Do you really know what you want?

[ABSTRUSE]

I've been doing some thinking lately...a lot of thinking and perhaps too much.
After reading the holiday stories and seeing my first Christmas without being jaded after working in retail I noticed a bit more of a spiritual thing going on, either that or my insanity is merely playing with my head.

I thought, What do I really want for Christmas?

Does anyone know what they really Want this year? is it a material object? an emotion? financial stability? strength...spirit or just a new pair of shoes?

Curious is all.......feel free to hijack for your own amusement.

Abs....trying to be philisophical.

 

[Belegon]

Oh, what I really want...*sigh*


What I really want and what is actually good for me are so often at odds...

Ok.
What I really want is for me to finally get a position in my professional life where my strengths are properly utilized instead of having to try and force them into success in other areas...because if I could settle that part of my life it would have so many benefits in other areas...

 

[impressive]

I want to end a relationship without anyone getting hurt -- just MOVE ON -- no collateral damage.

*sigh*

 

[dreampilot79]

Abs

I know what I want but do you and imp come with bows and cards?

 

[Guest]

Abby, I get you. Me? I realized in the past few years that I no longer "want" things. I like to spend celebratory time with my family or friends on holidays, or not (this year I'll be in Venice for Christmas).

I buy my own books, hardly buy new clothes, take the bus, etc. Those who know me well might find some thing or trinket that will be meaningful to me (a Mexican artifact, a photograph of Maria Callas, a lipstick with a lewd name, etc.), but otherwise I want for naught as far as material things. (I don't have a microwave, don't want one.)

On the other hand, I love giving to people, and with the lack of funds to spend as I'd like, I concentrate on the young. I spend most of my Christmas gift budget on my 13 year old niece and my sons.

I hope you receive the best of your needs this season, and always.

Perdita

p.s. I would love my dream bed and reading chair, but unless I win the lotto I'm not about to spend the money required, nor would want anyone I know to spend such.

 

[impressive]

Abs

I know what I want but do you and imp come with bows and cards?

Can't speak for Abs, but I come with moans and screams.

 

[Belegon]

I'm gonna sound in along the line that begins with 'Dita... on that previous post I stared at the screen for awhile trying to be selfish and came up with what I already know...that the place in my life has been reached where the material items don't mean as much. everything I really want, for myself or others, is more of an experience than a thing.

Iwent the other way with it and tried to come up with a definable "thing" that would help accomplish some of my experience related goals.

There are some VERY selfish experiences I want...but are they viable and in my long term best interest? only time will tell, and the sure knowledge of yes or no would detract from the emotions that finding out will evoke...

 

[dreampilot79]

Can't speak for Abs, but I come with moans and screams.

What can I say... works for me!!!!!!

Hell... I'll buy some ribbon and think I got crayons for the card anyway.

 

[Evil Alpaca]

I want for my new job to work out, for next year to go better for me than the last one, and to find myself in a meaningful relationship. Oh, and to get the following song out of my head now that it's in there . . .

I got chills they're multiplying
And I'm losing control
Cause the power you're supplying
It's Electrifying!

You better shape up cause I need a man
And my heart is set on you
You better shape up, you better understand
To my heart I must be true

You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
The one that I need oh yes indeed

If you're filled with affection
You're too shy to convey
Meditate in my direction
Feel your way

I better shape up, cause you need a man (I need a man)
Who can keep me satisfied
I better shape up, if I'm gonna prove (you better prove)
That my faith is justified
Are you sure? Yes I'm sure down deep inside

You're the one that I want (You are the one I want)ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
The one that I need oh yes indeed

You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
The one that I need oh yes indeed

You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
The one that I need oh yes indeed

You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
You're the one that I want(You are the one I want) ho ho ho honey
The one that I need oh yes indeed

 

[Bridget69]

Sure, I've asked for the usual material objects, but I suppose what I want more than anything is filling that empty space in my life by finding that special someone.

 

[dreampilot79]

If I must be serious.. then what I want is to have one day without any cares... with someone else worrying about me, instead of me being responsible for them. One day of being pampered and fawned over.

Hmmmm.. guess it comes back to that origional attempt at humor.... Abs are you and imp busy tomorrow?

 

[Guest]

this year
the first christmas without mom. wow...very hollow but will fill the gaps somehow.

seems to me that i want so much and so little at the same time.
i want my own home
i want a job that pays me a salary i can live on
i want to use the education i worked so hard for to now work for me.
i want i want i want....its disgusting isnt it?

but the most important thing to me is to see the ones i love receive the things they want most.
hugs, love, smiles and a temporary house full of love...these things i have and share willingly.
so
should i have no presents under the tree, i will be gratefull.

 

[alyxen]

Almost scary reading Imp's wish above. That pretty well sums up what I would want. The only thing I would want more would be the ability to keep the relationship, but unfortunately that is not possible in it's current incarnation.

So I guess what I would truly want is to ensure that our friendship stays as close as we want it to as we continue forward with our new lives.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Hoping this year to bring financial stability to my family. Things have been much tighter since my wife quit her job a few years ago to take care of my first daughter, and it hasn't gotten any easier since daughter No. 2 was born. Lying awake at night and wondering if there's gonna be money in the account for groceries isn't much fun.

But we've been getting a hold on the bills of late and the light is visible now.


Oh, and I hope someone buys me The Best of the Muppet Show on DVD.

 

[impressive]

EVERYTHING
Performed by Barbra Streisand

I want to learn what life is for
I don't want much, I just want more
Ask what I want and I will sing
I want everything (everything)
I'd cure the cold and the traffic jam
If there were floods, I'd give a damn
I'd never sleep, I'd only sing
Let me do everything (everything)
I'd like to plan a city, play the cello
Play at Monte Carlo, play Othello
Move into the White House, paint it yellow
Speak Portuguese and Dutch
And if it's not too much
I'd like to have the perfect twin
And who'd go out as I come in
I've got to grab the big brass ring
So I'll have everything (everything)
I'm like o child who's set free
At the fun fair
Every ride invites me and it's unfair
Saying that I only get my one share
Doesn't seem just
I could live as I must
If they'd give me the time to turn the tide
Give me the truth if once I lied
Give me the man Who's gonna bring
More of everything
Then I'll have everything
Everything

Written by P.Williams & R.Holms

 

[dreampilot79]

Hoping this year to bring financial stability to my family. Things have been much tighter since my wife quit her job a few years ago to take care of my first daughter, and it hasn't gotten any easier since daughter No. 2 was born. Lying awake at night and wondering if there's gonna be money in the account for groceries isn't much fun.

But we've been getting a hold on the bills of late and the light is visible now.


Oh, and I hope someone buys me The Best of the Muppet Show on DVD.

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings.. but usually when you see the light at the end of the tunnel... it's really the trains headlights!

Hope fer you it's the sunshine this time!

 

[cheerful_deviant]

this year
the first christmas without mom. wow...very hollow but will fill the gaps somehow.

You can never really fill the gap, but you can, and must move on. Take joy in your daughters. I know mine bring more into my life than I ever imagined would be possible. I'm sure your's are the same for you.

 

[Guest]

You can never really fill the gap, but you can, and must move on. Take joy in your daughters. I know mine bring more into my life than I ever imagined would be possible. I'm sure your's are the same for you.

CD, just when i think youre a shit... you turn around and make me feel like huggin ya
thanks sweetie... i will take joy in my daughters...i always do. its a wonderful thing aint it?

 

[impressive]

SLEEP
by Melissa Etheridge

After your laughter like thunder
After your skin like coffee and cream
After it takes our bodies into the night
After we've come to the extreme

I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heart beat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to your peace
And go to sleep

And when we've gone a million miles
Made true our dreams with sweat and bone
After we've built it up with our bare hands
Made strong a place we can call home

I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heart beat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to your peace
And go to sleep

And when the light in my eye is fading
When running water becomes too deep
Finally angels turn my fire to dust
And when my soul's no longer mine to keep

I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heartbeat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to the peace
And just go to sleep

 

[impressive]

One more ...

Some incredibly obsessed woman wants all this:

ALLURE
What I want

The single most alluring thing I can think of at this moment is to see you in the throes of passion – to watch you getting off, and to know that I am the reason. I want to see your head thrown back, eyes closed and lips slightly parted, lost in the moment. I want to see you pass that point of no return, when the rest of the world becomes obscured by the star about to go nova within. I want to hear you call my name in that last gasp before you fall over the edge into exquisite oblivion.

But first ...

I want to take you to a secluded place, where the only sounds are our own. I want to surround you with candles. I want to trace my wine-dipped finger across your lips and watch your tongue follow.

I want to stand behind you, snake my arms around your waist, and lower my mouth to your neck, just beneath your ear. I want to breathe in your scent and brush my lips against your quickening pulse.

I want your hands to cover mine and your head to lie back against my shoulder as a sigh escapes your lips. I want to witness the moment you surrender to the fact that you want "us" to happen every bit as much as I do.

I want to slowly turn you toward me and take your face in both my hands. I want to stare into your eyes as our lips meet for the first time. I want you to feel my low groan when your tongue emerges to dance with mine. I want you to feel it at your very core.

I want you to have no doubt about my feelings for you. I want the depth of my desire to sweep away any lingering reservations you may have. I want you to know that I have never felt anything this powerful, this overwhelming, or this awesome.

I want to put my hands on your back, beneath your shirt, and feel your skin react to my touch. I want to feel you press your body more tightly into mine, making contact from shoulders to thighs. I want to see your head fall back, exposing your neck and chest to my eager mouth. I want to feel your hands grab my ass, pulling me even closer.

I want to hear you catch your breath in anticipation as I remove your shirt. I want to taste your skin as my hands move toward your breasts. I want to thoroughly explore each nipple with my teeth and with my tongue as your hands insistently guide my head. I want my mouth to give you incomparable pleasure.

I want to hear the intensity of your arousal in the soft sounds escaping from your lips. I want to kneel before you, feeling the heat of your sex against my face. I want to see your hands urgently tear at your clothing in order to give me full access.

I want to run my fingers through your juices and bring them to my lips, tasting your salty sweetness. I want to drink your anticipation.

I want you to lie on your back, opening yourself to me completely. I want to bury my face in your cunt and feel your wetness bathe my face as you lose all inhibition.

I want to circle your clit with my tongue as my fingers thrust inside you. I want to feel you buck and thrash as you lose yourself in the magnificent sensations.

I want to feel your breathing quicken as you move your hips to match my rhythms. I want to feel your hands in my hair as you ride our storm.

I want you to know, without a doubt, that I am yours in thought ... that I am yours, in word and in deed ... that I am yours, whenever and wherever and however you want me.

I want to see you pass that point of no return, when the rest of the world becomes obscured by the star about to go nova within.

I want to hear you call my name in that last gasp before you fall over the edge into exquisite oblivion. (Say my name! It's on the tip of your tongue.)

I want to hear you say my name as you come for me. (Say it now!)

And of course, I want to do it all again ... and again ... and again ...

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Hey thanks everyone, my faith in humanity has been restored.

 

[Belegon]

Hey thanks everyone, my faith in humanity has been restored.

Who are you and what have you done with the real Abs? *growl*

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Who are you and what have you done with the real Abs? *growl*

LOL....sometimes I wonder that myself.

 

[Belegon]

LOL....sometimes I wonder that myself.

You know I love you A/J...

So, when are you pickng me up to take me to a poetry reading... some of us older poets want someone to encourage us to step outside our shell too...



aww, who am I kidding...I'm just hoping to talk you into "parking" for awhile....

 

[Guest]

I don't want anything material, I never do. If anyone ever asks me what I want as a gift I look blankly at them and say, "I dunno! Book tokens?"

I often do something which makes my Mum yell at me. Because I'm not one for wanting particular things, I usually receive gift vouchers and so on for my b'day, which I end up buying stuff for the kids for Christmas with. My Mum can't understand it (she's very big on receiving things herself). But I honestly do love doing that. I have my own two girls, plus seven nephews and neices (all under 10) and this time of year is all about them, isn't it? Why waste that money on buying something for me that I neither need nor want?

Oh, having said all of that, I'd love to be given some new underwear. I love buying that for myself and they are about the only items that I will go out and buy on a regular basis. I've never had anyone else buy any for me, though. Maybe this Christmas.

I just want all of my loved ones to have a very happy Christmas and I'll do whatever I can to make it so.

Lou