Philosophical wonder woman

"Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Your words are the greatest power you have. The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience." ~ Sonia Croquette ~ "Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen" ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach ~ and in order to accomplish these things, we need to love ourselves and believe in our capabilities. from this inspirational website , here are some Recipes for Self Love: Take full responsibility for your life. Stop blaming others. See yourself as the cause of what happens to you. Do things you like to do. Don't stay in a job you don't like. Participate in life at the highest level you can. Stop terrorising yourself with your thoughts. Be gentle and kind and patient with yourself. Give yourself the simple pleasures of life abundantly. Wear clothes you feel good in, get a massage etc. Watch what you say. Avoid self...

from Taro Gold: Apparent distinctions exist only in our minds. For example, in the sky there is no distinction of east and west. People create such distinctions and then believe them to be true. We do the same in everyday life—making distinctions, such as "us" and "them," where none exist and then believe them to be real.

Which I'm blogging so I don't forget and can keep coming back to my new mantra from the amazing @cupcakemafia : Firstly there's this pearl: "Never ever be with a man who says "I don't want to hurt you" It means that a. they have a track record of hurting women & b. they probably already have forseen how they will hurt you" NEVER thought of this before but it's sooooooo true! and I have the history to prove it. then some more observations she had on my patterns in relationships: "I think we may have discovered why you get so wrecked during break ups. It's not just losing a loved one; you have a history of these broken wing birds that you want to nurture. So the end of the relationship is not just a romantic dissolution but almost feels like you failed at saving them. I know because I have been there. I used to stick it out in relationship until it got super ugly or I was just a mess because I hate failing." Just give yourself a ...

... I found out Patrick Swayze died. crazy swayze (How I Met Your Mother episode season 3). this man was a rarity. a loyal husband, talented dancer and actor. and STRAIGHT. seriously rare, wonderful man. made dancing manly and sexy for men, what every woman dreams of! right now his real-life love story is occupying my brain and my heart goes out to Lisa, his dance and life partner. Sending her love and thanking you crazy swayze, you rocked our socks off.

When we are upset, it's easy to blame others. The true cause of our feelings, however, is within us. For example, imagine yourself as a glass of water. Now, imagine past negative experiences as sediment at the bottom of your glass. Next, think of others as spoons. When one stirs, the sediment clouds your water. It may appear that the spoon caused the water to cloud—but if there were no sediment, the water would remain clear. The key, then, is to identify our sediment and actively work to remove it.

as I impatiently wait for this last hour to pass before hitting the road to Jazz Aspen Snowmass with Colleen, I thought I'd share a quote I got via email: 04 September 2009 In the general sense, "faith" means to establish one's awareness of true self—to realize that the infinite dignity of the universe and the nature of one's life are the same; to recognize that indestructible happiness exists right here and now within oneself. In this light, faith means to cherish and develop the potential of one's own precious life. ~Taro Gold hmmm I'd never thought of faith in those terms before. reminds me of Shepherd Book telling Mal to believe ~ he didn't care in what. (if you don't know wtf I'm talking about, GO WATCH FIREFLY and then SERENITY). ok that's about as deep as I go today. In other news, some evil demon brought us massive quantities of delicious cookies, brownies and candies and I've proceeded to make myself sick. :P but all will ...

"No, I believe it is in my biceps" (from Angel Season 3, Episode 14 "Couplet) this is of course a reference to the Samson & Delilah story from the bible where she learns the secret of his power and strength is in his hair and cuts it all off. It got me to thinking recently about women and their relationship to their own hair and it's associations to femininity (often the "power" of a female to get her way). and then started to think of perceptions of hair and how it used used in culture: Hair, power, punishment, and status Of course I'm thinking about these things because I recently got all my hair chopped off. Luckily I THINK I'm one of those women who can "pull it off" to quote men's perceptions of women with short hair. I generally think that most men prefer women with long hair because it's feminine, they can play with it, smells associated with it, etc. I started wondering, why do I CARE what men think? Is my vain ...