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What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Nov 3, 2007, 2:59 PM: |
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 Sprite and I have been exchanging blogs and comments about some emotional and behavioral patterns that we're both sick and tired of having. It was a big coincidence that yesterday our early morning blogs were so much alike! Aley discovered us and made the connection! Thank you Aley! So, we're doing some play therapy on the issue… and in the process, have been discovering that our patterns are frightfully similar! Shock and horror! Ahhhh, I bet we aren't the only 2 adult women (or men) who have these silly monkeys controlling our lives! http://artyst51.zaadz.com/blog/2007/11/my_horror-scope_for_the_week_of_november_1st_ http://buddingspritelet.zaadz.com/blog/2007/11/wanderings_on_the_ road_of_therapy_and_alone_again We want to share with you all and are offering this place here on the Play Pod as a support group of sorts. Paul has been offering a lot of support and compassion. He seems to have his monkey-shit well tended! Congrats Paul! So - this could be the start of something that needs to be done on a larger scale… but let's start by playing around with it a bit and see where it takes us! In the process of un-doing patterns… for me, I'm reminded that baby steps is the way to go. So, we are tending the roots of these little monkey demons, nurturing them and loving them. Getting to know them and letting them have a few temper tantrums and make a few messes… and like good monkey mommies and dads, we'll help them clean up the mess and maybe, maybe this time - gain a little insight and awareness. I suspect that I was born with some of my patterns, having carried them with me from past lives. Others I've learned along this long and steep and slippery highway. I sure hope I can undo one or 2 at least over the course of the rest of this blessed lifetime. I'll start with a few of my favorite monkeys - gotta love 'em!  This is “One too many monkey” Sometimes after I've had an especially difficult day and sometimes even after a really great day… I find that I do a litle too much snacking after dinner. It starts off innocently enough. One wise bowl of fiber cereal w/ lo fat yogurt. Then I get that salty-crunchy thang going and before I know it - I've made a bee-line to the kitchen about 6 or 7 times. All little things and all quite healthy but it adds up!  I need a hug monkey This one is self-explanatory… I feel like a little kid. Didn't know better. Shucks. Poop! That's not fair!!! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 3, 2007, 5:46 PM: |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Enlightened.thinker said Nov 3, 2007, 8:02 PM: |
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Your monkeys are like the baggage I carry around ladies! I remember a dream of being stuck in a bus station with tons of baggage and was unable to carry it all! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Nov 3, 2007, 9:25 PM: |
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 this looks so sweet and innocent - but I see beyond that and call it: “Smother Your Lover” Monkey… I've been guilty of this!  It goes along with the “Fly Away Before Someone Flies From You” Monkey”  Shocked that this has happened YET AGAIN!!!! Stop the Madness!!  and.. then feeling small and well needing someone to hold onto… but that somone is gone.  Gotta meditate and become more self aware |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 3, 2007, 10:15 PM: |
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I love this, Peri :) |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 3, 2007, 10:44 PM: |
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You know Aley, I think a lot of people with addictions/overuse of food, alchohol, tobacco may have oral fixations and maybe there is a tie in with the nurturing we received when we were babies nursing. I read a report that babies weaned too early, have been known to develop oral fixations later in life. Was it Dryad or Peri (or you) that said we may need to go to the inner child (in this case the inner infant) and nurture it? Who did I just talk to about this… It might not have been on zaadz. They have adults role-playing at the age the “trauma” may have occurred so you have adults crawling on the floor and going through the stages of development. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 3, 2007, 11:05 PM: |
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this has been a well studied theory and many of the conclusions do point to childhood. And for my own observations I would agree. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 3, 2007, 11:22 PM: |
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What is to become of me? I'm a monkey in the Chinese astrology. Does this mean I'm my own monkey? And all that surrounds the monkey is me? If the monkey is me then ain't I all the monkeys that I have related to me. So If I learn who I am then the monkey will no longer exist? No because I am a monkey so then I would not exist. Dam monkeys are freaking confusing me! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Enlightened.thinker said Nov 4, 2007, 6:23 AM: |
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Hmmm…my dad went into the TTB hospital when I was 18 months old for a year! This was a terrible void. I was not allowed to see him except in a window, for obvious reasons…and that oral fixation sounds right…and I am glad I never took up smoking! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 4, 2007, 8:06 AM: |
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Aley, I think you may have something there with your dad in the hospital during some of your formative years. The 0-5 time period in a child's life is the most critical. The problem for me is I don't remember much at all from that time. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Doug said Nov 7, 2007, 8:39 AM: |
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You're right Alya the ideal is a Platonic idea/mythology that all souls had chosen their lives according to their lots before birth and on our way here into this existence we forget everything that happened before. But it is myth just like the Freudian myth that our parents did it. There is truth in both but I like the Platonic myth because it makes me responsible for creating myself, for creating meaning out of everything that has gone into my life up to this moment. Because where I have been is who I am. You might check out the book The Soul's Code by James Hillman. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?ayla said Nov 7, 2007, 12:10 PM: |
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Doug, thank you for your reply and book suggestion. Am I to understand that you don't believe we literally choose our own parents but that it's just a way of looking at life, at childhood traumas etc. in a different way? Maybe a more healing way? Did I get that right? I'm certainly all for creating responsibility for the me I am today. I like to tease my Mom and tell her everything is all her fault (not to her face, of course, that wouldn't be kind) ~ but I don't like to fall into the trap of blame. It's useless anyway. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 7, 2007, 5:27 PM: |
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Hi Ayla, |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Doug said Nov 7, 2007, 7:59 PM: |
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Hi Ayla, yes I don't literally believe it, and it resonates with me as truth. The funny thing about truth unlike fact is it can coexist with other truth that is contradictory. I also take it as truth that the things that our parents did or didn't do to or for us does cause wounding or in this context, help create our monkeys. I think it is so important to feret out the experiences that helped create these little dark monkeys and then when we find those experiences to use them to create our own personal mythology. I think that was my point in my own cryptic round about way of saying things. So life for me, is not about becoming perfect it's about learning to seeing my imperfection as being perfect. When you're in love, without the fear, how can you possibly be anything but perfect? Maybe we all get little hints, or BIG Tsunami ones when things get really bad with dem monkeys? Truth is maybe found more in shadows in the corners of a darkened room, but I don't know I'm just another traveler with my monkeys of self destruction, insecurity, and fear of rejection. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 8, 2007, 6:13 PM: |
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Well, Doug, go get 'em and bring them here :) The more the merrier! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Nov 9, 2007, 2:46 PM: |
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I can not resist adding this silly video to the mix! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 9, 2007, 4:16 PM: |
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My bad Monkey, always messing around. He just happened to push some buttons and whamO, there he was. He is alittle captivated about seeing himself on TV. I will tell him not to intrude again. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Nov 9, 2007, 6:01 PM: |
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Paul, which one of the monkeys was yours? The one with the impish grin? (or should I say “chimpish” grin!!! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 9, 2007, 6:54 PM: |
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Trust me, I love to monkey around, but when it comes to kissing I'm a romantic. :) |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Nov 9, 2007, 7:46 PM: |
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Paul… you need to teach zaadz tech people how to do this!!! So cool! I think our pods will be much more alive and vibrant if we can highlight with automatic access to our video “comments”… SWEET!!! lovin' it! your monkeys are so SMART!!! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 9, 2007, 8:08 PM: |
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We love you, Paulie, our own technical wizard monkey :) |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 9, 2007, 8:23 PM: |
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Your so sweet peridot, but I did get the idea from the zaadz team. It may take a little trial and error, but it isn't really that hard. When making these changes make sure you save/back up your profile, blog or post just in case things go astray. If you have any questions or run into any problems don't hesitate to ask and I will try and give some better step-by-step instructions. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?ayla said Nov 10, 2007, 8:52 AM: |
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Ha! That video was hilarious! Paul, you're cute! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 10, 2007, 2:00 PM: |
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Hi ayla, thanks for the complement, well I think so? But I do not resonate well to cute when it comes to referring to me. For some reason being called cute has negative feedback on me. I have talk to other girls and asked them why they call me cute and I really did not get a definitive answer. Do women find men attractive when they represent them as being cute, or is it a way of demeaning a mans masculinity? We all have are pet-peeves and being called cute has always bothered me. Cuteness (in the American English form of the word, the British English form of cute meaning clever, shrewd, or sly - stemming from the word 'acute') is a kind of attractive beauty commonly associated with youth, innocence and helplessness, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in Ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. This is usually characterized by (though not limited to) some combination of infant-like physical traits, especially small body size with a disproportionately big head, large eyes, a small nose, dimples, and round and softer body features. Infantile personality traits, such as playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity, innocence, affectionate behavior and a need to be nurtured are also generally considered cute. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 10, 2007, 2:23 PM: |
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Hi Paul, |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 10, 2007, 4:22 PM: |
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No offense ayla, just my dam “venting” monkey! Not to many know about my “venting” monkey, but if you have met him you surely know who you are. :) |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Nov 10, 2007, 8:01 PM: |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Paul said Nov 10, 2007, 10:00 PM: |
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I can relate, but once you get to know your monkey, well lets just say time to kick it in the ass. Bad monkey, bad monkey that's what you get for troubling me. |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?~*~Snow * Moon~*~ said Dec 1, 2007, 9:13 PM: |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Dec 1, 2007, 9:23 PM: |
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Love the Jacques, the masseuse monkey and the first aid one is WOW, did they really do that? |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Dec 1, 2007, 9:38 PM: |
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Two Monkeys in a bar joke… |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Dec 1, 2007, 9:46 PM: |
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A Bunch of MONKEY videos… showing how very funny and fun … our monkeys can be!!!! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?~*~Snow * Moon~*~ said Dec 1, 2007, 10:02 PM: |
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Peridot, this video is priceless! Again, I was laughing out loud. The whoopie cushion and when they pulled the chair out from under himare the best! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?~*~Snow * Moon~*~ said Dec 1, 2007, 9:52 PM: |
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OMG Sprite…I am REALLY laughing out loud here! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Dec 1, 2007, 10:01 PM: |
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you two don't look real happy with me |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Dec 1, 2007, 10:22 PM: |
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ahhhh! I love a happy faced phhartin' monkey!!! no need to apologize! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?~*~Snow * Moon~*~ said Dec 1, 2007, 10:43 PM: |
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Marcarena Monkey |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?~*~Snow * Moon~*~ said Dec 1, 2007, 11:43 PM: |
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A monkey and his cat…too cute |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Dec 8, 2007, 1:44 PM: |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Mikey_Dee said Jun 25, 1:26 AM: |
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Peridottalotta, I officially declare you and hereby crown you Queen of the monkeys, for giving me this link. here's a buncha monkeys saving a suicidal vat or maybe it's just a barrel of laughs, Mike |
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I love all these Monkeys and feel we should all get together for amonkey party weighed down with nuts to nibble and bunchesof beautiful bananas. What y'all think?
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?Peridot said Jul 2, 10:25 PM: |
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A Monkey Par-TAY??? Sounds good to me! I need a diversion from the insanity of moving!!! Here I brought some cake …  some decorations …  and some drinks …  and Samme already has shared lots of Monkey Games up above in Sammeland … check it out!!! and now all we need are …….. the MONKEYS!!!! Everyone bring a monkey to Party Down!!! or bring 2! and what are they up to these wild and ca-razy monkeys??? this one is wants to be become a hair-stylist!!! Yay MikeyD … for wanting to play with our monkeys!!! |
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Re: What Color (or WHO) is Your Monkey?buddingspritelet said Jul 2, 11:11 PM: |
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