:: Idle Neurosis ::

:: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 ::

"i want to unfold. i dont want to stay folded anywhere because where i stay folded, there i am a lie." -Rainer Maria Rilke

give yourself permission to dream different dreams. take time to dream bravely about your life and let those dreams fall outside the lines. walk throught your neighborhood at sunset, with your walkman turned up, and just wander, with no direction. just look, watch. this is what you do when you travel alone. walk till you find a place where you can see the view from a different perspective...at a cafe or a slab of sidewalk heated by the sun. so much of the time we dont look closely and quietly at where we spend out lives. look at the details. find quiet in the tiny bits of life right around you. take a hot bath, put on a good mix cd, get out your journal and write for 20 minutes without lifting your pen. get down as many dreams of your life as you can...

trust being basic. in your body...from the inside out. get yourself comfortable...whether its deep socks and comfy pants....or staying off the computer a bit more and sitting in the grass a little longer(this has done me wonders)...and definitely pick up a book instead of zoning out to the television. give yourself some time...trust your voice. trust your gut. trust the still empty places in your heart.

speak up. speak up when you disagree. speak up when you love. speak up when you dont understand. speak up when it hurts. speak up when you need help. when we speak up, we become more of ourselves. trust that you are unfolding as you should. and when the growing pains hurt...trust those times even more.

i am here. where do you want to be?

stellar lady:: Anonymous 12:54 PM [+] ::
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