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My thanks to Magpie Girl for today’s *8 Things meme.  I don’t think I can keep it to only 8 things that I want to remind myself of, or to offer to others, so here are 8 Things I know about standing in your own power, plus maybe a few extra – a few of them cribbed from / credited to others:

1. Everything changes form eventually – the only constant is love, so keep a soft heart.
2. Gravity and conventional wisdom both go “that” way, but you don’t always have to follow either one of them.
3. Put hope out there for the world to see and taste.
4. Pain is merely a message that it’s time to pay attention.
5. Trust your instincts and speak your truth – this includes admitting mistakes.
6. Dwell in possibility.
7. Breathe.
8. Play.
9. If you’re going through hell, keep going. –Churchill
10. Dance, when you’re broken open.
    Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off.
    Dance in the middle of the fighting.
    Dance in your blood.
    Dance, when you’re perfectly free.
    –Rumi

My thanks to Wishcasting Wednesdays for today’s meme

What do you wish to take a break from?

I wish to take a break from darkness, heaviness, exhaustion and discouragement. Continue reading

Thanks to the Manic Monday meme for these questions:

If you could invite any five people to your birthday party, who would they be?

• my Sexy Husband Poobah Stephen
• my half-brother Scott, who I’ve never met in person
• Seat #3 would cycle between all my friends who I haven’t seen in forever and miss terribly
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Tony Robbins

What birthday has been your favorite so far? What about it made it special?

My 37th birthday was my favorite. 37 is a prime number composed of pleasing colors and sounds (I’m a synesthete), and I bought myself the birthday gift of a fun little motorcycle I’d been wanting for many years (white Honda Rebel 250). Also, it’s just old enough to be an adult without being anywhere near “over the hill” – our society has so many odd conversations about decade birthdays I’d rather not participate in.

What one thing are you craving today?

To have already completed all the to-dos (sort, purge = recycle/donate/gift/throw away, tidy up) on my To-Do List of Massive Purging (closets, books, schmatta, tchochkes, etc.).