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Monday, March 22, 2010

Quote of the Week

"We must become the change we want to see"
Mahatma Gandhi

Friday, March 19, 2010

Truth Be Told

When do we make the necessary changes that need to be made to something in our lives that is not any good for us? When should we proceed in the “right” direction as opposed to continuing with the “wrong” direction? Who is to say what “Right” is and what is “Wrong?” Are these “rights” and “wrongs” based solely on the individual(s) and their opinion(s)? Should we even become upset when another person invades our world and tells us their own opinions about our personal situations? Many of the times ignoring the fact that we may not want to hear their opinions. There are always extenuating circumstances that people should get involved in another person’s life – if something is endangering them or those around them. But other than those extenuating circumstances – when do WE make those necessary changes for ourselves? When do we decide to do what is right in a situation that requires some type of action or reaction? When do we start putting the proper puzzle pieces together?

Should we really get upset when people don’t mind their businesses and involve themselves with our affairs? Should we appreciate their interference in our lives? Should we look at their interference as an opening to a door that we ourselves keep closed because we are not willing to open the door ourselves? Do we really need to hear what we all deep down already know?
Do we want to know?

But...We...do...know… We ALWAYS know! Most of the time there is nothing to ask anyone that we do not already know for ourselves. (Well at least for the most part.) We don’t need advice we just want to hear something different from someone else on what we should or shouldn’t do. When you have to think about something that’s going on in your life (whatever aspect it could be) (and in the pit of your stomach and deep in your heart you know it’s wrong or somewhere inside your head that little voice is screaming or talking nonstop advising you to turn the other way, to do something different, to end something, to tell the truth, to stop doing something, to speak up about something, to be honest with yourself about something etc) What else could there possibly be to question? Sometimes we look for outside opinions about our situations or about our actions (and sometimes we tread lightly around even these truths that we are willing to expose ourselves to hear – and we mask our situations so that way we can justify to our selves what we are doing with what is really going on.)

When you want to hear it – you ask! When you don’t want to hear it – you mask! Isn’t it all so very simple?

But it’s never that simple – who are we hurting or affecting the most? If it would affect or hurt someone else and disrupt things dramatically – do we selfishly continue with our escapades or does a change need to be made somewhere? Are you selfish and self serving? Or are you ½ selfish and try to make up for it in other ways? Or do you deny being selfish at all? If it’s okay the things that are going on then what’s to think about? Why all the pondering? Why all the guilt? (there’s always guilt) Do you have any guilt or is that one more thing you want to add on to the list of topics to avoid? (Maybe there is no guilt and you just don’t care but then maybe you should be honest about that then – starting with being honest with yourself) Or maybe you are just too afraid to face up to the truth of the things that have been created in your world? What skeletons are in your closet? What demons do you have to face? What reality are you living in? What truth needs to be told? All situations that need to be addressed, need to be faced, and it starts at home first. Home is your own personal sanctuary of peace and solitude within yourself. With the removal of your mask a revelation of an unspoken truth is revealed, and with that alone you are set free!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Quote of the week!

"The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and ironically, the more real." Lucian Freud

Work of Art

We paint a self portrait of ourselves revealing the beauty that creates who we are and the things we want from life. Constantly transforming within ourselves exploring our own internal growth. So similar our inner growth is to that of a flower that blooms, then withers and dies, then the seeds are planted again to bloom ever so brightly, illuminating the essence of who we are - for we are forever changing! Multifaceted, colorful and beautiful - that's what we are, even when we do not feel this way. Keep in mind that we are in fact a work in progress, constantly tweaking our own imperfections (or at least that's what we should be doing for ourselves.) But of course many of us never look closely enough to make the necessary life altering changes (or even small changes that would lead to the bigger picture.) So many of us remain stagnant, never being able to really move forward because we can't see our own reflections. (But isn't it amazing how quickly we can see other reflections - and how quick we are to fault or criticize another, instead of bringing one another up to where we all should be.) We search (or we say we search) we look for (something) but we can't find it. We take alternate routes thinking this route would make us feel better (fulfilled.) But for many there is still something always missing. We are incomplete! Our master piece is never quite done. But that's just it most of us want things when we want it, how we want it, and if that does not happen then we become unhappy. But NEVER give up on that masterpiece! Never shove it aside - it's intended for you always and nothing or no one in this world can finish it for you. The word "Living" should open the door automatically on self reflection. All things that are associated with living and it affects your life in any form or fashion should open the door to self reflection. Reflect and Paint! Reflect and Paint! Don't just paint a pretty picture and be blind. Reflect, Paint, Grow and Learn! This is your self portrait - what message are you sending to the world - what message are you unconsciously sending yourself? As once said "the longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and ironically, the more real." Lucian Freud
Will your work of art become a masterpiece? Or will it just remain an unfinished work of art?

Friday, March 5, 2010

My Quote of the Day

We are, all of us, molded and remolded by those who have loved us, and though that love may pass, we remain none the less their work - a work that very likely they do not recognize, and which is never exactly what they intended.

Francois Mauriac, The Desert of love

This quote does something to me - it evokes this sense of truth and wisdom so beautifully expressed and I feel it holds much truth. We are shaped and molded by those who love us and because of their work we become who we are. I just found it to be interesting and relevant in all of our lives.
Held in captivity
by the illusions of love
holding my breath under water
I'm drowning...
foolish me...
I feel my heart pounding
You breathe life into me
I'm dying in your arms
your touch saturates my soul
I'm inclined to believe that love has cost me everything
My soul is set free
death setting us apart
because in life your love was the end of me
battles lost for we both fell apart
conquering my will, imprisoning my soul
locking up the very essence of who I really am
disillusioned by your own theories
this love is all we have
only a matter of time before I caved
all the lies
purify my soul
opening my eyes waves surround me
saying goodbye to something that should of never been
the sweet kiss of death

Simplicity of Love

Many of us experience love and find ourselves diving so far ahead that before we know it we become lost - we are lost. Swimming somewhere far out at sea - entranced by the idea of love. Exposing ourselves to another element of living. Then sometimes we experience some of the rocky waves of love, and at times those waves may catch us off guard. But then we find ourselves fighting and struggling to hold on- because this is our life. These are the things we want - or at least we think that we want. In the beginning stages of love we become so lost and fixated on this person and what we believe we see - sometimes blinded by the person that is actually there. We hurt without intending to and we get hurt because we leave ourselves open - and at times we hold on when it's better to just let go. But this is the never ending pain and level of dissatisfaction associated with love. Love transcends all things. Love binds souls! Love feeds and nourishes our very essence. We need to love in our lives. We should embrace the beauty of a passing love and the captivation of a lasting love. But does that lasting love mean that it is always meant to be? Is that love strong enough to withstand the test of time? Is love always compatible? Love being so complicated and fragile, making and breaking us at times. And yet we still find ourselves constantly drawn and intrigued by all the possibilities being in love would or could bring out in each and every one of us. For we feel complete loving and feeling loved - or at least that is the illusion! For those that are still searching and unable to find love believing in the bewitchment of all the illusions - does having love truly complete who we are? Is the quest for love selfish and potentially destructive? When we have expectations for love are we ever really satisfied? When we set boundaries and limitations do we tarnish the beauty of what may actually flourish? I think there are times that we may sabotage our own ability in achieving happiness with love (as hard as that might be to admit). We sometimes could be our own worst enemies especially when it comes to love. Because the ideology of love for perfect balance and harmony is we either fully accept the other for who they are or we don't because change comes from within. Is there ever really a middle ground when it comes to acceptance of love? We love and we feel love passionately. We give ourselves to this experience so naturally - for love simply blows us all away!

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