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Don't worry about traffic just yet its early days.

Break your posts up into shorter paragraphs.

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http://jinxyjen.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/points-for-heaven/

Just some Sunday thoughts...not really about religion in the grand scheme of things.

I need my walks in nature, and crave those special places that make me feel happy and whole. I've never been a picture-taker, but recently felt compelled to purchase a modest digital camera to experiment with. At first, it felt strange to stop and take photos during my cherished walk; unsettling, as though it was wrenching me out of the present moment, and distracting me from the meditative act of movement. After awhile, I started to get into it, however, experimenting with different angles and camera settings. When I looked at the pics afterward, I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe I had discovered a hidden talent that I could nurture here?

The next challenge: How to merge words with image, and create a story around the photos that I could post? I've always been passionate about words and story, and the previous 4 posts had stemmed from written stories, the images sprinkled throughout used primarily to illustrate and support the words. This time it was the other way around, and that, too, felt unsettling.

I went back to my journals, highlighted the phrases that resonated most for me; the ones I wrote following previous walks in Steveston. It felt as though it was all starting to come together, and I was glad I didn't give up entirely (as I had considered doing a few times).

I was discovering a new method of storytelling, and starting to like it! With this last post, I'm reminded that, as with any creative endeavour, all I need do is wait until a feeling presents itself, a nudge in a certain direction, and be bold and hopeful enough to follow the golden thread wherever it may lead. Images have a different energy to them, and the blend of word and image in the telling of story has an entirely new and exciting essence altogether.

I want to be open to the next sacred story - the next post - revealing itself to me. I want to listen, allowing it to tell me how it wants to be told. Just because this is a digital realm, changeable, transient, does not mean one should enter into this space lightly. Stories, no matter how they present themselves (or where) will always have the ability to transform. Although I am new to this blog game, I am attempting to approach each new story as though I were entering into a sacred realm, etching the very words into stone, or writing each line on an ancient parchment by candlelight, painstakingly composing each sentence, each turn of phrase.

I wonder if this passion for story, this act of noticing, translates to the reader? I wonder if they feel it too . . .

http://stellarstories.wordpress.com/

ROBOCOP 2?? :P

I'd definitely be happy if I had a lot of money, I'm pretty materialistic.

It has served my for 50 years and always will.

• People have disappointed or betrayed you
• Somebody else is having a bad day and gets upset when you don’t join in their misery
• Nobody seems genuinely supportive of your goals and dreams
• The day is falling short of your high hopes
• You are falling short of your high expectations or you didn’t complete your to-do list
• Nothing runs smoothly, on time or according to your plans

While it’s true that happiness is a choice, we can only make the happiness choice if we know what prevents us from being happy in the first place. You are responsible for where you are in life at this moment – what you think about yourself and others and how you feel and whom you choose to share your life with.

• Don't seek other people’s approval to determine your own self worth you.
• Don’t feel responsible for the happiness or unhappiness of others.

The shortest path to true happiness is found through making conscious choices. To be happy one has to organize their life, take responsibility for their life and do things which lead to happiness.

Share your stories too :)