How many times in your life have you felt absolutely, positively alive? How many times have you felt an energy about yourself that you could neither explain nor wish away, an energy outside of time and place, an energy that reverberated in the depths of your soul, an energy beyond excitement, beyond infatuation, beyond words to describe?
How many times have you worn the cloak of passion, worn a look in your eye, a bounce in your step that was instantly recognized by all who came in contact with you? How many times have you touched, have you swam in this sacred harmony with the flow of life?
The image above brings back many fond memories of those moments. I see the red of passion covered in a bright flash of electricity and the two together taking flight in defiance of the laws of gravity, spreading wings and lifting me up to places and heights I never knew existed, places that once visited forever change the landscape of your mind.
Slideshow from Blunt's performance at the Ryman. Photos taken at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville thanks to Heather, aka babe!
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On a side note, little Maria, had to have several teeth pulled this afternoon. Poor little baby is on pain meds and antibiotics for the next few days. She was shaking like a leaf when I dropped her off this morning. And you don't even want to know how much having a handful of teeth pulled in a Yorkie costs. She wasn't the only one saying ouch. :-D
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"I see the red of passion covered in a bright flash of electricity and the two together taking flight in defiance of the laws of gravity, spreading wings and lifting me up to places and heights I never knew existed, places that once visited forever change the landscape of your mind."
You have such a talent for expression! - of saying what you want to say in the best possible way and always accompanying the clarity is beauty, don't think I've ever read anything here that was not beautifully expressed!
Love it, love the fractal, love everything...
Not on top form tonight, so you are spared the usual lengthy, confusing comment, at least for now. Be warned, I'll be back :)
I think I'm still in the afterglow stage of the concert. I discovered the offical Blunt message board and I've been reliving the evening with others that were there and learning more about Mr Blunty than I ever cared to know. :-)
Thanks so much for your kind words. I don't think I will ever tire of reading such flattery. So bring it on! :-D
Hope you are not ill or coming down with something sweetie. Take care and don't try to stay up too late.
:-D
Will have to go check out the message board, saw some of the pics fans had posted of themselves, but didn't read any messages as yet. Afterglow still going strong after 2 days, more proof of just how wonderful the experience was --- oh man, I sooo wish I had been there! :-) And where is Tracey! She all but swore she would give her review a.s.a.p.!
(PS I'm just fine, brain fry is all:)
Yea, Tracey, where is she. Tube would have never left us out to dry like this. I don't even know who this Tracey person is anymore. I think this S character has her brainwashed. He's turning her against us, I just know it. :-D
editor's note: the above comment is completely tongue in cheek :-)
"How many times have you felt an energy about yourself that you could neither explain nor wish away, an energy outside of time and place, an energy that reverberated in the depths of your soul, an energy beyond excitement, beyond infatuation, beyond words to describe?"
At one-ness? In harmony? Enlightened? Passion is such a light word for the feelings you describe. There's not a word for what you say - it goes beyond anything worldly, or known, or recorded. Want to know why? Because it's individual - it's so beyond passion that it's spiritual - it's called love in the purest form. And it encompasses all those words such as passion, infatuated, lust, desire, care, and friendship, one-ness, peace, finding your centre.
It's called heaven! :-)
Beautiful frac work. It's the tunnel of discovery, adventure, peace, hope and love! And it's SUCH a wonderful colour.
Random thought: Thrown into the dark to touch the light.
Thanks for sharing :-)
Leigh, thanks for taking the time to offer such a thoughtful comment.
I agree, the word passion does not explain the state I've described. I suppose we could use heaven or some other term but I like your suggestion of love in it's purest form. That is a very nice thought, to swim in waters of pure love, to swim without separation between this and that, to swim in the oneness of being, both subject and object simultaneously.
Have you ever held someone's hands as you gazed into their eyes and had the unmistakable feeling that your heart and theirs found union, synchronicity--a union both physical and mental and emotional?
You know, this post was born when I read a post of yours a few weeks back that touched on a similar subject. I wanted to engage your query at the time but just felt too intoxicated with the interplay between your mind and your heart to offer anything of substance.
Peace. :-)
Yes I have indeed touched someone’s hand; held it, felt a union of mind - body - spirit. It's very difficult to describe or put into words but then again, when it's like that there's no need to put those feelings into words at all. One knows at that moment that it DOES exist and everything else just diminishes into nothingness. And at that very moment of realisation it just doesn't matter if everyone knows it or not - it just is - it's just being. A one-ness.
It's very difficult to be able to connect with another in that way for the majority of people. One has to be emotionally in-tune with one self and comfortable with themselves to be able to connect like that. That's the reason why people spend entire lifetimes looking for love and it never truly find them - because they haven't learned to love themselves first and accept self and others.
Without acceptance of self, everything that follows outside of that has a secondary meaning and feeling - because that person is then relying on another to enhance their own emotions - which can also be termed as finding the ego boost. And that's a sad fact of life.
But, when I questioned the very nature of love itself in the blog post you mentioned - I was doing so as a reflection on hope and my own belief. After all, one cannot really rationalise love completely, but one can question it, as one would question a pure faith.
To question when one is comfortable with "self" is after all, a path is it not?
The same would apply to the union (even that word isn't sufficient) of two souls that transcends everything known to man. To try and vocalise it or write about it is to question love in the purest form.
And it's difficult to try and find the answers, because there isn't any - any which has been written before as a guideline - it just is.
It's existence with a pure love that should always be treated with the same level of respect, care and love that one has for oneself.
And this is what I was speaking of as a once in a lifetime experience.
Grasp it!
Stay Happy! :-)
Passionate post wow! ;-)
Luv the pic and the words u chose for this write-up...excellent stuff!
How many times have I felt that way? Many times...many many many times :) the moment maybe short-lived but the feeling it leaves behind, lives forever...thats the best part.
Keshi.
btw I saw Blunty boy's pics...geee thanks, eye-candy for me this morning ;-)
Keshi.
Leigh, I couldn't agree more. I've always felt you can't give what you don't have. I often use this example with people who are hard on themselves, who refuse to have any compassion for themselves. I ask them, how can you give something to someone else that you are unable to offer to yourself? Always interesting to see their reaction. They honestly believe they can show true compassion, and I do mean true compassion, for others while not having the ability to do the same for themselves. I am rarely successful in convincing them otherwise and so they go about their way.
I believe the same is true for love and I believe very strongly in all that you have said, namely, that love comes from within and only when it is within first can it flow to the outside. To attempt to reverse the order, and I know many unfortunately who try, is to embark on a path of pain and suffering the likes rarely equalled.
Peace. Love. Joy. Compassion. I believe all of these things are inside jobs. To seek them without is folly.
Much peace and love to you Leigh. Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply.
Keshi, you are a very special soul and my only regret is that we will probably never have the opportunity to sit and talk over a cup of tea. I love the way your mind works and your blog is simply divine in expressing so many delicate issues. Hugs and kisses my dear angel and much thanks for your very kind and sweet comments. :-)
Oh, and you are more than welcome on the Blunty boy pics. :-D
Poor Maria.
And double ouch! :)
She only weighs five pounds so you always worry whenever you have to do anything to a dog that small, and when they pull teeth they put them under to do it.
She seems to be doing okay although you can tell she is in pain inspite of the meds.
Such a tiny thing, good to hear she is recovering well.
Sweet dreams, x
Oh my... (blushes) Mmmm I love being in such a state of passion...It is absolutely amazing. I'm tingling all over just thinking about it. ;-)
I love the imagery T! Great post Darlin'!
BTW: Hug Maria for me! :-)
Oooh, poor baby! I hope she'll be OK.
Your post was beautiful, first with the frac that drew me in instantly then by your words. It oozed of passion... thanks for that.
*HUGS* to you, Jack, and of course, Maria.
amazing post along with an amazing frac, how many times have I felt absolutely positiviely alive....not many but now is one of those times :0) (and no he has not brainwashed me ROFLMAO but damn he does make life worth living LOL)
hope you are still floating and hope the furbaby is doing ok. (hugs)
(and yes I have resurfaced and my review is up, though its pretty clinical compared to yours LOL)
Are you familiar with the concept of flow? (Mihali Csikszentmihalyi)
getting lost
in an
experience
or a challenge
and
losing track of time and space
but
not
necessarliy equaling passion
...however, maybe the two exist within the same space...or perhaps one precludes the other.
i dont know, man,
but if i had a last name like
Csikszentmihalyi,
i'd either change it,
or think of some
really smart things to say
so no one would notice
how impossible to pronounce
my last name was....
(oddly enough, my word verification
was almost identical today:
kmjrpzbj
oops, typo: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
jeez, how could you get that wrong?
OB, I am very familar with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's work, although what I am attempting to describe is a little different than flow. It looks similar on the outside but the two are not one in the same.
I have had the rare moments in sports, mainly basketball in my younger days, where I had a flow experience. I'm not sure exactly if I can describe the difference but being in the flow was more akin to being in tune to the particular activity in a way rarely experienced and in a way that the other players are usually not in that particular moment.
What I have attempted to describe is more than just being in harmony or in the timeless flow of complete and total immersion and/or mastery of an activity. The only way I can think to touch upon it is with the word "alive." My flow moments were incredible and rare and I will remember them for all my days, but they were not the same as the moments I'm trying to describe here. It's at times like this that I wish I was better at articulating. I hope I'm making some sense.
When I had those rare "flow" moments, I felt almost as if I was having an out of body experience. Everything and everyone around me seemed to slow down and I felt as if I was watching myself do things I was previously not capable of doing. I did find it interesting that in those flow moments you really don't care to converse with your teammates--you just want to do, or perhaps to be more accurate, you just want to let greatness unfold through you, you just want to be and in the being allow the magic of flow to work.
The "alive" experience is quite different. The energy pattern is different. With flow one feels in a groove whereas with "alive" one feels literally at the crossroads of "this is exactly where I am meant and suppose to be at this exact moment in time--almost as if we have crossed the imaginary path of our life with our destiny, and when we do, a spark happens, a chemistry erupts, a feeling of complete awareness unlike any other accompanied by utter unaccounted joy and peace.
Big Sigh--I feel words, or at least my ability with words is sorely lacking in trying to say what I want. I'll stop here for the moment. :-)
Y, thanks for stopping by and I will pass along your thoughts and concerns to Maria. :-)
As always my dear, your kind and endearing comments are always most welcomed and pleasing. :-)
Oh Karen, thanks for picking up on the mode of which this chapter was written. My Blunt experience was not an "alive" moment, but it was close enough to remind me of those rare times in my life.
I think what struck me most about the concert and what led to this post, is I had the distinct impression James had a similar experience Sunday night, and if not Sunday night, that somewhere on his tour he is having those oh so rare momemnts.
That is what I meant in my review of his performance when I felt like I had touched passion that night.
Jack sends his hellos. Take care sweetie. :-)
Tube, thanks for the review and I'm so glad to hear that you had a great experience. Excellent!
As always, thanks for the kind words. I'm very happy to hear that you are in a very happy spot right now. Hopes and prayers for a lasting and enduring happiness.
Morning Lisa. What a pleasant surprise to see you visiting so early in the morning. :-)
for puppy get Arnica 30c taken
one every hour or even a few times a day...
should help heal any swelling or trauma
to the body...
sometimes Hypericum 6c can help too
(homeopathic remedies)...the
sugar pellets should be easy to take...
the tinctures have a touch of alcohol
in them and may not be as friendly
to a dog...dont know...health stores
have the homeopathic remedies...
Arnica is good for everyone anyway,
handy to have around the house,
soccer kids getting kicked, any everyday
bruises to the body or things that need
healing assistance...cuts or traumas to
the body...
Lisa, I've never heard of any of these potions of which you speak. Thanks for pointing me in a new direction. I'll have to do my homework now. :-)
arnica is kind of the echinacea of homeopathics...
its starting to be very popular and very available
probably even in a drug store, but health food store or even better a homeopathic pharmacy...
homeopathy has an interesting premise - like cures like, so the trick is getting the right remedy...
do a bit of reading on basic homeopathy, because it is a delicate science almost, and some people think its hogwash or ineffective, but then again some people think James Blunt is not as awesome as he truly is, so again its that opinions thing mixed in with a couple of other misconceptions and misperceptions etc etc...i once lowered my daughters dangerously high fever with a homeopathic remedy called Belladonna, which may sound like a poison, and it is, but homeopathy waters down the origin of the material to the point that it is like a drop in the ocean...and this drop stimulates the body's response somewhat like a vaccination, tho i am strongly against vaccines only
because of all the garbage contained within them
that is truly harmful to the body and nervous system and ultimately responsible for the many cancers mental disorders allergies and auto immune disorders we see today...anyway, if the correct remedy is chosen in homeopathy and that depends on a series of criteria emotional mental and physical, heck even spiritual, then it seems to miraculously deal with the ailment at hand...but it is tricky to home in on the correct remedies...i have taken arnica routinely before serious dental work or it can be taken before an operation of any kind, and it greatly speeds up the body's healing and usually
cuts swelling pain upset to the body in half and healing time in half if not more...yada yada yada...
found this in my travels, oddly enough
relating to doggies...
http://www.dogmark.net/dmninter/dogmarkarticle/elliott02.html
hmmm, looks like it got cut off
at the last bit there...lets try that
again...
http://www.dogmark.net/dmninter
/dogmarkarticle/elliott02.html
Lisa, very interesting site. Thanks for sharing. :-)
I do like your post. Awe - I hope Maria is up and jumping soon. Go Lisa, with your healing remedies.
Thanks Terry. She is not back to her usual self yet, but then again she is still on the meds so that is to be expected. Overall, I think she is recovering better than I expected.
Thanks for the kind words on the post. :-)
yes, those marevellous mysterious
healing remedies...well, i find they
usually work better when taken,
but yes, they sure are interesting...
:-D
I can think of a few other things that work better when taken. I think they provide a measure of healing too--or at least they feel that way. :-)
**my only regret is that we will probably never have the opportunity to sit and talk over a cup of tea.
aww why not..who knows ha? :) yeah but even if we NEVER get that opp, I guess we will meet somewhere else somehow...on a heavenly bridge perhaps :)
tc and ur a star too!
Keshi.
Passion. Beautiful fractal. Perfect descriptor of those emotions.
Very glad Mr. Blunt brought out the passion in you.
So sorry about Maria's teeth pulling experience. Bless her heart. That poor baby. Been there and done that. She'll be better for it when she feels good again. Promise.
As for the $$, they don't matter. What's one more bill in the name of love?
And the answer to your question is "Once. 1992."
"What's one more bill in the name of love?"
Aaahhh, you found my default position when it comes to my Yorkies. :-)
1992? Mmmm, now where was I in 1992. :-D
I just saw where Mr Blunt is going to play unplugged in Atlanta in two weeks. Setting is a "storyteller" setup with the audience given the chance to ask questions. Mmm, so tempted to pretend I'm a boardie! :_D
Keshi, my dear angel, I never say never. :-)
way to go mate ;-)
Keshi.
Not often enough unfortunately.
Beautiful words, Tree. I feel deeply moved.
The "alive" experience is quite different. The energy pattern is different. With flow one feels in a groove whereas with "alive" one feels literally at the crossroads of "this is exactly where I am meant and suppose to be at this exact moment in time--almost as if we have crossed the imaginary path of our life with our destiny, and when we do, a spark happens, a chemistry erupts, a feeling of complete awareness unlike any other accompanied by utter unaccounted joy and peace.
This seems to be the paragraph that defines the difference...got the ah-ha (the lightbulb was there as well and actually went on :-] which is rare in these waning days of the school year).
Still planning to get to you about that snowflake -- hope the weak moment hasn't passed!
Thanks Chicky. I am touched that such a post could move you. Hope you are in the midst of a great weekend and more fabulous pics.
OB, the offer stands. I was able to render an image closer to the standard 4x6 but not quite. So we have two choices: (1) the original square; (2) or the modified rectangle. I can print on paper up to 8.5x11 or as small as 4x6. Drop me an email and we can discuss further. :-)
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