This One Too

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready ... The teacher will disappear."

"A belief is only a thought you continue to think."

"Information cannot enter a closed mind."

"Silence isn't empty. it's full of answers."

"We Live On Borrowed Time."

Hello there
&
Welcome to my world and the lovely quotes that have been jumping out and smacking me right upside the head these days.
Like a slow, steady, easy parade.
Taking their time, waltzing on by.

Here's one, Jacki
& how's about this one too ...

& as I sit in the early morning hush, I am completely confused yet, totally ok.
I don't understand and I absolutely comprehend.
I don't know what to do but, I do know what to do.

I'm afraid.
I'm not.
I'm courageous.
I'm not.

oy.
See what I mean ?

It's the lingerings of an awesome Harvest Moon, I just know it.
That full, wonderful celestial body unfailingly gets this ol mind stirred up with questions.

Why ?
Oh, WHY.

But, I continually, confidently, forever and always come back to, shhhh.
just shhhh
& that whirly, twirly noise settles down, once again.

"Fear is useless; what is needed is trust."

& so,
I trust.

:)

I Am My Feelings

 

Addictively Obsessed

Have you heard the wonderful news ?
Brand new emojis will be entering your, mine & our lives very soon.

YaY

So call this a repeat if you must but, today's redo seems EXTREMELY appropriate.

weeeeeeeee.

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Anyone know the difference between an addiction and an obsession ?

Wait.
Hold on.
I'll Google.

addiction - the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
obsession - the state of being obsessed with someone or something.

um. ok.
It's official.
I'm both addicted and obsessed.

To WHAT ?? you ask.
To emojis, I reply
& if you happened to not be familiar with the word, here you go

emoji - a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc, in electronic communication

&
btw ... 
I. LOVE. GOOGLE. because Google also informs me that Shigetaka Kurita of Japan invented emojis in 1998
& if I could, I'd walk myself right on over to Japan and give that man a great big hug.

BRILLIANT.
He is brilliant
& I seriously cannot live without his lovely little representations.
They have taken over my email, my texting, my sentences, my paragraphs, my life.
Yep.
I'm pretty sure I won't survive without.

My favorite emojis are the smiley faces.
They are all just so darn cute that I often find it hard to decide which one to use ...
but I love the exclamation points too.
Red and bold, they really get my point across.
I also adore the hearts and the fist bump and the thumbs up and the and the and the ...

See ?
I love them sooooooo.

I wonder if there's an emoji factory out there.
Would that be the greatest job in the whole wide world or what ???!?
Sitting there all content and pleased, designing the next little icon guy for your peeps to enjoy ...
What FUN !!
Those are definitely THE happiest workers on the planet, I am sure !

Oh, Emoji.
I don't know how I ever lived life without you by my side but, I will tell you now, I ain't ever going back.
You brighten up my daily correspondences with your lively little selves
& YOU, according to me, are the best thing ever.
EVER.

oh and Google ?
No worries.
I'm kinda sorta addictively obsessed with you too.

YaY

:)

I Am My Feelings

1

Pardon my rerun but, with all that's been happening in this world of ours, I thought maybe we could use a reminder.

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I fell asleep thinking about it.
I woke up during the night pondering it
& it is still in my head as I stare out my window this morning.

'It' is 1
The number one.

By itself, there is nothing all that special about it.       

1

One.

1 raindrop.
1 blade of grass.
1 snowflake.
1 grain of sand.
1 leaf.

But combined with other 1's

111111111111111111111111111111
111111111111111111111111111111
111111111111111111111111111111
111111111111111111111111111111

Yeah.
You get the point.

1 person.

Me.
You.
Him.
Her.

One can share love
 or
One can share hate.
One can choose good
 or
One can choose ugly.
One can bring smiles
 or
One can cause tears.

The incredibly awesome power of one
&
Ones.

1.

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I know what I'm doing with mine today.
How about you ?

:)

I Am My Feelings

Love Does Love Will

They assure and lift me each and every time they appear.

Just like that.
Without thought or consequence.
Ready and willing.

To rush in
to protect
to help
to fix
to solve
to comfort
to offer
with no questions asked, as if they were simply waiting for the opportunity, they DO.

They continually remind me, they are here.
Always were, always will be.

Steadfast, strong, confident, proud
& humble,
SO beautifully humble.
They'd rather no spotlight.
They shun the noise.
A quiet declaration that actions do speak louder than words.

Oh, Good People !! Thank You !!
for with your genuineness, you have filled me with hope.
Your powerful presence, your heartfelt gestures, your unique kindness in the midst of chaos and horror are all I need to see, to KNOW that from now, until forever and ever and ever more.
Love Does.
Love Will.

:)

I Am My Feelings

   

Reasons

Everything happens for a reason.
Yep.
I've heard myself say those words a million times
& I truly believe them.
I do.

Until Las Vegas happens and I'm brought to my knees
& I ask, REASON ???
What could possibly be the reason behind a massacre ?

Oklahoma City, Columbine, September 11, Aurora,  Boston, San Bernardino, Sandy Hook, Orlando ...
I am losing count because it KEEPS HAPPENING
& now Vegas.
Dear Jesus, PLEASE tell me what lesson am I to learn from innocents being brutally murdered ?!?
PLEASE help me figure this one out

& I am trying to find the positives, I am.
Like Fred Rogers' mama often told him  ...

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

I too, am searching for those helpers
 & Mrs Rogers was right.
Human beings shine their brightest when tragedy strikes.
The helpers are always, ALWAYS there.

But, you want to know the one thing that keeps pulling me back to the edge, to that vortex of I'm DONE, to that I just want to curl up and hide forever ?
Hate.
The hate that remains, the hate that continues.
Hate is hate no matter how you chop it, no matter the pretty up, no matter the disguise.
Hate is eating us up, ruining us.
Killing. Us.
& I'm so, so tired of HATE.

We are better than this, people.
When will we realize ?
WHEN will we look hate straight in the eyes and see it for what it is
& look at ourselves to honestly see what we are ?

We share this awesome planet.
We are given this incredible, daily GIFT.
What more could we possibly want or need ??
& loving one another shouldn't be that hard to do ! !
Why can't we embrace uniqueness ?
Why can't we treasure each of our amazingly wonderful differences ?
Why can't we just GET ALONG ??

Oh Ugliness.
You've knocked me down, yet again
& this time I took that hit hard.
Real hard.
But, you know what ?
I am finding my reasons.

Until we learn just how incredibly easy loving one another can and SHOULD be, we are doomed to  these awful, endless repeats of hate.
The answer is love, my friends.
LOVE.
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
That means all neighbors, not just the ones we deem appropriate.

Love

I will keep singing this tune from now until forever.

Love.

I will shout it from the rooftops until the day I die.

Love.

I will continue to talk to the wall if I must but I promise you, I will not stop.

Love. Love. Love.

Just. LOVE.

:)

I Am My Feelings

Please

I wrote the following words after the last mass shooting in these United States of America.
Pardon my rerun.
I'd like to share them again with the hope that I never have to share them again.

..........

I need to be like a child.
Sweet.
Pure.
Innocent.
Unscathed by the ugliness this world often brings.

I need to be like a child.
Genuinely unaffected and beautifully unconcerned by the different EVERYTHING in all of us.

I need to be like a child.
"Hi. I'm Me"
"Hi. You're You."
Let's be friends !

I need to be like a child.
Offering my love before anything else.

I need to be like a child.
Curiously enjoying each moment this precious life offers.

I need to be like a child.
Simply kind.
Sincerely happy.

I need to be like a child.
Because a child carries every single, honest answer this sometimes unsure adult will ever, ever need.

Yes, I need to be like a child.
So, please.

Please.

Let's be friends.

:)


I Am My Feelings

My Jesus

I do not consider myself religious.
At all
& although I was raised Catholic, I have long ago fallen away from weekly church visits.

What I consider myself is a regular ol human being who is a reader of the Bible and a very big fan of Jesus.
He is truly # 1 with me.
My best friend.
Forever.
For. Sure.

So.
Coming from the angle I am coming from, I'm finding it awfully hard to figure out certain people these days.
Especially those who do attend church regularly, who quote and continuously thump, thump, thumpppppp that Bible.
Those who claim to know Jesus.

I sometimes wonder if their Jesus and my Jesus are the same Jesus.

My Jesus is not judging, jealous, divisive or hateful.
He is never arrogant or self righteous. 
Negative ?
No.
Fakey ?
Nope. 
Ugly ?
Not ever.

My Jesus is kind, concerned and caring.
He's loving, loyal, and accepting.
He forgives.
He understands.
He builds.

& doubt ?
What's doubt ?
There is no such thing, with my Jesus.

& when someone believes in Him
I mean really, REALLY believes in my Jesus
That someone will be just like Him.
In everything they do, everything they say.
Because being like Jesus is automatic, genuine, natural.

It's simple.
It's beautiful
It's so incredibly easy.

He's my confidant.
My focus.
My buddy.

He's my Jesus.

:)

I Am My Feelings