we are connected beneath the waters

　

"Our individual egos are like islands in a sea.
We look out at the world and each other and think we are separate entities.
What we don't see is that we are connected to each other by means of the ocean floor beneath the waters."

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quote from really interesting article worth reading about the life of Carl Jung:

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/jung.html

--speaks about our "shadow", dreams, synchronicities, balance, etc

psychoanalytic branch of psychology--very intriguing.

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doors

*everything* is given to us when we're younger

we have it all.

yet as humans we become accustom to routine, school, other people's

thoughts/influences..

we close doors >>inside<<>

storing thoughts away like stowing memories in a shoebox

thinking, 'thats the answer..i need no more'

close the lid as you close the doors

inside yourself.

when we're born

alllllllll the doors are open

the possibilities are endless.

why do u think little children are always asking question upon question

receiving answersyet they keep asking why

whywhy.

with these answers that they choose to keep, to set in stone,

theyre closing doors within themselves

following the mindset/path of everyone else.

yet stones can only last so far

until they crack

then break

release

we're set free
while we're opening up to ourselves,
our >>inner voice<< ,

we're only opening all the doors we've closed while "growing UP"

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-Desiderata-

one of my most fav poems--

Desiderata

By Max Ehrmann ©1927

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,

be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others,

even to the dull and ignorant;

they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons;

they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,

you may become vain or bitter,

for always there will be

greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career

however humble;

it is a real possession in the

changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,

for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you

to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals,

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love,

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,

it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit

to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,

be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe

no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God,

whatever you conceive Him to be.

And whatever your labors and aspirations,

in the noisy confusion of life,

keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham,

drudgery, and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.

=)

♥

dripdrop

my sister wrote this song for me when i came back from all my lil vacationing in july..


when rain falls
peace is here,---
love has come and



in that raindrop-- its
not any ordinary drop
wicth is part of mother
earth a butiful magical
world--- with shimers as



bright as stars, animals as
angels, plains, vallys,
sea, ocean mountans rivers
lakes na na na na
la la la la la la



sun mercury venes eath
mars jup-e-ter saturn
uranus neptune pluto smile
honest kind caring thats all--
what makes us live


by katie m. tilyou

dedicatid to sara

♥



she wrote high,med,low above each word to play it for me on the piano.
made my day that day.
:)

it is ordinary to try to be extraordinary

this was given to me by my world religions teacher today ..


THE EMPTY BOAT

He who rules men lives in confusion;

He who is ruled by men lives in sorrow.

Yao therefore desired

Neither to influence others

Nor to be influenced by them.

The way to get clear of confusion

And free or sorrow

Is to live with Tao

In the land of the great Void.

If a man is crossing a river

And an empty boat collides with his own skiff,

Even though he be a bad-tempered man

He will not become very angry.

But if he sees a man in the boat,

He will shout at him to steer clear.

If the shout is not heard, he will shout again,

And yet again, and begin cursing.

And all because there is somebody in the boat.

Yet if the boat were empty,

He would not be shouting, and not angry.

If you can empty your own boat

Crossing the river of the world,

No one will oppose you,

No one will seek to harm you.

The straight tree is the first to be cut down,

The spring of clear water is the first to be drained dry.

If you wish to improve your wisdom

And shame the ignorant,

To cultivate your character

And outshine others;

A light will shine around you

As if you had swallowed the sun and the moon:

You will not avoid calamity.

A wise man has said:

"He who is content with himself

Has done a worthless work.

Achievement is the beginning of failure.

Fame is beginning of disgrace."

Who can free himself from achievement

And from fame, descend and be lost

Amid the masses of men?

He will flow like Tao, unseen.

He will go about like Life itself

With no name and no home.

Simple is he, without distinction.

To all appearances he is a fool.

His steps leave no trace. He has no power.

He achieves nothing, has no reputation.

Since he judges no one

No one judges him.

Such is the perfect man:

His boat is empty.

--Chuang Tzu--

then i accidenty came across this interesting translation while trying to find the poem..
http://completewellbeing.com/article/the-empty-boat/



♥

magically painted kitchen

it needed colorr
....





so the children painted.







that was all bosh. cept i made the bear cause apparently hes a "joshy bear" and the llama-y dog







my sun and moony









katies and jess's








jess's pretty











katies and then i did cute star one










katies, mine, boshs









and saved best for lastt








mister giraffepants
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sound and silence ~ the heartbeat of life

the world is our teacher..

when i was at work yesterday..this man i worked with named micah asked me to do the voiceover for some hospital commercial so i was excited and said yess.

he handed me this script and had me practice it for a bit to get a feel for what it was saying...

apparently on average, Wilson hospital alone has 15,000 patients in the operating room each year, that's 50 per day.

micah turned on some sound editing program on the computer and set up the mic for me.

i spoke into the mic and read the script. the first 3 segments i did really good on but the last segment didnt make sense..

so i read it a couple times and then micah stopped me. He playedback my voice recording on the computer and showed me exactly where i was getting stuck..

he could tell right where i didnt know what i was saying just by the cadence of my voice. the rhythm between the words was slightly off.

it was really weird. like being able to hear one wrong note played in a symphony or something.

so then he went on by telling me about how he could zoom in on the soundwave to like 1/100 of a second or something

and showed it to me like this...

imagine the sound wave monitor and how the lines go in waves seemingly random..

one word looked like a blobby big fluffy woolybear caterpillar

then he zoomed in and it was more wavy and less dense

like cute waves on the ocean

and he kept zooming in til there were huge spaces between the wave lines

it went from fluffy caterpillar to

flowy-ish waves,

still looking arrhythmic,

and then finally he zoomed in so far, it looked like heartbeat waves. exactly.

it was amazing

so rhythmic and heartbeat-y

then with it zoomed in that close, he pressed play and i could see the lines 'beat' as my voice was talking.

it was just reallyreally weird.

and then he played the whole script with many words and i noticed between the words..it was a straight line

like no pulse.

life and death between words.

it was the most interesting experience to see my voice make that "heartbeat".

led me to realize and understand how everything really does have a life. a pulse.

the sound of the wind blowing in the trees, the birds, crickets, grass.

some louder than others.

you might say.. what about a rock..that doesnt have a "heartbeat", but it does.

just because we can't hear, see, or feel it, doesnt mean its not there. im sure theres technology even more sensitive than to just hear audible waves by the human ear

dogs hear sounds from a higher frequency than we do.

rocks emit a vibrancy that may be a fraction of a fraction on the apparent "silent" part of the soundwave between words..

so thats my lil learning of the day

:)

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All these sounds, movements around us carry vibrations..








We are vibrational beings. interconnected by the "heartbeat" of life.








We live in this world of imagination. Emitting energy wherever we go..





and also taking it in. The universe likes motion. Its what keeps the flow..








Its the balance of things. The high and low.









Channels. There's channels of light and sound.
So we may hear, feel,touch,see,taste, and
just Know. just Be.
Our intuition.
"knows" things the mind cannot grasp










Thats why we can hear, and want to respond..
but become speechless
We're at a loss of words to say.



Our hearts speak louder than words..










with love.

=)






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