Words and Actions

Words...

Webster's defines words as a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken words, or their written representation that function as a principle carrier of meaning.

Words have always been my life's blood. They have allowed me to escape from the madness that surrounded me. They have allowed me to express myself when I could no longer carry my thoughts inside my soul. They are confirmation when we question the wonders of the universe. They are comforting. They are disconcerting. They are affinity. They are daggers.

We use words. In fact, the average person uses 16,000 words a day. Sixteen-thousand...
When we use words, we usually simply say the first thing that comes to mind. There are times, however, when we think about what we want to say. Sometimes we think about our words for days on end, months, years. I have had the dialogue of two scripts in my head since 1999. I have been working on my novel for 5 months. I am a writer, so I always have a plethora of words in my head. I sort of think I write most of my words, rather than speak them, however, but I imagine that constitutes the usage.

The other day, an accusation was posed to me...
"Your actions are not indicative of your words!" I have been pondering this statement for a week. I wondered, do my actions back up my words. I reconcile, in many cases, they do not. I ponder, how do we make sure we are putting our money where our mouth is? Is it really that easy?

Actions...

Webster's defines actions as the act that one consciously wills, and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity.

When I tear myself away from discipline and escape my toxic environment, I find my actions speak even louder than my words. I intentionally tether myself to the kinds of people who bring my passion to the surface and I let my soul fly free. 

I'm the chick a the Springsteen concert, singing along as
loudly as I can. I'm the chick at the Cowboys game, who saved my money for year to sit on the fifty yard line, sporting a big, blue star on her cheek. I'm the chick preparing the snacks for the poker party, taking the brief respite to sit down, play a hand, and taking all your money. And I'm the chick as lost in the passion of the act of love as I am in the passion of the words of love I so incessantly speak to the man I love, my friends and my family.

There are times when we simply cannot walk the talk. I hate those times. I wish I could lie in bed all day, in the arms of the man I so adore, kissing his mouth, exploring every inch of his skin, smelling the pheromones that make me insane, making love fifteen times in twenty-four hours, and listening only to the sound of his words.

It's not that we don't want to back up our words with our actions. I think most of us do. Sometimes we just have to wait until we can. And when we use our words to alliterate our emotions, or, perhaps our thoughts, they don't always match what we say when we're not emotionally charged. Mine certainly don't. That's why I am a writer.

I can say this about words and actions...
The day I can actually get them to reconcile just so, I will be walking up the steps to take the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California to accept the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

'Til then, I'm trying...

-DeAnna Lynn Arzola

"...a dream is a personal experience of that deep, dark ground that is the support of our conscience  lives and a myth of society's dream. The myth is the public dream and the dream is the private myth. 
If your private myth, your dream, happens to coincide with that of society, you are in good accord with your group. If it isn't, you've got an adventure in the dark forest ahead of you."

-Joseph Campbell

Blessed be...change is inevitable, great change comes when you work your magick, accept your blessings, pay it forward, work constantly on making what you feel, what you do and believing that what you feel in your soul is what is meant to be and then asking the universe for that which you specifically know is meant to be:::

The Black Moon on Sunday will bring with it a shift of energy and great change. Be ready for it. There will be a breakthrough, call it a gift from the Universe where things for a while afterwards will start to go right for you. Enjoy it. A Black Moon is when there are two New Moons in the same month.

"The Promise"

If you wait for me
then I'll come for you
Although I've traveled far
I always hold a place for you in my heart

If you think of me
If you miss me once in awhile
Then I'll return to you
I'll return and fill that space in your heart

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
If you'll be waiting

If you dream of me
L like I dream of you
In a place that's warm and dark
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
If you'll be waiting

I've longed for you
A and I have desired
To see your face your smile
To be with you wherever you are

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
Please say you'll be waiting

Together again
It would feel so good to be
In your arms
Where all my journeys end
If you can make a promise
If it's one that you can keep
I vow to come for you
If you wait for me

And say you'll hold
A place for me
I in your heart.

-Tracy Chapman

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Today's Hexagram

Friday, Mar 28, 2014

Dee's Hexagram for Today:

31: Mutual Attraction

General Meaning:

The attraction of yin and yang is the powerful and fundamental force. The image of this hexagram is that of the attraction between a man and a woman in the courtship stage. In response to the magnetic attraction between them, the masculine principle (the creative, outgoing) seizes the initiative and submits to the feminine (the receptive, sensitive). When the assertive is able to defer to the receptive, and when the receptive accepts responsibility and exercises quiet leadership, an exciting and profitable union is the result. This brings good fortune, for all success depends upon the magnetic effect of mutual attraction.

Consistency is important in matters of mutual attraction, for this is what separates courtship from seduction.

If you are by nature an instigator, it is good to take the initiative. But you need to remain sensitive, and highly principled, and avoid the temptation to be manipulative. Let the power of mutual attraction pull you along. If you are the receptive one, keep your mind innocent and free of pride, so that you may remain open to good advice or helpful assistance. When your influence arises from innocence, an even more powerful magnetic force is at work for you.

Remaining open to the forces of attraction brings good fortune. Closing yourself to them heralds the dying of the soul. Learn to yield to the natural tugs and pulls of the heart.