If your life is a little bit rocky or seems to be falling apart right now, all that means is there is a little bit of past momentum you have to clear up before you can move ahead into your easy future. How soon you do it is up to you. We do not enter the kingdom of heaven without having forgiven.  We come to the altar having mended the past. When we do that, the kingdom of heaven is right here, right now.

“If you can’t face it, you can’t heal it.
Don’t deny there is a problem.
Face it and mystically the healing
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I watched Clash of the Ozarks today, a reality show depicting a 100+ year feud between the Russells and the Evans. This show about feuding hillfolk reflects something I see every day in the city, too.  People would rather stayed stuck to the old and go down in flames rather than step into a new direction.  The current battle is over Russell’s land that will soon be going to auction due to unpaid taxes. Evans stands ready to purchase it. Russell stopped paying because “times are hard” and Russell is old school: he’s used to used to living off the land and moon-shining.  “One hundred years ago you could self-sustain off the land and it was a great life. But with all the taxes and rules and regulations now it is outrageous.” Russell is opposed to change, so he’d rather instigate trouble rather than take personal responsibility for creating a new source of income. He’d rather spend his time rehashing old feuds rather than take a serious look around to see what other money making opportunities he might be overlooking.  “That’s what is wrong with America now.” Evans said, “We don’t take care of ourselves anymore. We expect others to.” Continue reading →

John Springer writes:  On May 17, we are co-hosting a WNC Faerie And Earth (FAE) Festival at the Highland Lake Cove Retreat Center; 215 Rhett Drive; Flat Rock, NC; 28731, where we had originally intended on having a fairy house and gnome home building competition.  However, we have changed our minds about this and plan to have an craft area set aside for the purposes of building these Fae Houses and Homes.  We are now requesting natural materials from all around the country to be sent to us. Natural Materials may include:  acorns, sea shells, sweet gum balls, pine cones, Spanish moss, dried grasses, dried flowers, crystals, flat marbles, broken pottery, sycamore bark, maple winged seeds, seed pods, modeling clay, bamboo, snail shells, deer moss, thistle heads, feathers, clay beads, sparkles, mirrors, chimes, colorful sticks, hickory nuts, snake skins, brushed animal hair (dog, cat, horse, sheep, etc), old bird nests, mica plus many other possible natural materials found or gathered.

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The beauty of the home studio is when the soundcheck after a dozen sleepy takes declines into an hours’ long laughfest, you’re not paying for studio time.

Did you ever consider that about 98% of your problems as a couple would disappear if you each held yourself 100% accountable for your own self 100% of the time? If you never felt irked that you always had to pick up the slack. If the only time the two of you spent together was when you simply wanted to enjoy each other’s company? Oh, what heaven.  In a reading last night, Domino had a situation I hear often.  She grew up thinking love was a struggle to make work and romance was a roller coaster ride.  So of course that is what she attracts time after time. Her call last night was that she’s tired of waiting for she and her husband to get over their problems and get on with their happy life. It’s been 3 years now and she’s having to pick up all the slack. After 3 years, I told her, that IS the relationship. Continue reading →

For the first time in 22 years, the magazine was delivered last week and I did not do the mailing the same day.  I seriously needed some down time and am taking it this weekend.  I call it going underground, where I cut off all voicing and listening, disconnect from anyone who needs me for anything and spend a few days internally focused.  I halfway succeeded. I chatted only with the man, but I did text and answer a few emails. Mostly I stayed off the computer and did things around the house. I’m constantly streamlining my office and I cleaned out the office supply closet for the first time in a few years. I carried everything completely OUT OF THE ROOM and then only put back in what I wanted there: envelopes, labels, ink, tape, business cards, paper, file folders, binder clips, papers clips. Continue reading →

I keep forgetting I’m the boss

For the first time in 22 years, the April magazine has been delivered but I’m gonna goof off all today and work on the mailing later. If I’m supposed to meet up with you, it won’t be today and might not be this weekend.  It feels weird skipping work on magazine delivery day! That would be like calling in sick when my boss is in trial, back in my criminal defense paralegal days – just not an option! When I get stuck in worker bee mode, it can be hard to remember I’m also the queen bee and can do what I want.

I finally fixed the link at my food blog, Goddess Grub: Luscious Lowfat Meals for the Goddess on the Go.  Check out the easy recipes for sandwich wraps here.

This is the week I typically have a few days off between the time I send the magazine in to the printer and when I get it back.  I spent Monday in a festival of sleep, unplugged from all external input. I need a period of alone time, in the quiet, in the dark, to counter the busy-ness of final layout week.  I’ve craved coffee all week and drank decaf with a squirt of lemon each morning.  Reminds me of the expresso we’d get in Miami with a twist of lemon in it.  I am not a coffee drinker but I dig that combination if I’m going to take it medicinally. Yesterday morning I took a galpal to the eye doctor for her next day visit after cataract removal surgery. It was a breeze with very easy recovery, she said.  In her 70’s, she’s a tough old bird and a wise owl of a friend.  She knows a lot about alternative remedies. “Take calcium with magnesium and zinc,” she said, “for eye health.”  We went to lunch afterward and had giant salads with crispy catfish.  Continue reading →