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"I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow."
"I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow."Marian Anderson
"I demand a life, not a lifestyle, for everyone!"
Cloudia *Blush*
Da Yellow Hibiscus of Honolulu
"I demand a life, not a lifestyle, for everyone!"
Cloudia *Blush*
Da Yellow Hibiscus of Honolulu "Man (sic) is what he thinks about all day long."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I remember the cold water flat. All mine. At end of day, I could repair to my stacks of books, terrarium and experiments in living.
This was many years before "The Secret" but I was lucky enough to stumble across Dr. Joseph Murphy's gem The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Prentice-Hall, (c) 1963). I'm happy to see that he's back in print.
I was intrigued by his idea that what we plant in our subconscious, blossoms in our lives every day.
Last night, lying in my bunk as the spouting waters of Waikiki rocked me to sleep, my mind ran back to those old days of radiators, frozen toes, and untamed anxieties.
How, turning off the lamp, all those years ago; lying Dr. Murphy's book aside, I settled back and wondered about the power of
my subconscious.
As I tried to say affirmations back then
(purely as an experiment
in the privacy of the dark)
I found I could not simply state:
"I am beautiful. I am loved and liked. I have enough of what I need."
Even the experiment felt fraudulent.
A huge resistance welled up within
accusing:
"You are beautiful?!" "You are liked?!" You are happy with your life?!"
That was my first lesson
in the power overwhelming of
my
subconscious
!
Slowly I saw (don't look away!)
the fearful
self-hating
creature
I
was
back then
.
Last night I remembered
how I used to close my eyes
in that cold water flat in February,
and how assiduously I imagined
Hawaii and myself
there/then
here/now
.
I felt myself,
really felt it then
true in my subconscious:
lying in Waikiki
rocking to sleep
in the arms of the life I have made.
In that moment last night
I was both:
the adolescent in the walk-up,
cooking up another existence,
and now I'm the lady
living it.
We smiled across the gulf.
You GO girl
!
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14 comments:
My mission is to walk on a path that has been very seldom walked by anyone or only by me for others to follow or not to follow.
life an amazing journey!
namaste /\
aloha
I am not where I thought I would be thirty year ago...mainly because I gave no thought to where I wanted to be...I am like all creatures, I suppose, a product of subconscious will. But then I don't recognize a difference between gardens in the mind, it all seems to be the same soil of fertility.
HOBO...good luck with that mission.
I never thought I'd be where I am.. but I guess I never knew what I wanted until I was older either.
That yellow hibiscus is a gorgeous flower. I had one last summer and plan on getting one this year. I also like the red ones.
I enjoyed this post. As for me, I planned on retirement at 40 but didn't make it until 41 and then I went to work for myself. I guess I have been retired since 1976. But I still work a lot. LOL
Your post is an interesting one to read today.
"You go girl!" I second the motion.
I always enjoy your posts, but this one even more than usual. Beautiful pictures.
Love the quote by Cloudia too-- ;)
I'm glad you came to a self-realization. I used to play with "magical" thinking, but it doesn't pan out, in the end. All things are cyclical, after all. We must take the good with the bad. Perfect balance equals perfect stagnation, after all.
Ahh, what a nice post ... aloha!
A life, not a lifestyle, for everyone. Amen.
Ah such wise words and yet another reason I love to stop by. Great post as always.
Wow, Thank each one of YOU
for making my day!
Aloha
yeah! you go, Cloudia!
Wonderful post, my friend. Aloha.
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