“Be like water,” he typed. I could imagine his eyes squinting with concentrated thought. “Even when rocks are tossed into it, there are ripples but the body stays the same.”

People collect the weirdest advice when going through a breakup.

“Don’t think about it. Don’t think about me - they are just trouble. Just say no,” one of my girlfriends tells me ( Read more... )

1. Think daily. Meditate. Call it what you will but spend time each day alone with your thoughts. This surely isn’t the first time you’ve heard that advice, there’s a reason for that! There’s also a reason that this is the first step in the list. Doing the other things in the remaining nine suggestions without taking some time to reflect almost ( Read more... )

You are attempting a very difficult task- mastering of human emotions! I will tell you that there is not a simple, quick fix to feeling like you have control over your emotions. If there was I would bottle it and sell it! So, I guess I can only share from personal experience what things have helped me in this area.

First of all, I find that the ( Read more... )

love actually is all around. except when it's not.

this holiday season is rough. i'm still trying to figure out what/how i feel about aaron and what i want to happen there. part of me still wants to date him. part of me knows it will not happen, and i can't push him into it. he's going to do what he's going to do.

my roommate hates me. i want to move ( Read more... )

Linked by lightly caressing feet and toes,

Fastened ankles enclosed by tender hands,

Tied shins wound around as they quake and stand,

Intertwined thighs braid and weave as they doze,

Pressed to the hips that quivered and rose,

Arched to the back hugged by hands that spanned,

They broke by the collarbone bent and banned.

Above sheltered ribs, hidden heart ( Read more... )

The Marrying Maiden:

In relationships, desires lead to misfortune. Behave with discipline and balance.

Keui Mei is concerned with the guidelines for the proper conduct of relationships, whether they be social, romantic or work related. The image here is of thunder rolling the surface of a lake, and it suggests that relationships can be disturbing to ( Read more... )

I haven't updated in forever. I haven't been on live journal forever, either. Yet I should somehow post something ( Read more... )

What I'm doing tonight:

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I was doing such a great job with updating this. Then my busy life hit me in the face and I've half-assed it. So I'm really going to do this one, honestly ( Read more... )

No.

I'm not doing this, again. Just read the other entries. About a page down I posted 2009 in review... that can serve as this entry.

I'm loving college. The lack of updates is a great thing; I am living my life instead of journaling about it. Tonight I'm going out to Oceannaire (yay!) and swing dancing.... will be epic.

Julia is coming next Friday ( Read more... )