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From Inside the Tangled Web

8/30/2011

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I asked for guidance on what to write and heard, "You have to write it to find it." It wasn't exactly the answer I was looking for, but it does makes sense, seeing as it would be too easy to be given the words.

So I pulled a goddess card to help me out - Spider Woman. She is the goddess of creation and her threads connect everyone and everything. 

What if we saw ourselves connected to everything? Trees, grass (even the burned kind that sounds like snow crunching beneath your feet), fire, clouds, grasshoppers, pebbles of sand, and people...all kinds of people. What if we saw in ourselves, and in others, pieces of the web? What if we felt the stars we are made of and saw in each living thing bits of light. If we're all from the same sky, the same universe, the same web of creation, how can we not love all that we are?

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Love Letter Sunday

8/28/2011

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Thank you for...
Saturday mornings and Starbucks coffee; glittery blue carousel pens and matching notebooks; creative flow; scrumptious strawberry and walnut salads; friendly baristas;  comfy and cool dresses for hot summer days; candles that smell like coffee and cupcakes; rain (which has become as rare as the dodo bird around here); Freddy, who loves to "drive;" cloud watching; hummingbirds; inspiration from fellow goddesses; libraries; naps; chocolate shakes; organic food stores; a dance class that kicks my butt; Witchbaby, which I'm re-reading for the millionth time; the energy to get stuff done; the laziest Sunday ever!

Gypsy love & cheers to another magical week,
Cassandra
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Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

8/23/2011

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Many years ago I read a book by Susan Gilman called Kiss my Tiara. The best bit of information I took from that book, and still carry with me, is that the further you get out of your comfort zone, the bigger it gets.

For me, that means noticing when I shut others out and allowing myself to be open. I am 29 years old and just now becoming aware of how others perceive me. I always wondered why it was so hard to continue conversations with people or why people weren't immediately drawn to me, but it's because I send off a signal that says, "Hey, don't talk to me!" Every time I'm in a conversation with someone new I notice that I cross my arms, even if I'm really interested in talking to them. As many body signal experts will tell you, this is a sure sign that the person crossing her arms doesn't want to be bothered. I'm not sure why I do it, but it's almost instantaneous without me even realizing it. Thankfully, I am starting to become more aware of the body signals I'm giving off and working towards being more outspoken.

I think talking to new people is a scary realm for me because I always felt inferior as a child and teen. I thought no one cared to talk to me and that I had nothing interesting to say, so why bother. It was easier to tuck into my shell and move on.

Although I don't think it's necessary to overhaul my personality and become a social butterfly, I do see the importance of making new friends, being more open, and stepping out into the unknown. Practice makes perfect!

What is your comfort zone? Have you stepped out of it lately? Please share!

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Love Letter Sunday

8/21/2011

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Dear God/Universe/Creator/Life,

Thank you for lazy Saturdays filled with baby-blue skies, marshmallow clouds, and breezes that ever so slightly cool the skin (angels breath, I think). Thank you for a puppy who helps wake me up each morning with tiny kisses and flopping ears, and for a super amazing boyfriend who makes me the happiest girl in the world. Thank you for people who are willing to help me if I just ask. I am so grateful for the fresh food you provide and for helping me to take care of my body. I love you for loving me always and for sending your love through star-filled skies, peaceful moments, and songs that fill my soul (1000 Ships came at the perfect time). Thank you for another beautiful week in this enchanting life.

Love,
Cassandra
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Ginger & Lily & Young Love

8/17/2011

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I am wildly inspired by Cassie's (aks bee hives) photos. They are magical, seductive, innocent, dark, beautiful. The one I've posted here inspired me to dream up a story for NaNoWriMo last year. The novel is unfinished, but I'm still in love with the characters - Ginger and Lily. 

Ginger is a modern-day Clara bow: black bob hair cut and red, red lips. Her favorite outfits are dresses and colored tights and ankle-high combat boots. She doesn't wear a lot of makeup - just those red lips; they make her feel powerful, but she’s quiet. She does not stomp around the halls of her high school or smoke in the girl’s bathroom. She sits at the back of the room and observes. She scribbles hearts in her notebook like any other girl, but her hearts are empty.


Lily lives through life as if it were a fairy tale. She collects old things and loves the shape of moth wings. She loves brisk autumn mornings and swirling cinnamon sticks in her chai tea. Her hair is the color of honey, eyes blue as a lily pond, but no one would ever say she was spectacular looking. Quite ordinary, but beautiful in her own way.

I don't know if I'll finish the story, as so many others have popped up and taken the focus away, but I thought I'd share a little with you here. 

From Ginger's diary:
There are some things that are just better in pictures. Our love, perhaps, because it will always remain in that one beautiful state we left it in. Ode to a Grecian Urn. Do you remember that picture we took at the lily pond? Remember how it looked like a Monet painting? I remember it all; I wore a pair of black tights and you stuck a daisy behind my ear. You wore that ankle-length white skirt that revealed the shadow of your legs when the sun shone through. You set up the camera so that we could both be in the picture and we climbed that rock in ballet flats so we could be closer to the tree tops. You took off your shirt first and after I did you hugged me and said, “Now hold still.” Your skin had never been so close to mine. You held me tight, and yet there was gentleness in your fingertips. I pressed you harder into me so that your ribs fit into mine like puzzle pieces. I felt the little beads of sweat run down your spine. I felt every groove, every empty space in your bones, the fleshy parts of your breasts in that brief moment. I nestled my lips into your neck and heard the camera click, but we stayed there. You whispered, “I'm so glad you're my best friend.” I wanted to stay on that rock forever. Did you?
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How To Be A Better You In 3 Easy Steps

8/9/2011

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You are an amazing human being ~ the only who thinks the way you think and looks the way you look. Kind of like a snowflake (except with a brain, of course). But that's pretty amazing, right?! That's why it's important to remember that being a better you is not about being a different you or thinking you're not good enough. You are, tweety sweet pea! Becoming a better you is about accepting your whole self, mistakes and all, and moving forward into the you with bigger and brighter wings. A caterpillar is a cute little thing (albeit a little annoying with the plants sometimes, but hey, you gotta eat) and would be just perfect staying the way it is, but think if it never turned into a butterfly; that's a lot of beauty to miss. So here are three easy peasy ways you can grow your wings:

1. Get Introspective
Do you know what makes you tick? Make lists of what you love and abhor; research the brain to find out how it works and what makes you happy (if you know what's going on up there, it's easier to control); listen to your body; get to know yourself like you would get to know a love interest. Ask yourself the big questions: What's my purpose and passion? What do I want from life? and the little ones: What flavor ice cream makes me ridiculously happy? The more you know about yourself, the easier it is to flow through life.

2. Move That Booty
Even just a little movement goes a long way; a half-hour walk can clear the mind and the body. Exercise increases your stamina, strengthens your heart, and boosts your mood. I know it's hard to get in the mood sometimes, but once you're moving and shaking you'll immediately feel better. If exercise isn't your thing, try stretching your muscles and lengthening your spine. Roughly 70% of our bodies are made up of water; think of it as an ocean and let the waves tumble through your belly and around your ribs. Move as if you are moving with the waves - it will help you get out all the fuzz between your muscles. 

3. Take a Chance
Is there something your heart wants to do, but your head is saying no? Take the leap! See yourself ten years from now - are you regretting not taking that chance? Wondering what might have happened? We usually end up regretting what we didn't do as opposed to what we did. And if it doesn't work out, that's okay too. A situation is rarely as awful as we imagine it to be.

"Take risks:  if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise."  ~Author Unknown

*Bonus
♥ trust your decisions
♥ have a good belly laugh
♥
pay it forward
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    ​Hello! I'm Cassandra, an American ex-pat living in the Philippines, writer, ballerina, and lover of all things magickal. I blog about happiness, self-love, and magical dream-life living.
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