Life, Reasons, Why?~KARMA & So Much More

Lately, my life has been in turmoil with so much, things that need to get done, things I should have done, things of goals to get done. All those DANG things. It breaks my mind at times, as while I want to do them all and wish I was "Bewitched" to just wrinkle my nose, but my concentration delivers me to one thing, and takes my entire day up with the thoughts on it, and so, maybe once I write it down and share it, I might be able to concentrate on those OTHER THINGS.

I have been thinking a lot about my blog of TROLLS, FLAME WARS & CYBERSTALKERS , while I still feel it is so important to point out how horrible this can be, it has actually brought me to a new level of how and what life brings to me, as the story, in its own way, delivered so much to me in sweetness. Due to this story and while I was a character and others were also, I met, or have eventually met, so many wonderful people, which have become great friends of mine. This alone, serves a great of importance in my life. And the reason why I pretty much wrote this blog.

I certainly do not have a monopoly on the thought that life has it reasons, and the why & wherefore it comes our way. I have had this discussion with many people, especially of late, and have read it in many personal blogs of those I know ( and many I don't know).

Here I go again with my long drawn out thoughts. Those that know me, realize I DO NOT know how to be brief. But, as brief as I can put it, I think that life so many times sets before us many obstacles, boulders, blocks in our way that hurt us so much, and we question of "why me" and while we do not realize it at the time, there was a reason. If that problem was not there before, or if we had not questioned why, then the results of the outcome would not be clear. Well, it just seems that way to me many times.

I feel that life, in so many ways, has a purpose and reason, even if we do not understand it at the time. I believe in Karma in many ways and levels. And have recently found close relationships with Internet friends, which prompts me to remember other reasons dealing with history of my life, which is why my belief goes on with this. Call it Karma, call it luck, call it life. Whatever it is, it is inspirational to me. My life has so many examples of horrible things at one point in my life, that turned out in the future of wonderful and needed.

Life? Karma or Luck?

How do I explain the horrible things
That faced me, when I was not ready,
And left me on bad dreams of disturbed shores
Not sure if I would wake up to reality.

But I did wake up and faced the next day
And I was scared to open my eyes,
Afraid of the surprise,
Afraid of life in general, and how to deal.

As it turned out, in those old days
Of reasons that were reached in future days,
And that life invites the bad to get to the good,
Life? Karma? Luck?
Life's deal of the hand.

March 18, 2006

Oh, almost forgot, that I wanted to point out this link on KARMA!

Wikipedia On Karma

You Have Good Karma

In general, you like to do the right thing when it comes to others. Your caring personality really shines through. Sure, you have your moments of weakness - and occasionally act out. But, all in all, you're karma is good... even with those few dark spots.

How's Your Karma?

St. Patrick Day History And Trivia

Today is St. Patrick's day, you know the luck of the Irish, the four leaf clover and all that jazz. And I am still looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and I thought I saw a leprechaun once. But, he was quick, and ran away, probably to the end of the rainbow to retrieve his gold.

Since it is St. Patrick's day, I thought a short history of the holiday was in order, and how leprechauns, luck, and such came into the picture. History is so fascinating on how it evolves from one thing to something else.

St. Patrick was born in Britain, near the end of the fourth century of wealthy parents. His birth given name was Maewyn Succat. At the age of 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, and while in slavery, he became extremely religious, yet, after six years of slavery, he did manage to escape to France, and became a priest (later a bishop) and changed his name to Patrick.

St. Patrick as a Priest and Missionary set a goal of converting the people of Ireland to Christianity. He is noted for establishing the Catholic Church throughout the Emerald Isle, traveling throughout the country and preached and taught Christianity, and opened schools and monasteries. Some believe that he convinced many of the Irish to convert to Christianity by using a three-leafed clover or Shamrock as a symbol for the Trinity (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), yet this has not been proven. Many also believe that if a Shamrock is found with four clovers, that it represents "God's" Grace" and considered a rarity, or omen for good luck. According to legend, the leaves of a four-leaf clover represent hope faith, love, and luck.

Folklore stories say St. Patrick beat on a drum and drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Snakes and serpents are a pagan symbol representing evil and it is thought that St. Patrick was responsible for driving paganism out of Ireland. Some Irish people swear that there in not a snake in Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D, which is the day we celebrate St. Patrick's day.

Green was not the actual or original color associated with St. Patrick's Day that we are familiar with. Blue was the original color and can still be seen on ancient Irish Flags. The color green was adopted by Ireland in the 19th Century as green is representative of spring, fertility, life, as well as the shamrock. Ireland is also nicknamed the "Emerald Isle", due to all the rain and mist they receive which keeps the land green and fertile. The phrase of "wearing of the green" on St. Patrick's day is given due to fact that the people wore green Shamrocks on their lapels to protect them from evil spirits and to watch over their souls.

The first St. Patrick's Day parade actually took place in the United States. Irish soldiers in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762.

Leprechauns have nothing to do with the original history St. Patrick's day, but became a symbol of St. Patrick's day from a Walt Disney film called "Darby O'Gill And The Little People", which was about a cantankerous little man of Irish folklore, and somehow evolved into a recognized symbol of Irish and St. Patrick's day.

Well, just a short history, and all this can be found on the Internet. I did not touch on cabbage, and other foods, the Blarney Stones, and so much more surrounding this holiday, but if interested, you know how to use a search engine.

"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rain fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand"

Traditional Irish Blessing

Your Luck Quotient: 69%

You have a high luck quotient. More often than not, you've felt very lucky in your life. You may be randomly lucky, but it's probably more than that. Optimistic and open minded, you take advantage of all the luck that comes your way.

How Lucky Are You?

What Should I Major In?

First of all, thanks Devrie for pointing out these COOL BLOG THINGS. They really are fun, and actually, say a lot about those that do these. (Well, at least they touch pretty much in relationship with me.) While I have already been throught the college route, I did the blog thing anyway. See comments after results.

Your Scholastic Strength Is Evaluating

You are great at looking at many details and putting them all together. You are talented at detecting subtle trends, accuracy, and managing change. You should major in: Statistics Speech Conflict studies Communication Finance Medicine

What Should You Major In?

While in college, speech was my one of my best subjects, and helped me a great deal in life, especially considering that in several of my jobs, I had to do a great deal of public speaking. I guess it depends on how you look at it, but I was in sales of some sort the majority of my work career, and excellent communication skills were a must to be successful.

I like these bloggy things, don't you?

If readers get a chance, please visit Devrie's blog here . A very interesting adventure.

MID'S POINT OF VIEW

This morning, I went back and checked Mid's site again, and felt I really needed to write on this. Mid and I became cyber pals due to same story, song and dance of the Scarlet encounter.

While I have been to Mid's site before, I never really checked it out like I did this morning. In one word, AWESOME, is the best way to describe it. This is one talented lady, in poetry, prose, art, essays and so much more. Her site is just so warm and comfortable, as well as inspirational.

Thank you Mid for developing and sharing such an exceptional site, and your poems are just wonderful, and your art work is amazing.

If any of my readers get time, please check out the link and spend some time there, as you will not regret it.

To visit Mid's site click here .

What Should You Be? Neat, huh?

You Should Be A Pisces

What's good about you: carefree and compassionate, you are truly light hearted What's bad about you: when things get bad, you tend to retreat and not let others in In love: you're a true romantic - it's flowers, bubble baths, and candles all the way In friendship, you're: eager to lend a sympathetic ear and likely to develop a deep connection Your ideal job: bartender, magician, or secret agent Your sense of fashion: simple clothes that don't distract from your personality You like to pig out on: seafood - from fish sticks to salmon

What Sign Should You Be?