I was in a program about relationships and balance in our lives this week end. Like "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus" thing. This was "Women are like Spaghetti and Me are like Waffles." Women are like spaghetti, they want to touch everything, Men like everything in a box. But I like touching everything, and I am a man. It helps me to grow in my sprit and personhood. It also helps me to see both sides of everything. I did not fare well with this program. Do you think I am odd?
Interests: Living life as an intiatic experience, uniting with like minds and hearts to build a better, cleaner, more peaceful world, listening to the wisdom of the inner voice, communing with the elemental forces of Nature, the arts, media and communications, personal growth and development, the natural healing arts, interesting cuisines, cinema, all that expands the consciousness, betters the Self, and links me with THAT from Which I come.
Inspiration: Whitman, Thoreau, the Tao, deep meditation, spiritually anointed words carried on the human voice and the Cosmic Winds, being with those of like mind and calling.
The title of this thread piqued my interest ~ maybe because I strive to be different, or at least, like has been conveyed, not conform to some elusive standard. It's great to keep questioning, keep growing, no matter our age...and not to be afraid to change our course, even after we think we've found our purpose and got it all figured out. Life is a journey whether waffles or spaghetti...keep eating it up.
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Yes! And seeing Life as "Seasons" has been helpful for me. We truly can do it all, but as I've aged, I've found it best not to try to do it all at once. Those are the times, I've felt most overwhelmed and out-of-whack, because I've been left feeling "I'm doing it all, but not doing any of it well--or at least, not as well as I'd like"--leads to frustration and exhaustion. I think it's important to allow ourselves the freedom and time to explore our passions or we're left feeling like Life is somehow incongruent with our soul's purpose...the trick is prioritizing and keeping it all in balance physically, emotionally, spiritually, etc.
The Divas
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