Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dear Frustration,

I'm in the process of cleaning my room.  Funny, I have been all of December.  It seems like every other day I have a basket full of old clothes, collectibles, shoes....junk...that I set outside my door for my mom to go through and either keep for herself, throw away or give away to the blind.  Today I've been going through lots of papers (receipts, mail, bills, etc.) and came across a "letter" I wrote a while back.  I won't say when.  I say "letter" because it's not your standard letter.  It's not meant to be delivered to or read by who it's written for.  It's a MY-eyes-only letter.  Whenever I'm overloaded with thoughts/feelings/emotions about someone I tend to write them a "letter" that says everything I've been wanting to say, but either don't have the courage to, or I feel it's just too honest for the person handle.  It helps me vent, release, let go, breathe again.  I tend to analyze things, then analyze that analyzation...which is too much for my brain to deal with.  I get overwhelmed and confused and I lose track of myself, so these "letters" are very necessary.  One of my resolutions is to keep a journal that is only meant for this purpose.  It makes me nervous to think of anyone ever reading it.


  

Finding this particular 5-page letter just showed me how important my "letter" writing really is.  I have a terrible memory, and I had forgotten about all these feelings I had for this certain person.  It's so amazing how much we change over time.  It's funny how when we're in the moment of things, when we're caught up with some big issue or dilemma, we have tunnel vision.  We can't get perspective because we're too much involved.  We need an outsider's point of view and opinion to help see straight again.  Well, it's weird how now I am that outsider for my previous self.  And in reading this I'm thinking "Wow, I'm soooo glad I never gave this to him, or told him how I felt."  Because...I in no way feel the same anymore.    

It begins...

"Dear ____, I'm so frusterated with you right now.  I can't stop thinking about..."  

"I'm very over-protective of my heart..."  

"I remember that while you were getting ready the next morning for work (taking a shower) I sat in your living room and stared at your door thinking, 'I could go.  Should I go?  I want to go.  I could just grab my bag and walk right out the door and never look back.  I'm sure there are taxi cabs around this early that could take me back.'  I seriously considered bailing!  It's one of my many defense mechanisms; escaping."

I like change.  I like that I no longer have these thoughts.  I like that I'm already stronger than I was when I wrote this.  I like that I write things down so that future Misty can learn from her past...and remember.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Snow Day in action

This is MY first run down the hill on my inner tube.  I hit a large, hard lump of snow with my bum....and stopped.  OW.  I didn't even notice that the tube popped until my friend Alain pointed it out.
Alain takes a turn.  When there's about 51 seconds left, he uses his arms to try and slow himself down, which results in him "hyper-extending" his arm  and bringing us our first but minor injury.

My last turn down.  I started higher up the hill.  It took me a while to get the courage to go down...it looks a lot higher up when you're there.  Notice how Alain says "I'll stop you if you're gonna hit the shed" and as I head down he says "You're fine, you're fine..oh shit..you're NOT fine!"  haha..that's when i HIT the shed.  Could have been ugly.

My man...made out of snow, man

Yesterday, I added "BUILD A SNOWMAN" to my life list.  So today...
I did!!!

 His name is Charles or "Chuck" and  he's perfect.  I think I had a smile on my face the entire time I was putting him together.  When it was time to go, we took his scarf, beanie and gloves...and left him his shades.  I'm hoping he brought smiles to other snow day goers after us.  Actually, I know he did =)  We also inner tubed down a snowy hill a few times.  What a good day.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Inspire. Dream. Live

This is a class assignment I had in the spring of 2007 at SDSU; create a reliquary that pays devotion to a subject of your choice.  What I came up with is not visually complicated and doesn't hold many items...it doesn't need to.  However, to me, it's purpose is powerful.  My project was the only one in class that could be used in some way....now and well into the future.  All others were simply a shrine where mostly a collage of pictures were displayed.  I try to think outside of the box...and that's exactly what the thoughts and ideas inside this box do; take you outside of the box (to another country...to a salsa class...)!


Ok here's the deal:  There are 3 small boxes inside the reliquary...3 different steps.  The one on the left (step 1) reads "I.N.S.P.I.R.E." on the  lid (Invigorate. Notion. Stimulate. Provoke. Influence. Reassure. Excite).  Inside the box are pieces of colored chalk and strips of paper that have some of my favorite quotes (that DO what all of those words in the above parenthesis intend).  Here are some examples:
"Just can't live that negative way... make way for the positive day!" -Bob Marley
"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure." -Don Wilder
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius 
There are also blank papers for me to continue to find "Inspiring" quotes.  These quotes then get written on the chalkboard for me to see everyday!

The center box (step 2) reads "D.R.E.A.M." (Desire. Reflect. Envision. Aspire. Meaning).  This box also contains strips of paper for me to write down all of my dreams...my goals!  Anything and everything that I ___(insert word from above parenthesis here)__.  Crazy thing is..I haven't looked in this box since I made it one year ago!  Here are SOME of my goals that I wrote down (all dated on May 14, 2007)..in no particular order:
* Learn to speak Spanish fluently  (still working on this...)
*Pay off credit card debt
*Learn to surf   (done!  I took a class in SD)
*Visit family in Mexico
*Be a mother...a good one
*Buy a laptop
*Help build a house
*Lose 20 lbs.  (i'm halfway there...lost 10)
*Get married
*Swim with dolphins  (not quite..swam with sharks)
*Whiten my teeth  (done!)
I've got PLENTY more goals to add to this box...  SOME i'm adding are:
*Sing karaoke
*Design AND get my key tattoo
*Skydive
*Run a half-marathon
*Run a full-marathon
*Read a new book each month
*Build a snowman
*Go on a cruise
*Go to a professional football game (Go Chargers)
*Knit a scarf..after learning how
*Milk a cow
*Wear a bikini on a crowded beach..and feel beautiful doing it

The box on the right (step 3) reads "L.I.V.E." (Love. Implement. Vow. Experience).  This box originally began empty...and its purpose is to collect all of the goals from the middle box that I have completed/accomplished!  It's not empty anymore...still has a ways to go before it's full.

The color scheme was chosen to honor Bob Marley and his music.  Reggae tends to calm me and create an atmosphere that helps my creativity flow.  His message of one love has touched and inspired thousands.  If a man such as Bob, who's faced many obstacles and negativity growing up, can overcome and persevere...so can I...so can anyone.

This reliquary is a major part of my "Refine 2009" plan.  After a year of it going unused, I have finally been motivated to take it out of the garage and give it a proper place in my bedroom where I can take full advantage of it. 



These trees!

Have you seen them?
No, really...have you taken a second look...a third?

A staring contest?!
I haven't been able to take a drive lately without pulling over to snap a photo of all the pretty colors :) 
I guess this falls under the whole "stop to smell the roses" deal.
I'd LOVE to have a tree like this in my front yard.
I love all 4 seasons like I'd love all 4 of my kids (if I had kids)...each one brings something unique and amazing into our lives...I can't possibly love one more than another.
        

Life is like a box of chocolates...


...you never know what you're gonna get.


Hmmm....guess that goes for a dozen eggs as well??  :)

You know you're going to have an interesting day when it starts off like this!  I giggled quite a few times while making these :)  and a few more while eating them...  

Actually, these eggs are maybe a week old...came straight from some chickens that I just met the other day.  How cool is that?

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Verbal Sunshine

I edited this Post.

I occasionally get compliments over the internet and here's what I think about it...after reading them:

Loving this, right??  Yeah, it made me smile...yeah, i'm flattered...and yeah, it made my day...but at the same time I was thinking, "why is it that I only get compliments like these via email messages from strangers??"

I also can't help but wonder how many other ladies are sent the same or very similar message?...also, I wonder if these guys ever compliment girls in person...or if they only have the courage to do it at a computer screen that is miles away from the recipient???

I guess what I'm getting at is this...I like compliments, who doesn't?!  BUT, it's very important to me to know that they are genuine and from the heart.  I can't stand meaningless compliments and "lines" if you will...from guys...that have been recycled and reused on every girl they come across...until one actually takes the bait.  If it's not REAL, i'd rather not get one at all.  

"I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it."  ~Wilson Mizner

As Dr. Seuss' Horton would say, "mean what you say and say what you mean."  Am I overanalyzing again??  Yes.

The upside is that I'm inspired: I vow to make a conscious effort to pay a heartfelt compliment to someone every day...to a friend, a family member, co-worker, complete stranger.  

My Sentiments Exact

These words do not belong to ME...but I admit I marvel over the exact mystery. I think it's comforting to know that the human experience is a shared one...so many souls are connected through common emotions and similar trials of...life.  Whenever I'm faced with complication I always remind myself that I am not alone...here's proof!  I found this on someone else's blog:

"Dear future love,
I’m waiting for you, trusting that you will find me without losing your way. I don’t know your name. I don’t know your face. All I know is that someday our paths will cross; you will stumble into my life or I into yours, and life will seem just a little bit brighter. I wish I knew who to look for. What if I let you pass without saying a word? No, I don’t think I will. Somehow I will know.

I hope you can look past my many flaws. I hope you will forgive me for the things I have done. And most of all, I hope that you do not take too long getting here. I know you are on your way, whether you know it or not. But I don’t think I can wait much longer.

Sincerely,
Mike"

Saturday, December 27, 2008

The Last Lecture

One of my resolutions for the new year, a.k.a. "Refine 2009", is to read a new book each month.  I'd actually like to read more than that but baby steps first, right?  So far, I've only decided on January's pick; The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.  I think it's a very fitting choice to help kick-start my mission... 

"An entire book of living-life-to-the-fullest advice from a college professor sounds about as inviting as a 20-page term paper.  But Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon computer science prof diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in '06, is so earnest and funny that you'd let him teach you anything.  Among his tips: Respect your childhood dreams, remember to laugh and appreciate the gifts you receive.  The author -who died in July- is one of them." -People Magazine
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I'll be sure to post my thoughts on the book once I start it in a few days!

18 Reasons to Have SEX

click this blog's title for the link from Women's Health!    i.n.t.e.r.e.s.t.i.n.g.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Ginger Tea!

I knew it.  I just knew this was coming.  I've recently been stressed out with work and my body always responds to stress by coming down with a fever, catching a cold and even breaking out with Shingles!  I began to feel under the weather yesterday and woke up this morning with definite symptoms.  Instead of the usual DENIAL that I go into, I accepted my current state and decided to take matters into my own hands by fighting it off!  


Plan of attack:
*Drink PLENTY of water...more than 8 glasses a day.
*Load up on Vitamin C!  (pills and oranges for me)
*Avoid dairy and sugar/sweeets
*REST!!!  this one is important and is usually the most neglected step.
*Chicken soup :)  Yes, I know it has no cure/healing ingredients but it helps soothe your throat and warm you up!
and...
*Homemade Ginger Tea!
  


Ginger Tea:

1. Boil 1 1/2 cups water in a sauce pan
2. Add thinly sliced ginger to boiling water (1 1/2-2 inch piece)
3. Let boil/simmer for 10-15 minutes
4. Strain ginger before pouring into a cup
5. Add lemon and honey for taste

*This tea has a kick to it, so you may need to adjust the amounts to satisfy your taste!

   Ginger is known for its medicinal properties and healing powers.  It stimulates digestion and boosts circulation, respiration and nervous system function.  It eases congestion in the throat and lungs, relieving symptoms of cold and flu and helps alleviate menstrual discomfort.  It's also believed to help stop migraine pain before it starts.

So...drink a cup and call me in the morning =)
  

In Heavy Rotation

this is what a MISTY sounds like.  Well recently anyway, mostly on those mellow days, when the only feelings sure to stay, are those painted with shades of gray.



    
1.Kings of Leon - Closer
2.Band Of Horses - The Funeral
3.The Sundays - Wild Horses
4.Sick Puppies - All The Same
5.Three Days Grace - Over and Over
6.Frou Frou - Let Go
7.Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
8.cary brothers - blue eyes
9.Sia - Breathe Me
10.Unwritten Law - Elva (Live)
11.Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
12.Nada Surf - Always Love
13.Des'ree - Kissing You
14.Sick Puppies - My World
15.Dido -Here With Me 
16.Shiny Toy Guns - Starts With One
17.Ingrid Michaelson - Die Alone
18.- Citizen Cope Sideways
19.Natalie Walker - Urban Angel
20.Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone
21.Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
22.Paramore - Decode
23.The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Guardian Angel
24.Gwen Stefani - 4 In The Morning
25.Coldplay - Warning Sign
26.Cat Power- Sea of Love
27.Death Cab For Cutie- Someday You Will Be Loved

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Holiday from REAL





Everyone needs a place to go to just...get away. Life, as beautiful and marvelous as it may be; it comes with complications and uncertainty that will inevitably weigh down on a person. Sometimes the "Big Picture" is lost and jumbled among the stress of the day to day and a quick getaway is necessary to recollect thoughts and reconnect with the soul.

For some, this escape may be to a place in the mind where only peace and quiet is needed to allow thoughts and imagination carry you to nowhere and everywhere! For others, like me, it's helpful to physically place yourself in a new location. I tend to go for a run when I'm stressed. When I was living in San Diego I would run along the bay or at the beach. Bike rides were frequent as well. Here in LA, I head to the Rose Bowl and run 3 miles around the golf course. During stressful times, I've also been known to be a little impulsive and spontaneous so road trips are a likely possibility.



So far, my all time favorite getaway spot....where I literally GET AWAY...away from family, my home, the city, cell phone reception (texts/voicemails), television (media), LA smog, work, and my daily routine...is Kern River!!! I absolutely love camping in my tent under the stars in an earshot distance of the sometimes roaring river. There's something about the water and nature that helps me to focus and gather my thoughts. I always feel so refreshed and clear when I leave...and then a little bummed that I have to jump back into the society that I so badly wanted to escape. I'm a full-time soul searcher as well as an extremely distracted person, so throwing me in the middle of nowhere, leaving me with just my mind and my sanity (and some food!) makes a lot of sense.



I'm off in about 5 hours to said destination! The water's a bit low this year, but I don't let it bother me. We can't always get EVERYTHING we want. Over the next few days, you'll find me half-clothed in my bathing suit, laying on a raft in the middle of the river, bronzing with a grin, tanning oil applied and drinking a corona! There's a crowd of people going as well, all family and friends of MY friend, Nichole. Should be awesome! There's been a lot on my mind lately...mostly over the past few days. I need some perspective. If you don't have a special place for yourself, I highly recommend looking into one. Think about which environments calm you and give them a try :)

Monday, September 1, 2008

Nike Human Race 10K




"HARDER. BETTER. FASTER. STRONGER. The Nike+ HUMAN RACE 10K ended with a BANG. Runners had the time of their lives as they made their way through a 6.2 mile course featuring 9 global performances ranging from Japanese Taiko Drummers to French Can Can Dancers.
Host Randy Jackson was able to keep the show rolling with exciting special guests such as Olympians Lisa Leslie and Jessica Mendoza. Nine-time Grammy Award winning artist Kanye West rocked the stage as he performed hits ranging from Stronger to Flashing Lights. Common kept the energy up with a surprise performance of his hit ‘Go’ and ‘Get Em High’ accompanied by Kanye on back up. The night was capped off with a vibrant fireworks display which set the sky ablaze. It was the perfect ending to the perfect race with the energy and passion that only LA could deliver."

This article comes straight from Nikeplus.com with a small glimpse of what last night (August 31, 2008) was all about! Two friends of mine briefly told me about the race maybe a month ago and I immediately was interested in finding out more information. It turns out that the $35 fee for the race also goes to one of 3 charities that you choose. I chose Livestrong over Ninemillion.org and WWF. You also receive an official Nike Human Race shirt that all runners must wear during the race, and it also serves as your ticket into the after show; a performance by Kanye West and Common!

I've been running 3 miles around the Pasadena Rose Bowl about every other morning (waking up at 4am) for the past couple of months and have been waiting for the next exciting run to participate in. A 10K was a perfect race to be my first! I have been so excited during the whole month of August and when the weekend of the race finally hit, I was in the zone! I rested all of Saturday and ate/drank accordingly, keeping sure I was well hydrated and fed.

Sunday was race day with the starting time of 8:31:08pm, and let me tell you, it lagged!!! I stretched throughout the day and grew more and more anxious with each passing hour. My friends picked me up at 5:30 pm to head over to the LA Coliseum to get there early and avoid traffic and parking chaos. On the drive over there, I realized I had forgot the headphones and arm band to my iPod! I was so bummed! I even took the time that day to create a special, fast-paced playlist for the race to keep me at a steady pace! I was so worried that this would effect my performance and my time! I chose to stay positive and to treat my forgetfulness as a challenge to overcome. Over the next 2 hours, 12,000 runners showed up to be a part of a world wide race, the largest one to ever take place in the same day. Cities all over the world held the same race with Los Angeles being the last city to complete it. 10 minutes before go time, Randy Jackson (American Idol) took the stage to pump up the crowd. People were dancing to the music, cheering, and jumping in place until seconds before it began. WE WERE OFF!!!

The crowd movement started off slow since we were all herded on a large grassy field in order of our average mile time. I placed myself in the 11 minute mile crowd only because that's where my friends felt most comfortable. Once we all began, it was tough working my way through the slower runners. There were so many of us, and we were using 2 lanes on the streets of LA so it was crowded. I ran the entire race on the far left side, basically on the double yellow lines that divide the traffic. People were cheering each other on and were making comments to each other like, "this is amazing!" and "this is the coolest thing ever!" I soon realized that the sound of footsteps from the hundreds of runners around me plus their positive and supportive comments was a much better soundtrack to run to for my first race! There were also small side stages with acts from Hawaiian dancers, drummers, Can-Can dancers and other performances that represented the other running countries. There was plenty to keep me focused and steady. The entire run went by so quickly! I didn't stop once, not even for water or Gatorade at the side tables on the route. I had my eye on the prize and just focused on weaving through the slower runners and making my way to the finish line. I will definitely place myself in the 9 or 10 minute mile group next time so there will hopefully be less walkers which means less dodging and weaving through them when they decide to stop right in front of you! Anyways, I felt great through the whole thing until I had about 1/2 a mile to go. I was still in good shape, just had some pain in the left side of my chest when I breathed. It was easily forgotten as soon as I hit the last stretch where a large crowd of spectators and supporters stood on both sides of the lanes, cheering and congratulating everyone as they raced by. I felt so proud, excited, and truly special to had been a part of a great cause and to have accomplished a personal goal. Of course, with all of these emotions hitting me at once, I neglected to check out my time as I crossed the finish line as well as to grab a special Nike race bracelet they were handing out. I did grab a water bottle and a cup of yogurt and granola and headed the meeting spot that my friends and I agreed on. I was drenched from head to toe in sweat and in glory :)

After the race, a special musical performance by Kanye West and Common took place on a stage built on the grassy field where we all originally gathered. It was awesome to be among the 12,000 glowing (sweaty) runners that just took part in the same thing I had done. Everyone was stoked to rock out to an amazing artist who pretty much stole the show. The night ended in a BANG with a crazy and impressive fireworks show above the stage. I am so glad I was a part of this event and am now looking for the next race to sign up for. The Long Beach Marathon is soon approaching and I think I'll attempt half of it (13 miles)! Let the training begin!

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Fish out of water!



I stumbled upon this VERY accurate description of my astrological sign, Pisces. I don't really follow astrology or even read horoscopes. When I read this I was blown away from how close it really does come to explaining a lot of my characteristics! I'll let this article do my talking...

ALL ABOUT ZODIAC BIRTHSIGN: PISCES

Born February 19 - March 20

Pisces are governed by a duality, a struggle of the spiritual soul within the physical body.

Pisces aredeeply creative and artistic, with enhanced intuitive abilities.

Pisces make great friends and romantic partners
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Pisces Personality Traits

Pisces are the most impressionable of the twelve zodiac signs. Deeply empathetic, they often exhibit a gentle, patient nature, but one that is in want of inspiration. Pisces can be deeply affected by and completely absorbed into their environment.

Pisces adapt well to their circumstances, both good and bad. They are generous, amiable,positive natured people with a deep sense of kindness and compassion. Pisces are highly tuned in to everything around them including the feelings of others.

Pisces are socially popular because of their easygoing and likable manner. They have an uncanny sense of perceiving what a person wants or needs, and delivering it. Pisces are reflexive, preferring to allow circumstances and events to unfold and, only then responding.

Pisces are not typical peopl
. They are too idealistic and impractical for every day run of the mill living. Pisces are sensitive and instinctual rather than bookish or mechanical.

When Pisces find the right situations, they are capable of some incredible deeds. Pisces completely and wholly engage in a chosen path, to the exclusion of everything else. This obsessive compulsive energy can be healthy and not. Pisces can be workaholics (and other kind of -aholics too).

Positive Pisces Personality Traits

Pisces excel in situations where they can leverage their imaginative and intuitive nature. They are exceptionally gifted artistically. Pisces are often intensely interested and skilled at a wide variety of things and tend to learn by absorption as opposed to logic. Pisces are loyal, family oriented, kind and giving. They are receptive to new ideas and circumstances. Pisces have an uncanny ability to nurture and support which is directly related to their powerful intuition.

Pisces make profound artists of all types because they possess great, vivid imaginations. That powerful creativity is often expressed in music, literature, drama and art. Pisces love style, luxury and pleasure, and are always ready for new adventures. When Pisces travel, they enjoy unique, exotic, luxurious places as well as modest, indigenous settings where like to live as the locals do.

Main positive personality traits: Uncommon ability to instinctively respond to given situations; compassionate; understanding; artistic, sacrificing.

Negative Pisces Personality Traits

Pisces are often scatterbrains. They don’t do well in highly structured or regimented situations and generally buck convention. Pisces can be so emotional, needy and intense that they can end up being a real drag to people around them. In business, Pisces can be unreliable, unmotivated, easily distracted, and have their heads in the clouds all the time. The not so nice side of Pisces manifests as being a gossip, indiscreet, and gullible.

Pisces are easily lied to because they so want to believe. No matter how often they are led astray by empty promises, they keep the faith and push on toward their personal ideal. Their dreamy and impractical natures can be a source of distress to those close to them. Being both optimistic and cynical, Pisces find it difficult to make up their minds on any issue. Main negative personality traits: Lazy, impractical, unrealistic, fearful, emotionally restrained, melancholy.

Pisces Profession & Career
In the career department, Pisces are often better working for themselves than for someone else. Their innate sympathy equips them for careers in charity, catering to the needy, as a nurse, looking after the sick, or as a veterinarian, caring for animals.

Pisces have an intrinsic love of water, and are particularly well-suited towards jobs that keep them near the sea. Pisces notable creativity includes a natural ability to imitate or mirror another person as well as enter into their feelings. These attributes also make Pisces incredible character actors, and many Pisceans find great success on stage or in films.

Pisces make fantastic salespeople, copywriters, marketing creatives and advertising executives. The much vaunted Pisces empathy for others makes them very effective in civil service and in the legal arena, particularly as an advocate for the less fortunate. Many police officers, attorneys and judges are Pisces.

Pisces intuitive and metaphysical nature can lead them into careers in religion or to service as mediums and psychics. The search for spiritual meaning is never-ending for Pisces and a work situation that helps them follow this quest can be deeply rewarding.

Owing to their versatility and adaptability, Pisces can often follow several radically different career paths during their lifetime. For example, it is not at all uncommon for a Pisces to work effectively in one long-term "day job" capacity, while pursuing a radically different "passion" after work or on weekends. Where others may feel encumbered by their work identity, Pisces chameleon-like capacity for change allows them to shed their skin and pursue things others can only dream about while stuck in their rut.

Warning for Pisces

When Pisces feel rejected or get the blues, they REALLY get the blues. Pisces are easily lured to drugs or alcohol for escape or distraction. Pisces should avoid this for obvious reasons, but particularly because of their highly addictive, compulsive nature. Pisces can easily develop a variety of vice habits including excessive gambling, compulsive shopping, and overspending.

Pisces can suffer from a general lack of decisiveness and are easily distracted from their objectives. Pisces have a propensity towards depression and restlessness when not feeling fulfilled. They should live in sunny, warm climates, close to bodies of water.

Pisces should be ritualistic about exercise and fitness in order to fight back melancholy. Pisces must make a concerted effort to avoid their restlessness and desire to do something new in order to succeed and make their life work better.
Pisces Keywords - Words That Describe Pisces: Mysterious, mediumistic, dreamy, sensitive, vague, impressionable, artistic, emotional, inconstant, sarcastic, obsessional,deceptive, confused, unrealistic, bizarre, fearful, alcoholic, solitary, compassionate, intuitive, morbid, degraded, perverse, neurotic, secretive, spiritual, clairvoyant, sensual, humanistic, introspective, sublime, idealistic, musical, insane, religious, pious, lacks control, chaotic, careless, masochist, gloomy, magician, wise, charitable, undisciplined, addictive.

Pisces Love Compatibility Characteristics
Positive Pisces Love Characteristics:
Loving
, spiritual, sympathetic, in-tune, easy to get along with, artistic, romantic. Pisces are caring, intuitive mates and favor the security of long-term monogamous relationships.

Not-So-Positive Pisces Love Characteristics:

Tender-hearted, flighty, not great with money, prone to escapism and emotional peaks and valleys. Can be needy.


Love Comes Easy To Pisces

Love comes easily and naturally to Pisces. Hopelessly romantic, Pisces are affectionate, committed and loyal partners. Pisces have the natural ability to read and understand their mate’s feelings and needs fairly effortlessly. Quite often, that can lead to a lot of hurt for gentle Pisces who might not too easily find a mate that "gets" them quite the same way.


Pisces & Aquarius 
Pisces and Aquarius vacilate between harmony and conflict. Some of the great partnerships of all time feature the Pisces and Aquarius dynamic. This push/pull is both an incredible catalyst but also a potential powderkeg.

Pisces & Pisces 
Pisces and other Pisces enjoy effortless communication amongst themselves and the deep contentment that comes from truly being understood and loved unconditionally. But there is a lot of room for disaster when two Pisces split in divergent directions. Inevitably, it is deeply hurtful for both. But when it works... It’s magic.

Pisces & Aries 
Pisces and Aries are quite literally like fire and water. The pioneering and adventurous Aries spirit can be very exciting to the easy going Pisces. The calming safety of Pisces can be a perfect respite when Aries needs someone to understand why they are so determined and adventurous. On the other hand, Pisces are not nearly as driven as Aries which can cause problems for either.

Pisces & Taurus 
Pisces and Taurus are compatible but the relationship can often be a case of the have and have nots. Taurus likes nice things, money equals security to Taurus and having both is paramount. PIsces also enjoy and appreciate finer things in life though Pisces are not nearly as naturally inclined to "acquire" as Taurus.

Pisces & Gemini 
Pisces and Gemini are the spice of life. Both Pisces and Gemini love variety and a wealth of life experiences. Both are especially adaptable to new experiences and situations and both are excellent communicators. Pisces and Gemini are likely to have many different things going at one time.

Pisces & Cancer 
Pisces and Cancer have a shared connection to love and the family. Cancer is a caretaker and needs emotional commitment and security in a relationship. Pisces love to shower their mates with love and attention so this fulfills that needs well. Pisces also tend to rely on their mates heavily which plays to the Cancer tendencies towards protection and safety.

Pisces & Leo 
Pisces and Leo can irritate each other initially as Leo is the leader of the pack, and Pisces tend to be wary of hypercompetitive alpha types. When Pisces can give Leo full undivided attention and Leo can learn to rely on Pisces incredible intuition and talent this can be a fruitful relationship full of all that life can offer.

Pisces & Virgo 
Pisces and Virgo brings the technical and efficient Virgo ingenuity together with the creative, imaginative thinking that is so evident in Pisces. Virgo wants good health and things done right while Pisces are obliging and geat at problem solving.

Pisces & Libra 
Libras can be particularly compatible with Pisces in long-term relationships as the balanced Libra helps offset the spontaneous Pisces spirit. Libra is well mannered and proper with a great sense of style. Pisces appreciate the beauty and cultured personality of Libra.

Pisces & Scorpio 
Pisces and Scorpio are most compatible when Pisces can be pragmatic and decisive. Scorpio is prone to strong likes and dislikes and is extremely loyal or equally hostile towards perceived enemies. The world is very black and white to Scorpio. Pisces find it very easy to read Scorpio because they often communicate nonverbally with looks and posture rather than words.

Pisces & Sagittarius 
Pisces and Sagittarius can be a mind-blowing partnership as both have great capacity for self-awareness and continually reaching new levels of personal understanding. Sagittarius and Pisces are both enthusiastic and good sports making for lots of happy times and smiles.

Pisces & Capricorn 
Pisces and Capricorn relationships often revolve around the pursuit of power or authority. Capricorn needs to be an authority figure and Pisces can only take so much of a taskmaster before lashing out with righteos indignation and if you’ve never seen gentle Pisces ticked off, look out

The Enchanting Pisces Female
How To Love a Pisces Woman and Make Her Love You Back
The Pisces Female represents an intoxicating blend of earth-bound passion and otherworldly fantasy. Men are entranced by her at first glance and haunted by her forever after. They may try to recall what it is about her that’s so enchanting, but they can never understand the secrets of her siren song.

The Pisces female’s remarkable ability to deal with and manipulate men is uncanny. Pisces female makes men feel masculine and in control, while Her gentle softness and frailty draw out their instincts to be protective and strong - all of which make men fall at her feet.

Pisces female is not one to pick who she’s with on the spur of the moment, she is far more discerning with her gifts of love. Pisces female quickly uncovers the secrets that lie hidden underneath the social facade. BS artists are transparent to her as her powerful intuition and psychic nature sees through to what they are really after.
Highly in tune with the subtleties in what someone says or how someone acts, the pisces woman quickly bails out if what she sees and hears aren’t what they’re supposed to be.

Piscean women choose lovers that tend to be of two opposing types. She often finds herself attracted to emotionally insecure or wounded guys that she can nurture and "mother". She also falls for the opposite type of partner—one who is virile, masculine, with a strong sense of self-determination and responsibility, someone who can protect, provide for and care for her, giving her the support and guidance that she needs.

To the pisces female, love is everything and everywhere. When Pisces female is happy and in love all that is seems wondrous and tingling with excitement. When she is in despair over a relationship failure, the world stops turning. Pisces female’s single strongest desire is to be lost in love with her soul mate, to be bonded with her partner in a magical and perfect union.

More than any other zodiac birth sign, the Pisces female can transform herself into the image that her partner seeks. Pisces being a mutable sign, the Pisces female adapts easily, almost effortlessly. Still, this mysterious pisces woman remains quite her own person: elusive, unattainable, beguiling. She is someone that everyone wants and no one quite understands.

For all her charm and allure, the Pisces woman can have her head too far in the clouds. Fantasy is her most real experience.

In the bedroom, the Pisces female is every man’s dream because she gives full expression to her sexual fantasies and desire. Pisces female is highly skilled at all flavors of erotic play, much to the delight of her lucky lover.

At times, the pisces female’s hyper-affectionate characteristics can develop into dependency. But her powerful psychic intuition always clues her in when she’s reached the limit of her partner’s patience.

Pisces female can always, if she so chooses, win back a man’s affection and love. However, like all Pisces, she can be touchy and oversensitive when she feels misunderstood. What Pisces female needs most is caring patience and steady support. She hurt terribly by the slightest hint of rejection. When she’s handled with love and care, however, the sensuous, magnetic side of her is always at the surface.

The secret of being with the mystical, enchanting, sensitive Pisces female is to keep the romance alive. To her, romance and love is life itself.