How fortunate it is that I’ve gone all Zen and shit, because this glitch du jour would certainly have sent me over the edge, prior to my most recent Enlightenment. We are STILL dealing with computer issues. (I would put an Angry Mom Face here, but I’m not truly angry, more resolved than anything.)
I’m not on my customary (and comfortable) machine tonight, so I can’t do all the things that I usually would be doing. (Like downloading pictures!) However, I do have a funny (and really, very sweet) exchange to share. By tomorrow, we’ll be back to Normal. (Ah Ha Ha, like THAT ever happens.) For this very moment, let’s be present, and entertained. Not crabby and pissed off at electronics.
My son and I text. A. Lot. As you know. Neither of us like talking on the phone (well, I don’t, not sure really, how he feels about it). And our schedules are such that this method is massively convenient. Here’s how it looked last night, after he got off work, and after the post went up.
Him: I’ve decided that I hate too many of your “daily draw” cards, and I need to be involved in picking your next one. So that’s going to be your Mother’s Day gift, even if it’s early: I will go with you slash search with you for your next deck.
Me: Lol. That would be lovely! But it won’t take any of the “hated” ones away.
Him: I know. But it will at least dilute the pool.
Me: It totally will. I think you mostly hate the illustrators that Doreen selects. And Osho. But hey, today’s was pretty good!
Him: The MESSAGES are usually fine, but I can’t get past the shitty illustrations. It’s my nerd showing through; I have too much exposure to the GOOD version of what they’re all trying to do, via comic books (even if I don’t read them) to tolerate the crappy ones.
Me: Look away, Babe. Look away.
Him: I CAN’T. IT’S SO NOT-BEAUTIFUL.
At that point I burst out laughing so loudly that the dog jumped up, rudely yanked from a nap. It was hilarious, on so many levels.
And speaking of such (hilarity, as well as NOT-BEAUTY), we have an interesting phenomenon on our altar today. Before I even got in to that room, the ugliest deck of all was calling to me. We’d come to the end of its rotation with our last draw, so the stack needed to be shuffled and started anew.
If I can’t get the photo to work, go see the picture HERE. It’s the same. Again. (Note: In setting up this link, I just saw that in the last post she showed up for, I was ALSO quoting J.D. and we were dealing with past computer difficulties. Funny. In a way.)
“The Angel Of The Universe ~
You are being encouraged to expand your thinking.
By choosing this card you are being guided by your angels to look at your life and work from a broader, more universal perspective.
The angels congratulate you for all that you have done to date to serve and help humanity and those around you. Yet it is time to move on to the next level. Trust your angels and the universe for they will guide you. There is no need for anxiety or fear. You are simply being encouraged to think a little bigger.
Start to imagine yourself and your work reaching and touching large numbers of people without losing any of the integrity of what you do. Imagine all this happening with ease and only in ways that will make you feel comfortable.
It takes no more effort to think big than to think small. There’s no need to do anything radical at this time. Remember, to a large degree, we create our reality by what we think about, dream about, and imagine. Simply think a little bigger and ask the Angel Of The Universe to guide you.”
Yeah, coming back to see us so soon had great significance. We absolutely need to pay attention, and not let this one go unacknowledged. Remember from yesterday, “there are more choices out there than we can even imagine. So let’s start imagining.”
Today’s Deck:
Angels, Gods, and Goddesses Oracle Cards by Toni Carmine Salerno
Today’s Mileage:
to a downtown appointment, and back it was 8.806 in 53 minutes, 11 seconds, and my average speed was a brisk 9.9MPH. With the sun shining , inside as well as out.
FLP Report:
Pennsylvania and an old fashioned green/white Colorado.
Today’s Baking:
haven’t made biscuits in a while, so that’s where I’m headed now.
LateNight Insight:
one of the things I’ve recently been discussing with *A* is my use of skills, tools, and new coping mechanisms, along with this Present Moment Consciousness concept. This post is a perfect example.
I ran in to a roadblock, but it didn’t upset me. I just rolled with it. When it was feeling a bit stressy, I gave my self elf permission to take a break. I stepped away and let the situation just BE there. It works, this new mind-set. Really, REALLY well.
Nice message. Goes right along with some other things I’m dealing with in my life right now.
Funny text. You and J.D. are a riot. Who needs normal?
As to your attitude changes, way to walk your path and not be dragged, lady!
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I was feeling slightly bothered by the off-ness of not being in front of my own keyboard, so I went upstairs for a break. Only about 20 minutes, but it was conscious, it was deliberate. And it made such a difference!
J
2:56 a.m.
2-1-13
I’m so proud of you for attaining, and maintaining, your new Zen-ness!
The text exchange is hilarious! “But it will at least dilute the pool.” ROFLMAO!
Your technical difficulties may have brought out the perfect solution… now that you’ve photographed all of Toni’s deck, you could just do what you did tonight every time it comes up in the rotation (or calls to you), if you wanted to.
Because, yeah, these messages are absolutely incredible! And that artwork… well, let’s just say I have to agree that not-beautiful is a very apt word for it.
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Oooooo, now there’s an idea. A link instead of a pic, and maybe a shot of the BACK again……
or some more, creative,
brown-paper garments
torn from old shopping bags.
J
3:01 a.m.
2-1-13
I do love reading your text messaging with JD – so entertaining! Girl child and I were laughing at my text to her last night since the last three were all places I was waiting for her:
1. second row, first car, keep walking
2. next to dumpster
3. parking lot
About the cards – if it’s an illustration I like, especially the animal cards, I find it totally enhances the message; if it’s an illustration that is, um, un-beautiful, I find it distracting. So if I don’t want to see the illustration for the distraction I just scroll down far enough so the picture is gone and just the message is on my screen.
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NEXT TO DUMPSTER!!!
I love this so much.
That’s what I do too.
Or ya know, make a paper dress/mask/shroud…..
J
1:02 a.m.
2-2-13
I love texting with the boys, although they tend to be short and start with “Duuuuude.” It always brightens my day when they tell me, in writing that I can use later as proof, that they love me.
I used to have an ongoing conversation with my mother and MIL about technology-based communication. They were of the mindset that texting and email were creating a generation of children intent on avoiding human contact. Then one day I explained how my children are the most social people on the planet-they’re in constant communication with their friends, with cousins who live across the country, even grandparents who live in another state. Especially for the ones who struggle with social skills like One who really doesn’t have friends he visits, the internet is a great equalizer. Mom changed her mind.
I mean, without technology how would I have met you?
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Dude, I totally get it.
Right there with ya.
And yeah, without our interwebs NONE of us would be hangin’ out here!
J
1:07 a.m.
2-2-13
I agree, Megan. We all have an amazing social and support network thanks to the internet and, to me at least, it feels as real as the connections I have with my in-person friends. I just can’t hug any of you.
I’ve been feeling horribly tense what with making big decisions and all that I have to do to follow through. But maybe my muscles are clenching in an effort to hold the “bigness” inside, rather than letting it flow out and take me with it. I’m going to try on that mindset and see if it works.
Julie, I am so glad you are “all Zen and shit”. ROFL! You are a treasure!
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No matter the Transition, or the growth,
I’m still gonna be me!
J
1:09 a.m.
2-2-13
I’ll jump in here too. I’ve gotten so much support via my internet community this past year that was no where to be found here in the physical world. (I’m considered to be a bit of an odd ball where I live.) I think being able to reach out and connect with people you otherwise would have never met is a wonderful thing.
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It absolutely IS a wonderful thing!
J
1:10 a.m.
2-2-13
I am glad the “Zen and shit” gives you a better coping perspective. That is pretty damn funny. Even funnier was me trying to explain “Tweets” to the tuba ensemble last night as I showed off the new web page. Can I rename them “toots?” was my favorite.
I looked at the card and hurt my eyes. Thanks, JD for going to get a new deck. Great Mother’s Day gift, if you ask me.
E-communication, now… It is an amazing way to stay in touch with people that ordinarily you couldn’t. I hate the phone, calling people. I love being able to check in via text, or have a text conversation. Or e-mail. Doesn’t mean that I am isolated, means that I get to reach out in a variety of ways.
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Tuba tweets should definitely be called toots!
Exactly right, the variety of ways we are able to do our “jobs” (and just interact with friends/family) is fabulous.
J
1:13 a.m.
2-2-13
Yay! for “Zen and shit”.
I love your text exchanges. I still prefer talking to texting. Probably because I’m so slow at texting. My kids say that now that I know how I have to learn to use a function (the damn name escapes me at the moment) where you just type the word pressing each key once (my keys have 3 or 4 letters on them) and the phone guesses what word you want. I hear them yelling, “no, no, no.” on a regular basis so I’m not sure how that is supposed to be faster!
The fact that you can get past the pictures on decks and find ‘good’ decks I think is a gift. I don’t really think I could buy a deck that to me is ‘not-beautiful’. It would be so hard to get past the ‘yuk’. Guess I still have a ways to go.
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I was slow at first too, but I type fast, so typing on the phone just seemed a natural extension of typing on a keyboard. The girls moved me to “Predictive Text” on my archaic cell model over a year ago, and I like it. Not too hard to learn either. Sure, you have to yell at the choices your phone makes some times, but that’s expected.
J
1:15 a.m.
2-2-13