Day Two Of The New Year

[Cindy]

Your not going to believe this. Glad to see the old year gone.

2009 is here and I'm hoping for a much better year.

However, this morning I broke a mirror! :eek: :doh:

Please pray it won't be any worse :wall:.

Couldn't resist to share this one.

 

[patrick]

You're in my prayers for sure. Just stay away from ladders and black cats. And please, be careful out there.

 

[cragger65]

I think if it happens within the first 48 hours of a new year, it's rendered null and void. Yes, I'm sure of it ;) Don't worry overly about wive's tales.

 

[midi]

Sometimes breaking a mirror means you can't go back - it's like the tarot card The Tower - meaning, the past is in the past, dust, a skeleton. The mirror can't be fixed. Maybe you can think of it that way?

In the old days, glass/mirror material was very expensive and precious, so of course, breaking it back then was pretty serious-so hence the 7 years bad luck? I don't think it applies today... :D

The Romans believed breaking a mirror took part of your soul? I know in some First Nation cultures, even looking in a mirror takes part of your soul...

Since the mirror is dead, I'd say, throw it out. Start new!

 

[Cindy]

Thanks you guys!

Geez, I didn't know all that history - that's cool!

Null and void sounds good to me.

I'll just be extra careful the next few days to be sure .... :rofl:

Cindy

 

[patrick]

Cindy,

How's yer luck holding up. It's been a few days.

 

[Cindy]

Hasn't been a good few days. Just trying to keep it together. My 'adult?' daughter screamed in my face Sunday for over an hour. It was and still is a nightmare to reflect on and try to sort through. I'm pretty down right now and feeling like a total failure. I know I am absorbing the responsibility for her actions which is NOT appropriate because she brought on the whole situation herself by her own irresponsibility. I'm so tired of my life right now - wanting to run away to some lost island and be a beach comber.

Cindy

 

[patrick]

Cindy,

I guess it's one thing to know you're not responsible for another's behavior and another thing to feel you're not. Especially when it's your own kid. I'm trying to let my mind win over my old knee jerk feelings once in a while these days. I'm finding it's quite a bit harder than I thought it would be when I was first introduced to the concept. As for the running away part...well...I've done it too many times. Never worked out all that well for me yet, but that doesn't stop me from thinking about doing it again.

I hope you've been staying away from the ladders and black cats. It's a jungle out there!