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| | Custom Firefly Tiles | | | | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (4:40 PM) | | hey, Check out these new artistic items!! Custom Design Firefly Tiles with Original Art created by Jadee Slayton. The original paintings sold, but now you can get a smaller, collectible version.
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| | Melting Butter | | | Saturday, October 17, 2009 (8:46 AM)
(I'm feeling thankful) | | Let me start by saying..I only know what I think I know. I write from a personal perspective of beliefs and opinions. I'm aware I will draw those who disagree with me, simply for the nature of the subject I discuss. I know we'll not all agree, but it's the fact we can still come together, despite our disagreements, and find peace amongst the One Race of this Planet, Human :)
So..I was thinking last night..and I got to thinking more. Halt, you could be entering dangerous territory, the realm of my thoughts, exposed!
Well...let's see..I walk into the kitchen and there's a pan, sitting on the stove. The burner is turned on beneath the pan, and in its center is a melting glob of gooey, warm butter. I looked around, but no one was in the kitchen. I called out, but no one was in the house. I looked around to be sure, but as I'd thought, I was the only one there.
What really freaked me out was....I didn't do it!! I didn't place the pan on the stove, I didn't turn the burner on, I didn't get the butter out of the refrigerator, nor did I put the glob of butter in the hot pan for it to melt.
So how in the heck did it happen? It's an "action" being carried out..The butter is doing something, a chemical and physical reaction is taking place. Butter is in the pan, on a hot stove, melting!
How did these physical items (that I can see with my naked eye..ex: the butter, pan, stove) and this action of time and space (the butter actually melting in the pot as the reaction of being applied to the element of heat) happen, if I didn't do it, and if there was no one else in the house. Who did it?
Uh, yeah..That's my question to anyone and everyone who doesn't believe in God?
The above scenario just couldn't be possible, right?..Unless I was the one who had walked into the kitchen, placed the pan on the stove, turned on the burner, went to the refrigerator, opened the door, retrieved the butter, went back to stove, took a utensil and got a glob of butter out of the container and placed it in pan. Then, there would be a logical and rational explanation as to why the pan with melting butter existed....Because I, or someone else in the house, had caused it to happen. Someone had to be the action or "acting source" that caused the "reaction" (of the melting butter in the pan) to come into existence. My point being, no reaction just happens without an "acting source" causing it to happen. So how did earth and life on earth come about, if no one walked into the "universe"
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Earth and Life on Earth = The pan on the stove with melting butter........God is the "person" who walked in the kitchen and was the "acting force" that caused it to happen, hence..we (our universe and existence) became a reaction in time and space.
We exist today because God was the ACTION that created us, the REACTION!
woohoooo, this is my personal belief, but isn't it wonderful to think!! How awesome he is.
In Jesus' Name Amen
Note: For so long, I was afraid to publically profess my love for Jesus Christ!
I am no longer afraid :) There is power within his name. Speaking it out loud, confronting life's trials, does wonders.
It is my Shield, It is my Armor, It is my Today, It is my Tomorrow.
Though I encounter evil, terror, destruction, and pain..God is my shelter in the burning rain.
Though I struggle through torment, Sadness persists
I always know I'm forgiven, and my place is in paradise with him.
There is never a brighter moment of life, than to know I am loved by my creator :)
Sending Love and Light to everyone. I wish you well and hope you're having a peaceful weekend.
A fabulous Bible verse to have handy in these uncertain times we face:
~Psalm 91, Verse 15~
"He will call upon me, and I will answer him..
I will be with him in trouble
I will rescue him, and honor him"
How reassuring to know that we have God's supernatural "promise of protection"..How loving to know that no matter what we must go through to get there, in the end, God is waiting with open arms, and he has a gift for us that we have craved as we've lived our lives. "True Love"
It doesn't mean we won't be persecuted, it doesn't mean we won't feel pain while we're in the physical life, it doesn't mean we won't cry or go through hard times, it doesn't mean we won't face tough decisions....But what it does mean is...If we endure, if we are strong, humble, and patient, despite our hardships, We Will Be Rewarded at the end of our Journey.
(It's like school, and no one really likes tests, but we study, we take the test, and it feels good after the teacher hands the paper back, to see we got an A! It feels alot better than when she places that white paper on our desk with a big, bold "F" staring back at us. That's how I see life (Living the Journey is the studying and preparing for the test, the transition of Death..Heaven and hell are the ultimate grade)
After all, no one's getting outta this life any other way but "death"
We know when it all started, and since we also know that nothing lastes forever (that'd be like saying a pot of water would boil FOREVER on a hot flame. Not..eventually, it would evaporate, and the pan's bottom would "burn up")
So the only question is...when does our beginning start coming to an end? Like a pan of boiling water, we have to eventually come to a calm again, simmering down to a little shallow pool of water in the bottom of a cooling pan. (Though when we started, we were a pan full of fresh, clear water, building to a climax, a peak (began boiling.)
Every mountain has a peak, but all exits lead down, and nothing can stay at a "peak" forever.
It's called the "process of life"..Even life for each of us..From the time we're born, we start dying. From the minute we take our first breath of life, we are taking breaths leading up to our very death. In a manner of speaking, we are living to die O_o..In my opinion, Life is a Prelude to Death, a test, not the ending, and Death is a Prelude to our final destination. Death can take us to our ending, hell, or it can take us to an eternal paradise with no ending, Heaven. It's up to each of us where our final destination is.
But please, let's not ever forget, when considering our personal beliefs concerning "God"..that someone did have to come in the kitchen. That melting butter didn't just walk over there and cook itself!!
Come back soon, ya'll..God Bless ~jadee
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| | Ghosts and Goblins!! | | | Friday, October 2, 2009 (11:03 AM)
(I'm feeling crazy) | | boo!! bwaahahahahah..how are you..it's been...well, too long..that's what it's been!
that scary time of year is just about here again so...i'm sending out best wishes to everyone..be safe and haPPy!
GHOSTS and GOBLINS ...... an Original Poem by Jadee ;)
Lurking amongst, Bewildered beware
Leaking a stinch, A stolen stare
Not the steps we walk, Only climbing stairs
Spiraling inward, I do not dare
Heaven will tell me, Where oh where
They come, They go...Never to fear
Ghosts..boo..a Goblin too!
Here, There..My heart they tear
Orange, Black, Yellow, Green
Where lies the things unseen?
Spooky........Boo...I see you..Did you know it's see-through.
A window, opened to the soul..Eyes ridden with an unordinary glow
Closed, Wide-open, Oh no.
Here we go, Here we go...Everyone was supposed to know
Ghosts, Goblins..in disguise
Bring to light, these binding lies
Do they dress, or walk as us?
Do they confess to a higher just
Do they see the same name
Riddled with confusion of an unfair game.
Ghosts, Goblins..Who's to say
Walking through dark lands of a different day. | | | | 52 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Can u believe it? | | | Friday, September 4, 2009 (4:27 PM)
(I'm feeling crazy) | | lol..well..after taking a break..coming back and looking at my last blog entry...i must say..was i going through a bit of a rut when i wrote that?..lol...geez...snap out of it jen O_o
life's what we make it! it'll always be awesome as long as we always believe in ourselves and never stop striving to reach our dreams :)
a world awaits....OUR WORLD!!
Happy Friday Everyone! Sending you love and light for a fabulous weekend...xoxo
(on a brighter note)....i mean last time i was talking about hell and all....not so serious now..guess i needed time to think...feeling pressures of life. needed to vent my thoughts and reflect on what they meant. sometimes, it seems things get so jumbled, the mind gets twisted, the world spins. i stand in the center, looking on........
but..then, everything stops...everything becomes clear..awakening..eye-opening..after a long slumber.
time to revive, be alive, trust, love, happiness *_* | | | | 55 Views | 2 Thumbs Up | 1 Comment | |
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| | HELL? | | | Wednesday, July 22, 2009 (8:05 PM)
(I'm feeling thoughtful) | | I heard it's hottttttttt. I don't want to go there.
Hell.........
Maybe we're already there
Brewing around us as a convincing dare
Deceive our souls with a menacing stare
Waste not, want not..Spirit in thee
Set to stone, our tragedies
We receive what is not ours
We forget to gaze at stars
Brewing around us, near and far
Hell.........
Maybe we're already here
No one to help, only fear
No one to release us from prison
A hologram of life, colorful prizm
I look inside, a soul I see
Like a reflection in the mirror staring back at me
Hell..........
Maybe we need to be set free
Everywhere, as the air we breathe, a lie only to make us drop to knees
Despair, I see...Sun shining, A gentle breeze overtakes me
Rides across my skin, delicately...I forget again. What does it mean?
Can you tell me, why you knock at my door, then stand there, not to enter...You want more.
Illusion, Delusion, Swirling in space..Deep black holes. Modern-Day
I fall...I feel rush against my face
I laugh again, I can't take the pain
Hell............
Maybe today's the day
I figure out, I died again. | | | | 90 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Crashing Dreams | | | Saturday, July 18, 2009 (6:42 AM)
(I'm feeling weird) | | When your dreams come crashing down around you...All you can do is fumble in the dark to pick up the pieces. Where's my tape? blasted!!!!!! A broken heart can be a wake-up call. Hurt can be the fuel for tomorrow's victory. Pain can be the Glory if you have a strong will of mind to endure through the storm. There's almost always a breaking point, when the storm subsides, and you feel peace again. I wait for those moments. They mean everything to me. I go through depressive times and even moments when I feel like I've lost touch with reality. It's then, I say...What the heck is going on?
I've recently been through very personal issues. Very real and very emotional for me...I've been beside myself in a state of reflection. When something you've been dreaming of your entire life, when something you've been waiting on forever....Finally happens....A Dream is made Reality. Life is really just a dream, isn't it? Everything we possess or have, even the love we share with someone was once just a dream of ours, wasn't it? Really, dreams are life. Our reality was once our dream, that we realized in the actual.
Dreams achieved..Sometimes we take them for granted. A dream can be anything....Big or Small. We surround ourselves with our dreams, because Reality is all we have. When our realities aren't as pleasant as we'd like them to be, or when things aren't going our way, we dream...Maybe as an escape from everyday. A way to make all the negative thoughts fade away. A dream can be the cure for everything, if we believe :)
Dreams never age. They are what we make them. It's only the mind and heart that age, but the spirit of us is always the same. How youthful and free we keep it, is entirely up to us. The Individual.
If you have a dream, don't be afraid to make it your reality. Go after what you want and don't give up out of fear or doubt. Never give up on yourself. The world is full of DREAMERS, but without our dreams, our realities would've never changed.
Dreams make our tomorrows and remind us of our yesterdays. When our minds are thinking and working on new ideas, many times, it's connected to a "dream" we have for life or for ourselves. A goal you make for yourself is a dream. Wanting to get a new job, or build your own home, these are common "dreams" we have for life. Finding love is one of the biggest dreams that humanity shares. We all want Love, dont' we? Being successful, having children and a family, traveling and seeing places of the world, doing a part to help humanity, running a marathon and coming in first place, helping our parents in their later years, getting a college degree, religion and enlightenment, starting a hobby....and so on...There are so many dreams, they're countless, but you get the idea ;)
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| | Is there a big question mark over my head? | | | Thursday, June 25, 2009 (7:25 AM)
(I'm feeling contemplative) | | Do you ever wake up feeling as if there's a big question mark over life. I do my best to live in the here and now, not dwelling on the past, not feeling anxious about what is yet to happen. There are days when I feel in control and I know where my life is heading. There are other days when I feel lost, confused, and annoyed at the prospect of the never-ending struggle of life and doing whatever it takes to make things go my way.
I want to run free like the wild animals of open lands. Like the mustangs of the free west, before it was dominated by humans. I want to fly in the sky with my wings spread, feeling the wind soaring beneath me, carrying me off to a paradise in my mind. It's a place of escape and solitude where nothing can hurt me and all the questions are answered. There's no need for wonder of tomorrow or sadness of past, but always a light shining brightly to rimind me I have a home, a place of safekeeping for my soul.
I would choose my faith over the flesh any day. My faith takes me to a place of hope and understanding. A place that makes me smile, even if it's on the inside. That's the best place to start creating happiness..on the inside.
If you have a dream, you want to accomplish that dream or else what would be the point of chasing it. There comes a time, when you are faced with the reflection of your life and what road it's taking. You're faced with decisions you don't want to make. You're forced to deal with the unpleasant side of life. The one you dread tackling.
There's where the big question mark likes to hang out...lingering with a presence of haunting uncertainty. I mean, even as an adult, I'm faced with these feelings of doubt as to who I am. It makes me wonder if these feelings ever go away, or if they spend a lifetime hunting me down...lolol
I don't know, but I can say this...If it ever get's any easier..I'll be the first to let ya know.
thnx for reading my thoughts and sharing in my life.
I built a wall a long time ago to gaurd against everything I didn't want to deal with. I take down a brick every now and then because I want to feel the freedom of living, not the constraints of living in fear. | | | | 157 Views | 2 Thumbs Up | 1 Comment | |
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| | short, simple, and to the point | | | Friday, June 5, 2009 (11:18 AM)
(I'm feeling crazy) | | Just say what ya mean..Don't beat around the bush. There's nothing harder than virtual word play. It's an unspoken game, where you guess what the heck someone is talking about in cyber life.
They think you know what they mean, but really you don't...ololoolo
Come on, how many peeps have experienced this?
Talking to someone on the internet can be a tricky thing. Whether it be a family member, friend, a love...It doesn't matter. The "lost in translation" saying surely applies to any internet acquaintence....if you're not careful of your words.
Oh how powerful these lil words on a screen can be to our emotions and feelings..even our moods.
The thing is to not let it control you in real life. Overcome anything you are up against. Find the strength, courage, and patience inside yourself, to stay positive and keep going forward...after all..
It's the only way to go, isn't it?
ONWARDS...no regrets | | | | 149 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Never give up! | | | Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (5:40 PM)
(I'm feeling awake) | | I was going to post just another video today. I decided not to.
If you have a dream, no matter how bad or good you are, or how bad others tell you, you are. No matter what the odds are against you or how much crappity crap you have to drudge through to get to the beautiful realm of your life's dream....
Our Dreams Are What We Make Them. Our skin may, But they never age.
Take them with you wherever you go and never let go of them. Hold on tight to the real you and be who you are, on the inside.
There is true beauty in this world...Many levels of true beauty. I think the wonder of mother nature, like the sky, trees, mountains, and ocean, are on the highest levels of true beauty. I think Philosophies, Concepts, and Ideals can be considered on the high levels of beautiful..If they are intended to better the world and derive from a place of goodness within the heart. I think a human being, in the physical flesh, based on the outwardly appearance can be on a high level of beautiful. There are physically beautiful people in this world, who are plain and simple, pleasant to gaze upon. God just blessed some people that way, I suppose.
Of all the levels of "beautiful" in the world...I think there is one thing that beats them all. I think there is one thing that outshines, outlasts, outdoes everything else on all levels of beauty.
The Human Spirit
The soul within us that gives us an awareness of our beings. Gives us an awareness of our own existence. It differs us from anything else on this planet. It differs us from all other beautiful and wonderous acts and creatures of mother nature. It differs us from the water we drink, the air we breathe, the sun that warms us. It differs us from the animals we love or the beautiful mountaintops that grace us with their magestic presence.
We have an animated spirit within ourselves that understands we have a purpose, a reason. I believe that's why people are born with a longing and desire. It is because we each are born knowing we have a purpose, but sometimes, in the lives of some, their purpose and reason is suppressed by the environment and society around them. Some people don't get to fulfill their purpose because they were never given the chance. It being no one's fault really..but rather just circumstances of life. Unfortunate circumstances, that I don't wish upon anyone.
The Human Mind is the most powerful computer on Earth and it's inside our heads. When you team your mind and your spirit together, anything is possible when you believe in yourself and when you believe in your dream.
Don't take your dream for granted. It needs to be nurtured. Look for inspiration everyday, in everything you do. Look for the positive and humorous side of life..because there's where you'll find joy. Joy that will carry you through the days when you feel like you're not going to make it. Like you'd rather just give up. DON'T
Keep Going, Keep Doing Your Thing, Keep Dreaming...If you Believe it, You can Achieve it!
"Create Yourself, Don't Hate Yourself"
Just Help Productions
Copyright 2009 JSlayton
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| | moments like this.... | | | Friday, May 29, 2009 (4:49 AM)
(I'm feeling indescribable) | | Well...I received news that my dad's condition is fast progressing..I don't want to talk about what it is, but instead talk about the way his illness makes me feel.
I've not had a relationship with my father. All my life, he's been absent from my upbringing. He has had no part in molding me in to the woman I am today. He wasn't there for me as a dad should be. I didn't have him to talk to, turn to, or lean on when I needed someone. I watched him go on to start a new family with new children, even another daughter to take my place. Though it hurt, I walked my steps and dealt with it.
I spent a big part of my life blaming him for not being there. Blaming him for all my problems..Thinking if I'd had a better father, my life wouldn't be so bad. I spent years being sad because I wanted to know him, and I wondered why he didn't want to know me. I wondered if I wasn't good enough or what? Why didn't he want to know the person I was. Why didn't he want to know me as his daughter. Was I not good enough to love?...I asked myself these questions..over and over in my mind..until I felt as if I was driving myself crazy with it.
Now as an adult...I have buried the pain the best I could and went on with my life. I've accomplished things in the name of being better so I'd be worthy of a relationship with him. Maybe if I was something more in this life, he would be proud of me and want to know me, I thought.
His lack of love was motivation for me. It drove me...yet at the same time, it hindered me. It kept me living in the past...Hoping things would turn out different. It took me many of my adult years to realize...If you keep looking back and living in the past, you'll miss the here and now..And what's more important, You'll miss the future you could have. You waste time looking back..You waste your life. I'm 33..I've been looking back all my life...I'm ready to look ahead...To start looking forward.
After hearing of his condition...It's as if something went off inside my mind...None of that other stuff matters anymore. Not the hurt or the pain..Not the time he was away..My whole life came back to me, and I realized I've been upset all this time for nothing. I forgive him.
I don't want him to die. There, I said it....I want to scream out to the rest of the world..No God, don't take him away..I never had a chance to know him, and now when I finally get the chance..he's dying....Dying in a way that I can't even reach out to him.
Isn't it amazing how...something can happen in one moment to change everything you've ever felt or believed...Something like death and sickness.
Now, that he's reaching the end of his time..I find that I feel no more anger, sadness, hurt, or betrayal, but instead..I feel sorry for him. I feel a love for him that I've not felt before..Not a blaming love anymore, but now a compassionate love.
Dad, I know you'll never read this..but I want you to know. I've loved you all my life. I've missed you all my life, and I'm sorry we never had the chance to know one another. I'll miss you when you're gone, and you will always mean so much to me. Always and forever in my heart and soul. I carry you with me..My Dear Father | | | | 114 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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