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"Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.”
"Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." ~ Lao-tzu Quotes from Tao Te Ching (I am a big Lao-tzu fan)
I read. Yep, I love to read. I am a voracious reader by what I believe is love of my granddad. Those of you that have been around here for a while and have read any of my blogs know that my granddad was a HUGE part of my life. Hell, he and my Nana were a part of my weekend life for about 11 years. Y'all know that since my mom had four of us chillen very close together, my grandparents (her mom & dad) took the two eldest (me and my next sis) every weekend to give mom some respite from the rug rats. When we went to school Friday mornings it was always with the knowledge that instead of walking home, we would go to Nana & Granddad's and come Monday morning we would wake and go to school from there and return home.
My granddad was the one that started my love of reading. And I read to him outta love of him.. so it was a great overall experience.. and Granddad, you know I love you for instilling this thirst for knowledge and inquisitive side of me. One thing you are not really aware of is that my Nana who I also loved with my entire heart was different from what everyone in this world believes is standard fare in everyone. Nana was born with a large purple birthmark on the right side of her face. When I was a young sprout, she told me the tale of how she believed it happened. Why? (What they believed back then was when my Nana's mother was 8 months pregnant with her, she was milking a cow and the cow kicked her in the face. According to what was the knowledge they had then, if my great grandmother didn't grab her face like she did after that kick, nothing would have happened, but because she did, my Nana had the hand mark on her face. This is, of course, not what the reason is, birthmarks are hereditary) Because when I was with Nana in places where people did not know her, everyone stopped and stared at her face. If she went up to a counter and the person was not on familiar terms with Nana, there would be that blank stare that was given and you should have seen the looks she got. When she caught these people, who were either giving her looks of pity or wondering "what the hell happened", she would simply say.... "Is something wrong, or are you just overcome with the radiance of my beautiful soul?" I was actually more upset than Nana got (when I was old enough to understand these buffoons) and would always ask her why she didn't get upset? She told me, "you know, each of us in this world are given some sort of different characteristic. Some are outward differences, like my birthmark, and some are inward, differences that render that person incapable of caring how much their attitudes and hurtfulness do harm to others. In the grand scheme of all of that, I would take my birthmark by choice if I had the chance." And you know what? She is right.
The blogs that I have been reading lately have to deal with people that have used others here. Leading the ones with the good hearts into believing that a relationship with them is a great thing, only to somehow mistreat or come to the conclusion that someone else is better, the grass is greener on the other side, or they simply changed their minds. What gives the "users" the right to play with good, genuine hearts and emotions? Listen, some of the people here (myself) are here to search for that one heart that is warm and caring and longs to come home at the end of the day and hug us... we are earnestly and genuinely hoping to find someone that will wake each morning smiling because they look at us and see the treasure inside our hearts, someone that will hug and kiss us each morning before heading out to work, and when they turn the key and enter after their day outside the home, the first thing they want is to take us in their arms, hug us tightly and kiss us like we are the best thing since sliced bread. If you are not over the last relationship you had and have not dealt with the issues that ended it, are still anger and bitter toward that other person, or are looking only to be on the receiving end of a good and genuine love without giving back on an equal level, and you are in serious need of some nooky or a plain azz good ole-fashioned fcK.... there are paid escorts willing to suck you dry (literally and monetarily and rock your world like you have never gotten off before) .. hire one and let the genuine and true hearted people alone so that they can find that one that reciprocates that love back sooner...
And speaking of amazing people.. I want you to read this article.. and understand the heart and courage of this man.. (he is the same fierce and loving persona my Nana was)...and watch his video and then visit his website and tell share your admiration for him.
Man with No Legs....
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