inane meanderings of the roving mind... adapting to the vicissitudes of life: L.O.V.E

Faith

"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be grounded down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society..."

-Pope John Paul II-

NOTE

This blog is an online journal, not so much a photo-blog. I might put up pics of things and places, but not me.

I blog, not so much for attention, not so much for fame, but mostly for Catharsis.

I need a place to write and think. I need a place where I could write to reach out. This is it.

Because sometimes it's easier to talk to semi-strangers, than to the people who knows you. Because sometimes it's less painful to lash out to the world in general than to keep things bottled up inside.

Sensitivity may be over-rated, but sensitivity is human.

If you're a stranger who stumbles unto this, I'm warning you that part of catharsis may be offensive. This blog is personal, it's not written to cater to the tastes of it's readers. I make no apologies for what I think. It's the personal opinion and experiences of one particular authoress.

If you don't like what is written, you're welcome to walk away, no apologies required either.

Let's both be civil to one another.

Unabashedly Me

I love many things about life. In no particular order:

Faith, religion, belief. Family. Close friends. Acquaintances.

The smile of a child. Affinity with animals.

A good conversation. Languages.

A good swim, a good run. A 3-hour dancing session. The satisfaction of having done something right.

Dark chocolate. Wildflowers. White lilies. Dark red and champagne roses. Good alcohol. Scents. Perfumes. Aromatherapy.

Nice hair. Soft, moisturised skin. A caress. A touch. 5 o'clock shadow on a man.

Pretty underthings. The feel of French lace against silk, silk against French lace.

The haunting poignancy of classical music. The angst and fervour of rock. The sexy innuendo of jazz. The sweaty pulsations of r'n'b and hip hop.

Sunrise at 21 000 feet. Sunset, and moonlit walks on the beach. The feel of sand beneath my feet. Gosh, I had almost forgotten how that feels....Dancing in the rain.

Watching the silver sleet of rain lashing against the window pane, having come out from a hot bath, a steaming cup of hot chocolate (with marshmallows!!) in hand.

The kiss of sun against skin. Long, sultry evenings in shade, iced drink in hand, in the skimpiest outfit social norms would allow :p

The scent of the earth after rain. Dark, stormy nights.
Reading a good book through the night, soft music in the background. Thoughts swirling in my mind.

The boisterous company of family and friends. The painful, but precious solitude of loneliness.

Euphoria. Suffering.

Weddings. Funerals.

Laughter. Tears.

The frail vulnerability of the human heart. The strong flexibility of the human spirit.

Life's many contradictions. The exquisite torture of being human.

In my years on earth, I've learnt the important lesson that: We'll never appreciate the sweet, until we've understood the bitter.

I LIVE. I LOVE. I LUST. I AM WOMAN. I MAKE NO APOLOGIES. AND I REFUSE TO BE ASHAMED.

Nemesis' Paradoxical Quote for the Moment

Ignorance may be Bliss, but Knowledge itself is Power. Therefore, take your pick: Bliss, or Power?

How is it that:
Familiarity breeds contempt, yet
Absence makes the heart grow fonder?

How about:
Opposites attract, but
Like must marry like, or there will be no happiness?

Nemesis' Answer to 'sola scriptura':

1. “So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.” (2 Pt 2:15-16)

2. “So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.” (2 Ths 2:15)

Thursday, December 07, 2006

L.O.V.E

L.O.V.E

I'm no expert on love. Having crashed and burned. And yet, seems like this year is a lousy year for some of my friends.

V, if you're reading this. What I think is this:

Love isn't supposed to be toxic.

It should bring you up instead of take you down.

Open the Bible and turn to Corinthians, Chapter 13. I think nothing expresses any type of love better than that.

Love is patient and kind... Take heart :) All isn't yet lost in this world :) And nothing is worth more than the life God gave you.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: ah but love is not always easy and not always kind. At the end of the day, it's how much you want it and how much you can take that will determine how long love will last.

yerdeh; 09 December, 2006 18:40
Anonymous said...: Hi Dida, how ya doing?

Ideally it should be as what written in Corinthians 13. But as you know manusia is not perfect, so there will always be flaw in everything, including love.; 11 December, 2006 10:08
Anonymous said...: by the way.. me blog is opened for business... Feel free to drop by and leave a comment or 2 ya :) Terima Kasey; 11 December, 2006 22:46
nemesis-on-fire said...: yerdeh: :D yeah, i never said love was easy. don't think it ever is. but it shouldn't be toxic. if it's toxic, something's wrong with it. learnt that the hard way :) u're right though, how much one can take n how much one wants it would determine how long it will last. that's very true :)

jase: hey!! i'm good, thanx. how about u? sure, will drop by ur blog sometime :) :D we all strive for perfection, even in love :P perhaps, that's our main problem; 12 December, 2006 17:22
Anonymous said...: Hah! I am profound...

btw where has brenda gone?; 13 December, 2006 03:43
nemesis-on-fire said...: :D yes, darling.. u are... bren? i don't know. why??; 13 December, 2006 12:56
Anonymous said...: here i am here i am!
actually,i think d kind of love expressed in corinthians is kinda humanly impossible...divine love mayb but i dun think i can b DAT self-sacrificing. i dun believe in unconditional love. :) - bren; 13 December, 2006 21:21

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