May
1
2012
Last evening, the season finale of Oprah ‘s Lifeclass: the Tour aired on Own and also streamed LIVE on the internet. Oprah, along with four teachers: Iyanla Vanzant, Tony Robbins, Bishop T.D. Jakes and Deepak Chopra talked about mastering the art of gratitude. Four wise teachers? No. Actually there are five counting Oprah
During the broadcast, Deepak Chopra LIVE tweeted answering questions anyone had for him. Again! He did this the day before as well. There was a lot of tweeting happening and for that I am grateful since I was unable to watch the program.
Since there was a hashtag being used I was able to get some nuggets of wisdom/inspiration from the tweets. I don’t know if they are exact quotes because I got them from people who were watching the broadcast. I hope they’re close enough anyway. Here’s a short list of quotes.
“Every breath we take is a gift. Wherever there is appreciation there is duplication.” ~ Bishop T. D. Jakes
“Whatever I feed will grow!” ~ Bishop T. D. Jakes
“Gratitude opens the door to abundance consciousness.” Deepak Chopra
“When your heart opens, you will see abundance around you, no matter your circumstances.” ~ Deepak Chopra
We get so caught up in the DOING, we forget about the BEING! ~ Iyanla Vanzant
“Your presence matters.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant
“Change your expectation for appreciation and your world will change dramatically.” ~ Tony Robbins
“Everybody’s life is a warning or an example.” ~ Tony Robbins
If you check the hashtag, #Lifeclass on Twitter, you should get more inspiring quotes. Someone tweeted that Lifeclass should be in prisons and schools. Sounds like a powerful experience.
Apr
30
2012
I’ve had a tabletop water fountain for about five years. It’s my miniature rock garden. I haven’t used it for the past couple of years for a few reasons. But am I missing out on the soothing sounds of water running and dripping from the smooth rocks? In a way, yes, but that’s not the only sound I hear. I also hear the sound of the little motor running. This doesn’t mean that I won’t ever use it again. It’s all about priorities, I guess.
In order to keep it clean, the water fountain needs to be vinegarized. Is that a word? Well, it just means that I need to use a solution of water and vinegar to make sure the hard water deposits are removed. I don’t like the smell of vinegar, but that’s not why I don’t want to clean it. It’s just pure laziness.
Now that I’m writing about it I’m going to make intention to buy some vinegar and get it cleand up soon while the weather is still cool. I don’t need to add to the humidity in the house so during the hot and humid time of year, I won’t play with my rock garden for that reason.
One of my foster mothers must have loved water fountains. My memory isn’t completely clear on this now. What I have pictured in my mind is the living room with two different types of water features. One was hanging from the ceiling and one sat in front of the new, plastic-covered couch.
The hanging water fountain was actually filled with some type of oil rather than water. That was my favorite. I was in complete amazement. It seemed like the oil was magically falling from the top to the bottom. I was a child with a vivid imagination and had never seen one before.
The one that had replaced the coffee table was large and I think there was an angel holding a bowl. I’m not sure. All I heard was the sound of the water. There was no motor disturbance. The sound of water like a soft rain or a waterfall, or in this case a water fountain is very calming to the mind and soul.
Apr
29
2012
Here’s something that I didn’t take into consideration when I mentioned a leather briefcase a couple of blog posts down. I’m sure I would have if I would have received one from the company I wrote about, but since it didn’t happen, it wasn’t necessary. Sometines, it’s necessary to repair leather. I don’t own anything made of leather, so I don’t know how often, but, it’s a step to take in order to keep it in good shape.
I love to smell new leather with it’s rugged, earthy musky scent. When I think of leather, I think of coats and jackets and pants from the 70’s and 80’s. How about those leather pants that Olivia Newton-John wore in Grease? I think she once told someone during an interview that she still has them.
Pants made of leather would drive me nuts, especially in hot weather. They may look sexy, but, I’ll stick to my hippie jeans, thank you very much. Although, without a belt they keep falling down. I don’t have a belt that fits me nor the money to buy one, so I just wear them at home. They’re my hippie meditation jeans. Nice combo, dontcha think?
Now I got myself thinking of incense which reminds me of the song Incense and Peppermints. Which also reminds me of the last time I mowed my lawn. While mowing by the street I swear I could smell the scent of peppermint. I double-checked for candy and gum wrappers and didn’t find even one.
It sure conjured up a beautiful thought, though. Was it only a dream? It sure felt real. The most real, deep, alluring kiss ever to touch these lips. Strange Magic? I don’t know, but it sure was sweet and spicy.
Apr
29
2012
Sometimes all a person wants to do is to just shop for one simple product without having to go through an entire web site of unrelated products. Sure the products are most like going to be categorized into the types and prices, etc. But there are usually photos of the products and that can take time to load on a computer.
I want to see photos, but not of a bunch of products that I’m not interested in. If all I’m interested in are wood planters, then that’s all I want to see. Of course there are times when I may want to see something else, but just don’t know it. That’s how they lure you in. It may be unrelated to the product you desire, but it could be something that you didn’t think about that would somehow mesh with it in a unique manner.
Just thinking and doing one of my free writing exercises while seeing if the music I’m listening to on Echoes Radio will distract me. I think it’s a little too loud. I just turned it down and it’s a little better, but it’s too lively for me. I need a little more softness right now. Ok. Now it’s quiet.
Most of the time I don’t have any music on while I’m writing. I guess that’s another way of me keeping it simple. (K.I.S.S.) Keep It Simple Sweetheart. That’s how life should be. Simple. Natural. Easy.
I got this written much quicker than I would have with the music on. Maybe the next song will be more mellow. If not, simply quiet is best so I can let my Muse speak through my fingers.
Apr
29
2012
One of the best jobs that I’ve ever had was working as a data entry clerk for a company that eventually hired me as a customer service rep. That was also a job that I enjoyed for the three years that I worked there. This is the same place that I saw while sitting on the bus. As I sat that there, I wondered what they did there, but was too unsure of myself to even bother going to find out more about it.
I was a temp working as a data entry clerk for another company knowing that the assignment would only last a short time. Although I liked what I was doing and I knew that I was taking a risk by leaving and possibly not being qualified enough to work for the company, I took my chance.
After what turned out to be a two-day rather than a two week assignment, I left the company and began what I didn’t realize would be a new career for me. I had most definitely been in the right place at the right time, unbeknownst to me, sitting on the bus that day, thinking those thoughts, was an intention that changed the course of my life.
I remember when I was given that portfolio, with the large calculator and the yellow ledger paper pad, I felt more like a professional. Makes me wonder how I would have felt to have been given a leather briefcase at GotBriefcases.com, for instance. A backpack would be better for me since I’d be riding the bus and even more walking.
Times change and often so do jobs and careers. I’ve always had empathy for customer service reps, but because I was one, I have more of an appreciation for them. But out of all the jobs that I ever had, the one that I love the most, is the one that I have right now. When me and my Muse are in harmony, it’s bliss in flow.
Apr
29
2012
I’ve never been very curious about testosterone boosters. Why should I be? I’m a woman. I don’t know very much about testosterone period. Those two words at the end don’t seem to fit if put in the right context (male, female). And yet…they do. While I knew that testosterone is produced in both males and females, I wasn’t aware where the hormone is produced.
During the menstruation cycle, there are 6 hormones that are considered to be chemical messengers to a woman’s reproductive system:
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Estrogen
Progesterone
When these “chemical messengers” aren’t working in harmony with each other, it can create chaos in the body, such as irregular periods for example. Now that I’ve done some research on testosterone, I’m learning that there is a reason for being curious about it after all. Or how about the entire body?
This brings an awareness to me that since I never thought about testosterone being important to the health of a woman, that perhaps men are equally unaware of this information.
What seems to matter very much to them is the size of their penis. Perhaps they just don’t know how to use what they’ve got that may be more average in size than they think.
Going back to the testosterone boosters, there are many male enhancement products that I’ve read don’t really do what a man wants: increase the size of their penis. Are men really that desperate? Here’s an xample: http://www.testosteroneboosters.org/xomax-review/
I wonder if men are comfortable enough to talk to their doctors and if so, if their doctors are comfortable enough to respond. If not, I think it would be a good time to get a new doctor. One who you can be open about anything.
Apr
29
2012
I’m not one to sit and stare at a blank white page with nothing to write about. If I have a topic, but I don’t know what to write yet, naturally I’ll do my research. Sometimes I still don’t know exactly what I want to say. I guess you could say I’m stuck. Sometimes the best thing for me to do is to get my inspiration from unlikely sources.
Reading articles that don’t necessarily have anything to do with my the topic can open up the channels of inspiration. This almost always leads to synchronicities, which I don’t search for. I’m just aware of them. It’s automatic. I’ll give you an example.
I was looking up information about cellular shades. To be honest, I had no idea what they were. I don’t know why my only thought were sunglasses rather than shades for windows. The word cellular made me think of science and the word “shades”, of course, I’m sure you can guess.
Maybe writing about sunglasses would have been easier for me. I don’t know. I do know this. I really do appreciate when someeone with beautiful eyes doesn’t cover them up with sunglasses.
Anyway, back to the synchronicities and inspiration, which leads me another method of getting unstuck. It’s often a good idea to step away from the computer as well. You should do that every so often regardless,. It’s good to get up and stretch while clearing the mind.
There was a movie on starring Sandra Bullock that my daughter was watching and I was interested. It’s a movie about a rich, white family who takes in a homeless black, giant of a boy. Very inspiring. So much love shared.
During commercials my daughter always turns the channel.to watch a video. My favorite video/song of Taylor Swift’s came on. It’s called, “Ours”. It’s the sweetest song of hers. I love when she sings “I love the gap between your teeth”. (Although the guy in the video doesn’t have one). I love the riddles that you keep”. And my favorite part of the video is at the end when her sweetheart walks through the door in his uniform. I always get a little emotional watching that part.
After the video was over my daughter turned back to the movie. The boy who looks more like a man and has been nicknamed “Big Mike”, which he confessed to the woman who took him in that he doesn’t like being called. She told him that she would call him Michael.
Let me back track a little bit. In an earlier scene Mike was playing basketball outside at a Christian school. The football coach saw him playing very well. But I think because of his size, the coach envisioned Michael playing football, which eventually became a reality after his grades went up.
During a football game, while in a huddle with his team, Michael said the name of a gameplay. He only said one word. “Gap”. I know almost nothing about football. I do know that they move fast and so I couldn’t tell what they were doing that had anything to do with the word gap. Whatever it was worked for their team and that was nice to see, but I was mostly interested in the synchronicity.
Shortly after, the movie was over and I was ready to not just look at the blank white page, but fill it up with this story about synchronicity and a boy who went from being homeless to being a football star. What made the movie even more inspiring was that it was based on a true story.
Synchronicities are everywhere. Be aware and be in flow.
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Thank you Stan (muz4now™)