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These are my thoughts and ramblings as I forge my way through this thing they call Life. I blog with these groups:     "Blogging Circle of Friends "  [E] 
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Blog City - Day 3078 Let this quote inspire your writing: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anais Nin I like this quote as it is very true. Tasting life twice. The first time you feel the exhilaration of the time and place. The moment is in its full bloom with all your senses engaged. The second is after you have had a chance to sit with it, mull it over and come back to it with new insights. Both experiences are defined. Those you experience as 'good' have a sweetness to them and memories that are like honey. Those experiences you deem as 'bad' are painful in the moment. Excruciating in their intensity. Time and distance from the situation may bring insights and help you grow as a person. Depending on the intensity, those experiences may take a long time before they are able to be poked or prodded back into memory. Some may even have holes and pockets of lost memory particularly if your mind and body have tried to protect your from excessive harm. But in writing about them you can decide how close and how much you want to delve into their narrative. You may keep your distance and fictionalize them or you may dive in and do some soul searching. Either way, you decide what you can and cannot face and how much you want to share and if you will ever share it. Blogging Circle of Friends - Day 3482 Let this quote inspire your writing “The scariest moment is always just before you start." ― Stephen King I can so relate to this quote. My mind can build a situation up into something so much bigger than it is. I play with possible fallouts. I can work myself up into worrying about things that may not even happen. And that fear has the potential to paralyze me from even taking the first step into starting. If I can break through the fear and step out into the adventure of starting whatever it is, I can find my imagination has generated worries that aren't even a remote possibility. As I move through the process I build my confidence and laugh at myself for being so frightened. Once I have accomplished the thing, I feel the sweetness of having tackled something so grand. The feeling is so addictive you want to move on to try something new. If you keep going in a forward motion you don't have time to dwell on the scary stuff. But if I stop, my system clogs up and I forget that sweetness of fulfillment. I have to fight through the film of fear... and that fear builds with each passing moment as I put off getting started. |
Blog City: Prompt: Eclipse What does the word 'eclipse' mean to you? And what about the darkness in some areas of life where we need to seek clarity and light? So I did venture out today. Ran errands and checked out a new cafe - Stockyards Coffee. I wanted a place where I could see the outside world without having to be gawking at the eclipse. It was funny to see how we all gathered outside to witness the event. It did not get as dark as I had imagined. What you see on the TV screen is so very different as the eclipse itself is highlighted and the sky around it is dark. That did not really happen. The sun still shone, but not quite as boldly. And it was a bit cooler. I found it interesting that it was cloudy this morning, but cleared up in time for the eclipse and now a few of the clouds are hovering back in. It'll be another 120 years before this happens like this in our area again. It happened in 1925 - a total eclipse. Canadian Coverage: Nasa: Now today's blog asks more thought provoking questions. What does 'eclipse' mean to you? What about the darkness in some areas of life where we need to seek clarity and light? I like these questions. I have been reading a lot of books lately that have discussed the idea of loving your whole self - the good parts and the shadowy darker parts. We all have things about ourselves we are not so happy about or want to admit, but they are there. And just because they are darker or shadowy-er does not mean they are not important. We are loved for all our parts and so we need to embrace those parts and bring them into the light. Awareness helps us to heal those parts that have suffered so long in silence. We are the sum of all our parts. All those flaws and foibles make us human. Sharing those parts of ourselves makes us vulnerable. In doing so, we can help others to heal and bring the light into their scary parts. You can't heal what you don't acknowledge. |
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