There is a revolutionary spirit in the air so instead of getting bummed out by the loss of control of your retirement, and the bleak outlook on the economy, think of this – be thankful that Obama won this presidential election – think of how bleak the world would look if Sarah Palin was the Vice President of the United States of America. Now that would make me take the poison pill.
You know that old saying, I wouldn’t want to belong to any group who would have me? Well, I was thinking about Obama and how he has picked a team of intelligent and diverse people to work with him over the next difficult four (hopefully eight) years. I love that about him. I’ve stood by and watched people I know structure their team – and seen most have a tendency to align themselves with the…
I was walking very briskly this morning as it has turned cold here in our lovely vacation isle of denial. It was 54° this morning – yikes! I saw the Great Blue Heron circling the small island in the lagoon in the park, and then the Great Egret tucked beside a tree. A thought occurred to me – do you realize that 99% of the readers who have responded to my blog over the past…
I always find wonderful poems on this site – and today did not disappoint: from A Place of First Permission AT a still point of the turning floor there is a dancer you would know her even across a crowded room the way she sways is so familiar She weaves with the easiness and grace of someone so completely in possession of her body the beat she lays down with her hands and feet is…
I am beginning to believe there is no one true experience for anyone, anywhere. I look at the fact that I was raised in the same environment, by the same people, and had the same experiences as my sister but in fact, we are polar opposites in how we view everything. So when I read about adoption and how the experience might color a child’s outlook on life, it’s really from a point of ignorance…
Daily Affirmation December 4, 2008 I truly believe and know my good, and I choose to embody that feeling right here, right now!
Getting my hair cut the other day, I was talking about current events and the person I was speaking with said that he had invested his money wisely. “I should have never gotten this far,” he told me, having come from nothing. He had bought two houses, he had started saving for retirement early, he had spent the year plus investing in stocks – or so he thought it was wisely. And yet, all of…
We had a gathering of 21 college seniors at our house last night and the first thing that shook me was how young they all are! The next was how hopeful, aware, and interesting each one of them was. Their thoughts on Obama’s future and Bush’s legacy, about Health issues, and International relations, and their overall sense of responsibility and yet carefree view of tomorrow. Wow, youth. So different from sex, drugs, and rock n…
Word up – chill out is the mantra of the day. It’s about not letting work sweep you away, not letting all the phone calls you haven’t returned to friends weigh you down, and about not being daunted because everything on your to do list is getting subsumed by new additions. Today, there was a Great Blue Heron that flew gracefully across the water. A lone pelican has worked his way down to our end…
There wasn’t enough time to walk Loca as I had an early call to get on, so roll out of bed, make tea, eat oatmeal and hi ho, it’s off to work I go. So I thought I’d walk her sometime but the time never came and now, at the end of the day, I just wonder if there shouldn’t be more hours in the day. If the federal government can print more money when…