"Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!"
Bill is one of the characters that makes up my personality! His part of me is exceedingly irreverant! Not out of disrespect or disdain. It's just that life, real life, reminds him/me of movies, books, plays or even "real life" events.
You see, not only am I highly intuitive but I have the gift/curse of being empathic and suffer from PTSD. We use Bill's quotes to lesson the blows we often feel when in the midst of sharing someone's pain or distress. We use the quotes to distill another's anger or hate. Bill is our safe-guard from being swept away with emotions, our own and not our own, it is often hard to distinguish the difference.
I have a flyer to create today. The flyer is a single side of an 8 x 11 sheet of paper. The aim is to edit a 7 page proposal, not counting the bibliography, down to a single sheet, without losing the message. We will be offering a class of contemplation, a class designed to help people see the divine in the mundane, to witness the holy in every day events.
The flyer consumed every moment of this morning. Sitting with my feet in the pool, sipping tea, the crew and I discussed what to cut, what to include. Chopping up the veggies and fruit for our juice, we discussed chopping 'this' paragraph or 'that' sentence. Even while showering, we saw meaningful sections trailing away, down the drain, anonymous runoff to be lost in some murky water, somewhere.
Group Consensus: Creating the flyer is going to be an unreasonable and impossible task.
Sitting at my desk, I fired up the computer. Opened Word. Opened the original proposal document! Clicked on File drop down menu, then a click on 'New'; 'Blank Document'; 'Create'.
Ta Da! A barren blank white page.
"This is impossible!" I thought. The impossibility of the task echoed in my head, each member of the crew agreed. Each aspect of my personality saw the futility of accomplishing the goal and getting it to Fr. Jonathan by the end of the day.
When the echoes subsided, Bill's voice rang strong and clear. "Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!"
Who knew Bill even knew what Anime was, let alone to quote Kamina!
"Go beyond the impossible...." Instantly we are transported to a small dark room. Sinuous drapes of gossamer silk seperate, revealing a cavernous room of possibilities. Reason stands guard, hands on hips, legs apart, feet planted solidly in our path.
BabaMara threatens in a rich, loving voice, "Mr. Reason, How would you like to be a pink centipede with 50 pairs of teensy-weensy roller skates on your teensy-weensy feet?"
Reason swiftly turns and runs to the curb! BabaMara has a real kick to her!
We glide into the realm of infinite possibilities, a space just beyond the silken curtains of the impossible.
We can do this. This flyer is going to rock. Thank you, Bill, you are our hero!
"Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale!"
Yes, The Last Unicorn is one of Bill's favorites.
"The secret of being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the princess when he embarks on his adventures, nor can the boy knock on the witch's door when she is already away on vacation. The wicked uncle cannot be found our and foiled before he does something wicked...."
Okay, Bill, we get it!
"...Things must happen when it is time for them to happen. Quests may not simply be abandoned; prophecies may not be left to rot like unpicked fruit...."
Bill, we need to get to work!
"...unicorns may go unrescued for a very long time, but not forever. The happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story."
Bill, heroes fit in jelly jars, too, you know! I love the BabaMara part of me!
Bill nods, "Never run from anything immortal! It attracts their attention!"
Bill is one of the characters that makes up my personality! His part of me is exceedingly irreverant! Not out of disrespect or disdain. It's just that life, real life, reminds him/me of movies, books, plays or even "real life" events.
You see, not only am I highly intuitive but I have the gift/curse of being empathic and suffer from PTSD. We use Bill's quotes to lesson the blows we often feel when in the midst of sharing someone's pain or distress. We use the quotes to distill another's anger or hate. Bill is our safe-guard from being swept away with emotions, our own and not our own, it is often hard to distinguish the difference.
I have a flyer to create today. The flyer is a single side of an 8 x 11 sheet of paper. The aim is to edit a 7 page proposal, not counting the bibliography, down to a single sheet, without losing the message. We will be offering a class of contemplation, a class designed to help people see the divine in the mundane, to witness the holy in every day events.
The flyer consumed every moment of this morning. Sitting with my feet in the pool, sipping tea, the crew and I discussed what to cut, what to include. Chopping up the veggies and fruit for our juice, we discussed chopping 'this' paragraph or 'that' sentence. Even while showering, we saw meaningful sections trailing away, down the drain, anonymous runoff to be lost in some murky water, somewhere.
Group Consensus: Creating the flyer is going to be an unreasonable and impossible task.
Sitting at my desk, I fired up the computer. Opened Word. Opened the original proposal document! Clicked on File drop down menu, then a click on 'New'; 'Blank Document'; 'Create'.
Ta Da! A barren blank white page.
"This is impossible!" I thought. The impossibility of the task echoed in my head, each member of the crew agreed. Each aspect of my personality saw the futility of accomplishing the goal and getting it to Fr. Jonathan by the end of the day.
When the echoes subsided, Bill's voice rang strong and clear. "Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!"
Who knew Bill even knew what Anime was, let alone to quote Kamina!
"Go beyond the impossible...." Instantly we are transported to a small dark room. Sinuous drapes of gossamer silk seperate, revealing a cavernous room of possibilities. Reason stands guard, hands on hips, legs apart, feet planted solidly in our path.
BabaMara threatens in a rich, loving voice, "Mr. Reason, How would you like to be a pink centipede with 50 pairs of teensy-weensy roller skates on your teensy-weensy feet?"
Reason swiftly turns and runs to the curb! BabaMara has a real kick to her!
We glide into the realm of infinite possibilities, a space just beyond the silken curtains of the impossible.
We can do this. This flyer is going to rock. Thank you, Bill, you are our hero!
"Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale!"
Yes, The Last Unicorn is one of Bill's favorites.
"The secret of being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the princess when he embarks on his adventures, nor can the boy knock on the witch's door when she is already away on vacation. The wicked uncle cannot be found our and foiled before he does something wicked...."
Okay, Bill, we get it!
"...Things must happen when it is time for them to happen. Quests may not simply be abandoned; prophecies may not be left to rot like unpicked fruit...."
Bill, we need to get to work!
Bill, heroes fit in jelly jars, too, you know! I love the BabaMara part of me!
Bill nods, "Never run from anything immortal! It attracts their attention!"
Flyer done! Anxiety level from 0 - 10 is a big fat 0! Loving life and the realm of infinite possibilities!
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