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Spiral
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February
2006
Mars
and Venus Several weeks ago, I received in the mail
John Gray's book "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus." (I get books
on tape from the State Library.)
For some reason, I was annoyed just by
receiving this particular book. I didn't ask for it - the computer randomly selected
it for me. I've read this before several years ago - I know this stuff. (I already
know what's wrong with men - and they just need to change!) Rather than sending
it back right away, I left it on my kitchen table for a few weeks, annoying me,
before I finally decided to at least start reading it again - maybe I could recommend
it to someone I know who's having marital problems. (I'm so helpful.)
(Sigh.) Within the first couple of chapters, Gray writes about how women
often
have a tendency to give unsolicited advice or constructive suggestions
with
the best of helpful intentions, but which men don't necessarily take too
well.
(I never do that, well, at least not consciously.) So to my chagrin, I
immediately
remembered how just the night before, Upon my first in-person
meeting with
a man, I'm telling him he took the long way to get to the cafe,
what route
he should have taken, and the best way to get home afterwards - in the nicest
possible way, of course. I'm not even going to mention how I told him which seats
in the Schnitz have the best acoustics for hearing the symphony or that he shouldn't
have updated a computer system during a full moon. (Oh, my gosh - "I'm only
trying to help, honey.") In the immortal words of Charlie Brown, "Aaagh!"
No wonder I was annoyed when the book showed up. Now I HAVE to read the whole
thing again - and take notes!
Consciousness is definitely not all it's
cracked up to be.
Namaste (honor the Light Within),
Sue Redding
The first four quotations are from unknown sources:
"Transformation
begins with the ability to learn."
"If I could see what's going
on with myself as well as I see what's going on
with others, I'd be fixed
by now."
"We judge other people by their actions, but we judge
ourselves by our intentions."
"Blessed are we who can laugh
at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused."
"When
women are depressed they either eat or go shopping.
Men invade another country."
Elayne Boosler
Poems by Sue Redding
A
Gift of Love
I dreamed someone gave me four red roses
in a clear glass
mug of water,
but I turned away from their beauty,
obssessively searching
for the perfect vase.
-
Something Lacking
no chocolate
in my life
nothing sweet and stimulating
no dessert after dinner
no
treat in the afternoon
nothing smooth and rich and delicious to melt in my
mouth
no luscious confection consumed simply for pleasure
none of the
delightful decadence that other people have
no frivolous food at all
Happy Groundhog Day!
Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney
Phil are remnants in our culture of the
ancient pagan holiday, called Candlemas
or Imbolc, honoring the approach of spring. February 1 marks the approximate halfway
point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. We can feel that spring
is on its way - the crocuses are blooming, buds are showing on many plants, and
birds and squirrels are becoming more active. Feeling restless? Maybe it's early-onset
spring fever.
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