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    Other Blogs and Journals containing the continuing writing adventures of Prosperous Snow celebrating   "The Snowflake Chronicles"  "More Snow Melt" "Writing in Snow" "Welcome to My Life" "Memories of Snow" "Dreams of Snow " Poet999's Thoughts about Writing and Other Stuff http://poet999writingthoughts.blogspot.com/ Poet999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon http://poet999.blogspot.com/ |
The May 24, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isCraziness. Crazy memories, crazy videos, crazy people you've met, crazy ideas – the list goes on. Write whatever you want about it! Crazy as a daisy On a lazy, hazy summer day The crazy people I met, when we lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, my brother had a friend who thought that the Men in Black were after him. This was long before the movie of the same name. I don't know why the Men in Black were after him unless they thought he was an alien spy from Alpha Centauri, the Horse Head Nebula, or some other galaxy. Writing of crazy, dementophobia is the fear of "going insane or losing touch with reality".1 All though I suppose a person has to have a firm grip on reality before he or she can experience this phobia. What I find most interesting about phobias is that there is a phobia for almost anything, with the possible exception of interstellar space. I couldn't find a phobia for this, but if the isn't on already then eventually there will be such a phobia. I have enough faith in the human race to know that if there isn't of phobia for something as yet someone will eventually come up with a phobia for anything imaginable. Food for Thought: "A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?" - Albert Einstein Footnotes |
The May 24, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isDo you consider yourself the outgoing performer or the appreciative bystander? Why? Do I consider myself the performer or the audience? That depends on the circumstances. If I attend an open mic poetry reading then I'm both the performer and the audience. If someone ask me about my spiritual path, I respond appropriately. I don't think it's possible to be just one or the other. There was a time in my life when I preferred to be the audience because I didn't think of myself as an outgoing person. I still don't think of myself as an outgoing person, but I'm willing to be a performer if that's what the circumstances dictate. The only times it's not difficult for me to be the performer is at poetry readings and when I'm ask to read a scripture at at the nineteen-day Feast or a Holy Day celebration. At one time I was afraid of the microphone, but that isn't the case any more. I stopped being afraid of the microphone when someone suggested I think of it as a chocolate ice cream cone. That suggestion help me overcome my microphobia (fear of microphones); I can't be afraid of something that reminds me of a chocolate ice cream cone. Microphobia is not difficult to overcome if I am looking at a chocolate ice cream cone. Thought of the Day: “There is no illusion greater than fear.” - Lao Tzu |
The May 23, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isAre there any superstitions you believe (or don't believe) in? Are there any superstitions I believe? Yes, all though I am doing my best to figure out why I believe them and then get rid of the superstition. This morning or maybe it was yesterday morning, the palm of one of my hands itched (I think it was my left hand or perhaps it was my right); anyway I caught myself thinking I would receive money. I had to laugh when I realized what I was thinking because I know this particular superstition is not true. I remember one of my grandparents saying that if one palm itched (I think it was the right) then you would receive money, but if the other palm itched (left) you would lose money. I learned long ago that if my palms its it usually means my hands are dry and I need to find the hand lotion. Are there any superstitions I do not believe? Yes, because I have managed to overcome some of the superstitions I was taught as a child. One of the superstitions, I have managed to overcome is the Friday the thirteenth superstition. Friday the thirteenth is no luckier or unluckier then any other day, unless, of course, you believe the superstition and then because of you believe you a likely to do something stupid which will reinforce the belief. There are certain things I do which may look like I am superstition; however, the reason I do them has nothing to do with the superstition that goes along with those things. If someone sneezes in public, I say "Bless you" because it is the polite thing to do. I do not walk under ladders because I am either too tall to get under the ladder safely or I do not trust the people at the top of the ladder not to accidentally drop something on my head. Food for thought: "The third principle or teaching of Bahá’u’lláh is the oneness of religion and science. Any religious belief which is not conformable with scientific proof and investigation is superstition, for true science is reason and reality, and religion is essentially reality and pure reason; therefore, the two must correspond...." - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, page 107, From a Talk Delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Pittsburg on May 7, 1912 at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
The May 23, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isI almost forgot... I almost forgot because is not a reason, I almost forgot because is not a logical explanation, I almost forgot some thing must be taken on faith, I almost forgot writing and coffee go hand-in-hand, I almost forgot to have fun, I almost forgot to laugh, I almost forgot birds sing because they feel the warm of the morning sun, I almost forgot that cats like to sleep on fur coats, I almost forgot that dogs bark at the full moon because they enjoy the sun's reflected light, I almost forgot angels fly because the do not take themselves seriously, I almost forgot Thankful Thursday, I almost forgot the wind has no voice of its own, I almost forgot to write a poem, I almost forgot to smile at a stranger in the grocery store, I almost forgot to say Thank You, I almost forgot fifteen minutes seems like a long time when you are writing a blog entry, I almost forgot to save my work, I almost forgot to read the morning paper, I almost forgot spring is the season of new life, I almost forgot summer is the season of growth, I almost forgot autumn is the season of harvest, I almost forgot winter is the season of rest, I almost forgot to sing along with the bouncing ball, I almost forgot Saturday is a day of rest and relaxation, I almost forgot that Monday is supposed to be blue, I almost forgot that Tuesday is a special day, I almost forgot that Wednesday is Midweek Reflections, I almost forgot that Friday is T.G.I.F. day, I almost forgot that Sunday begins a new week, I almost forgot that sometimes I feel silly wiring list like this, I almost forgot that I have a short story to finish, I almost forgot that I almost forgot, bu I don't remember what I almost forgot. Quote of the Day: "My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are." - Jeff Bridges |
The May 22, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isDescribe your ultimate escape plan in great detail. (escape from jail, school, work, etc…) Today the only thing I want to escape from is frustration. I think the reason I'm frustrated is that I'm practicing insanity. I've been doing the "same thing" in the same way "over and over again" and assuming the results would be different. How do I plan my escape from frustration? I suppose the first step is to list the things that frustrate me. This is a long list, so I think I'll take the main item that frustrates me and leave the rest for later. Perhaps if I deal with the main item, the rest will fall into place. The main issues that frustrates me is the inability to consistently achieve my word count goal. Since I can't seem to achieve the goal on a consistent basis I need ti figure out why. I've came up with three things that appear to be the root of the issues. First, lack of concentration; I can concentrate on a story, poem, or blog entry for ten or fifteen minutes before my mind starts to wander. Second, time wasters; when my mind begins to wander then I get the urge to play Mahjony, Pyramid, Spider, or Open Cell Solitaire. Once I begin playing one of these games then I'm obsessed with continuing the game until I win. Third, worry and other things that have an affects my concentration. There was a time when I didn't have a problem with concentration. Of course, I had a proper morning schedule, but that was when I had a job outside the house. At that time, I would get up, shower, eat breakfast, and get ready to go to work. Since I no longer have to be anywhere special during the week or on the weekends, I let the morning schedule slide and wait until later in the day. I'm changing that and going back to the morning schedule I had when I worked outside the house. The next issue is the ten to fifteen minutes concentration time before my mind starts to wander. I have an oven timer that I can set for up to an hour at at time. Therefore, when I sit down to write I will set the timer to ten or fifteen minutes, write until the timer goes off, and then get up to do something else. I don't have to play games when my mind starts to wander, I can do housework, read the paper, or do something else. I would like to know exactly how long I can go without playing a game on the computer. Next are the other things that affect my concentration. Those I'll have to deal with on an individual basis. I have to stop playing the insanity game and do things different then I have the past few months or years. This plan should help me escape from frustration and accomplish my goals. One more thing I have to do is not do a word count on any thing until after 9:00 PM, this will encourage me to write during the day without worrying about how many more words I have to write. Thought of the Day: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." - Albert Einstein |
The May 21, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isWhen do you find it easiest to write? Do you write first thing in the morning, late at night, or somewhere in between? It's easiest to write when the words flow from my keyboard like pouring coffee from a carafe into my favorite cup. When do I find it easiest to write? Sometimes it's easiest for me to write of a morning and sometimes late at night. If I can't sleep then I write until I get so tired that I'm almost falling asleep at the keyboard. Sometimes I write during the heat of the day when going outside is excruciatingly difficult. Sometimes I write when I have dishes to wash or floors to mop because the words will not wait and I'm afraid they will flow down the drain with the dirty water. Sometimes I write when the words themselves are painful because I have to metaphorically open a vein to before the words will flow. It isn't always easy to write because writing is an obsession consuming the poet; writing is opening my veins to the world and bleeding across the pages. Food for thought about writing: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” - Ernest Hemingway |
The May 21, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isYou’ve been asked to speak at your high school alma mater — about the path of life. (Whoa.) Draft the speech. I wish I could tell you that once you graduated from high school that the path of life is smooth and paved with platinum; I can't. The path of life is rocky, rough, and full of potholes; however, despite the difficulties you will encounter on this path it is well worth traveling because you will also encounter joy, love, and success. There are certain things you will need as you traverse life's path. First, you will need a positive attitude. One of the ways to keep a positive attitude is to find your spiritual path, which is not necessarily a religion. According to the Free Online Dictionary, one of the definitions of spiritual is "Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul."2 A spiritual path is something that grounds you and gives you hope when life begins shooting holes in your goals. There are, of course, other ways to keep a positive attitude, so if you don't accept that you have a spiritual path then you need to find some other way to hold onto a positive attitude because you're going to need it as you move forward in life. Second, you need to define success for yourself rather then let someone else define it for you. Some of you will find success through college and graduate work, while others will find it in art, in working the land, in writing, or some other way. The way other people define success is unimportant, it is the way you define it that makes the difference. While you have to be able to support your family and yourself, there are many honest ways to do this. It is your personal definition of success that helps you do this because it will give you encouragement and focus as you travel life's rough path. Third, remember that no matter how many potholes, rocks, and rough patches you encounter these are all learning experiences. You encounter each because you need the lesson each reveals. There will be something you have to learn, which is why you need a positive attitude. If you don't have a positive attitude when you encounter these rough patches then you will give up and when you give up you can't receive the lesson life is attempting to teach. Quote of the Day: "Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru." - Charlotte Joko Beck Footnotes |
The May 20, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isRemember a time when you graduated from something, whether it be grade school, high school, college, or a club like Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc. What did the celebrations consist of? What were your major emotions after you graduated? How did I celebrate graduation? The same way I celebrate every other joyful event in my life with food. It is my personal belief that the only way to celebrate anything is to go out to a restaurant and order my one of favorite foods. What type of food did I eat to celebrate my graduation? I had prime rib with a baked potato and some type of vegetable. I had sour cream and butter on the potato and on the prime rib I had raw horseradish. As for the vegetable I probably had creamed spinach or creamed corn. I would also have had desert and that would have been chocolate cake with ice cream or rhubarb pie with ice cream. Graduation was several years ago, so remembering exactly what I had to eat is a bit difficult. Food enhances the celebration, brings joy to the mind and soul. Food for Thought: “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien |
The May 20, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" is"Blog about the name you wish you'd been given." Neva is the first name my parents gave me. I was named after one of my father's sisters. I never knew my Aunt Neva because she drowned before I was born. Neva is Spanish for Snow. I don't know of any other meaning to the name. I don't know why my father's sister was named Neva because, as far as I know, my father's family was Scotch-Irish and English. Florence is my middle name and it was also the middle name of my grandmother (my mother's mother). Florence is Latin for Prosperous. My grandmother was of German descent. I am Scotch-Irish, English, and German. I don't know who Grandma was named after. Prosperous Snow is a combination of the meanings of my middle and first name. What name would I choose? Snow is Neva and Neva is Snow. Prosperous is Florence and Florence is Prosperous. I like the combination of Spanish and Latin, so why would I want any other name. What name would I choose? I have chosen to use Prosperous Snow; I am Neva Florence and I am Prosperous Snow. Thought of the Day: "Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable." ~W.H. Auden |
It's Sunday, May 19, 2013, the prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isBlog. Tell us about your week. Include your favorite blog entry from your fellow challengers from the preceding week and, most importantly, why. And the prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isToday's a free day with no prompt, so blog on whatever your heart desires and have a beautiful day!  My favorite blog entry for the week of May 12 to May 18, 2013 is "This one's about boo-kays and stupid." by Fivesixer  . I created the following item "City Vampire" for Round Five of "Invalid Item" . This week I am working on the Round Six entry. On Saturday, May 18, I discovered another stupid thing I did. For the entire week, I did not wash the coffee cup I use to reheat leftover coffee in the microwave and as a result I have coffee stains in my cup that I may not be able to get out. I review these stories (among others) "Invalid Item" by Uncommonspirit  and "The Things They Abandoned" by Vacant Vagrant  . For the second week in a row, I bought cold cuts from the deli section when I went to the grocery store on Friday. I know I do not need the salt, but I wanted cold cuts this weekend to eat. This may very well be another stupid thing I did; however, I will not know that until I see if my feet and legs swell from retaining the salt. On Sunday, May 12, I visited Mom's grave and said a prayer for the departed. Then on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 15, I attended my grief counseling meeting.The weather in Las Vegas for the week of Sunday, May 12, to Saturday, May 18, was sometimes nice and sometimes otherwise. We had some triple degree days with wind, which causes the blow dryer effect. The mornings and evenings were cool, with birds singing all week long. Thought of the Day: "I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee." ~ Flash Rosenberg |
The May 18, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isWrite a short story or poem from the point of view of a wedding bouquet. A red rose always knows if a love is true or just a pose. I live within the bride's bouquet, I watch each wedding day display of love between the bride and groom; I pray their love will last forever, but one tradition makes no sense and seems to suggest disrespect between this couple pledging their eternal love to one another. So I ask the other flowers what they think of the bride and groom rubbing the cake in the face of one another. "Weird," the white rose said to me, "a loving couple would want to waste a delicious piece of wedding cake." The pink rose just sighed and laughed, "Perhaps they think this custom will chase away the evil spirits and attract good luck and everlasting love." The other flower shrugged and in unison said, "This is the twenty-first century don't they know that wasting anything deepens their carbon footprint on this planet; are they worried more about superstition then working to make the love and marriage last beyond the honeymoon." "I don't know, I replied shedding a tear, "the cake incident suggest to me (and a red rose always knows if a love is true or just a pose) that their love is destined to crumble like the cake upon their faces." |
The May 18, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isWhat's one of the stupidest things you've ever done? The list of my stupid human tricks extends into the dark and distant past proving that I am a survivor. I can't list the stupidest things I've ever done because I'm still alive. I know human nature well enough to realize that no matter what stupid human trick I have done it the past there is always the possibility of outdoing myself. Fortunately, I'm an intelligent person, so any future stupid human tricks I pull will be new ones and not a repeat of past events. That being written let me see if I can list some of my past stupid human tricks.  Shutting myself in a refrigerator during a game of hide and seek Shutting my keys in a the trunk of a car, with no way of opening the trunk from inside the car Burning the middle layer of a three layer cake and hiding the evidence in the freezer Locking myself out of my house and having to crawl in a window to unlock the door Dropping my debit card in the bottom of my purse instead of putting it back in my wallet Taking up smoking when I was young (I eventually quit)Thought of the Day: S T U P I D = Smart Talented Unique Person In Demand - unknown |
The May 17, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isHave you laughed today? What were you laughing about? If you haven’t laughed yet today, find something funny to share with the rest of us. Have I laughed today? I had not laughed until I started writing this entry. I started laughing after composing this entry because I had to find something funny to share. In addition to finding something funny, I found out that fifteen minutes of laughter is good for your heart. I will post the video that started me laughing, but for the video about laughter being good for your heart; well, I suggest a youtube search for that. Have I laughed today? Yes, after watching Anderson Cooper breaking up I laughed. I laughed because laughter is contagious or at least it is for me. I cannot hear or watch someone else laugh without laughing myself. I laugh every time I watch that video because I cannot help myself, if someone else is laughing I will laugh. I wonder if doctors have did a study on laughter being contagious; I think it would make a good study and probably explain why people in an audience laugh at the comedian. The following video is more proof the laughter is contagious. Food for thought on Laughter: "Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it." - Bill Cosby |
The May 17, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isWhat’s the most significant secret you’ve ever kept? Did the truth ever come out? Truth or Consequences is more the just a city in southern New Mexico3 or an America game show4. Truth or consequences is what happens when you attempt to keep a secret of any type, especially one that is shared by more then one person. A secret remains a secret as long as only one person knows it otherwise it become either a rumor or common knowledge. If it is a significant secret then, even if it is known to only one person, it should not be kept because there are emotional consequences to keeping it and, when it is finally told, there are other consequences that must be confronted. Have I ever kept a significant secret? The answer to that question is "Yes" because I am still dealing with the emotional consequences of keeping the secret. Am I willing to share that secret in this blog? I wrote about it in an entry in one of my earlier blogs or at least mentioned the secret. At this time, I do not want to write more about it in this blog until I have dealt with it in my offline journal or discussed it with a psychologist. I need to get my thoughts straight concerning this secret before I can write more about it in this blog. I think the best way to do that is to write a letter to a dead person or persons in my offline journal. After that, I will either request a referral to a psychologist or find a support group dealing with the same issue. Since I am having good results with my mourners support group, I believe I will find a support group dealing with this subject rather then discussing it one on one with a psychologist. I have written some poems about it, so I need to find those and consider posting them in this blog. I can deal better with significant secrets by writing poems about them rather then prose. I think it is because emotions come out better in poems then in prose. Confess your secrets to the Lord, who already knows or write them in a letter to the dead before proclaiming them to the world. Look within and learn why you kept the secret before proclaiming it to the world. Thought of the Day on Secrets: “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” - C.G. Jung Footnotes |
The May 16, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isThunderstorms Thunderstorms; Supercells; Tornadoes; Tornado Alley; Hiding in root cellars Or tubs To survive; We bury the dead And then rebuild after the disaster; We write about our experiences And our grief. Food for thought about thunderstorms and creativity: "I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side." - Ralph Steadman The May 16, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isStar Trek or Star Wars? I like both Star Trek and Star Wars, all thought, I more of a Star Trek fan then a Star Wars fan. I have my favorite characters in each series. My favorite characters (up to May 16, 2013) in the Star Trek series are Data, Jadzia Dax, Jean-Luc Picard, Q, Worf, Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, Harry Mudd, etc. My favorite Star Wars characters (up to May 16, 2013) are C-3PO, Lando Calrissian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solso, and a few others. As you can see, I have more favorite Star Trek characters then Star Wars characters so that makes me a Trekkie. I am now getting back to watching more science fiction and Star Trek on the syfy channel, so I will probably find more favorite Star Trek characters in the future. Also, I have written Star Trek poems and stories, but nothing with the Star Wars theme. All hail the nerds because well will colonize the galaxy and explore the universe. Science Fiction Thought of the Day: “I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.” - Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing |
The May 15, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isHave you ever attended a school, class, or military reunion? Write about the experience of seeing people you once knew well but haven't talked to in years. Were they the same people now as then? Were you? Did you find yourself falling back into your old role from that time? I have never attended a class reunion of any type. Sometimes I think I have missed something and sometimes I think the opposite. I will reserve judgment until I have had a chance to attend a reunion. At my age, I am not sure whether I would enjoy the experience or not; I might find it amusing and a positive experience. I do not know because I have not yet attended a reunion. Perhaps I should write a story about a character attending a class reunion. That might be fun, I know one should write about what they know; however, I do not think that always holds true. At least, writing a story about it might encourage me to go to my next class reunion even if I have to fly half way across the country to attend. I have not been back to Shawnee, Oklahoma since I left and it might be fun to see what the town looks like now. Do I want to attend my high school class reunion? Sometimes I think yes and sometimes I think no; is this an issues about making a decision or is it that I just don't know. Do I want to attend my high school class reunion? Do I want to walk down nostalgia lane, remembering the way it was and what might have been? That might be a joyful and fun trip. Food for Thought about reunions: "A trip to nostalgia now and then is good for the spirit." - Dan Bartolovic |
The May 15, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isAre you a person who considers their glass half-empty or half-full? This is a interesting question because for me it depends on my mood whether I feel my glass is half-full or half-empty. I am one of those people who if I am depressed feels that my glass is half-empty; of course, this last only as long as I focus on the negative issues that caused the depression. Sometimes I let my negative self-talk convince me that my glass is half-empty when it is really half-full. When I look at the past 66 years of my life and balance the negatives versus the positives, I realize that my that every negative experience has led to a positive outcome of some type. My problem is that when I am depressed about something, I have a tendency to look at the negatives rather then the positives. There have been times when I thought I was clinically depressed, but I have discussed this with my doctor and she does not think that is the problem. I suspect my problems occur when I focus too much on the negative issues rather then attempting to see the positive issues of a situation. I am attempting to change this, with some luck. I find that writing about the problem helps me refocus and pull back so that I can see the entire elephant rather then just its tail or trunk. Most of the time, I feel that my glass is half-full. I have found that sometimes I have to work to refocus my attention, but I eventually succeed. In fact, I have even found myself laughing at the silliness of believing my glass is half-empty when there is so much in my life to prove that my glass is half-full. This year has been a bit difficult because of my mother's death, but that is just a a part of life. The four things that help me change my mood are prayer, meditation, writing, and calling one of my sibling or friends on the phone. It is amazing how just talking to someone can change my mood. To answer the question: "Are you a person who considers their glass half-empty or half-full?" Most of the time I feel my glass is half-full and I attempt to change my perspective when I feel my glass is half-empty? Thought of the Day: "Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results." - Willie Nelson |
The May 14, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isDo you have any scars? Tell us about them. Disclaimer: I do not mean to imply that men do not have scars; however, I believe that women because they are by nature nurturers feel many things deeply including their scars (both visible and invisible). Like all women I have both visible and invisible scars. These scars are one of the things that form common ground across the barriers of religion, national origin, political affiliation, etc. In this entry, I am going to focus on my visible scars because those are easier to account for and to describe. I have a scar on the ring finger of my right hand because when I was a child, I decided I wanted to play Jane (not G.I. Jane but Tarzan's Jane). There was a swing and a clothes line next to Grandpa's garage. On the clothes line hung a wire with a sharp point and it was close enough for me to grab if I swung high enough. I swung high and grabbed the wire, naturally I slid down the wire and ripped the skin on the ring finger of my right hand. Grandpa took me to the hospital Emergency Room and the doctor sowed the skin back together; however, to this day I have that scar to remind me that sometimes doing something on the spur of the moment may not be a good idea. It did not stop me from doing things on the spur of the moment nor from doing other irrational things. See that scar it jagged edges still visible like a ghost on the flesh of time; that is where light penetrated my soul and revealed strength based upon healing faith in God. Food for Thought about scars: “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” - Rumi |
The May 14, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum" isDo you believe in ghosts, angels, or spirits? In the 66 years I have lived I have witnessed numerous phenomenon that have no apparent scientific explanation. That does not mean there is no scientific explanation, it just means the the explanation is not apparent or has not been discovered at this time. Do I believe in ghosts, angels, and spirits? I accept the possibility that these things exist on other plans and can sometimes appear on our plan of existence. Ghosts are held to our plan because either the death was so sudden that the person did not comprehend he or she died or for some other reason such as unfinished business. Angels do not always have wings when they appear on our plan because the do not want people to know what they are and why they are here. An angel can also be a human helping other people. Spirits can be either good, evil, or neutral and have their reasons for entering this plan. I do not worry about any of these even when I suspect I may have encountered one or the other of them. I say prayers for protection everyday and prayer is the most powerful phenomena there is on any plan of existence. If I suspect the phenomena I encounter concerns a ghost then I say a prayer for the departed to assist the ghost in ascending into the spiritual world. I do not worry about these phenomenon then you are more likely to attract it then if you do not worry about it and say a prayer for protection everyday. I believe in the power of prayer to protect the faithful soul and polish the soul's mirror to reflect the divine attributes. Thought of the Day: "Prayer is mans greatest power!" - W. Clement Stone |
The May 13, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" isThis is a timed challenge. You will write for three minutes on the first subject, and when three minutes is up, you will write for another three minutes on the last noun you typed. Continue this as long as you think is reasonable.Your starting subject is: TRAVEL. Travel movement migration it's in the genetic code of humanity. Movement from one place to another in the beginning humanity moved because of need. Humanity travel across the African plane or was it the savanna and move out and across the the planet. Humanity had to migrate travel from one place to another for various reasons or no reason at all. Staying in one place is difficulty for those who like to travel. Travel is educational and it keeps the mind active. If we cannot travel physically then humanity travels in its mind through poetry. Poetry is the voice of the soul. Whispers of the spiritual nature speaking through the mind and telling the story of faith in stanza and line through metaphor and simile. The poet speaks of what he or she see, feels, hears, experiences. sometimes the words are mystifying and other times clear. The poem must attempt to give the reader understanding of an unexperienced emotion. The poet should attempt to express the voice of the disenfranchised of the age she or she lives in. The poets words are whispers of the soul attempting to make the mind understand the spiritual nature of reality. The poet is a spiritual creature having a spiritual experience. The poet writes. I am a poet, you are a poet, every human being is a poet. A poet inscribing his or her experiences on the chap book of the soul. Sometimes a poet writes in line and stanza and sometimes in prose, but a poet is always writing on the manuscript of his or her soul. Word that shine in the night on the manuscript of a poet's soul. Words in red the color of blood. Words in blue the color of the soul. Words drawn as pictures on the pages of the soul of the poet. The spirit and soul experience the words and ascends. |
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