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Discontent is the first step in progress. No one knows what is in him till he tries, and many would never try if they were not forced to.
- Basil W. Maturin

Open invitation for everyone to share their own favorites.

In Peace,
Catherine

sorry about that...........but I'm rotflmao

ah poop, I must have done something...

nothing wrong here darlin.....its all good.....just sitting around waiting for my turn......with them there senior moments.......

I aint even an official senior and I've had senoir moments....auctually years...(D.I.D.)

just relating to you.....and laughing with yaaaaaa?....we can do that today.......

........with luv............


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sparrowstail;1093937]nothing wrong here darlin.....its all good.....just sitting around waiting for my turn......with them there senior moments.......
...senior moments are actually rather valuable. they have gotten me out of trouble many, many times.
so has my TKR...I once got out of a speeding ticket by telling the nice young man that I was used to the weight of the titanium...his MIL had just had one done so he believed me
I aint even an official senior and I've had senoir moments....auctually years...(D.I.D.)
luv, I've been having them for years, too...'course I've been a senior now for years
(crap did I just admit to that?!)
just relating to you.....and laughing with yaaaaaa?....we can do that today.......
laughter is good everyday, for everybody

........with luv............
and lots of it

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I am most definately familiar with the way this has been replied to. Hence, the Quote,then the reply to the Quote, in blue.

So, being the topic is on courage, I will stand up and grade this.

Inspiration and creativity........................................................A+
Understanding of what message is trying to be conveyed..............A+
Elimination of a possable immediate meltdown..............................A+
Communication.......................................................................A+

So, if change is the result of courage..........................

Then, C, you get an A+ today in change!...........wwooohhhooooo!!!.....

.........and one smiley face.................Lol.........

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can't ask for anything better than what you've just given me...
thank you, my friend, thank you

In Peace, Brother...it is there
C

Catherine--Where did you find the quote by Karen Hoyt? Was wondering cuz I can't seem to find anything by her....

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtures; because, unless a man(woman) has that virtue he has no security for preserving any other......~Samual Johnson

w_i, hi
it is on the bottom of this newsletter I get...scroll to near the end.
the first part of it I did not use because of the word, Creator...some folks don't like any reference to anything like it...or Native American spirituality.
http://www.terryhershey.com/sm-one-good-story.htm

http://web-of-life.org.uk/wiki/Praye...ersOfGratitude
it's about the third one down

http://web-of-life.org.uk/wiki/Pract...tivePrinciples

In Peace,
Catherine

I shared this elsewhere...but it would be great if others would share their feelings about their own mazes.

The new sig is meant to be a reminder of the beauty we do have within us...our light may dim at times, but it faithfully returns to us.
We don't give up; we pull into a rest stop whenever we need it. Then we leave that rest stop whenever we--We--are ready.
My own path of healing looks like a maze...
A Maze, appropriate description for mine

Amaze...when I am being honest and direct, I will admit that I am amazed that I have come this far,
and not to ask, "Are We There Yet?"

In Peace

[/quote]I shared this elsewhere...but it would be great if others would share their feelings about their own mazes.[/quote]

.............................The road not taken



...........and the journey of adventure,mystery,unknown and............to be continued.....................



...................

Interesting, ST, interesting...

'Course that made my weird little mind start wandering around...
**in no way am I saying this is true of you...or anyone else**

The road not taken--these words prompted me to wonder if I have regrets about the road I did take...ya know what? I could run myself ragged if I keep thinking about it.
Chasing The Tail was one of my minors in college

I can't afford the luxury of spending my energy doing it...second guessing my choice is stupid of me to do. I cannot change a thing about it, I can learn from it and hope I learn the lesson the first time.
Usually I don't learn it the first time. It takes an oh crap, here I go again to get my undivided attention.
Fortunately I have the German-Irish temperament to back off and take stock before I have another go at it...one oh crap is enough, don't ya think?

Remember the stop-drop-and roll?
I'm fairly good at the stopping
Dropping (anything) is natural for me...I was kicked out of charm school...
after I was told to leave the convent True!

Roll, not a yeast roll or the one around my former waistline.
the one
Where I can roll around in the muck before I get pissy enough about it to take any action. It's akin to shaking off a booger that was super glued to my head, then I finally bought some nail polish remover (sensible surrender) and let go of it.

In Peace

For Hunny:

Life before PC members = APART (from)


Life after PC members = A PART (of)



We discussed this after going to a memorial service of a school chum's Dad the other day. We didn't care for him but care for her. He used to make us feel apart. He was one of those very big disciplinarians. We used to be intimidated by him but now we tell him to * off. Maybe I mention him b/c he was a school principal. His children are highly educated but my school chum is kind of a bit broken in spirit. We know of some really nice school principals, so I hope not to offend anyone.

All you here make me feel a part of.

In this classroom we are painting and drawing, still, creating everything we don't have time for irl. Right now we are focusing on the cloud formations and the blue sky of summer. We are not ignoring anyone but when we paint we get really quiet.

Thanks to Catherine and all of you for allowing us to be 'a part' of this classroom with no ceiling (well for us, someone else may need a ceiling, that is the beauty of this room).

Hunny

oooohhh my picutre is gone...must not have pressd post or .....dunno going to find it again!!!

couldnt find it but it was a circle of women adn I guess that wasnt right cos it should be everyone so here's a different one ...

I think of the flashing light as energy passing from one to another.....

healing light maybe.......support.......caring......

I dont have a queote on courage but i have some thoughts.... I ask the class to take what they want and leave the Rest.

For me.. courage means getting up every day, doing the small things, not letting the washingup stay in the sick till it walks ! EEK! showering actually getting out of bed or my chair....... and doing stuff.

making myself stop and smell a flower when all I want to do is stay indoors and curl up and hide, taking care of myself first and then others (a very brave thing to do in my book) Letting others close enough to see my pain when I can already feel theirs so badly.

Taking the time to try and dispute the voices from the past that say I do not deserve anything from life and somtimes just putting one foot in front of the other.

For me these are Huge acts of courage...... and I commend everyone who can or is trying to do them (or even thinking about doing them lol)

I have so much love inside - hiding - that i try to share - but am afraid to - I am afraid of hurting others or being hurt - but i have never found anything here to hurt me in this classroom. Sometimes PC is not....well.... I dont know - some times i am too open to the world and others i am curled so tight that no-one can get near me.

Be safe be well be happy - P7 ( for those who want them and just so you know virtual hugs are fine for me lol )

..............its a new day..........with a new quote.............
..............(with minor admendments)

Every man (woman) has his (her) own courage, and is betrayed because he (she) seeks in himself (herself) the courage of other persons............ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson


......C.......

this is the first stanza of Mr. Frost's, Road not taken..............




Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;



....its almost........as if......Mr. Frost was accepting all regrets from everyone in his/this writing............

......and looked down one as far as I could.......

.....for me......that means my youth........and at that time....
.....I could not see my hand directly in front of my face.........
.....

.....inwhich reminds me of another one............

.....seeing is done in a flash......opening ones eyes may take a lifetime......



......Hunny.....good to hear from yaaaaaaa............one of my favorites....I just got so many favorites.............

To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,-
One clover,and a bee,
And revery.
The revery alone will do
If bees are few...........

.................................Emily Dickinson..............


......and phoenix...........from the ashes rose......a new begining........


...........sparrow........................peace and luv.............

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hugs are great
handshakes are great also
everyone choosing what is all right with them? Priceless.

In Peace

Thank you, Hunny, for sharing your loving and encouraging words.

In Peace

Right now i am hurting....physically and emotionally....
scared to come out of the broom closet b'cuz i think ppl won't like me any more for being such a "baby"
my heart is hurting
i'm in that dizzy whirlpool of confusion and denial
i'm reading the uplifting things being said
and feel so ashamed because i can't grasp any of them
they slip like sand thru my fingers
and then they blow away
and i can't hold anything good or bad
numb
just letting the whirlpool take me wherever
and can't fight it
why
what's the point?
can't stop it anyway.........

...I like yaa W.I........I always read your posts....and sand through the fingers.....great description of My life with d.i.d.

[quote=white_iris;1094784]
Right now i am hurting....physically and emotionally....
I'm sorry my friend
scared to come out of the broom closet b'cuz i think ppl won't like me any more for being such a "baby"
BABY?! have mercy but folks will think I am not even fertilized yet...
Give me the bat 'cause the FedEx man is waiting for it
my heart is hurting
i'm in that dizzy whirlpool of confusion and denial
i'm reading the uplifting things being said
and feel so ashamed because i can't grasp any of them
w_i
these "uplifting things" are being said because we are also hurting and looking for ways and wise words to help us.

No Shame-No Guilt-No Apologies

they slip like sand thru my fingers
and then they blow away
and i can't hold anything good or bad
numb
just letting the whirlpool take me wherever
and can't fight it
sometimes it takes more courage to let go and stop fighting and let it flow...
why
what's the point?
can't stop it anyway.......
magic words, my friend...another way of saying there are some things we can control, cannot control, and shouldn't waste our time trying to control

In Peace

it amazes me when I come to the classroom the courage I see - some courageously show they are trying to find the light others reach out from the darkness - each equally courageous

Hiding in the closet or under the table is ok if thats what you need to do - but watch out because we will be there sending healing vibes and caring thoughts you way - handing out stuffies and pretty cakes with pink icing and flowers to everyone

Whether in the broom closet , under the desk, or sitting straight and tall in class - the good thing is we are all in this together - we support each other - we hear when another cries even if the tears are silent and hidden - we know your pain and we will share our healing - eahc helping the other to stand when they fall - walk forward when they stand still and givng a helping hand (and a stuffie) to those in the cupboards and under the desks so they can come and sit with us.

We are all in this together and this means we will not give up on each other - we can stand against the storm - we can stand against the cold - alone we are tiny specks of light - together we are a constellation that lights the universe

I'm late, but wow, so powerful Catherine. I visit here a lot, rarely with the strength to post. I think my life was 100 times easier when I remained in denial. Now that I've had to confront (literally face to face with my abusers) my past, I'm just a wreck, a total freaking wreck. I have no understanding of the world around me.

I'm 30, and it's like everything I had up until now is gone and I don't know how to get it back because it shattered. My home, my career, my friendships... I'm just stalled feeling like I have to rebuild based on this new awareness.

I'm sick to my stomach with it tonight.

Thanks again for articulating what I don't have the words to express. Thanks to everyone else who shared on this board as well.

((((((((((( everyone )))))))))))))

Yeah, what Fuzzy said...