i am a student of the universe. i may make lots of mistakes, but no one can say i dont learn from them, and the mistakes of everyone else around me. im a quick learner. and i love to learn. pay attention to the universe. it will tell you things, and if you listen, your life will be a lot better. you will not necessarily experience less pain, heartache, discomfort, or sadness. you may experience more. those are usually good things, because they are signs that you are stumbling forward and doing things that make you uncomfortable. you will also experience a lot more love, a lot more real, a lot more strength, a lot more compassion, a lot more goodness, a lot more yes. the universe loves you. so love it back. give it a hug. things i have recently learned from mother universe:
1. take risks (in shannonelizabeth lingo: believe in yes).
sometimes you have to send your heart out into the universe, even at the chance of complete obliteration. its good for you. believe in yes. i believe in wearing neon in public. i believe in dancing like no one is watching. send it flying. it will always feel good, even when it hurts like h@#4.
2. keep it real.
sometimes people ask me how im doing and i say im having a bad day and then they feel uncomfortable. its okay. i like being real, and sometimes its okay for me to say it like it is, even if no one wants to hear it. im allowed to be real. you're allowed to be real. tell someone how you really feel next time they ask, even if they dont care a lick. it will feel liberating.
3. get yo naughty on.
not naughty like what youre thinking, but its okay to giggle during prayers. its okay to skip class. its okay to not be perfect. sometimes its okay to act like you are three. its good for the soul. drink soda on occasion. eat candy. eat ding dongs. stay up until 4 am. and then dont worry about it.
4. cop a feel.
im glad that i feel things so deeply. joy. sorrow. laughter. they are all good. they are all beautiful. allow yourself to feel, even though its hard. it feels good. and trust your intuition. its usually right. pay attention to how you feel. your heart knows.
5. listen up.
laugh like you mean it. cry like you mean it. live like you mean it. and listen to what the universe tells you, because its usually right. its been around longer than you.
hope you've learned some good things from the universe in times past as well. feel free to share with me and the world wide web, cause i feel like im just talkin and talkin and hogging all the attention, and al gore invented the internet for all to be heard.
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Alexander Smith once wrote that "the world is everywhere whispering essays, and one need only be the world's amanuensis." I love your scribbles, dear scribe who shares my crib. I think we could all do some good by listening to the whispering a whole lot more and then doing some scribbling ourselves.
One thing I've learned recently (concerning all forms of human relationships): Accidentally doing the wrong thing is always better than doing nothing.
AMEN.
One thing the universe is trying to tell me: lifes hard, but you can do it.
look up...good poem:
Desiderata - by Max Ehrmann
fav excerpt:
"You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul."
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