Comments on: Spiders http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/ Education, Support, and Inspiration to Heal Multiple Sclerosis Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Michael Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:26:53 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-706 Just wanted to say ... what a beautiful post, Karen. :-) Just wanted to say … what a beautiful post, Karen. :-)

]]> By: Karen http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Karen Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:46:50 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-670 haha, yes, absolutely. i stand in profound reverence to what that child and my daughter gwendolyn have taught me. haha, yes, absolutely. i stand in profound reverence to what that child and my daughter gwendolyn have taught me.

]]> By: Jimmy Piver http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Jimmy Piver Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:03:28 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-669 "A Little Child Shall Lead Them" “A Little Child Shall Lead Them”

]]> By: Karen http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Karen Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:45:55 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-663 thank you jimmy and kiela for your thoughtful comments - much appreciated. i am fortunate to have a very sweet seven-year-old boy in my life who volunteered today to act as a humane exterminator, going from corner to corner of my house and gently scooping up the spiders and placing them outside. he said "i'm only doing this because i don't want you to kill them!" :) thank you jimmy and kiela for your thoughtful comments – much appreciated. i am fortunate to have a very sweet seven-year-old boy in my life who volunteered today to act as a humane exterminator, going from corner to corner of my house and gently scooping up the spiders and placing them outside. he said “i’m only doing this because i don’t want you to kill them!” :)

]]> By: Jimmy Piver http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Jimmy Piver Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:43:06 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-655 Well, I cleaned and for me, would call our local pest control expert that we know well. :-) Well, I cleaned and for me, would call our local pest control expert that we know well. :-)

]]> By: Kiela http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Kiela Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:12:11 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-651 Yo. Great post. And thank you for making that point. I mean that's the real deal, right? Once you experience the extraordinary results and relief of real stillness, there's no luxury in not putting that above all else: even the things we like to freak us out: break-ups, the tax man, power struggles, politics, our kids's success, and creepy-crawlies! You know something that I did that worked for me, was starting to name them. At first, I chose magical, mystical names: Kaliope, Odin, Xerxes, and even God. These kept me in awe and (my brand of irreverent) respect. Then I had a similar experience to the one you described in this post where the spider just made a really clumsy cameo. It was then that I realized that all spiders are not created equal. Some are not cool, stealthy, masked marauders, tryng like hell to sneak up and scare the girlie-scream outta me. Some of them are dorky. Lame. Drunk. Annoying. Pompous> Assholes. That's right. Some of them stupidly prance out into the middle of the wall like, "Oooh! Look at me!!!! I'm a huge fucking-ugly arachnid! I spent the last two weeks growing the hair on my legs. And now I'm tough! Yeah! Big Ugly Harry! That's me!" Now what comes up for me is that this little exoskeleton-toting terdling has just made a series of fatal errors. First and not least of which is that Mr. Big Shot (Who do You think you Are???) just landed his dumb butt in a house with 4 cats for whom spiders are but passive rehearsal for the real shit: chipmunks. So, dude, you're going down. But that's just if they get to you first. That's right, I have also taken up the art of The Choice. I am judge, jury, and executioner in the parish of my house. And I discriminate. If I like you and you haven't offended me too greatly, the chances that i will gather you in a glass, slide a piece of paper expertly under your eight and eject you into the woods behind my house, are good. But, if I am feeling at all feisty, and you happen to march your dumb ass onto my desk while I'm working or stupidly galavant across my arm or if you're anywhere at all near my bed. It's over. You might meet a flying shell-top sneaker, or a folded-in-half issue of Wired Magazine, or the 1/2 cup measuring cup. Really anything will do, and I have my favorites. Important considerations are gut-splatter and escape pattern. In relation to gut=splatter a quick calculation of the impact of a bludgeon death on your wall with a copy of The Norton Anthology of African American LIterature, for instance will yield a mess that can be tedious if not gross to recover from. Many finishes of paint are not spider-gut friendly, making this a less than ideal choice. I would recommend using the pages-side of the book in a light fanning motion to gently knock the offender to the floor and then drop the Anthology from about 3 feet on him. This will yield a satisfying thud and certainly provide with enough WOMP to do the job. I mean, we want it to be quick, right? We're not cats! Yo. Great post. And thank you for making that point. I mean that’s the real deal, right? Once you experience the extraordinary results and relief of real stillness, there’s no luxury in not putting that above all else: even the things we like to freak us out: break-ups, the tax man, power struggles, politics, our kids’s success, and creepy-crawlies! You know something that I did that worked for me, was starting to name them. At first, I chose magical, mystical names: Kaliope, Odin, Xerxes, and even God. These kept me in awe and (my brand of irreverent) respect. Then I had a similar experience to the one you described in this post where the spider just made a really clumsy cameo. It was then that I realized that all spiders are not created equal. Some are not cool, stealthy, masked marauders, tryng like hell to sneak up and scare the girlie-scream outta me. Some of them are dorky. Lame. Drunk. Annoying. Pompous> Assholes. That’s right. Some of them stupidly prance out into the middle of the wall like, “Oooh! Look at me!!!! I’m a huge fucking-ugly arachnid! I spent the last two weeks growing the hair on my legs. And now I’m tough! Yeah! Big Ugly Harry! That’s me!” Now what comes up for me is that this little exoskeleton-toting terdling has just made a series of fatal errors. First and not least of which is that Mr. Big Shot (Who do You think you Are???) just landed his dumb butt in a house with 4 cats for whom spiders are but passive rehearsal for the real shit: chipmunks. So, dude, you’re going down. But that’s just if they get to you first. That’s right, I have also taken up the art of The Choice. I am judge, jury, and executioner in the parish of my house. And I discriminate. If I like you and you haven’t offended me too greatly, the chances that i will gather you in a glass, slide a piece of paper expertly under your eight and eject you into the woods behind my house, are good. But, if I am feeling at all feisty, and you happen to march your dumb ass onto my desk while I’m working or stupidly galavant across my arm or if you’re anywhere at all near my bed. It’s over. You might meet a flying shell-top sneaker, or a folded-in-half issue of Wired Magazine, or the 1/2 cup measuring cup. Really anything will do, and I have my favorites. Important considerations are gut-splatter and escape pattern. In relation to gut=splatter a quick calculation of the impact of a bludgeon death on your wall with a copy of The Norton Anthology of African American LIterature, for instance will yield a mess that can be tedious if not gross to recover from. Many finishes of paint are not spider-gut friendly, making this a less than ideal choice. I would recommend using the pages-side of the book in a light fanning motion to gently knock the offender to the floor and then drop the Anthology from about 3 feet on him. This will yield a satisfying thud and certainly provide with enough WOMP to do the job. I mean, we want it to be quick, right? We’re not cats!

]]> By: Jimmy Piver http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/2010/06/21/spiders/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Jimmy Piver Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:24:34 +0000 http://www.theselfhealingcoach.com/?p=1457#comment-648 Yep, we get what we need (whew) in addition do what we are so intent on creating exactly like we want it rather than asking and allowing the Divine or however we think of it to bring what is right and perfect for us and at the perfect time. :-) I rarely talk about this because for me it was quite easy to create, but not always easy to handle the result. The this or something better or as Al Diaz says, "Allowing and Being All That is for my best and highest good" is working better for me and exceeding my wildest dreams! Regardless, we get what we need and if we don't or can't handle it now, it's guaranteed we will get another chance, if not this time around, another lifetime or whatever. I do believe that when what we need shows up, we are given what we need to meet it, but I have to admit, 2 days ago I couldn't or didn't and am working on getting stronger and clearer so the next time I will be free of that. I need to let go and trust the Divine more. To leap into that void....... Since you have shared your experience with me , it is now part of mine and I will clean on what it going on in me that I have experience this and we both can be clear. Thank you for sharing this, Karen. I am grateful. Love you, Jimmy Yep, we get what we need (whew) in addition do what we are so intent on creating exactly like we want it rather than asking and allowing the Divine or however we think of it to bring what is right and perfect for us and at the perfect time. :-) I rarely talk about this because for me it was quite easy to create, but not always easy to handle the result. The this or something better or as Al Diaz says, “Allowing and Being All That is for my best and highest good” is working better for me and exceeding my wildest dreams!

Regardless, we get what we need and if we don’t or can’t handle it now, it’s guaranteed we will get another chance, if not this time around, another lifetime or whatever.

I do believe that when what we need shows up, we are given what we need to meet it, but I have to admit, 2 days ago I couldn’t or didn’t and am working on getting stronger and clearer so the next time I will be free of that. I need to let go and trust the Divine more. To leap into that void…….

Since you have shared your experience with me , it is now part of mine and I will clean on what it going on in me that I have experience this and we both can be clear.

Thank you for sharing this, Karen. I am grateful.

Love you,

Jimmy

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