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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 8:58 am
How odd that I've been talking so much about magazines today. Anyway, I'm exactly what Lk said and I think it's a fairly accurate description of me.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 9:19 am
I flip randomly through, and the description fits me pretty well.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 4:59 am
New Scenario! Under a Clear Blue Sky Imagine a clear blue sky without a cloud in sight. Just thinking about it should give your spirits a little lift. Now turn your mind's eye down to survey the landscape. Which of the following scenes feels most calming and relaxing to you? 1. A white snowy plain. 2. A blue seascape. 3. A green mountain. 4. A field of yellow flowers. What your answer means . . . The color blue has the power to soothe the soul. Even a blue imagine in the mind can slow the pulse and make you take a deep breath. Other colors have significance, too. The scene you pictured contrasted against that clear blue sky reveals a hidden talent that resides in the depths of your untroubled mind. 1. A white snowy plain. You are blessed with a special sensitivity that allows you to comprehend situations at a glance and decipher complex problems without needing any proof or explanation. You have what it takes to be a clear-sighted decision maker and even something of a visionary. Always trust your first intuitions; they will guide you well. 2. A blue seascape. You have a natural talent for interpersonal relations. People respect your ability to communicate with others and the way you help bring diverse groups together. Just by being around, you help others work more smoothly and efficiently, making you an invaluable member of any project or team. When you say, "Nice job. Keep up the good work," people know you mean it. So it means that much more to them. 3. A green mountain. Your gift is for expressive communication. You always seem to be able to find the words to express the way you feel, and people soon realize it's exactly how they were feeling, too. They say that joy shared is multiplied, while shared grief is divided. You always seem able to help others find the right side of that equation. 4. A field of yellow flowers. You are a storehouse of knowledge and creativity, bursting with ideas and almost infinite potential. Keep attuned to the feelings of others and never stop working on building your dreams, and there is nothing you cannot achieve.
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 7:42 am
Shock of all shocks... (NOT) I picked the green mountain! 
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Pcakes2
Member
08-29-2001
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 8:42 am
I picked (4) a field of yellow flowers...pretty accurate for me.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 8:49 am
I chose the image of a field of yellow flowers as well. Yellow is my favorite color and it never fails to lift my spirits.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 12:09 pm
I chose the blue seascape...hardly a surprise, since I feel dehydrated.
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 12:26 pm
I saw the green mountain and the blue seascape. (hardly surprising given my pull to water ~ even when I meditate there's a large mountain and a beautiful lake or seascape.)
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 9:49 am
New Scenario! Into the Depths Every adventure involves an element of danger - it's the danger that makes adventures so exciting and hard to resist. People willingly spend good money to experience that same thrill without the physical risk. It's this fact of human nature that keeps haunted house attractions and sky-diving schools in business. The impulse to face risks is in us all. Indeed, that fascination with danger can prove to be such a powerful lure that some people will gamble with their own lives to confront a mystery or explore a new world. WE've all watched as the unwitting hero of a horror movie is about to walk through a darkened doorway and wanted to yell, "Don't go in there! Are you crazy?" But what would you do if it was you? Our next scenario leads us into that dark world, where the line between simple thrills and actual fear is blurred . . . 1. You are in an old, abandoned building where no human has set foot for years and have discovered a staircase leading underground. Slowly you make your way down, counting the steps as you go. One step . . . two . . . three . . . How many steps is it to the bottom of the stairs? 2. The underground room is pitch black. Then, from the darkness you hear the sound of another person. Is the person weeping softly? Moaning wordlessly? Is it a voice speaking to you? 3. How do you react on hearing the sound of this other person? Do you try to search out the source? Is your first instinct to run up the stairs without looking back? Or are you paralyzed with fear and frozen where you stand? 4. You hear a person now calling your name and see a figure descending from the light at the top of the stairs. Who is this person coming down the stairs? What your answers mean . . . Abandoned buildings and underground rooms are highly symbolic of buried memories and old psychological scars. All of us have had an experience we'd rather not recall or a heartbreak we thought we'd forgotten. But the memory is not so easily erased, and the things we hoped to forget linger for longer than we'd like to admit. Your responses to this situation show how you deal with painful memories of the past. 1. The number of steps to the bottom indicates the impact of the psychological scars you are bearing. People who said there were only a few stairs feel little adverse effect from the past. But those who described a long staircase leading deep into the earth carry correspondingly deep wounds inside. 2. The sounds you heard out of the darkness reveal how you got through bad experience in your past. Those who said they heard weeping have been comforted by others in times of trouble and recovered with the help they received. The people who took care of you in their kindness have helped you become the person you are today. The tears you cried were not in vain. People who heard wordless moaning went through the hard times in their past alone. The moaning you hear in the dark is your own buried pain. Perhaps the time has come to open the door and let the sun shine in. Things won't look so bleak in the light of day. Those who heard a voice speaking to them wear their old scars like a badge of honor, refusing to think of them as wounds. Nietzche said, "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger," and you seem to have taken this philosophy to heart. But be careful not to let this harden you to the feelings of others. 3. Your reaction to the sounds in the darkness shows how you deal with the painful aspects of your own past. If you went out to search for the source of the sound, it's likely you show the same take-charge attitude in your own life. By facing your problems head-on, you're bound to discover solutions. Those of you who ran straight back upstairs without confronting the sounds have a history of ignoring problems in the hope that they'll just go away. That approach may work sometimes, but don't be surprised when trouble stays around longer than you anticipated. Sometimes you need to stand and face your fears. If you were frozen in place with fear, it may be that you have unresolved conflicts in your own past that continue to haunt you and keep you from moving ahead with your life. 4. The person who appeared at the top of the stairs calling your name is someone you feel you can rely on in times of trouble. The name you gave is the person you believe will comfort you and help to heal your inner wounds.
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 10:15 am
Wow! 1. 12 steps (seemed like more - was a big staircase but "heard" 12) 2. Someone said, "Hello?" So I guess that falls into the 'someone speaking to you' category. (and the definition does seem to fit.) 3. I searched them out, tried to find them. 4. K and I also saw my Mom ~ both fit. This one was a wow! And very timely because there have been some old ghosts making themselves known lately. Thanks for these, Cindori! 
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 10:24 am
Cindori, without being too maudlin, this scenario really hit the mark. My staircase was deep, the persons sounds I heard was just someone hiding, I was terrified, didn't move or breathe, and my Brother came to rescue me. He's the only one who actually lived it all with me, so makes sense he'd be the one there for me now. I've repressed many memories, and am still standing still, not breathing, trying not to be seen by them. Glad to know my brother is still there!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 11:50 am
Twelve steps, but I wonder if that's because standard staircases are that long. Justifying already...a voice spoke to me...I was terrified and frozen in place...my sibling came for me, too. Seems pretty accurate.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 2:00 pm
01. I had 39 steps going down, and 14 going back up... 02. Wordless moaning. 03. I went looking for the source. 04. DH.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 3:04 pm
1. My mind kept saying 10 or 12. I decided it was 12. 2. someone crying 3. I tried to find them. 4. My mother. This one seemed to be right on the mark.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 5:29 am
New Scenario! In the Bag All of us lose things. Sometimes we don't even realize they're lost. Think about the last time you lost something: that sense of frustration as you retraced your steps, scanning the ground, looking under furniture, and sifting through the trash. Remember the feeling of desperation as you checked your pockets for the fifth time just to make sure you didn't miss it? Lost objects have a way of staying lost, only to turn up months after you've given up looking and forgotten all about them. Finding things lost by other people works the same way. You don't find dropped wallets in the street or lost purses on the train by consciously going out to look for them. If you find one, it's usually just by stumbling across it while you're doing something else. You're walking down the street when you come across a closed black briefcase. There's no one else around, and when you open it to check for the owner's name, out spills a bundle of cash. What is your first reaction to this sudden windfall? 1. "Hey, this must be my lucky day!" 2. "Oh no, what am I going to do now?" 3. "I'd better take a night to think this over." 4. "God must have wanted me to have this." What your answer means . . . Your reaction on finding the bag of money reveals how you would react if an attractive person suddenly asked you out on a date. 1. "Hey, this must be my lucky day." You have a childlike capacity for joy at your own good fortune. If more people could express their happiness like you, the world would be a better place. 2. "Oh no, what am I going to do now?" It's normal to feel a little uncertain at times like these. But in the end the decision is all up to you. Take your time and think it over, but don't spend too long wringing your hands or someone else might just come along and snatch your good fortune out from under your nose. 3. "I'd better take a night to think this over." Big decisions should be made with a clear head after a good night's sleep. There's a lot to be said for your policy of looking before you leap, but wouldn't it feel good every once in awhile to cross the street without looking both ways? Sometimes you need to go with your instincts, even if it means taking some unacceptable risks. Love and danger go hand in hand. 4. "God must have wanted me to have this." Either you don't take divine intervention very seriously, or you think of dating as a religious experience. Note from Cindori: I get the feeling this one was included in the book strictly as comic relief. :o)
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 7:05 am
What's sad is that I felt sorry for the guy who lost it!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 7:40 am
Hmmm...my initial reaction wasn't listed: I need to turn this into the police, and then post a classified ad. Which caused me to wake Potshot with my giggles when I read what it represented. I guess the next closest would be #3--take the night and think it over.
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 9:35 am
L, my reaction wasn't listed either. I felt bad for the person who lost it AND thought: I need to take this to the police.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 11:13 am
My answer is close to #1.
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 11:15 am
mine is close to #2 I would also worry about the person who lost it and would want to be sure it was returned to its rightful owner.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 2:08 pm
Mine is closest to #2. I would be trying to figure out how to return it to the rightful owner. (Now, if it was really about an attractive person asking me out, I would just leave it right there where I found it, and my DH would be happy with that, LOL!)
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 8:47 pm
Police, too, but also fear - what if it was a "drop-off" of some sort? When I read the numbered answers I decided on 2. Either way, DH would be happy!
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 5:01 am
New Scenario! Cinderella Story The rags-to-riches story of a girl whose dreams come true, Cinderella is on of the classic fairy tales in world literature. Of all the memorable scenes in the tale, which stands out most in your mind? 1. Cinderella suffering at the hands of her wicked stepmother. 2. Cinderella being transformed into a beautiful princess by her fairy godmother. 3. Cinderella losing her slipper on the steps to the palace as the clock strikes midnight. 4. The scene where the prince finally finds her and fits the glass slipper on her foot. What your answer means . . . Why do you react so strongly to the scene you picked? A closer look at the elements of each scene tells us your choice is related to your greatest character weakness or flaw. 1. Cinderella suffering at the hands of her wicked stepmother. The thought of poor Cinderella scrubbing the floors while her stepmother and sisters showered her with abuse evokes strong feelings of pity. But on the underside of pity lie feelings of superiority and pride. You remember this scene for the way it made you feel better than someone. It's good for you to be able to look down on others with a tender eye, but be wary of your tendency to look down on them all the time. 2. Cinderella being transformed into a beautiful princess by her fairy godmother. With a wave of her magic wand, her fairy godmother makes Cinderella into an enchanted princess and changes her world forever. But here in the real world, things are not so easy to do. Your biggest faults are your blindness to the practical questions in life and your lack of attention to planning and consequences. You seem to forget that there are no fairy godmothers waiting to save you from the problems you create for yourself. 3. Cinderella losing her slipper on the steps to the palace as the clock strikes twelve. This scene left a strong impression on you because it played upon your sense of dependency on others. It's easy to see yourself running out at the stroke of midnight, leaving behind nothing but problems and unanswered questions. In the short term, relying on others to clean up your messes may seem like the easy way through life, but one day you're going to have to face the music. 4. The scene where the prince finally finds her and fits the glass slipper on her foot. Almost everybody loves a happy ending, and you count yourself among them. And therein lies your problem. You're too easily satisfied with the simple, the normal, and the average. All you expect from life is an average job, an average salary, average friends, average family, average kids . . . Work on discovering more of what makes you unique and original. Remember, you're an individual, even if you don't feel like one.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 5:11 am
Ack, I answered #1. It makes me sound snooty.
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 5:16 am
Also picked #1 Didn't think I looked down on other people.
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