**David Williams a.k.a 'Pretty Toney'

Benevolence

 Tell Me, Have You Ever....

Have you ever wondered why you feel alone,

Or why you never really feel at home?

Have you ever missed someone so bad that you can't seem to sleep,

Or why no matter how hard you try, you can't forget them?

Have you ever wanted to know the truth about everything,

And why so many of us by the lies we're told?

Have you ever felt left out and unwanted,

And wanted to know why nobody seems to care?

Have you ever looked someone in the eyes and fell in love,

Or looked at your boyfriend or girlfriend and fell in love all over again?

Have you ever hurt so bad that being anywhere else would be better,

Or thought the only way to end the hurt was to commit suicide?

Have you ever had a broken heart that never seemed to mend,

And to see others together only made ot break more?

Have you ever loved someone so bad that you couldn't accept it when it was over,

And you would rather see that person dead instead of with someone else?

Have you ever wondered what your purpose was,

Or wanted to know when you would die, so you could be prepared?

Have you ever looked at the moon just to see it as if you never set eyes upon it,

Or thought the love of your life could be looking at it at the exact same moment too?

Have you ever??

 Tell me, have you ever....

"CAGES "

it always hurts to hear

someone convinced

love puts up barriers,

pens them in,

 demands —

someone believing

love will use them,

chew them up,

and spit them out.

when I hear men

saying this I know

it’s because

it’s their smooth

excuse for sex

without commitment —

the women

who love them

can’t blame them

when they leave.

but for the women

I’ve known, it’s because

they’ve known

the wrong men,

who trap, deceive.

it hurts to think

they’ve given up.

there still remain

a few of us.

believe.

2. Vitamins for the Mind

Asking/Belief/Resolve 

Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you.

There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way.

Resolve says, "I will." The man says, "I will climb this mountain. They told me it is too high, too far, too steep, too rocky and too difficult. But it's my mountain. I will climb it. You will soon see me waving from the top or dead on the side from trying."

Disgust and resolve are two of the great emotions that lead to change.

1. Facing the Enemies

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you've read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o'clock in the morning. But once you learn to avoid that situation, you won't need to live in fear of it.

Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies lurking inside us.

Let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face from within. The first enemy that you've got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic disease this is. "Ho-hum, let it slide. I'll just drift along." Here's one problem with drifting: you can't drift your way to the top of the mountain.

The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise. It will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.

The third enemy inside is doubt. Sure, there's room for healthy skepticism. You can't believe everything. But you also can't let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worse of all, they doubt themselves. I'm telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

The fourth enemy within is worry. We've all got to worry some. Just don't let it conquer you. Instead, let it alarm you. Worry can be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi is coming, you've got to worry. But you can't let worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner. Here's what you've got to do with your worries: drive them into a small corner. Whatever is out to get you, you've got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you've got to push back.

The fifth interior enemy is over-caution. It is the timid approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue (unlike humility – they are different); in fact, it can be an illness. If you let it go, it'll conquer you. Timid people don't get promoted. They don't advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace. You've got to avoid over-caution.

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what's holding you back, what's keeping you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

*Within by Jim Rohn 

 

"Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is," said Mark Twain, one of many who has suggested that a life without risks is not a life worth living.

Stages in the risk-taking process

The process of deciding to take a risk is quite complex, despite the urging of a popular footwear company to "Just Do It!" Following a series of orderly steps gives you a feeling of control, hopefully making your risk-taking experience a positive one.

• Discovery
• The first step in the process is to become aware of your dissatisfaction with your current situation. This is followed by the recognition of the wish, and the need, to change.
• Questioning
• The second step is ambivalence—should I or shouldn't I? Uncertainty and anxiety can be minimized by gathering information and seeking support from others.
• Planning
• Reducing the scale of the risk by restructuring it is often useful. For example, rather than quitting your job to freelance full time, can you work part time so you'll have a steady income for a while? It's also good to reduce the irreversibility of the proposed risk by laying down safety nets. "Don't burn your bridges," my mother used to say. Thinking about possible outcomes and having a set of back-up game plans lessens the anxiety.
• Envisioning
• Try not to envision the worst. If you take a new job and it doesn't work out, the chances are slim that you'll actually be penniless and living under a bridge. But this all-or-nothing thinking can leave you unable to move forward, because it's so much easier to stay in your little cocoon—safe, secure, and stuck. This same fear can also confuse the issues in your mind, and that confusion then becomes an excuse for not taking a leap of faith.
• Once you make the decision to go ahead and take a particular risk, let it incubate for a while. Sleep on it. See what your dreams tell you. Envision yourself in your new situation and see what feelings come up.
• Making it happen
• Then, it's time to "do it." Get married, quit your job, buy your plane ticket, sign up for that course in computer graphics. He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne, according to an old Russian proverb. When it's done, celebrate, rejoice, and be happy, even if things don't work out the way you thought they would. Adventure is worthwhile in itself, said Amelia Earhart.

   

The path you've chosen may meander in surprisingly unexpected ways, but at least you're moving. As Jim McCormick, a professional exhibition skydiver and a motivational speaker and leading authority on risk taking, says, "The greatest rewards in life go to the risk takers...Don't let your fears hold you back."

Resources

"Thoughts on Risk Taking"
(Jim McCormick's website)

www.jimmccormick.com/quotes.html
An inspirational site, developed by skydiver and motivational speaker James McCormick. Includes articles on overcoming fear, especially in the business world, along with numerous quotations about the pleasures (and perils) of risk taking.

Personality Tests on the World Wide Web

***********Aryn... 'The Bull'**********

Astrocenter has prepared your personal AstroProfile as a starting point for reflection about the forces that shape our lives. It provides not only a snapshot of your Sun Sign traits, you will also find accounts of your Rising Sign, your Life Path number, and your Chinese Sign. Get a new perspective. Enjoy!

Best Wishes,
The Astrocenter Team

Element: Earth

Mode: Fixed

Ruler: Venus

Color: Green  Red-Orange

Famous Taureans:

Fred Astaire, Joe Cocker, Bing Crosby, Salvador Dali, Ella Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Audrey Hepburn, Malcolm X, Karl Marx, Golda Meir, Florence Nightingale, Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, William Shakespeare, Barbra Streisand, Eva Peron, Orson Welles

Strengths:

Cautious, committed, enduring, faithful, patient, persistent, realistic, reliable, responsible, sensual, stable, tender.

Weaknesses:

Conservative, greedy, indecisive, inflexible, jealous, lazy, materialistic, naive, overindulgent, possessive, procrastinating.

My Sign (Taurus):

Your sign is that of earthy Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac, the sign characterized by endurance and sensuality. Taurus is also associated with material goods. Venus, the planet of love and beauty, is your ruler, and makes you a very warm and faithful person. For the most part, Aryn Ivory, you are even-tempered and show a great capacity for affection, as well as an appreciation for beauty and art. You are loyal and reliable. You keep your promises.

As the first of the three earth signs, you are realistic, patient, and persistent. You are the most grounded sign of the zodiac, preferring to put down roots and aiming for stability.

Comfort, even luxury, is very precious to you, Aryn Ivory. And indeed, you rule the second house, the sector of the horoscope that encompasses money and possessions. This house describes your value systems, including the value of oneself.

You are a fixed sign, Aryn Ivory, meaning you enjoy responsibility and taking charge. However, you are not a doer - you are a delegator! Like every genuine Taurus, it may take you longer to get involved with something, but once you do, you don’t want to stop. You are more passive than active, and prefer to have the world move around you while you sit still and direct.

 

As a Taurus Rising, you are an ideal friend, a charming companion, and an easy-going partner, Aryn Ivory. Usually you are very agreeable and don’t try to impose your own point of view on others. Only on very rare occasions do you get malicious or controlling, therefore, you are someone who is very easy to live with.

Aesthetics and beauty are important to you, and if you are a true Taurus Rising, your home is probably extremely luxurious and comfortable. You can be considered a materialist on a never-ending search for the object or the relationship that will provide you with as much pleasure as possible. All your senses need to be satisfied in order for you to be happy!

You simply love life and all the good things it has to offer, Aryn Ivory. You are an Epicurean, who likes to eat well, to drink well, and most of all to make love well. As a lover of pleasure and beauty, you feed off of the material and physical satisfaction that your usually established financial situation allows you. The pleasures in your daily life allow you to revitalize yourself, and give you a great deal of confidence in yourself and your self-worth.

 

Your Life-Path number is probably the most influential numerological aspect to be considered, Aryn Ivory, and represents who you are at the time of birth. It indicates specific traits and will likely be active and influential throughout your lifetime. It is the overall number that determines much of what will be important to you and how you will handle things as they come.

If your Life-Path number is FOUR, it’s good to recognize that it’s strongly connected to the element of Earth from which it gains its strength and profound sense of reality. FOUR’S can be seen as the cornerstones of our society with their innate sense of dedication, hardworking ethics and standards of excellence.

Those with a FOUR Life-Path are generally the most trustworthy, practical and down-to-earth people there are. Organization and planning will come easily. Once a FOUR sets their mind to something, hell will freeze over before they leave it unfinished. Key qualities for a FOUR Life-Path number are order, service, steady growth, a foundation, and struggle against limits. People know they can depend on you once you’ve made a commitment to them in both your work and personal life.

 

Honest and upright, you advance in life like a tranquil bulldozer. You hate lies, hypocrites, and artifice. If you do something bad you feel terrible and guilty about it for a long time after the fact. For your family and friends you are generous and helpful. Sometimes you are even a little bit too generous because you don't know how to say no. People don't hesitate taking advantage of your good nature.

Underneath your exterior hides a ferocious determination for your inner codes to be respected. Nobody can impose their will on you unless you decide to let them. You make your decisions and take responsibility for your failures in private. You don't blame others for your mistakes. When there is a conflict, you take cover until the storm has passed. Others may criticize you for preferring to run rather than fight but raised voices, fights, and power games revile you. If your back is against the wall with no escape possible you become a daunting and violent adversary.

Behind your apparent good nature you hide your hypersensitivity and soul of a gambler. You love to experience all the pleasures that life has to offer to a maximum. Your sensuality and your taste for pleasure make you an expert in love - especially physical love. Your only risk is falling into lustful ways!   

***********Aryn... 'The Bull'***********

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