POTHOLES Are Not Your Call

11 August 2014 at 22:02

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When I need to feel better about myself, I try to "feed my mind" something positive. It can be motivational like Joel Osteen, inspiring like The Secret, educational like Napoleon Hill or the Prosperity Consciousness or sometimes spiritual, like TD Jakes. The point is to replace negative thoughts, feelings of depression/sadness/anger, bad thoughts about others, feelings of insecurity or self-doubt, even feeling fat/ugly/stupid, replace those thoughts with anything positive. It is a distraction that serves the dual purpose of mental reprogramming.

So what if you made a mistake? Usually, we feel bad because of what others think. But everyone has their own drama, their own mistakes, their own bullshit, and at the end of the day they like just as big a loser anyone else. So what? Clearly that is part of being a human. If it were not supposed to be so, then we would be missing certain emotions and not feel emotional anguish. The human experience is unique in the spiritual journey, and before we came here, we chose this experience to teach us something.

"Dambala"

Oh Dambala come Dambala
Oh Dambala come Dambala
Think of the wings of a three toed frog
Eat weeds from the deepest part of sea
Oh Dambala come Dambala
Oh Dambala come Dambala

On the seventh day God will be there
On the seventh night satan will be there
On the seventh day God will be there
On the seventh night satan will be there

You slavers will know
What its like to be a slave
Slave to your heart
Slave to your soul
Oh Dambala come Dambala
Oh Dambala come Dambala

Single White Princess

Once upon a time, a little girl looked in the mirror and thought she was pretty. Since that day, nothing else mattered. She loved to look at herself and imagine herself a beautiful princess on a lovely throne.

But this little princess didn't stop there. She wanted her throne and also the thrones of the other princesses. In fact. she wanted all of their crowns too, and she wanted their princes and their jewels and their hair and their brains. Fortunately, this little girl did not actually live in a fairy tale and so she soon learned that she could not have everything she wanted. After all, the other princesses wanted their stuff too! And all the princes thought she was pretty but, they also thought their horses were great and they didn't want to upset their own princesses.

Clouds without Rain

In between episodes of my reality show (aka life), I love to read. Adiah Albury made a statement that led me to an ancient Bible passage that answered a few questions. Sometimes we wonder why people do the things they do, but then if you believe in the Bible then you realise that evil is old and time only repeats itself. Even the most evil prostitutes among us can be a Sunday Christian, and even the most corrupt will believe what the Bible states. That's how it works in The Bahamas, right? 

"These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.... These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage." Want to see what happens to these wanderers? Read Jude 1 below like how you read the Punch and pick up your cap when you see it.

Note from The Universe

Challenges and issues and problems. 

Lions and tigers and bears. 

Caroline, they're just me! Showing up when you've somehow forgotten how unbelievably, fantastically powerful you really are. 

Because, of course, you will prevail. 

Oh my!

    The Universe

Who Is Not For You, Is Against You

Adults go thru stages just like babies growing up. We spank our kids and make them say sorry out loud when they do wrong. And when we grow up, we forget these lessons. We take so much for granted, people and experiences that our regret shows in the company we seek out so desperately, the relationships we try to have, the silly talks about the same old names that supposedly you hate/despise/don't think about. My 3 year old daughter has more sense than many adults and in her innocence I find the strength to see and handle the realities that define true womanhood and adulthood. Who is not for you, is most certainly against you, and when this realisation fills your adult soul like warm, honeyed cognac, it becomes as easy to forget as it is to brew green tea. Because the opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference.

REVIEW: Secret Agent Lip Gloss (from BirchBox)

 

December 2013 Birchbox:

• Secret Agent Beauty Lip Gloss in "Foreign Intelligence Flirt"
• Number 4 Non-Aerosol Hairspray - smells awesome
• twistband™ Speciality Pack - TBT (to be tried)
• Skin&Co Roma TRUFFLE THERAPY™ SERUM Boosting Anti-Aging Serum - TBT
• NUXE Fondant Firming Cream - TBT

Tingly and light, this high quality lip gloss provides coverage, moisture and a sleek look suitable for evening or office. Smooths lips out and reduces appearance of ridges and lines. Wore this over skin-coloured lipliner applied all over lips. Only needs re-application after eating or lip nibbling.

The light mauve colour is good for tanned/brown skin and adds a sexy, sophisticated shimmer, as compared to a greasy or overly shiny lip. Can really feel the minty tingle for quite a while after application. $18 is a little steep for a lip gloss, but you will definitely know it is a premium product and if you splurge, you will love it.

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/443815738250485243/

Softly, the Rain Called

I miss my Dad today.

His hats decorate the top of my TV, and I am absently watching OWN while re-writing css code on my mom's website. Oprah asks an old monk what does he think happens when we die, and he responds with a beautiful metaphor describing how life resumes in new forms. What is a cloud in the sky today can tomorrow be reformed into rain, snow or ice. If you love a beautiful cloud in the sky, you must not be sad when it dissipates. For then you may miss it calling to you in the rain, saying, "Darling, darling, can't you see me in my new form?"

Guess Who's Back?

2014 is the year of content. Not just sharing, not just regurgitating, but actual, factual (maybe), intelligent content. I haven't been bloggifying for a bit, at least not publicly, and I've resolved to do better. There is so much to say, and so little time to say it in.

The good thing about a blog is that no one has to read your writings. It is not "required reading" or work stuff you have to do. Read it, or not and either way it most likely didn't put $1 on my BEC power bill. So you're invited to the party but we shall not cry if you don't like it. Just leave and move along, and smile! Jesus loves you.

ABOUT ME: Hmmmm... lots going on. First of all, I should disclose that in my other (parallel) life, I write about food and take photos of food. Literally every day and - guess what! - I love that too. But this little bloggio is where I put all the other stuff in my head. Musings, interesting stuff, things that grab me.

Here are some other places to find me as star:

pinterest: Love it!  http://www.pinterest.com/starrydaze/

starvibes original life is a starry daze of bright lights and sexy flavours

http://www.pinterest.com/starrydaze/

 

food * marketing * intrigue: Curated content from around the web. http://www.scoop.it/t/starvibes

twitter: 100% do not care if anyone is offended #yesyou https://twitter.com/starvibes  

facebook: Interesting content. If you don't get it, read a book and tear yourself away from Duck Dynasty and Love & Hip Hop for 10 minutes and buy a clue. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Breed-Entertainment-Company/22420162675?ref=ts&fref=ts

on the idea of a soulmate

The book “Eat, Pray, Love” describes a soulmate as, "Someone who shows you everything that's holding you back, bringing you to your own attention so you can change your life ... They tear down your walls and smack you awake ... They come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself." This was a quote I read today.

But read it in its entirety:

"your problem is you don't understand what that word means. people think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. but a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that's holding you back, the person who brings you to your own intention so you can change your life. a true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. but to live with your soul mate forever? nah. too painful. soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave."

aha! just a perspective. not sure if i agree... i think u should want your soulmate to stick around. preferably forever. maybe who she is describing is not a soulmate at all, but something else. your "reality checker" or "soul poker". something like that.