Are you curious or even fascinated by human behavior and don’t mind reading a plethora of opinions, many opinions, keep reading
December 19th, 2011
To be Human: ( I am no ~~ologist. These are just feelings aboutmy personal experience with the human condition.) I see people criticized for not being a 24-7 ray of sunshine. But we’re human.
To be human is to be weak sometimes as those moments of allowing ourselves to be human make us strong.
For me, dancing is the ultimate expression of freedom and being alive.
I am human. I love to bust chops and make people laugh. I laugh at funny things, I smile when I’m happy, I cry when I’m down, I frown when I’m upset, and I’m irrational when I’m angry.
It’s OK to be angry. It’s OK to acknowledge it.
Rejection is the most profound hurt anyone can experience.
Feelings whether sad or happy are very precious. I think I am able to feel as much joy in my life as I do because I allow myself to feel pain too. For me, this is what being and feeling alive is all about.
With my eyes closed, I see the world the way I like it. I know what denial feels like.
If you can’t feel and express pain, you cannot feel genuine joy. To truly be alive is to feel all emotions – not bury or deny them no matter how big or small they are.
As a spectator of someone else’s cries of pain, we try to selfishly stop them from feeling emotions only because it pulls up the crap we’ve been in denial of that we had buried for years. That we’ve always wanted to forget.
Those who came out of rough times alone with no support become desensitized and bitter. Those who had a network of love and compassion through hardships become genuinely strong, spirited and lively.
I think all humans are, by nature, narcissists – even behind our insecurities. It’s just that many of us are still in the closet.
I need to feel whatever emotions come up when I am heartbroken. If I DO kick my anger/hurt under the carpet, the feelings become more intense and that is when the stormy and uncontrolled actions/thoughts start to harm me.
Just because you’re breathing, doesn’t mean you’re living.
If you can’t feel pain, then you can’t feel joy.
The angriest people out there aren’t the ones losing their tempers and yelling. The angriest people don’t even know they’re angryand will often PR themselves as being hard to anger. They PR themselves as loving everyone and everything. They can be extroverted, introverted, fearful, passive, or abnormally calm. One day, they may snap unknowingly and without much provocation. Or become terminally ill from the pain being physically manifested.
There is a good reason behind every human action good or bad. We may not like it; we may not want to understand it; it just is.
**Yeah, I told someone to $#@! off once, so sue me!**
Pollyannas are the most annoying people alive. This is pseudo-optimism – not positivity. You know someone is truly positive if you have seen their negative, ugly and vulnerable side. Never trust anyone who is Mary Poppins 24-7. If you watch them closely enough, they are seething. They are the least sympathetic as well. As in… “The idea that I can’t share my problems with other people makes me not give a shit about their problems.” — Chuck Palahniuk (Invisible Monsters)
Some quotes that mirror my experience:
“Some people never go crazy, what truly horrible lives they must live.” –Charles Bukowski
“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”—Laurie Halse Anderson
“You can’t put up with anything less than lovely. You spend your life running, avoiding, escaping. That quest for something pretty. A cheat. A cliché.” —Chuck Palahniuk
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.” –Benjamin Disraeli
“Some people are just born human. The rest of us, we take a lifetime to get there.” –Chuck Palahniuk
“It is not learning we need at all. Individuals need learning but the culture needs something else, the pulse of light on the sea, the warm urge of huddling together to keep out the cold. We need empathy, we need the eyes that still can weep.” —Oh Pure and Radiant Heart, Lydia Millet
Thank you all for taking the time to read this if you’ve even gotten this far.
Lao Tzu
February 27th, 2011
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow.
Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful.
Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu ( also Lao Tse) was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, and best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching.
8 Hour Challenge
January 23rd, 2011
So I came across this the other day while on the net…I just had to share it. Two guys take 8 hours to put together a pop song…They make it look so dam easy and whats even worse is that now I have had this tune stuck in my head for two day !!!
watch the video-listen to the end product and if you like click here to get the mp3 for free ! Click on blog and select the 8 hour challenge !
My zodiac sign is what ???
January 14th, 2011
Image from-Wikipedia
An anonymous woodcarving from the late 19th century depicts a medieval pilgrm looking at the hidden workings of the universe — an image commonly associated with the world of astrology.
Age of Aquarius Actually Age of Capricorn, Thanks to Rotation of the Earth
New Zodiac Signs
Capricorn: January 20- February 16
Aquarius: February 17 – March 11
Pisces: March 12 – April 18
Aries: April 19 – May 13
Taurus: May 14 – June 21
Gemini: June 22 – July 20
Cancer: July 21 – August 10
Leo: August 11 – September 16
Virgo: September 17 – October 30
Libra: October 31 – November 23
Scorpio: November 24 – 29
Ophiuchus: November 30 – December 17
Sagittarius: December 18 – January 20
Brace for the worst: You may be a Virgo, scientists say.
There are many newspapers and websites that promise to tell your fortune, detailing where the planets were when you were born and what their future movements suggest about your future. It’s called astrology, and whether or not you believe in the signs of the zodiac, you won’t believe this: It’s all wrong.
Astronomers with the Minnesota Planetarium Society have dropped a bomb on the zodiac, noting that thanks to the millennia-long effect of the moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth, there’s about a one-month bump in the alignment of the stars. The result?
“When [astrologers] say that the sun is in Pisces, it’s really not in Pisces,” Parke Kunkle, a board member of the Minnesota Planetarium Society, told the Star Tribune.
And if the sun isn’t in Pisces, YOU’RE not in Pisces. Surprise! You’re an Aquarius! New zodiac sign dates are in order, it seems.
Much of astrology — called an ancient and complex system that uses math and science to predict the future — relies upon careful observation of the heavens. And your astrological sign is based on the date of your birth, something that was tied very tightly to the position of the heavens back in Babylonian times.
“When someone asks you what your sign is, they’re referring to your Sun Sign — where the sun was in the Zodiac at the exact moment of your birth,” explains the website of noted astrologer Kelli Fox. As the years have worn on, the position of the heavens has shifted ever so slightly — but those signs haven’t.
Could this be true? Is an Aries really a Cancer — or worse yet, a Virgo? It’s a question for Paul the Psychic octopus, of course. But sadly, the soccer-predicting sea creature died last year. So we asked Kunkle for clarification.
“Ever since astrology began back in 3000 B.C., we’ve known there were problems with it,” he said with a chuckle. “The ancient Babylonians had 13 constellations, for example, so they just threw one out.”
Ophuchicus, or the snake holder, was ejected from the charts when the Zodiac was codified at the 12 we know of today, to align it more accurately with the calendar. And Libra didn’t come into things until Julius Caesar’s time, Kunkle told FoxNews.com.
Seeing stars yet? It all comes down to the 26,000-year precession of the planets through space, he said, noting that a variety of gravitational forces have changed the position of the planets in the sky over time.
Bottom line, the astrological forecasts we’ve all been turning to may — gasp! — not be accurate at all, or at least they may be intended for other readers.
“We’re off by about 10 degrees or so, a twelfth of the way around,” Kunkle said.
Indeed, most horoscope readers who consider themselves Leos are actually Cancers, explained the Star Tribune. So instead of being courageous, natural-born leaders, they actually are sensitive and emotional — ruled by moodiness, not innate rulers.
And those folks who have for decades considered themselves Sagittarius, the sign governed by the truth-seeking archer and ruled by Jupiter, are actually Scorpios — stubborn, passionate people ruled over by Mars and Pluto.
So read with a grain of salt when Sally Brompton advises the Aries that January’s midheaven Solar Eclipse will move you closer to a long-term goal, or that you must keep a sense of perspective, and be prepared to change course in midstream if necessary. Your real sign may just be Pisces, and her real forecast advises you that some mountains can be moved and others very definitely cannot — your predicament this year is to try to distinguish between the two.
And Capricorns, rejoice! NO need to worry about over-reacting to pressure from the powers that be, as Brompton warns. Instead, turn to the forecast of Aquarius, and know that a major conjunction between wealth planet Jupiter and changes planet Uranus means fundamental adjustments to the way you handle your finances are likely this year.
T.S. Eliot
January 7th, 2011
Between the conception and creation
Between the emotion and the response
Falls the shadow
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
What Happened To Christmas?
December 21st, 2010
Subject: Christmas party
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: November 1, 2010
RE: Gala Christmas Party
I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House.
There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We’ll have a small band playing traditional carols… Feel free to sing along. And don’t be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus!
A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 PM. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone’s pockets.
This gathering is only for employees!
Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time!
Merry Christmas to you and your family,
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: November 2, 2010
RE: Gala Holiday Party
In no way was yesterday’s memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year.
However, from now on, we’re calling it our “Holiday Party.” The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians and to those still celebrating Reconciliation Day.
There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas carols will be sung.
We will have other types of music for your enjoyment.
Happy now?
Happy Holidays to you and your family,
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: November 3, 2010
RE: Holiday Party
Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table, you didn’t sign your name.
I’m happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, “AA Only”, you wouldn’t be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this?
Somebody?
And sorry, but forget about the gift exchange, no gifts are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and the executives believe $10.00 is a little chintzy.
REMEMBER: NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
To: All Employees
DATE: November 4, 2010
RE: Generic Holiday Party
What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20th begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours.
There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees’ beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work?
Meanwhile, I’ve arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from the dessert buffet, and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms.
Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each group will have their own table.
Yes, there will be a flower arrangement for the Gay men’s table.
To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House asks that no cross-dressing be allowed, apparently because of concerns about confusion in the restrooms. Sorry.
We will have booster seats for short people.
Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet.
I am sorry to report that we cannot control the amount of salt used in the food . The Grill House suggests that people with high blood pressure taste a bite first.
There will be fresh “low sugar” fruits as dessert for diabetics, but the restaurant cannot supply “no sugar” desserts. Sorry!
Did I miss anything?!?!?
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All F*%^ing Employees
DATE: November 5, 2010
RE: The F*%^ing Holiday Party
I’ve had it with you vegetarian pricks!!! We’re going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the “grill of death,” as you so quaintly put it, and you’ll get your f*%^ing salad bar, including organic tomatoes.
But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you slice them. I’ve heard them scream. I’m hearing them scream right NOW!
The rest of you f*%^ing wierdos can kiss my *ss. I hope you all have a rotten holiday!
Drive drunk and die,
The B*tch from H*ll!!!
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Company Memo
FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director
DATE: November 8, 2010
RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party
I’m sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery from her recent nervous breakdown and I’ll continue to forward your cards to her at the asylum.
In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and give everyone the afternoon of the 23rdoff with full pay.
Happy Whatever!
Joan
Hello world!
December 18th, 2010
You need to know… that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. You have to agree that you are less and that someone else is more to feel inferior. If you don’t agree, you can not possibly feel inferior. You might know something less, or you might be able to do something less, but you ARE unique and hence simply incomparable. Do not buy into being reduced to an object of comparison !