This Just Might Be The Best Ten Minutes Of Your Day

(thanks paddy)

Sprinted up Negley to catch the 2:30 showing of Silver Linings Playbook. Now sweating profusely.

My favorite quotes from Silver Linings Playbook:

"There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself. I can forgive. Can you say the same for yourself, fu**er? Can you forgive? Are you capable of that?"
-Tiffany Maxwell

"Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back...I'm telling you."
-Pat's dad.

"Pat, You have to have a strategy."
-Dr. Patel.

Great Movie.

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your path." 

Today's Thought From Deepak Chopra

"When your actions are motivated by love, your energy multiplies and accumulates. Releasing that energy allows it to be redirected and used to create anything you want. When your internal reference point is your spirit, you can harness the power of love and use this energy creatively for the experience of affluence and evolution."

"Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature." —Thich Nhat Hanh

In today's meditation, we will discuss the Law of Karma, or conscious choice-making, and consider how, through the choices we make, more of every good thing can flow into our lives.  When you make any choice—any choice at all—you can ask yourself whether the choice you're making will bring happiness, or more abundance, to you and everyone around you. After posing this question, place your attention in your heart, and the answer will become clear to you.  By practicing conscious choice-making in this way, you will learn to witness your thoughts, and make the most nourishing decisions for your life.  Our centering thought for today is: "Today, I make great choices, because they are made with full awareness."

-Deepak Chopra

This Does Not Count As Writing, Right?

Last Saturday I bumped into a dear friend.

And then on Sunday, The Deer Accident happened.

I will write more about this after I:
-bathe my dog
-rearrange my meditation room
-clean my house
-create a painting for an art auction.

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Love fearlessly.
Love without expectation.
Let Love guide you.

(waving from afar)

It is not a contest to see if I can stay away.
But it is an effort--as I said, I love writing here.

I am still on Blog Break, but I thought I would just stop in and deposit a few ruminations I read
(from Aaron Karo) that made me laugh out loud:

*It's amazing how much "baggage" you're willing to over-look once you have some of your own.

*The dermatologist's nurse  told me to take off my shorts and leave my underwear on. Scribble down a quick note for next time: wear underwear to the dermatologist.

*Who is the idiot that decided search histories should be saved?

*Why does coffee smell so good in your cup but so bad on someone's breath?

*If a man serving a life sentence dies in prison, but only to be revived minutes later, has he served his sentence?

*Did you know that a large group of baboons is called a congress? That explains a lot now doesn't it?

*No matter how nice it is outside, I've never felt like I've wasted part of the day by taking a nap.

*I don't care how much you like the soap-NEVER be caught smelling your fingers while walking out of a public restroom.

I Love Writing On This Blog

But I am going to take a few weeks off to impose a personal retreat upon myself.
A thorough cleanse of both my mind and my body.
I am going into deep prayer, will eat and drink properly, exercise intensely and hopefully sleep better.
I will read/watch/listen to stuff healthy for my soul--which means, I may have to give up watching Homeland And Boardwalk Empire.....arrrrrgggghhhh.....

I am going to concentrate on living a life doing what I am meant to do.

I am going to practice replacing negative thoughts with positive and grateful ones.

I am going to do my best to keep the company of supportive and uplifting people.
And I will also focus on the fact that everyone has Good within them and it is up to me to see it.

I am going to choose the very best aspects of myself  and reinforce them.
I will not be harsh about my not-too-flattering qualities  but I won't pretend that they don't exist either--and instead I will leave them unattended until they eventually atrophy.

If you need to get word to me, call my mother because during this time I plan to call her more often.
I have been neglecting her.
Last night, out of the blue--Gabi decided to call her.
This surprised my mom because it is usually Kika that stays in touch with her.
Gabi told me that it made my mother so very happy.
It dawned on me that it does not take much to make another person happy.