posted September 23, 2002 05:23 PM         

1ST STEP: Maybe this is the most difficult of all, but if you really want to discover the road, open before anything else, " THE DOORS OF YOUR HEART ", but be prepared, you can feel strong emotions !!!
If you have some difficulty, give a small push, maybe this door is jammed by use lack;

2ND STEP: As soon as you cross the first obstacle,you'll see in front of you " THE CITY OF THE FEELINGS ", and to arrive there, you will have to cross the "RIVER OF THE CRUELTIES", you will see it soon, but pay attention, don't drink of his water, or else you can feel sleep or fatigue, and like this, you won't have forces to arrive to the "BOAT OF THE PERSEVERANCE";

3RD STEP: When entering in the boat, hold yourself well, because the river of "THE CRUELTIES" is dangerous and during his course it is reached by the "WAVES OF REGRET", what can generate an immense will of returning behind, but if that happens, drink a TEA OF COURAGE (you should take it with you), and everything will return to normal;

4TH STEP: On the other side of the river, it is the "NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE DAILY LIFE", and maybe in it you can find the "SOLITUDE" , and "SOLITUDE" adores to be in the road of those who seeks " HAPPINESS", but pay attention, don't say a word to her, because what SOLITUDE likes, is to be ALONE !!!

... As soon as you arrive, you will see an large avenue call "CHALLENGE", in it,there are several crossing streets , the first on the left is the street of the "BITTERNESS", it is probable that in the corner you find "SADNESS". SADNESS lives melancholic and likes to cry for the SUFFERING of an old boyfriend !!!


... Proceed direct, don't enter in none of the streets on the left side because they gives access to the towns of the "ANGUISH" and " ILLUSION", this last one,believe me, is terrible !!!

... Go walking on the sidewalk of "THE HOPE", that is on the right side and enter in the street of WORK, cut road for the "ALLEY OF THE GOOD WILL", and soon you will see the "HILL OF THE WISDOM", but be carefull, that is one of the most dangerous places...
...There, may appear "DOUBT" and "FEAR" , the first one, changes the whole time, and may leave you confused and without knowing where to go... the second is still worse, it is scaring and creates imaginary situations where you may think that everything will go wrong and can cause you "CONCERN", a syndrome that leaves people thinking about what can happen of worse. That's why FEAR is a relative of "PESSIMISM" !!!

5th STEP :Begin to go up to the hill and you will see the "TRAIL OF THE CONQUEST", in this trail you will find some stones with their respective names, first "THE SEARCH", later "THE ANSWER", "THE REASON", "THE FAITH", and last ,"THE TIME" ;
put them all togheter in the pot of the "COMMON SENSE", that pot you can find in the curve of the "TRUTH", don't put more or less stones , in this pot it should contain the right weight, "THE BALANCE".

6TH STEP: In the end of the trail you will find the scale of "THE BEST DECISION", put on that scale the pot of the COMMON SENSE, if the weight is not correct, you will have to return to the beginning of the trail and begin everything again,but, if it is correct, the pot will open in front of you "THE DOOR OF THE HAPPINESS". Enter, and you will see how beautiful LIFE can be !

... In the simplicity of a smile, in the heat of a hug, in the happiness of an accomplishment !!!

posted September 23, 2002 07:45 PM         

Your so kind, yes, my name does make think of yummy food :-)

Listen I have a really dumb question, how does everyone get the cool smiley faces on their posts??

And something I am learning about love, is that I get what I give. And to show love to everyone because it may brighten their day, whether they wanted it to or not. And sometimes I have to work at love, really hard, it isn't always sweet and nice, sometimes I have to go thru obstacles that just might make us stronger.

Hope everyone had an OK monday!

posted September 24, 2002 04:54 PM         

I was thinking about your words and mainly in mine and suddenly I began feeling like Polyana.... that one that believed that everything would go well, didn't matter as bad the situation could be.
It is not true, or better, it is almost true.

theFajita, I don't see my life through rose colored glasses ,it's not that I don't like it, but I can't do it.
People disappoint us, hurt us... that's life !

A lot of times we are betrayed for those we loved ...that is a fact, and against facts there are no arguments.

Many times in my life I had strong reasons to give up the human being.
You know... when we want to hide in place where nobody can finds us... a lot of times I wanted to do that... but happily I didn't. All of the stories that I write here,are analogies to take us to "A" place, and this place is inside of us .... it cannot seem, but this is the most difficult place to enter.

As these stories helped me when I needed. I am writing them here,'cause maybe they can help other ones too.
Once a very dear friend told me that :" Sometimes the real truth is described in a very simple way"

To make a long story short....To love is difficult, to demonstrate is still more difficult ... but I won't give up on trying.

Take care !
Jackie

posted September 24, 2002 05:02 PM         

I am feeling like some kind of "Forrest Gump" , seating with a box of chocolates telling stories...

I'm not sure if it's that what you wanted when you began this topic...

So..should I stay,or should I go?

posted September 24, 2002 09:56 PM         

And Jackie..., you're doing good here, telling all the beautiful stories, encourages lots of persons...

You See? TheFajita is pretty happy, and I bet lots of persons too, including me...

Jackie, +Be Fight+ remember it...hehe

posted September 24, 2002 10:20 PM         

This One is from U2...

God Part II

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Don't believe the devil
I don't believe his book
But the truth is not the same
Without the lies he made up

Don't believe in excess
Success is to give
Don't believe in riches
But you should see where I live
I...I believe in love

Don't believe in forced entry
Don't believe in rape
But every time she passes by
Wild thoughts escape
I don't believe in death row
Skid row or the gangs
Don't believe in the Uzi
It just went off in my hand
I...I believe in love

Don't believe in cocaine
Got a speed-ball in my head
I could cut and crack you open
Do you hear what I said
Don't believe them when they tell me
There ain't no cure
The rich stay healthy
The sick stay poor
I...I believe in love

Don't believe in Goldman
His type like a curse
Instant karma's going to get him
If I don't get him first
Don't believe in rock 'n' roll
Can really change the world
As it spins in revolution
It spirals and turns
I...I believe in love

Don't believe in the 60's
The golden age of pop
You glorify the past
When the future dries up
Heard a singer on the radio late last night
He says he's gonna kick the darkness
'til it bleeds daylight
I...I believe in love

I feel like I'm falling
Like I'm spinning on a wheel
It always stops beside of me
With a presence I can feel
I...I believe in love

posted September 25, 2002 06:24 PM         

Don't worry...I'll wait for you

By the way...I loved this letter of this U2 music.
I love U2...
Hope to "see" you soon

posted September 25, 2002 08:50 PM         

Thanks as always...

Love is something great!

posted September 26, 2002 03:59 PM         

Take care

posted September 26, 2002 04:02 PM         

I am loving your "new" post !

Congratulations !

Jackie

posted September 28, 2002 12:58 PM         

Thanks for your lovely praise
That's exactly my intention,to open our hearts !

A kiss and a hug for you too !

posted September 28, 2002 01:02 PM         

"It's better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all."
* Lord Tennyson

posted September 28, 2002 05:06 PM         

Customer: I can do that. I'm not very technical, but I think I
am ready to install now. What do I do first?

Tech Support: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma'am?

Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running ma'am?

Customer: Let me see... I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE,
GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.

Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain
in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a
module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE However,you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those
programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke
FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until
GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, I'm done. LOVE has started installing itself
automatically. Is that normal?

Tech Support: Yes it is. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see
that message?

Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order
to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops...I have an error message already. What should I do?

Tech Support: What does the message say?

Customer: It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS". What does that mean?

Tech Support: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means
that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated
programming things, but in non-technical terms it means - "you have to 'LOVE' your own machine before it can "LOVE" others."

Customer: So what should I do?

Tech Support: Can you find the directory called "SELF-ACCEPTANCE"?
Customer: Yes, I have it.

Tech Support: Excellent, you are getting good at this.

Customer: Thank you.

Tech Support: You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC,
SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALIZEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any
faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!

Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go-

Customer: Yes?

Tech Support: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share
it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.

Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

-- Unknown

posted September 28, 2002 05:31 PM         

Once a king had a great highway built for the members of his
kingdom. After it was completed, but before it was opened to the
public, the king decided to have a contest. He invited as many as
desired to participate. Their challenge was to see who could travel
the highway the best.

On the day of the contest the people came. Some of them had fine
chariots, some had fine clothing, fine hairdos, or great food. Some
young men came in their track clothes and ran along the highway.
People traveled the highway all day, but each one, when he arrived
at the end, complained to the king that there was a large pile of
rocks and debris left on the road at one spot and this got in their
way and hindered their travel.

At the end of the day, a lone traveler crossed the finish line
warily and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he
addressed the king with great respect and handed him a bag of gold.
he explained, "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of rocks and
debris that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it
all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied, "You are the rightful owner."

The traveler replied, "Oh no, this is not mine. I've never known
such money."

"Oh yes," said the king, "you've earned this gold, for you won my
contest. He who travels the road best is he who makes the road
smoother for those who will follow."

posted September 28, 2002 06:04 PM         

Just for Today I want to be at Peace. I want to feel that long needed, soothing inner peace inside my soul, inside my bones.

Just for Today I want to be at Peace. Even if it means giving up a few things:

Even if it means giving up those little private conversations I have with myself about other people's driving behavior. Even if it means letting go of a ripe opportunity to judge their selfish driving habits, and even if it means passing up the opportunity to remind myself of how just my values are compared to theirs.

Just For Today I want to be at Peace. I guess, even if it means letting go of other opportunities throughout this day to privately judge others for their selfishness, their stupidity, their thoughtlessness. I guess, even if it means passing up a few opportunities to privately speculate and judge the state of the world, and how much better off it would be if people would just do what I know is best for everyone.

I think that I really want to be at Peace today. Even if it means that I must let go of being right, even when I am right. Even if it means that I have to let go of following out my private conversations in my head about how right I am, how logical, how rational. Even if it means that I must let go of my inner debates on my self esteem, my correctness, my self consciousness, what others think of me, how I might be appearing to others. Even if it means that I won't have the luxury of dwelling in my self consciousness, self pity, or anger.

I really like the way Peace feels. And just for today, I want to feel some peace. I don't need to be afraid of giving up my judgment, criticisms, and anxieties Just For One Little Day now do I ?

Just For Today, I want to be at Peace. Even if it means that I'll need to give up some opportunities to show people how much I know about everything, and even if I have to give up a day spent watching for chances to impress others, and make sure they know how much I know.

I may have to let go of an opportunity to correct someone's misinformation, to give them the right facts, or set the record straight.

I heard someone once say, "For peace of mind resign as general manager of the Universe."

I may have to let go of some worry, or self concern about wearing the right clothes, having the right smile, making sure that I don't do anything politically incorrect, knowing everything, and having studied everything with more integrity than anyone else possibly could have, else they would have arrived at the same conclusions that I did. I'll have to give up opportunities to be important, or make sure others know how important I am.

I'll have to tell my ego to take a hike when it demands that I bow down and spend every waking hour of my day re-framing everything into how perfect I am, how wonderful I am, how anything I am.

I'll have to let go of anything that doesn't feel peaceful.
Just For Today.

-- Unknown- taken from InspirationalMail.com

posted September 28, 2002 09:29 PM         

Great stories pearly

Love
Jackie

It's better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
* Lord Tennyson