Author Archives: Andrea

When your life falls apart, what to do next?

I watched 2 movies, very different but with similar premise: Up In The Air with George Clooney and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig. Both begin with a large corporation downsizing, leaving hundreds of employees wondering how they’re going to make it after giving half their life to a company that just let them go. Half the sessions I do are callers in that same situation, asking for guidance, asking for their next step. Here are my thoughts.

It helps to have a few basic goals, skills to qualify you for those goals and to have a Plan B. Not everyone has the time to daydream about Plan B, what another life may look like. They may find themselves working several jobs to support a family with barely time to sleep. But if you’re gonna be successful in being flexible to navigate whatever life throws at you, you gotta get a Plan B.  Continue reading →

The September 2019 Horizons is now online and here are the horoscopes

The September 2019 Horizons is now online at http://horizonsmagazine.com/mags_online/9-19-Issue.pdf . The flipbook version at http://horizonsmagazine.com/fb/9-19/mobile/index.html.  We are honored to have nationally known Maya White doing the monthly horoscopes. Maya White is a Master Destination Astrologer and one of only 90 people in the world certified in Astro*Carto*Graphy, a specialized branch of astrology which helps people find their perfect place on earth for love, prosperity, and personal growth.  Visit Maya’s website and for an introduction to Maya White, see http://horizonsmagazine.com/blog/introducing-horizons-new-astrologer-maya-white/ Contact her and ask what she might do for you.  Here are this month’s horoscopes: Cusp dates are accurate for 2019. Sometimes the actual date the sun enters the sign varies by a day or so because of a leap year, or, even the time of day. I assure you these cusp dates are correct for 2019.   Continue reading →

The August 2019 Horizons is now online and here are the horoscopes

The August 2019 Horizons is now online at http://horizonsmagazine.com/mags_online/8-19-Issue.pdf . The flipbook version at http://horizonsmagazine.com/fb/8-19/mobile/index.html.  We are honored to have nationally known Maya White doing the monthly horoscopes. Maya White is a Master Destination Astrologer and one of only 90 people in the world certified in Astro*Carto*Graphy, a specialized branch of astrology which helps people find their perfect place on earth for love, prosperity, and personal growth.  Visit Maya’s website and for an introduction to Maya White, see http://horizonsmagazine.com/blog/introducing-horizons-new-astrologer-maya-white/ Contact her and ask what she might do for you.  Here are this month’s horoscopes: Cusp dates are accurate for 2019. Sometimes the actual date the sun enters the sign varies by a day or so because of a leap year, or, even the time of day. I assure you these cusp dates are correct for 2019.  

Aries – (March 20 – April 18) This is your time for fun and play. Mars and Venus in Leo whisper through your days like a breath of fresh air. Mars and Venus together in any sign create a special glow, but it’s extra special to have them in a compatible fire sign. Enjoy this ‘free energy’ now, Aries. The only thing you need to look out for is too much of a good thing. Your fire burns hot and fast and this sometimes leads to burn out. Get lots of sleep, and have an absolutely fab month.  Continue reading →

The July 2019 Horizons is now online and here are the horoscopes

July 2019

The July 2019 Horizons is now online at http://horizonsmagazine.com/mags_online/7-19-Issue.pdf . The flipbook version at http://horizonsmagazine.com/fb/7-19/mobile/index.html.  We are honored to have nationally known Maya White doing the monthly horoscopes. Maya White is a Master Destination Astrologer and one of only 90 people in the world certified in Astro*Carto*Graphy, a specialized branch of astrology which helps people find their perfect place on earth for love, prosperity, and personal growth.  Visit Maya’s website and for an introduction to Maya White, see http://horizonsmagazine.com/blog/introducing-horizons-new-astrologer-maya-white/ Contact her and ask what she might do for you.  Here are this month’s horoscopes: Cusp dates are accurate for 2019. Sometimes the actual date the sun enters the sign varies by a day or so because of a leap year, or, even the time of day. I assure you these cusp dates are correct for 2019.  

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Check your car insurance prices, I saved $1375 by leaving Liberty Mutual

I hadn’t checked car insurance prices in years. I was stunned when I did. You should really check yours. My Liberty Mutual renewal was going to be $2425/yr.
Geico quoted me $1332 for the exact same coverage.
Progressive quoted me $1210 for the exact same coverage.
AAA south quoted me $1050 for the exact same coverage
— THEN I went to Liberty Mutual online and asked for a quote and it was $1774 for the exact same coverage they want me to renew at $2425.  WTAF?????

AAA south is my new carrier.

The June 2019 Horizons is now online and here are the horoscopes

June 2019

The June 2019 Horizons is now online at http://horizonsmagazine.com/mags_online/6-19-Issue.pdf . The flipbook version at http://horizonsmagazine.com/fb/6-19/mobile/index.html.  We are honored to have nationally known Maya White doing the monthly horoscopes. Maya White is a Master Destination Astrologer and one of only 90 people in the world certified in Astro*Carto*Graphy, a specialized branch of astrology which helps people find their perfect place on earth for love, prosperity, and personal growth.  Visit Maya’s website and for an introduction to Maya White, see http://horizonsmagazine.com/blog/introducing-horizons-new-astrologer-maya-white/ Contact her and ask what she might do for you.  Here are this month’s horoscopes: Cusp dates are accurate for 2019. Sometimes the actual date the sun enters the sign varies by a day or so because of a leap year, or, even the time of day. I assure you these cusp dates are correct for 2019.  

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Whining about my hair

I can keep whining and lamenting the loss of inches of hair or I can enjoy having a wispier cut for the hot summer months and look forward to it growing back before I know it. Which do you think will give me the results I want quickest?

Note to self: next time, go to salon BEFORE picking up scissors. I didn’t realize that evening it up meant losing long strands in the front. This is good for my sadhana, letting me see how identified with my hair I’d become and how vain about it. A good reminder that everything goes away, It all becomes dust in the wind. I should enjoy what I have when I have it.

I dig watching the Burn Notice Miami street scenes

I’ve been watching Burn Notice on Hulu, set in Miami and Miami Beach. I enjoy seeing how all the old locations look now. It’s fun to recognize many of the neighborhoods, particularly the downtown area where the courthouses were and where I worked since my 20’s as a criminal defense paralegal. The Star Island and Hibiscus Island, Palm Island locations reminded me of several high-profile criminal defendants we had that were in the news at the time. But to tell my story would be telling their story and I don’t have authority to do that. Needless to say I loved my job, I was good at it and every day was a trip.

Brother Louv and the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church

Watching Burn Notice filmed in Miami, I recognized one of the properties on Star Island as being formerly owned by clients we represented in the 80s: Brother Louv and the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, known for smoking marijuana as part of its worship services at their mansion on Star Island. I remember for trial we would walk the 4 blocks to the federal courthouse from the law office in a group of like 20, surrounded by reporters and curiosity seekers. I worked for some dynamic attorneys with high profile cases that got lots of media attention. Here’s an article from The Miami Herald August 2, 1981 The Brother Louv Story by staff writer Carl Hiaasen https://www.druglibrary.net/olsen/RASTAFARI/tropic.html

Here’s a Video from Square Grouper – The Zion Coptic Mansion on Star Island. In 1975, the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church purchased a mansion on the exclusive Star Island to serve as their Miami headquarters. They soon fell into conflict with their neighbors, who didn’t appreciate Coptics arriving and leaving all day and night or the thick cloud of marijuana smoke that blanketed the property like a fog. https://vimeo.com/39662748

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Zion_Coptic_Church