don't judge yet

found it in a comment I left for someone a while back, and I'm just tired enough to post it

how to polish the tarnished soul (in three easy steps)


First, take liberal dunkings in public fountains. The dingy soul must first wash away worries about what small-minded strangers think. It occurs to me that skinny dipping with a friend might do just as well.

Second, the surest thing to bring new light to a tarnished soul is doses of clear, blue skies. And sunshine. Flying is next to godliness. Or dreaming of flying.

Third, sprinkle smiles. They make us shine from the inside out. Plus, those crotchety, small-minded folks wonder what we're up to . . .

or some other foolishness, don't know what's got into me today
 

Reviews

[Perdition]

What got into you was probably the sword of perfection....I would only add that you use an inflatable kayak in the public fountain so that when the police are chasing you down you can scream out, " MY GOD they're using a time machine!!"... as you go around in circles unable to loose them.
The sky ...well....it lies between you and moonlit star..soaking in their energy to rain upon you and a smile is something you must give daily or it just makes baby Jesus cry....lol...Sorry my attempt at a smile.
I loved this. It is that unsung sound through a tree fall of forest with no one around

[Elizabeth]

Amen, beautiful. xoxo

[YouoweYoupay]

Emily,

We are all prone to blindness at some point of our lives or another, Sometimes it is us who rush to judgements so I wonder why we get disappointed when others judge us.

I have been feeling down lately because of those 'small-minded strangers', who are dying to arrive at a chance where I might make a mistake, so that they would play the mature sophisticated preachers.

Washing away worries in a fountain sounds refreshing. And I can clearly see the blue skies you mentioned. They are gorgious and spirit-lifting. And the idea of sprinkling smiles is not new, but still lovely. However, I must learn to smile again myself before infecting others with that glee!

I am officially a fan of yours. My spirit is in need of what you write. I want o know more through your gentle instructions. Thank you for sharing,.

-Rain.

[Emily B]

i am still learning, just thankful for the chance to learn

[Shmoke-Sifted Heftlande..]

ahhhh! yay!! I've been thinking about this..Ivy, aka hedra said something about stripping these conceptions..I'll msg you the story...but I love this...you're taking (y)our ingrained fears and planting insolent, gorgeous flowers in their place...love it :)

[Ken Simm.]

I always knew you were gifted with special knowledge that the rest of us didn't have.

[Pax]

such cleverness ~ it made me smile and think... haha!
awesome! ~ i like the skinny dipping part :D

[Emily B]

thank you

[Frieda P]

Old musings that still apply..oh well, is it 'yet' yet? Clever write Emily.

[Emily B]

:) i never know

[Frieda P]

Haha now I don't feel so bad, I never know either. ;-)

[Emily B]

sometimes they just grow wings and fly away

[Corset]

Hahaa, I loved this Emily especially number three, this is an old one you pulled up, and it still works beautifully, oh my...noticing Perdition's reference to time machine here...that's pretty messed up in light of my fragile state of mind that it would be a featured review on this. I miss you Monkey man, kiss my a*s.

[Emily B]

we need to come up with a way to bring back all the poets we've loved who have wandered off

[Corset]

Got any good ideas?

[Emily B]

i figure there's a lesson in patience in there for me somewhere, enjoy those we love while we have them, enjoy the memories of them when we don't, then enjoy them more when they show back up :)

[Corset]

That sounds like a good coarse of action Em :) Life is too short, memories too long, regrets too many, love too scarce, forgiveness not nearly ready enough, time too impatient, friends too far gone. I just realized you weren't on my friends list, I hope you will be. Whats Kentucky like right now? I have to call home and talk to my Dad but I get too emotional on this holiday weekend.

[Emily B]

it was supposed to be rainy and cold, but we camped last night and i didn't freeze

the boys are planning to camp again tonight

[Corset]

I haven't been camping in ..wow, about ten years, damn...I would love to do that sometime soon.

[Emily B]

usually it is in those other clothes, from other times :)

[Corset]

what do you mean? In those other clothes from those other times? ...that you go camping in them?
read morewhat do you mean? In those other clothes from those other times? ...that you go camping in them?
I'm sorry sweetie I don't understand.

[Emily B]

involved in living history, i have clothes for the 18th century and the 1860s . . . i get around a little

[Jack...]

I'll take this foolishness any day. This piece made me smiling thinking of doing exactly waht you suggested. Very nice.

[Angi]

...chunky dunking in my case. Ha!

[shythatway]

Hmm. My old neighbours used to give me weird looks for lying in the snapshot pool with my clothes on after the kids had gone to bed.. (They were just envious, I'm sure). I haven't tested this neighbourhood yet, so there's a thought.

So much wisdom in this :)

[Emily B]

weird looks are just an incentive for me :)

[shythatway]

I think that's a healthy approach. And I meant to write snapset pool, not snapshot (hopefully..)