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brickhousewench

Words of wisdom from the jedi master

Feb 19, 2006 22:49

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. -Yoda I've been thinking about this quotation a lot this week. Thinking about what I'm afraid of. What David was afraid of. What the heck Beth is afraid of. Thinking about what makes me angry. Cause I'm angry a lot more often than I should ( Read more... )

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anonymous February 20 2006, 07:06:38 UTC

Even when we love ourselves, we still want others to love us too. I used to hide things about myself & hide my feelings from others, but I ended up lucking out & found friends that love me for who & what I am. How I did it, I have no clue!!! When things are bothering us, we talk about it. 3 of us did that tonight. Yes, there were tears involved from all of us, but it was a great conversation which led to a better understanding of some things that have gone on lately. It's funny you should post this today coz Stacy & I were talking about loving yourself this afternoon!

kcmistresskatie February 20 2006, 07:10:50 UTC

The above comment was by me, I still don't know why it came thru as anonymous.

brickhousewench February 20 2006, 15:26:51 UTC

Even when we love ourselves, we still want others to love us too.

Very true. And that's where the whole fear/anger/hate/suffering thing comes in. We make ourselves crazy trying to figure out who we should be to get someone to love us, when what we really need to be doing is just be ourselves!

mudqueen February 20 2006, 12:08:13 UTC

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone, there will be nothing. Only I will remain." --Bene Gesserit Litany.

Fear is natural, and human. It is what we do with it that tells us who we truly are. You can rise above it, have faith. There will always be the people like Beth who try to undermine you, but you are better than that.

"You ARE good enough, You ARE smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like you!"

*HUGS!*

brickhousewench February 20 2006, 15:27:45 UTC

Wow, that's a great quote! I may have to add that to the collection on my bathroom mirror.

Hugs back atcha!

mudqueen February 20 2006, 23:36:14 UTC

That quote has been a part of my personal mantra since the first time I read Dune in 1974. Definitely one for the bathroom mirror! I'd almost let myself forget it for a while, but a series of events in my life in the last 4 or 5 years brought it back to the forefront.

I wish we could just sit down and talk!

chris_warrior February 21 2006, 01:15:28 UTC

hiding yourself from the world is impoverished, imprudent, and - in the end - impossible.

the truth will out; the truth will set you free. yada yada yada.

yes, loving ourselves it the best way. but even if we're not too sure we love ourselves, and we're not too sure that others will, if they know the truth, we keep telling it. because the alternative is that we aren't us.

and no one can love you, if you aren't you. ;)

trust me - that made sense in my head.

(in other news, i'm so f-ing sorry you're dealing with this person's vituperation)