My Verizon contract was up last week, so I transferred my phone from Verizon ($81/month) to Straight Talk ($47/month.) I made sure to call from the land line and do the process with a real person so I did not lose my number.  Of course they  dropped my number! Mark, the original guy I spoke to, after I stressed I specifically needed to take my phone number with me, failed to ask me any of the Verizon account info in order to port the number over. I’d gotten a little flustered while on the line with him because calls and texts kept coming in and it as very hard to hear him. It was only AFTER we got off the phone I realized he didn’t ask me any of that info. I called back and Brian did the necessary to fix it.  I attracted it because I was nervous about losing the number. I thought it might happen, I knew there was a chance and I was resigned to it if it happened. I also know that things usually work out for me and when there’s a goof, I can usually find someone right away to fix it. And I did.

A friendly reminder that since it’s getting hot out, people of all sizes and genders are entitled to wear whatever they want to keep themselves cool and comfortable and under no circumstances is it cool to shame or sexualize them for it.

I’m blessed to have my life, that’s for sure. Meaning: I’m blessed to know that how I think affects what comes to me, and that I can chose to exercise my free will to discipline myself to stay focused on things I like so that more things I like may come to me.

He who knows that this body is like froth, and has learned that it is as unsubstantiated as a mirage, will break the flower pointed arrow of illusion and never see the king of death.
— The Dhammapada

When we feel a loved one is gone from our life for good since they have passed out of physical form, we misunderstand. It’s just a misunderstanding when we mistake the death of the body for the death of our loved one. The caterpillar doesn’t die when it becomes a butterfly, it just moves its consciousness into a new body, leaving the old one behind. We survive in consciousness after the change called death. You meet again when you drop your own body. You can also in quiet times feel their presence and imagine you are hearing them talking to you. You’re not imagining it. Sometimes you see signs everywhere. They’re just letting you know that life goes on, it just changes form. You will meet again, know that.

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Stay vigilant. The media wants to enflame us into action for ratings. Keep your cool. The powers that be want to divide us to make it easier to bring in martial law. Be kind. Stay mindful. We’re all in this together. We’ll get through this. Who’s hopeful? I am!

So which is it? Do you look for the silver lining or do you be an activist? Can you do both? I made an earlier post about something I saw at the beach tonight and included a photo. One Facebook friend saw the beauty of the photo but the majority saw an environmental danger and let me know all about it. I completely agree the danger exists, yet the purpose of my post was to share the beauty of the moment. But I’ve been guilty of doing the same thing when friends post pics of heavy, fatty, fried, sweet foods. I look at it and all I can see is health problems in the making. Sometimes I can smile and shake my head because their experience is none of my business, but I can seldom revel in the joy of that particular moment for them. It’s a razor’s edge, isn’t it, how to fully experience the beauty of a moment while staying mindful of consequences and implications.