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Spirit Dancer · 03-23-2011, 09:06 PM

Emily Dickinson (1830–86)

Part One: Life

XXXIII

DARE you see a soul at the white heat?
Then crouch within the door.
Red is the fire’s common tint;
But when the vivid ore

Has sated flame’s conditions,
Its quivering substance plays
Without a color but the light
Of unanointed blaze.

Least village boasts its blacksmith,
Whose anvil’s even din
Stands symbol for the finer forge
That soundless tugs within,

Refining these impatient ores
With hammer and with blaze,
Until the designated light
Repudiate the forge.

Diva · 03-23-2011, 09:08 PM

Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.

~Jack Kerouac

Spirit Dancer · 03-23-2011, 10:46 PM

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”
Maureen Dowd

“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”
Barbara De Angelis

“If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve.”
Anthony Robbins

“The eyes shout what the lips fear to say.”
William Henry

miss entycing · 03-23-2011, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spirit Dancer

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”
Maureen Dowd

“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”
Barbara De Angelis

“If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve.”
Anthony Robbins

“The eyes shout what the lips fear to say.”
William Henry

indeed.
i flippin <3 you my sistah.
xo

Jesse · 03-24-2011, 03:01 AM

Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
C. S. Lewis

Jesse · 03-24-2011, 03:05 AM

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
Maya Angelou

Jesse · 03-24-2011, 03:08 AM

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.
Maya Angelou

Diva · 03-24-2011, 06:20 AM

Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.

~Alex Tan

Diva · 03-24-2011, 06:46 AM

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.

~G.B. Stern

Arwen · 03-24-2011, 07:53 AM

If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out. -Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate (1861-1941)

Kätzchen · 03-24-2011, 09:27 AM

"Boxing is the only sport you can get your head shook, your money took, and your name in the undertaker book,"

- Joe Frazier

Diva · 03-24-2011, 10:38 AM

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.

~Jack Kerouac

wolfbittenpoet · 03-24-2011, 10:53 AM

"Avoid the world. It's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end." Jack Kerouac

DamselFly · 03-24-2011, 10:59 AM

thirty spokes unite in one hub
it is precisely where there is nothing
that we find the usefulness of the wheel
we fire clay and make vessels
it is precisely where there is no substance
that we find the usefulness of clay pots
we chisel out doors and windows
it is precisely in these empty spaces
that we find the usefulness of the room
therefore, we regard having something as
beneficial
but having nothing as useful

Lao Zi

DamselFly · 03-24-2011, 11:05 AM

form does not differ from emptiness
emptiness does not differ from form
that which is form is emptiness
that which is emptiness form

DamselFly · 03-24-2011, 11:08 AM

"An intelligent person will never be bored."
namaste,
DamselFly

I'mOneToo · 03-24-2011, 06:23 PM

"I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once, and cannot add up the sum. I am incapable of determining ultimate worth or worthlessness; I have no judgment about myself and my life. There is nothing I am quite sure about. I have no definite convictions -- not about anything, really. I know only that I was born and exist, and it seems to me that I have been carried along. I exist on the foundation of something I do not know. In spite of all uncertainties, I feel a solidarity underlying all existence and a continuity in my mode of being."

- C. G. Jung, "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", p. 392, published 2 years after his death

Mister Bent · 03-24-2011, 07:00 PM

"I guess I just wanted them all to see it, the thing that makes them special. I guess that's all anybody wants, to be seen, to be recognized."

- Hank Moody, Californication, se3ep8.

03-24-2011, 09:18 PM

You don’t have to make a choice to achieve your dreams.
Just live the possibilities and watch the them open before your eyes.

Moonfemme

Glenn · 03-25-2011, 06:54 AM

"Where is Obama?"- The Freedom Fighters screamed in Libya as they lay dying.

03-23-2011, 09:06 PM	#5821
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,941 Times in 3,467 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Emily Dickinson (1830–86) Part One: Life XXXIII DARE you see a soul at the white heat? Then crouch within the door. Red is the fire’s common tint; But when the vivid ore Has sated flame’s conditions, Its quivering substance plays Without a color but the light Of unanointed blaze. Least village boasts its blacksmith, Whose anvil’s even din Stands symbol for the finer forge That soundless tugs within, Refining these impatient ores With hammer and with blaze, Until the designated light Repudiate the forge. __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

03-23-2011, 09:08 PM	#5822
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	How dare they.............. Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken. ~Jack Kerouac

03-23-2011, 10:46 PM	#5823
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,941 Times in 3,467 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.” Maureen Dowd “Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.” Barbara De Angelis “If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve.” Anthony Robbins “The eyes shout what the lips fear to say.” William Henry __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

03-24-2011, 03:01 AM	#5825
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. C. S. Lewis __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

03-24-2011, 03:05 AM	#5826
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. Maya Angelou __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

03-24-2011, 03:08 AM	#5827
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. Maya Angelou __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

03-24-2011, 06:20 AM	#5828
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again. ~Alex Tan

03-24-2011, 06:46 AM	#5829
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern

03-24-2011, 07:53 AM	#5830
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,123 Times in 6,414 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out. -Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate (1861-1941) __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

03-24-2011, 09:27 AM	#5831
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03-24-2011, 10:38 AM	#5832
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them. ~Jack Kerouac

03-24-2011, 10:53 AM	#5833
wolfbittenpoet Member How Do You Identify?: Typewriter Boy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: FL Posts: 534 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 891 Thanked 1,578 Times in 402 Posts Rep Power: 7303677	"Avoid the world. It's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end." Jack Kerouac __________________ Burn Burn Burn

03-24-2011, 10:59 AM	#5834
DamselFly Member How Do You Identify?: QueerStoneFemme Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am or Damsel Relationship Status: single Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: hovering here and there Posts: 259 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,053 Thanked 771 Times in 199 Posts Rep Power: 396593	Dao De Jing thirty spokes unite in one hub it is precisely where there is nothing that we find the usefulness of the wheel we fire clay and make vessels it is precisely where there is no substance that we find the usefulness of clay pots we chisel out doors and windows it is precisely in these empty spaces that we find the usefulness of the room therefore, we regard having something as beneficial but having nothing as useful Lao Zi __________________ so long as space remains so long as sentient beings remain i will remain in order to help, to serve, to make my own contribution (Buddhist prayer, a favorite of H.H.)

03-24-2011, 11:05 AM	#5835
DamselFly Member How Do You Identify?: QueerStoneFemme Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am or Damsel Relationship Status: single Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: hovering here and there Posts: 259 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,053 Thanked 771 Times in 199 Posts Rep Power: 396593	The PrajnaParamita Hrdaya Sutra (The Heart Sutra) form does not differ from emptiness emptiness does not differ from form that which is form is emptiness that which is emptiness form __________________ so long as space remains so long as sentient beings remain i will remain in order to help, to serve, to make my own contribution (Buddhist prayer, a favorite of H.H.)

03-24-2011, 11:08 AM	#5836
DamselFly Member How Do You Identify?: QueerStoneFemme Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am or Damsel Relationship Status: single Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: hovering here and there Posts: 259 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,053 Thanked 771 Times in 199 Posts Rep Power: 396593	from my father "An intelligent person will never be bored." namaste, DamselFly __________________ so long as space remains so long as sentient beings remain i will remain in order to help, to serve, to make my own contribution (Buddhist prayer, a favorite of H.H.)

03-24-2011, 06:23 PM	#5837
I'mOneToo Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: left of right Relationship Status: right of left Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ]centered[ Posts: 321 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 587 Thanked 514 Times in 184 Posts Rep Power: 2132875	"I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once, and cannot add up the sum. I am incapable of determining ultimate worth or worthlessness; I have no judgment about myself and my life. There is nothing I am quite sure about. I have no definite convictions -- not about anything, really. I know only that I was born and exist, and it seems to me that I have been carried along. I exist on the foundation of something I do not know. In spite of all uncertainties, I feel a solidarity underlying all existence and a continuity in my mode of being." - C. G. Jung, "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", p. 392, published 2 years after his death

03-24-2011, 07:00 PM	#5838
Mister Bent Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,151 Thanked 5,825 Times in 1,721 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	So exactly right. "I guess I just wanted them all to see it, the thing that makes them special. I guess that's all anybody wants, to be seen, to be recognized." - Hank Moody, Californication, se3ep8. __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken

03-24-2011, 09:18 PM	#5839
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03-25-2011, 06:54 AM	#5840
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