"I believe we discover our destinies in the smallest ways - in a fascination with words, in the thrill a child's laughter evokes, and even in a familiar song we keep humming. If you pay attention to these cues - to the times you've felt most joyous, most fully engaged, most connected with yourself and others - you'll always be guided to the next best place"
- Oprah
....couldn't find a mirror!.....
Oh Oh. I don't like talking about the devil much because he is related to evil and that's not a subject I like. But in my book "Working Backwards" the sub-title is "from Miser-ee To Destin-ee To Happy-Me". The town of Miser-ee is not a place you should plan on staying for very long. It is basically a place where you are sad because of something bad that's happened in your life such as death, loss of love, loss of life, loss of material possessions, even loss of sanity. But it is a place of learning, a place of experience. But within that town of Miser-ee is another joint called Devil's Dip. When tragedy or heartache, pain and sorrow hit and it causes you to 'rock bottom' this is the place you will invariably head to. It's where I went. Devil's Dip is in bed, under the doona, shakin' rattlin' and rollin', wishing you were dead. It's where you NEED to be alone. Family and friends mean well but won't help initially because of the devastation when you rock bottom. It will become the new RECLUSIVE habitat where the only words you will mutter will be "Leave Me Alone!" Under that dirty stinkin' doona is something that you get accustomed to ............... darkness. Alone with darkness. No light. Just incredible sadness.......
....your MIND is your LIGHT.....
Devil's Dip is a downright horrible place and you want to get outta there asap. But it is also the most important place to be as well. Because in Devil's Dip, along with the loneliness and darkness, they have games to play. Yep. Some amusement to share the misery in Miser-ee. Uh huh. They are devil games and the favorite one is NEGOBS, well the favorite of the devil anyway. See these games are MIND GAMES. The devil has a game he loves where he throws a whole lotta NEGATIVITY into the MINDS of the Devil's Dip inhabitants. And the younger the player the better, because the younger they are the less chance they will be able to fight off the NEGATIVITY as they don't have the experience. So if the MIND is strong but the flesh is weak then there is a good chance you will make it out alive. It may take a while, even years, but the experience will strengthen you.
On the other hand if the MIND is weak, it doesn't matter how strong the flesh, or the body is, Devil's Dip will be holding on to you for a loooong loooong time, maybe even forever. The NEGATIVITY is the darkness itself. It feeds on weakness of the MIND which will inevitably cause weakness of the flesh through hunger, heartache, heartbreak, poor hygiene. Devil's Dip. Under that damned doona. Self-sympathy is your best friend. Darkness seems eternal.....
On the other hand if the MIND is weak, it doesn't matter how strong the flesh, or the body is, Devil's Dip will be holding on to you for a loooong loooong time, maybe even forever. The NEGATIVITY is the darkness itself. It feeds on weakness of the MIND which will inevitably cause weakness of the flesh through hunger, heartache, heartbreak, poor hygiene. Devil's Dip. Under that damned doona. Self-sympathy is your best friend. Darkness seems eternal.....
..... let there be LIGHT........
So what's the answer? What can anyone do to get out of Devil's Dip? Hmmmmm.......
Let there be light. Yep. Just lift up that doona for a sec. Sounds silly I know. Maybe I'm being a little dramatic. Nup. Uh Uh. No way. See, the MIND and the LIGHT are the same thing. They are the key to your trip, your Journey. So first you have to be aware. That's all. Simple. Just be aware. And by reading ME, this BLOG thingie, you are becoming aware. I needed somebody to make me aware when I went into Devil's Dip. I read all of the Personal Development and Self-Help books but, with all due respect, not too many of them were aware themselves. They had no experiences. There is a lot of ra-ra stuff out there so motivators can make a buck. A lot of ra-ra and no 'REAL'. So now you have somebody that is living the nightmare. Somebody who has been to Devil's Dip and back. Somebody who has EXPERIENCED the bad stuff that Devil's Dip has to offer. I wish I had ME a long time ago. Now YOU DO. Just by making you AWARE you are a loooong way in front of where I was. Hopefully you are a happy little vegemite at the moment. But by reading me you are becoming AWARE of the MIND GAMES to be played in Devil's Dip. So IF anything happens BAAAAD in the REST OF YOUR LIFE you will be AWARE. You will be prepared for battle. You can leave Miser-ee a lot sooner and head to Destin-ee. You can let in some LIGHT immediately. The MIND GAMES against the NEGATIVITY will be won by you. Simply because I have made you AWARE. It has taken ME a loooong time because I had to LEARN every stinkin' dirty rotten GAME along the way. Good. Now I have the EXPERIENCE, and now I can share it. Now it is my Destin-ee to protect you from too much pain and suffering. And I am doing that right now by making you AWARE................. for the FUTURE. So you can get to your Destin-ee. And when that happens guess where I will be ??????????????????????
..........HAPPY-ME........, of course!
Let there be light. Yep. Just lift up that doona for a sec. Sounds silly I know. Maybe I'm being a little dramatic. Nup. Uh Uh. No way. See, the MIND and the LIGHT are the same thing. They are the key to your trip, your Journey. So first you have to be aware. That's all. Simple. Just be aware. And by reading ME, this BLOG thingie, you are becoming aware. I needed somebody to make me aware when I went into Devil's Dip. I read all of the Personal Development and Self-Help books but, with all due respect, not too many of them were aware themselves. They had no experiences. There is a lot of ra-ra stuff out there so motivators can make a buck. A lot of ra-ra and no 'REAL'. So now you have somebody that is living the nightmare. Somebody who has been to Devil's Dip and back. Somebody who has EXPERIENCED the bad stuff that Devil's Dip has to offer. I wish I had ME a long time ago. Now YOU DO. Just by making you AWARE you are a loooong way in front of where I was. Hopefully you are a happy little vegemite at the moment. But by reading me you are becoming AWARE of the MIND GAMES to be played in Devil's Dip. So IF anything happens BAAAAD in the REST OF YOUR LIFE you will be AWARE. You will be prepared for battle. You can leave Miser-ee a lot sooner and head to Destin-ee. You can let in some LIGHT immediately. The MIND GAMES against the NEGATIVITY will be won by you. Simply because I have made you AWARE. It has taken ME a loooong time because I had to LEARN every stinkin' dirty rotten GAME along the way. Good. Now I have the EXPERIENCE, and now I can share it. Now it is my Destin-ee to protect you from too much pain and suffering. And I am doing that right now by making you AWARE................. for the FUTURE. So you can get to your Destin-ee. And when that happens guess where I will be ??????????????????????
..........HAPPY-ME........, of course!
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