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 →

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 →

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 →

The 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.

Friday, February 20, 2009. Today was a really busy day.  The March Horizons was delivered and Beth, Melanie, Julie and Gerald and I all pitched in and got it done and to the post office by noon. I was out of the post office by 1:40pm.  I decided to stop at Publix on the way home and was driving by one I’ve only been in twice.  Then a series of synchronistic events began to unfold. Continue reading →

Friday February 20, 2009. “Tell me I did not just bring my laptop out into the garden with me…” That’s what I wrote yesterday.   I thought it was bad enough that I was going to bring some proofreading out with me, when I was supposed to be relaxing in the garden before a busy weekend of work.  Since I was going to proof read, I picked up pencil, highlighter, notepad… I could see where it was going so I just tossed it all into the briefcase and brought that out here.  I admit it, I’m a workaholic. Continue reading →

Thursday, February 19, 2009.   I remember one time I was 19 years old, and I was at my mother’s home complaining to her.  I had just quit a job and I didn’t want to find another one.  I mean, I knew I had to have a job and earn income since I was on my own, but I did not have the drive to seek another job and I had saved enough money to take the summer off.  I did not have any inner urge to look for a new job.  She told me to “always follow your heart” and “be prepared for the consequences you put in motion.” I told her that I was afraid that if I followed my heart, I would not find a job and earn income and I would end up being a bag lady on the street.  Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 18, 2009. I was driving by Circuit City at the Melbourne mall on the way home this evening and saw their giant sign CLOSING SALE, so I went in.  They are down to only about 1/4 of a store worth of merchandise; they had no computers or monitors.  I checked the prices on their remaining items and I saw that what they had marked 30%+ off was not discounted from their regular price,  but from an inflated price they never charged for the item in the first place.  Do stores think we don’t notice when they do this?