Hi rida! It's a good word. I like how it sounds in japanese, too.
So, I suppose we are weed, but also eatable
So I have been reading a book, ''eat, pray love'' by Elizabeth Gilbert.
It follows a womans travels round italy, India and Bali in her search for answers to just about everything.
Whilst she is in Italy, she meets someone who tells that everything and everyone has a word. One word that encapsulates all they stand for, their values, their personality, their essence....who they are.
For example her friend Luca tells her that every city has a single word that defines it, that identifies most people who live there.
"...if you could read people's thoughts as they were passing you on the streets of any given place, you would discover that most of them are thinking the same thought. Whatever that majority thought might be- that is the word of the city. And if your personal word does not match the word of the city, then you don't really belong there."
According to Luca, SEX was Rome's word and for the Vatican it is POWER. In New York City the word is ACHIEVE, in Stockholm its CONFORM, in Naples it is FIGHT
After a long search the author finds her word - Antevasin, is a Sanskrit word, it means "one who lives at the borders." Apparently it originally referred to people who chose to leave the safety of their homes and venture out to the edge of the forest where the spirits dwelt, in order to uncover the answers to the sacred in their lives. In Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert describes it as " living on that shimmering line between your old thinking and your new understanding."
Just as the author was at one point, still searching for her word, I am still trying to find mine. I'll post it as soon as I realise it.....
So no cheating...in one word and one word only.....what is your word?
This has been a great thread minx, very thought provoking and insightful. Thanks for making it
*beams* I wish praise slut was one word
You know, I have really enjoyed (ok and got a little frustrated) thinking about my word.
Today I though it was analyse....thats was someone elses here (shyslaves I think).
I do that.....to the extreme. I mean I do it about everything. Yup today it could have been analyse, paranoid or fearful.... but even though I felt all tjose thngs today, I don't think any of them are my word
. This is a good thread. Thanks again.As Salvor said of Horizon, is the same with me and Serene. i have my days when problems occur, and sometimes get depressed or aggravated by them.
But i just deal with them, as they occur. And move on (or at least try to) as smoothly as i can.
To me, Serene is not just an inner feeling; its a part of everything i do, say, and am.
i guess the best way to think of it is as a raft on a slow moving river.
Drifting gently down, letting it carry me where it wants; once in a while running thru spot rapids (problems) and then climbing back on the raft, to continue forward.
And sorry if that didn't make sense to anyone, but its so deeply within me; i don't know how else to describe it.
Why is that your word, and does the placement have anything to do with it?
Power fuck
Fuck power
...Bumping this
the placement is only one of concealment due to the environments i work in... i usually wear a ring on this finger, it is not noticed until i parade it for the world
why???
the strength i have gained through hardships throughout my life has great influence on my every waking moment... the tattoo i have on my finger is not only a reminder of those things which have helped make me who i am today but also as a reminder to be strong in the choices i make in the present, to have the confidence that i know who i am and what i stand for so i will never weaken or allow anyone to control any part of my life that i have not given them permission to do...
in RL i am strong in every way possible... i am the leader, i am the decision maker, i am the shoulder to cry on, the one to give advice, the first one called in an emergency, the secret-keeper, i am of great importance to my family and friends (both of which i have many)... sometimes it can be very overwhelming...
that is one of the main reasons i searched for a Master... i have finally found someone i trust enough to control my life and have given Him permission to do so. Sir Julian understands this completely and that's why i love Him so... i need someone to decide for me, to be strong for me... and someone who will keep pushing me to continue being stronger than before, to face my fears and to push the boundaries so that i am constantly reminded of how truly great i can be...
i submit completely to Him not because i am weak but because He is strong and i crave His power and to prove to us both that my love for Him will endure anything He may subject me to...
it's so hard for me to explain everything about my life and my relationship to Sir Julian and exactly how much He means to me.... i hope this little blurt has given you some insight???
...and sorry about the late reply yc... as you can see i don't do anything by halves lol
Well now you have only made me even more curious.
I swear every day you become more attractive.
Great new AV by the way.
Full of words at the moment. In my head anyway lol
And the one I keep returning to is the authors. It resonates with me more than any other at this moment in my life.
My word is Antevasin. Its a Sanskrit word that means "one who lives at the borders." '
Apparently it originally referred to people who chose to leave the safety of their homes and venture out to the edge of the forest where the spirits dwelt, in order to uncover the answers to the sacred in their lives.
In her words it is " living on that shimmering line between your old thinking and your new understanding." For me, more the wobbly/shaky line between my old life and my new one, whatever that is. lol
Sometimes I feel more like a border dweller in its negative concept I guess. On the borders, not quite belonging. Watching and wanting to be a part of something. Perhaps the act of being an antevasin will allow me to determine what it is I want and where it is I truly belong. Even if it doesn't, perhaps I will at least grow from the experience anyway and learn things about myself that would have remained buried otherwise.
Yup, at least for now, my word is antevasin.
