I read a study once, where it was determined that physical pain can be lessened simply by the presence of another person, even if the subject is not interacting with the person.  In the study, the subject sat alone in a room with his feet in ice water.  He would signal the researchers when the pain became too much to bear and he was ready to stop.   The amount of time the subject was able to go without unbearable pain more than doubled with the introduction of another person at the far end of the same room.  They did not speak nor make eye contact.  Simply the presence of the other person was enough to make it possible for the subject to bear their pain for almost twice as long.

Maybe that roadblock you keep coming up against is actually protecting you against being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Just turned on VH1’s Couples Therapy. I like this type of show, seeing how different personalities react to working on their stuff. It’s going on seven months with the bf and no red flags, no ripples, no arguments, no disagreements. We don’t always see things the same way but it’s never an issue. I’ve been blessed in my life to have compatible partners and to remain friends after parting. There are about a dozen of them on Facebook, going back to high school days. It’s cool to watch everyone evolve and grow, even if we are no longer together. I’ve been very lucky with very conscious men. Communication is the key. Life is what you make it.

I wrote on Facebook, “Tell something about yourself that most people do not know and may be surprised to learn. For me, I barely made it through high school and have zero college. I’ve never found that a disadvantage, ever.”  I got some great comments.  Then I had half a dozen friends message me to not tell I don’t have college, that it will make people look at me a different way. I don’t think I need to know those people. I did 22 years on someone else’s clock and 22 years self-employed. I don’t care what it looks like on paper, I am someone who can make a dollar if I need to.

A friend just wrote that her new neighbor knocked down all the trees in his yard, piling them on her chain link fence and bending it. She was going over to tell him to remove them and repair the fence. She wrote, “I disliked him for ripping out all the trees now I know I don’t like him!”  I reminded her, “He’s just ignorant and knows no better. He must have had a hard life to know so little about respecting things and people. The Universe had him do that so you could connect with him and gently let him know to move it. He needs your Light right now is why it’s happening. I know I’m preaching to the choir here!”
We all forget what we know from time to time. I sure do. Then we remember and shine the Light we came here to shine.
Kryon on Being a Lighthouse

Hating is an emotional disease, so to those who hate, please get well soon.

Not all service animals  wear a harness or a vest

On Facebook, a friend posted: “This afternoon, (a local restaurant) denied access to a visually impaired woman and her guide dog while she was there for lunch.” The diner called the police to the scene to explain the law to the owner. I wrote. “Very uncool but it can be difficult if someone does not “look or act impaired.” A very obviously blind friend had a guide dog and for years we were questioned at every new location. We simply carried around extra copies of Florida Statute 413.08 that is referenced in the sign on their door.  And with all due respect, I do not know her but went to her FB page. She not only does not look remotely impaired, she’s photographed with a gun doing pretty well at target practice. The venue should know the law.  You cannot know someone’s disability by looking at them. But I understand the owner’s concern.”  Continue reading →

In life, always get your info straight from the horse’s mouth, not from a jackass spreading lies and gossip.