'As you're pretty, so be wise'

'Little girls, this seems to say,

Never stop upon your way.

Never trust a stranger friend,

No-one knows how it will end.

As you're pretty, so be wise -

Wolves may lurk in every guise.

Now as then, 'tis simple truth 

Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth.'

What if one is the other? What if by playing one of the roles you've made someone fit the other? And what if...,what if you are both? The mirror shows the wolf so you can be The Red Riding Hood. 

'Wolves may lurk in every guise.' And while you cautiously tiptoe through the woods to avoid the wolves, your 'self' creates them as you go along. 

I know, I know - the quote, the story is about something else. I simply wanted to apply it to my own musings. 

The wolf is just a hologram; it is not that scary or alluring once you see it as a figment of you imagination - something that your ego creates so you can play along. All is well while you can see through it when you look at someone, because, if you project it onto someone and view this person accordingly, it turns into a children's game gone wrong. 

Have you never felt that someone sees you through this 'lens' and no matter what you do and how much you're flailing your arms - all they see is their own mental hologram of 'you'? 

Everyone does it. Constantly. 

But it is so beautiful to finally see someone as they are - at least face them without tailoring their 'being' to fit some preconceived beliefs of yours. 

If you want to play The Red Riding Hood,  then 'beware' (I love how it sounds so preachy) the game that masks itself as reality, not the wolf - for it's not wearing sheep's clothing, but is merely an external manifestation of one's ego. Or perhaps even an interplay between two. 

And 'sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth'? - Well, it won't make a difference if you don't have a sweet tooth for sweet talk. Check your ears and always wash behind them. 

And now on a more fun note - it's Monday. Hope it cheers you up!

Also, it's not that cold outside anymore - so, may the 'shorts' be with you. 

Good night, peeps xx 

Karij-katūras ar rīsiem

Un pašās koku galotnēs

Ieķērušies mēs.

Vējš, plivinot mūs, kā karikatūras -

Te - augšā - ziemeļu brālis,

Te, lejā, brāzmas sūras.

Kāds funkcijas integrālis?

- es to sen vairs nezinu.

Skolā izlikos klausāmies.

Es - disidents - ritma un gramatikas arī!

...Nu, gribētu būt,

Kad nav, ko darīt. 

Lūk, bļodiņa ar rīsiem no Google Images. 

I've come full circle in my pretentiousness .

Good night.

Wave-particle duality. Dog in the manger. Jesus loves you.

To get this out of the way - of course, I'm slightly worried that my blogposts scream 'me, me, me'. I try to be objective, although that is the stupidest concept in the world. Nothing is objective. Not even what we like to call 'facts'. And if your mind cannot grasp the concept of wave-particle duality and the immeasurability of quantum scale matter, which seizes to be 'matter' as we, 'plebs', understand it, then how can you argue about a situation, a 'fact' being a constant. Development never occurs where its pseudo-counterpart (Mr I-Already-Know-It-All) operates.

So, I will let go of my 'I know it all' attitude in certain situations and 'chill'. Because, one has to accept that one's 'best' might never be good enough for someone. And it is absolutely fine. 'Live long and prosper'. (And let live.)
Do you remember the fable about the dog in the manger? He wouldn't let the horse (in its Greek version) eat the grain even though he didn't want it himself. Though, I'm neither grain, nor hay. A dog can die from a snake bite.

I used to walk over people and, once I made a decision, I never looked back. It's time to remember this, but from now on combine it with compassion and respect. I'd never want to hurt anyone carelessly again (although it was a long, long time ago and these people have been gracious and forgiven me for my words and attitude). Even when my defences are up, it's not worth it. However, it is also not worth jumping in a dark hole just because others like to bathe there in blissful misery.
Nothing is constant. And every day I say 'Thank You' that my life has been relatively easy. That I can help people, even if it's just a little.

And 'no' means 'no'. Thanks to a dear friend, I stick to my guns (which, in this case are my ability to see humour in everything and being self-sufficient, so much so that I have energy left over to not worry about it being 'taken away').

Jesus loves you.

Peace out.

xx

Clichés

There's a reason why some things become clichés, like there's some truth in every joke. 

That's also a cliché.

But from now on let's steer clear of the word. 

It's a story that some people never go through, because they don't have to learn something like it. They are born with it or maybe they've gone through it at a younger age, just like they 'survived' puberty. Or, perhaps, it was inoculated into them at a a pox party.

What I'm talking about is allowing yourself to make mistakes. 

Here comes to mind an Emerson quote from my beloved Self-Reliance: 

“Speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict[s] every thing you said today.” 

I never knew until recently how it is to live to the fullest and by that I don't mean 'party hard' or be Vin Diesel (for whatever reason it came to my mind). 

Live how you want to live today because when tomorrow comes it will be again 'today'. Yes, I know - a c....é (and by that I meant 'chuuuupé').

Do whatever you like as long as you wish well to everyone and then, when you  make a fool of yourself, own up to it, because things done out of love (and I even count silly infatuations to it) can never embarrass you. If you're humble and genuinely don't give a damn (or do) nothing will embarrass you. 

Caring about people and expecting for them to care about you is silly. It is not business. It will never be a 'fair' exchange by financial standards. I was told this once by someone I really, really respect. 

And once I thought it was unreal to truly enjoy loving someone and not expect anything in return - be it romantic, familial or simply human; but now I know the feeling and it is everything. It is happiness.

Someone said women can 'create' love within themselves, men can only 'access' it through them. Don't know about men, but it works for me.  

So thank you for it being that way. 

Good night x 

Let's look at art!

Today at our weekly 'workshop' at Anna's I made a 'piece of art' - peas in a pod. 

It is no secret that I have a controversially amazing talent at modelling fruit and veg. Today I thought, why not try to present it as praiseworthy? 

Why not give it a provocative title?

I'll call it 'Labial pearls'. 

As for the one stray pea - it represents a society outcast. 

I could also call it 'Family and the black pea' ('black sheep', ya' know). 

Or '[a] Squeeze in a pod'. 

The two in the background are 'Shakespeare' and 'Solveiga'. 

Good day to you all. xx 

Comfort food

There is comfort in constant misery and depression, I remember. You say you would do anything to see the world differently, but the twisted stability it offers draws you in. And all you have to do to see the world differently is...see the world differently. Yes, I believe that everything starts with a thought. It is hard work. Not only do you 'see' from the inside out (obviously), but you also project and simultaneously, continuously create the world around you. 

'To each according to his faith' is not about religion, any kind of religion. It is simply - what you deeply, unconsciously believe in and the belief system you have grown up on makes you see and create the world according to this model. And the world responds. It is not political and it is not rational by current dogmatic standards. It works on energetic levels and there is no wrong and no right, so there is no point in arguing why one child 'deserves' (what a horrific word in all its uses) to starve and one - to have every toy he points his little chubby finger at.  

We are not separate from the world around us, from our family or country. We have come into this world not as blank pages, but with yet another chance to grow and 'make' ourselves

. 

And, as trivial as it sounds, all that matters is how much you love yourself and the people around you, whether it be your neighbours or strangers a thousand miles away. 

Just because I believe that everything happens for a reason doesn't mean that it absolves me of any responsibility to care for or help others. But it certainly takes away any right to judge others or be cynical. 

Let's be 'sentimental' - live, love and learn. You won't remember anything else in your last moments

Peace out x 

P.s. 'Mīli' is sort of an 'order' to love. My amazing translation skills shall not be ridiculed. 

All I Want For Christmas

Yes, it's November, Christmas is miles away and there are plenty of hilarious 'angry' posts on Facebook with a picture of a drunken Santa flipping you off while the message says 'It's November, dickheads, stop posting Christmassy shit' (or maybe it's just my friends). Yet here we are - listening to Last Christmas and genuinely not giving a fuck.

So, while I was downloading different versions of Silent Night, like an expert, I thought about what I want for Christmas (contradictory to All I Want For Christmas Is You, I want some other stuff, since wanting doesn't get you far).

Here's a list of things I would like to happen by Christmas and also stuff that I would like to get.

1. I'd like my friends to host an intervention for me and, tearfully reading from a piece of paper, beg me to stop using semicolon so much.
2. I'd like my laughter to not be so low.
3. Also, can I please have Lego? You're never too old for Lego.
4. Please, can Tinder self-destruct? For the sake of humanity. And love.
5. I'd like to be a member of Pentatonix. It looks like a lot of fun.
6. Cake.
7. May 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown never stop.
8. I'd like my knees to feel fantastic, so I can run more than ten kilometres.
9. I will need some help to stop making up names for my future children, I will never even have that many.
10. World peace.


God Bless You, children.

Māra x