1437 HAVE I MENTIONED THE CUBS CREATION OF CHANGE FOR THE BETTER?

Have I mentioned why our recent trip to Chicago released
So much happiness, emanating freely from my spirit, each
Day, as I marveled at our good fortune to find ourselves
Enjoying the celebratory attitude, which, having expanded
Across the entire nation, was clearly expressed as pure
Delight throughout this momentous weekend?  

As fate would have it, we'd landed on the eve before
The city-wide parade, honoring the Cubs, which passed
Right by our downtown hotel, and though I could see
Everything from my window on the fourteenth floor
Nothing could stop me from mingling with
The high spirited excitement of the crowds, below

That evening, I texted photos of the parade to family and
Friends, and much to my delight, upon answering my phone
The next morning at 11AM, one of my favorite cousins was
On the line:  Are you in Chicago? he asked.    Yes!
So am I!  I drove in from North Carolina, all night, to enjoy
Yesterday's parade, and I'm driving back, this afternoon.
Where are you, I asked?
At Wrigley Field, getting shirts.  If you're free, I'm meeting
A friend for lunch at noon at a restaurant on the corner of
Michigan Av. and Wacker, and I'd love to see you.
OMG!  I'm so excited!  My hotel is on the corner of
Michigan Ave. and Wacker!  I can't wait to see you, too!

Once again, I marveled at fate and my good fortune to
Be here for Will's ortho meeting on that specific weekend!  

After enjoying lunch with one of my favorite people
I ubered to meet my sister at her son's home where
Several of us worshipped her adorable 21 month old
Grandson, whose antics kept us laughing for hours until
It came time for us to meet Will for dinner, after his
Ortho meeting, which had offered us reason to have been
Fated with the good fortunate to celebrate with all of
Chicagoland—as shown in the photos, below!

This third photo was taken, while I, mingling with

The celebratory crowds, stood, cheering, in front of my hotel as 

The Cubs, riding by in a series of open air, double decker buses, held

Their trophy, which had been coveted for 108 years, high, and thus did

Millions of die-hard fans share in the utter jubulience that's won when

A well practiced, never-give-up

Championship-winning-team-like attitude embraces

A positively focused attitude no matter the odds

1436 UNISEX ... WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?

I believe in sensibilities inherent to both genders
I believe in sensitivities inherent to both genders
I believe in strengths inherent to both genders
I believe in many similarities inherent to both genders
On the other hand ...
I believe that when it comes to inherent differences
Men and women (who are not easily bamboozled by
Terminology deemed politically 'correct' by
Modern society) would be likely to agree with
My seriously considered perception that
Men are men and women are women, and
'Viva la difference!', which deems a word like'unisex' as
Ludicrous as beieving a unicorn, conjoined with a cow, can
Actually jump over the moon, and as such
I'd like to see unisex banished from the dictionary for
This reason:  Life proves naturally, profoundly cofounding
Without needlessly conjuring up words that
Do nothing more than inject further complexity of
Thought into the minute amount of common sense, which
Is becoming extinct more quickly than I can believe
PS
Guess what? I figured out how I got so old, so fast!
The birthday fairy had mistakenly recorded
My name and address on her annual to-do-list, twice!
And no matter how many times I've asked her to
Turn back time, she, like so many others
Feels too harried, flitting around, to stop
Long enough to consider the importance of
Creating change for the better by identifying and
Correcting her own mistakes, so
The way I figure it, is this:  I'm only 36 (and a half)!
And on that whimsical note, picture my imaginative
Spirit twinkling while my heart enjoys happy birthday
Wishes, conveyed in a variety of ways (picture my
(House resembling a flower garden) by dear friends and
Family, like Debbie, whose card arrived in my mailbox
Right on time (drapes wide open) as sunny thoughts fill
My mind of God, holding hands with Mother Nature, who
Have both come to see how much the human condition is
In need of guidance concerning need to heal yesteryear's
Emotionally repressed wounds from the inside out, and thus has
This deep thinking pair blessed us all with the capacity to
Consciously embrace each step we choose to take toward
Personal growth by freeing our brains' potential to develop
The super power of X-ray vision, thus empowering
Intuitive trains of thought to tunnel ever more deeply
Courageously, patiently and tenaciously toward gaining
Subconscious insight into our need to acknowledge
Negatively focused attitudes (based in wounds to our
Self image), thus empowering our conscious minds to
Create self respecting changes for the better from
The inside out as exemplified in recent posts, penned by
My brain which (feeling newly healed of deeply repressed
Layers of yesteryear's painful angst), has happily released
My corny sense of humor to end today's post on this
Playful note:  Imagine my personal strength of positive focus
Rising to meet today's challenge of greeting the first day of
The rest of my life by washing away any residue of
Yesteryear's negativity as I bathe my wholly feminine
Sponge-like brain within a refreshing fountain of youth in
Readiness to replenish my energy level to match Ravi's, who's
Sweet spring like spirit is napping, peacefully, beside me as
My smile and I muse over my good fortune of feeling worthy of
Beng such an integral part of the intimate circle of family and
Frends who plan to convene within our home in celebration of
My birthday, this evening, and as our party-like attitude is sure to be
Gaily enhanced by love, dancing freely from heart to heart
You can believe me when I attest to the fact that as I happily
Welcome each man and woman, who plan to enjoy each other's
Company, not one unicorn/cow or unisex will be seen downing cake or
Sipping wine ... though, uncharacteristically, I plan to consciously
Choose to loosen my reins of self control just enough to expand
My self disciplined mindset to fully embrace my natural sense of
Worthiness to freely and wholesomely indulge in both, from time to time! :)

1435 VIVA LA DIFFERENCE!

Just as ancient scrolls, in which bible stories offer us reason for
God's creation of warriors, armed with testosterone, I, with
Tongue in cheek, document Mother Nature as having seen need
To create a balanced sense of mutually respectful equality between
Men and women by empowering the warriors' soulmates
With the patience and courage, integral to peace-making estrogen
BTW, if you think that I awoke, yesterday, with any
Conscious thought of Mother Nature and God as soulmates
Please picture me respectfully suggesting that you think
Again—after you've freed your sense of humor to tickle
Your funny bone as mine is tickling me— Oh yes—one more thing:
If you think to ask why post 1434 has been edited to change to such
A great degree I'd reply:  Twas not conscious thought that chose
Those to make those changes but rather my power of intuitive
Thought, triggering my creative center to coax forth a stream of
Consciousness, offering us a rebalanced view of gender equality by
Connecting Mother Nature with God's reputation for
Omnipotence (which, if the truth be told, proves in need of change for
Better, from time to time), and though that bright idea has certainly
Turned up the wattage on my smile, a certain TV commercial has
Come to mind, which had once upon a time, offered the creative center
Of the human brain reason to heed this cautionary warning:
It's not smart to fool with Mother Nature!  So, with thoughts of injecting
A sense of personal safety into my editing process, I chose to tone down
My original take on her majesty's imperfections just as I've absorbed insight
Into rebalancing my negatively focused attitude, concerning my own, and if
Any one feels need to debate my use of creative license, streaming freely through
Posts penned, yesterday and today—Comment box always hungry to be fed ...

1434 THANK GOODNESS, I AWOKE WITH REASON TO CHUCKLE!

Thank goodness, Mother Nature, thinking to confer with God, had
A hand in deeming certain organs in our bodies (think lungs, livers and
Skin) capable of self regeneration

Thank goodness, Mother Nature also mentioned the necessity to
Gift our brains with the potential to magically generate brand new cells
Thus saving my think tank from becoming permanently worn to a pulp

Thank goodness, Mother Nature suggested blessing our brains with
Curiosity so as to influence our think tanks to seek answers
To thought provoking questions throughout every stage of life

Thank goodness, Mother Nature, came to realize that two of God's gifts of
Self empowerment (our defense systems and inuitive thought) compete for
Brain space, causing humans to wrestle with inner conflict

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's ability to communicate skillfully
Enabled her to express her perceptions so gracefully as to coax God to
Man up and graciously acknowledge that even omnipotence makes mistakes

Thank Goodness, Mother Nature's gentle persuasions offered God reason to
Assuage the anxiously conflicted minds of mortal beings with the gift of
Magical powers as compensation for afflicting us with inner conflict

Thank goodness, Mother Nature encouraged our Creator to confer upon our
Brains the magical power of creativity, which comes in handy when human nature's
Natural bent toward over-reactiveness tries to wrestle our smarts to the mat

Thank goodness, Mother Nature, knowing that perfection doth not exist
Offered God sound reason to forgive himself for causing good souls
To feel afflicted with wrestling with inner conflict so frequently

Thank goodness, Mother Nature suggested that she, too, had to muster the
Humility to forgive her own imperfections by disempowering her defense system
Which had blinded her from recognizing need to create change for the better, all around

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's insight, conveying need to identify and correct
Her own mistakes, charmed God into gifting every human brain with the potential
To discipline itself by working to develop a powerful line of self control

Thank goodness, Mother Nature, embodying the power of feminine mystique
Knew that humans, being over reactive, would benefit if gifted with the potential
To develop the higher power of (X-ray) vision in addition to the line of control

Thank goodness, Mother Nature had a quiver of insights which struck the bullseye
When God's thunderous reply crackled, like a bolt of lighting, across the entire sky:
WOMAN, THAT'S CRAZY! I'M CREATING PEOPLE NOT SUPERHEROS!

Thank goodness, Mother Nature, rather than taking offense, calmed God's wrath by
Gently conveying her meaning in depth:  The gift of intuition will act like x-ray vision
Exposing why self control, tightening into vice-like inner tension, limits our choices

Thank goodness, God got it and humbly offered mortals three gifts: Intuition, free
Will and forks in the road where we'd ponder upon expanding our narrow attitudes
(Based in anxious negativity born of undeserved guilt) thus liberating existentialism

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's smile sparkled so naturally that God openly
Admitted to having absorbed the value of challenging himself to expand his sights
When his original mindset saw need to expand, offering Adam a soulmate in Eve

Thank goodness, Mother Nature (spying Cain's defensive reactions grow so
Uncontrolled as to kill his brother) chose to brainstorm with God, who'd come to
Agree that two heads, bent toward creating change for the better, are better than one

Thank goodness, Mother Nature and God, brainstorming together, decided to
Gift the brains of future generations with the potential to develop the entire set
Of higher powers, penned above, thus equipping humans to resolve conundrums

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's presence enhanced God's desire to connect with
The soothing effect of woman's intuition, most especially at those times when
His headstrong omnipotence proved more than likely to run blindly into walls

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's descendent awoke, today, feeling my inquisitive
Power of intuition itching to brainstorm with my creative center so as to answer
This question:Am I the first who considered hitching Mother Nature's star to God's?

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's gift of humility suggested that I cast
That question into cyberspace rather than freeing my ego to run away with my
Brain like the dish ran away with the spoon after the cow jumped over the moon

Thank goodness, Mother Nature and I enjoyed sound reason to chuckle rather
Than feeling conflicted while wrestling with the presumptive mindset that God
Created man in his image, making a lesser being of woman, which is untrue

Thank goodness, Mother Nature guides my intuitive sense of creativity to
Seek deeper truths, which light my fire, igniting my eyes to sparkle with
Good natured mischief as I envision God and Mother Nature, hand in hand

Thank goodness, Mother Nature's heartfelt kindness has finally released my
Intuitive spirit to peaceably direct my sunny sense of wholesomeness to cease
Pressing my processor to simplify insights in last week's posts, ad nauseam!

1433 YES, NO AND MAYBE

Nope!
I did not feel intuitive need to inject additional insights into posts 1428 and 1429

Yup!
I did feel intuitive need to add significant insights to post 1432

Perhaps you'll back track to consider common sense, added, in hopes of offering
Your mindset sound reason to ease up on yourself—or not—the choice is up to you

1432 YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED—AGAIN!

YEP—
Had to do it!
Had to work at simplifying insights
Embedded within post 1428, again
However, this time, here's what has changed for the better:
Insights, which most definitely prove serious in nature
Popped out of the humorous side of my mind
And as these insights concern the part played by
Mother Nature, who holds herself accountable for
Causing every person's brain to wrestle with itself
You may be more apt to see why working to
Deepen peace of mind depends upon placing
Our defense systems in time out so as to free
Our power of intuitive thought to string insights
Together, which serve to coax the primary source of
Your inner conflict and mine out of
Subconscious storage and into our conscious awareness as
Naturally as I ntuitive trains of thought guide my think tank to
Edit defensiveness out of my attitudes, thus heightening
My awareness of deeper truths, which expose
My subconscious vulnerabilities to my conscious self with
An ever increasing sense of clarity than had been possible before
I'd freely chosen to reveal and acknowledge both sides of
My nature to myself, suggesting my acceptance of traits that
Show me to be humanly imperfect but not more so than
Anyone else, who, like me, releases latent anxiety whenever
I perceive of myself as acting in such a way that would not
Please everyone I love ... so if you think to ask:
Annie, what has all of this time spent in reflection changed
Most of all within your self perception, I'd reply without
A moment's hesitation:  I've gained a conscious awareness of
Seeing myself as being such a good person as to deserve to be
Counted amongst those who prove worthy of feeling
Deeply loved, and thus, with healthy thoughts of self love in mind
I've watched myself grow toward becoming a human being
(Rather than a 'human doing'), who has worked, consciously
To free my mind and spirit to openly and thus unashamedly
Embrace an existential need to meet my needs (within reason)
Without flogging myself, subconsciously, with yesteryear's
Unprocessed, guilt, carried forward, undeservedly from
Childhood until recently, suggesting why stabs of latent anxiety
Plague my sense of peaceful pleasure much less frequently, today, than
When my protective persona had been several layers thick, thus
Blinding me from knowing both sides of my adult self in depth, and
If I'd remained a stranger to myself, then common sense suggests
That I could not have known when I was not true to my emotional
Needs, repressed so deeply behind my defensive wall as to
Be denied by my conscious, logically focused mind
And, just now, upon reviewing today's train of intuitive thought in
Its entirety, I felt my smile turn up as naturally and wholesomely as
My strong spirited mind felt reason to release a huge sigh of relief for
This reason:  Having quested courageously, patiently and successfully
Toward identifying my brain's capacity to acknowledge and rebalance
Emotion and logic in healthy ways, my defense system is no longer
Empowered to bamboozle my conscious mind as often as had been
True in the past and on that up-note, let's take a look at those
Additional insights, which my well-practiced, power of
Intuition chose to inject into the part played by Mother Nature, whose
'Gift' of inner conflict was revealed with tongue in cheek to my
Conscious awareness, offering my positively focused sense of humor
Sound reason to chuckle while editing post 1428 ... again

1431 I REALLY NEED AN EDITOR!

Couldn't help it
Had to do it
Had to do what?
Simplify post 1428, again
Why?
Because many trains of thought
Had remained so complex as to
Really need another going over
And as simplifying complexity
Ate up my time to write
That's it for today
Other than to say
Serious insights were added, which
Popped out of my sense of humor
Concerning the part Mother Nature played in
Causing the adult human brain to
Rumble with itself until the primary source of
Each person's inner conflict is clearly revealed