me or not.
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Make fun of others, as in making fun of your friend for paying way to much for a bicycle tune-up? YES
Make fun of others, as in making fun of some person almost tripping on the sidewalk? YES
Make fun of others, as in making fun of my foreigner wife saying some word in English that sounds really weird? YES
I have definitely been known to make fun of others, and I try to make sure I do it in a way that they know about it, otherwise it is too easy!!
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y'know, i am pleased to say, not too often, can't even remember. i mean sometimes to their face, but not behind a back.
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nope ... never ...
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Sometimes I do, and I usually end up feeling really bad about myself at those times. I'm trying to be more tolerant and accepting of the differences I see in people. Afterall, the world would be very boring if we were all the same.
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Only if I know that the person is in on the fun making
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only those cell phone guys.
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I have a friend who has a really difficult time laughing at himself. Every few days, I make up a purportedly real news story about him. Sometimes it is as simple as taking some odd news story and changing the details, but usually there is much more fiction involved. According to some of these stories, my friend has found rare fungal species growing in his garden that caused the entire neighborhood to sing Mario Lanza songs and had a sneaker robbed on the street by a priest that thought it looked just like the Virgin Mary and who wouldn’t let him have it back, but placed it instead in a sanctuary for old ladies to shake their beads at it. He has been arrested while on line at Wall-Mart for moving too slowly forward with his cart, been arrested for running up the aisles on an airplane during flight in a superhero costume, and for being impertinent to a traffic agent. He had become the new Secretary of State and made a 36-hour movie involving a single static shot of cheese. He swam to Tokyo from New York, and was once mistaken for Miley Cyrus while touring in Moscow (he is a actually a man in his mid-forties) and given the keys to the city. In other stories, my friend very happily married his hound dog, started a campaign against nighttime (according to him actually being only deadly black air), and programmed all the outdoor December displays in his neighborhood to perform dirty ditties about Santa Claus, caused the financial crisis. There are actually many more since this has been going on for a couple of years and my friend sometimes howls (like “leave my mother out of it.”), but he really loves that I do it. In the end, I guess you can’t really call this making fun of him. Sticking a pin into the tense air of his balloon is more like it, given how much he appreciates them.
Do I make fun of people? How can I say no when only this morning I saw the story about how 63% of Americans don’t accept Darwin’s theories and reacted by saying to the friends near me that I was so proud to have been a monkey once, because at least I had an excuse then to explain why there were so many knuckleheads around. I don’t attack people individually anymore though. If I get the urge, I always think they have enough troubles with my own waste of energy I would expend in adding to them for them.
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No, never. Honestly, I don't.
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And mine...
For some reason, when my sisters and I all make fun of our mother, she just laughs and laughs.
Monday, February 2, 2009
What do your hands say about you? (2/2/09)
That I am older than I would like to believe.
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i will have more children
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Neat, clean, and soft. Vulnerable, and slightly crooked
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Long graceful fingers...hint that I am artistic and musical.
The band on left ring finger reveals that I am married. The sparkly diamonds inset in the platinum band and no engagement ring should tell people I am well-loved but quite practical.
The heavy veins on the back of my hands give hint to my age (51) and that my hands well-used.
The very unpolished nails also should communicate that I am a no nonsense, active person.
The shattered thumb nail on the left, with the nail pulled away provides evidence that I play and fall hard.
The gash on my right thumb is from a ski edge. That reveals I was careless enough to ski without gloves...and I fell hard.
There are many small scars on knuckles...again, practical, no nonsense, earth mother type who like to get my hands dirty and doesn't bother with gloves in the garden...or anywhere else.
The callous under my ring finger on the palm says I've been married awhile.
There's a light tan on my hands even in the dead of winter...more evidence of an outdoorsy lifestyle.
My hands are also meticulously clean. I pay attention to details, but I don't bother with manicures. While my hands are decidedly feminine, they tell a story of a well rounded, athletic, artistic earth mother.
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her showers are way too fucking long.
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That I don't care enough for them.
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They’re not talking to me right now. We have a continuing bv6ncdisagreement about the attractiveness of black shiny nail polish. Plus, in the melee that followed the shrieking, the left one scratched me and smacked my cheekbone. Whatever, I poured the polish remover down the toilet.
We are very attached to each other, but dammit, I am in charge here.
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Strong, the hands of a mother, and a warrior chick.
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I removed my gloves a wee bit early while applying henna several days ago,
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That I'm older than I look
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I actually have very sensitive hands. It embarrasses me to say so, but it's true.
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That I spend more time in the office tapping away at a computer than being outside doing what I actually want to be doing.
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That I have lived a long time (hence the dark freckles that weren't there 20 years ago); that I keep my nails looking nice; that they have served me well over the years, but are beginning to thicken around the knuckles. My skin is more wrinkled now than it used to be, but my hands still operate efficiently, especially for their age.
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Durn, I didn't know they could talk with me!
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I remember going to a palm reader in Berkeley when I was a teenager. He took one look at my hands and said, kind of startled, "Wow, you got a lot going on!"
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I'm white.
I'm in my twenties.
I do not perform manual labor on a regular basis.
I play the piano, or should be playing the piano.
I don't care to get (or can't afford) a manicure
I had an allergic reaction to oysters last night and scratched like the dickens.
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I need to drink more water moisturize.
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I'm married. I don't get manicures regularly. I have soft skin. I'm graceful.
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that i'm an old soul
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That I can roll the craziest most outlandish blunts with ease
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that I'm OCD and wash my hands too fucking much.
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I have a medium sized penis. And I'm sensitive and play guitar.
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My hands are very small, sweet and delicate, which, when clenched into fists, are akin to speeding bullets. (I learned this as a kid when I finally fought back against a bully.) Something about all that sums up my personality.
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I've spent a lot of time in the sun, and forgot to moisturize.
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Strength and kindness. Short and stubby, but strength and kindness :-).
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They say, " Hard worker, and up and coming star hairstylist!"
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That I am a carpenter, heading towards being a business person, and my hands aren't as tough as they used to be. And my left hand says that I am married.
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I've never been very expressive with my hands. Words are my forte. I guess the most important things my hands have to say are when they are wrapped around a guitar.
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My hands tell many a sad, sordid, brave, foolish and triumphant tales. They are a pair of my most valuable tools. They are scarred, bruised, cut and scabbed... I work with birds (there goes my anonymity ;o)) ... they serve as a perch, a cradle, a means to health and sometimes death. I sometimes hide them in embarrassment as they are not very feminine or attractive. Someone once told me, "I like your hands. They are used well." Mostly, I appreciate them!
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Large v-shaped scar and a slight inability to straighten the third finger of my right hand says I had a seizure while scraping paint off a window and cut my finger down to the bone with the razor blade I was using. A three hour surgery and six months of physical therapy and hand restraints fixed it about 98%.
Small straight line scar on the left hand under the thumb says I went too fast with a box cutter while working in my dad's store as a teenager.
Calluses on the side and top of the right index finger and top of right middle finger say I work as a fiber artist and hold sewing needles, felting needles and crochet hooks a lot.
Lots of small scars all over my right lower hand and wrist say that I work with lots of unsocialized, scared rabbits from the shelter who tend to bite really hard.
The general smallness of my hands says that I was malnourished as a child.
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Working man!
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That I live with a kitty.
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And mine...
One school of thought says I am a lesbian, based on the relative length of my first and ring fingers. The long nails and soft finger tips on my left hand say I haven't been playing guitar on a regular basis. Prominent veins say I am fair skinned and 40-something. Long, strong design of them say I am from good, Eastern European peasant stock. The lines apparently told two palm readers that I am a late bloomer. That I believe.
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