Its a smile… its a kiss…

These are the gems from my email today…

“Emotions will either serve or master, depending on who is in charge.” — Jim Rohn
“If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, then the world is yours and all that’s in it.” — Rudyard Kipling
“95% of your emotions are determined by the way [...]

Most Important Diversions

I’m working on a huge grant. My kids found this on HBO On Demand. Can you think of a better diversion? Thank goodness we don’t know anyone with a pig… they might have talked me into acquiring one to further procrastinate.
Writing the needs and assets research portion of [...]

Aligning Stars

Do horoscopes ever lie? I LOVE this for today!
Avoid anything that looks, smells, or even sounds like a power struggle today. You just won’t have the patience to outlast the big egos that are itching for a fight right now. These folks are not above playing dirty, and you don’t want to end up [...]

Heart Songs

I woke up this morning with a Beatles song in my head… the lyrics repeating themselves over and over “Nothing’s gonna change my world… Nothing’s gonna change my world.” and I thought to myself… WAIT! That isn’t the right mantra to have in my head – no matter what world I’m living [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day
Thank you to my hubby for a great set of blues to start the day – a yummy omelet lunch – and beautiful flowers planted outside in the horrid heat. A few laughs and sighs at “Maid of Honor” and just the time to relax and enjoy 4 beautiful kids [...]

Can’t think of ANY reason to NOT have a crush

on a man who is gorgeous and can play music like this… can you?

I took a series of WAY too many quizzes on Facebook this morning categorizing all things I love by 5’s movies, celebrity crushes and addictions. I found a long lost love… a keyboard player from a [...]

Why do you choose to connect?

Thank you Botgirl for your insight and analysis.  You give lots of food for thought.  Why do you log in?

do unto others… 12 steps… and other thoughts

so it is an interesting space to be in… in a head filled with thoughts of… don’t have expectations because they  are not worth having… don’t further conversations – just walk away and ignore – realize some things aren’t worth discussing or worth resolving… and then I take time to read some basic tenets that [...]

My feet are sore… my brain is full…

OK… you tell me… can you pretend to answer any of these as if they relate to the concept “CHOCOLATE” ? or “WORK”? or… “SECOND LIFE”? *eyes the crowd carefully*

Are you neglecting important things in your life because of this behavior?
Is this behavior disrupting your relationships with important people in your life?
Do important people in [...]