Author Archives: Andrea

My plans for Thanksgiving 2012

Seductive carrots roasted with cinnamon, ginger, and pomegranate

In addition to a butternut squash (thanks to galpal Mary Jo Woolley,) I’ll have some roasted root vegetables including these for Thanksgiving. I’ve learned to eat light on holidays so I can end each year a few pounds lighter than the year before. Daily yoga and healthy eating is my miracle youthing secret.  And yay, I just learned my Planet Fitness is open 7am until noon Thanksgiving, I’ll be hitting the treadmill for sure.  I’ll drive a friend into work then spend the afternoon in the garden, playing.  I am thankful I get to live the life I live.

Being in that in-between place: no longer “this,” but now what instead?

Several friends are going through a transition. I’ve been glad for physical work to keep me too busy to give it much thought time. It’s not mine to fix, and nothing needs fixing. It’s just that precarious place between “Ok, THIS point of focus is gone, what MORE fulfilling thing do I focus on next? WHO is a better fit for me NOW?”

An Addiction Healing Prayer since we’re all addicted to something.

Addiction Healing Prayer: Beloved God, please help me recognize more joy in my life, so that I do not have to seek false and short lived fulfillment through my addiction(s).
– Aid me in truly feeling my emotions, so I am no longer numb to my worldly experience.
– Assist me in forgiving abuse that I have suffered in my past.
– Help me connect with the wise part of myself, that is passionate about my life purpose and gifts I have to share.
– Most of all, assist me in seeing the greatness of my soul and remind me that I am worthy of true abundance.
~ Author unknown

 

This seems to happen a lot these days.

Had fun tonight being a fly on the wall in the midst of genius talent, listening to awesomeness in the making.  However, when other people are involved, I cannot tell my story without telling their stories.  I’ll keep you posted.

MARRIED OR NOT, YOU SHOULD READ THIS …

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? Continue reading →

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Dr. Leo Buscaglia

When chicks ask Domino if her boyfriend is single, she tells them she’s not the one to ask

Oh my, that awkward moment when a friend obviously not current on innuendo, gossip and hearsay, secretly messages Domino to ask if Mr. X is single. Awkward only because Domino considers X her boyfriend.   She’s savvy, tho,”he’s the one you should be asking,” she says.  Domino has dated enough musicians to know that you have to separate the man himself from his performance character.  You can’t let things like fans and groupies get in the way of what you and he have.  That’s just his job.  The sex appeal, the flirting adds to the dream and the dream attracts the income.  Depending on where he is with his music projects, don’t expect him to give any real time to anything other than what’s on his “let’s get this demo done” To Do List. Continue reading →