I need help!
Fellow bloggers, help me out. As you know, This blogging bit is new to me, and I'm having some difficulties. Here's the problem. For instance, my post this morning was the song, Feelin' Groovy. I had it on Word, perfectly laid out, line by line, with spaces for paragraph, etc. The Header was colorful...(it was groovy - really) but when I posted, it all came out in run together sentences. What am I doing wrong? Also, if I want to go to the next line, pressing enter does nothing! I have to use the space bar until the end of the line and even then......I am so frustrated! PLEASE, PLEASE, SOMEBODY OUT THERE-HELP ME, because otherwise I will be sitting up nights trying and trying and trying............and I do want to get some good stuff out for you, and being such a perfectionist, I refuse to post anything inferior (like this morning's)
posted by Margaritagirrl @ 6:03 PM
17 comments
17 Comments:
Hi Margarita Girl... Just chanced upon your blog. I see myself in your first poem - I'm sure alot of people feel the same way. It's hard to accept that those things you were rebeling against - parents included - might actually have some truth to them, and even harder to take the step towards making them a part of you without turning into your parent(s).
I'm wondering if you're still on your journey (as i am), or if you've 'arrived'... and have some tips for those of us still on the search...
to Chai,
I'm trying hard to forgive my parents, and I DO love them. (very much) They married after the war, after being in Aushwitz, after losing most of their families - They had to start from zero, with no parents or aunts and uncles or cousins to guide them. (and no money) My father thought that by shortening the leash, I would obey.........but as we know, it usually works the opposite. It makes us wonder and dream - "oh, if only I could wear slacks, if only I could go to nightclubs, it only I could smoke, then I would surely find my fun, excitement etc." Hey, what's going on in the "outside" world, and of course, if you have guts, you try to find out. I did that. But - "been there, done that" - and I see that the orthodox (chasidish even) way of life, is the true path.You ask if I'm still on my journey, or if I've arrived, All of life is a journey and I don't think we ever fully arrive. Take it from me - after a ton of fun, there is still an emptiness. My heart is still chasidish, although I may not look that way 100% -
Remember "Happiness is a journeu, not a destination.
Are you comfortable enough to tell me how you rebeled, and what happened after that? Are you still rebelling?
My father came from the same history background as yours, but some times I feel sick of trying to be understanding. Anyway rebelliousness runs in my veins and as you say been there done it and got most tee shirts but am working on more (-: I am not going to deny it does leave a bit of a emptiness but I think since I have started bloging I have started to make sense of many life stuff .
Well as they say you can take the chasid out of willia, but you can’t take willia out of the chasid!!! Sorry must disagree with your statement “the true path” as I don’t think there is a singular true path, it’s about what way makes us feel most contempt with.
When you do the publish post thing, if on the top of the box where the text of your post is, you will see a tab that lets you switch to compose and there u will get many more formatting options and get a better view of what your blog will look like.
Formatting it in word first is a waste of time as when you copy it over all the formatting will get lost.
Hope this is of help. But anyway I can assure you that your words are so captivating that they don’t need any complementing in the way they are presented.
Hey Girl,
My parents were pretty rebellious themselves, kind of left me at a loss as to how to rebel against them. Maybe I'm still looking for a way?
TRK
To Chai
What is your advice for those of us who are still searching?
It's a tough road, that's for sure.
I wonder if it ever ends...........
to Lostspirit.
There is truth to what you say - that the true path is the one that you make true to you. Still - if we are to believe in a G-D, a Hashem, as I do, then there must be a reason for the way things are. If I lost my emunah, then I would lose myself. I believe - and that is part of what keeps me going.
Oh don’t get me wrong I sure do believe as well, but at the age of mid 30’s I found that I keep way less than what I was comfortable with, and the parts that I did keep where with no heart and soul; but I just kept them out of fear and guilt, and thus very feelings just made me go in to a endless cycle of rebelling and feeling resentment towards the vary thing that are meant to give us fulfilment in life; of what I felt none.
The above feeling is what brought me around to the realisation that I must find a way where I can comfortably keep some things, with out feeling that what I am doing is out of guilt and at the same time still feeling guilty for what I am not keeping.
Not trying to flog my blog but one of my first blogs where about this http://lost-spirit.blogspot.com/2005/03/chareidi-in-search-of-his-g-d.html
Margarita, I love my parents too. But right now it only works long-distance, when my 'rebeliousness' (which, btw, isn't that intense physically, it's more mentality-wise) isn't staring them in the face. After a few days of being together, it all blows up.
I was debating whether to use the word 'arrived' in my post, because I know the journey never ends, but I was too tired to think of a replacement, and knew you'd understand what I meant.
As for advice, I wish I could give some. I'm usually good at telling others what to do :) Much better at that then at taking my own advice. I think it will always be a struggle to some degree, though I'm sure it will get easier as time goes on.
Margarita, do your parents accept you for who you are now? If yes, how long did it take to arrive at that point? Unfortunately, I'm still waiting, though I've worked so hard to cross my side of the bridge...
to lost spirit....
I just logged onto your blog and printed out your first two postings.
Very interesting.....I'll read it later when I have more time, but in the meantime, just wanted to tell you that. You know, there must be many, many more people who think like us, have their little doubts, confusions, guilt and fear, as you put it (which is SO true) it's the fear of the afterlife and the judgement that will be handed down to us - that keeps us in our place. It should really be love and belief, in the existence of our Father - Hashem - we should believe that He looks down to us, as a father to his children, and forgives us when He knows that we are good and kind inside, but sometimes botch it up......
The love versus fear of god issue is one with a lot to be said on.
Please don’t be too critical of my grammar and punctuation as I am a Chasidic yeshiva boy after all and those where my first blogs. I hope you enjoy and feel free to feed back.
to lost spirit
I think you write very well, no criticism.......I'm enjoying and listening to EVERY word you post.
Just keep on posting, and I'll keep on reading.
Are you a yeshiva boy now? I think you mentioned in a previous post that you were in your thirties?
Is that correct.....about how old are you? It would be interesting to know so that I can have a better handle on where you're coming from, in your statements.
Gut Shabbos!
Wow thanks for your kind words and encouragement, I think I am blushing!!
I meant to say as of my education I am a yeshiva boy. I am half way through my thirties and until around a year ago I lived my live with “the pleasure principle” all the way. And now am in a struggle of trying to find my spiritual self and fulfilment in Yiddishkit with out feeling that I am only doing things out of guilt and fear, and at the same time still wanting in moderation to enjoy the pleasures in life with out guilt.
Hope it’s ok to ask back the same question, feel free to email me on lost2spirit@yahoo.co.uk and I can answer in a bit more specifics.
Don't use Word, it adds all sorts of stuff you don't see. If you must write your post elsewhere, do it in notepad.
Feel free to email me if you need help with your blog, template, etc. I'll gladly help.
to anotherNYjew
Thanks for the offer of help. Some of the things that puzzled me earlier this week, I kind of figured out myself (by staying up until 5 am and tinkering around..)
I still don't know how to add links on my blog, to let people know which sites I like and recommend. How do I do that??
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