Ever feel . . .

.  .  . like you're a runaway train on a one way track?

Life is beautiful baby!





Peace and love .  .  .


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!

Speaking of relationships . . .

We've all heard it said that relationships are mirrors to ourselves . . . And in fact, they ARE!

We each have relationships on many levels, from the less than deep to the very profound . . .

We might think of relationships as teachers . . . If we look at each of our relationships, what do we see? Do we see something superficial and benign? Do we see ourselves as needing something from the other, or they from us? Do we find the energy being sucked from our soul? Are we better off for knowing this person, because perhaps they make us better?

There are many barometers of ourselves . . . There are relationships, there are behaviors, there are emotions . . . And then there are . . . THOUGHTS and beliefs . . .

Perhaps we should from time to time take inventory of our personal interactions, and ask, Why is person X or person Y in my life? What are they showing me? Does this person add value to my life? Do I add value to theirs? Am I better off for knowing him or her? Should I make a change?

Life IS beautiful, if we simply allow it to be . . . 

Peace and love .  .  .

Until next time . . . Ciao!!

Do you ever ask yourself . . .

HOW DID I GET HERE?!   :)


Life is beautiful baby!





Peace and love .  .  .


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!

Are you guilty?

Well yeah, you probably are occasionally, as am I from time to time .  .  .

Guilty of what? 

Unproductive, if not destructive thinking .  .  .

Human consciousness is about thoughts .  .  .  We think, we analyze, we look for solutions to problems, and on and on .  .  .  Yeah, we think and then think some more .  .  .

Aerosmith has a song with lyrics, If you could step outside your mind .  .  .

Imagine that concept being reality .  .  .  In fact, it CAN be reality .  .  .  

Spend a day analyzing your thoughts .  .  .

Are they angry?  Are they of jealousy?  Are they of worry?  Are they about things we can't control?  Are they of worst case scenarios?  Are they of poor self-esteem?  Are they positive?  Are they life enhancing?  Are they self-affirming thoughts?

We can go on and on, but the point is, we ARE what we think .  .  .  Our behaviors and actions define us .  .  .  Where do actions come from?  They don't occur in isolation, they come from thoughts .  .  .  So in reality, it's our THOUGHTS which drive behaviors and then define us .  .  .

An idea .  .  .  Take a step outside your mind, and become an observer of thoughts .  .  .  Maybe it'll be enlightening .  .  .

Do you like what you see?

Life is beautiful baby!

Peace and love .  .  .

Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!

Letting go . . .

In the last three days, I've read blogs about "letting go", and had some conversations about same .  .  .  :)


Clearly, this is the theme of the day .  .  .  :)


Not that long ago, the son of friends died from leukemia .  .  .  A traumatic event .  .  .  That is the nightmare of any parent .  .  .  It simply puts everything into perspective .  .  .


I thought, how would I deal with that?  And truly, I have no idea .  .  .  Until we wear those shoes, we don't know .  .  .


But it could be a divorce, the loss of someone we thought of as a friend, a job opportunity, or anything at all .  . . 


We ALL experience shit .  .  .  Life will never be smooth sailing all the time .  .  .  We have moments of calmness, but the choppy waters return .  .  .


But this I know .  .  .  How do we let go?  We bring in our friends .  .  .  We involve those who would empathize .  .  .  


They take on our pain .  .  .  They absorb the feelings of loss, of guilt, of "I'm in extreme emotional pain .  .  ."


We never want to inconvenience friends .  .  .  But, we would easily and happily be inconvenienced to help a loved one, a dear friend, another human being about whom we care deeply .  .  .  


So, ask them to do what you'd do for them .  .  .  They'll be more than willing .  .  .  They love you, and will give you whatever you need .  .  .


Life is beautiful baby!


Peace and love .  .  .


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!! 

Too much separation . . .

Human beings share the same space, the same energy, the same consciousness .  .  .  But, we can't see it .  .  .  The veils are too many, too thick, too heavy .  .  .  


Let's lift some veils, one by one .  .  .  Let's see that we're really all just a small drop of the same Source this IS the ocean .  .  .  I am you and you are me and we are all together .  .  .  The Beatles said it in I Am the Walrus .  .  .  :)






Life is beautiful baby!


Peace and love .  .  .


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!

The Cruelest Game II

Let me set the scene .  .  .


Florida sun shining .  .  .  80 degrees .  .  .  VERY green grass .  .  .  OH YEAH .  .  .  It was a terrific day .  .  .


Susan .  .  .  What an athletic woman!  Don .  .  .  He can HIT that little white ball .  .  .  Nancy .  .  .  For an eighty year old who hasn't golfed since twenty, she's a freakin' natural!  And me?  Well, I hit some shots and putts and had some BIG fun .  .  . 


Downside?  Didn't get to Gold's .  .  .  That's OK, because I'm dealing with a rotator cuff thing that's annoying .  .  .


Life is beautiful baby!


Peace and love .  .  .


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!
  

The Cruelest Game . . .

Of course, I can only be referring to golf!  So today, I'm taking part in a golf tournament and as always, when I step onto a golf course, I have ZERO idea what to expect .  .  .  Will the golfing gods (oh YES, there ARE golfing gods!) smile upon me?  Or will they turn their backs and let me sink into the quagmire of three putts, or worse?  


My three teammates are Barbara (a cute little Southern belle from Kentucky, who is very athletic and a great golfer), Nancy (an eighty year old sweetheart who hasn't golfed since she was twenty .  .  .  this should be VERY interesting!), and Don (he can really smack it .  .  . ) .  .  .


OK, I'm hoping my karma is in good shape for this one!  Let 'er rip!!


Life is beautiful baby!


Peace and love .  .  .


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao baby!

L'air IV

If you've followed L'air, L'air II, and L'air III, you'll know my dear friend L'air has had some SERIOUS health issues .  .  .   To the point where, we were told in November that L'air wouldn't last the weekend .  .  .


L'air has continued to improve, and .  .  .  He's been sent home!  Hard to believe, but .  .  .  SO true!


NEVER give up hope!  There is ALWAYS hope!


Miracles DO happen .  .  .


Peace and love .  .  .


Life is beautiful baby!


Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!

The Shadow

My Journey has been a beautiful one, but no more so than anyone elses .  .  .  I acknowledge the sacredness of every journey, even if I don't agree with the behaviors a person may exhibit .  .  .  They're working out their karma in whatever way they must at this point in this life and the time-space continuum .  .  .  I give thanks everyday for everthing I experience .  .  .  I embrace it all!  Really, there's no other way .  .  .  I realized many years ago that there's no other option .  .  .

 

One of the things we have to understand is the ugly part of our nature .  .  .  Each of us has that ugly side .  .  .  It's a part of the human experience .  .  .  It's the Shadow .  .  .  We carry the Shadow constantly .  .  .  As the light of consciousness shines upon us, there is that dark Shadow .  .  .  So, how do we deal with the Shadow once we accept and recognize it's existence? 

 

One .  .  .  We have to understand that we can't ignore the Shadow, or hide it under a rock .  .  .  Two .  .  .  Understand that to let the Shadow control our behavior is detrimental to our life, our psyche, our spirit, our relationships .  .  .  Think about the people we know who function from the Shadow aspect of their being .  .  .  We all know those people .  .  .  Three .  .  .  Realize that we can develop ways to stare the Shadow down .  .  .  It's there, we acknowledge that it's there, and we develop a way of not allowing it to impact our lives, because we don't allow it to assert itself .  .  .  

 

Let's acquaint ourselves with our Shadow and embrace it .  .  .  It's the enemy we know .  .  .  We know how it works, how it can seize control of our thoughts-emotions-behaviors, and the consequences arising from that .  .  .  Once we control the Shadow by acknowledging and knowing its machinations, we're well on our way, and the Journey becomes so much easier .  .  .

Life is beautiful baby!

Peace and love .  .  .

Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!

 

WHAT do you want? And WHY do you want it?

Two strong questions .  .  .  There, in the heart and soul, two questions beg to be answered .  .  .

Tell me WHAT you want .  .  .  And tell me WHY you want it .  .  .

Be honest .  .  .  Don't fuck around .  .  .

Because, it's your soul we're talking about .  .  .

And I'll know your BS when I hear it .  .  .

Tell me WHAT you want .  .  .  And tell me WHY you want it .  .  .

We should all ask those questions of ourselves .  .  .

Can I be honest with ME?

Can you be honest with YOU?

Stepping outside the body and psyche .  .  . 

Observing in the third person .  .  . 

I am you, and you are me .  .  .

Do I like what I see? 

Do I like the thoughts I observe? 

Do I like the emotions I observe?

Do I like the behaviours I observe?

It can get ugly .  .  .

Or, it can be beautiful .  .  .

We each decide .  .  .

Tell me WHAT you want . . . And tell me WHY you want it . . .


Peace and love .  .  .

Until next time .  .  .  Ciao!!