leslie1970
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| Name | Leslie C |
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| Gender | Female |
| I'm From | CT |
| Member For | 129 days |
| Last Login | Thu. May 15 |
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| Age | 38 |
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| Movie: | So many |
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| Actor: | Look at all the photos of my favorite actors... |
| Director: | Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Oprah,Robert Redford, etc |
| Quote: | "You can't handle the Truth! " |
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Hello family and friends. I wish all a blessed and wonderful day and year!!
To all who already know me please tell others about me..lol I'm a child of God and strive to be a better parent, friend, sibbling, co worker, and person. I play many roles and more since I'm a widower but at the end of the day, I'm just Leslie from Southern Cali/ Valley Girl w/ an east coast attitude. Just playing or am I??(hehe) I'm multi ethnic and proud of my mixture!! I'm a mommy to three beautiful inside and out daughters who keep me going w/ the help of the ALMIGHTY. I'm a deep thinker who loves life and all it's offerings. I look at myself as a very gounded sassy, fun, and intelligent person who is learning something new every day. I enjoy spending quality time with my girls, watching movies, reading, writing, dancing, working, listening to all types of music, cooking, the outdoors when the weather permits it, etc.. If you need to know more please ask nicely and I might tell..(wink)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm reading a few books by Melody Beattie. If you have time please buy them or check them out at a local library or just read my profile:Below are daily meditations on the path to freeing your soul. "Journey to the Heart" ------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 1, 2008 Learn to Release Old Toxins Just as splinters can get embedded in our body, old emotions and beliefs can act like toxins and become embedded in us, too. We may have picked up residue along the way - beliefs we didn't consciously choose, feelings we weren't safe enough to feel, toxins from the world around us. Now is the time of cleansing. Now is the time to heal your body and emotions, your mind and soul. What beliefs and emotions do you need to heal? Look around at your life right now. What are you thinking? What are you talking about? What issues are cropping up in your life? Who are you talking about? What are you remembering? Who has come back into your life? What hurts? Is that feeling familiar? When have you felt it before? Once you've identified what you're feeling and thinking, release it. Let the energy go. let it leave your body. You can chatter all you want about what's going on with you, but it doesn't release the energy from your system anymore than talking about the splinter takes it out. Sometimes the process will sting just a bit when you pull out the splinter. But don't worry. It won't hurt for long. And soon you'll feel better than you've felt in a long while. Often the process of releasing old toxins can be as gentle and natural as the way a flower or tree grows with sunshine and rain, a bit of fertile soil, and a little pruning and weeding. Growth can be gentle now. Growth can be fun. Breathe in new air. Breathe in new energy. Exhale the past, its feelings, beliefs, and toxins. let it go. Let yourself be transformed. ~~~~ Friday, May 2, 2008 See the Divine All Around You The woman was old, perhaps ninety. She had the frailness we sometimes see in the elderly, but her life force was strong, vital. She sat in the cafe eating breakfast with a younger woman. "You've been though a lot," the younger woman said. "It must be hard since your husband died. How are you doing" The older woman chewed a bite of toast, then responded, "I'm okay," she said. "Everything that's happened has brought me to a closer walk with the Lord." "What do you mean by that?" the younger woman barked. "That is what I mean." the older woman said. "I see God more in everything. In people. In things. In the world. In myself. It's just a closer walk." I smiled to myself, quit eavesdropping, and finished my breakfast. Every religious faith has it's own language. Each has its own frame of reference. But most roads lead to the same destination: taking our place in the Divine rhythm of life, recognizing Divinity in all that is - in others, in ourselves, and in all the creations of the universe. Open to your connection to the world around you. Know that we really all are one The connection is God. The connection is the Divine as each of us understands it. The connection is love. ~~~~ Saturday, May 3, 2008 Say Good - Bye with an Open Heart On our journey, we meet many souls with whom we interact, exchange energy, in a way that enhances our growth and theirs. We learn lessons together. We brake the bread. We share love. But there often comes a time to say good - bye. A good - bye can be suddenly, unexpectedly, without much warning. Or a good - bye can be expected, planned on, and take a while to work out. The length of time doesn't matter. What matters is how we handle our good - byes. We can do it with our hearts open, saying thank you for all we've learned. Or we can close our hearts and bitterly say we've lost again. We can say good - bye with an attitude of trust, faith, and love, believing our hearts led us together, for the time we were close, to celebrate life and further our journeys. Or we can do it with harsh judgment, asking what's wrong with us that our paths didn't let us stay together. We can say good - bye with our hearts open, feeling our sadness, our longing, and our joy. Or we can say good - bye with emotions walled off, saying that's just the way life is. Sometimes, it's time to say good - bye. We can't always choose timing, but we can choose the words of our heart. And sometimes it's not good - bye. It's till we meet again. ~~~~ Sunday, May 4, 2008 Cherish Each Moment Stop waiting for the one moment in time that will change your life. Instead, cherish all the moments. A desert cactus that blooms briefly only once a year does not consider all the moments it is not in bloom wasted. It considers them necessary and important. It knows the rest of the year, the rest of its life, it is beautiful, too. All the moments count. The quiet moments. The moments of boredom and solitude. The moments of sharing. The exciting moments of discovery. The moments of grandeur. The agonizing moments when we feel sad, angry, and upset. Each moment in time is equally important. Don't wait and hope for one thing, the one person, the one event, that will change your life, plummet you into the future and the life you desire. Instead remember that each moment in time brings change, evolution, and transformation. Most of us relish the magnificent spiritual experiences, those tremendous discoveries, those important times of change. But those moments don't happen that often. The truth is, each moment in time is a spiritual experience, an important time of change. Cherish all your moments. Soon you will see the beauty and power of each. Let each moment have value. Let each day of your life be the spiritual experience you seek. The power to change and evolve lies within you. The life you desire is happening right now. Your destiny is here. Cherish all you moments. Embrace the beauty and importance of each one. Mmmmm, can I get an AMEN... ~~~~ Monday, May 5, 2008 Value the Power of Clear Thought (Happy Cinco de Mayo) Value your mind, and the power of conscious, clear thought. All this talk about opening the heart had not been to discount or devalue the power of conscious clear thought, or of opening our minds and expanding our consciousness, A gift, a benefit, from opening our heart is increased clarity of mind and thought. As we clear the pathway to the heart by feeling, expressing and releasing old emotions, we will clear the path to the mind. Just as the body connected to the mind, so is the heart. A cramped body can cause fuzzy thinking, but so can a clogged heart. To attempt to think clearly and consciously with the heart closed may not work. It may even prove frustrating and difficult. "Don't think so hard," the wise old man gently instructed me. "You're hurting your head and your thinking isn't become clear. Relax. Stop trying so hard, Open your heart. Then your thinking will clear. The mind," he reminded me, "is connected to the heart." If you're feeling cloudy and confused and can't get the answers, stop trying so hard. Move your body and clear your physical energy. Then try opening your heart. You may see a delightful result. Without trying or forcing, you thinking clears. And it becomes clear without the frustration of trying to force thoughts, ideas, or thought patterns. It happens almost magically, and quite naturally. The mind is connected to the heart. Value the power of conscious clear thought. Value your mind, and the its power, by valuing the power and wisdom of an open heart. ~~~~ Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Stay Open to Life I have a tendency to be dogmatic. if I have an experience that's unpleasant, I take a firm stand and say, I'll never go through that again. I'll never do that again. If something frightens me or I don't understand it, I'll push it away. Won't even consider it. That won't work for me, I say, sometimes before I know whether it will or not. being dogmatic shuts us down and shut life out. The universe will challenge our prejudices, though. Without being certain how it happened, we may find ourselves doing the very thing we thought we never would, liking it, and hearing a quiet voice, the one that comes from our heart ask, What do you think now? When we're open, we'll find ourselves doing things, sharing things, experiencing things, and liking things we never thought we would or could. Open your heart. Open your mind. Open to life and all it holds for you. Let the dogma dissolve. ~~~~ Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Are You Angry? Anger ranks high on the list of perplexing, troublesome emotions. We want to be kind and loving, but then suddenly we feel a jolt in our heart, an edge to our voice. Something has been tapped deep inside. It could be a chunk of anger, something we weren't conscious of or safe enough to feel back then. It may be current . Something has come into our life today, and our reaction is anger. Oh no, we may think, this isn't what I need. But denying anger will not bring us joy. Hiding it, tucking it away deep inside is not the answer. We may even turn it upon ourselves. Not feeling anger won't make it go away. It's energy will still be there, pounding away inside us and, in subtle ways, pounding away at others. too. Until we acknowledge our anger, feel it, and release it, it will keep us off balance, on edge, and irritable. We need to give ourselves permission to feel our emotions, including anger. But allowing yourself to feel angry doesn't mean giving yourself permission to rage, to hack and cleave at the world, to verbally abuse those around you. Find ways to express your anger with grace and dignity. Park your car, roll down the windows, and yell. Find a solitary place, a spot where you are safe, then speak loudly about how you feel. Write it out. Shout it out. Pound it out. Go to the gym and work it out. Anger can be a guide. Used creatively, it can help us decide where to go and where not to go. It can help us get to the next place in our lives. Feeling and expressing our anger in appropriate ways will take us forward to a place of power within ourselves. Let yourself feel anger when anger is what you really feel. Then get the anger out of your head and out of your body. Once that's happened, you'll feel clear. You'll know what to do next. The path to your heart, to your inner voice, will be opened. Sometimes getting angry is exactly what we need to do next. ~~~~ Thursday, May 7, 2008 Love Yourself No matter what, love yourself. Love yourself, even if it feels like the world around you is irked with you, even if it feels like those you've counted on most have gone away, even if you wonder if God has abandoned you. Whe nit feels like the journey has stopped, the magic is gone, and you've been delt sitting on the curb, love yourself. When you're confused and angry about how things are going or how they've gone, love yourself. No matter what happens or where you are, love yourself. No matter if you aren't certain where you're going or if there's anyplace left to go, love yourself. This situation will change, this will pass, and the magic will return. So will joy and faith. You will feel connected again - to yourself, God, the universe, and life. But the first thing to do is love yourself. And all good you want will follow. ~~~~ Friday, May 9, 2008 Trust Each Step Stay present for each step of your journey. We don't go from one place to another in a gigantic leap. We get there in increments, by going through each feeling, each belief, each experience one step at a time. Sometimes when we pray for miracles, what we're really praying for is help in skipping steps, for shortcuts. The simple act of acceptance, of returning to each step of our path, can often bring us the miracle we need. Then we see the truth. The real miracle is one always available to each of us: it's the miracle of acceptance. We can go where we want to go, one step at a time. Stay present for each step of your journey. Trust each stage. Many things are possible for you if you accept that the fastest way is one step at a time. ~~~~ Saturday, May 10,2008 Go for the Ride Not all sections of the road we travel are smooth, paved, easy riding. We may prefer the smooth sections of highway, but sometimes the road gets rough. And the rough section can go on for miles and miles. That's okay. It doesn't mean you've lost your way. It doesn't mean the rough section and bumpy spots will last forever. You're still on your path. Relax. Wiggle your shoulders a bit. Get ready, for you just may be in for a ride of your life. Don't try to ignore the bumps or pretend they're not there. Not all roads are paved and smooth. Not all roads are meant to be. Slow down a bit if you need to, but don't stop. Accept each part of the journey as it comes. Let each stretch of your path be what it needs to be. ~~~~ Sunday May, 11, 2008 Love Yourself Enough to Relax (Happy Mother's Day!!) Our bodies react to the world around us - and within us - in many ways. Our bodies act like sponges - they can soak up healing energy or they can trap the negative energy of stress and tension. Some of us are so used to keeping our bodies tense and bound up we don't even notice how much they hurt, how strained and tight our muscles are. Connect with your body. Learn to tell how tense it is. Take a few moments throughout the day to see what hurts, what aches, what muscles are being strained. Although tension can affect the entire body, many of us have favorite places in our body to store stress, places usually become tense, rigid, and full of aches. Necks, shoulders, lower backs are favorite traps. Become familiar with you body and where it stores stress and tension. Then, learn to relax. Explore different options. Therapeutic massage. Self - hypnosis. Meditation. Soaking in a hot bath. Sitting in a steam room. Exercise. Visualization. Taking time to do activities that bring you pleasure. If you make the effort to explore relaxation techniques, you will find ways to relax that you like and can afford. If you've been soaking up too much stress, give yourself a break. Let your body start soaking up some healing energy, too. Love yourself enough to help your body relax. Happy Mother's Day!!! What is it that makes us so proud of our mom's? There are many reasons but if it wasn't for our mommy's we wouldn't be here... One doesn't have to carry a child in the womb for nine months or more to be called a mom. One can be a sister. One can adopt near and abroad. One can raise a nephew, niece, or cousin just as their own. One can be your best friend who's shoulder you cry on or share all those wonderful and crazy things with who are you kids second mama. One can be a Godmother. One can be your neighbor who has experienced your child blossoming and has an impact on your child. Grandmother's have done both roles too. One can a teacher, nanny, caregiver, doctor, nurse, and a nun. Women of all walks of earth are mother's. So today, please pat yourself on your back and be proud of doing the hardest job, raising and nurturing our future. There is a God who is the Creator but the universe and world is called Mother Nature!! To all have a blessed and wonderful day!! Love, Leslie ~~~~ Monday, May 12, 2008 Discover Inspiration Points Sometimes, we become so caught up in the daily grind that we forget how much beauty and inspiration our world offers. We forget the power of inspiration. My favorite inspiration point in Colorado is a small stand next to the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world. The stand overlooks the gorge, offering a magnificent overview of canyons, mountains, peaks , and plains. In Bryce Canyon, the place Inspiration Point overlooks massive canyons. From that vantage point, you can see delicately shaped spirals, in the orange iron color so prominent in the canyon, surrounded by the lighter sandstone and sulfur peaks. What inspires you? Discover inspiration points - those high places of spirit from which you can see more, see more clearly, see more beautifully. Spend time taking in a grander view of life. See how calming and inspiring it is. See how you return to life with vigor, enthusiasm, and passion. Visit places that invigorate your soul, help you see the larger picture. Find places in your home, your community, your state. Look for that place in yourself, that sacred inspiration point within you, where your soul and heart see the larger picture, where you and your ideas come to life, where you make the connection between your soul and the world around you. Seek power of inspiration. Inspiration points abound. Open up. Look around. When you seek inspiration, it will come to you. ~~~~ Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Forgive Yourself Doesn't it feel good to forgive yourself? You don't have to be afraid or reluctant to do that anymore. Forgiving yourself doesn't mean you're condemned. It means you're setting yourself free. We can gather so much guilt as we go through life. We may blame ourselves for the experiences we've had and how we've handled them. We may build up resentments against ourselves when we need to often leads us to return to situations that are unhealthy for us. Forgiving yourself means you can leave places that feel bad, you can end relationships that no longer work, you can avoid situations that cause you continual pain and grief. Forgiving yourself means you can stop punishing yourself for what you've done and what you think you've done wrong. You don't have to hold your mistakes against yourself any longer. You don't have to deprive yourself of comfort, joy, love, and acceptance. It's much easier to say, I made a mistake. This isn't right for me. I don't like this. This is wrong. Then forgive yourself. Forgive yourself if you've done something wrong. Forgive yourself even if you haven't done something wrong. Then see how good forgiveness feels. Forgive yourself and be free. ~~~~ Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Stay Open to Surprise On my journey, I have often been surprised. Sometimes, pleasantly surprised. Some of the places I was told to visit, places I was told would bring me joy, didn't. Occasionally, they left me cold and confused. I would reach to grasp something from an experience, only to find it wasn't there, at least not for me. I was left wondering why it didn't work, why it didn't feel right for me, or why it didn't do for me what others said it did for them. Then other places, other experiences - the ones I had the least expectations of - surprised me. They riveted my soul, opened my heart, touched me in ways I didn't expect. In ways that still surprise me. To have certain expectations is natural. But stay open to surprise. Don't let your dreams and expectations color what you know to be true for you. Trust your perceptions. Trust how a thing feels to you. If you expected something to work and it didn't, trust that. If something has opened your heart and produced growth, love, and joy, trust that. Don't let your expectations or prejudices color and distort your experience. You may be pleasantly surprised to find joy where you least expected it. ~~~~ Thursday, May 15, 2008 Lighten Up The time for heaviness is past - heaviness of the body, mind, spirit, and heart. That heaviness many of us felt was part of time now gone. It's time to lighten up. "He was a different person," she said. "Cheerful. Happy. Fun to be around. Things that used to bother him no longer did." The woman was talking about her husband of only three years. She had dated him for a long time. Then after nearly dying of a heart attack, he was changed, transformed. They married and had the best three years of their lives before he died. Those years were possible because he had learned to enjoy life, learned to value love. We don't have to wait to open our hearts and enjoy life. We don't have to wait to lighten up. We can do that now. We know that we can trust, that we can journey through each stage of our lives with open hearts, loving and living freely. Let go of heaviness. Seek that which is light. Gravitate toward joy. Your soul and body will lead you, if only you will listen. Walk lightly. Speak and laugh lightly, as much as possible. Go lightly along your way. ~~~~ |
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PG-13
Without telling much about this movie.
There are a few emotions I felt while watching this: Important, Influential, Potent, Vigorous, Dynamical, Consequential, which all derive from the word Powerful.
I have many races flowing through my blood which I'm very proud of but this movie touched me in many ways..
I'm blessed and very amazed that I was not born under the Jim Crow laws as which my dad, grandma, and many family memebers who are African American were. That was only 38 years ago.
To all the religions, races, and genders, I thank you for fighting and still fighting which is sad for equal rights for all humans.
Words are beyond powerful. They reflect knowledge, pride, loyality, love, and repect.
I hope all watch this historical movie with family, friends, or alone. This will touch all humans and all can relate to the injustices we have and are still enduring.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Unrated
Never to old to watch this movie.. So blessed to be able to see my children enjoy this just like I did and do..
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u'r from CT (what is it? sorry for my ignorance, lol). Thank u, I'll do it. See u soon, bye
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nice to meet u but today I feel quite bad, I think I'm gonna sleep and talk to u soon. Bye
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