SIX AFFIRMATIONS MEDITATION
It never ceases to amaze me how wonderful and generous some people are. Our friend the multi-talented Wes Hamil went and made the most beautiful recorded mediation using the Six Affirmations. It is so peaceful, so uplifting and thought provoking. I just had to shut it off as I was becoming so meditative and contemplative I could not write this blog. And not only did Wes do this for us, he did it for you. It’s on his site right… Read More
Acceptance, Growth, Hanging In There
YOU’RE ONLY AS OLD AS YOU’RE REAL
I turn fifty-seven today….no…no…no… this is not a ploy to get endless birthday greetings. It’s just aging is on my mind. I had to talk about Medicare with the WGA the other day. That was a new type of conversation for me to have. “So, when I get to sixty-five, you guys only cover dental?” Sixty-five…Hold on, I’m adjusting to 57. People say they don’t think about aging and I’m not sure that is true. It’s hard not to. We… Read More
Addictions, Kindness, Life, Living Fully, The Right Stuff
AFTERCARE
Last Sunday I woke up really early after an extended trip, stepped on the scale and found my nibble was showing. I’d picked up a few extra pounds and I could feel it. Not good. Not life threatening but a lapse in my food discipline just a hair past acceptable. When Tracey and I began working on the book I had applied the affirmations to my food issues. I was thrilled with the results. I dropped almost 30 pounds… Read More
THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE DISCOUNT
A Penny Saved Can Be Some Gratitude Learned….. For the next forty-eight hours followers of this blog can get a twenty five dollar reduced ticket price to the Gratitude and Trust #140 Summit here in NYC on June 24th at the 92nd St. Y. We have some amazing speakers lined up. Just log on here and use this code…jp25 Look foreword to seeing some of you there!
LIFE IS BUT A DREAM
After his upset loss in the ring, the boxer was asked by a reporter “what happened to your fight plan?”. He replied “ Everybody has a plan until they get hit.” When life hits me hard, sometimes I forget what I learned as a child. And when I’m out of sorts, if I take pause and meditate on each line of this song, it helps me back up. Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily,… Read More
HELP END THE SUFFERING
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. ― John Bunyan The horrendous tragedy that has befallen Tibet has left the country a shambles. People are homeless, without food and water and many have lost their families and friends. There are no more loving, kind hearted people than the Tibetans. Life has not been easy for them and yet they always smile and love. It is the land of peace and love.… Read More
YOUR IDENTIFICATION PLEASE
I had an interesting dream a few nights ago. I was on stage in a vast auditorium with many balconies and elaborate old – world decorations. It was difficult to see. I was blinded by a powerful spotlight. I felt a strong desire to get past the formal setting. I was smiling, trying to block out the light so I could see the audience and let them know that I considered them friends. A little like a nervous kid… Read More
Appreciation, Gratitude, Living Fully
GIFT OR CHORE?
We are all so busy. Life moves so fast. It often goes from hectic to frantic to out of control. We are trying to do so many things in the course of a day. We have work to get done. Many of us have kids who need our attention, houses to maintain, places to go, people to see, things that need doing pronto if not sooner. And then if you are like me, I’m trying to do things slowly, sometimes,… Read More
Addictions, Self-Worth, The Right Stuff
ALLOW
Allow; to let do or happen, to permit, to grant, to make provision for. The word allow historically had negative connotations attached to it for me. A rigidity would happen in my body and mind when I would think of or hear the word allow. Even today, it can conjure up images of patriarchal men oppressing women and children, of mothers controlling their children, of abusive husbands maintaining control over frightened wives. I don’t think that allow is always… Read More
BILLBOARDS
I graduated High School in 1958. Yes, a long, long, time ago. But the teenage trauma I experienced left a fair amount of psychic debris and to this day I feel a wave of discomfort when I find myself surrounded by adolescent. In high school I was physically different from my classmates. Tiny, with a slow body clock that wouldn’t deliver me to physical maturity until after graduation, I had a tough time. With the exception of a few… Read More