Lately my thoughts have run away with me on a matter that has been troubling me. I had been envisioning a situation that is not even close to happening and have been tossing things around, mulling it over in my mind and truthfully, expecting the worst case scenario to play out in a multitude of horrendous different ways... We all do this, don't we?
As bad as it may seem to me, in reality it is a lot different. I took a step back from it all, took a few deep breaths and looked at things from a different perspective. As much as my thoughts may be rushing things, how it will pan out could be entirely different when it finally comes to fruition. I may still have my concerns, and these should never be discounted, but as far as my worst fears and all that hooey-hullaballoo that goes with them- there really wasn't a lot to be caught up in to begin with.
My last post about unspoken words? I was trying to find the courage to tell a person about my apprehension. Now that I have a cleared head and better idea of what to expect, that things aren't so out of control and my fears were more or less unfounded, it will be easier to speak my mind and get it off my chest. I can lay it aside and look forward to the peaceful resolve sure follow.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Unspoken words
I admit to being one of those people who is not blessed with the talent or knack of always knowing the right thing to say at the right time. Sometimes I write a post and go back to edit it, change things up a little and 4 hours, 1068 drafts later it is nothing as it started out as.
Some people are truly gifted in the capacity of knowing just what to say when someone has lost a pet, friend or even a family member. They know how to ease the loss, make light of things and the world is so much better just because they are in it. I am not one of them- I am not gifted in that respect.
When there is something tough to say, something that may cause someone else pain to hear, but they need to hear it, I stumble over my words. I struggle to find the right ones because we all know that once said, you can't ever take them back.
Some people are truly gifted in the capacity of knowing just what to say when someone has lost a pet, friend or even a family member. They know how to ease the loss, make light of things and the world is so much better just because they are in it. I am not one of them- I am not gifted in that respect.
When there is something tough to say, something that may cause someone else pain to hear, but they need to hear it, I stumble over my words. I struggle to find the right ones because we all know that once said, you can't ever take them back.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Buck the trend
In my last post about proverbs, I mentioned looking for things to go wrong or finding the deal breakers. Sure if you expect them to show up- they will not be one to disappoint.
We all try to protect ourselves from bad things, have the foresight to be able to divert the icky stuff and come away relatively unscathed. We hope we can forsee the potholes in the road of life and navigate around them if at all possible.
The problem with always being on the 'lookout' for the bad stuff and negative vibes is that you miss out on life. You might have fun, but there are times you can admittedly have had more fun, if you hadn't been waiting for the boogeyman to jump out at you along the way.
Let's face it. Bad things happen to everyone. So do good things. While one person surveys the situation and thinks that everything that could have gone wrong, did... Someone else will look at the same situation and see good things that have come out of it.
I know I have let emotion get in the way at times and missed the forest for the trees because my perspective of how things went, may have been skewed. I have admittedly been too close to things to see them as they were. Too involved personally to have an objective opinion and a whole myriad of other mistakes I have made along the way. It happens to the best of us, what can I say? The first step in changing, is recognizing when you are doing this. We are all different in that respect.
We all try to protect ourselves from bad things, have the foresight to be able to divert the icky stuff and come away relatively unscathed. We hope we can forsee the potholes in the road of life and navigate around them if at all possible.
The problem with always being on the 'lookout' for the bad stuff and negative vibes is that you miss out on life. You might have fun, but there are times you can admittedly have had more fun, if you hadn't been waiting for the boogeyman to jump out at you along the way.
Let's face it. Bad things happen to everyone. So do good things. While one person surveys the situation and thinks that everything that could have gone wrong, did... Someone else will look at the same situation and see good things that have come out of it.
I know I have let emotion get in the way at times and missed the forest for the trees because my perspective of how things went, may have been skewed. I have admittedly been too close to things to see them as they were. Too involved personally to have an objective opinion and a whole myriad of other mistakes I have made along the way. It happens to the best of us, what can I say? The first step in changing, is recognizing when you are doing this. We are all different in that respect.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Proverbs
We have all heard the saying about how sometimes looking for something can be like trying to find the proverbial "Needle in a haystack". I am pretty sure at some time we have all found ourselves trying to find the blasted needle at one point or another. That haystack seems huge and the needle is nowhere to be found, or so it seems.
Then there are times when things just seem too good to be true. So we wait for the other shoe to drop and let the chips fall where they may. There has to be something wrong. We just know it, right? So we go looking for the deal-breaker, waiting for the spoiler to come along and almost rather expect someone or something to rain on our parade.
The sad reality of this is that often times, when you go looking for trouble, looking for a fight or wait for something bad to happen- you will find it. If you look long and hard enough, something will come up... That blasted "Needle in the haystack" WILL be found because you wanted so badly to find it.
In the land of ~Pixies~ and people as well, "Like begets like". You asked for it and now you've got it. Be careful what you wish for, because sometimes you just might get it. Sometimes what you think is a blessing, may very well turn out to be a curse...
Then there are times when things just seem too good to be true. So we wait for the other shoe to drop and let the chips fall where they may. There has to be something wrong. We just know it, right? So we go looking for the deal-breaker, waiting for the spoiler to come along and almost rather expect someone or something to rain on our parade.
The sad reality of this is that often times, when you go looking for trouble, looking for a fight or wait for something bad to happen- you will find it. If you look long and hard enough, something will come up... That blasted "Needle in the haystack" WILL be found because you wanted so badly to find it.
In the land of ~Pixies~ and people as well, "Like begets like". You asked for it and now you've got it. Be careful what you wish for, because sometimes you just might get it. Sometimes what you think is a blessing, may very well turn out to be a curse...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A Thousand Years
I had recently watched a crazy video online about a girl getting turfed repeatedly by her pony. At the end of the video, she included this beautiful song... and about half way thru it cut off. What the?????
I searched the lyrics on another website and found the artist, title and heard the whole song in it's entirety.
Christina Perri- A Thousand Words
Quite a beautiful song and video, even though I am not into Twilight, neither the series of books or films. Maybe I will look into them after this though?
I searched the lyrics on another website and found the artist, title and heard the whole song in it's entirety.
Christina Perri- A Thousand Words
Quite a beautiful song and video, even though I am not into Twilight, neither the series of books or films. Maybe I will look into them after this though?
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Thought of you
I recently found this through a very dear friend of mine. If you double click on it, it is best viewed in full screen.
***Warning- you may need to have a box of tissue handy.***
*~*Pixie*~*
**Edited to add- the song is performed by The Weepies and is actually called "The World Spins Madly On" **
***Warning- you may need to have a box of tissue handy.***
*~*Pixie*~*
**Edited to add- the song is performed by The Weepies and is actually called "The World Spins Madly On" **
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