Thursday, November 3, 2005

A Closer ConFessional


To complicate is under estimating the concept of normalcy.
Decency is the product of isolation framed in cheery moments and hypocrisy induced mental wrecks.

I am all and nothing of such notions.

Omission is a pretty form of a liars web. I've omitted enough in my life to create a rather beautiful artistic impression of my portrayal to the outside entities I collide with. Omission is a brilliant form of avoidance and I'm finely skilled at not saying a single word, therefore, omitting that which is encased within.

Omissions is akin to blaming a muse being on vacation. Omission is the art of not expressing, foregoing voice and pretending all is bright in a world lacking a light bulb.

Created equation and resulting simple answer.
I'm in a black mood these days.
Omitting it, hasn't resolved a single thing.

A black mood of course, requires several contributing colliding factors. I've been able to add a check mark to all boxes provided. It will pass, this I never worry about. Complicated contributions that have no need to be detailed here, has gotten the better of my workings. This, happens. This, I am all right with. This, I am not worried about.

My aggravations are interesting enough. Room is given for reflection and preventative measures in the future. Besides, sometimes, a black mood can be the perfect drug to slow things to a crawl, in my world anyway.

I see it as being relative to the size of your tolerance.

This may come as a surprise based on some of my writings, but in my reality based world, I'm considered by most as an extremely even tempered, even toned moods, even keeled person of the bunch. 99.9% of the people in my world have never seen me cry, yell, rant or rave.

That is of course by design.

You set a precedence and falling below the level of normalcy can cause a ruckus among those who depend on you.

These pages, I get to show a different side. It also shows me how much I intentionally omit in my surroundings. Representation of different angles and slices of a personal entity. This is what writing does for me. In verbal words, it feels like a violation of my existence. In written words it feels like a release of core.

No one can have my aggravations. My blackness is mine to nurture and heal. My light is mine to shine abound. My representation is mine to convey. It's my way of keeping myself close at heart and mind and portrayal may be omissions, it may be careful representations, or perhaps, I am just as open as the next.

Just to be closer, is one step I'm always willing to make.

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Within my dark, I'm afraid, my words have become quiet,
my journal visiting has suffered, my commenting has fallen to a drop a day.
I hope, that no one, would feel as though I have deserted their journal.
I hope, that no one would take offense to my lack of written comments.
I am still reading, I am still absorbing, quietly and contentedly.
I seek, a temporary pardon from the people whom I selfishly and gratefully absorb inspiration from every day.

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Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
I will be hiding in the Mountains without all the conveniences of modern cell phones, Internet lines and even TV.
It should be a perfect weekend in solitude~

51 comments:

Anonymous said...

damn it, will you stop it?   You're making the rest of us look bad:)

Is it omission or just "degree of sharing"?  Would you "omission" have edified us or just let us know too much about your personal life? (I know the story, I'm talking in generic terms).

This was a powerful, meaningful entry R.  

Hugs from Alexis and I!

Chris
http://journals.aol.com/swibirun/Inanethoughtsandinsaneramblings
http://www.bigoven.com/~swibirun

Anonymous said...

Oh you are SOOO lucky...I need a trip to the mount too...alone.  Enjoy...and NO Worries. ;)  C.  http://journals.aol.com/gdireneoe/thedailies

Anonymous said...

Be gentle on yourself and enjoy your escape time.  That sounds wonderful!
Peace,  Virginia

Anonymous said...

Ahhh Rebecca, your words although filled with disclosure of an inner torment, again sit upon my table in the most beautiful vase.
Take the weekend. I mean TAKE it, live it, love it, suck in that air and find something that has always been there, that you never really noticed or paid attention to.....
beautiful words..........
Jo

Anonymous said...

As always beautifully written words-have a wonderful time in the mountains! (((Hugs)))
Stacy

Anonymous said...

Comments in journals aren't as important as happiness!  I hope find some peace in your solitude.

Anonymous said...

Solitude sounds good right about now.  Have a great weekend!
~~Kath~~
http://journals.aol.com/dklars/SecretGarden

Anonymous said...

Comment block, hon, we ALL get that.  So don't beat yourself up :) Go take in your vacation and it will be great for your writing as well.  The best ideas come from taking a much needed vacation.  I wish you a good time!

p.s.  Wouldya comment on my journal when ya get back?? Geez  ;-)

hugs,
Kris

Anonymous said...

We all show different faces to different segments of our world.  This is all to the good.  You've found a place in journalville where you can express some of the fears, frustrations and darkness that are inappropriate to show to the business and casual friends that make up a big part of your life.  Breathe deeply of yourself and your solitude this weekend.

Anonymous said...

You'd be surprised how much other people omit too. It's okay. This is sort of like a stage, people can't expect that we pull all of ourselves up here for them.

I'm having a hard time keeping up with my commenting in other journals. When I come online to find over twenty alerts, it's exhausting to go through them all. I try my best. It becomes tasking though. And I love all the journals I put on alerts, I do love reading them. It just becomes like climbing a mountain that has been doused with oil. I climb up a bit, only to find that I've slid down farther. As I write this, I've gotten three new alerts.

And I will get to them. I will get to them all, but at some point in the future, I may need a break too.

Ari

Anonymous said...

this is the time of year for introspection... be well and know that you are loved. judi

Anonymous said...

Wishing for you peace, love, and contentment. Have a glorious weekend!
~Tanya

Anonymous said...

Im in my own version of your mountains of solitude at present , its no where near as beautiful i bet but its peaceful and peace is good right now .
Take a rest Rebecca , let the silence and solitude heal your thoughts for a while , it seems we all have omissions we sometimes need to deal with when they come right in and smack us upside the head , we cant ignore them any longer because no matter how well we guard or hide them from others we cant do the same with ourselves .Hope your finding some peace and answers ......im searching in my own corner too x

Anonymous said...

The black moods are always an experience. Everything shades over with this haze of gray. I hope you crawl out of the couloir.

I could go on and on about how you wrote something that describes me perfectly, but ehhh...

I'll avoid Barry today.

All the best,

Omz.

Anonymous said...

Take time to breathe in the mountain air, immerse yourself in nature...just float for a while...no stress, no deadlines, no committment...freeing. We all have side to us that we hold back at times...it's called being civilized. LOL...Sandi

Anonymous said...

I relate to this so much.  No one ever sees what is bubbling around the black hole inside of me.  I think a lot of writers would concur.  It's why we write,  to get it out.  To be vulnerable somewhere,  and why we so fear and loathe critiscism.  It's that one spot on the map that is wholly us,  completely our creation of self that no one would ever see otherwise.

It's why my family is not allowed to read my poetry.

SINS

Anonymous said...

omissions are healthy if you ask me, there is no way to convey your entire essence either in life or online. We are different things to different entities and only ever wholly ourselves within the perfect prison of 'me', to degrade that in any way is to lose yourself. Thats what I think on a cold November evening.

Anonymous said...

Take some time for yourself. Breath in the mountain air... then come shoe shop at my place. :)

Amanda
http://journals.aol.com/trickeytricky/CountryMyKindaLivin

Anonymous said...

Everyone has dark moments, but when the moment is yours it doesn't seem like anything else anybody else can relate to or cure.  I love my journals, love the internet and love my interent friends.  But I am always amazed at how when I am in a dark mood and come to j-land for companionship, I somehow walk away feeling more isolated.  As if the lack of eye to eye contact and the inability to hug my friends means I have none.  Thank goodness I always feel better, and come out to see what wonderful caring people I really do have here.  And ain't it the truth that there's so many people here who love you that you could stop us the Mississippi River with them.  You've got a great light Rebecca, it often blinds me, even from here.  Relax and get your breath, and we'll all be here when are up to it.  :)

Dawn

Anonymous said...

May your return be full of color, bright and entrancing!

:)
Tammy

Anonymous said...

Perhaps it is only my belief, but I feel that giving all of yourself to anyone is not necessarily always the best thing. I do not share all of my joys or heartaches with a single soul. I like knowing that I keep a part of myself tucked away for only me to explore, ponder, and treasure. Being alone with those private thoughts and feelings means I can, on my own without any outside influence, decide what is and is not worth holding onto.

May your weekend be a self-nurturing one.

Anonymous said...

No one holds it against you if you need a break from journal land as well as your home land.  Enjoy the mountains.  Breathe in deeply the crisp autumn air.  Renew.
Sorry you are feeling dark in the sun.  Thinking of you,  Michelle  

Anonymous said...

"In verbal words, it feels like a violation of my existence. In written words it feels like a release of core."  How true that is likely for most of us here.  I think that would make a wonderful journal description or somewhere in the about me section " )  You are inspiring with the way you can spin a sentance or find just the perfect way to express a thought.. even in your dark moods.  I feel honnored that you choose to show a side of you to us here in J~Land that normaly others have no clue even exists (thier loss really but I know, that protective wall)

I hope your weekend is just what you need and you come back to us refreshed.  Pitty you have to miss the Journal Awards.. I have a feeling you will sweep.

Much Love,
Mary

Anonymous said...

Your journal is rich. When I read your blog.. I feel almost full in descriptions and poetic sentences. You are one of the few in the blogworld that is truly gifted in your writing talent. You are seriously an amazement.

~Jaime

Anonymous said...

Sometimes I feel like omission is a bit of self preservation. I'm not always so sure it's good to share everything with everyone and feel like we all need our own little place just for us. Or maybe it's my own denial? I'm not sure. ~ L

Anonymous said...

seems we're both writing about darkness and light today!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  It's beautiful here.

Derek

Anonymous said...

oh and hope you catch a big one up in the mountains if you go fishing!

D

Anonymous said...

Enjoy  your retreat.  There have been times when the only thing humanly possible to do with my blues was give in to them.  I'd get my favorite records (the good old days) and pile them on the turn table, get a floor pillow and lie between the stereo speakers and bawl as the mood music played.  "Leave me alone" I'd say to any who ventured in to comfort me "I'm having fun".  Paulette

Anonymous said...

CONGRADULATIONS ON YOUR VIVI AWARD!!

angelrose

Anonymous said...

I am so happy for you....so well deserved. Congratulations to you!

Anonymous said...

Rebecca

Congratulations on your ViVi Award. Well done darlin!!

Always, Carly :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!!!

Deb

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your Vivi Award!

Anonymous said...

Rebecca--- Congratulations on the VIVI award!!! It is so well deserving of your talent, your thoughts and that you share it all with us!!!
WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO
Happy Dance!!!

CONGRATS!
Peace
Jo

Anonymous said...

Warmest congratulations to you Rebecca!!

Tilly x
http://journals.aol.co.uk/tillysweetchops/Adventuresofadesperatelyfathouse/

Anonymous said...

An Award well-deserved.  Congratulations!  Cheri

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your ViVi award!! Your writing truly is amazing!!

betty

Anonymous said...

Congratulations.  Your ability of expression is amazing.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on the award for most well written journal!

Blessings!~
Susan
http://journals.aol.com/rjet33/CountryLivingSouthernStyle/
http://journals.aol.com/rjet33/MyPicturePostcardJournal/

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your Vivi Award! Well done, and well-deserved!

Jimmy

Anonymous said...

::jumping up and down:: You Won... you WON... YOU WON!.... ummmhmmmm... ::straightening really cool dress and looking casually sophisticated:: But, of course dahling, we all knew you would! <g>

Congrats on the VIVI!
http://journals.aol.com/astaryth/AdventuresofanEclecticMind

Anonymous said...

hello!  and congrats!!  :)

Anonymous said...

Congrats on your win!  I love your journal!  Lisa

Anonymous said...

Congrats!  Well deserved!!
Now if the power stays on long enough I will finish congratulating all the winners!
d

Anonymous said...

Well written doesnt BEGIN to cover it Rebecca !
How bout touching , funny , intelligent , insightfull , inspiring , ahhh hell im gonna move into gushing territory here in a minute .
There i was all taffeta'd and stilletto'd up standing at the front door of the vivi's looking at my watch waiting for ya to turn up in your thigh high pink boots as well !
Achhhh well ......at least i got hit on in the que to get in hehe x

Anonymous said...

Rebecca, your award is well-deserved. Keep writing and thinking and growing. judi

Anonymous said...

Congrats :D
~Tanya

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your win!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!~ You are one of my favorites on JLand.  I knew you would win.
R. @

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your award. Well deserved, you are very talented. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us......
~ Jenny

Anonymous said...

I feel the same in the omissions department.  I too am the quiet one, known to most as the most even tempered, non faultering in my attitude, keeping everything smooth for all to see.  ::::see...I just omitted two sentences that revealed too much truth for my heart to handle the sharing of::::  I hope your trip to the mountains was good for your soul.  Did you get any snow?