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What happens in Norfolk...

What happens in Norfolk stays in Norfolk...

Unless your child gets a spider bite because you are the worst parent in the wold...

Then, of course, what happens in Norfolk gets posted on the internet for all the world to see...

Addison somehow caught this huge spider without my knowledge. Guess thats proof I wasn't paying enough attention. Spider in hand she walks up to me as I am changing Aiden's diaper. I ask what she has and she squeals

"LOOOKIE!"

She was soooooooo thrilled with this capture.

(I thought girls were suppose to be scared of spiders?!?! Clearly, Addison has to be different. Why would I ever expect her to be like all the other girls.)

She opens her hands to reveal the monster to me. I was not at all expecting it to be a spider. Not even in my wildest dreams would She be playing with a spider. I screamed. As an NORMAL person would. The spider deemed this to be the perfect time to escape. Addison squeezes her little hands closed to prevent the escape and gets a stellar bite in the process. Now if you have ever met a baby you know what happened next. Since the spider caused pain she no longer wanted it. She tossed it into the air and began squealing. I doused the little sucker in hairspray and captured it in an old jar I had found under the sink. I know nothing about spiders. Nothing except that this spider looks enough like a brown recluse to make me afraid for my now bitten child.

Off to the doctor we went...

As it turns out this spider is not a recluse. What is it? Well when I asked the doctor he said

"Well this is what you get when you mix and elephant and a rhino."

Think you sir, for trying to lighten the situation with your humor. I still find it to be less that funny. Considerably less.

What a day!

Laughing at myself.

Sometimes life.... well it just sucks...
Its a topsy turvy never ending cycle of pain and stress with little hope for improvement in any sense if the word. I was reading a book I bought in the gift shop of the hospital on one of the more painful nights I have had recently when I discovered gibberish can actually effect your life...
I bought the book because I love to read. Subject mater means very little. Books are my comfort zone. I push people away. I get stressed out and lash out for no reason but books.... they are always there... Even if you throw it across the room busting the binding and allowing pages to fly everywhere you can always pick it up re order the pages and start over...
Books will never get fed up with your crap and disappear... Once you buy one its there with you for as long as you will have it...
This particular book is about stress relief techniques and the power of spirituality....
I know.... I know... -cough-"bullshit" -cough- ahem...
But it was the first book I saw that was thick enough to quench my appetite and I needed the comfort of the book smell...
I needed to slip away from everything and fall into the words...
I needed the weight of the hard backing in my hands...
The crisp new paper feel between my fingers...
What?!?! Im not a freak! Its much more healthy to crave books when stressed than to crave food.....
I was most of the way through this book when I came to a chapter called "Try Something Different."
I paused at the page for a few moments...
Knowing that what ever was beyond this page was either seemingly insane or quite simply gibberish....
I turned the page to find....

Don't be depressed, its hurting you more than you know.

Want to try something DIFFERENT?

Meditation is extremely easy ,just do the following as taught by
'param pujya ASARAMJI bapu';

1. Chant OM (OM as in HOME but without the 'H') repeatedly, forget everything just do it!
Doing this for 5-10 mins will give a sense of power within you!

2. For a stronger and faster response chant 'hari om'(hari as in HURRY & om as in HOME without the 'H') do this repeatedly and a point will come where you will feel like just closing your eyes.  Do that. At this point increase the number of O in om like HARI OOOM.  HARI OOOOOOOOM  and so on.

3. Chant VEDIC MANTRA then remain silent (no thinking, fidgeting, moving,etc...) for the amount of time taken to chant this one mantra.this looks simple but it will help remove all weakness from you.

Now I know that meditation is helpful to those who so believe.
I am not in any way trying to impress upon anyones beliefs.
To me, however, it is....
Well...
Laughable... At best...
And thats what I did...
I did the chanting...
And I laughed...
It made me feel better.
So I guess in some ways it may have helped... Although not in the "normal" way.
If you have no problem laughing at yourself, meditate.
It relieves stress.  
 

Birthpath

Did you know your birth date supposedly unlocks your path in life...
No? Neither did I...
But I love looking at these things and finding out how close they are to who I am...

Description of the inner potential/birthpath of: September 15

Those with this birthpath have the potential to be executives and national leaders, and should occupy positions where they can administer justice and equality for all and work to create a just and balanced economic system. They have a great sense of financial and material values and are naturally accumulative. People with this birthpath seem to understand people and have the ability to direct others and to hold positions of great responsibility such as corporate lawyers, judges, dealers in commodities, or in politics. They do not appreciate being subservient to others. They are meant to accumulate for the benefit of others. They must guard against dishonesty and self-serving plans and develop a compassion for people. Your birthpath is also about developing your self-expression and motivating others to bring about accomplishment. Being inherently inspirational, idealistic, and artistic, you could uplift others through the creative arts: music, art, or drama (provided your names are in balance with your birthpath). Your highest responsibility is to give spiritual truths to others so that their lives may have greater meaning and to draw people together in universal goodwill.

Too much idealism and not enough practicality can bring challenges if you are not careful.

I'm a what?

If your name determines your personality...

What does your name say about you?

Here's mine....

Your First Name of: Kristin

Your name of Kristin has given you an idealistic nature with a desire to help others. Your initiative often causes you to be the first to act when you see a need. Since you are impressionable and receptive, you feel the misfortunes of others very keenly.  However, this name makes it awkward for you to express your deeper thoughts and feelings with finesse and diplomacy to the extent that your candid, sometimes blunt, manner of speaking creates misunderstandings with others. Being somewhat self-centred, you learn through your own experiences, as you rarely take advice from others. Yet, you are sensitive and very easily hurt and offended. You long for praise and appreciation for your efforts, but others find it difficult to understand you.  Although the name Kristin creates idealism and the urge to help others, we emphasize that it causes a blunt expression that alienates others. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the nervous system, and tension or accidents to the head.

So if you know me and have ever felt the need to call me a bitch 

remember its not my fault, 

Blame my mother. 

After all she named me this way...