Dear UPS

Dear UPS,

You bastards....


Love,

Tosh

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Mary-go-round

Mary's Bobbin: for your viewing pleasure..........



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it truly is all about you

I swear, I'm not trying to be preachy.....
read at the risk of happiness......

Here's you.
You (and all other people) are living in a moment called NOW. And NOW. And NOW. (You get the picture.) So this is directly related to the absence of time as an actual reality (it's just a 'rule' we follow on earth.) From your standpoint, you can look out at any given possibility (path) for your life. Directions for your life to take are ALL within your grasp, it's just a matter of tuning into them. Like the TV- Roseanne, MASH, and 90210 are all on at 12:00, say, and you can pick which one to watch. (However-- That's not to say you can't have them all at once. That's a different example than the TV, though, and i'm not even going to explain...i talk too much as it is!!)
It's as if, say, working as a nurse in Zimbabwe is a channel, and having 50 kids is a channel, and being a crazy cat lady is a channel, and your life as it is now is a channel, but add like a million more channels, anything you can imagine is something you could have (did you get that?)...
And so your life right now is the channel you perceive, but if you are quiet for a moment, you may sense others that are just a flick of the switch away...
...meaning some channels are easier to pick up than others, if your life right now is channel 12, then channel 13 might be another path that you could more easily feel the vibration from than, for example, channel 108. (Although, like i said, they could all be perceived.)

So. The main thing is: for the channel you wish to be watching to come through, you need to clear the "air", so to speak, to get good "reception". What gets in the majority of people's way here is the mental, yet very real debris cluttering the path. People are used to waiting for the world to make them happy. "What did I do to deserve this?" we say. "I'm miserable because life hands me crap. If I just had ______, I could finally be happy." And then we go on acting pouty and miserable, waiting for goodness to happen, and when it does happen, we cling to it as if happiness would dissolve without it, which it ends up doing, and so goes this loser lap....There's too much going on. You can't pick up other channels, much less watch Roseanne, when the TV blows up. And it will. (Midlife crisis? Heart attack? Life threatening illness? Etc...)

Here's another thing: Everything around you (your physical surroundings) is reflecting your inside world. You either get that, or you don't. Consider it.
And, what you focus on expands. (Think about a timbit, you'll get a donut...or even a cake!)

NOW:
If you start allowing yourself to accept happiness as a whole being, you are allowing whichever "channel" you desire to appear.
Here's the little problem: We find it difficult to feel happiness inside before the outside is willing to show "happy" things to us. The trouble with that, is that you need to access your whole true happy self before your surroundings can reflect that. But, if you focus on wanting to be happy, you will get more focussing on wanting to be happy, not actually being happy. If you start to allow happiness to appear withIN you, magic will happen. We find it too easy or comfortable to wait for the world's affirmations of our happiness.
Without even knowing it we "need" (and not really need, but that's how we think we feel) other things and people and events to fill us with worth, love, and a reason to be happy, when the whole freakin' time, all we have to do is allow ourselves to feel the natural state of happiness from within, and all the things we wanted to happen, DO....we just don't NEED them anymore! but we sure will enjoy them, and a lot more now!!
It's simple, it's just so damn hard at the same time! Access your personal stash of happiness. It sounds SO freakin' hokey and will feel that way too, but no matter how stupid or impossible or hopeless it feels, give it an honest shot....ask your higher self to help you find your true inner wealth of happy energy anytime you are finding it hard to do it, you will be surprised, i PROMISE!!
Literally, say to yourself, when you are hanging by your last thread: "True self, help me find the feeling of being happy just for the sake of being happy..."
Get excited about your life, it's kinda like distracting yourself, but not really... If you feel whole and loving inside, you attract what you want....if you feel like you need something in order to be whole, you will just push it away.

And ONE MORE IMPORTANT PART: DON'T DWELL ON OUTCOMES. Don't even let yourself consider dwelling! It's about trusting the process. Don't pull at the shoots two days after planting them. You know that stupid saying? I probably said it wrong. But you know what I mean. Seriously, throw those thoughts right out. Don't Allow Yourself To Think "Oh God, This Isn't Gonna/Will It/What If It Doesn't/How Is It Gonna Work". Because it WILL as long as you trust that it will. Just allow yourself to be happy at any given time. It will be worked out!

I know! Half this shit sounds ridiculous. I don't say I'm the neo-hippie high priestess of metaphysical crap for nothin'. 'Love, peace, and harmony, man...' ( I don't even smoke dope!) Seriously, though.
DO IT ANYWAYS. Even though I sound crazy. Whatcha got to lose?


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Ms. Swami: The 1st 'Up Close and Personal' Question Posts

To inspire everyone out there to ask for Ms. Swami's intuitive advice, here are a couple personal-type questions she has answered (with full permission to do so, of course!) Remember, ask ANY question, anytime, have it posted (*LIVE*), or keep it private, whatever you want!! Ms. Swami is here to help you, or amuse you, or both!!
(see this post for full details, and see this example of a LIVE post)

**It was decided that the answers, although of a somewhat personal nature due to the questions posed, may well be of help to someone out there....and may get your juices flowing as to what YOU can ask!**

Question #1:

Hello ms. swami oh great one.....

My question....
What do I need to focus on to make my craft show a success?

answer:
I am not great, or greatER than anyone....we are ALL great!!
Embrace your greatness. Which brings me to the point:

Supply that which you feel good about giving.....not necessarily what you think others want, but what makes you feel good when you offer it......Feel the energy of love towards others when you are there, it will guarantee abundance.......Do not be scared that others will not accept what you are doing, trust that you are giving perfectly. Trust + love= ABUNDANCE!!

Question #2:

I want to look in to buying a house. We are making money but student loans have put us in a bad hole and we are having a hard time of climbing out. I think our only option may be consolidating. Would it even be worth looking in to? Also would it be in our better interest to pay down these stupid loans then buy in a year or two :( or just buy soon and live tight for awhile? I don't want to run myself in to the ground but I feel I work my ass off, pay everything I need to, don't spend money stupidly, so I deserve a damn house!

answer:
If you actively begin looking for a house to buy now, (looking in papers and such, and actually viewing them) (i know you're not stupid and probably knew what i meant by 'looking' but i thought i'd take any ambiguity out of it!) without actually deciding on consolidation or anything just yet, if you are meant to buy a house now, the perfect house will show itself to you right quick....and then you'll know that you should consolidate etc etc...but if nothing comes of it, you'll know to wait.....so to make a long answer short, go look at houses, if the dream house appears, go for it! if not, wait..
now personally, I like the house you're in, but i don't know if you could buy it.....however, maybe if you start looking at houses (therefore telling your higher self you are ready for the opportunity to present itself) there would suddenly be an opportunity to buy the house you're in, if that was "in the cards" so to speak.
I hope this helps you!

Ask away, young chickens!!

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Dear Fn Bank Asses

Dear Fn bank asses,

Invalid??? In-fn-valid??? What the hell are you talking about?
You are invalid.
Why is it that all of a sudden, today, you have decided to call my account invalid?
It was never invalid before.....You accepted my deposits last month, now you don't want my freakin money? And to top it all off, you decide to not allow me to do my online banking?
What the hell is up with that? You must enjoy having hordes of angry people storming into the bank to yell at the tellers!
I will be one of them this fine freezing morning....
Do your job properly, accurately and professionally please.
This is the third time I have to deal with your stupid mistakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Ms S. Swami: The First Question Post!!!!! Yeeee haw!!

Here it is, for your viewing pleasure,
The Question:

Just a quick question that was brought to my attention awhile back. Why does
'Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore'? Wouldn't it be better to sell sandals
or shoes or even salad by the sea shore. If someone is willing to buy something
that can be found for free anywhere along the sea shore than that would be
'rather ridiculous rubbish' wouldn't it?

Please Ms. S. Swami, shed some
light on this puzzling question that has been nagging me and keeping me from
slumber these past few weeks.

With my utmost appreciation, toonsis

Answer:

Well. Firstly, perhaps 'Sally' selling 'seashells by the sea shore' is just a grand metaphor for what happens all the time in the all-encompassing world of consumerism. If you think about it, we buy things out of the convenience that we don't have to do anything except pay for it, when theoretically, we could come up with it ourselves/it's already in our possession, it just requires we actually use a little effort.

Examples:
Do I really have to go out and buy 2000000 coffees/day in their prepackaged, already sugared and creamed state, when i could have just made coffee?

Do I really have to go out and buy a freakin' salad for 7 bucks? I have 3 bags of lettuce. And why the hell do i even have bags of lettuce (for 4 bucks, prewashed and cut.....)??

We could all be making our own clothes. Growing our own vegetables.
It would take work. But apparently, we would rather work our asses off for others, so that we can have the money to perpetuate the so-called 'easy' (or maybe stupid) life of buying seashells by the seashore..... because we're too tired to collect our own seashells....tired from helping other people collect seashells to sell....does this seem sane?

Perhaps Sally is just a greedy bitch. Why doesn't she sell sandals, or salad, or even beer, things one might actually want while hanging out at the seashore? Because she's LAZY, that's right, LAZY. She knows you'll buy her seashells. All she has to do is walk a few feet and pick them up. She doesn't have to care about your actual needs and put EFFORT into catering to them. She's not in it for serving you, she's in it for making money....and so, has figured out how to do that. This is what makes me lose sleep at night...the fact that very few who provide a service to others are actually doing what they love and giving to others from that place. I think people are just beginning to feel lost, working in their min. wage jobs, hating it, but doing it for the money...some people realize they should be providing a service to others doing something they genuinely love to do, others just feel a vague emptiness......Either way, it is starting to be felt....
It is a world wide habit that is ingrained in the ways of life but hopefully, it can change...cuz the natives are restless.....maybe Sally will start the change, just by realizing she really likes to make straw hats.......and selling those instead. And don't you feel better paying for something you know someone has put themselves/love into, instead of a floppy, unfeeling McPoopy burger? (okay....don't ask)

Also, if you attach value to something, it seems more valuable. Right?
Example: Sally charges $10 per seashell. She has, quite literally, just picked them off the seashore....they are exactly the same as the others... All the other ones are free. People see this, and think: "Well, there's those free seashells....but look at those 'Sally Shellfiger' brand seashells! They must be better quality, they're $10, and called 'Sally Shellfiger.' Let's get those instead....."
Sally's pretty smart.....but in the end, does she feel good about herself....really?

And then, you could take the metaphor even further: All we need is within us, and so.....
trying to gain fulfillment and happiness from the outside is as silly as buying seashells off Sally, when seashells come naturally to your abundant self (the seashore)...

Basically, Sally will sell seashells by the seashore for as long as we buy them.

I hope, toonsis, that you will rest easy tonight........don't eat the McPoopy burger....you'll have gas, that'll keep you awake.....
Keep the questions coming!!

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silence

"The first language humans had was gestures. There was nothing primitive about this language that flowed from people's hands, nothing we say now that could not be said in the endless array of movements possible with the fine bones of the fingers and wrists. The gestures were complex and subtle, involving a delicacy of motion that has since been lost completely.
During the Age of Silence, people communicated more, not less. Basic survival demanded that the hands were almost never still, and so it was only during sleep (and sometimes not even then) that people were not saying something or other. No distinction was made between the gestures of language and the gestures of life. The labor of building a house, say, or preparing a meal was no less an expression than making the sign for I love you or I feel serious. When a hand was used to shield one's face when frightened by a loud noise something was being said, and when fingers were used to pick up what someone else had dropped something was being said; and even when the hands were at rest, that, too, was saying something. Naturally, there were misunderstandings. There were times when a finger might have been lifted to scratch a nose, and if casual eye contact was made with one's lover just then, the lover might accidentally take it to be the gesture, not at all dissimilar, for Now I realize I was wrong to love you. These mistakes were heartbreaking. And yet, because people knew how easily they could happen, because they didn't go around with the illusion that they understood perfectly the things other people said, they were used to interrupting each other to ask if they'd understood correctly.
Sometimes these misunderstandings were even desirable, since they gave people a reason to say, Forgive me, I was only scratching my nose. Of course I know I've always been right to love you. Because of the frequency of these mistakes, over time the gesture for asking forgiveness evolved into the simplest form. Just to open your palm was to say: Forgive me.
.........around people with whom you feel distant, your hands sometimes hang awkwardly at the ends of your arms - if you find yourself at a loss for what to do with them, overcome with sadness that comes when you recognize the foreigness of your own body - it's because your hands remember a time when the division between mind and body, brain and heart, what's inside and what's outside, was so much less. It's not that we've forgotten the language of gestures entirely. The habit of moving our hands while we speak is left over from it. Clapping, pointing, giving the thumbs-up: all artifacts of ancient gestures. Holding hands, for example, is a a way to remember how it feels to say nothing together. And at night, when it's dark to see, we find it necessary to gesture on each other's bodies to make ourselves understood."
Taken from The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

I felt this appropriate to quote given the past post. I believe that even though you can keep your mouth shut, that gesture only, means something, and of course is interpreted as such by another. So, because keeping quiet can mean something, and maybe even be interpreted differently than what you would have liked, maybe it is better to use your voice. In order to refrain from hurting someone's feelings, there are many different ways to go about voicing how you feel.....so just pick the gentler one...Sometimes it is not what you say, but how you say it that matters. For example, instead of saying "You look like shit today", you can easily replace it with "My, you look tired today."

the moment is here..still.....

Why I (or anyone else) talk too much or: The Truth About Feelings: A comment taken from my post at my blog......

toonsis said...

O.k. O.k...First off, your post was WaaaaYY too long...damn girl,can you talk. Second, that pisses me off how you can take my words and then make them yours when the feeling is right!! I know what your speaking of and I am in agreement 110% that you need to act on your feelings IN THE MOMENT OF THE MOMENT(My life belief). But is it not true that once you bring those feelings out vocally it makes them less than what they are? How can one possibly even begin to explain a feeling?? We think that another person may feel the same way, but once we open our big fat mouths we ruin it. IE: I can say "I like cake"!! and then someone else can say "cake makes me feel funny". But what we're both trying to say, what we're both "FEELING" is... (we're just using basic linguistics which is only 10% of human language by the way....that's why I don't like using it...hhhmmmmphh)...is..."I love you"...

do i talk too much? maybe, but at least i mean it......and actually, sometimes i say stuff, and may just mean it in that moment....and that's okay, if you're speaking with people who understand that fact, that the moment may overtake me to say something that i feel in that moment....

now, i do question a little the idea that one should always act in the emotion of the moment...sometimes the feeling will hurt everyone if you act on it, and i have in the past held back on reaction to that feeling for that very reason and seen the situation be a better one for it. Is this right?? sometimes...... However, a moment, without words, with that delicate balance of perfect action, is one that one may need to express.... This post at my blog, in its discussion about being in the moment, is more of a comment on allowing others to act on their moments, and feeling the love i feel towards them, regardless of what they need to act out and how that affects me....and so, is this right? god.....my point was, love is all that matters....so leave the rest alone....

See i do talk too much. And not just in my opinion.

evolution

"The idea of evolution is so beautiful and sad. Since the earliest life on earth, there have been somewhere between five and fifty billion species, only five to fifty million of which are alive today. So, ninety-nine percent of all the species that have ever lived on earth are extinct."
-Nicole Krauss

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for those about to knit....we salute you!!

New site is now up and running........

www.solstitch.net

Have a peek....leave me a comment, suggestion or whatever you would like to do....


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Ms. Swami, Live.......

swa-mi [swah-mee]
1. A spiritual teacher.
2. A mystic; a yogi.
3. Everyone!

Truly, we are all capable of swami-ness. It is all inside of you and the only thing that holds you back from accessing it is YOURSELF.

However.
That being said, we have a certain Ms. S. Swami here who would like to try out her Swami Powers, in your favor!

A little background on Ms. Swami: she was raised from birth to know and believe in the higher power of one's self.....has been surrounded by and included in many forms of divination and meditation....has been actively practicing aura, tarot, and rune readings for years....loves to wrap her mind around the metaphysical concepts of energy work, reality, manifestation and truth....and would like to give what she knows...!!!

What I'm saying is, Ms. Swami is open for business! Send your questions and issues to Ms. Swami's mailbox, and she will find insight, meaning and truth within.....through any of many different tarot, runes, or whatever divinatory method the moment calls for....
Never fear, the questions and replies shall remain entirely confidential (unless you specify otherwise....see *below*) and you shall receive a prompt (well...fairly prompt...Swami's a little detached from conventional time concepts) reply!

Here's a few ideas on what you could ask Ms. Swami for help with: Dream interpretation, spiritual self-improvement, matters of the heart, money, or business....the possibilities are ENDLESS!!

*Ms. Swami Live: For All Eyes*

Ms. Swami would like to begin a Ask Ms. Swami category as well (as soon as we get Blogger Beta, dammit!!!!)so if any of you out there have any questions about your life/life in general/reality/spirituality/metaphysical concepts or whatever you want, literally,
and you don't mind the questions/answers being posted,
click here and be sure to say "LIVE" at the beginning of your question...so Ms. Swami knows to post them here!! (You don't have to even say your name.....Swami won't tell even if you do!)

All right. Ms. Swami will be waiting.......

DISCLAIMER: The replies you receive...well, they're not going to be "Yes, you will be rich and famous, with no effort. Everything will fall into your lap."
In other words, Ms. Swami is more interested in helping you understand why things are the way they are, and how to change them. (You know: Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish....you get it, right?)
Swami would rather see you get what you want, than just hear what you want to hear, and not get what you want. Wouldn't you??

**Readings Disclaimer: The free readings on this here blog are provided to our visitors for entertainment purposes only. We make no claims our readings should be used for any purpose beyond entertainment.** This here blog and its owners are not liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising from your access to or use of this blog or any contents on this blog. **

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new site

Hiya!

Ok...I have activated my new website that I have been working on for like ever......
It still needs some adjustments, but the store is open!
I am planning on changing the domain name soon, and I also have to integrate it with Paypal a bit better so that shipping charges are added in....please feel free to pretend to shop and let me know what happens when you check out.

www.solstitch.citymax.com

copyright

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to produce copies or reproductions of the work and to sell those copies (including, typically, electronic copies)
to import or export the work
to create derivative works (works that adapt the original work)
to perform or display the work publicly
to sell or assign these rights to others

I must have been sleeping when my lovely friend asked my permission to copy and publicly display a piece I had written on a post in a different forum. (I am going to have to kick her ass later.)

something about mary

toshka sol, on her new spinning wheel.......the side of her we never knew...

"*blushes* Okay, I have to admit that I have no experience playing with a lady, but at least I am willing to try! Caress the smoothness....that's what I did first. She felt great! Unfortunately, I had to end it there as I had to rush off to work without a shower.

Okay, back to topic...well, the serious one...I think I put her together right, but am unsure. I unfolded her (okay, this serious thing is not working well for me right now).....*clears throat*....and inserted the knob thingy into the hole to keep her upright. Now when it came down to attaching the flyer on top, she seemed a bit loose. I am not too sure of what to do with that little wooden plug thing that has string attached to it. When it came time to admire her front, I noticed this plastic cord...now I gently eased it onto the wheel and placed it on the middle groove thingy of the flyer. Now it has just occured to me that this can be changed. Is that true? What would the purpose be in doing so?

I am open to any suggestions of great books out there that may help me.

I hope this post didn't get too obscene, and if so, I apologize, it is getting past my bedtime here."

ummm...is someone feeling 'randy'??

original post at lime&violet forum

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Yay x 10000000000

yay again.....i love my postman.....
He arrived today with 3 huge boxes....did I say huge? I meant HUGE boxes.
One containing my wheeel, the others my wonderful fabulous fiber goodness. I want to jump into the boxes and roll around in all its glory. Unfortunately, I cannot play. I have to go to work in like 5 flippin minutes, so I will have to wait until this evening.


Meet Mary.......my new baby!

Thanks to my wonderful bosses for bringing Mary home. Merry early X-mas to me......yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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YaY

Yay, yay, aya, aay....ech, blech, erg berg, bech buck

Cheers go out.....!!
Ladies and gentlesouls, we have had our very own commentor! Ahhh, sweet, our first. And to top it all off, she even left us her real name! I wonder how her taco is doing.

Also, welcome back toonsis...I am glad to see that you have arrived safely back from Nardo. I had heard from moonticsaucer that you were possibly on your way. But I wasn't too willing to trust this hearsay. The last time I had spoken to dear ol' cup, all she had to talk about were her aching handles and how moonticsaucer speaks nothing but garbage. Oh, the rubbish that floats to one's ears. It is hard to decipher.

New news about the spoon. From a previous post, I had quoted precious spoon, as I find her to be quite wise. Unfortunately, I can no longer speak with her, as she has run off with dish.

(ok, i know, that was terrible....I will try not to do that again. I think it is past my bedtime.)

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Much Ado About Nothin'

Ha Ha, Yes, I'm back! I know, I know, all you out there were like "Hey man, where did Toonsis go she was my favorite?" Well here I am, maybe not in the flesh, but in mind, spirit, and pc.

Where was I you ask? Well....I've been visiting a planet I like to call Nardo. Yes, you got it right, Nardo. First worm hole to your right just past Mars. I go there sometimes to think, feel, learn and do the things I should be doing here, but can't (probably too lazy or scared) and get totally caught up there that I forget about here. And this is where it matters. Right here, right now, this very moment, this instance. After all this is all we got. So I make a vow to all you out there right now, that I will try to stay here for as long as I can and only make Nardo a vacation place once in awhile.

Now with that said and done. Another reason I decided to post was to give you all a break from the very chatty Ms S. Man sometimes she can go on and on, and when she started talking about loogies, and different ways to say and spell "blech" "blec" "ech" and "ergh" or whatever, I knew it was time to come back to cyber space. I have to add though, that without her this blog would go nowhere. We love her for that.

And all of you out there please start interacting with us. We need your help to make this something great. Don't be shy, and in all reality we probably would never know who you are if you didn't want us to know. Don't forget if you have any questions about us, the blog, or life we will be happy to answer your questions either through tarot, runes, or just our good old wisdom.(remember, you can remain anonymous)
Thanks for your support- Gee that sounded like a paid advertisement from a live broadcasting program or something.

Ciao y'all and hope to hear from you soon.
p.s. Why is the word "come" in our tag cloud??

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WARNING: i'm gonna talk about nothing...

my #1 issue: Why can't our blog be in blogger beta? huh? huh? i reeeeeeeally want it to be. please?
See, i don't want to upgrade this here blog until they let me put it in blogger beta. and i'm in the mood to redesign. so hurry up, blogger!!
(end of whining)

Next on my list of nothing to say: Does anyone else think it looks funny that in our tag cloud, the word "come" is a tag? Or is it just me? Am i just warped? oh, forget it....

And lastly: Dammit, people, comment or talk to us in our chatterbox! We yearn for human contact, here on the other side of this cold, unfeeling screen......and yeah, it's YOU i'm talking to, little miss "i won't even sign your guestbook cuz i'm shy", I know better!

as IF you're shy. give me a break.

oh, fine, one more thing (a little more whining): will someone please vote on my website picture poll? (that pinky purple box to the right?) k thanks. i know you'll get right on it.

lots of love,
ciao


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