LadiesBladewing -> RE: be careful what you wish for (10/16/2005 7:21:25 PM)
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ORIGINAL: misskittyslave how many of U/us really are aware that there are consequences and prices to pay for getting what we wish for? how many can forsee those costs accurately? what do W/we do when the price is too high to pay? and what do we do when we watch somone we care about crash and burn yet refuse to leave the fire? It is also important to be careful that what you -think- you are getting is really what you are being offered. Many times, I've seen individuals who had certain powerful desires, and their desires were so strong that they "interpreted" less suitable opportunities as being a real chance to see their desires take root. Many don't even have -doubts-, even when they hear and see things that are pretty clearly -not- what they wanted. It is also possible that, having spoken our dreams aloud, someone could hear and shape themselves so as to -appear- to be the ideal. I always counsel people to be careful...to take your time, and to really listen and -ask- and to be -sure- that what you think you are seeing is what you are -really- seeing. If it sounds "off", it probably is. If something looks "not quite right", it probably isn't right. If you are questioning yourself, and you bring the questions to the person(s) who embodies your ideal and you don't hear answers that ease your mind, you are probably not in the place you want to be. I still count on seeing peoples eyes. I'm not big on "online interviews" and "phone interviews". I want to see the person's eyes, and see their face, and watch as they process the information that I am sharing. The face holds a multitude of clues, if we can see it to read it. If that is too much to ask of someone, they are -clearly- not the individual for our household. It is always hard to learn that the thing that we -thought- was perfect isn't. Sometimes, it is fixable...if everyone is committed to the same goals. Sometimes it isn't, and when it isn't, we inhibit our chances of finding the situation that -is- right if we hold on to the one that isn't right out of our fear of not having -anything-. The concept of zen...of detachment...helps us to understand that sometimes, finding the thing that we want means letting go of what we have that is inhibiting us. The path of patience and acceptance of ourselves and the true picture of our dreams -- including not settling for less than what we know will be the right place for us to be for this stage of our lives -- is a challenging and worthy path to walk, no matter how long the journey takes.
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