Posted by: aealmon | May 26, 2012

Son of a Female Dog

 

Philosophical people are described as;

Concerned with the study of the nature of life and reality, or of related areas such as ethics, logic, or metaphysics

Concerned with deep questions of life: concerned with or given to thinking about the larger issues and deeper meanings in life and events

My mom told me that she doesn’t always understand what I’m saying.

My mother is not stupid!

 

I’m not pompous and I’m not looking for pity is what I have to tell myself to admit:

I am way too smart for my own good!

 

“Intellectual Giftedness” is the term I’m going with…

People who are gifted “thinkers” usually have emotional and social issues.

 

I looked up every term I could think of and here is the list:

-Isolation

-perfectionism

-underachievement

-depression

I just described the first 30ish years of my life.

Metaphor:

ME: A single tree is really a whole forest: Zen Wisdom for Tu B’shvat

NOT ME: The saying that someone “can’t see the forest for the trees” is a reference to people who get so involved with the details of an issue that they lose sight of the larger issue.

WAIT: I’m both.

 

Son of a Female Dog!

…And I have Bipolar Disorder

I have to communicate with someone I love and don’t want to lose really soon, where are my freaking red sparkly F’ing SHOES?

 

 

 

 

Posted by: aealmon | May 25, 2012

Numbers 6: 24-26 (NLT) means something to me

 

 

I was looking through my one of my iPhone apps trying not to cry thinking this is not good, this feels wrong,

what am I going to do, what is happening, yesterday was the best and worst day of my life,

finally, what was going on stopped.

 

But not before I saw this:

 

 

 

 

I know way too much about nothing happening.

 

I’m Bipolar, having nothing happen, it is a place I have frequented the majority of my life.

 

About five months into my latest nothing I met some random strangers and decided to go along on an adventure.

It was about 10am and the woman who I met was extremely drunk.

I give meeting her the credit of being a blessing in my life… I gained perspective, that’s a blessing!

 

There is a concept known as the “Tipping Point,” which is often an innocuous event…

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, the book by Malcolm Gladwell, provides an idea of how things bubble along and then their importance grows, seemingly overnight

 

POINT:  I have identified that woman as my tipping point, if I wanted to get real intellectual about I’d provide his thoughts on the bystander effect…

J/K

There is a reason you like to read blogs

 

Things bubbled along and she introduced me to the love of my life, at that point,

I had basically ended up, “in over my head”,

and something about him made the time it took to get her out of my life bearable.

 

That morning at a bar, without realizing, I ended my stay with nothing.

 

I was doing, “Something”

 

That lasted about two months and during that time I was embracing “Change”

I even quoted, “Change can come like a gentle breeze, barely noticeable in any moment,

but resulting in enormous changes over time. We don’t perceive ourselves changing much in any given day,

but can see that we look much different now than when we were first born. Gradual changes are the easiest to accept.

Change can come like a gust of wind, either pushing or knocking us off our path, or swiftly moving us forward.

This is a noticeable, “lucky break,” or “setback,” that we couldn’t have predicted, but can choose to go with it,

or try to get back to where we were before it came along.

Change can come in the form of a tornado.

Everything that was certain and thought to be secure the day before is now different.

A lottery win, a serious car accident, a pregnancy, a job loss, an unexpected death.

Life can never return to exactly the way it was, but it can either be rebuilt, or built entirely anew.

This is the most disturbing type of change, but it can also be the most rewarding. It is forever life-changing.”

~Doe Zatamata

What gets me the most is that I have been multi-tasking with “change” and” spiritual growth”.

 

I went as far as sharing and I quote,

“Love is the greatest energy on this planet and at the moment you need to ask yourself am I coming from love or fear?

Everything has sped up now so what you put out will return in tenfold as quick as lightning.

There is not time after the thought, emotion or event to ask was that from love or fear?

The energy of Love will have already been creating the wave patterns of energy to soon return the same to you.

Then you may wonder, why is this happening to me?”

~The blog post was, “Coming Only From Love,” by lesleyevans2012 on WordPress.com

 

The last two months I can now identify as the “Gust of Wind” style of change.

 

Within the range of 48 or maybe 72 hours,

“Everything happened all at once.”

 

The test, “my ass,”

EXAM question answer, which I will classify metaphorically as a short essay EXAM, Was the following…

 

“I will go home like you have asked,

I am madly in love with you,

Stop pretending you are stupid or asleep and face reality.

The Big Picture:

“Why are you crying?”

Completed with bullshit I used to support the conclusion that the answer was actually a simple question.

“Why are you crying?”

 

 

 

 

“Cultivating an active relationship with the divine is the essential ingredient to being able to receive and trust guidance when it comes our way.”

~My “Two Cents” on my May 21st post from my blog Spiritual Rumination

 

Why not?:  http://spiritualruminations.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/divine-guidance/

 

Culminating with “8 things to Remember during the Storms of Life…” on May 23rd,   …SAME BLOG

1. The Universe is in full control of the timing and intensity of your trials and destruction does against the laws of the Universe.

2. There is a specific purpose for your suffering which you will understand when you learn what it was meant to teach you.

3. This trial will prove to be profitable if you accept that you are powerless and have faith in a Higher Power.

4. Trying situations are opportunities for faith to prove genuine and grow stronger.

5. When you endure extreme pressure with unexplainable peace and joy, your spiritual connection to the Universe is strong.

6. Your difficulties are opportunities to gain perspective that allows you recognize bliss.

7. The Divine will walk with you through all trials offering guidance.

8. Spirit will enable you not only to survive but also to come out a conqueror

I have taken this test a few times before without any sense of awareness

 

I have admitted that this is not the first time everything has happened all at once,

after all,

I am turning 32 years old on the 29th of May,

I have calculated that it is approximately the same amount of time away from now as the average American work week.

On the 29th I will write a post, I will name it, “God Gave Me”

That will be my birthday present:

With full self-awareness, a healthy spiritual life, and accepting myself exactly as I am,

Knowing that it is okay that I am not perfect, but every single thing about me is 100% acceptable.

Realizing that many things are even more than just acceptable, they are wonderful!

I will share what God gave me when I finally, truly, honestly, embraced my life, and acted out of love.

 

 

Posted by: aealmon | May 23, 2012

Kismet, That’s How I Met My Boyfriend

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

If you have a dream, chances are you will need help to get there.

Whether you want to write a book, climb a mountain, win Olympic Gold, speak a new language or improve your health, your best bet will be to attract a good teacher into your life…

– one who will believe in you, and have the ability to help you to grow and to shine.

Sometimes the only thing that holds you back from success is not a lack of talent or good ideas, it’s a lack of knowledge, skills or techniques.

But that doesn’t have to be an obstacle – trust that there truly is someone or something out there in the Universe that can help you bridge that knowledge gap.

Someone will have walked that road before you, and they’ll be willing to show you how to follow in their footsteps…

 I’m a lucky Girl

 
Thanks to Cauldrons and Cupcakes
http://cauldronsandcupcakes.com/2012/05/23/let-the-teacher-appear/
Posted by: aealmon | May 22, 2012

The Power of Silence

I have not written a poem in a long time.

I’m scared to share it because I forgot how personal poetry is. 

 

Personal is an understatement, I feel like my words are a betrayal but I know it’s fear that fuels my thought

 

 

 

When I recognize the sound,
I know he hopes I’m sleeping.
So I listen, offering silence,
He knows that I can hear him cry.
I don’t bother with concern,
I don’t ask what’s wrong.
Silently,
I listen, so he knows he’s not alone.
Posted by: aealmon | May 21, 2012

Blame

 

You don’t have to be mentally ill to be guilty of the blame game.

Blame is a coping mechanism

Always will be…

I thought if I offered a new perspective on an example of blame, people might experience a shift in perspective, I want people to think.

 

EXAMPLE: Blameing your parents

 

It’s like this, from an article:

Our parents didn’t give us what we needed. It’s not necessarily their fault though. They probably didn’t get the messages of self-love delivered to them either!

Parents don’t intentionally set out to ruin their children.

Parents carry their own wounds, shame, pain, and blame.

And they unconsciously project it all over their kids.

The truth is we all project our light and our darkness on those around us.

 

Okay, so maybe the parents aren’t difficult

 

1. Don’t expect to change your parents

2. Don’t expect your parents to ask for help

3. Don’t ignore the elephant in the room.

4. Don’t micromanage.

5. Don’t confuse your priorities with those of your parents.

6. Don’t underestimate the effects of aging and loss.

7. Don’t beat yourself up.

 

 

This is your life, nobody is to blame, you just don’t have the life you expected.

Acknoledge that you don’t have the life you want,

And ask yourself,

“What now?”

 

Posted by: aealmon | May 21, 2012

Finding Questions

Have you ever had a question change the way you are living or powerfully impact your life?

We often seek answers throughout our lives,

but perhaps it is the questions rather than the answers that make the biggest difference in attaining fullness of life.

That was the answer, the questions can be profound.

What would people think if I took the day off and did nothing?

How do you do nothing?

If I do nothing will things get out of control?

There is nothing I can do about it, is there?

How long will I be able to make it through the day when I have nothing to do?

If I don’t do something there is no telling what I’ll think about…

What happens when you do nothing?

How would it feel if I didn’t do anything?

I could go on but those were just to get you thinking…

What I’ve learned is that when you don’t do anything…

example first:

Literally: Lay in the bed all day noticing the ceiling untill you have to at least get up to pee and stop your stomach from growling because you noticed it was making actual noise.

When you do nothing it doesn’t mean nothing will happen, it means you will think about something.

If your mind isn’t focused on something you’re doing, it will tell you what it thinks.

What is it that you don’t want to think about?

 

 

I lose my filter sometimes when I’m comfortable with someone and my thoughts get excited and want a little time outside my mind,

so I talk,

My train of thought becomes audible and I have no control over what I say, literally.

I’ve been holding everything back a long time by this point, I am rarely comfortable with another person,

comfortable enough to talk with absolutely no attempt to consider how my thoughts are going to influence the person,

sometimes these moments change everything and since I was talking I have no idea what it was that I said that initiated the change.

 

 

There is no way I can predict what will happen when someone listens to me when I’m not sensoring anything,

I finally accepted that whatever happens,

it’s for the best.

 

Posted by: aealmon | May 21, 2012

I Love You

 

“What you say when you react to something before you have a chance to think reveals a lot about you.” -Doe Zatamata

I posted Doe’s thoughts on the automatic use of the word sorry and my boyfriend finds ways to remind me that he disagrees with that post.

Irregardless of our differences in opinion,

I have previously stated and believe that he is a muse.

 

I was poetic about it at first likening him to a spark that had rekindled the flame within me that I felt had gone out.

Inspired by the quote

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”

 

 

Then, last night, he said, “I love you” for the first time.

What made it special were the words he used, after he said that.

 

“That felt good,” was what I heard whispered by my ear.

 

This morning he woke up a grump,

Ironically,

It is the very mood in which, when I listen, the most prolific thoughts escape his mind.

 

I awkwardly brought up the exchange that had occurred the night before and in response I got…

“Don’t expect to hear it all the time”

 

IGNITION; Thoughts flowing so fast I was unable to illiterate

“The spark” -

 

“An overwhelming depth of understanding that resonates within, perceived as a moment in time in which you are one with the universe.” –me

 

I mumbled something like, “I know, when people overuse the word love it seems to lose its meaning.”

 

The meaning of the word love is different for everyone,

In my life, until now,

The people who loved me didn’t know how to say it.

The people who have manipulated and hurt me told me they loved me all the time.

 

I am grateful that I was capable of recognizing the fact that he meant what he said…

 

Posted by: aealmon | May 19, 2012

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