I've really been with the tribe about a 1 1/2 half, but deleted my account in a moment of shortsightedness. If in an impulsive moment you think of leaving, just walk away and ponder it for a moment first.
I think I am perpetually melancholy if I am left alone. I am an idealist, optimist, and activist. I have the most beautiful pair of zircon encrusted rose-colored glasses ever seen. People say I live in a bubble, but I like my bubble. I have taken my tragedies, dealt with them the best I could, and stuffed them neatly away in a place I call Pandora's Box. That's how I get by. But, when another comes along or just the right nerve is touched just the right way - the lid falls off and I face it all again until I can round it all up and get the lid closed. I don't say this for pity. I am the person that I am today due to my experiences, and when I could finally turn tragedy into triumph I actually began my life. With enough work, I believe you can, too.
I believe that there is something beyond this earthly plain. This was not something instilled in my childhood training. It is a truth that I found when my heart first lay heavy with loss. I was five years old. The hearts of my immortals live here with me as long as my heart beats. When that last beat of my heart is made, we will all be gone. Only pieces of our hearts that have been given and truly received will continue on.
I am the keeper, I am the last chapter. I used to think this was a horrible thing that my family had placed upon me, but then I realized I was the strongest one, and I could carry that burden.
As the epitaph of a relative gone long before I was born says: "We are Gathering Home!" Not that they were the greatest, not that they didn't leave me with scars, but they loved me like no one else ever has. I now think of my birthdays as punching a time clock on earth. One more year accomplished; one more gone. But if you never believe anything I have said, believe this: The Heart Does Go On and On!
LIKES
My Depression Tribe, front porches, The Cool, Alabama Rain, The US of A, My Angel,
Being Privilege to be Wanted When the Deal Goes Down
DISLIKES
Missing the Dance, Being apart from my Immortals, Betrayal, Losing One More - Anymore - In The Name of Love!, George W. Bush, Bill O'Reilly, People Who Try to Divide Our Country, Being too Young to be a Hippy,
People who Don't Realize the Fragility of Life
People who Try to Convince Me I'm in Terror by Terrorists - I'm NOT - This is the USA! I've never been in Terror in My Life!
I am concerned that the same people are trying to gain access to my computer. I've had over 2500 hits from .gov sites since I put on a filter about a week ago.
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let's get this straight, you are not as weird as i might be crazy.lol, i am so sorry to hear that you have regrets,i have learnt to never regret, because one - it always resurfaces in the pool of your memory and drowns you in anger, sadness,and stress. And two - there is absolutely nothing you can do to relive the past. I love the PRESENT it is a GIFT (Present= Gift). I live for the now and plan and hope for the future which soon becomes yesterday (the past). I hold on to the Pleasant memories, because they are the fuel that drive my sanity (I told you i was crazy. lol) I told you i am a recovering perfectionist.lol i know i will beat it, you too can beat whatever challenges life throws at you, i am certain of that. You are a very intelligent person, i can tell, please don't ask how.lol
If ever you need someone to talk with just leave me a note. I would love that. Have a pleasant day.
Hello! Thanks for stopping by my page! I don't know how we missed each other, too. I don't live in Chicago--I've lived all my life in a city of about 115,000 halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. Basically I like my home, even though our winter weather can be trying. I just hang in there because it's temporary and there's nice weather to look forward to. Back in 1976 I had the chance to visit New Orleans and fell in love with her and with Louisiana--hence my "handle." And both NOLA and the city I live are my favorites.
I've also noticed how you don't see that much about the aftermath of Ike. It's the same story with Gustav. I figure first the election distracted everyone outside the area and now they've forgotten all about it. Oh, well. Are you familiar with a website called Daily Kos? It's mainly political, but the subject matter's varied and if you joined it you could write about Ike's aftermath there. (I'm a member of Daily Kos and wrote quite a lot for it in the past on New Orleans and the flood, but lately haven't had time to because of the other stuff I've been doing onlne. Oh, well, guess I've gabbed long enough. Have a good day and hope to talk again soon. Hugs.
OFFLINE
'I get sidetracked from being sidetracked and distracted from being distracted'......Me
My roots are in the Appalachian, Smokey Mountains, and the Tennessee Valley, but for many years I lived in Houston. I am ridiculed from strangers and my Uncle (who is deceased) And they managed since when I was a child to influence me and to attempt to damage my self esteem. I'm a writer, so for years I wrote abstract stuff. I finally grew up enough to understand the beauty of my homeland, and now I write what I know. I like to share my music with the group(although I listen to everything) but I have to admit I haven't listened to this much country in quite awhile. So, just pull up a chair and I'll get us some sweet iced tea. You want yours with lemon? Are you sure that chair is comfortable? It's awful old? Good! We'll listen to katydids, crickets, frogs, and all the creatures that start singing at dusk. Who knows we might see some lightening bugs. Nothing more peaceful than sittin' on the porch. Can you smell the honeysuckle? Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?
BOOKS
The Bible, The Soul's Code, Force of Character, The Third Wave, A Terrible Love of War, State of Denial,
U2 by U2, Killer Angels, Future Shock,
MOVIES
Terms of Endearment (mirrors my life), Steel Magnolias, Places in the Heart, Pieces of the Heart, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Ya Ya Sisterhood, The Doors, The Maxtrix, Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe, Pulp Fiction, Natural Born Killers,
HOBBIES
Finding humor! I guess when I find it; I should share it. LOL
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