I was talking to Eric, one of the delightfully fun and interesting baristas at my local coffeeshop tonight. We were talking about various things we’d learned about religious topics, and I shared a quick gloss about my First Communion and Confirmation ceremonies -yep, I was raised a Catholic, for those that didn’t know! One of [...]

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Mr Bowie has the right words.
I guess I draw ‘em to me.
She began to wail jealousies scream
Waiting at the light know what I mean
In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron talks about crazymakers, people who are there to suck you dry like succubi, people who leave bad feelings and madness in their wake like a hurricane. [...]

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tonight’s lyrics from All About Eve [scarlet]
I look at myself, through this close lens, this tight vision of who I am and who I was and who I might be in the days to come… this is the hardest work I’ve ever done, you know - the work of breaking down the girl and rebuilding [...]

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[lyrics courtesy of The Dresden Dolls]
I’d forgotten how much just talking to people who care, and making good changes, and most of all listening to music can inspire me, stir that creative side of mine that bursts with words and dreams and thoughts but all too rarely, deeds… tonight, MrWhite and I are sitting here [...]

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lyrics from Freur [doot-doot]
What motivates you?
I’m asking you, and I’m asking me. As for me, I don’t really know the answer to that right now, and it is a troublesome thing. I am not asking for you to answer *for* me - too much of that has gone on in my life. But I can [...]

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Lyrics today from REM [daysleeper]
Trying to get one’s life back in order can be tough, I swear. Up and down, ’round and ’round, but the work’s worth it, because I’m worth it, dammit.
One thing that’s helping is that the Artist’s Way Creative Cluster has decided to play a little catch-up with our Work, since big [...]

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… but I have a hard time believing that words can change your brain chemistry. I’m watching Larry King and there’s a guy on there - Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D. - claiming that I can get out of depression just by asking myself “Who is depressed?” over and over.
Look, I definitely believe in the power [...]

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lyrics from Clan Of Xymox [obsession]
Yep, started this post 1.5 hours ago, and a music quote’s as far as I’ve advanced with this so far.
Fine, I need to think of little things first, right? Things that I want to do, things that would make me happy. Start with the little ones, then work up.

next trip [...]

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“Don’t you remember the
Night that spun
Wild ’round her body
Does her loss not
Make you feel so full
Of sleepless grace - liar!
If my face I could
Turn from you I would
To make me suffer the
Fate of a sinner
A heart with no passion”
Mors Syphilitica [The Woman Who Believed ]
Still haven’t broken my reading deprivation. I won’t say that it’s [...]

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http://abbey-randomthoughtsoflife.blogspot.com/2008/06/alternatives_17.html
There’s a post brewing about this, I think, but for now I just want to keep this link handy for the good advices it has.

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