When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

-- Jimi Hendrix

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardners who make our souls blossom.

--Marcel Proust

Taurus - The Enduring One

Charming but aggressive. Hard workers. Warmhearted. Strong, has endurance. Solid beings who are stable and secure in their ways. Not looking for shortcuts. Take pride in their beauty. Patient and reliable. Make great friends and give good advice. Loving and kind. Loves hard - passionate. Express themselves emotionally. Prone to ferocious temper tantrums. Determined. Indulge themselves often. Very generous.

I especially agree with: passionate, emotional and temper! LOL

this was my frame of mind Sat:

Tear drops fall
from my eyes,
like blood dripping
from a wound --
a gash
slashing my soul
assunder,
when the abyss
beckons to you,
you might as well
sucumb,
fall into its embrace,
for resistance is futile
like a rape,
struggle is ineffectual
you might as well
accept it,
play dead
while it's happening,
and pray
you awake.

***

My world
is rendered DARK
and inaccessible
once again,
The abyss has returned
in this
torturous cycle --
even though
you know
it's coming,
never prepares you
for it's inpenetrable
darkness and despair,
Once again
in its deathlike
vicelike embrace --
The only solace
is to try
and drown
the pain,
Numb the grief
and hope
you will emerge
once again
sane.

***

Surrounded
by blackness,
deep, dark, despair --
questioning,
suffering,
anguish and sorrow,
will i make it
till tomorrow?
Alone, struggling,
reaching out
no one's there --
phone line's quiet,
bed's empty,
threshold is bare --
Curled in the fetal
position,
awaiting relief
that is not there.

***

The world
goes on,
no body cares --
suffering
in silence,
holding on,
praying
for relief,
that's nowhere
in sight --
just ride
this demon
and hold on
tight --
Ride it
to the finish
if you dare,
But the race
isn't over,
far from it --
Do you have
the endurance?
Can you handle it?
Can you make it?
One more time?
Helpless victim
to the ravishes
of its depair.
Please release me,
let me go,
let me be,
leave me
alone --
Don't destroy
me,
with your
bleak darkness
and hopeless despair.

This is going to be a busy wkend! There is so much going on: Via Colori, Art Crawl, Renn Fest, etc. Since I'm going to have to work Thanksgiving wkend, and that is the last wkend for Renn Fest, i will probably go there Sat and do a beach run on Sun.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time.
It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

--Crowfoot quote

Don't forget to VOTE today!

Don't forget to vote today, especially if you enjoy Texas State Parks and want to see their continuance. Vote yes for Proposition 4. It will set aside funds to repair, maintain and preserve our great Texas State Parks!

A lone white stallion canters across the wide open plain. He is wild, he is free, he is strong. He holds his head high, proudly. Galloping into the unknown. His stride is confident and unbroken. He knows not where he goes, but he charges ahead valiantly. He has sired his foals, he has had his families. It is time to move on. He is alone, but not lonely. He is propelled ahead by the promise of new adventures to come. The wind rustles through his mane. And the white stallion gallops on...
--Michelle Macy

Happy BD Dad & Happy Anniv (2 yrs) Honey!

Good News!

Well, folks, it's official! I am now the proud owner of my very own (first) business: Macy Art Studio! I'll be pursuing the production of my cat cards (which I put on hold when I accepted a Personal Assistant position a couple of years ago). In addition I will continue with my fine art oil painting, drawing and photography. A website is in the works, along with a lot of other plans for related projects and activities. I will continue with my PA job to make ends meet.

All Souls' Day

'The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"'
--Jack Kerouac

'To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget.'
--Arundhati Roy