ever been to a palm reader? i haven't but always kinda wanted to. i read an article that outlined what they look for and thought i'd pass it along...you know, fun at parties, 2nd job, etc.

The Life Line: This line crosses the palm diagonally across from the base of the thumb.
- A long, broad life line with few other lines crossing it is an indicator that the person is likely to live a long life. If it’s short, narrow, and crossed by many lines, the person is likely to be sickly, and their life may be shortened because of it.
- Lines that cross the life line are indicators of past, present, or future troubles, and if the cross occurs at the very end of the life line, it means they will die a sudden death.
- A double life line is an indicator of tremendous strength, but if the life line ends in a fork, it means the person will lose much of that strength in later years.

The Fate Line: This line starts at the wrist and runs up the center of the palm toward the middle finger.
- Not everyone has a fate line. If a person doesn’t, it means that their life is likely to be uneventful. If they do have one and it’s long and broad, they will have an interesting life and are likely to move up in the world. But if there are lots of crosses along the line, they will face many obstacles on the road to success.
- A fate line that starts on the life line indicates that they have strong family support for the goats they’re working to achieve.
- If the fate line divides into two or more branches, the person will have at least one major career or life change. Lines that branch down and away from the fate line mean they will experience setbacks.
- If a person has lines that branch up and away from the fate line, they are likely to enjoy success in multiple areas of life. If it’s wavy, they are indecisive and are unlikely to accomplish very much that is substantial.

Heart Line: This line starts below the pinkie and crosses the palm horizontally.
- The heart line measures your potential for love and affection. A long, broad heart line means the person is very loving and idealistic; a short, narrow heart line indicates that they are selfish, and devoid of passion, and may even have a criminal mind.
- A heart line with many branches means that they will make a lot of friends in life, but if any of the branches cross the life line, some of the person’s close friends will die.
- If a person has no heart line at all, they are a bitter, manipulative person who takes advantage of others-a person without a heart line, according to some palmists, is a person without a heart.

The Head Line: This horizontal line begins above the thumb, running horizontally across the palm.
- This line is supposed to be an indicator of intelligence: if it is well formed and conspicuous, the person has strong powers of concentration ... but if it intersects with the life line, they are insecure.
- A long line means a person can concentrate well; a shorter tine means they tend to focus only on subjects that interest them. A short, straight head line means they have a lot of common sense.
- If the person has two parallel head lines, that means they put as much energy into personal pursuits as they put into their career. And if the head tine forks into two or more lines, it means they are capable of using their intelligence diplomatically-in other words, they’re a good liar.
- If the head line connects to the fate line, they’re prone to bad luck.

The Fortune Line (Sun Line): This line runs vertically from the wrist to the ring finger.
- A person’s fortune in life will be as clear and prominent as the fortune lines on the palms of their hands. If the tine is prominent and well developed, they will never have to worry about money, and may even achieve great wealth.
- If they have more than one fortune line, they will have more than one source of wealth. A broken fortune line means that they will make and lose as many fortunes as there are breaks in the line. If the line remains strong, they will regain their lost wealth.
- If the fortune line runs alongside the life line, that means the person will inherit a large fortune from a relative ... but if the fortune line crosses their life line, that means their relatives will take advantage of them and waste their money.
- If the fortune line starts near the head line, that means a person will only achieve great wealth after a lifetime of saving and hard work. If the fortune line is crossed in places by smaller lines, that means they will face obstacles as they build their fortune.

The Health Line (Mercury Line): This line starts below the thumb and runs diagonally across the palm toward the pinkie.
- This line works differently from the other lines-the harder it is to see, the healthier and stronger one is likely to be. If it’s long and prominent, one’s health is likely to be problematic.
- If the health line is crooked, a person will likely experience many different kinds of health problems throughout their life.
- A broken health line means digestive problems; many little lines crossing it mean frequent headaches.

posted by bluematrix at 10/24/06 08:29 | link | comments (4)

the harder i work, the luckier i get.

even though most lives have their share of misfortune, how misfortune affects individuals depends largely on their level of positive energy and confidence. i firmly believe in the old cliche that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. (okay maybe 80 - 20)

i've read moving stories about survivors of the nazi concentration camps and more recently, the rwanda genocide, where these seemingly ordinary individuals somehow find a way to keep a positive outlook under the nastiest of circumstances. getting upset over the small disappointments of everyday life seems rather silly in comparison.

when i find myself getting depressed, one of my best strategies is to throw myself into my work. i complain and bitch the whole time about how i'd rather be doing something, anything, else. but if i can force myself to keep working, i find that i eventually (usually the next morning) come out on the other side not only feeling better, but also having got some work i hadn't wanted to do out of the way as well.

if this doesn't work, there's always jim beam

posted by bluematrix at 10/17/06 12:36 | link | comments (3)

i've been getting these cool american indian daily meditations emailed to me. here's a recent one

When I was young, I asked my grandfather, "What should I pray for?" He thought for a long time and then he said, "Pray only for wisdom and for the knowledge of love." This makes a lot of sense. No matter what happens I ask the Creator to show me the lessons I should be learning. I pray for Him to help me learn the lessons. By doing this everyday we become beautiful human beings. --Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA tribe

wisdom and the knowledge of love seems like a pretty damn good thing to search for to me.

posted by bluematrix at 10/11/06 07:09 | link | comments (1)

my poor blog.

i've been so frickin busy lately. even though for the last month i've been getting up at 6am since reading this cool blog stevepavlina, and working sometimes until 3am finishing off this corporate video.

so busy I haven't worked out or ran for over a week, but try to sneak in crunches and curls in the mornings in my office.

so busy haven't partied worth a crap for way too long, because i can't afford to feel like shit the next day.

so busy, but i still haven't found a job, though i'm interviewing more and more. luckily business has been good.

so busy but you know what? things are ok.

earlier this summer, things were not so ok. i looked back on my life and the things i've seen and done and accomplished, and kinda felt like a aging ballplayer reaching a time in his career where he feels he's been there and done that and will probably never surpass the glory days of his prime. the passion for the game, the joie de vivre, the excitement of wondering what the new day will bring, it just seems to fade more with each passing year. and, for the first time since i was an awkward angst ridden teen, i briefly contemplated, checkin out.

i rolled the taboo thought around in my head for a moment, not afraid, not overly sad, just experiencing the thought - it was just a thought afterall. i purposely avoided the knee jerk reaction of 'omigod no' on one end of the spectrum and the 'everythingisshit' on the other and just weighed the pros and cons objectively. i looked at it slowly, like i might a piece of fruit in the grocery store. i decided it was a depression thing, but more of a meloncholy for the days when everything seemed so sharp and in focus.

and then i put it down. nope, not that idea was definitely not ripe and will probably never be. there are still things that i would miss, things that i still need to do, some things i need to do again, and yes, even some future unforseen shining moments of accomplishment yet to be. and i actually felt empowered by my calm taking stock of my life. plus there were some other real gems on that pavolina site i mentioned above that helped out as well. and now things are starting to click again.

blog on.

tim

posted by bluematrix at 10/04/06 08:16 | link | comments (4)