Wednesday, July 12, 2006

It's All in Your Name

Apparently, your name can tell people something about you. It doesn't just tell people that your parents are unoriginal, or that they had serious drug issues in the 60s. No, apparently your name determines your personality, your strengths, your weaknesses, your nature, your physical health...everything about you. In fact, you can change your destiny by simply picking a more Balanced Nameā„¢.

According to the The Kabalarian Philosophy, "life does not need to be punctuated with a question mark." A simple mathematical evaluation of the letters in your name can reveal your past, present, and future. From what I understand, the principles are similar to those found in numerology.

Oh -- despite the etymological similarity, Kabalarians are not to be confused with people who practice Kabbalah.

Now, I am not one to automatically discredit things I don't understand. I've always hoped someone or something would provide me the key to the door of life. I don't consider myself a skeptic, but rather a realist. I've got to see proof first.

However, my interest was piqued when I read the story of Darryl R. Peebles. There are two Darryl R. Peebles in the world...one an American, one an Australian. The two found each other after the American Peebles typed his name into an Internet search engine and found the Australian Peebles.

According to the article I read, the similarities don't end with their names:

Both born in 1949

Both have three children.

Both have a child born in 1975.

Both have a child born in 1977.

Both of their fathers both came from small towns and worked on lathes of some kind.

Both are keen performers, and enjoyed magic, ventriloquism and playing music.

So, this led me to seek a Kabalarian analysis of my first name (not Curare, but rather my REAL first name...*GASP*). The Kabalarian Philosophy reveals the following about me:

(1) Even though your name creates the urge to be artistically creative and original, we emphasize that it causes an emotional intensity that is hard to control.

(2) This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the nervous system, and tension or accidents to the head.

(3) Your name creates a dual nature in that you can be very generous and understanding, but you can also be so candid in your expression that you create misunderstanding.

(4) You struggle with the requirement to soften your expression with tact and diplomacy and to consider the feelings of others.

(5) Difficulty in accepting advice or admitting that you may have made a mistake causes you to appear to be stubborn and set in your ways. Thus, you have too often created the wrong impression, and friendships have suffered.

I didn't go on to pay $$$ to have my "full name" analyzed, but I have to say that this is frighteningly like me. Except for #2. That one is just dead wrong. Some people would tell you they believe I've had many "accidents to the head," but I hearilty deny that statement.

Amazing or ridiculous? I leave that to you to decide.

Monday, July 10, 2006

It's All About Stamina

I'm exhausted. Things have been hectic and life has just caught up with me. My muse and my mind left me momentarily.

But I take heart. I am regaining my motivation. These shining examples of incredible stamina make me want to jump up and get moving....

CURARE-Z'S STAMINA AWARD WINNER RUNNER-UP

Fertility treatments (and stamina) helped this woman give birth to her 4th child, at 62 years old. The woman was 62 years old -- not the baby, people. This makes her the oldest British woman to have a baby. To put it into perspective: she will be 72 when her child is 10 years old (around 4th grade), she will be 80 when her child graduates from high school, and she will be lucky if she makes it to her child's wedding.....

CURARE-Z'S STAMINA AWARD WINNER