January 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 31 Jan 2008
I was engrossed in a conversation last night about growth ….I’m not talking about size I’m talking about a person growing in spirit to the point where they can feel themselves flying inside.. Its a feeling that each one of us are special, that whatever you set out to do you can achieve, a feeling of such happiness its unsurpassed, a feeling that your souls flying inside totally uplifted and free..Being totally connected with your spiritual side and able to feel, experience and enjoy everything there is in life to feel without worrying ……I had a friend round last night and out came the wine, i wouldn’t normally drink it but i actually felt i wanted to try it, so its a first for me, so 2 bottles later we stumbled on this conversation and Ive now discovered i actually do like wine …
She started it off by saying how she sees me, i was pretty shocked, the way she describes me i don’t see myself as, or feel anything like she seems to see me, why? ..
why cant we feel it and why do we always see the bad in ourselves, not the good ?
To me she oozes confidence, seems so alive its infectious … this is someone who really will make the most from her life …no doubt
She also makes me want to, I’m not in fear of getting older… in fact I am looking forward to every moment, some think when you hit a certain age you have to behave in such a manner and you cant do this, that or the other, as you are simply to old to act like that, i don’t believe that..
I missed 10 years of what some class as the best part of their life, to me it wasn’t I spent years being brought down and controlled until it got to the point I had nothing left , I wasn’t growing i was dying..
The older I become the happier I seem to feel about age, it really doesn’t matter, we gain knowledge, experience and friendships as we go along to add to what we already have so its all great….
We can all look at ourselves in the mirror and frown about the bits that don’t hold up so well and see the marks of age taking shape, but does it really change you as a person … no…
No matter what you do it wont hold back the clock , you should be happy you’re getting old …. many don’t get given that gift …
to just enjoy whats inside them, as that’s the part that stays alive ..
Have you ever heard the saying the eyes don’t lie, its true, whats around the outside may look completely different with years, but the sparkle will stay in them if you are alive inside…
Work stress, problems, its all takes its toll , although you feel like you’re jumping hurdles, later you realise that certain events & past moments have affected the way you feel and little by little they strike at your confidence, bringing it down……
I remember a girl I know who had a older partner she used to joke and say that she would trade him in for a younger model, why ? if she wanted someone younger she should have moved on and not kept his spirit morally down with her supposedly funny jibes & jokes that constantly reminded him of the fact he was getting older, they did eventually split for him to move in with her younger model but, what she hadn’t bargained for was she had grown so old in her manner of ridiculing people and couldn’t keep someone younger if she tried, if the mind dies then the rest follows suit shortly …. so it all kind of backfired on her …
What this goes to show is its the mind that keeps you young, so instead of worrying about what you like in that mirror work towards making yourself feel good inside, that’s what we take with us through life …
What we were talking about last night was, what do you need, feel, want, to make and keep you feeling alive inside, what makes some people feel they can really fly…. without wings…
For each of us its different, what works for one, may not work for another, its that unique way we are each made up that controls what it is we search for, what makes us complete…
While i lay in bed last night it was running through my head, society cant deal with free spirits, they try to keep us down, for whatever reasons it may be, people use words envious, jealousy, but i am the kind of person that gets hurt from that, I don’t cause hurt, its just not in my nature, be it friends family whatever, I always have tried to do whats best for them, if someone was picking holes in them self and you could see they were down, wouldn’t you try to bring their confidence up, tell them they are wanted and how special they were, help them to try to feel good about themselves again, assure them that they really do matter, or if someone had less that you did and you were able to give without thinking, just so they wouldn’t have to struggle quite as much, would you ? ………
If you even had to think about it, then you need to look in and feel how they feel, that’s the problem nowadays nobody feels anything…….except the bad stuff … its sad…
I’m now thankfully back on my journey learning what i need to fly, my way will no doubt be different to some to what makes me happy, i don’t care about the material things I do care about the feelings, and want to experience my life in full, I’m not ready to sleep and rip holes in myself anymore, i am what i am and I’m happy with that…
And as for my friend we intend going out having a giggle and causing mayhem…
After all life is exactly what you make it….. and what you make of it …lol
love Joanne xxx
Wed 30 Jan 2008
It holds many powerful meanings,
Yet we all search for it….
What is a soul mate…..
and how do we know if we’ve met ours…….
Its our search for the other half of one’s soul, complete compatibility, for which all our souls are driven to find …
Ive been in love with a guy I would have done anything for, we shared so much together and connected in so many ways but in some ways sadly we didn’t…
it was the love and lust thing, but nothing further
I didn’t feel safe with him, which only a woman can understand… i believe, its a word women whisper to each other, as we all know exactly what it means ..
Safety, security comes when you can feel so close to a person you trust them completely, you trust their words if they tell you not to worry and feel security when they are beside you, as this person also brings you strength, whatever happens if you need them they are there, unconditionally…
I didn’t have those feelings, i had the love and passion, but not the trust or belief in him….
Searching for our ’soul mate’ means we search for someone who is compatible in every way, some people believe all men and women have their duplicate opposite… someone who shares the same soul, whether there is one person or if there could be more than one…i cant say…
we walk through life day to day, searching for that person who understands us without explanation, hears without words, who we feel without touching….. he or she, is out there…
There is a belief that some souls are literally made to be our mates, for us both to play an important role in each others’ lives… sometimes we cant explain strong connections to people we just know they are there, so who are we to argue history….
These souls are thought to have created a connection in a past life and have chosen this lifetime to help each other heal …
How do we know when we meet them? and how do we know if its them? it is as they say…
you just know …..
The feelings have to be two sided, its no good you believing some guy is your soul mate and stalking the poor fella to death, when he doesn’t feel anything for you, except you should be locked up..lol
It has to a mutual feeling from inside out….. so we mustn’t get confused here, its a love that goes beyond just love , and a feeling this person completes us..
Its like music sometimes we all hear songs we feel ‘must have been written for us’ cutting words that sink so deep, right to the core of our very soul’s..
this person does the same for us in all areas, its someone we feel we’ve known all our lives, who understands us, you feel totally comfortable around them, that never have to be anything except yourself with…
I watch every morning an elderly couple pass my house, every day they are there dead on 8 holding hands to fetch the morning paper, the love these guys have makes my eyes well up, for years they walk past, yet every day is like their first, i have no doubts they are true soul mates, just way they look at each other, makes the day a brighter one for me..
So whether we can all get to feel the same is down to us, it may be a case of luck or indeed fate, but whatever comes, never give up the belief theres someone out there made for you, i spent 9 years with a guy who abused me physically & mentally yet every night when i went to sleep i never lost hope..
I wanted my knight in shining armour to come and rescue me, away from all the pain, from the miserable life i had, but knew he was out there somewhere, i just had to find the confidence to free myself up and hope he would find me….
But regardless to whether he would come, it was the hope that made me strong, it gave me that ray of light that i would get up, bath and try to be the best i could, just in case is was today i met him…. and as strange as that sounds it worked…
So if you do or don’t believe that person is out there for you, bury your beliefs and look at it as your ray of light..
A little hope that just might grow into something life changing……….
Soul Mate …
If you have found a smile
that is the sweetest one you’ve known,
If you have heard, within a voice, the echoes of your own,
If you have felt a touch, that stirs, the longings of your heart,
And still can feel that closeness, in the moments you’re apart,
If you have filled with wonder, at the way two lives can blend
To weave a perfect pattern, that is seamless, end to end,
If you believe some things in life, are simply meant to be,
Then you have found your soul mate,
your heart’s own destiny…..
By Joanne xxx
Wed 30 Jan 2008
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Tue 29 Jan 2008
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Tens of thousands of people worldwide are planning to “panic-buy” carrots as part of a joke campaign on Facebook.
More than 91,000 Facebook users have signed up to a group called “On May 15, 2008, everybody needs to go out and panic buy carrots”.
They plan to go out at 2pm on the designated day and buy as many carrots as they can, reports Sky News.
Student Freya Valentine, who created the original site, insists it is all just a bit of fun.
“We know we’re not going to cause a massive world-wide shortage,” she said.
“To the carroty people who are saying this could never happen - maybe you should be thankful for the imminent rise we are probably going to make it your profits on May 15.”
David Martin, vice-chairman of the British Carrot Growers’ Association, is excited by the idea.
“It’s an extraordinary proposition,” he said.
“Purchasers can be assured they’ll have a fine product in the middle of May - as long as they buy British carrots. Bring it on! Let’s try and reach a million members!”
The 986 members plan to turn panic-bought carrots into soups and other carrot-related dishes, and deliver their produce to the needy and homeless.
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