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I’m taking a break from the blogging world.

But I will see you, a special few, in person, at the end of July at you know where.

“Real friends hurt each other with the truth instead of destroying themselves with lies.”

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” – Alice Walker

“You see in others what is already in yourself.”  – Carl Jung

Never for a moment believe that because there is pain in your heart and fear in your mind that there is something wrong with you.

Never be ashamed of your pain or run away from it because without it you will never grow.

Those in pain are unable to see themselves for who they truly are:  incapable of seeing the beauty and strength they inherently possess. It has been obscured in a haze, covered in layers of false messages, masked by the pain.

The cause of fear is childhood conditioning, which causes us to think, “I can’t.”

Have compassion for yourself: you deserve it, no matter what you believe, no matter what you think you have done.  Who cares if you were hurtful?  You were hurtful because that is all you had inside you and all you knew. You must begin to fill yourself with love.  What will you become when you have replaced the hate with love?

Sorry, late reply to comment, just in case no one will read it:

“I asked you to give me the name of one of Amanda Baggs doctors. She must have one that knows everything about her considering her conditions.

I can give Ari the name of my psychiatrist: he can talk to him personally if he so wishes.

Can Amanda give me the name of one of her doctors?

Has anyone ever spoken to one of her doctors?”

And you know, my “bad behavior/attitude” is only more proof that what I say I have experienced is real because only someone who has truly experienced what I have can have these sorts of problems.

I started a book club.  It is called “The Lowcountry Unpretentious Book Club.”  I used Meetup.com to create the group.  I’ve joined other groups through Meetup.com but have only met with one in person.  The one time I met was successful so I know that these groups are real.

I don’t know if my book club will get any members because it is both intellectual and eccentric.

I wrote this about the group:

“Do you love to read? Are you tired of book clubs where you read romance novels, thrillers, fantasy novels and other genres which don’t truly interest you? Are you looking for another book club to join to widen your reading? Are you more interested in discussing the assigned book and its deeper meanings rather than Aunt May’s newly knitted oven mitt?

Then “The Lowcountry Unpretentious Book Club” may be for you.

Here at TLUBC we like to read books with depth, with meaning beyond whom truly had an affair with whom and we gain satisfaction from discussing the deeper meanings hidden in the work.

We read both fiction and non-fiction, with topics ranging from contemporary American poetry, to philosophy, to science, to modern fiction, to politics, to psychology, to religion, to anthropology, to art, to drama and anything that we would deem a good read: no topic is off limits to TLUBC.

Anyone who believes that they would benefit from TLUBC and who believes that TLUBC can benefit them is welcome to join. There are no age restrictions and anyone who is able to get to a meeting and who has read the book is able to attend.

TLUBC is run completely by its members: we will get to choose the books we read, when we meet and all other aspects pertaining to the group. At the end of each meeting everyone will make a suggestion of a book: no romance, thrillers, fantasy, Stephen King-like works and other genres that are read more for pleasure than for thinking will be allowed. The suggestions will then be placed into a bowl and the designated person will pick the book. If you have already read the book than you are in luck because you can spend the time until our next meeting devouring something else.

TLUBC will always be open to questions, comments and criticism from its members. We want TLUBC to be an enjoyable experience for all of its members and every member will strive to make this happen.

The main purpose of TLUBC is to read more difficult works, works that get the gears in our brains truly turning, to exercise our minds and to be allowed to explore deep and controversial topics we may not be allowed to explore elsewhere.”

If anyone lives in the Lowcountry area (Charleston, Summerville, Mt. Pleasant, etc.) and wants to join TLUBC than simply go to Meetup.com, type in “Book Club” in the search bar, 29403 in the zip code bar and find “The Lowcountry Unpretentious Book Club.”

I’m curious to see how many members I will get in time for the first Meet Up on May 30.  I may very well have zero; I may have seven.  Only time will tell.