Sunday, March 15
In Memoriam
Please read the little cartoon carefully, it's powerful. Then read the comments at the end.
It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended.
This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated with the German and Russian Peoples looking the other way!
Now, more than ever, with Iraq , Iran , and others, claiming the Holocaust to be 'a myth,' it's imperative to make sure the world never forgets, because there are others who would like to do it again.
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Monday, August 18
Copy this... .!.. ;-)
"Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle.
Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.
Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his.
Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons. Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.
Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.
Every Warrior of the Light has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no.'
Every Warrior of the Light has hurt someone he loved.
That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is."
Paulo Coelho
Source: Warrior of the Light
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Friday, August 15
So True!
There comes a point in your life when you realize
who matters,
who never did,
who won't anymore...
and who always will.
So, don't worry about people from your past,
there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.
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Recipe for Arroz Con Dulce
Arroz Con Dulce (Arroz con Coco)
CANDIED COCONUT RICE
(Serves 12)
1½ cups rice
4¼ cups coconut milk
1½ teaspoons salt
3 cinnamon sticks
2 ounces ginger
6 whole cloves
Pinch of nutmeg - optional
1½ cups sugar
½ cup raisins
3/4 cup coconut milk (reserve to use at the end)
Wash rice and soak in water to cover, generously, for 2 hours. The rice will soak up the water so use plenty.
About twenty minutes before rice is finished soaking combine the 4½ cups of coconut milk, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg in a medium size caldero (saucepan)
Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to moderate, cover and boil for 15 minutes.
Drain rice thoroughly and add to caldero. Mix and bring to a boil over moderate heat.
Reduce heat to low and cook unitl rice is completely dry, without stirring.
Add the sugar and raisins, stir, and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce heat to low and cook for another 15 minutes, without stirring.
Add reserved 3/4 cup coconut milk and stir. Turn heat to moderate and boil for about 30 minutes, or until rice dries again. In this cooking period, turn rice over occasionally and scrape bottom of caldero.
Remove spices. Spoon rice into a flat serving platter. Allow to cool at room temperature.
This is served cold.
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Tuesday, August 12
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time
Looking back of the beginning of this
And how life was
Just you and me loving all of our friends
Living life like an ocean
But now the curent slowly pulling me down
It?s getting harder too breath
It won?t be to long and I will be the one under
Can you save me from this?
Cause it?s not my time I?m not going
There?s a fear in me it?s not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Ooohh but I won?t go
I look ahead too all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I?m in a world that try to take them away
Oh but I?m taking them back
Cause all of this time I? we been just too blind to understand
What you matter to me
My friends is laughing and it?s not what we have
It?s what we be live in
Cause it?s not my time I?m not going
There?s a fear in me but it?s not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it?s not my time I?m not going
There?s a will in me and now I know that
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Ooohh but I won?t go
I won?t go
There might be more than you be live
(There might be more than you be live)
There might be more than you can see
But it?s not my time I?m not going
There?s a fear in me it?s not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it?s not my time I?m not going
There?s a will in me and now it?s gonna show
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Ooohh
There might be more than you be live
(There might be more than you be live)
There might be more than you can see
But I won?t go
No I won?t go down
Yeah
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Thursday, August 07
If a Man Wants You
If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be.
Slower is better.
Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.
Don't settle.
If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.
Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.
He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, Why would he treat you any differently?
Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.
If something bothers you, speak up.
Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.
Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are... even if he has more education or in a better job.
Do not make him into a quasi-god.
He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
Never let a man define who you are.
Never borrow someone else's man.
Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.
A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
All men are NOT dogs.
You should not be the one doing all the bending... compromise is a two-way street.
You need time to heal between relationships... there is nothing cute about baggage... Deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.
You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you... a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals... look for someone complimentary... not Supplementary.
Dating is fun... even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
Make him miss you sometimes... when a man always know where you are, and you are always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.
Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.
Keep him in your radar but get to know others.
Share this with other ladies..... You'll make someone SMILE, another RETHINK her choices, and another woman PREPARE.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and an entire lifetime to forget them.
BY THE WAY, THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A MAN, SO TAKE A HINT.....
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Your Awakening - Unknown Author
A time comes in your life when you finally get it...when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes.
This is your awakening.
You realize it's time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change... or for happiness, safety, and security to come galloping over the next horizon.
You come to terms with the fact that neither of you is Prince Charming or Cinderella and that in the real world there isn't always fairy tale endings (or beginnings for that matter). You learn that any guarantee of "happily ever after" must begin with you...and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.
You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate ,or approve of who or what you are...and that's OK. They are entitled to their own views and opinions. You learn the importance of loving and championing yourself... and in the process a sense of new-found confidence is born of self-approval.
You stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected and how you're going to deal with it.
You learn that people don't always say what they mean or mean what they say, and that not everyone will always be there for you, and that it's not always about you.
So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself... and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance.
You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties?and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness.
You realize that much of the way you view yourself, and the world around you, is as a result of all the messages and opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche. And you begin to sift through all the junk you've been fed about how you should behave, how you should look, how much you should weigh, what you should wear, what you should do for a living, how much money you should make, what you should drive, how and where you should live, who you should marry, the importance of having and raising children, and what you owe your parents, family, and friends.
You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view.
You begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for.
You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you've outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with...and in the process you learn to go with your instincts.
You learn that it is truly in giving that we receive.
And that there is power and glory in creating and contributing, and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a "consumer" looking for your next fix.
You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a bygone era but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life.
You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility, and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO.
You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake.
Then you learn about love.
How to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving, and when to walk away.
You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be.
You stop trying to control people, situations, and outcomes.
You learn that alone does not mean lonely.
You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over, and ignoring your needs.
You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK... and that it is your right to want things and to ask for the things you want... and that sometimes it is necessary to make demands.
You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love, kindness, sensitivity, and respect - and you WONT settle for less.
You learn that your body really is your temple; you begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin to eat a balanced diet, drink more water, and take more time to exercise.
You learn that being tired fuels doubt, fear, and uncertainty and so you take more time to rest.
And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play.
You learn that, for the most part, you get in life what you believe you deserve... and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for something to happen is different than working toward making it happen.
More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline, and perseverance.
You also learn that no one can do it all alone... and that it's OK to risk asking for help.
You learn the only thing you must truly fear is the greatest robber baron of all: FEAR itself.
You learn to step right into and through your fears, because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear is to give away the right to live life on your own terms.
You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom.
You learn that life isn't always fair, you don't always get what you think you deserve, and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people. On these occasions you learn not to personalize things.
You learn that your Higher Power isn't punishing you or failing to answer your prayers. It's just life happening.
And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal state - the ego.
You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy, and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you.
You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls.
You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower.
Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself, and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never, ever settle for less than your heart's desire.
You make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.
Then, summoning up all of your courage you take a stand, you take a deep breath,
and you just begin to design the life you want to live as best you can.
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Thursday, July 31
Incomplete - Alanis Morrissette
Love love LOVE this song
One day I'll find relief
I'll be arrived
And I'll be friend to my friends
who know how to be friends
One day I'll be at peace
I'll be enlightened and I'll be married
with children and maybe adopt
One day I will be healed
I will gather my wounds forge the end of tragic comedy
I have been running so sweaty my whole life
Urgent for a finish line
And I have been missing the rapture
this whole time of being forever incomplete
One day my mind will retreat
And I'll know God
And I'll be constantly one with her night dusk and day
One day I'll be secure
[ Find more Lyrics at www.mp3lyrics.org/76y2 ]
Like the women I see on their thirtieth anniversaries
I have been running so sweaty my whole life
Urgent for a finish line
And I have been missing the rapture
this whole time of being forever incomplete
Ever unfolding
Ever expanding
Ever adventurous
And torturous
And never done
One day I will speak freely
I'll be less afraid
And measured outside of my poems and lyrics and art
One day I will be faith-filled
I'll be trusting and spacious
authentic and grounded and home
I have been running so sweaty my whole life
Urgent for a finish line
And I have been missing the rapture
this whole time of being forever incomplete
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I AM Blessed!
DISCLAIMER: I had posted this somewhere else, but felt like putting it here too. No children or small animals were harmed during the making of this post. Any/all names were preserved to protect identities. Who knows, maybe its all a work of fiction. With that said, remember this is MY blog and I can write whatever I wish.
1)- If you take offense maybe I'm talking about you so, technically its not my fault LOL
2)- If you don't want to read... well maybe you shouldn't have clicked on "WebLog" .. hell maybe you shouldn't have perved my profile to begin with LOL
And last, but not least...
3) - If someone pasted this to you because they were bored, or nosey or liked drama .... aww how nice of them! I'm not in the least bit surprised, and didn't expect any less from them, so hope you both enjoy!
Thank you and have a pleasant day
On with regular programming.......
For how you took everything I told you about me in confidence to pass judgement,
for every word or term you came up to critisize my behaviour.
For every time you decided my feelings or my attitude were
"immature"
"bitter"
"negative"
"jealous"
"overreactive"
or God know what else you thought, didn't say and probably discussed with your "friends"
For every excuse you came up with to keep you from showing support, or admitting the slightest bit of blame.
For every false compliment, every false word of encouragement and every false act of being concerned.... and now that I look back... good God there were a lot of those!
For every way you tried and succeded to make feel innapropriate, inferior and wrong.
For not thinking that would hurt me, for not giving a damn.
Or the times "others" were always better than me in your eyes, even though we did the same thing, the same way. For every moment you put more importance on their feelings or even your own instead of giving mine the same value.
Because you'd rather live in denial about things that aren't convenient than have the courage to be truthful even with yourself.
Because you'd rather brush aside and not mind what isn't convenient for you, saying its just chat, just the internet.
For that and many other bittersweet things, I thank you I really do lol
Sitting here today for the very first time in a couple of months I'm not ashamed or remotely sorry for my present desisions and choices. This is the calmest I've felt, the most relaxed, pleased and accomplished. Still a little vengeful and resentful, its human nature. I'll admit it, I was a fool.. no wait... an idiot. Became a part of something that started out good but became nothing more than a cheap clique, neglected more important things instead of seeing the big picture... mind you it was done by choice. For a while lost sight of the fact I wasn't being recognized for me, but for being "one of them" and I was sooo blind, soooo gullible I didn't see it happening! LMAO And I almost threw the important things away because of you. But in spite of you I regrouped and returned.
I survived... its ok to disagree. There really is no need to conform! You don't need to be a hypocrite in order to have harmony. You don't need to be two faced to be professional. There's no need to blindly justify and go along with a clique just to have a sense of belonging. You just don't need a clique! LOL
Being a real, true leader isn't about how abusive or manipulative you can be, but how fair and open minded you are. How willing you are to own up to the times you're wrong, even more bravely and proudly than the times you're right. Its not about hiding your feelings or emotions for fear of rejection or judgement, but to proudly display them regardless what everyone else thinks. Its not about playing mind games or laughing with your playmates at people's reaction by discussing your cutsey inside jokes in front of them. Its not about wanting everyone to like you, but doing all you can so you like yourself first.
Not sitting here pretending I'm ANY of those things. I don't think that I'm better than anyone. I'm not perfect by any means. I have good days and bad ones, and my temper usually gets the best of me LOL... But this one time I can say for the most part I THINK I acted in good faith, not a victim though. Wore my heart on my sleeve for the first time in a long time, by choice. Had some feelings I shouldn't have, by choice. Trusted people I normally and easily wouldn't have, by choice. Went along with some things I normally wouldn't have, by choice... and when things finally made sense and I realized I didn't have to stand for bullshit ... I learned a lesson, well a few of them lol It all made sense. Like stepping out into the light after a period of darkness, you see EVERYTHING, including yourself for what it really is. And boy, can I see clearly now.
One thing is true though... in spite of everything, all the things you did and didn't do for me. All the judging, the name calling, the falseness, the hypocrasy. Your charming, self centered, egostistical, know-it-all, God's gift to people attitude disguised as "leadership"..... or your ways to support and agree to EVERYTHING hiding your desire for "attention" only to deny it all using the excuse of things just being "innocent bantering" (Where I come from its called "Flirting 101" LMAO).... or even how you'd rather walk away and cry your eyes out instead of saying something in fear of upsetting the same person who made you cry to begin with. It doesn't matter and you don't deserve it, but I pity you. I hope you're never hurt the way you hurt me, because you did. I hope you're never judged the way you judged me, because you did. I hope your friends show you the support and understanding you didn't show me and I hope those friends and their intentions are genuine. I sincerely hope no one dissapoints you as much as you did me.
The most ironic part of everything is... in this short time, right down to the way you act and type, you've become the very person a few months ago you were hating on. And you haven't even noticed its happening. How's that for a "circle of life" moment LOL
I know what my mistakes have been, gladly paid for them too. I'd never blame you for that, after all it was me who wronged more than one person because I believed, trusted and defended you.. even after being warned. And worse, it was me who wronged myself for getting caught in your delusions (by choice of course) thinking it was worth it... thinking you and/or your "friends" were worth it.
At first it seems your kind never suffers because your illusions of grandeur protect you. But guess what... Karma exists and no one is immune to its effects. Just like the rest of us mortals pay for the consequences of our actions, when we least expect it and in unexpected ways... you will too.
Not my wishes for you... it is what it is and what will be will become.
So for now, enjoy your little world filled with lies, cliques and denial. Have fun being a hypocrite and manipulating people to get what you want from them. Good luck keeping your conscience quiet and clear... that part shouldn't be a problem, you don't have one LOL
In all of this, I found once again my true friends who stood by me all along. The ones that day after day tell me there's nothing wrong with me, at least not any worse than what's wrong with everyone else. Regardless of distance or culture or customs, we are equal. We have faults, we succeed and fail, we love and hate. We win some and lose some.
They don't kiss ass, they just love me for who I am, for what I am. For what I've always been and for what I'll become. They don't judge me, I have the freedom to be anything I wish to be and I can still turn to them and find acceptance. They encourage my dreams but keep me grounded. In return they have my complete acceptance and my unconditional trust, loyalty, support and highest respects. Its funny, I treated you the same way, those were the same considerations you had from me, yet you were very efficient in not appreciating or reciprocating... except when it was convenient for you of course! LOL My friends do not form a clique, they believe we're all equal, and those who disagree are not beneath us or less important.
I've gotten a crash course on the true meaning of friendship as well as the reality of falseness. I now understand you REALLY deserve each other, in more ways than one LOL In fact, you're a perfect match! Once again I was reminded to never stop trusting my instincts and NEVER be ashamed to be myself. And you know, its perfectly alright to have regrets and go from liking someone to be completely repulsed by the very thought of them. It doesn't make me weird, or less appropriate, it makes me real!! And if you can't understand that concept, well, maybe YOU are more confused and consumed by your illusions than you think
By accepting my weaknesses and the fact that and you hurt me I'm at peace and its a wonderfully liberating feeling. You didn't get to me because you have ANY power, you got to me because I made the fucking choice of trusting and believing in you and got fooled into thinking you gave a damn. Big deal, live and learn. You didn't destroy me, in fact, you did me a favor. Now I'm "immature" and "unprofessional" .. better add "rude" to my description LOL I'd rather be any of those things and be myself, than become someone like you.
If you think I will ever forgive and forget, acting like it never happened or it was a "missunderstanding" ... you're wrong. I choose not to forget and forgiveness is something I can only do for myself. Besides, in your mind you don't think you've done anything wrong. You've probably done it before and you'll do it again. You have "friends" who "admire", applaud and support your reasoning and thinking. My forgiveness is something you don't need lol
After this is posted it'll all be in the past. Actually as I'm done writing its slowly dawning that I'm not even that mad anymore, I'm just over it. Too busy detoxing from the negativity you caused within me. From your influence and from your sad, pathetic and yes, unfortunately at times successfull attempts to project your insecurities, fears and complexes on me. As I re-read and tweak this on the days to come I'll still be there, watching in amusement as your lies and denials slowly catch up with you... oh and they will LOL Only difference will be that you won't be able to get to me in ANY way, anymore. Who's got the last laugh now LOL Growing stronger, living well by my standards, not by your approval or lack of thereof.
How fucking cool is that?!?!?!?!
How fucking blessed I am?!?!?!?!
I'll tell you how much...
VERY BLESSED!
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Thursday, March 13
Daughty "Breakdown" Lyrics
Open up the book you beat me with again.
Read it off one sentence at a time.
I'm tired of all the lines,
Convictions and your lies.
What right do you have to point at me?
Well, I'm sitting alone thinking about it all over coffee.
And still crowdin' my space are the things you still hold against me.
You cannot save me.
Well, it's not the time to breakdown.
It's not the time to breakdown.
It's not the time to break up this love,
Keep it together now.
It's not the time to break.
Read it all, no need for separating here.
You see what you want and try to justify.
All your little lines,
Convictions and your lies.
What right do you have to point at me?
Well, I'm sitting alone thinking about it all over coffee.
And still crowdin' my space are the things you still hold against me.
You cannot save me.
Well, it's not the time to breakdown.
It's not the time to breakdown.
It's not the time to break up this love,
Keep it together now.
It's not the time to break.
Open up the book you beat me with again.
Read it off one sentence at a time.
Well, it's not the time to breakdown.
Well, it's not the time to breakdown.
Well, it's not the time to breakdown.
Well, it's not the time to breakdown.
Well, it's not the time to break up this love,
Keep it together now.
Well, it's not the time to break,
Breakdown.
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