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Nautikos...Yes, in all Walmarts in the Dallas Fort Worth area

Actually, I don't think I've ever been in a Walmart that didn't sell groceries....hmmm.

What country are you blogging from?

posted by Passionflower on September 17, 2006 at 8:59 AM | link to this | reply

passion

I didn't know you could buy groceries at Walmart...

posted by Nautikos on September 17, 2006 at 7:35 AM | link to this | reply

Dancerbee...Thanks for stopping by to comment.

But I didn't understand anything you said. Could you please just speak English???

posted by Passionflower on September 13, 2006 at 8:32 AM | link to this | reply

Free'd

One needs an illusion to capacitate a creative mind to address issues that a mundane may not seek to, there comes utility of thy flower, igniting passions of believers to occult, such that dastardly acts could be mitigated by a just observation; fired by the spiritual renounciation towards Justice.

posted by DancerBee on September 13, 2006 at 8:29 AM | link to this | reply

Who knows, Straightforward...good question though.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 9:43 PM | link to this | reply

Void...do you know what your gifts and callings are???

I spent several posts talking about exactly what I believed mine were. It helped me to get some things straight in my head.

Of course writing about things is how I deal with life. You may be that way too.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 9:39 PM | link to this | reply

DarkkeThoughts...I'm sure all moms feel like they've

Wiped a few too many noses and butts...God Bless....Mademoiselle says some wierd stuff sometimes...LOL!

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 9:37 PM | link to this | reply

Darrkethoughts....I love your attitude!

You don't find many people that open though. I'm sorry to hear that you're depressed. I will pray for you. Maybe it will help. We all get in slumps...esp us gals.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 9:36 PM | link to this | reply

Comments

Thank you for your comments. I do agree; if a person is not serious they should not be messing around and you should block them.

I am also re-discovering my gifts and/or callings. Its scarey sometimes to step out.

 

Keep up the good word, I enjoy your notes.

posted by The_Void on September 12, 2006 at 8:43 PM | link to this | reply

But can you do that long distance, Passionflower?

posted by Straightforward on September 12, 2006 at 8:04 PM | link to this | reply

LOL...

Just reading through the comments and saw Mademoselle's about your gift being "waste disposal"... I can see that (for myself...) or maybe "pooper scooper" or "diaper changer"?  Okay, I'm a little depressed right now...

posted by DarrkeThoughts on September 12, 2006 at 7:52 PM | link to this | reply

Why not both?

Pray for me if you like, but tell me too.  Maybe you are the angel God is trying to send to protect me?

posted by DarrkeThoughts on September 12, 2006 at 7:47 PM | link to this | reply

Blanche...just between you and me...

I know I must be thankful for a friend to help me and encourage me during this phase of my life. But my soul cries for the life I've left behind and he is a constant reminder to me.

Plus I can never set out on my own as long as he is part of my life. I can never seek my own destiny. I can never find someone and fall in love. I can never discover my dreams. It feels like a CD stuck on one song, playing the same 8 notes over and over -

I'm trying to be grateful to him and appreciate this time we're spending together, but some days I'm also looking for a tall building to jump off of. Because that feels like the only way I will truly be free.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 6:57 PM | link to this | reply

Passionflower, I've come across a lot of people who want to "rewrite

history". I had  a completely psycho roommate, who said one thing one day and completely denied the next and said in a really ominous way, "That's not the way I remember it, Blanche", as if even by questioning her version of events I was asking for trouble. I hope your ex isn't that abusive.

It's a good thing that you do stick to your memory, because I'm positive, that it is truth that sets us free.

I hope you get out of there soon, because even the strongest people get worn down by negative people in denial.

posted by Blanche. on September 12, 2006 at 5:25 PM | link to this | reply

I agree Blanche...

I have that argument with my ex-husband. He wants me to pretend that certain things didnt happen. He wants to go back in time and try to make me say certain things went down much differently than they did.

I remember what happened very well. I won't pretend none of it took place bec it makes him feel badly. He's just going to have to face and take repsonsibility for his part in what happened to us.

He really puts alot of pressure on me to stop thinking or feeling certain ways. It's like, he's trying to 'steal' the experiences of the past and replace them with a history that suits him better.  I resent that very much and feel like I have to constantly be on my guard -

I'm also angry with God bec I feel like God is forcing me to stay here with my ex-husband right now. He won't open any other doors for me so I can leave. It isn't fair!

I went thru all this trauma 2 years ago and now I must revisit that painful past.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 5:20 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks Julia...me too.

 

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 5:11 PM | link to this | reply

I meant, "if I spend too much time".

posted by Blanche. on September 12, 2006 at 5:06 PM | link to this | reply

I talk a good game, Passionflower,but I spend too much time (or any time)

thinking about my mom or people in my past, I go right back there, feeling angry and bitter.  I just don't want to beat myself up because I could not talk myself out of these feelings, and could not "get over it" and "move on", (two phrases that I hate with a passion).

Things take time, feelings are what they are, and acknowledging and recognizing them for what they are is part of the process, I think. That's why I object so much to people harping on "get over it" "move on", "think positively". Yeah, I think there are positive ways to deal with trauma, but it is what it is and I have every right to feel what I feel and express it and so do you.

posted by Blanche. on September 12, 2006 at 5:06 PM | link to this | reply

I think you did the right thing in praying--(I hope)

people are generally not receptive to hearing such things. It's likely she'd pay you no heed.

posted by Julia. on September 12, 2006 at 5:04 PM | link to this | reply

You hit a sore spot with me, Blanche....

I AM a little bitter. I'm trying to work thru it but sometimes I find myself behaving like an angry bitch. I wish I knew what was at the root of it.

I think I probably DO know but right now, am just not able to deal with it. So I keep saying I don't know.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 5:03 PM | link to this | reply

Jazwolf...Okay, thanks for letting me know...

If I ever see  an encounter between you and a Greyhound in your future I'll keep it to myself.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 4:39 PM | link to this | reply

If not for gaining some kind of insight, Passionflower, or at least trying

to make sense of it all, I'd be a bitter person, who just thought things happen for no reeason.  I can't say that. A friend told me, "Being bitter is a choice" and I believe him. It's not an option I want to choose.  Although, I don't see myself as bitter when I want to call some people on their b.s., but as my getting clearer on what' s right and not toelrating it.

posted by Blanche. on September 12, 2006 at 4:38 PM | link to this | reply

Blanche...That's a very healthy, mature way to look at your life.

You've made tremendous progress. Life often throws overwhelming things at us. We all deal (or don't deal) with those occurences in a variety of ways.

At the end though, we can say that we made it through the barrage of bullshit.  We survived and learned somethng.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 4:34 PM | link to this | reply

Passion--- That's a tough one. I'd rather the message be a vague warning

to be careful than a direct announcement that I'm going to be hit by a Greyhound Bus as I cross the street.

posted by Jazwolf on September 12, 2006 at 3:34 PM | link to this | reply

Passionflower, I do, believe me I do, every day.

The one big advantage I see to getting older is getting a perspective.  The gift is a direct result of the inner turmoil, so as in all things, it's been the silver lining, and I'm positive it is a calling.  Like our conversation the other day about cutting ties to toxic family, it's not somethng I could have done without this gift.

I think it is a choice to develop it, but it's a spritual calling, so ignoring it, would be throwing away the one thing of purpose and meaning through the turmoil. 

posted by Blanche. on September 12, 2006 at 2:57 PM | link to this | reply

Blanche...it sounds like you might have a similar gift...

As I do. You may need to pray and ask God what to do with it. I didn't really want my gifts for a long time but have finally come around. It takes a long time and alot of practice to learn to use the gifts wisely.

I think God placed them in us in order to help others. If you could learn to control and use all those emotions inside you, then they could be used for good instead of hurting you.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 2:54 PM | link to this | reply

Lilane...Yes, but it's a bible teaching - You reap what you sow!

The teaching of "Karma" comes from the Hindu religion. I do not believe in any of those middle eastern religions. However, many of them DO take some of their teachngs from the Bible.

I'm a Christian and though I realize that most world religions DO have an element of truth in them, the Bible is the only absolute truth....those are my beliefs.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 2:49 PM | link to this | reply

Passionflower, I watch Medium every week, and Patricia Arquette's

character deals with the same things. Of course, it's tv and I think they have to dramatize everything, so she'll go up to a stranger, introduce herself and give them a wanring.  Other times, though, she'll argue with her husband, Joe,and say, "I don't want our children stigmatized or being treated differently because they have this gift". 

It must be hard to go out into public and pick up all these vibes and sort them out. Doesn't it get overswhelming, knowing which signal is coming from who? Because I think I've developed a little of what you're descrbing, not knowing thoughts, but feeling energy and emotion, like knowing if someone  at the table next to me is angry, frustrated or sad, but not knowing why.  I feel warmth and cold, heat or temperature sensations in parts of my body, that I've had to learn to interpret. It's why I have a hard time spending much time in publlic places.

I don't know what you should do, I guess play it by ear. Mason might be right, it could be a dream or something else. Although, I also agree with you., I don't believe in karma or evolving through reincarnation either. I'm pretty sure this life is it, it's our test. 

posted by Blanche. on September 12, 2006 at 2:43 PM | link to this | reply

but Passion there is Karma

posted by lustorlove on September 12, 2006 at 2:43 PM | link to this | reply

Lilane...I'm trying to move cautiously...

I think this is a wise idea.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 2:38 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks Tanga....Is that a blog of yours in humor?

Or a blog of mine????

Yes, I believe you're right. I prayed for her and then moved on and left it in the hands of God....this is often the best path to follow.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 2:37 PM | link to this | reply

gifts and talents

you probably wouldnt be free to write your blog today, you would be sitting in a rubber room somewhere off in a hospital.  Just kidding, I dont know she might of thought you were being weird

posted by lustorlove on September 12, 2006 at 2:36 PM | link to this | reply

Mason...I don't believe in Karma....I DO believe in the Bible

Which has a similar teaching...What you sow is what you reap. A simple yet logical ideaology.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 2:34 PM | link to this | reply

LMAO Madem...I knew I could count on you for some really

WIERD Advice!!!

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 2:32 PM | link to this | reply

I think that if a stranger

came up to me and told me something like that that I would ignore it in any case as lunacy. I think you did the right thing. Your gift may be great at times, but I feel that it can also be a burden at other times.  BTW Mrs Tanga's "Skimmer" is at it again. There is a blog in "humor" were you are supposed to click on the link, but the link is missing"www" so obviously does not work and "skimmer" left another totally inappropriate comment.

posted by Tanga on September 12, 2006 at 1:56 PM | link to this | reply

...as an astrologer...and practitioner of Reiki and crystal healing...

I find that it is best to wait until one is asked to read or interpret... Otherwise, you might be picking up thoughts of another nearby, or maybe she is thinking about some scary movie she saw the night before... One must be careful... you may trigger subconscious things that help it materialize... it is very complex, but the main thing to remember is once you offer unsolicited service, and they act on it,  you are then involved in their karma... is that what you want?

posted by MasonGarrett on September 12, 2006 at 12:00 PM | link to this | reply

Hey, BlondeAmb...it's so good to hear from you.

We miss you around here.

Yesterday, I put up another episode in my Frustrated Unpublished Writers Support Group blog and Offbeat got us into a whole lotta trouble...LOL! (you cant take her anywhere)

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 10:45 AM | link to this | reply

Madem....LMAO...

Of course, I could say, "It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it." But I won't - that would be trite.

I will however stay away from mirrors.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 10:42 AM | link to this | reply

Oh, yeah, and another thing:

What if a person discovered that his/her own special gift was for "waste disposal".

That would really suck.

If you ever catch on fire,
try to avoid looking in a mirror,
because I bet that will really throw you into a panic.

posted by Mademoiselle on September 12, 2006 at 10:40 AM | link to this | reply

Passionflower

I think you did the right thing.

Personally, I would want to know, but it would be easier to hear from you because I feel comfortable with you. If I didn't know you from Adam and you just walked up to me out of the blue and told me something like that, it would freak me out more.

You have been accurate on your assessments of me so far, so, yes, I would appreciate any feedback anytime on anything you pick up on me.

posted by BlondeAmbition007 on September 12, 2006 at 10:39 AM | link to this | reply

Actually, you were supposed to tell her about your premonition.

Now, at first, she wouldn't believe you. But the ominous warning would frighten her to such an extent, that she would soon avoid all dark alleys, anyway. You know, "just to be safe".

However, the twist is ... the alley you saw was actually her own hallway! So then, when she least suspects it, the murderer jumps out, and kills her!

I saw this in an episode of the new Twilight Zone.

If you ever fall off the Sears Tower,
just go real limp,
because maybe you'll look like a dummy,
and people will try to catch you
because, hey, free dummy.

posted by Mademoiselle on September 12, 2006 at 10:36 AM | link to this | reply

Afzal...thanks, I guess it takes that if you're going to try

To use the gifts to help people.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 10:06 AM | link to this | reply

Warrior...I think if I had told the woman

It could have done as much harm as good. Hopefully, the angels are watching over her.

posted by Passionflower on September 12, 2006 at 10:05 AM | link to this | reply

Only if the knowledge would allow me to change the future

posted by SuccessWarrior on September 12, 2006 at 9:36 AM | link to this | reply

you are very symapthetic and kind.

posted by afzal50 on September 12, 2006 at 9:32 AM | link to this | reply