Monday, September 4, 2006

The Morning After


I will never forget the feeling I had the morning after...


...we first met.

I was surprised! It was real nice.
Someone new! Who knew?
You could be true.


...we first connected.

You looked at me with gazing eyes.
Looked back at you. Oh please!
Hey, this one might be right!


...we first kissed.

You have this look... through my eyes, into my soul.
You leaned closer. Sweet lips. Oh, gentle touch.
Couldn't help it. Take me, I surrender!


...a night of bliss.

Sweet exchange of glances through the night,
Spontaneous and tiltilating dance steps,
Ahhh...what a time of my life!


...it was Sunday Morning.

Driving home intoxicated
Feeling high of life and inner laughter
Thank you but please God don't wake us after.


...I saw you once again.

Funny? Weird. Odd! I never felt you that far & out.
You said you want me. Get to know me, my family.
Man! You just kissed me long & hard that night.


...you told me your sweetest goodbye.

You seemed cold and your voice shivered.
Please stop! Let's just go back! Rewind!
I couldn't get you out of my mind.


...you wanted to see me so bad in mid November.

You kept me safe, secured and wanted,
Though you seemed lost, confused, conflicted;
Push that aside, but now I stand corrected.


...I was in tears but didn't care that

You avoided me, ignored my existence.
You stayed aloft, so preoccupied.
Couldn't say I love you but I've persisted .


...I finally told you that I love you.

My heart jumped for joy! Felt free at last!
Freeze. Oh, our great memories!
And the feelings I had for you that morning after.

See Original Entry in Filipina's MySpace Blog, posted on September 4, 2006 at 11:39pm

Current mood: loved
Category: Romance and Relationships

Currently listening:
Songs About Jane
By Maroon 5
Release date: 25 June, 2002

Overcoming Fear

What is fear?

FEAR is just another four letter word! It can function as a noun (subject or object) or a verb (action word) in a sentence. Fear is a feeling, an emotion, a thought, a sight, a sound, a thing, nothing, someone or no one. Fear is what we define it to be.

What do people fear most?

F - Failure, Full of Pain, Famine, Face of death, Face judgement, unknown Future
E - Embarassment, Errors, Elimination, Emancipation, not Enough
A - inAdequacy, inAction, inAbility, Accountability
R - Rejection, Responsibility, Reality, Renants of the past, Reduced,
S - Self, Suffering, Stress, inSecurity, inSignificance

Why are people fearful?

Failure Eliminates Anticipated Rewards.

Feeling Empty, Angry & Resentment.

Fear Elicits Anxiety, Rejection, Failure & Unacceptable Loss

What are the symptoms of fear?

F - Frightened, unFocused, Forceful, deFensive, oFFensive
E - Emotional breakdown,
A - Afraid, misplaced Anger, Anxious, Alarmed
R - Regretful, teRRified, iRRitable

How can a four letter word translate to a powerful action word, instead of a deadening, show stopper?

F - Faith, change of Focus, Freedom, Family & Friends, Full of Gratitude E - Enjoyment, Education
A - Attitude Adjustment, Appreciation, Acknowledgement, Acceptance, Accountability
R - Reasonableness, Reality check, Recognition
L - LOVE, Life, Laughter, Lord Jesus Christ
E - God's promise of Eternal life
S - Spitituality, in Spirit, God's promise of Salvation
S - Self-confidence, Self-assurance, Self-aknowing

How do I conquer fear?

FACE fear by pushing FORWARD towards it! END the cycle!
ALLOW the feeling to take place but not to overcome me, then RELEASE it!

Now I can LIVE, LAUGH & LOVE the Life I've always imagined as EFFORTLESSLY and SUCCESSFULLY as I SHOULD be living it!

--"F" is for FILIPINA (Fair, Fearless and Factual )


What do other people say about fear?

"Fuck Everything And Run!" --STEPHEN KING, Bag Of Bones

"False Evidence Appearing Real" - WAYNE DYER, Inspiration

"Fear is a action signal. Fearful emotions include everything from low levels of concern and apprehension to intense worry, anxiety, fright, and even terror. Fear serves a purpose, and its message is simple. Fear is simply the anticipation that something that's going to happen soon needs to ber prepared for." --TONY ROBBINS, Awaken the Giant Within

"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." --NELSON MANDELA, Autobiography

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." --FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, First Inaugural Address, Mar. 4, 1933

"The concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear." --EDMUND BURKE, speech on conciliation with America

"No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear." --EDMUND BURKE, On the Sublime and Beautiful

"Fear is the enemy of logic." FRANK SINATRA, quoted in The Way You Wear Your Hat

"Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." --YODA, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

"How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his sounds, And drives away his fear." --JOHN NEWTON, Olney Hymns

"Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." --BIBLE, Ecclesiastes 12:13

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." --H.P. LOVECRAFT, Supernatural Horror in Literature

"If there is one thing which I would banish from the earth it is fear." --HENRY FORD, Theosophist Magazine, Feb. 1930

"Fear has many eyes and can see things underground." --MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, Don Quixote

"Fear is only as deep as the mind allows" --JAPANESE PROVERB

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." --BABE RUTH

"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie

"Fear follows crime, and is its punishment." --VOLTAIRE

"Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free." --Shawshank Redemption

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." -- Dale Carnegie


How does the dictionary define fear?

Etymology: Middle English fer, from Old English f[AE]r sudden danger; akin to Old High German fAra ambush and perhaps to Latin periculum attempt, peril, Greek peiran to attempt

1 a : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger b (1) : an instance of this emotion (2) : a state marked by this emotion
2 : anxious concern : SOLICITUDE
3 : profound reverence and awe especially toward God
4 : reason for alarm : DANGER

Synonyms: FEAR, DREAD, FRIGHT, ALARM, PANIC, TERROR, TREPIDATION mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. FEAR is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage <fear of the unknown>. DREAD usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety dread>. FRIGHT implies the shock of sudden, startling fear <fright at being awakened suddenly>. ALARM suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger alarm>. PANIC implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity panic>. TERROR implies the most extreme degree of fear terror>. TREPIDATION adds to DREAD the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation trepidation>.

Text: the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger fear>

Related Words: phobia; creeps, jitters, nervousness, willies; pang, qualm, twinge; agitation, discomposure, disquiet, perturbation; concern, dismay, worry; cowardice, faintheartedness, timidity, timorousness

Near Antonyms: aplomb, assurance, boldness, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence; courage, dauntlessness, fearlessness, fortitude


How would you define fear?


See Original Entry in Filipina's MySpace Blog


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