2010: I just had some delicious miso soup, and am watching squirrels go after the new pine cones. They eat them like cartoon squirrels would eat a cartoon ear of corn.

Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence. Frank Zappa

I’m going to jump into the new puffy chair and have a nap in the giant marshmallow.

2009: A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians. Frank Zappa

I just made some orange jello. I put canned pears in it.

I’m sauteeing mushrooms, carrots and scallions for dinner.

I always wake up wondering what unexpected and exciting happening is waiting for me today. What gift will unfold before my eyes, if I keep them open and looking for it? What person will I run across who may become a forever friend and how will our lives change because of even a 10 minute call? What if magic and happiness comes out of it in surprising ways? What if? What if?

Words only hold the power I give them

When someone calls me ignorant or calls me a bitch, I don’t mind because they just don’t have enough information at hand. The same if they call me awakened or enlightened.

Go with the flow.  The flow of love and gratitude.  Don’t worry about  “what’s in it for me?”   Concentrate on giving it all away to others and the Universe will more than take care of you.

Autographed copy??

A friend shared that several family members radically changed their religions in the past few years, now putting their new radically conservative ideologies above friends and family. What I see is that as we get older, we seek deeper meaning. Some of us study comparative religions and as we see the commonalities, we come to greater understanding of how they all tie in together and that we are all connected. Others were taught one thing only and cling to it, not knowing they are limiting themselves and the scope of their “God.” Years ago, when I noticed myself becoming more devotional, I prayed I wouldn’t become unbearable to be around, like so many of my newly “born again” friends. In their enthusiasm to share their newfound joy, they simply aggravated and alienated everyone around them. Continue reading →

Luz Aguirrebena wrote on Facebook yesterday, “I heard hurricane Irene was coming at 100 mi/hr…  later I heard the speed went down to 90.  This morning hitting North Carolina, was down to 85.  I heard people working consistently with the hurricane’s energy to slow it down… it made me think and mark my words. There is no hurricane that will resist us when we come in the oneness of the collective consciousness… one of these days we will become aware that yes, we can even turn a hurricane into a festive rain together.”  It thrills me when I find someone who thinks as I do and knows the possibilities that exist for us all.

My friend Sharon Yeago wrote on Facebook: “I expect there will be lots of new jobs created on the east coast… a risk analyst predicts $20 billion in damages from Irene… $10 billion will be paid out in insurance claims, she says.  That’s $10 billion guaranteed base available to insureds to pay construction companies, plumbers, electricians, construction suppliers, workers for a variety of fields… I’m sure folks are already making their plans to head to the affected areas as soon as the storm clears… they always do in Florida.  Let’s not think that the big insurance companies are making these jobs… let’s remember that the insured (especially the families and small businesses) paying their premiums that will create those jobs.

If I go outside and look at what’s going on, it’s beautiful, sunny, breezy, air fresh. If I turn on the weather report, they’re trying to freak me out even tho the storm is way offshore. Should I sit home glued to the weather and worry where the storm might go next? Or go outside and enjoy the day?  In October 2004, I wrote about my experience riding out Hurricane Frances in a hotel room that my van broke down in front of in Lake City (on my way to Franklin NC where the next day they had flooding). If you watch the weather today, be the vision keeper with me, breathe some peace into the storm and know it’s possible for it to pass without damage to anyone.  Here’s what I wrote in October 2004

Is there anyone from the past you’d like to apologize to? I’d like to apologize to my folks for giving them such a hard time growing up with a teenage brattitude. I didn’t know how hard they had it and how much of their own lives (and dollars) they sacrificed for us. I’m sure they didn’t know what they were getting into and they made the best of it.