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Daily Cascade

by Joy

Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #2326194

A new blog to contain answers to prompts

Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.

Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Joy

about 14 hours ago
In response to "Giving and Getting"

Kåre เลียม Enga

Exactly. Balance and boundaries would do better. Yes, "letting go" is a great idea.

Kåre เลียม Enga

about 14 hours ago
In response to "Giving and Getting"

Two B words come to mind:

balance and boundaries

I'm not great at either.

Another G word to add to giving and getting:

Letting go.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

a day ago
In response to "Understanding One's Own Self and Shadow Work"

I did some work with Roger but eventually found that journaling and doing some shadow work independently I discovered that I didn't see myself as valuable or worthwhile, so I never advocated for myself. I've written a lot of letters to myself rehashing things that I've allowed to happen and what I could do differently so I've learned new habits and better approaches.

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Joy

a day ago
In response to "Understanding One's Own Self and Shadow Work"

sindbad

, that's wonderful! There is so much to learn from our very own innards! Best of luck with your writing on the subject and all else!

sindbad

a day ago
In response to "Understanding One's Own Self and Shadow Work"

So very true, I believe that we should have one pointed agenda. This I am trying very hard, to be a subject and all the things that are happening remains object. Though I have faced heavy resistance from within. I have maintained a diary and make a note of all objective things trying to be subjective. So as a witness consciousness I try with inherent effort to continue with all things happening as objective. I am planning to write a book on Self consciousness and a major role Ego and pride plays in our subconscious mind and body.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 9, 2024 at 1:54pm
In response to "Objects Prompt"

I love the imagery, Joy. I only have one thought on the last line.

bathed in your warm hue, my world keeps its silence.

bathed in your warm hue, my world embraces its silence.

I think embraces stays with the intimacy more than keeps it.

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StephBee

Nov 8, 2024 at 7:23pm
In response to "Patience"

Joy

Yes, I agree, Joy. I think we need to be vigilant all the time and not just with one group, but all. Well said.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 8, 2024 at 3:21pm
In response to "On Negativity"

Negativity sometimes is a helpful learning tool as well as positivity. Until people feel the results they won't change for the better, unfortunately. I've seen how destructive negativity can be but I've also seen people who have never experienced bad things and in their well meaning positivity are oblivious and make no effort to help the changes needed.

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Joy

Nov 8, 2024 at 10:39am
In response to "Patience"

Kåre เลียม Enga

and StephBee

Thank you both for responding.

Yes, I can certainly understand the difficulty of patience. Patience, however, doesn't mean sitting down and taking just about anything with a smile. Surely, we all need to be on the alert, not just with some groups or people but with all of them.

As to the Nazi thing, I don't know as much as you do, Steph, and especially through experience, but I've been to Germany and one of my cousins was married to a German who seriously hated the Nazis. I cannot even look at the photos of the camps and whatever else rotten the Nazis did. I'm chicken that way. The problem was, in the beginning, the German people liked the party only because, of the other existing parties, it was in the middle. Then, after they became popular, the Nazis showed their colors. That's why I think we need to be vigilant all the time, not with one group but with all of them.

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StephBee

Nov 8, 2024 at 5:17am
In response to "Patience"

Joy, I don't know if my comment is a side note or related, but I do like your message of patience. Being a Gemini, patience can be extremely challenging to me. Sigh...

Being stationed in Germany in the late 80's early 90's was a semi-sobering experience. Heck, the kaserne where the hubby was stationed on in Bad Hersfeld, had semi-scrubbed off nazi markings on it. The major building was called McPheeters Barracks and if you research on the web a bit, you'll find photos of it during the Nazi days. I got to know several German nationals, all of them sweet, but the majority of them, grandchildren of nazis, still sporting hurts and embarrassment about the war. We learned about the build up of the Nazi party starting in the late 1920's through the 30's etc and there's a process to it. From name calling, to vandalism, to dehumanization to violence. Years later when I would have to visit the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles for training for my job, I was reminded of all that.

What am I trying to say? When you call someone a Nazi you dehumanize them. I'm not into that. I try to exercise patience and compassion and empathy. It's not easy because you have to find a balance between that patience/compassion, and sticking up for yourself and your beliefs, too. I hope I made sense.

October 17, 2024 at 11:10am

#1078460

Shirley McLane and Bad Moods

Prompt:
"I am not crazy. I have just been in a bad mood for 40 years. "
Shirley McClaine
Write about this in your Blog entry today.

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She, in a bad mood? After all that success and men and everything else? Well, it might have been the too many men that caused the bad mood.

I vaguely remember her saying on a talk show that she bought a mountain, which really was some estate on a mountainous region in New Mexico, which was sold in June 2024. So much for the gossip.

Truth is, I think Shirley McLane is a great actress, nevertheless what she said in the quote. Among the many of her movies that I watched, I remember her in downtown Abbey juxtaposing Maggie Smith. I think Shirley McLane was miscast as a vulgar American with new money. That was the one role that didn't work well, through no fault of hers, though. She is 90 now and still working. Yay!

As to the bad mood, in general, many things can cause a bad mood, starting with sleep deprivation. Did Shirley McLane not sleep well for 40 years? That had to be awful.

Another reason may be the substance use and/or drinking a lot of highly caffeinated drinks. Stress and negative life events will do it, too. Then, maybe, some people can suffer from hormonal changes or something like borderline personality disorder.

Still other things can cause a bad mood, also. Such as people. That is, the lack of interactions with them. Or the too much of such interactions especially if those people are always around you and you can't escape them.

I guess, for some, the news can be the culprit, as it sometimes is in my case. Not to mention the bad weather or the lack of exercise. Once in a while, another person's bad mood can bring down the moods of others, as well.

My personal remedy for bad mood is keeping busy, physically of course, but especially I keep my mind busy. That is why I still keep physical books and reading material around, supposing something happened to my Kindle readers, cellphone, or the computer went kaput.

Come to think of it, if I see someone in a bad mood, I don't try to get them out of it because this is their own job, which no one else can do. Listening to their woes, however, might help, without any judgment or even advice. In fact, downplaying their negative feelings, rushing them to feel better by giving advice and attempting to solve their problems, however meaning well, may not work at all. Aside from giving them a good ear, I might even be overstepping their space and who they are.

I truly wish I had a magic wand to transform someone’s negative mood into a positive one. Sadly, no such tool exists.

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