"Perfectly Paired Partners: Part II The Ongoing Saga and the Sea-quill to the Life of Mother Mandisa (Guidepost 8)"
?...Kathleen Kasper-Kat Armstrong
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"Perfectly Paired Partners: Part II
The Ongoing Saga and the Sea-quill to the Life of Mother Mandisa (Guidepost 8)"
?...Kathleen Kasper-Kat Armstrong, (w)Holy Ghostwriter, ? May 15, 2024,
? Updated *June 24, 2024
1. Welcoming Perfectly Paired Partners
Greetings! Chances are, you've read your fair share of books, articles and what-not. before finding your way to this welcoming note. I extend this warm welcome to those interested in learning more about "Perfectly Paired Partners." I extend this welcome for good reason; I am aware.
I am aware:
My life has been marked by many challenges, and life is challenging for many others, maybe even you.
Maturity and integrity are perfect partners that are worthy of our attention, for without them we will fail to live up to our true potential.
Maturity knows that integrity must be supported with understanding, and understanding must be devoted to learning.
Furthermore, Learning to seek the truth, dwelling in loving-kindness, and maintaining an endless supply of hope are three constitutions integrity must obtain with the assistance of *1 maturity.
I know the depth of these matters not because I am wise beyond my years. I've obtained understanding because a force outside of me (I call God) continually encourages me to seek wisdom, and when wisdom fails, faith spurs me onward, tho it appears that hope has departed.
Maybe you can relate, or not. Whether you believe in God or not, the ongoing saga was written knowing this fact is true for many people. The truth is, we are all different, and even those who consider themselves "believers," believe differently.
If your young and/or consider yourself young in your understanding, you're in good company. Those who become aware of what they don't know, achieve the ability to learn more as they become more aware of this endless truth.
My longing is that what I write encourages a more thoughtful community of believers to set aside false beliefs and key in on what's important.
My guess is that in time, you'll begin to see that the formatting of this ongoing saga is as unique as your life will be, and as confusion as your life may seem at times. Knowing the norms you may have already learned so far, let me pre-warn you of what's to come in this ongoing saga.
The format of this ongoing saga goes against the tide. The current trends sometimes knock us off course and we must seize the opportunity to gather up some insight that washes over us if we hope to be refreshed and refresh others.
My years have marked me with wisdom I wish I had learned earlier in life. When I say I am aware, imagine this:
You and me, we are shells on the seashore. We gather the seas in the chasm of our form; we were created for this purpose.
When you're prepared to follow along on this journey, I'll encourage you to take into consideration the next step you might take from here, understanding "How To Read This Ongoing Saga."
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2. How To Read This Ongoing Saga
I am aware that most books bear conventionally accepted formats, of which you *1 may be flabbergasted when seeking to find these formats and seeing that they are scattered about in various places. If you hope to continue on in this never-ending saga, you must regain your youthful love of hide and seek, for without this love you'll get nowhere.
With that stated, should you stop right here, be sure to pick up a copy of Norton Juster's "Phantom Tollbooth" book that may indeed prepare you for what's ahead.
If you plan to continue on, I'd encourage you to be sure to pickup a copy of Norton Juster's "Phantom Tollbooth" book that may indeed prepare you for what's ahead.
Is that all there is to it? Not to say the least!
I could say less, and I may say more. Only time will tell how much you will need to know about how to read this ongoing saga. Most assuredly, it must begin with a decision to continue on.
Whether you continue to read this ongoing saga or live this ongoing saga (with a wee bit of encouragement from others) is completely your choice. Considering all the things we don't get to choose in our lifetimes, I graciously say "your welcome." You're welcome for giving you something you can willfully decide upon is here: including the choice you have to go back and read the notes I've written "Welcoming Perfectly Paired Partners" to learn more about the upcoming "back-story" that is unfolding right here and now.
Shall we go on to the back-story?
I should say not!
The book is written in such a way that the story should be read in a certain order. If you only skimmed the welcoming notes, maybe you missed the section states the importance of reading the "How To Read This Ongoing Saga" section first (or next, that is) after the first Welcoming Note is read. Although you won't find a "second welcoming note" +1, all are welcome here.
Following the Order of the Story:
(Section 1) and (Section 2) should be read first.
These two sections of the ongoing saga include "The Welcome" and "How to Read the Story" portions of this ongoing saga.
From here, you may think to go on to the backstory (Section 3); however, to go back to the backstory, you must first go on to the Keys that are found in (Section 6 and 7) of the (F2) Ongoing Saga. If you wish to read the backstory first, there's nothing stopping you; however, the saga is meant to be read in the following format from here:
(Section 6 and 7) are where the reader will become acquainted with the keys for the story that show the reader some hidden context they will want to know before reading the story itself.
Here is where you will see a major difference in the format of this story compared to other stories. In addition to there being directions on how to understand the format of the key characters (symbols found in the story), the keys provide information that is typically placed at the end of a book in the "References," "Notes" or "Bibliographical Citation for a book."
In this story, the author shows the importance of those who have inspired the author by encouraging readers to review the information about who and what has inspired the author, before reading the story itself that the author penned.
This is not to say someone needs to read the entire stories noted in the "Key" areas or learn about those references immediately; however, the reader should know these things have inspired the author, before reading the author's personal story.
Once you have read the "Key" areas (in Sections 6 and 7), then you may read (Section 3: The Backstory) because the back-story reveals the importance of what we wish we knew before we did some of the things we've done in our lifetime. Here, the reader gets to go back and read these things in advance and should seize the opportunity to do so while they can.
Then after reading "The Backstory" the reader should be well prepared to read (Section 4: The Ongoing Saga including an introduction to this saga.)
Option 2: If you prefer to read the Backstory after the Story itself; because this is the reality of life on earth, feel free to follow this option; however, you will want to follow the rest of the rest of the suggested story format after reading the back-story and the saga itself.
Section 5: Group and Individual Questions and Themes For Contemplation:
Mid way in the (F2) Ongoing Saga, you will see the facilitation (contemplation notes section of the saga). If you got a chance to follow the saga online, you may have noticed there currently are no contemplation notes in this section yet. That's great, this provides the reader time to contemplate some of the themes on their own and see if the author touches on the same points you may have noticed so far.
This section is to be read after each section the (f2) Ongoing Saga itself for good reason: if you don't appreciate the story so far, you may not wish to consider further contemplating the story itself; what's more, until you actually venture forward, you don't have so much to contemplate, do you?
By being in the middle of the book itself, the group and individual contemplation notes remind people of their own life story: if you wait for the end of your life to contemplate the purpose and what's important, you will have lost much time that could have been spent living life at a deeper level, and if you contemplate information too soon, you may not have enough information to be worth contemplating.
If you tend to procrastinate; you may want to follow (Option 2) for the contemplation notes and wait until you have read the entire saga before contemplating the different parts. Keep in mind that if you tend to forget things, you may want to not wait until the end to contemplate each section of the (F2) Ongoing Saga.
Section 8: The (F1) Ongoing Saga:
Although the end of a book is where people typically find Reference notes. In this saga, because this is an ongoing saga, the authors notes (that reveal a preview of what will be covered in the next series) will be found here.
Here you will see the author's purpose of including 8 keys and 8 sections for the ongoing saga. In biblical text the number 8 typically represents something ongoing. The reason for this makes sense if you think about it, for the sideways "8" is the character that is typically used to represent infinite,
That being noted, if you didn't like the first part of the series, it may not matter much what the author intends to do in the next part of the series, so by placing this section at the end of the book, there is no need to read through to the very end, unless of course you just happen to be curious, and then you may wish to read through to the end because of your curiosity. Or maybe you don't like stopping something once you've started; then of course it does you no good that the author included this at the very end of the story. Yet, if you don't like the story but you don't like to not finish what you started, you may read the story in whatever order you want, because it really doesn't matter to you anyhow, and you will have completed the task and can now check that off your list.
The author does hope; however, the people enjoy the series and are excited to get a glimpse of what the author has in store for the next part of the current series. Once you have read this section, It would be good to go back and contemplate section 5 so that you are not eternally wasting the time you have while you are here.
Shall we go on to the back-story?
I should say not! (Not unless you are following Option 2).
Remember, go back to (Section 6 and 7) for an introduction to the key things you need to know to understand the ongoing saga, then you can go-back to (Section 3: The Back-Story.)
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3. The Back-Story
Whether you began following the Perfectly Paired Partner Saga from the very beginning or you are beginning today, what you may not be aware of is the back-story of this saga.
Authors have been using the term (+1) "back-story" for some time; and yet, would you believe that this term is not to be found in the one dictionary I own, printed in the 1980s?
This brings up a great point. Do you ever stop and wonder how many words people started with, to convey their thoughts and needs to one another?
Clearly, when you review older dictionaries (and even more recent editions) the many changes that have occurred in the written and spoken word becomes clear when searching for new terms that have not yet been included in the most up-to-date dictionary and/or terms that have been deemed "archaic terms," due to their seldom current use.
When a word we use regularly isn't found in the dictionary, what is one to do, to understand the term (+2) grasp the meaning of the tale?
Even if your dictionary doesn't contain the term "back-story," you may begin to see the purpose of an author's inclusion of a back-story. Here you will be reminded of the many ideas the term "back" conveys. Not only is the back an area close to the spine (much like the spine of a book), you will also see that this is considered the "dorsal" region of animals and insects. Clearly, the back-story also provides all with "door(s) of opportunity" to understand the author's purpose for passing their story on to others.
Most importantly, the purpose of a back-story is to go back and reveal the underpinnings, (the supportive ideas, people, and concepts) that make up the storyline that is unseen, if they were merely watching the story unfold.
You may have noticed phrasing that alluded to this back-story, before this was written. Those who have read the first three posts, may have noticed that no one by the name of Mandisa, has yet to be referred to in the story itself, for good reason.
The author's plan (from the very beginning this saga) was and is to present the story in a re-verse "sort of" order. The Story about "The Life of Mother Mandisa" (originally planned as the first story in this series) is now the second story in the series. Much like this story, the next story has not yet been written (in its entirety) yet the primary points of the story were planned some time ago. The story about "The Life of Mother Mandisa" will be an (F1) story.
The inclusion of "The Life of Mother Mandisa," in this story's title, is to provide a clue about what is to come in the future. What's more, including Mother Mandisa (who is not included in this story) in the title is meant to encourage the reader to grasp this idea:
"Understanding life matters are best utilized NOW; however, rarely do we get the great hindsight we need in the present; often we must go back over the course of our lifetime, in order to see changes we could have made, had we foreseen what was to come. When we begin to teach the generations who have not yet tread the path we've taken the value of understanding what we had not seen previously and what we have not yet seen yet, they will be given a key to greater understanding and being prepared for their own journey ahead."
The back-story also gives people a preview of future plans. Most people don't think of a back-story as preparation for the future. Bear with me, in considering the way we grow from infants to toddlers and blam into adulthood we go, right? No, these things (in our own back-story) happen gradually and our back-story is a reminder of the past that has a purpose: it's also to prepare us for the future. Are you ready for this?
In recently updating some previous notes I had written about "resolutions" and "keys for living," I began thinking about how these notes I had already written were meant to go together, and help me (the one who is writing these words to you this very minute) to understand and they show others how important our back-story is, to our future development. Infact, I was encouraged to go back and look at what I had written previously when I was reading someone else's notes about the importance of being "prepared," and realizing why it wasn't clear what this "preparation" entailed.
In the previous "resolutions" I had written #2 pointed to this process of planning, preparing and pursuing. I realized, when I tried to further define how planning and preparing are different, that there is a reason this idea of "being prepared" is challenging to define with regards to our life: it's something that must be done in partnership. Here's a peek at how this partnership tends to work: Let's say a thought comes to mind that you'd like to write an article and post the article online. The thought remains stagnant until you decide to pursue the idea. You can jump online that instant and begin to write. Nothing says you have to plan or prepare to do this, or do you? Actually, if you look back at where you are today, you would have to have an account where you previously prepared a place where you could post your new idea today. Here we see preparing is an ongoing process you do in order to achieve a goal, yet how did you get here? Did you decide to do this? When you first decided to prepare a place to post something, you had to plan to do so. You can plan and not prepare; however, if you plan to get somewhere other than where you are right now, you must partner your plans with pursuit of preparing.
Now, keep your "growth" back-story in mind at this point. Your back-story is a reminder that during the course of your lifetime you can sit there like a blob and remain stagnant, or you can pursue doors of opportunity that present themselves to you. Will I try to crawl today? Will I try to say "papa?" Who is encouraging this within me? What support do I need, to follow-through with what I am being offered at this present time? Guess what? Planning is a partner that is supporting your thought. Planning researches opportunities and pitfalls to the thought you just had, and preparation is ready to jump in and help you, should you even consider pursuing the idea that was presented to you.
How often do you consider yourself a "team member?" If you're sitting there on your couch alone, you are a team member. Look at all the team players you have right where you are. Granted they are unseen by most people, yet so is the wind that moves the branches outside your window. Do you dispute that the wind exists also?
There's one more amazing back-story I'd love to share with you today. AFTER I planned this pursuit, I've had many opportunities to set it aside, and good reason to do so also. And this amazing thing called "hope" coupled with "faith," decided to move on in and encourage me to go back and review the book of Genesis in the Holy Bible. Low and behold, I was amazed at how the Genesis story of the creation of this world aligns with the Keys I had already begun putting together in a specific order.
I won't share all of the amazing ways they are linked together here and now. I will share the first two with you here and now, so that you have something to whet your appitite. If you review the first day of creation in both the Old Testament and the New Testament scriptures you will begin to see how "conversation" is a great metaphor for the birth of something new, where nothingness (or silence) previously existed. (See Genesis 1: 1-5 and John 1:1-5) The next key is even more complex than the first. If Day two in the Genesis account represents Key #2: Time represents a division of the (firm-land) and the (fluid-waters): the revelation of this division of time (or you could say, the space where you live right now is separate from other spaces you will be in, during the course of your fluid life) you won't be surprised when you read a man who wrote the book of Daniel conveyed this idea in the book of Daniel where it says:
"And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished." Daniel 12:7 KJV
If this verse isn't convincing enough, a man by the name of John confirmed this concept in Revelation 12 of the Holy Bible. After revealing how the keys for this story align with all of creation, my desire remains fixed on this main purpose: that you and I both grow in knowledge and wisdom of the goodness that is able to give everyone a reason to have hope.
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4. Following the Ongoing (F2) Story Saga
An Introduction to the Sea-Quill:
= I don't know what on God's green earth that woman was thinking! Everybody's gonna figure out there is no Part One. Why are we starting with Part II if she hasn't written Part I yet?
= Shh, maybe it's supposed to be a secret. Ya know she has a key in the back of the book, and people don't go lockin things up that are out in the open, in plain sight. Besides, why are you askin' me? Why don't you ask her yourself? Man, you're always draggin me into things, when I told you a million times--keep me out of it!
=I dunno, I was just thinkin' outloud I suppose. Sorry, I wasn't tryin to start something, but clearly SHE is!
=Oh-no! Look, everyone is reading this! Now, because you opened your mouth and said something, everyone's gonna know and be confused by all this.
=I think that was the point. If you think about the whole idea (about life being pretty confusing), that's probably why she started the darned thing all tangled up this way.
... Hey guys! What's up? Just so you know, I know what you all were talkin' about, and yes that was kinda the point of starting this story in a mixed-up way. Haven't you ever looked at my social media posts before? Clearly my brain sometimes sends me mixed signals and it shows in my posts. Confusing as it may be, there are some bright-spots in it all. That's why I changed the blogspot posts to represent the de"light"full writing I've done during my lifetime.
At any rate, the folks here are waiting to hear today's story. So why don't we get on with it. OK?
>> Kat, don't you think you should tell the people about the difference between a ghostwriter and a (w)Holy Ghostwriter first?
<< Oh, right! I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding me.
...?Well, generally speaking, a ghostwriter is typically someone who writes anonymously for someone else. Say for example the president of the country where you live needs to tell people about some new plans in the works, someone may write out what the president needs to say, so that he is sure to mention all the main points that has been decided to set into action.
A (w)Holy Ghostwriter; however, is someone who shares thought and inspiration they've received during their lifetime under a pen-name. Sometimes their stories are fiction with a purpose or non-fiction (truthful accounts of their life thoughts, etc) that were inspired by an unseen power.
This series was put together to be a story about someone venturing through life with the assistance of an unseen power many people call "God" who provides knowledge and insights to help them navigate the different stages of their life.
>>Don't you think you should point out some of the key information for this story, dear?
<<Oh, right! Good point!
...The Keys (portion of this story) help the reader to understand hidden facts that are related to the story. The keys were created for a couple of reasons. Because this book is aimed at assisting early learners (these people are also known as ESL students in the United States), to understand how literature is written, including the Holy Bible, many of these keys were chosen to encourage people to also practice remembering key symbols. For example, the < represents "less than" in mathematics, whereas > represents "greater than."
The keys (within the story) were included to have much the same meaning as the way these symbols are typically used; however, because the series is meant to help adults also, the symbols in these stories are put together in a unique way to provide enlightenment for both children and adults.
For example, by using the <= symbols together in addition to the >= symbols together (before someone speaks in written storyline), children and adults who have reviewed and remember the keys will know that the point being made is that people (in general) are truly equal in value, regardless of what position they are placed in (such as employers verses employees.)
Although the conversations can be read without reviewing the keys, if one does review the keys, they get an opportunity to see the story in a whole new way. For those who remember the keys (when reading the story) this has an added benefit of keeping their mind active.
Those who are following along with this story (when it is being updated online) may notice that each time the story continues, a few changes are contained in the new post that were not in the older post and some of the information contained in the previous post may not be in the updated post. The purpose of these changes is not to hide previous information; instead, it serves to show the reader (who is interested in the process) to be able to go back and see how the story progressed along the way.
Each time the story moves forward (in the online saga) the new post is given the next guidepost number; this allows readers (who follow the story mid-way) to know how many posts they missed (and those who miss a post here and there, will know how many posts they missed also). Those who are interested in the changes that were made, can go back and read the previous guideposts.
If you haven't read the Author's Notes, fear not, those will be included in the keys in the near future.
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Chapter One: The Grand Adventure (1) to Places of Unsurity (2)
W-->sM (a character change occurred)
M>= Alright, Ashura, are you sure you have everything you want with you for the trip ahead, within arm's reach?
d<= Yes mom. I have my tv right here. I can plug it in where the lighter goes, right?
M>= Good grief, put that thing in the back seat. Don't think you're going to sit there and watch tv all the way from here to California. You have work to do. Remember, you're the navigator for this trip.
Your uncle's waiting on pins and needles to hear from us tonight. He says he's going to put a stick-pin in their map to show how far we've come each day.
s<= Oh Brother, she's so spoiled. You never gave me a mini tv. What's up with that?
M>=Listen, you're going off to serve the country. Don't you think you can be the big brother your sister needs right now, rather than being that way?
.--> 3:00 d
M>= This is going to take forever. I thought we'd get much further than this each day. You're going to have to choose, is it the Grand Canyon or the Carlsbad Caverns? We can't do both.
d<= Humm, lemme see the brochures AAA gave us. Says here we can ride a donkey down into the cavern.
M>= I don't know if we're going to have enough time for that. Plus(3), that's extra cash we'll have to put out. As it is, we're on a shoestring budget. we can go to the overlook. That's free.
d<= I dunno, these caverns look pretty cool. I've never seen anything like this before.
M>= Well, we still have time to decide. Here, take the map and tell me where to go. We have a turn coming up here, and I don't want to get lost. See the fork in the road? Do we go left or right. Hurry, we've gotto choose now.
d<= What? I have no clue where we are, I was lookin at the brochures. Pull over!
M>= We can't pull over, just pick!
d<= I don't know which way to go. You need to pull over so we don't get lost.
M>=I'm not pulling over. If you don't pick, I will.
There, we'll see where this leads us.
.--> 4:00 d
d<= Are you sure you know where we're going?
M>= Sure, it says on the sign we're on our way to the caverns.
od What did I get myself into? I had no clue we'd have to go up this huge mountain to get there. Maybe we should forget it.
d<=Mom, how much further is it?
M>= Not much further. Wow, look over there! Isn't this amazing?
d<= Mom! You watch the road! I'll look over there. You're driving. Remember?
M>= Yeah, yeah, but look over there! Look how HIGH up we are!
d<= I see how high up we are. You watch the road. You're gonna get us killed!
.-->3:00 d
M>= I don't want to worry you. but there's a problem. We're going to have to keep the air conditioner off right now.
d<=What? It's hot as all get out here. We're in the middle of the desert. How long till we get to California?
M>= Remember, you wanted to see the caverns first.
d<= Yeah right. Ok, how far to the next motel?
M>= We should be there in no time. Oh, look at that huge cactus. Hurry get out and let me take your picture with it.
d<= Really, Do we have to?
M>= Come on now, it isn't that bad. Wait till we get to Death Valley! Hopefully we'll be able to use the air conditioner by the time we get there.
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o<< M Dear Lord, please let these windshield wipers work. I don't want to have to tell Miss Ashura the car's got electrical problems. Keep us safe while we drive through the valley of death. Amen!
Oh, Thank God! Thank you, LORD, for making the windshield wipers work. I'll tell her about it after we get out of the rain and make it to where we're going.
.--> 4:00 d
d= Hey cuz, what's for dinner? I'm starved.
>c= I don't know. I'll ask my mom.
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Did you see the map? I thought you'd never get here.
What took you so long?
d=If you only knew! Be glad it wasn't you in the car comin here.
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Chapter Two: "To Awesomeness and Beyond (1)"
.--> 38 y $.04 (1)
SP (SV)= Well, what brings you here today?"
js (1) = If you only knew!
$.04 (2)
d-->#1 I don't know if it's wise for me to spend money on this right now.
SP Don't worry, I've got this covered.
#1 Are you sure? I can only imagine what people would think about me coming here, when I should be out there looking for work.
SP Will you trust me? Where's the book I gave you? We're going to go over some of the notes.
#1 Really? Right here? Wouldn't it be better to do this somewhere else? Maybe in your office?
SP For Pete's sake, I brought you here for a reason! Remember, I said I'd be here with you every step of the way.
Now, I know you thought you wanted to apply for some administrative positions. Let's go through the manual and review some of the key points you'll want to remember about this position.
Here, notice how it says right here:
"Those who are in tune with (and or aware of) the challenges that face people in authority (especially those that are attacked) will gain the insight of knowing the challenges that face the one with ultimate authority in the organization." (v2)
#1 "Good grief, what's that all about? I thought the position would involve typing information up and keeping things organized. I didn't say I was applying for a managerial role. Why does the manual mention getting attacked? Does this happen often in this type of position?
SP If you only knew!
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5. Group Facilitation Notes:
Group facilitation notes are prepared for individuals who want to take additional time to appreciate lessons they can learn and implement in their own lives. If you've read the back-story, you will know that you are a member of a team, even when you feel completely alone. If you haven't read the back-story, you'll want to go back and read this section of the ongoing saga.
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6. Introduction to the Keys:
In order for people to understand (+2) grasp the meaning of the tale: This was a purposeful play on words to remind the reader about "idoms," or key phrases that people pass on from generation to generation that might not make sense to others. (+2) grasp the meaning of the tale introduces the readers to how the keys for this story are meant to work.
Have you ever gone to place a key in a lock (that you are sure is the right key) and found that it didn't work? Sometimes, the problem isn't that you don't have the key; sometimes you've used the key incorrectly. You may need to turn the key around, for the key to work.
For example, people who are "grasping at straws" are (in a sense) searching and seeking minor (less important) details, when the fact is that they need to have a greater understanding of "the big picture." This also conveys a sense of panic on the person who is trying to decide upon a matter.
Another well- known idiom is to "grab the bull by the horns" (or you could say "grab the snake by the tail.") If you have never heard this phrase, you may wonder why your friend tells you to "grab the bull by the horns," when you are looking for a tech job. What exactly are the "horns" this person is referring to? Imagine, if you will, the person searching online for "computer bull horns."
I searched and found some speakers, for those who are curious what you may learn about computer bull horns; however, that's not the point of this phrase. The phrase actually points people to understanding that sometimes, it's necessary to fearlessly and strategically confront something, much like a matador might gain the skillfulness to do.
This play on wording (+2) grasp the meaning of the tale has been included in the introduction of the keys to showcase how the keys are meant to work. The keys are a reminder of the changes that develop in various cultures over the course of time, and they reveal how much of the literature we read must be understood.
Maybe you've heard the story about how a man named Moses is told to grab ahold of a snake "by the tail" and then God turns a snake into a staff. The story is found in the book of Exodus, chapter four of "The Holy Bible."This sounds like a pretty amazing feat; and yet, if this passage was written in a similar way as the idioms we know today, we could surmise that this story was different than it is depicted in biblical movies we watch, even today.
Is it possible, God was indicating to Moses that when he was having difficulty getting the main point across to the Pharoah, he should stop "grasping at straws," and take advantage of the opportunity he has to connect with one of Pharoah's staff members who could reason with the Pharoah, based upon what they know about the Pharoah's way of thinking? God only knows; yet, in truth this also points to this author's belief about why the Bible was written the way is has been written.
Phrases that allude to other terms and concepts is done far more than one may realize. Another great idiom is the phrase "strike while the iron is hot." Although not all idioms are noted in a dictionary's definitions, some are, and when you review terms, you may begin to see some of these connections. In the dictionary, although you may not see the idiom "strike while the iron is hot," you may see the phrase "strike up a conversation" is noted within the definition of the word "strike." If you also understand (or grasp this concept), you will also see that a "grappling iron" is a bar that has "claws" (rather than a clause) that can be grasped, much like "striking" something is to "make contact" with something else, and provides "striking" imagery that can certainly capture our attention (with great force). For yet more insight and understanding, one might keep in mind that this "striking" note was first written in the (fourth) guidepost of the ongoing online saga. Clearly pronounciated, "force" and "forth" are not true homonymn (or sound alike terms that mean something different, such as vein and vane. What you may not be cognitively aware of, is that when people of various dialects speak, the brain has an uncanny ability to grasp this dual way of thinking. People who prounounce something differently (for a purpose) is often found in the field of songwriting. I myself leaned towards a specific version of a song for years before realizing the intuitive reason I appreciated this specific version.
In the course of this tale, my plan is reveal some of these hidden clues that are found in the ancient scriptures and in various other unexpected places where you will encounter these things (bit by bit) and show how relevant these insights are today. Hopefully you will begin to see some of the relevance already.
In the story that follows, you may notice that there are very few details about the people and places than one normally sees in a novel of this nature. This format is meant to reveal "the big picture" about hidden nature of life truths we must grasp throughout our lifetime, and that is one of the primary points of the format.
Although you can breeze through this saga without learning about the keys to the story, they keys provide the reader with a hands-on approach to understanding that isn't grasped without knowing the key story points being made. If you haven't read through the Keys for "Perfectly Paired Partners Part II: The Ongoing Saga"-- (+1) you'll "wanna go back" and review the current set of keys for this ongoing saga.
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7. Perfectly Paired Partners: Part II Keys
Key #1: The Conversational Key
= Represents a person speaking to someone else in an unknown role that is equal to theirs (such as co-workers for a company). If no other symbol is included, their identity is currently unknown to the reader. When dialog between two equals take place, a new = represents the other person in the conversation speaking.
... Represents the author/narrator who is interrupting the story to provide some background information the reader should know.
>= Represents a person in a position of authority speaking (who is in truth equal to those they speak with, due to being people, not God.)
<= Represents a person in a lower position, yet in truth equal to the person they are speaking to. For example, this could be a child speaking to a parent, or an owner of a company speaking to employees.
>> Represents God (namely the Spirit of God) speaking to someone in thought, sense, etc.
<< ~ This is a person speaking to God out loud.
o<< This is a person speaking to God internally in thought/emotions etc.
? Represents someone writing (verses speaking) what they believe God has said for them to write down and pass on to others for contemplation, rather than simply being the mere thought/sense that came to mind, (>>).
o Represents a thought bubble. For example, o>= Represents the thought of a person in an authoritative role.
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Key #2: The Time Key
.--> 9:00 y Represents 9 years from the previous point in time noted.
<--. 9:00 m Represents 9 months from the previous point in time noted.
Example if a story begins when a child is 3 years of age, to calculate the person's age (at other points in the story), the reader should add time to their life for each key marker that moves forward in the story.
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Key #3: Character Keys
M mom
D dad
s son
d daughter
>c eldest cousin
<c youngest cousin
A aunt
U uncle
P priest/preacher
W wife
H husband
SP service personnel
js job seeker
nh new hire
E employer
e employee
Changes in Character:
W-->sM a wife becomes a single mom
d-->js a daughter becomes a job seeker
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Key #4: The Story Format Key
F2: In some books (of the series) this is the main character of the story who is telling the readers about mostly factual events in their lifetime that may have a few fictitious segments included to creatively explain their life's experiences. The number of these books will be even numbers. For example "Perfectly Paired Partners: Part II" is an even number (in this series), therefore, "Perfectly Paired Partners: Part II" follows this format.
F1: In other books (of the series) the author will tell a primarily fictitious story (based upon the blending of actual people's life) that is put together by an author under a different name than the main character's name. The numbers of these books will be odd numbers. For example: "Perfectly Paired Partners: Part I" is an odd number (in the series); therefore, "Perfectly Paired Partners: Part I" follows this format. The keys in F1 provide additional notes about the inspiration for each character, so that the reader is encouraged to learn more about the actual people TOO.
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Key #5: Chapter Inferences: (+) (+1) (+2) (+3) ...
The storyline of the ongoing saga has not yet been updated to reflect the new symbol for this series. When the story itself is updated (in Guidepost 5) each place where that "cross-section symbol" (otherwise known as a plus symbol) is shown within the story itself, the symbol alerts the reader to review "key" information in order to understand any additional things to consider about the precise word/phrase/passages that are marked with this symbol. In Guidepost 3, this will be indicated by the instance number where the word/phrase/passage is noted in each chapter of the story.
Section 2: "How To" Section Inferences:
+1 "second welcoming note" This part of the "How To" section alludes to the playful format used in this section of the saga to give readers a taste of the style of writing that will be found, should readers take the author's suggestion to pick up a copy of Norton Juster's book known as "The Phantom Tollbooth."
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Section 3. "The Back-Story" Section Inferences:
(+1) "Back-Story" is a reference back to the back-story itself, revealing a reminder to the way this story is being layered with inferences to be reminders of key points.
The "back-story" is also a reference to a song known as the "The Comeback" performed by Danny Gokey (a previous contestant on the tv shown known as "American Idol.") The songwriters and copyrights for "The Comeback" song should be included in the credit notes for the album "Rise" and any subsequent recordings that may be posted in the future.
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Section 6. Introduction To the Keys Inferences:
(+1) you'll "wanna go back." This dual-coded inference points to both a song and a role the author is referring back to, that happened at a previous point not noted within the story, at the point-in-time when this was phrase first written. The song credits for "I Wanna Go Back," performed by David Dunn should be noted within the "Yellow Balloon" album notes and on the album notes of other recordings for the song. David (like Danny) was a previous contestant on a tv show known as "The Voice." The format of "The Voice" is similar format of "American Idol," with a slight twist, where people must choose a coach and are then paired-up during the beginning phases of their journey, as they begin to do battle to become "The Voice."
A "go-back;" however, is also a term that grocers have called items that need to be taken back to where they belong. This inference (seen on author Kathleen (Kasper-Kat) Armstrong's Linkedin page) shows one of the times she worked for an organization known as "Safeway;" however, what is not currently noted on this profile page is that she worked twice for the same company, in different roles. The first time she had worked for the company, she was a "courtesy clerk," also known by many as a "bagger" whose duties include making sure that items that are placed within the "go-back" carts are taken back to where they belong.
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Section 4: Chapter One (Inferences)
(1) "The Grand Adventure" is a hidden reference to a song by songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman known as "The Great Adventure" and a choice that must be made (in the story) between going to the Grand Canyon or Carlsbad Caverns.
(2) "Unsurity" is a hidden reference to the name change that will take place for the daughter, who answers the one calling she can assuredly believe in.
(3) "Plus" is a hidden inference to the AAA Automobile Roadside Assistance "plus" membership, that provides more benefits than the "classic" and less benefits than the "primer." This also alludes to the work of the author who wrote a "Passover Primer For Everyday Parsons" at Facebook years later.
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Section 4: Chapter Two (Inferences)
(1) "To Awesomeness and Beyond" is a hidden inference to the beginning of a new chapter in the daughter's life, when she connects with a local career center known as Novaworks (in Sunnyvale, California) and begins writing articles, including an article about a couple of "Perfectly Paired Partners" known as Awesome One and Awesome Too! In addition to this reference, an unknown family history about the daughter's connection to the company that purchased Pixar (producer of the movie "Toy Story," where Astronaut Buzz Lightyear becomes famous for saying the key phrase "To Infinite and Beyond.")
(2) v2: In the second chapter of this story, the reader will read a passage that was given a (v2) notation. Keeping the "back-story" in mind, this (v2) indicates a post by the author that was posted completely separately from the story itself (in 2024); the post was a paraphrase of a bible passage that was created in 2 posts (for Matthew 5:1-7 and Matthew 5:8-12). The (v2) indicates a second version of the paraphrase has been written for a specific purpose.
Keep in mind, that the timeline of the story itself is not set in 2024, so this symbol is referring the reader to remember the idea of the writer re-telling their story much later, and if she were to re-write her story as it was being told.
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Key #6: The Hidden Perspective Key to Understanding Dual-Perspectives
Each story in the series begins with two or more people, and it is unclear who the "perfectly paired partners" are. This is done so that people not only get an opportunity to observe the interactions and decide if they think the characters (they've observed so far) are a good match together, or not. The story is also formatted this way to convey the fact that people may have multiple good partnerships. Each of the stories; however, will have at least one clear set of "perfectly paired partners." Sometimes a key must incorporate a blend of key points. When a key is blending multiple keys, the key point will be included in the Hidden Perspective Key.
#1: Otherwise known as "Awesome One."
Although "Awesome One" could be placed within the "Character Keys," the character traits change based upon the "key format" of the story. In F2 stories, the author who is writing the story is one of the characters within the story. What character (in the story) the author portraits is unknown when you begin reading the story. In other words, the author is given a pseudo-name that is different than their pen-name they write under. The way you learn WHO the primary character (and author telling the story) is, will be through a change that is made to the character's name and/or "character." The author of the story will at some point, reveal their true name, when "Awesome One" is presented in the story as (#1).
Once character (#1) is indicated, the reader knows that the person (previously given a pen-name for the story itself) is the author of the story. In "Perfectly Paired Partners: Part II The Ongoing Saga" the daughter in the story is shown to be "Awesome One," in the second chapter of the story, is Kathleen (Kasper-Kat) Armstrong, (w)Holy Ghostwriter.
In future (F2) series of the "Perfectly Paired Partners Saga," when a different author writes the story itself, their name will be noted as the author of the new story (even though the series itself was created and copyrighted by the initial author Kathleen (Kasper-Kat) Armstrong.
One of the reasons this format was chosen, was to reveal the primary point being made in the revelation of John in Revelation 2:17, about those who receive a new name (representing their new characteristics) that are not known by others.
In (F1) stories, some of the author's experiences may be included in the storyline; however, because the story is primarily a story about a blend of OTHER true life people you can learn more about (such as a missionary, or a person who started a large franchise), the primary character (who is not the author) will also be revealed to be "Awesome One."
In F1 stories (unlike F2 stories) the primary character's name is revealed in the title. The name in these titles convey a blended name that point to more than one specific known person. Even in F1 stories, the person's name is not revealed in the beginning of the story. Much like the change that is made to the primary character in F2 stories, in these fictional stories about a "blend" of two or more notable people, the person is given a different name in the beginning for a different purpose. The purpose for providing a psudo-name in the beginning of these stories is to convey to those reading and watching, that people in notable positions begin with character traits that change over the course of their lifetime also; this knowledge is meant to convey hope to the observer who may believe they can't become an honorable (notable) person worthy of recognition also.
There is another key reason this format was chosen. This showcases the true difference of a ghostwriter and a (w)Holy Ghostwriter. Noted elsewhere, ghostwriters are often people who write under a pen-name and for a series that becomes quite popular, the people who actually wrote the story is only known if the reader searches to learn the identity of the writers who wrote subsequent novels many years later. The Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series of book are a prime example of a book series that was written by various authors under one pen name. To know the actual author who wrote the individual books within the series, you must research the book title to determine who wrote that specific book. Because this series was written, believing this could continue on long after the initial author penned the first online saga and books, this format provides a unique format that honors the new writers and the originator of the series for each subsequent book in the series. Isn't that Awesome!
#2: Otherwise known as "Awesome TOO."
When noting (with the #2) what character has been chosen to represent the "perfectly paired partner," the creator is revealing some character traits that make up a perfectly paired partner, through the way this person interacts with #1 in the story. Many of these traits aren't outright stated; however, in the written story keys, the author is able to point out some of these hidden perspectives that aren't revealed in the story itself, to assist the observer to notice these things not only in this storyline, but also in other forms of literature and other forms of multimedia productions such as tv shows, theater productions, and full-length motion pictures.
#- Known to many as the "number" key, is a "pound" key on a telephone keypad. There are various meanings for a pound. For example, currency in the United Kingdom (aka: the UK), is a monitary unit similar to the United States $ (dollar) currency, known as a "pound". A pound is also a unit of weight: representing things that have weight (or value) in this world. The verb "pound," is an action that often done in repetition, to "drive" a point in. Observers are encouraged to consider each instance where the term may indicate a kind insight. For example, you can "pound" someone's face in. This would be an unkind thing to do. Because the point of the series is to become an awesome person, the hidden clues are meant to encourage kindness.
More than anything, I hope the # (pound key) continually encourages you to stop for a minute and ponder matters worth pondering.
#1-#2: In the original Perfectly Paired Partner (article) that was written by the original creator of the series, awesome character traits were introduced, along with people the original creator and author of the series met when she began writing about Perfectly Paired Partners. The series actually tells the backstory of how the author came to meet the people who were mentioned in the first article.
A hidden perspective for both Awesome One and Awesome TOO is that both characters represent God working in the lives of people, thus Awesome One and Awesome TOO also represents the different character traits of God. For example, (within the Holy Bible), in the book of Genesis, chapter one, it states that when God formed the heavens and the earth that two lights were provided (one greater and one lesser). In the book of John it says that one (the father's-son) lived among the people and was found to be gloriously gracious and truthful. Here we see the two-in-one nature of God at work.
If you have not yet read the original "Perfectly Paired Partner" article (that spurred on the idea for this ongoing saga) the article is Linkedin here:
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Key #7: Key to Getting a Sense of Whereabouts
$.04 For a sense of where a location change has been made, this symbol is input to help the reader know to look for clues as to where the main characters are located (in the storyline), and to think about how the location may be providing some other hints as to why they are here at this point in the story. Because the story has been written in a format that is meant be changed into a movie series after the completion of each book is published, the complete book series are meant to serve as a type of study guide for those who watch the movies and are unaware of the hidden messages conveyed through the original story series. For example, in the book, the storyline follows the main character who meets with her "perfectly paired partner" at a location that is unknown to the reader. There are hints within the conversation going on at this spot; however, the story doesn't say where they are. Those watching the movie; however, will see, what a reader does not see, and yet the hint included in the conversation provides another *clue that the movie doesn't convey regarding the specific place the two people meet, and the reason they met here. Furthermore, in the written account, the specific locations will be noted based upon where they happen in the story.
Example: $.04 (1): Indicates the first time this symbol is used in the story. Information about this location will be noted in the text that follows this (within the Key 7 notes.)
Within the story itself, the reader will only see $.04(1) $.04 (2) etc. throughout the story. Unless the reader goes to check the key, they will not know the specific information that was provided to readers in Key #7.
Key 8: Never-ending Terms To Attain Enlightenment
An intro to the final key for the story is a never-ending key; as soon as it seems you have gained enlightenment, to be sure there will be more enlightenment as long as you are alive. Without enlightenment, chances are you will not go on much longer.
Section 1: (Welcoming) Key Terms:
*1 maturity: What does maturity mean to you?
Section 2: (How To) Key Terms:
*1 flabbergasted: When you review this term in a dictionary you will see that the origin of this term is unknown, and yet people have agreed that the term is a great way to express a form of shock one might feel when learning something, noted as being astonished about something. What may surprise you is that the word "flab" is not included in some dictionaries that include the word "flabby" indicates something that is not firm and it also indicates a loss of some form of power, and yet there is no word known as "flabber" currently in the many dictionaries either. Much like something that is "flabby," "gas" is known to not be solid in form and yet it can be quite powerful. Infact gas can expand greatly, and yet both "flabby" and "gas" are both words that typically are used as a noun: a thing or and adjective: describing a thing. This may explain why this includes "ed" at the end of the word "flabbergasted" the word gassed is the verb (or action form of the term for gas), that indicates when someone has put gas in their vehicle and the vehicle is "gassed up and ready to go." Are there any other reasons you can think of as to how this term came into being?
8. The Saga Continues
The Linkedin profile of the author Kathleen (Kasper-Kat) Armstrong, (w)Holy Ghostwriter is found here:
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The #FacebookPage of the author Kathleen (Kasper-Kat) Armstrong, (w)Holy Ghostwriter is found here:
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*Copyrights include unposted notes from June 8, 2024 and posted updates prior to 6/24/24)