Author Archives: Andrea

What are we really paying for? Attention or objects?

Kirstie Alley 2000

Last night I watched an episode of Veronica’s Closet starring long time fave actor, Kirstie Alley.  In the episode, Veronica (Kirstie)  bumps into old flame Tom (Jon Schneider,) realizes she regrets dumping him and wants to rekindle old times.  Tom finds out Ronnie is in the market for new bookshelves so, rather than have her buy them from a catalogue, asks if he could build her a set. Veronica agrees, then invites him to spend the night for dinner and wild sex.  The next morning, he serves her a heart shaped pancake for breakfast and leaves her with an invoice for $10,000 for the bookshelves.  “Isn’t this a mistake?” she asks, handing the bill back to him.  He looks at it, says, “Yes, that should be 2000.  Silly me, I keep writing 1999” then hands it back to her and leaves. Continue reading →

A dream of slow going, getting lost and being forced onstage

standing-in-spotlightI had a recurring theme in a dream last night.  In the dream, I have a long way to walk and the walking is slow going.   I sometimes walk backwards in order to walk faster, or I grab objects along the path (trees, fences, tall rocks) to pull me along faster.  I’m aware of how strong my arm muscles are as I grab the object and use my strength to pull me up level with it.   Another recurring theme usually in the same dream is that I am looking for something or someone and keep going down the wrong hallway.  In last night’s dream, I was in a big warehouse with my business partner Wes, and we go to 2 separate checkout lines to see which once goes fastest.  Then I see his line is going faster and realize I have the money but he has the item, so I try to make my way over to where he is.  It’s about a block away but I can see him because I am one story higher.   I just have to find a way to maneuver through the aisles to get where he is, since once I am on the ground floor again, I can’t see how to get to him.  Then galpal Christine Galvin comes along and I think, “I’ll follow her, she’ll know the way.” Continue reading →

Is it love or mutual weirdness?

“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” ~ Dr. Seuss

Support can make or break a person

I wrote on Facebook yesterday:  “Say a prayer for me, please. A friend is going through a hard time and I’m trying to help as much as I can. ”  I got great responses, without question as to what was going on.   It’s one of those things where I’m not sure I’m supposed to jump in and try to fix it, but so many synchronicities happened that I feel I was put in place specifically to help.   I always consider if it’s just my savior complex. John S. Shore reminded me that “Support can make or break a person.”  I recall the times in my life that was so true.  Just a word or touch or knowing someone was there for me, even if not physically there, made all the difference in the world.  That’s what I want to be for whoever’s life I am called into.   And if it costs few dollars but I’d unexpectedly come into just the right number of dollars immediately beforehand, I can only think that is what it was meant to be used for.

Save a little something for later in case there IS a later

I’ll scream if I hear from one more galpal who’s upset that she hooked up with some random guy she just met and they had a wild 24 hours before he blew her off.  Give the guy a little time to get to know who you are to see if you even like who he is.   These are not 20 year olds I’m talking about; these are chicks who know this is how it often goes.  Save something for later, just in case there IS a later.   Either that or change your perception so you’re not a basket case strung out for  months about it.  Because remember: when you’re the basket case, that’s the next kind of guy you’ll attract.  You’re always a vibrational match to whoever or whatever you attract.  And also remember that, even if it’s true, if you keep telling that story, you’ll keep having that experience.

Don’t let me leave until you’ve said what you want to say

If someone asks for an exit interview or closure talk, show up for it and let them take the lead.  At the end, ask if they’ve addressed all concerns and are they complete.   Because I thought I did that once and apparently I did not.  I can be very oblivious and self centered. I don’t do it on purpose.  I never mean to hurt the ones I love. However, I recognize it’s their issue and not mine if they let me leave without being complete.

Sacred living is about de-culturing yourself to get to know what is truly real in life

“Shamanism and sacred living is not about blissing out on nature, romping with your power animals and hugging trees – it’s about empowering yourself and opening your eyes to the world and the illusions the consumer society has spun you.  It’s about de-culturing yourself – shamans and medicine people are not social animals.  For by de-culturing yourself you get to know what is truly real in life; the Buddha didn’t become the Buddha by deeply believing he really had to have a nice holiday or a new car.” –Nicholas Breeze Wood, Editor of Sacred Hoop Magazine“