An effort to write...

I decided I should try my hand at writing a bit as I haven't really done much in a very long time... I just came across my high school transcripts again today and realized what an abysmal grade I got in English - I mean wow... D's and F's.  I would like to think it was because "I didn't apply myself".  I found a topic that was kind of strange to ruminate on.  Please let me know what you think...
Cheers!
Luna

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IT IS OKAY
I recently came across a website that was offering to take down anyone's story as long as it pertained to those three words... I thought hmm.. I might have some thoughts on the matter.  After considering for a moment, I decided I understood it best as - an admission that I can be myself, unequivocally and unabashedly myself, and that things are right and correct.  Then I really started thinking, and whether it is something that someone says out loud, or something I tell myself to bolster my courage or to dispell my fear, I think it could be perhaps some of the finest wisdom I have ever heard.  I know I remember hearing it from my mother and my teachers and my lovers and friends but I didn't really understand what it meant as it pertained to me.  Hell I didn't ever really listen enough to think about it (come to think of it).  It came as a surpise to me that with a couple of minutes of thought I was able to distill it to something akin to - "I am allowed to be, and everything is right".  Or maybe something more like "Everything IS.  So deal with it!"

Simple right?  Ha I wish.  If I had a penny for every time that someone said that phrase to me, well I would have, ummmm, umpteen-thousand pennies.  And I would have happily smacked em' in the head with that heavy ass bag of pennies for saying it to me when I was feeling blue or inconsolable or just plain sorry for myself.  Sometimes I know IT IS NOT OKAY!  Hell, we all come to this realization, in the moment when our pets die or heaven forbid, a relative or friend.  Or maybe it's when something horrendous happens to our houses or jobs.  In the end (for me at least) it turns out, whether I would like it to or not - to be ok.  If I just let things go and focus on what really matters - love and understanding,  things really do work themselves out.  For me, the statement implies faith, understanding, patience and perhaps a crash course in optimism. ;)

Hearing or speaking the phrase, is an admission of love, of trust, or of fear, or helplessness in the face of any of these.  But mostly, it is simply a gentle reminder that someone is there to help, or to listen and that we are not alone! It is a statement that boldy gives us permission to be what we are at any given moment without expectation.  A statement that allows that we have the ability to be and become what we want - it is an affirmation.  Overused? - perhaps, but usually used in the spirit of giving and with love- so take it for what it is.. and it'll be okay.

Toodles,

Luna

MyFaceTwitt status - none of your business?

HEADLINE  -  "Facebook civil union status choice angers many"

Why are you upset?  Is it because "in an open relationship" was not enough for you?  You needed something more "it's complicated" to be upset about? Tell me, is it really not enough to scream from the pulpit or on the streetcorner?  Well Ok then fine - I know that my relationship status on MyFaceTwitt is really all that you need to concern yourself with these days so lemme give you a little piece of mind ( did you like my pun)

Question, If I get married on MyFaceTwitt (that is to say, change my status) is it an affront to the sanctity of status?  Why were you reading my profile in the first place you perv!  Come on, be truthful, it's because you wanted all the juicy Springer-like details on my "it's complicated" status right?  Or maybe you were gonna Judge Judy my ass over my "In an open relationship" update?  I have an idea just for you! ** read the next part very carefully **  Hit the back button on your browser until you get back to the Falwell page that you should be reading and leave my comments and profile unread.  Thanks, now go champion the next wacky crusade you think needs a spokesperson and remember ... If I want my status update to say "living in sin" or some-such nonsense - It is MY status update - You are not my friend - (if you ARE, I am sorry for the rant but lets rethink this "friend situation") You should not see or hear anything about it from me (according to my privacy settings anyway)... I didn't put it in your face - you actively searched for it, or one of your fellow crusaders did so you could be pissed off about something - get over yourself!

Live and let live - Or just crawl under a rock and die please

Toodles

A more creative year

So - If you're reading this - Welcome to my blog.  This is my first post - hopefully not my last... that being said lets get this party started.  

I wanted a place to write down new ideas, rant, show off to my friends and family with my creative endeavors and to really just put my voice out on the inter-nets.  That way, just in case anyone is actually interested in what I have to say - well then, they can read it here.  I also have some fun project ideas - hopefully this will give me a forum to facilitate getting them off the ground. (My middle name shouldn't be Harley.  It should be Procrastinate) 

My goal is to create a space to really inspire, a place to reflect, and to just be myself.  So here's to a 2011 full of creativity, expression and some grounding energy for having said what I was thinking.  A little bit of motivation, a little bit of work and a whole lot of fun can go a long way!

Toodles, 

Monkeybizniss