No Pie For You!

Is there something in your heart you just know? You don't want it to be true and you don't talk about it, but you know it isn't going anywhere. Eventually you'll have to face it.

I must be true to myself and let the rest go. Believe in Love, Faith and Grace. The three of them are all that keep me going some days. Being human ain't for the faint of heart ya'll! Sometimes it actually sucks to be me and I want to live the life of one of my dogs! I want to sleep when I want, eat when I want and chew on things... how simple life would be! Unfortunately, I'm not a dog (bubbie) and I have responsibilities to live up to the expectations of life and God...

No stress there! There's something to be said for having a strong support system, for having faith and love and hope in your life. But I know there are times it doesn't feel like any of those things are there anymore. When even chocolate can't help, you have what my friend S calls, 'no pie.'

Translated, you got nothing left 'sista' - you're tapped out and have nothing left to give to anyone. It's time to recharge your faith, hope and love and get YOU back. In other words, bake a new pie or worst case scenario, go buy a new pie plate and start over.

"I have no pie left." I've used that metaphor so many times over the last 10 years that I just assume all around me understand it. It's a really quick way to tell your friends that you're in a bad place, that you just need to kvetch or complain or just get it out.

Now the whole 'pie thing' can be used in many ways; here are a few broken down for you:

1. I need to go buy a pie - meaning - I'm done. I need to start over and just get a fresh perspective.

2. I feel like a chocolate cream pie this weekend - meaning - I'm going to reset this weekend and 'eat some pie' - get a fresh perspective and just chill. (Note the more toppings you add to the pie, the more you're going to just let go - chocolate cream pie with whipped cream and chocolate shavings means a REALLY checked out relaxed weekend.)

3. I have no pie left - Meaning- just leave me alone right now. I need to bake. (In my mind, that's not metaphorical!):o)

4. He ate all my pie - Meaning - that loser just sucked the life right out of me!

5. No pie for you! - Meaning - I don't have anything nice to say so just leave me be!

See how well that works! S is just brilliant isn't she? Maybe all of us can get into the whole metaphor and use it as a nicer way to say 'give me some time to let me get ME back and retain my sanity!' Maybe then we'll have time to deal with the stuff that's stuck in our hearts and just let it go...

I wish you all full pie plates with ice cream a la mode!

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