taking it literally…is it just me?

Is it just me, or did the phrase “read between the lines” always seem like it had some hidden, magical allure to it? Maybe not that dramatic, but I always got the impression that that phrase was suggesting that if you read between the lines…you’ll get the real point.

What I realized a few days ago is this…if you read between the lines, you’d actually just be reading the text. Imagine a piece of notebook paper……..what do you see between the lines?…….The words.

So this big bad suggestion, “read between the lines”, is really just telling us to read what we’re reading. Basically – Listen up. So maybe it is big and bad. Gotta keep it simple for us humans sometimes huh!

If I did some research (which I love research on word/phrase origin) I’m sure there’s more to the story and to the statement. Without research, my brain tells me that the word “lines” means lines of text, and reading between the lines suggests looking for hidden meaning. But why does the good stuff always have to be hidden? How much time do we spend uncovering truths and ideas? How often to we ring around the rosy only to realize that the truth was staring right at us?

Read between the lines…

human experience

Two of my most favorite aspects of the human experience…..

 ♥  Feeling blood flow through my limbs – – literally, not in a morbid way

 ♥  Hearing musical artists take deep breaths between lines

innocent curiosity

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Although presented as such, strong opinions are not always the most valid .

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accept your destiny and accept no pain

Thought of the day…

Why is it that when we put words in someone else’s mouth, it’s usually something we don’t want to hear anyways?

 

Be nicer to yourself and to others. Never make assumptions; if you do, at least assume something positive ❤

About The Blog & About Me

LESSONS AND LINES FROM AN IMMORTAL MORTAL

A Street Style Artistic Wisdom-Based Blog

Showing my Mirror to the World

Sharing lessons I’ve learned, wisdom I’ve gained and how I’ve applied it to craft the person I’ve become

To create gratefulness and appreciation for oneself and one’s life

To inspire others to follow their own heart, dreams, and calling

To provide a map and tools for self development and self discovery

Most importantly – to lead by example, authoritatively, yet humbly

LESSON 1

Enjoy what you do.

Make Yourself.

Take a look through what I’ve learned, experienced, the way I see life, and what I’m doing with mine. Ask me anything you want.

ABOUT ME

I’m writing this because I deserve to. I’m writing this because I’ve figured it out. I’ve figured out what to do and how to feel like I’ve figured it out, enough to just LIVE. Everything I put faith in, including myself, ate me alive before I got to this point. I crashed and burned as soon as I thought I’d reached the top. Then a psychic approached me saying nothing other than, “You’re done. You’re done learning.” I knew what she meant. I’m not done and I will never be done, but I have blazed through a significant amount of what people spend their lives trying to figure out or trying to avoid and I’m only twenty-seven. Maybe I am done. Test me if you want. I’m writing this because I’m not afraid of anything anymore. Really for me, life has only just begun.

The only thing I need now is togetherness. If I share, maybe there can be more of us. I am in no way claiming to know it all. I just know me and I know how to know. I am not afraid to share it, in hopes that you will not be afraid to know and share you.

I can tell you everything, give my grand perspective on anything, in as honest of an account as possible. Or I can show you what I’ve become. I may never have been a baby in the trash, but I will not be afraid to call myself a diamond in the rough. I will never ever discount the gifts and blessings I was born with or the opportunities I’ve been given in life. What I’m realizing, literally right now, is that the pressure throughout my life was being applied by me and me alone. At the end of the day, or throughout every single second of it, you cannot escape yourself. That has been my struggle. Today, it’s my victory.