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Question: Who was so pissed off that he cut his ear off? Answer: Van Gough I was fiddling with this in my head today, seeing if I could somehow work it into a title for a novel. The problems with it are numerous: apart from it being crass, crude and disrespectful, nothing in my imaginary novel would contain references to whichever type of artist he was, nor would anyone cut off his ear. Because that's just a stupid way to cause yourself pain. Deity Sukaina Juma And as my Soul dug into the grass, hiding away from the joys of the world and burrowing itself deeply into the grains of mud; I could see the sky as the light faded. The blueness of sky, the whiteness of cloud, the pink of sun But no tears trickled down these cheeks of mine I wasn't moved by the sight. But I was grateful that I did not have control over the entire universe. For He is able to create each day anew, while us hypocrites are left to play around with His original idea, and present it to the world with a differ...

April 18 Sylvia Plath the slime of all my yesterdays rots in the hollow of my skull and if my stomach would contract because of some explicable phenomenon such as pregnancy or constipation I would not remember you or that because of sleep infrequent as a moon of greencheese that because of food nourishing as violet leaves that because of these and in a few fatal yards of grass in a few spaces of sky and treetops a future was lost yesterday as easily and irretrievably as a tennis ball at twilight I officially have no guy friend any more. It is a relief. I sent him a birthday email, to which he replied. We have nothing else to say to one another. At last, I have closure. Virginia Woolf added stones to the pockets in her dress or apron and drowned herself in the lake nearby her house. Sylvia Plath gassed herself in her oven. Quite overly dramatic. Yet, they must have been really, truly bereft of hope to muster such courage to take the slow, painful way out. I don't have the courage to...

Personality and Essence Soon the child’s clear eye is clouded over by ideas and opinions, preconceptions and abstractions. Simple free being becomes encrusted with the burdensome armor of the ego. Not until years later does an instinct come that a vital sense of mystery has been withdrawn. The sun glints through the pines, and the heart is pierced in a moment of beauty and strange pain, like a memory of paradise. After that day . . . we become seekers. --Peter Matthiessen The Enneagram tradition defines personality as the lifetime accumulation of mental and emotional patterns which constitute the persona, the person an individual believes himself or herself to be and presents to the world. These patterns include, but are not limited to, habitual ways of thinking, believing, perceiving, and feeling. The words "personality", "ego" and "false self" are considered synonymous and often are used interchangeably in Enneagram teaching.The personality is said to be...

Free personality analysis from ColorQuiz.com. Generated on Sat Apr 12 18:13:34 2008. Your Existing Situation Avoids excessive effort and needs roots, security, and peaceful companionship. May be physically unwell, in need of gentle handling and considerate treatment. Your Stress Sources Feels that life has far more to offer and that it is imperative that she should find the responsive and understanding relationship she is seeking; she therefore follows up any opportunity which presents itself. However, she maintains his attitude of critical appraisal and refuses to be swept off her feet unless genuineness and integrity can be absolutely vouched for. Therefore, keeps a strict and watchful control on her emotional relationships as she must know exactly where she stands. Demands complete sincerity as a protection against her own tendency to be too trusting. Your Restrained Characteristics Exacting in her emotional demands and very particular in her choice of partner. The desire for emotio...

On Pain Kahlil Gibran Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy; And you would accept the seasons of your heart, even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields. And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief. Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquillity: For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen, And the cup he brings, though it burn your lips, has been fashioned of the clay which the Potter has moistened with His own sacred tears.

The Color Test My Result: Calm People who choose Blue over other colors reveals that they have a desire for either emotional tranquility or physiological rest. They may long to escape emotional conflict or a situation that has been demanding, or they may crave a restful period that doesn't require a lot of physical activity. Overall, they long for a calm environment that is free from stressors, even though they do have the capacity to handle stress with grace. They need for their relationships to be free of conflict, as it's essential that they be able to trust those who are close to them and be trusted by them in return. They have quiet spirits, peaceful demeanors and impeccable integrity. What are you? http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=newcolorogt&c=50652

This is for all of you, my dearest friends. And you all know who you are. True enough, I have never experienced what you lovely Souls are going through. But the good thing about my being an INFP is that I can make myself feel empathetic enough to at least try and feel as though my heart is breaking, tearing, shredding, bruising, aching along with yours. I hope you can understand how sincere this emotion is. On Love Kahlil Gibran Then said Almitra , Speak to us of Love. And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said: When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pru...