Author Archives: Tracey Jackson
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
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
Action, Clarity, Fear, Freedom, Gratitude, Hanging In There, Trust
LETTING GO VERSUS GIVING UP
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” “But whatever happened to persistence, perseverance. Tenacity, or just plain CARING a lot? How do you stop caring??!?” Today’s blog is inspired by yesterday’s affirmation and the above response we got from it. It’s a question, a concept, sometimes a conundrum. It’s one I find myself facing all the time.… Read More
Action, Happiness, Living Fully
A LIFE WELL LIVED
I don’t know if it’s my age, or just matters of circumstance, but I have been faced with what feels like more than the average number of deaths this last year. Close friends, not so close acquaintances, strangers who felt like I knew them, plus the disintegrating health of many older people in my immediate circle. Death and taxes, the only two things we can count on, the old saying goes. And indeed it is true. When I think about… Read More
Emotions, Mindfulness, Truth, Understanding
IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER?
It’s an expression we hear all the time. It usually has a “Don’t let it bother you” tacked on at the beginning or the end. You know, “Don’t let it bother you. In one ear and out the other.” The problem I have with this philosophy is not the letting go part. It’s not the not holding on to grudges, making more of what people say than perhaps they mean, attaching an importance to silly, hurtful or just lame… Read More
WHOSE FAULT IS IT ANYWAY?
It would be hard to let the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman go without anymore mention on this site. Is it just me, or does anyone else find the amount of attention this is getting to be more than average? We do lose celebrities – sad but true. Some of natural causes and others as my husband says, of “misadventure.” PSH is not the first star to overdose. But perhaps he is the one with the most gravitas, the most… Read More
SPEECHLESS WITH SADNESS
Not a common state for either one of us. We were working on our book when the phone alert from CNN announced the tragic death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman of a heroin overdose. He was clean for years, relapsed and now he’s gone at forty-six. One of our greatest actors. Father of three young children. His best years clearly ahead of him. Heroin takes another soul. R.I.P. “The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational… Read More
Ego, Emotions, Gratitude, Guides, Living Fully
SECOND BANANA SYNDROME
second banana noun Informal. 1. a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville. 2. any person who plays a secondary role or serves in a subsidiary capacity. This is a very interesting blog for me to write, especially this week. But I have been thinking if not this week – when? I’m writing it for several reasons; the first might be selfish, as I discover much about myself when… Read More
Fun, Hanging In There, Happiness
CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL!
It’s midnight and I have stayed up and waited for the end of the Grammys! And it was worth it. Let’s all give a boat load of gratitude that Paul Williams and the other talented group of people who made the album RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES were rewarded tonight with Album of the Year at the Grammys!