Weekly posts showing life on the flip side (self-portraits)

* Great Pyramid of Giza
* Great Wall Of China
* Stonehenge
* Colosseum
* Taj Mahal
* Grand Canyon
* The Great Barrier Reef
According to you
I was stupid,
I was useless,
I couldn't do anything right.
According to you
I was difficult,
Hard to please,
Forever changing my mind.
I was a mess in a dress,
Couldn't show up on time,
Even if it would've saved my life.
According to you. According to you.
But according to him
I'm beautiful,
Incredible,
He can't get me out of his head.
According to him
I'm funny,
Irresistible,
Everything he ever wanted.
Everything is opposite,
I don't feel like stopping it,
So baby tell me what I got to lose.
He's into me for everything I'm not,
According to you.
According to you
I was boring,
I was moody,
You couldn't take me any place.
According to you
I sucked at telling jokes cause I always gave it away.
I was the girl with the worst attention span;
You were the boy who put up with it.
According to you. According to you.
But according to him
I'm beautiful,
Incredible,
He can't get me out of his head.
According to him
I'm funny,
Irresistible,
Everything he ever wanted.
Everything is opposite,
I don't feel like stopping it,
So baby tell me what I got to lose.
He's into me for everything I'm not,
According to you.
I needed to feel appreciated,
Like I wasn't hated. oh-- no--.
Why couldn't you see me through his eyes?
I just got back from Hell
and I'm standing here alive
I know it's really hard to tell
Don't know how I survived
But I can't say that I'm doin' great
But I think I'm doin' well
That Devil's gonna have to wait
'Cause I just got back from Hell
Well, I just got back from Hell
And I guess to tell the truth
Well, I've been mad at everyone, including God and you
When you can't find no one to blame you just blame yourself
And I know I'll never be the same
I just got back from Hell
Forgive me if I had any part
If Iever broke your heart in two
Forgive me for what I didnt know
For what I didnt say or do
And, God, forgive me as well
'Cause I just got back from Hell
Well, I just got back from Hell
And I need to make some plans
It's the last thing that I wanna do
But I'll do the best I can
I'm gonna learn to live again
But I think I'll sit a spell
Tell the world that I'm alive
and I just got back from Hell
I can't say that I'm doin' great
But I think I'm gettin' well
Gonna let the world know I'm alive
And I just got back from Hell
And I just got back from Hell
I just got back from Hell
Got back from Hell
My feelings for you are complicated, the only thing I know for sure is that you make me smile and I will continue to fight for that.
Lets break it down line by line, shall we?
Type Seven is spontaneous, versatile, distractible, and scattered. -- Yes. All of the above.
Sevens have anxiety about their inner world-- Yep, you betcha.
There are feelings of pain, loss, deprivation, and general anxiety that Sevens would like to stay clear of as much as possible.-- Yes, I have so much anxiety about things in general sometimes that I think I am going to eventually end up with a stress related ulcer, and feeling of "pain loss and deprivation"-- are some of the very basic tenets of my personality.
To cope with these feelings, Sevens keep their minds occupied with exciting possibilities and options— as long as they have something stimulating to anticipate, Sevens feel that they can distract themselves from their fears-- Ahh, yes-- the classic if I dont' think about it, it'll go away and I won't have to worry about it so lets find something shiny and bubbly to play with tactic that I employ on a daily basis. It works occasionally, till something reminds me of the original problem anyway wherein I return to the anxiety part of my daily life.
Sevens, in most cases, do not stop merely at thinking about these options, however. As much as possible they attempt to actually do as many of their options as they can. Thus, Sevens can be found staying on the go, pursuing one experience after another, and keeping themselves entertained and engaged with their many ideas and activities. -- Tis a true statement, to keep myself from thinking about a *then* recent miscarriage, I took a girlfriend and I on a week long trip to Vegas, sans spouses. Previously, in an attempt to feel *younger*, I got a nose ring. It's a good tactic to employ on occasion.
So, does this sum up me in a nutshell, well--sorta. That really illuminates my negative aspects, for sure. But what about the postive ones?
Likes...
| Dislikes...
|
Well, anyway. I was bored, and now you know me a *little* bit better, no?
...
that all is well. All is going according to plan. Trust that there is a
bigger picture. Trust that life is unfolding as it should.
Trust, huh? How can I trust that all is going as it should when a wonderful human being was taken from those that love her with no warning? How can I believe that there is a plan behind this?
CathyIn
lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that everyone please attempt
to follow Cathy's loving example and become an organ and blood donor.
How can anyone trust anything when the world as they know it is ripped out from under them like a throw rug? I understand that I'm an adult and that I shouldn't need my mother, but damn it--I do. She was one of my best friends, my inspiration, my confidant, my hero. She was the glue holding our family together, she always had been. When we were little and my dad was deployed, I was never scared ...because mom was there. When I was a teenager and testing my boundaries, I always knew in the back of my head that no matter what happened, I'd be safe...because mom was there. When i joined the Air Force and moved away from home, I wasn't scared ...because I knew mom was there behind me. When I got married and had kids of my own...mom was right there beside me, each time. When I got divorced...mom was there. Mom was always there to turn to, to lean on, to confide in, and now...mom isn't there.
I miss my mom.
I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too