ACCEPTANCE
One of the most powerful scenes in the movie “Network” was Peter Finch playing a disillusioned broadcaster screaming that he was “mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore!” It earned him an Oscar. Rosa Parks courageous refusal to give up her seat to a white woman on a Montgomery Alabama bus is celebrated as a seminal moment in the birth of the CIvil Rights Movement Life saving discovery’s in medicine may be traced to brilliant minds refusing to… Read More
I BELIEVE IN BELIEF
This week is the trifecta of Holy Days in the Judea Christian world. We started with Monday and Tuesday being devoted to Passover, the holiest of holy holidays in the Jewish religion. And we end the week with Good Friday and Easter, the high holy days of Christianity. Being somewhat of a spiritual mutt myself I celebrate everything. I took off my cross, replaced it with my Hamsa and attended a Seder Monday evening. I will do something to celebrate… Read More
Bravery, Clarity, Courage, Emotions
DIVIDENDS OF A DIFFICULT MIND
One might say I have been blessed with an overactive mind; one might say I have been cursed with an overactive mind; one might say I simply have a mind—and it’s the only one I have this time around. Gifts and challenges come in the same package. My mind is complex and busy, maybe brilliant at times, and it would rarely give me a rest if I had not developed practices and strategies for managing it. In EVERY DAY,… Read More
DREAMS
I’m not sure if it’s the rich foods I’ve been indulging in on the road or the European cultural input but for the last few nights I’ve had the most vivid dreams. An example: I’m spending what seems like hours trying to pack a bicycle for a steep, uphill ride from a studio I worked at years ago to a house on a hill that looks like a Disney castle. With the sunlight bursting from behind a cloud it’s heaven… Read More
Courage, Moving Forward, Obstacles
All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
IF THEY ONLY HAD A HEART
When a man’s an empty kettle He should be on his mettle And yet I’m torn apart Just because I’m presumin’ That I could be a human If I only had a heart I’d be tender, I’d be gentle And awful sentimental Regarding love and art I’d be friends with the sparrows And the boy that shoots the arrows If I only had a heart Just to register emotion, jealousy, devotion And really feel the part I could stay… Read More
Bravery, Courage, Emotions, Faith
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS – UNANSWERED PRAYERS
The mystery of Malaysian Airlines flight 370 seems to have highjacked the airways and remains a constant on all the news channels. The endless restating of limited facts and difficult to understand technical data is all a bit mind numbing, until you stop to think about the passengers and their loved ones. What must it be like for the families of the missing passengers and crewmembers? They’re world turned upside down. What has happened here? The frustration and the… Read More
Taking a couple of days…
Taking a couple of days for much needed rest. Back soon. Peace, Tracey & Paul
Clarity, Emotions, Mindfulness, Moving Forward
FIRST RESPONDER
As we all know the first responder is the person on the scene of an accident or crime that shows up ( hopefully) before anyone else. EMS, Police, Firemen, the first ones we rely on in case of emergency. They are fast. They are proficient in being ready to move in a split second. They are so trained to act they don’t actually have to think. That ingrained sense of “I’m on my way” is why you hear about… Read More
Addictions, Change, Courage, Emotions, Freedom, Love
IT’S OK TO LET GO
Have you ever wanted to say goodbye to someone but couldn’t? Wanted to tell someone that the relationship between the two of you wasn’t quite what you wanted it to be? Have you ever wanted to end something but you were too afraid to do so? Afraid of how the other person would respond? Afraid of hurting someone? Afraid of the unknown? I fully realize that it’s impossible to put myself inside your head. Anyone’s head for that matter. But… Read More