Author Archives: Andrea

Take a one week news fast. How deep do you want to go?

Friday, February 27, 2009.   So which is it?  Does the government and the media control whether I’m optimistic about my future possibilities?  Or do I get my daily input from a higher source? That’s what I wrote to a friend of mine who was not quite sure about all this law of attraction buzz.  He watches the news vigilantly.  “So you don’t believe the whole law of attraction thang: that your thoughts bring your experiences to you?” Continue reading

My clients are the best *the worst turns into the best*

This has been a week of ups and downs for sure.  Friday was the big mailing day for the March Horizons Magazine, then being excited about the Expo of Heart in Fort Lauderdale last Sunday.   Expo of Heart was a whirlwind.  Named by Lifetime Television as America’s No. 1 Psychic, Fort Lauderdale’s own Michelle Whitedove filled all the seats in the largest speaking event with 225+ people. You can read more about her at this post.  Everyone at Conscious Living Partnership did an outstanding job producing the expo and you’ll hear more about it after everyone winds down from the event. Continue reading

Gotta love A T & T

Wednesday, February 25, 2009.   Too funny.  I spent hours on the phone with several ATT techs this week placing orders for different services and today I get emails from clients I’m waiting on calls from.  They say  when they call my number they are told it is disconnected.  I called ATT back, and they assured me my phone would be back on by midnight tonight. Yay, a day without phones, maybe I can get billing done on time!  Noon update: so much for a break, phone is back on…

I like to do things in stages

Wednesday, February 25, 2009. I like to do my office administrative work in stages.  Like I may open all the mail at one time, and sort it out as its opened.  Another time I’ll log it all in.  Another time I’ll make up the deposit.  I find doing it in small snippets makes it more manageable nd not seem too much like work. Continue reading

Miscommunication

Tuesday, February 24, 2009.   My brother and I are in discord right now over a misunderstanding. I found it relevant when I got the following from a friend.  It shows the power of the written word.   It also shows two people who have far less communication skills than Brothermine and I have, so it gave me hope that we’ll patch things up soon enough. “Here’s a prime example of “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” offered by an English professor from the University of Phoenix . Continue reading

I don’t always notice when I’m getting stressed

I don’t always notice when I’m getting stressed. But something my brother said made me realize that the more stressed I get, the more controlling I become, and the more I begin to micro manage things around me. Like telling my mailing helpers how to put magazines in an envelope and how to seal it… Usually I’m Mz. Go With The Flow, but when I’m stressed my myth is that I either have to do it myself or I have to supervise every step of it. If you’re one of my buddies, you are laughing hysterically at me just realizing I do this, while you’ve watched it for years. Ok, I laughed, too.
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New study results: how a man’s brain thinks when viewing women in bikinis

National Geographic News. February 16, 2009.   Sexy women in bikinis really do inspire some men to see them as objects, according to a new study of male behavior. Brain scans revealed that when men are shown pictures of scantily clad women, the region of the brain associated with tool use lights up. (Tool use?) Areas of the brain that normally light up in anticipation of using tools, like wrenches and screwdrivers, were activated. Oh, I can use this to do that, or use it like this, or like this… Continue reading

NY Times today: Can talk of Depression lead to one?

Sunday. February 22, 2009.   I don’t typically read the New York Times, especially the Business Section.  As I was finishing up my meditation session this morning, I had a flash of a NY Times headline saying “You create your own reality”. I thought I’d go online and see what the headline today said.  Well, it didn’t say that, but I figured I’d been guided to the page for some reason, so I gave a glance to see what was calling me.  I found it way down at the bottom in the Economic View: Can talk of Depression lead to one? Continue reading

Being prepared and changing perception really eases my stress

Sunday, February 22, 2009. Doing the mailing of Horizons Magazine last week, I prepared ahead of time, was able to take the day off before since I’d done my labels and post office paperwork earlier.  Because of that, I was prepared and relaxed and I had the most enjoyable time I’ve had in a long while at the mailing.  Yes, it meant tackling the mailing paperwork immediately following getting the magazine to press, but I just realized that if I change my perception – change my mind rules – to include the pre-mailing paperwork as just the next step in finalizing the new magazine, I can ease myself into the habit of it. Continue reading

When we leave the body behind, it’s just a lizard’s tale

lizard tailThe lizard doesn’t lament the loss of the tip of his tail as it snips off in battle or play.  He doesn’t hang around the tail tip and watch it decompose or bury it and visit it every week and bring it flowers.  The lizard knows the tip of his tail, indeed his entire tail, is just a small part of him,  A small part of the greater He. So when we leave one life, whether in battle or play, we may lament the body left behind, but it’s only a lizard’s tale.