"if i forget thee, oh jerusalem....."

but alas.....
i can never forget the teachings and 'veritable gifts' of my people....
for we have been, in myriad ways, bestowed and anointed
with the 'whimsical and historical' 'oils and riches
of GOD'.....
and we now are being called to task....
to save our 'motherland'....
to protect her and shelter her from her vast and
TOXIC enemies....
a land, dripping with 'milk and honey'.....
a land, steeped in 'GOD-LINESS'......
you, my motherland, are EVERYTHING......
i will protect you with my life....

shabbat shalom, my loves...

question at hand...

is there room for 'sunshine and popsicles' when there
exists such 'turmoil' in the world ?
can we....
or rather 'SHOULD WE'
expend every ounce of our
'collective' energy in the pursuit of
'peace' and 'free enterprise' ?
will we miss something,
if we continue to meander down our
'singular' path ?
will we miss the 'gorgeousness'and
'PURE DALLIANCE'
that life can hold,
way down, deep,
beneath the surfaces
of WAR and
"DEMOCRAT GOBBLEDYGOOK" ???

on the other hand....

conspicuously so....

can we afford to remove our
attention from
the 'tension'??

don't they NEED US ??!!

in order to actualize the peace process ??

aren't we integral to the goal at hand ??

has our 'lofty ego' become 'besmirched'
by 'popularity' and 'bully dom' ??
where will they end up,
at the final juncture....
without the 'royal WE ',
present, accounted for,
and very much involved ???
these are deep and penetrating issues
for this early hour of the day....
let 'us' consider....
the consequence of 'non involvment' versus
'OVER involvment'...

and as mercury continues to 'pummel' us into submission.....

with its annoying and flagrant 'retrogation'....
we continue to blunder documents
and lose birth certificates
and miss text messages,
etc....
YES, my loves...
BELIEVE IT....
when the planetary alignment is 'off',
there is really NO TELLING what will happen next....
it would be beneficial to have
'astrological insurance',
set in place,
with regard to these 'peculiar ' aspects....

for example...

if your brand new dishwasher suddenly
breaks down,
and you find that you've innocently
left your wallet at home,
and your computer is running very, very slowly.....
if you cannot find your 'other shoe',
and your kid is left waiting
at school for his ride home...
and your mascara, mysteriously,
dries up overnight.....
if you miss your most important interview,
because it was marked in your calendar
for the 'wrong' day....

you can be CERTAIN.....
AND I DO MEAN CERTAIN....
that
MERCURY IS IN RETROGRADE..

trust me on this one !!

and the responsibility of the 'nation' rests upon the shoulders of its people......

what can we say?
what can we do?
who are the 'ones' in power?
who are the 'ones', after all is said and done,
who hold the puppet strings in place?
(those positioned, in fact,
BEHIND the 'ones' in power) ???
what is power ???
really....really.....what is it?
is it the ability to 'wield'
'anything' and 'everything'
that one deems
'significant',
regardless of consequence?
regardless of CONSEQUENCE ??
how ON EARTH does one achieve
this
very esteemed
level of
'super human'
stature ?
of 'ultimate' platform ?

and further....

once "'said' public figure"(guess who!)
has risen to this lofty and
erudite
'position of VOCAL HIERARCHY'....
how can the people,
'OUR PEOPLE',
be guaranteed that this
'person of note'
will NOT turn his back on us ??
just like that !!
in a heartbeat !!!
this is a painful and perplexing DILEMMA
that WE FIND OURSELVES living with,
'en masse'....
during these 'oddly political'
and "incorrigibly 'disconcerting'"
days of 'angst'
NOT TO MENTION "seemingly diminished 'security'"
as well....

where do the answers lie ??
are they hidden,
among the 'ashes and rubble'
of the
'detonated' pizza parlor??

perhaps the 'backpack'
of the 'young girl
in the long dress'
holds some modicum of
"CLUE"....
DO we need TO search
_beneath_
the
'turbanS'
of
'visiting refugees' ??

alas...

freightening realities are
enveloping the atmosphere
of
"HOPE"...

"YES WE CAN", you say ???

oh, really ????

"YES WE CAN......

.'WHAT'" ???....exactly ??

i'll have what SHE's having !!

a little, fragmented 'happenstance' on rye !
with a side of 'turmoil and coincidence'....
now, there's a mouthful to hunker down on....:))
we think we are SO SPECIAL !!
indefatigable !!
and then all the lego pieces
on the universal cake of
'our truth'
come spiraling and crashing down...
all around us...
and do you know what ??
we have to begin AGAIN !!!
ALL OVER AGAIN !!!
plain and simple as the nose
on 'this jew's' face !
and if we are very, very careful
and clever and
calculating about the
're installation'and 're configuration'
of the old,hackneyed 'lego project'....
and if we can begin to possess
the patience and virtuosity
and fortitude to build,
piece by piece, anew....
well....
i'm here to tell you that......
"IT'S POSSIBLE".....
albeit improbable....
but it is possible to begin again !!
that's all i'm saying...
ladies....
start your engines !!!

so we wait....

and we try our level best
NOT to 'cast apsersians' on those
"less ascended"....less 'fortunate'...(perhaps)...
for after all is said and done,
the simple truth is that
we are NOT "ALL CREATED EQUAL"....
we are poignantly and magnificently 'different',
from our feet to our hearts to our fingernails....
we are, specifically 'DIFFERENT'....
fueled by unique, quantified and qualified 'detail'...
in fact, it is our subsequent 'commonalities',
few and far between...
that actually bring us together at all....
just thinking out loud, my loves....
just thinking.....
about the moves....
contemplating....speculating....
designing the (seemingly)'ad hoc'position ....
attempting to make it appear, always, 'ad hoc' !!
that's the challenge....
appear 'effortless'....indifferent almost....
all the while,
giving it your BEST, CALCULATED 'SHOT' !!!
SHABBAT SHALOM.....

there are those who say....

"that there is no such thing as 'potential'"....
that there is ONLY 'actualized potential'....
it's kind of like dribbling the ball,
but not making the basket....
an exersise in extreme futility....
to be sure....
we waste our precious time....
NOT making the basket !!
and to what end ??
a question with certain
'existential' implication...
the question at hand...
the REAL QUESTION....
is 'why' ??
why do we expend our energy on
mineutia
and silliness and non-fruition ??
there are terrorists out there !!!
for god's sake !!!
there are bombers and guys with grendades....
waiting to detinate the 'superfluous'...
and we are DRIBBLING ???
would that we could move 'upcourt'
with decisive
purpose....
in order to de-activate the BOMB....
ahhh....
contemplation...speculation....
would....should....could....
cracking nuts over the 'chocolate' sundaes of
political indignation....

why is 'disrespect' so profoundly infuriating ??

we can, literally, be RAPED, PILLAGED, KILLED even....
and we will attempt to 'turn the other cheek'.....
but DISRESPECT US....
and we will SLAUGHTER YOU !!!
what's up with that ?
why do our egos become of such paramount significance....
where 'bruising' and 'wounding' are concerned ?
why are we so sensitive to what others 'think' of us ??
to how we are 'perceived' ?
did we not drink enough MILK as kids ???
were we 'bottle fed' perhaps ??
did our moms lock us in closets
take away our dinner???
WHAT HAPPENED TO US ???
WHAT HAS MADE US SOOOOO 'insecure' ???
is it possible that we did one too many 'triple flips'
on the trampoline during puberty ???
did wilson highschool play a role in this
'insecurity squabble'???
were the rolling hills just TOO FUCKING GREEN ??
WHAT ??
WHAT ??!!

pondering the 'conspicuous'...

it has come to pass, time and again....
that the very thing that is
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE.....
is the thing that somehow, ironically,
is perpetually 'ignored and overlooked'....
further....
you spend your days and nights
in blatant SEARCH
of 'said thing'.....
what is it that makes human beings
so absurdly 'daft',
when it comes to 'doing what is necessary'
for the self??
for 'soul nourishment' ??
perhaps it is the inability to SEE....
to really 'see' with that 'gorgeous'
set of eyes you've been given....
perhaps, even still,
the WAY in which you 'see'...
is a 'tad superficial'....
is it possible to GO DEEPER ??
TO REALLY LOOK AND SEE AND FIND
the keys to the kingdom ??
the ones on the key ring in your favorite handbag....
they have been there, amid the jumble, all along !

and she said that there were 'demons'..

demons had attatched themselves !!!!
MY GOODNESS !!
but that a 'clearing' would expunge the forces at work...
and that the 'haters' would go back to into their caves...
beneath the rubble and debris....
the 'haters'....
ewwww.....
what can you do when your 'magnetic field'
is so evolved,
that even 'evil' things attatch to you ?
how can you deny your own,
'open' and 'vulnerable'
'energetic field' ??
6 feet in all directions, i'm guessing....

"become 'invulnerable','inpenetrable'", you say ?
easier said than done, MIDAS !!
yes, indeed,
the 'alchemical transmutation'
would come in handy about now !!
yes, indeed !!
turn those freaks into gold bars,
and stick them where the sun don't shine !!!

the road to 'ascension' is a rough one, to be sure....
paved with 'guffaw' and 'snafu' and melodrama....

CLEARING OUT.....
CLEARING OUT, my loves....

SHABBAT SHALOM....

there was no time for a 'blow dry' !!

we were in such a hurry !!!
me 'n him !!
running down the avenue, hand in hand....
like two, silly teenagers....
running to get the tickets !!!
unaware of the 'raw sexuality' that (apparently)
was oooozing from our beings....
fun in the springtime sun !!
happy fun with NO DEMONIC, 'prima donna',baggage....
pulling at our skirt and sleeves and apron strings ....
freedom on that 'fairy tale' afternoon....
freedom to run and purchase the tickets on the
'starcrossed express'....
going somewhere wonderful and whimsical and fortuitous...
with NO POLITICAL DAMAGE !!!
no elephants...no DONKEYS....
just "us" on a train to nowhere....
yeah....
MAGNIFICENT SUGAR IN THE 'COLLATERAL AFTERNOON'......

clandestine, but out in the open !!

they think they've got us ALL fooled !!
them !!
you know the ones...
with their clandestine, policy meetings....
and their choices of attire....
yes, admittedly, they have COME TO POWER....
ON THIS, WE CANNOT ARGUE....
power to govern....power to 'voice'....power to platform
and filibuster......
admittedly...
but WE of the 'right',
'OWN' THE 'RIGHT' to call them to task on
""snafu after snafu""!!!
didn't they attend the class in grad school, where
'decorum' and 'propriety' were taught ???
i'm somewhat certain that they missed that one ....
hence....
the door slamming and 'rabble rousing' !!!
and....
further....
were they there when
'ethics'and 'etiquette' were taught ??
will they miss the TEA PARTY as well ???!!!
how will we teach them anything,
for heaven's sake ???
if they don't, at very least,
ATTEND THE TEA PARTY ????
we are beside ourself with frustration....
and we have a 'right brain' headache...
from banging our heads against the wall !!!!

'divinity' within.....

as we meander along the road of our sojourn....
we are stumped, frequently,
by the pain and unendurable cruelty that others , (seemingly unbeknownst to even themselves),
can inflict....
just with a facial expression....
or a tilt of the head....
or an ever-plastered 'frown' on the face....
just like that....
one can , quite perfunctorily,
LACERATE.....
it is in these precise, and thankfully infrequent,
moments....
that we, 'en masse'....
MUST tap into the 'divinity'
that dwells within our own beings....
DOWN beneath the skin and bone,
directly beneath the 'heart' muscle....
GOD is THERE....
in THAT place....
protecting....
watching....
guarding....
the indefatigable 'SHOMER'....
the ultimate 'watchman'....
and if we can go DIRECTLY to this place of
LOVE and COMPASSION and TOLERANCE....
IF we can !!
(it takes practice!)
if we can tap into this 'ethereal energy'....
BEFORE REACTING....
then....
and ONLY THEN......
will we find ourselves with essentially
NO OPTION,
but to
'LOVE' ....
unconditionally.....without caveat....
heady stuff....
food for extreme contemplation....

hypothetically......

lets say, hypothetically, that you walk into a random, neighborhood drugstore.....
and lets say that there's a really, really hot guy, standing in the toilet paper aisle....
and so in this 'pretend' situation.....
you guys start discussing the significance of 2 ply versus 4 ply....
HYPOTHETICALLY !!
OK ???
OK ???
and then you leave the random drugstore, and go off on your somewhat 'routine' day....
ok...
now....
some months later...
let's say that you run into the 'toilet paper hottie'
again....
randomly....
and you guys decide to have a drink...
cause after all is said and done, he is, in fact,
"the hunk from the drugstore"....
some hours later, to your surprise and delight,
you find yourself kicking up your heels and dancing a jig at the local tavern with SAME GUY !!!
IS IT LOVE ???
IS IT DESTINY ???
or.....
IS IT JUST HUMAN TREVAIL ???
and significant 'happenstance' ???
to be continued......:))

" i had a freakin dream too !!!"

i had a dream that daffodils and oranges were growing in
my kitchen....
and the only way i could get to them was by JUMPING through a hoop made of peppermint !!!
all red and white stripes...
yeah....diagonally situated stripes....
that kind of peppermint !!!~
and when i finally summoned up the courage to make the JUMP, i landed....
head first....
in a swimming pool, filled with chocolate syrup !!!!
and it was THICK AND SLOW,
swimming through the syrup....
but i MADE IT to the other side of the pool....
only to find myself in a forest !!!!
a really dark forest !!!
and i was surrounded by bears and lions and FISH !!!!
i'm NOT making this up !!!
it happened !!!
and get this ....
the bears were wearing PEARLS....
big, deep sea pearls !!!
AROUND THEIR NECKS !!!
interesting to note that bears have VERY THICK NECKS....
so the pearl necklaces were VERY LONG....
AND VALUABLE....
yeah....they were.......
and then i woke up.....
and i was all tangled in the sheets.....
like a pretzel....
but with no salt !!!
and i looked down...
and i was wearing a really, really long,
pearl necklace !!!!
so.....
" i had a freaking dream too !!! "

we will NEVER surrender....

when push comes (distinctly) to shove....
when unibombers are 'all the rage'...
when pizza parlors and hair salons and synagogues and
candy stores are 'sleeping with one eye open'....
we realize that the 'plight' of the people (en masse)....
is a HUGE ONE....a DELIBERATE one..
fraught with implication
and complication
and 'clinical annihilation'....
fraught with the desire,
and even with the aspiration to DO RIGHT.....
TO KEEP OUR HUMANITY FRONT AND CENTER....
but with that humanity comes an
organic kind of frailty...fragility....
so we lose arms and legs and kidneys
on the battlefields
of "DIZENGOFF".....
and to make matters worse,
our 'FEARLESS LEADERS' isolate themselves with
'hackneyed rhetoric'....
isolating ALL OF US from one another.....
betting on and WITH the 'BLOOD THIRSTY cockroaches'...
how can we explain this MESS to the children ????
HOW ???

'HE' has your back......

i have this on very good authority....
all you need do is 'ask'....
HE'll be right there, holding your hand...
cradling your face in his arms.....
FIXing the problems...re inventing the potential...
the potential, by the way,
that was ALWAYS PRESENT....
just somehow, weirldy 'inaccessible'....
AND WHEN 'GRACE' leads you to 'A WINDOW'...
open it quickly !!
firmly !!!
with extreme and abundant faith ....
in yourself....
in 'higher power'.....
open that window. my friends,
and the light of GOD will shine down upon you...
in ways that leave you speechless...breathless....
we are blessed and guarded and nourished...
by the 'great one'.....
never forget these words, my loves...
words to live by....
quite literally so.....
a path will open for you of 'the faith'....
a road to victory and sanctity and virtuosity.....
i promise !!
i promise !!!
your faithfully,
GODDESS XREBBETZIN

so there was a guy on the beach with a SNAKE....

around his neck....
IT WAS WRAPPED around his neck !!!
casually.....PROUDLY...
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE ???
HAS EVERYBODY GONE completely PSYCHOTIC ???
i'm convinced that they have.....
all the rules and decorum and propriety
seem to have been thrown
out with the bath water !!!
and what's left ??
just the unexpected ness and shock value
and 'mad, mad pie'......
the politics are churning and spiraling in
counter clockwise motion ...
and presidents are SLAMMING DOORS on prime ministers !!!
for GOD's sake !!!
AND THERE ARE SNAKES being worn as necklaces of
honour and bravery.....
we must 'get a grip'...
before all virtue is lost...
before 'clockwise' is unreachable....