Upcycling

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:02:12 -0500

This was yesterday. I finally cut some things up and played with some stitching and can’t wait to do more.
I have many many many fabrics to pick from in all the bags that never made it to the Salvation Army bin.... “do I need to wash them?” .. “shouldn’t I sort out the ripped up stuff?”... “are we sure we want to get rid of that shirt?”... so many reasons to hold onto things.

The Goal

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:59:11 -0400

What is the goal, the ultimate goal? Is it money or happiness? If it is happiness, we must question the hypocrisy of the two, together. Money is an illusion - a game - a huge pyramid scheme that we are all players in.

New Vision

Sun, 6 Mar 2011 14:18:43 -0500

The mission of this website is changing - As I realize over time, day by day and hour by hour that I truly enjoy assisting others in realizing their goals.
The entire process of learning about what someone does, why they do it and where they want their dreams to take them, to working within an honest and creative business relationship to develop a plan, a process and achieve a desired outcome.

Killer

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:30:03 -0400

I killed 2 or 3 flies yesterday. I took the flyswatter from where it hangs by the basement door and thought, maybe just holding it is enough to keep all these flies away from me, my kitchen, my food. But, after many years of practice, habit took over and I swatted at one on the chopping block. I think I held back slightly at the very end and maybe I just stunned him (thusly “2 or 3”) but I definitely killed the next 2 that alighted on the block.
8 months into the year and I hadn’t killed anything except for the exceptional bug-up-the-nose or spider unintentionally in the vacuum cleaner – and, who’s to say that these actually died? Needless to say, my year of no intentional killing of any other living being, has ended. Now the question is, can I maintain my “2 or 3” status or will I do it again?

Perfect

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:39:58 -0400

I’ve always considered the term “perfect” a four-letter word…. But I’ve changed my thinking. Perfect is good; like yin-yang, balance… what is unique about each of us that attracts us to eachother. All your idiosyncrasies make me like you – make me want to spend time with you – they make you perfect for me. Your odd sense of humor is perfect. How you get worked-up over drivers in parking lots makes your perfect. How your voicemails go on and on and on is one of your perfections. The way you belch after every meal is endearing to me and I think you are a perfect friend.

On my Soapbox I

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:04:05 -0400

A woman in Buffalo is arrested for adultery and another woman is fired from her job in Florida for fornication. These are gaping opportunities screaming to be filled with the voices of individuals on either side (or even in the middle) of these issues. We should all take this opportunity to voice our opinions on overturning laws or upholding laws or changing laws. We should let our government officials know where we stand so that they can decide where they stand (because that’s the way it’s supposed to work, right?). These opportunities exist NOW and now is the time to speak up.

Headlights

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:04:36 -0400

I suddenly wanted to know which headlight was out on the cars I’d passed this morning. I know that they were saabs, both of them, one right after the other, just down the street from my house, both coming towards me going south as I headed north. I wondered at the time if they knew that my car was a saab, if they’d even noticed and if they caught a glimpse of my yin-yang replacement emblem where the saab emblem used to be and had worn off. But, I can’t seem to remember which headlight was out just that one was out on each of the cars. Now, the brake light was out on the car infront of me… the left one was out. That can’t be a sign because it doesn’t make any sense unless it was just to remind me about the headlights that had been out earlier. That would be symbolic. As now, laying on the doctor’s table, getting a sonogram to look for something that showed up on the mammogram, and the follow-up mammogram, I’m having an examination of my right headlight. So, if the right headlight were out on the cars I passed, what would that be trying to tell me?

simple connecting

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:44:01 -0400

I made a connection this morning in the simplest, basest, truest sense of the word: giving and receiving.
Someone I don’t know, found a wonderful moment and wanted to share it and knew that I would enjoy it so, took a photo and emailed it to me.
These moments are what make the world a better place. She gave of her time, to make her moment better, extend the good feeling, pass it on, knowing that it would be appreciated. Her desire, an action then, the receiving. The appreciation on this end for not only the wonderful feelings that the photo conjured-up but also the appreciation of the desire and effort put into the giving.
The positive energy created by a giving and receiving moment as simple as this is extremely powerful and so easy to create. No limitations, prerequisites, requirements…. Only the effort needed to share a smile.

Love and a wandering mind

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:39 -0500

A good friend has asked me to write about love. What is successful love? Good love stories inspired by friends.
I am currently studying “love” but not individual relationships, one’s “love” relationship with the world.
I believe that a person’s capacity for love has a direct effect on their understanding of the effect of “love” on the force that connects all of us and leads to happiness. This needs more explanation…..
The act of delving into one’s capacity for love leads to a natural growth of that capacity. Seeing and feeling the effect of loving others, feeds the soul and creates more love for more people. It is a window into a great force that connects all of us – whatever you might individually call it – love transcends our individual needs and wants – the world we’ve created in our minds and our homes. Knowing that we are connected to everyone else and that our capacity for love has a direct effect on that connection, lets us know we are part of something huge and important – it lets us see our souls and know the truth.
And, just because we have the answer and understand the purpose, doesn’t mean it becomes easy to live it – I was depressed yesterday. I took the advice of my favorite yogi who says “spend some time with your anger, depression, (whatever feeling it is) like you go to a movie” “take it out, make a date with it, spend time feeling and exploring it. Then, like leaving the theatre after the movie is over, walk away from it, close a door on it and move on” It doesn’t mean that you won’t visit it again but, for now, spend time with something else.
So, yesterday, I gave myself permission to spend some time with my depression and try to not become angry with myself for feeling it, as I usually would have done. Instead of escalating my depression to anger which inevitably becomes more anger (a game I play with myself: “what’s the thing in the world that makes me angriest?”), I allowed myself to feel sad, take things slow, not push, force and actually sat down and watched “Troubled Water” on HBO, an intense video documentary made by people who experienced Katrina from the Ninth Ward. Not seeking revelation i.e. I’m so much better off than they, no purpose, just experience. The same reason I put down the camera during events – just experience what is going on, be a part of it, feel it, share it – don’t just watch from the outside – What will I feel in the future looking at these? Won’t I have a more intense feeling remembering what I have personally experienced than looking at what other people experienced through a photograph?

Gravity

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 06:53:52 -0400

My body continually renegotiating its relationship with the earth.