Wednesday, May 8, 2013

GROWTH CHART





New Dimensions

Hi!  LOL!   So glad to see you here! Just so you know, my name is "Pippi!"   Named so by my beloved friends whom I am dedicating this "diary" to.  You see, before I met y'all I was just a girl, skipping through life, balancing school, a new career, and a rather complicated new marriage.  I never made life real easy, for I'm a "spur of the moment girl",   with boundless energy,  following my heart wherever it leads.   Unfortunately, my heart often wills itself to tread where my mind screams "NO!!!"  Making matters worse,  my mind, or lack of it, takes complete control of my limbs before it shuts itself down, leaving all common sense at the wayside, often leaving me sitting in a bucket of worms......... 

I realize, now that I am having conversations with others that can share with me their own survival techniques,  I had many questions I never knew existed until faced to think about some of my life's situations. Now, I have found an area where I feel accepted and loved.  A place where I can listen and learn with both respect, compassion and fun.  Thank you, ADDS family! 

"Scott" my husband of 5 years, whom I adore, believes I am God's gift to him. Sometimes I wonder about that,  I mean really, really wonder!  For I struggle -  hard - to become the person he wants me to be, as well as the woman I know I am.  Trying to balance "high spiritedness" with "submissiveness" is oftentimes a very heavy task. You see,  I am quite different then most of the others that you meet in the "DD" world.   I was never one to "seek out" DD. From the time I was born, it seemed DD has sought me out and we have been trying to find our own identities every since, looking for ways to coexist!    You, my friends, have given me a way to grow within this life; to stop where I am and consider all sides.   I hope to reveal to you, my sweet adopted family, in this "diary" who I am,  to share a tad bit of my mind, spirit, heart and soul with you, that you may perhaps understand me just a little bit more!   Oh, and in return, with your love and wisdom, help me to continue to grow with some sort of grace, into the DD wife my incredibly loving and patient husband (HoH) deserves!

But giving credit where credit is due, and completely believing that God, in His sovereignty and unending love for us, makes absolutely no mistakes, I want to thank my priceless friend and mentor. Her compassion and patience, wisdom and encouragement, as well as her gentle guidance and correction has pushed me into being more - so very, very much more.  It is also her inspiration that encouraged me to write......

Thank you, sweet girl. God's floodgates are surely opened for you!


 Please join me as I retell some of my journey.   For I have never shared my life to anyone before.   In my telling I hope to gain perspective, knowledge and an outlet.  Dance with me..........



22 comments:

  1. Pippi!!! So glad to see your blog up. It looks terrific and this is a wonderful beginning to your blog.
    Welcome to a wide and varied community of helpful and supportive people :)

    MrBBSpanker

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    1. Mr.BB, You KNOW I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks for reading! I hope it meets up to your high expectations!!

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  2. Awww! I just love the Mama Cat and her cub!
    Your spiritedness is such a gift. Submission is not about loosing yourself but finding it within the structure of your loving dynamic.
    May every day of your journey be blessed!!
    Congratulations on your first post!
    XXOO Cat

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  3. Awwwww Catrinka! That Momma Cat has such significance to me! So beautiful and wise, yet fiercely protective and loving to her cub! Should all be as lucky and blessed to have such a Cat as an inspiration! Thank you for reading and for the wonderfully positive words!! I live for those, you know!!!

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  4. So glad to see your very first post. I was happy to see how you have grown! I truly hope that this will be a way for you to learn how to share your experiences with others! ...Alec

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  5. Ah, Alec! It pleases me so much to see that you read it and hopefully enjoyed it! I'm amazed at how much I enjoy writing them, for they really cause me to think about why I'm feeling what I feel, or ask myself why I thought what I did at the time! I'm actually amazed at myself when I see how far my thinking as progressed in such a short time! I believe the beautiful Cat says it's because I'm growing up!! LOL! My Duncan salutes you two!!! (although he doesn't know it!) Thank you for being so wonderful in so many ways!
    Pips!

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  6. Fantastic Pippi, you did it!
    What a great start you have made here. You write well, with depth and thought.
    Remember what you have given to others too. We are all of us learning, even us 'oldies'
    J

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    1. Janey, I'm so glad you're here with me! LOL! I'd love to know exactly what I've given to others, tho!!! Well, maybe a couple laughs or two, but in this day and age, I guess that counts!!! I love talking to you, and certainly wish it could be more often!

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  7. Your first post made me misty eyed. I love everything about it. The color, your happy Pippi picture, your writting. It's honest and wonderful and drew me right in. I look forward to reading every post. So happy for you and so proud of you. Love ya, love ya and incase I forgot to say it, Love Ya.

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    1. LOL. Summer, you're as sappy as I am!!! Honestly, I wake up loved and extremely happy! Life does hold with it certain challenges and fears, but no matter what, when you look deeply within yourself and your life, you see how extremely blessed you really are! How could you then not be filled with joy!

      HOWEVER, I have elected to be extremely honest on this blog, so, let me tell you, I turn off EVERY bit of joy when I'm in trouble! - When that wild child inside me wakes up!!! Ewwww, yuck!

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  8. So you took the plunge good for you Pippi great post and I am glad you are part of the family.
    It will be a joy to see you grow and learn and to see you teach us some new thingd to.
    I wasn't going to say this on your first post but you are a GREAT BRAT now that being said got you last LOL

    Bob1

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    1. Brother Bob,
      So glad you enjoyed the excerpt. You know the part about me enjoying the fact that I'm a part of your family???? ............... Don't believe it!
      Anyway, you continue to shock me! When I tease with you daily, call you names like loser and knucklehead, and watch you lose at tag, I love that I get to play with my "big brother". But then you do something smart and write some of the most in-depth and sensitive blogs I have ever read. You show such great understanding to TiH's that it makes me melt. Who'd have thunk!? I am very honored to be considered your friend! Pippi!

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    2. Oh, ohhhhh yeah, but I did forget to say that........ " YOU'RE IT!! "

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  9. Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I do not know what I would of done if I did not find my way to this wonderful family. Your sharing comes from the heart.

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  10. CDC (Alice), thank you so much for wanting to be a part of my ramblings! It is a great group of people we belong too! So much so that I feel a real need to share myself with both you and them! Finally having people who understand what your life is all about takes away a lot of the void; for who in the world would you share it with? Welcome, to my world! I hope it doesn't bore you!

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  11. Wow I finally found it roflol :D
    I should probably make another account but wth , maybe later, for now I have to respond ! I absolutely loved it and I love you <3 From the first moment I met you we clicked, you have an amazing personality and it is so eloquently expressed through your blog. I love your spirit, your honesty and purity. There are no complicated codes to decipher, you are who you are and I admire and love you for that. God Bless you in your journey, with a fantastic group of friends, this page brings a little tear to my eye. I am certain you have the passion and drive to make this work and encourage and entertain many others in the process <3 xxxx LeJaye xx Lou xx or whatever you wanna call me xxx

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  12. Hi Sweet Wonderwoman, and everything else you go by!!! I did write a response to you the day you wrote this, but it was on the email that was sent to me with your own response. I wanted to make sure you got my appreciation of your comments, since I can not find that mail anymore. You are soooo right about us clicking immediately!!! I do remember that first night so well!!! Yes, as I was sneaking around, asking my most private questions, in complete emotional disruption, there goes my sweet Loubird, and what do you know, there is my "Scott" (lololol) Yep, will never forget THAT heart-stopping moment!!! lololol. It was actually, really, really funny!! Of course I laugh now!!! My heart is actually beating now!! We do have fun, though, huh!!! lolol. I'm so glad you're my friend, I do love you so much, and didn't want to do this without you. I do hope you realize that you are special, in my life for a purpose, and am excited to watch it happen!! Take care, sweet girl! Please keep reading! xoxoxoxoxoxoox

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  13. Wow, congratulations, Pips, on being brave enough to tell your story in your own words! I look forward to discovering the you that I know from ADDS and thank you so much for sharing. You have a style like no other. Just stick with it and before you know it, you'll be a writing fool and discovering new things about yourself all day long! So glad we met. I'll be reading.

    ~WSC.Daddy

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  14. Hey WSC, I'm so happy you're joining me as I travel this journey! I'm probably learning as much as you are! It is fun discussing these events with all my other friends here, and enjoy hearing their thoughts! It's the other perspectives that cause me to rethink, consider and grow! Thanks for your offerings!

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  15. Pippi, excellent blog here and it is so great to read your story from your perspective. I know we've only just "met" on ADD, so I truly appreciate your willingness to invite me in as you share these parts of yourself and your journey. Blogging has already helped me articulate parts of myself that I have never shared with anyone before. I hope you have the same kind of positive experience. Well done here!

    XO,
    smartingoff

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  16. Pippi, finally!!! Thank you so much for sharing this with me, I feel honored. I love reading about your journey and look so forward to reading more. I cannot express to you how much it truly means to me to be part of this "family". Thank you.

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  17. Pippi,
    I am honored to join you on your journey. I hope you have many more stories to tell. I am looking forward to following you.

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