I ordered my rebounder exercise trampoline today.  http://www.walmart.com/ip/Marcy-40-Rebounder-with-Handle/17272577 The price was down from $66 to $39 and I couldn’t pass it up. Galpal Pam Jacobs has the same one and turned me on to it. The bff has one and I enjoy jogging on his. Very low impact on the joints yet still a good workout. When I walk in the mornings, I’ll jog a little ways every so often and the pavement has a lot less give than the rebounder does. Plus I haven’t jogged in 20+ years so the rebounder is a good way to ease back into it.

Besides being back in the gym a few days a week, I’ve created a very effective work out station at home with the exercise bike and the Healthrider. The machines are next to the table that holds my hand weights, so I can do a quick circuit of training while waiting for vegetables to simmer or the timer to go off on my baked potato. I can tell my arms are much stronger last week when I bought the five gallon bottles of water, which weigh the same as the 40lb bags of salt I buy at the same time. When I’ve been working out, 40 lbs is nothing. When I’ve not been working out, 40lbs takes two hands.

Many people my age have back problems and I’m blessed to have no health problems. I know from yoga that it’s important to keep the back and neck muscles strong, that we are only as healthy as our spine. The bf has some good plank exercises that I’ll be adding since they are hard for me to do. They engage the entire core as well as the quads and hamstrings. Facing down, facing up and sideways, planks get you strong fast if you do them. I’ve been making space in my living room to do more floor work. I have 4 chairs I could take out to the shed to open it up even more. When the space is sitting there staring at me, it’s easy to drop and do 20 minutes. I’m going to go move some chairs now.

RELATED: I’m having fun bouncing on my Marcy cardio rebounder

A friend is getting frustrated that she’s unable to express herself as freely as she’d like. She’s had a rocky couple of years with her husband but now that he’s got a job that has him home only two days a month, they get along much better. She’s renewed her interest in several projects and the kids and it’s starting to be one big happy family at home. She still feels in love with her husband but she likes the idea of him being elsewhere. She made a post on Facebook about how content she was and he took it as a personal insult. So now she can’t even share what she wants to share about what she’s doing and how she’s feeling. That’s a miserable way to live. The Universe is always working in our best interest. If there is someone we are not meant to be around, the Universe (via law of attraction) will keep them at arms’ length. We may feel enormous chemistry for someone as a friend or a lover and we may enjoy their company, but if we’re vibing in two different places – if our intentions are not the same although we may say they are the same – the proof is in the evidence before you. If that person is not standing before you and everything in your life is rolling along just fine without them, that’s a signal from the Universe. Sometimes we are in love with the idea of a friend or lover being the way we want them to be, yet the reality of who they are is quite different. We may be in love with the idea of the perfect partnership or the most loyal best friend, yet the partner doesn’t go along with our movie and rocks the boat. There always seems to be discord but the chemistry is so strong between you that you know you’re meant to be together and worth fighting for. Ouch. Chemistry means you’ve got karma to work out with that person and in that regard they are a soul mate. Chemistry seldom means this is my bff or romantic sexual partner for life.   If you’re meant to be with someone, you will find yourself right alongside them and they will be easy to get along with. Chemistry means you’ve got karmic lessons to work on and this person can assist you in doing that. Welcome the lesson while keeping both eyes open.

I’ve been getting good mini readings from psychic readers who want to be considered for me to refer callers to them. An example of what I consider a psychic hit is one FBF wrote that she saw a painting around me with circles, and heard the song The Circle Game, asking me to pay attention to the lyrics. It just so happens I have two sketches here waiting to be transferred to canvas for painting, and one contains circles and spirals and the other contains as its main subject a carousel horse, as found in the lyrics of the song.

I’m such a commitment phobe. Buying a phone brings up my issues. I asked my computer guy which phone I should buy and he suggested the Samsung Galaxy S5. I spent a few weeks doing research for price and phone plans. I didn’t want to pay more than $50/month for unlimited talk, text and data. Especially since Walmart’s Family Mobile plans start at $29.88 for unlimited TTD.   I hated to be tied to a phone contract after the last several years with Virgin Mobile, but two years goes by quickly.  I had to buy a phone NOW as my trusty HTC One V no longer held a charge and I cannot replace the battery.   I bought the Samsung Galaxy S5 at Best Buy. I learned you cannot get a Verizon contract unless you’re an existing customer or it’s on their Edge plan. The Edge plan breaks the cost of the phone into 24 payments, with no interest and no finance charge. I went in expecting to pay the advertised $99 for the phone and get on the Verizon plan. What the ad did not say was that I did not qualify for that special as it was for existing Verizon customers only. That’s cool. Their price for the phone was competitive, it was in stock and I got an automatic 24 months to pay. I’m in!  Continue reading →

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A galpal asked me to look at something on a friend’s Facebook page and I reported back their timeline looked empty to me. “WTF?” she asked? “Did he block you? Are you two fighting? You’re powerful to make someone do that.” I laughed at her readiness to read drama into it, her first response was to assign roles and blame. He didn’t block me since it showed we are still friends. I don’t know him well enough to fight with him. My first thought was he makes posts he lets only “real” friends see. Her first thought was “someone is doing something against you.” We all know people like that. I don’t take things personally. People are entitled to share with me or not and if they want me to know the reasons why, they’ll tell me. Not everything is a giant soap opera. When we stop contributing to the personality dramas around us, we begin to tap into that inner world where our guidance lies. The more we tap in, the more we’re guided to focus on things that bring real emotional fulfillment. Yes, the emotional highs and lows in personality drama can be addicting and some people thrive on it. If it’s getting less entertaining, step back from it. Don’t talk about it with anyone. That will let you begin to vibe in a new place, to tune yourself to a new channel. As a kickstart, spend a few minutes in nature allowing the trees to absorb your stress. Ask to be guided to more appealing pursuits, people and circumstances. Some friends will go with you, others will not. Close your eyes and breathe in the fresh air. Exhale slowly and fully. Do that a few more times. Nothing beats the emotional high of seeing more of the world as it is. And all it takes is moving your focus off everyone else’s drama. If you find yourself obsessed with it, take time to examine internally why you have the fascination and ask what you can learn from it.

A friend thinks she is trying to help a family member deal with anger over an injustice. In this case, I have info she doesn’t have and he’s not given her the real story. If you are who you say you are, the truth will set you free. His story is he was falsely accused and ended up with an overly harsh sentence. Rewrite history all you want, at the time I made calls to bondsmen and court officials and over the next 6 months a very different story began to unfold. It’s public record. When asked to explain his activities in the months prior to the arrest night according to the witness, this angry personality came on. I later learned that was his automatic response each time he got caught in a lie. This after so much discussion about karmic implication and wanting to talk openly and honestly and develop spiritually. A friend does not allow friends to waste time trying to help when he hasn’t told them the whole story. When you take responsibility for how you perceive life and how you react to it, doors open and the way is made clear as never before.

You’ll find if you let your passion lead the way, you don’t mind the blisters, the strained muscles and stubbed toes, it’s enough to keep you on your feet moving toward your goal. When earlier this year I began walking 2+ miles a day, I hurt any ankle, my knee, my shins hurt, the nerve on the ball of my foot inflamed, but I woke up wanting to walk so I was led by my passion and the sore feet were a small price to pay. I figure it’s the cost of doing business. (insert image of ballerina feet)

I love the new rocker paw tip for my trekking pole. I tried it out this morning at Turkey Creek Sanctuary. I first walked the Turkey Oak Trail, then wandered off trail to see where I ended up on Malabar Road — across from Acorn Storage — then took the Sand Pine Trail back to the boardwalk. The rocker paw was big enough to not get stuck between the boards — yay — and the angle of it is perfect for my stride. I prefer walking the bare ground of the trails rather than the boardwalk. I wore my Asics sneaks today rather than my GoWalk2’s. I saw three people on the trails. I wasn’t goofing off, I had to make a bank deposit and the park is right on the way back and only took me 20 minutes.

“In looking back, what in the past have you been the most misguided and/or angered or frustrated about? I’ll have to think about misguided, but I’ve in the past been most frustrated with loved ones who give unsolicited advice on how to fix something I’m not having a problem with. Or who have critical comments about everything.” I posted that on Facebook and most of the responses had to do with lying. One FBF wrote, “It is frustrating to learn that people you thought were nice were really big liars, lying about everything because they are unhappy with their life, so they pretend to be to be one way with one person, another way with another person, and so on. It is really sad for them, but the frustrating part is being fooled, and also finding out that when you are yourself and always speak the truth, the chronic liar acts friendly and nice, but secretly harbors resentment that festers and finally becomes ugly. I try to avoid liars but they are not always so easy to spot…”    Continue reading →