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“Audacity, more audacity and always audacity.” by Georges Jacques Danton
If you’re online, you get spam some way, some how. From proclamations of wealth overseas to titillating your lover better than any other man (which always struck me as funny, for obvious reasons), most spam is a horrible waste of time and mental energy. And of course, the dangers of falling for the spammers’ tricks could fill several blog pages…
But did you know that spam could be fun? Or empowering?
Well, it can at least be somewhat fun. Read the rest of this entry »
A bit of an apology, and some commentary:
First,I need to apologize for not having my guest piece up yesterday (or today). Between missing some pieces of the post and being sick, I wasn’t up to posting things. It will go up next Monday. And thank you all for your patience with me.
And now the commentary…
I try to avoid reblogging, but find myself doing so all too often of late. Sometimes it is simply because I feel I cannot say anything as potent as what I am reading in another’s words. Other times, it feels only just to give the original author the accolades. That very powerful piece by Christine Slaughter from The Dash Between I posted on St. Patrick’s Day, evoked so many memories for me… I am grateful for the new awareness of my own rights that it gives me: And here, if you missed it, is the link: http://brilliantlyred.wordpress.com/personal-bill-of-rights/
Institute of Mental Health 7, Nov 06 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This, of course, is not the only Personal Bill of Rights out there in the ether. A quick search helped me find many such pages. Most seem to revolve around people with problems: alcoholism, mental health issues, child and/or domestic abuse victims… It is both heartening and not to think that an affirmation of one’s value as a human being is so necessary among people who have not been able to receive the world’s fill of joy. The strength of will required to assert such self-value is good, and I cheers me to know that many have found that strength in the face of adversity.
But why does the existence of suffering make so many feel unworthy of simple human existence?
Like Christine and so many others, I have had my experiences that have left scars on my psyche. I do not dwell on them, or even analyze them (as I probably should). They helped mold who I am, but I am not defined by them or those who inflicted them. It’s wonderful that we are finding our voices in this world.
Especially when in watching articles such that this one from CNN, we find that too often, it takes an awareness that we are all human to realize that we all deserve the rights of humanity. How many of us do not know that we have rights as well?
Relevant Links:
- Personal Bill of Rights (community.mentalhelp.net)
- Your Own Personal Bill of Rights (www.selfgrowth.com)
- Charles Whitfield’s Personal Bill of Rights
- Growing Up Unhindered Personal Bill of Rights (best of the list, ihmo)
“Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.”
–Zen Proverb (unattrib)
Eight of Cups Thoth
A bit of an information dump for the day.. So many things have happened, and so much new is occurring, it seems wise to put some of it out there. And to force my hand, since I do seem to be a Mistress of the 8 Cups (in this sense, for an even better interpretation, imho) and sometimes need to have something engraved in stone before I get it done.
So…
Number One…
…on the short list, is announcing my very first guest blogger will be featured on my page next Monday (March 5). Back at the beginning of this month, I was invited to do a guest piece on Elaine Stock’s blog “Everyone’s Story” and now Elaine has graciously returned the favor, writing a lovely piece on inspiration and the young writer. I hope you will come and meet this very sweet lady and share some of your own thoughts with her (and myself).
And if you are interested in doing a guest piece, please feel free to contact me via email at mouse(at)sff(dot)net or @Kymele on Twitter
Number Two…
Book reviews!
When Borders closed all of its retail outlets last summer, I did what any sane bibliophile would do with a fistful of gift cards that were about to become useless plastic and filled out the stacks of “to read later” books that set around my house to capacity and beyond. And with encouragement from my poor, suffering husband and a few reading challenges, slowly, I’ve worked my way through them. Recently I have finished two books on my Bookmarks list and am preparing reviews of them for posting here.
So keep watch…
Number three…
Princess of Cups--Thoth
Just a mood thing… Next time you go out to dinner, give your waiter or waitress some “Happy Customer Luv”. They really are amazing people. Whenever I get the chance to chat with my servers, I do. It’s always a great conversation. So here’s a bit of a “Thank You” to all those very nice people who’ve brought me yummy (and often bad for me) food, smiled even when tired and had a lot of things to stress about, and in general made my world a bit broader and more interesting!
