tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934831907490677702024-03-13T07:17:57.571-07:00Walk, Breathe, Sing, Laugh, Give & Repeat"Motivation is what gets you started, HABIT is what keeps you going." ~ Jim Rohn. * *
"One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it." ~ Anonymous. * *
"A Year from now you may wish you had started today." ~ Karen Lambhav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-81501190216574145432024-01-02T11:09:00.004-07:002024-01-02T11:09:28.618-07:00January 2nd, 2024 ~ another clean sheet of paper upon which to write, live, sing, breathe, laugh, walk (stretch)...<p>There are so many great ideas out there!</p><p>My real estate colleague/team lead and I say this all the time - so many great ideas for our business. But it takes time to choose, time to implement and time to consistently follow-through.</p><p>I'm going back to full-on WFPB SOS-free eating on January 4th - that is the day that I'm returning from "holiday" mostly full-time to "normal" mostly full-time. </p><p>We had a super fun and heart-filling "Totally Casual Come 'n Go, Eat, Drink & Relax AFTER the holidays Open House Bonfire Afternoon PARTY" on 12/30/2023. We, and when I say 'we' I mean himself mostly - made delicious split pea & ham soup, Haggis (a la "American"), mashed potatoes, sausage rolls and a new offering this year - fried Haggis "bites." I made vegan chili (Krocks in the Kitchen <a href="https://youtu.be/uq9Se0HwKvY?si=r_kkCD2WenFOacNn" target="_blank">"Brian's Super Tasty Vegan Chili [plant-based, oil-free]</a>" that I adapted to my taste), and I bought "the goodie plate" from my catering friend and Pampered Chef consultant. The goodie plate included delicious peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, fudge & chocolate-covered peanut clusters... YUMMY! I also ordered some Blueberry Cream Cheese bread, and for New Years Day - green corn tamales. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alta.c.hernandez" target="_blank">Alta</a>, your food is delicious! Thank You! The link is to her FB page.</p><p>And after having delicious Crispy Peanut Butter covered Chocolate balls at a friend's for Festivus, he made me my own batch... which I did not share and will finish before the 4th of January!</p><p>But I came on here to say that there are lots of great ideas out there to get our thoughts flowing about what kind of year we want to create for ourselves. What our intentions are. Not new year resolutions, as such, but more of a focus for creating... more habit building.</p><p>It is important for me to remember that I have to actually carve time - make space - to meditate and pray on these concepts and ideas. What do I really want? What is my purpose and am I pursuing that?</p><p>I love this quote ~<br /></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">"<b>The meaning of life is to find your gift.</b> <b>The purpose of life is to give it away.</b>" ~ <i>Pablo Picasso.</i></span></span> <br /></p><p> </p><p>Here's just a few that I put in a word document to reflect upon:</p><p> </p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">From
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mel Robbins</b> Podcast</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">“<a href="https://youtu.be/gn48zmBb1Ek?si=Z2qYKiUEU1QFwMJn" target="_blank">Howto Make 2024 the Best Year: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself</a>” 12/21/2023</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">1. What are the
highlights of your year? </span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">2. What are the harder
aspects of the past year for you?</span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">3. What did you learn
about yourself over the past 12 months? </span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">4. What are the things
you want to stop doing and not bring into the next year? </span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">5. What do you want to
continue doing in the next year? </span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">6. What do you want to
start doing for real in the coming year? What really matters to you?</span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Robin
Sharma</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> (email)<br />
You’ve been graced with 12 pristine months, fresh and available for you to
shape into your highest destiny.</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Who must I become to make 2024 <strike>legendary</strike> meaningful?</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What one breathtaking new project will I bring into the world this new year?</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What [and who] must I let go of from last year to make 2024 <strike>wow</strike> myself better than I have been in the past?</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What major daily <span style="color: black;">habit </span>will I install to
make the next twelve months my best yet?</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
What gifts and talents within me must I salute and cherish more often?
[Self-respect is a giant performance multiplier].</span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Jan Carley – </b><br />https://creativecoachinggroup.com<br /></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I recommended that you all do a "daily control
project" - like maybe 15 min. to clean a cupboard or fold your laundry -
something that would make you feel a satisfied sense of "completion"
at the end.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ben Nemtin</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><i><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Here are three things I learned from my conversation with the wise Dr. Gilovich</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">:</span></i><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">1. You get more out of life when you invest in experiences instead of things. </strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">At the end of our life, all we really have are the memories from the experiences we have collected. Too often we are tricked into thinking that we need more stuff to make us happy, but Dr. Gilovich's research is proving that experiences bring us the most fulfilment.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I asked him what kind of experiences make us the happiest? He said,<span> </span></span><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“Spending money on other people makes you happier than spending money on yourself.”</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> Consider this as you write your new year’s list. Think about experiences you can plan with loved ones or solo experiences. And don't forget that the age-old saying is not just lip service. It truly is better to give than to receive.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">2. We are most fulfilled when we are taking action.</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> In other words, being passive makes us unhappy. When we are moving toward a goal (even if we don’t reach the goal) we are most fulfilled. Remember this and take all the momentum of this new year and funnel it into taking steps towards your goal. By doing so, you will start to feel inspired, and your spirits will begin to lift. </span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">What easy steps of action can you take?</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></p><ol style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-left: 15px;">Write your list in a journal (I recommend <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bennemtin.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D707878927799bafbe8e4bc32a%26id%3D4cc92b0fa6%26e%3Ddbd68f02d4&source=gmail&ust=1704300268912000&usg=AOvVaw3kqvRIgv2rAWaJQpomQYob" href="https://bennemtin.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=707878927799bafbe8e4bc32a&id=4cc92b0fa6&e=dbd68f02d4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">The Bucket List Journal</em></a>).<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /> </li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-left: 15px;">Pick one goal that commands your attention and commit to doing three things in the next 48 hrs that will move you closer to that goal (even if they are tiny steps).<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /> </li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-left: 15px;">Ask a friend or family member to be your accountability buddy and keep you on track.</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">3. The headwinds vs tailwinds asymmetry.</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> If you have ever cycled into a headwind, you are keenly aware that you are in a headwind. However, when you turn around and suddenly have a tailwind, you notice that tailwind for a few minutes and then you don’t notice the wind at your back. The same is true in your life. When you move through your days, you must pay attention to the barriers, but you don’t have to pay attention to the things pushing you along. Therefore, it’s much easier to feel resentful towards the barriers than be grateful for the things going your way (because those things are oftentimes invisible).</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We know past research has proved that </span><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">when you are grateful, your life is enriched.</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span> </span>The key here, Dr. Gilovich said, is to have an active gratitude practice. Consider keeping a gratitude diary as you move into 2024. It’s very simple, at the end of each day, write three things you’re grateful for and three things you appreciate about yourself. I do this, and it really is so effective.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">
</div><p><br /></p><p>Happy New Year, friends. Here's to pursuing our passions, our talents and our people that bring us JOY. Peace, Health, Love, Compassion, Kindness & Grace to us all in 2024 ♥ And Harmony ♫ ♪, of course!<br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-49130406086727853182023-12-05T15:18:00.002-07:002023-12-05T15:18:18.277-07:00It's That Time of Year Again... Re-evaluation of the Current Situation<p> <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">“One of the biggest reasons we don’t achieve our goals is we say yes to too many things that are not our priority and no to too many things that are our priority.” – Jay Shetty</span></p><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">*More later <br /></span></p><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> </span></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-56002164579445042162023-10-19T15:38:00.000-07:002023-10-19T15:38:02.664-07:00Miracles of Daily Life<p> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: minion-pro, Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Yoga teacher and spiritual leader<span> </span><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Sadhguru</strong><span> </span>on the miracles of daily life:</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: minion-pro, Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"Every moment there are a million miracles happening around you:<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />a flower blossoming, a bird tweeting,<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />a bee humming, a raindrop falling,<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />a snowflake wafting along<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />the clear evening air.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />There is magic everywhere.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />If you learn how to live it,<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />life is nothing short of a daily miracle."</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">keynote speaker</em></a></p><p> </p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-55080402495577802712023-10-08T11:29:00.002-07:002023-10-08T11:29:42.719-07:00Mind-Body Connection - It's a Thing!<p>How Being Too Nice Can Destroy You: A Story You've Never Heard with Dr Gabor Mate - <a href="https://youtu.be/xChNbQ2o0Ro?si=NMSzTJljNFXlo7zU" target="_blank">Your Inner Child Matters</a> (11:49 minute YouTube Video)<br /></p><p>Overview:</p><p>The video is about our basic needs for attachment and authenticity as developing children, and if/when we don't receive the message from our parents/care giver(s) that our authentic self is okay, what develops is shame and internal suffering - which often manifests in us through dis-ease.<br /></p><p> </p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-35032301670827446352023-02-11T08:17:00.005-07:002023-02-11T08:17:58.547-07:00What's on YOUR Life List? Part I<p>Reading <a href="https://chrisguillebeau.com/how-to-write-a-life-list" target="_blank">this</a> post on The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau got me to thinking more about my own life list... or "The Things I want to Do Before I Die" - also known as a Bucket List or a Life List - the idea originated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goddard_(adventurer)" target="_blank">John Goddard</a>.</p><p>I know I have an old post somewhere already started that has a list of goals I want to accomplish, places I want to travel to and experience, and experiences I want to do (like zip-line in Hawaii). I don't know if I want to take the time to find it, though.</p><p>I just finished a training course related to real estate called "The Ninja Installation" and feel a shift in what my life has been about. Reviewing your "Life List" is one of the things to do every morning as part of a daily routine for success. Along with some other activities, the Life List Review is to help keep me focused on where I'm going and WHY I'm doing what I'm doing.</p><p>One of the things we did while in the training was "Life List Bingo" and it was finding people in our 30+ member class who had done some of these incredible things... </p><div style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">Saved a Life<br />Completed a Marathon<br />Climbed a 14,000' Mountain<br />Seen a Volcano while it is erupting<br />Climbed the Eiffel Tower<br />Scuba Dived<br />Jumped Out of an Airplane* <br />Gone Hang Gliding*<br />Been on a Cruise Ship*<br />Written a Book*<br />Been to the Great Wall of China*<br />Visited all 50 States*<br />Been to Australia*<br />Played in a Rock Band<br />Played professional sports<br />Completed a Triathlon<br />Been to more than 30 countries<br />Piloted a helicopter or an airplane<br />Has been on television<br />Professional Singer or recording artist (mine on the Bingo card)<br />An artist or sculptor</div><p>It seems like there were at least 5 people who got a Bingo :-) <br /></p><p><i>Asteriks (*) means that is something I want to do</i></p><p>I think I limit myself so much - my current Life List that I created on day one of the class, that I'm starting the habit of reviewing at the start of every day is this:</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Take the Young side of my family on a All Inclusive Cruise/Resort (annually)<br />Make Enough money so that Himself can retire<br />Make enough money in case mom needs a care facility<br />Family reunions</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Make the Top Level of my company's Internal Recognition<br />Be a full-time published writer<br />Income retirement over $1 Million<br />Have passive income in the form of rental properties and/or AirBnB's<br />Be a professional Singer/Studio Singer/Role on Broadway (Broadway Star)<br />Be Financially independent</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Be able to take 4 months annually during the hot season and travel around the USA with my truck and trailer, reconnecting with family and friends - seeing all 50 states & experiencing each state's top 10-25 attractions<br />Visit all the continents<br />Take a Luxury African Safari<br />Take a smaller Luxury Cruise, or series of Cruises - European river cruises appeal to me more than tropical ones<br />Be the "Grand Instigator" of a small, excellent singing ensemble</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Have $2 Million to start/fund a tiny house community in/around Tucson for homeless<br />Fund a no-kill dog shelter<br />Write my book, "Everyone Can Sing*"<br />Give talks about my "Everyone Can Sing*" book<br />Do a TedTalk on "Everyone Can Sing*"<br />Donate to any and all causes whenever and however much I want<br />Be Healthy (no medications), flexible & energetic (walking and stretching daily) and have other people say or think "How is it she's aging so gracefully?"</p><p>Not everything on this list requires a lot of money... but quite a bit of it does!</p><p>And I want to be sure and give myself credit for the things I've already done... like <b>Live in a foreign country</b> when I write my list. And where do I keep this list? Blog? Notebook? Journal? Scrapbook kind of thing?<br /></p><p>... To Be Continued ...<br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-24793687749565517822023-01-21T12:31:00.009-07:002023-01-22T15:20:29.245-07:00Family, the other "F" word (?)<p>Discussing with a friend a current situation that is happening between myself and a very close member of my family, she said her husband calls family the other "F" word. That made me laugh. But this situation in which I find myself is anything but funny.</p><p>I'm not going to publish what I started writing about the situation that is happening that made me write the title of this post. </p><p>If you pray, please pray. If you send good vibes, please send those. </p><p>I hate that this is the second post of 2023. There's been some great things happening, but when I received the text on 1/15/2023 that started this, the big dark cloud came and hasn't really left. </p><p>"Nothing I say will change it." ~ wise words from my colleague. </p><p>I cannot control what someone else understands. </p><p></p><blockquote><i>"God grant me the serenity <br />To accept the things I cannot change,<br />Courage to change the things I can,<br />And wisdom to know the difference."</i></blockquote><p></p><p>This makes more and more sense as I get older.<br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-52048664616317390452023-01-04T11:31:00.002-07:002023-01-04T11:32:41.099-07:00Don't Know What to Say (song)<p><a href="https://youtu.be/_RuOCCjSae4" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_RuOCCjSae4</a>I bought some music on iTunes recently... "Liv On" is the collaborative album with Olivia Newton John, Amy Sky & one of my favorite artists, Beth Nielsen Chapman. This song, "Don't Know What to Say" expressed beautifully how awkward it is when grief hits.</p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">You don't know what to say</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">You don't know what to do</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">When life delivers this</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="-1"></a>The right words don't exist</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">The fault is not with you</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Now everybody's come</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">My loved ones file by</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">I stand here feeling numb</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">while family and friends</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Hug me as they cry</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">There is no language for this loss</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Grief is a bridge that can't be crossed</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Until you've felt someone you love slipping away</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">You don't know what to say</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Now so much time has passed</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">For me it's standing still</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">and way too soon they'll ask</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">That I stop looking back</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">I hope someday I will</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Thanks for being here</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">And listening to me</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">And letting me be sad</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">And letting me be mad</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Just letting me be</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">There is no language for this loss</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Grief is a bridge that can't be crossed</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Until you've felt someone you love slipping away</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">You don't know what to say</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Just know that it's okay</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Love's the only way</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">When you don't know what to say</div></div><p></p><p>And here's the song:<br />https://youtu.be/_RuOCCjSae4<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-21256347140953222222022-12-26T17:31:00.003-07:002022-12-26T17:31:40.689-07:00Why Just a Word for 2023... how about an entire thought?!<p> “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle</p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-43562790362603882222022-12-24T13:07:00.002-07:002023-10-08T11:36:58.652-07:00Whole Food, Plant Based no Sugar, Oil, Low-Salt Lifestyle<p>While singing is still my reason for being, quickly catching up to something else I'm passionate about is eating healthier. Specifically Whole Food Plant Based healthier eating combined with Intermittent Fasting. Not a temporary "diet" that I'm "on" for awhile, then find myself going back to eating "normal" which is, appropriately named, SAD (the Standard American Diet). This is my lifestyle.<br /></p><p>The word diet from the Greek is "diaita = "a way of life" - and from Wikipedia "According to Foxcroft, the word diet comes from the Greek diaita, which represents a notion of a whole way healthy lifestyle including both mental and physical health, rather than a narrow weight-loss regimen."</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>I like that best - "... a notion of a WHOLE way healthy LIFESTYLE including BOTH mental and physical health..."</i></span></p><p>I've been traveling the veggie-head path toward what is (almost) essentially Vegan for a long time... For the past 10-ish years I have described my eating as about 80% Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB), and 20% of the time I have the processed foods, dairy and occasionally a burger and fries. Historically, the social aspect (read: fun) of eating out and trying to stay compliant took the fun out of eating out. And I don't think I've ever described how much I enjoy eating out. It's a thing. </p><p>But I digress.<br /></p><p>This year I've decided that 2023 will be 93% WFPB <i>mostly</i> SO free with low S - which is essentially the title of this post. SOS is Sugar, Oil and Salt. I've been watching and reading <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CHEFAJ" target="_blank">Chef AJ</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/5NQdO5LJyWE" target="_blank">Anne Crile Esselstyn & Jane Esselstyn</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Engine2PlantStrong">Rip Esselstyn</a>, Jill & Jeff over at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wholefoodplantbasedcookingshow" target="_blank">The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@forksoverknives/videos" target="_blank">Forks Over Knives</a> videos... <a href="https://www.drmcdougall.com/" target="_blank">Dr. John McDougall</a> with the occasional dip to the absolutely delicious (but not oil-free) recipes by <a href="https://rainbowplantlife.com/about/" target="_blank">Nisha</a> at Rainbow Plant Life whose book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Instant-Pot-Cookbook-Plant-Based/dp/0525540954" target="_blank">The Vegan Instantpot Cookbook</a>" has amazing and delicious (!) stuff! <br /></p><p>Some back story:<br />In 2011 I lost 100 lbs on Medifast (now called Optivia - Opt-ah-VEE-ah). I knew I'd be 'transitioning back' to eating real food and started researching healthier eating. I knew that Atkins-style of eating wasn't for me... I'd tried it in Scotland for a couple weeks - and for a few days it was awesome, but I like fruit and vegetables too much, and have never been a huge meat-eater. I'd also thought, since my early 20's, that vegetarianism would be a good fit for me. (I thought Vegan was a bit too extreme, but also, I liked the idea of not eating 'food that had a mother.')<br /></p><p>So in my research for what I wanted to eat, I watched "Forks Over Knives," "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead,"
"Plant-Pure Nation," "What the Health," "Hungry for Change," and
"Vegucated."</p><p>The first book I purchased was Dr. Joel Furhman's audio book of "Eat to Live" after I watched <a href="https://vegucated.com/film/" target="_blank">Vegucated</a>.<br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">This film had a huge impact on me because it followed three very very normal "off the street" folks who agreed to 'be vegan' for 6 weeks. It shows their struggles... not just with what food is available to eat, but how socially difficult it is to stick to your commitment. This film showed 'unsanctioned' filming of inside of a chicken house, and how our CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) style of food production, which breaks my heart and is (imho) cruel and inhumane among other I-don't-want-to-go-there-now things; isn't the PR image of what the big businesses want the public to believe about how they are raising pigs, turkeys, chickens and cows. If you want to understand more about why I came to this conclusion, besides plugging my nose every time I have driven past them (CAFO facilities) on road trips in California and Texas, <a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/michigan/why-are-cafos-bad" target="_blank">this</a> page on the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter will explain.<br /></p><p>Dr. Fuhrman said that to start a healthier way of eating (WFPB), I didn't have to give up my favorite foods... rather, to transition to healthier eating, before eating the "normal" foods, I first had to eat a pound (yes, a pound) of vegetables. Preferably raw. At least, this was my interpretation of what he said (lol). A great summary of the book is <a href="https://www.zenflowchart.com/blog/eat-to-live-joel-fuhrman-book-summary" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>That's a lot of food. </p><p>But I decided that I wanted to pursue this lifestyle. Slowly.<br /></p><p>Yes, eventually our taste buds change, and some transitions were easier than others... drinking plant-based milks was easy - I have never really liked milk. I'd have Ovaltine as breakfast in high school, but that's the only way I could stand it. (My dad used to drink a glass of milk with ice... blech. My mom grew up on a dairy farm and had to drink raw milk as a kid, so she never drank much milk after she moved away from home.) </p><p>Giving up <a href="https://www.mashed.com/222145/this-is-what-dairy-queens-ice-cream-is-really-made-of/" target="_blank">Dairy Queen soft serve</a>... er... not so easy but I'm not stopping every week anymore. Eating more beans... not a problem! Cheese wasn't as hard for me as it is for others... though my summer eating is usually tortilla chips with grated cheese and guacamole. Giving that up was hard. But Nisha has a great fake "cheese/queso" that is quick and easy in the Instant Pot ~ and while not cheesy in the traditional sense, it fills that gap for me just fine!</p><p>So that's some of the journey.</p><p>The Health aspect of this WOL (Way of Life) is huge. Hippocrates is attributed to having said "Let food be thy medicine." </p><p></p><blockquote>But <a href="https://www.drgoodfood.org/en/news/let-food-be-thy-medicine-hippocrates" target="_blank">this</a> website says something different... perhaps he said something more inline with, “ 'In food excellent medicine can be found, in food bad medicine can be found; good and bad are relative.' With
some imagination this can be read as: some foods can cure you, other
foods can make you sicker; the effect can vary case by case. "</blockquote><p></p><p>I'm listening to the audio book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whole-audiobook/dp/B00CH2EJY2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35PX5OIX72VUD&keywords=whole+rethinking+the+science+of+nutrition&qid=1671909151&s=audible&sprefix=whole%3A+re%2Caudible%2C158&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition</a>" by Dr. T Colin Campbell, which discusses reductive science methodology vs holistic (wholistic?) science methodology and is compelling. I appreciate all that Dr. Michael Greger has said and done, especially with his <a href="http://NutritionFacts.org">NutritionFacts.org</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NutritionFactsOrg" target="_blank"> YouTube channel</a> and bringing our attention to the science. In his book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115" target="_blank">How Not to Die</a>" he discusses how we might eat better and avoid chronic disease. </p><p>I bought the book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Sugar-Fat-Michael-Moss-audiobook/dp/B00B4G0MMK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BLK9F62IMJ2Z&keywords=salt+sugar+fat&qid=1671908534&s=books&sprefix=salt+sugar+fat%2Cstripbooks%2C140&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us</a>" and haven't started it, but know the whole point of the book is to educate us; that processed food and the companies that produce it has purposefully been made to be addictive, so we buy more (all about the profits), eat more and then buy more. And this practice is making us sick.</p><p>And I need to mention <a href="https://youtu.be/tAiXvrIMIIE" target="_blank">Dr. Neal Barnhart</a> who really has shown the light on diabetes. It isn't the sugar, it's the (animal) FAT in your blood that prevents the insulin from getting into the blood cells! His book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Your-Body-Balance-Science-Hormones/dp/B084D1KWXY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MUWNNHEYKRO9&keywords=neal+barnard+body+in+balance&qid=1671911236&s=audible&sprefix=neal+barnhard+body+in+balanc%2Caudible%2C127&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Your Body in Balance</a>" is eye-opening. It's about the science of food, hormones and health. What we eat affects our mood, not just our physical body. This is science... S C I E N C E... that (I personally believe) isn't shared in the mainstream because as Dr Greger says... who's going to make money off of real food... "Big Beet?" LOL!<br /></p><p>Maybe you've heard that sugar is more addictive than cocaine...? <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1931610/" target="_blank">Here's one of the studies</a>. </p><p>But food addiction is another post.<br /></p><p>This is just one post about this passion, it isn't meant to be the whole story of how I got to where I am and why I feel so strongly about this. I've been watching, reading and processing this change since 2012... it isn't taken lightly and I've done quite a bit of research. </p><p>It is a personal decision, and I do not judge how other people choose to eat. I do want my loved ones to live healthier, so I may feel sad about unhealthy decisions, but at the same time, the news about diet and what is 'good' for you changes every day it seems. </p><p>On top of all of this, <a href="https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/allopathic-medicine" target="_blank">Allopathic</a> doctors are not required to take nutrition classes in their medical training - fewer than 20 hours, according to a google search. They don't treat the cause of the disease, they prescribe medication and drugs... which is a whole 'nother topic! If we ate more food closer to how it grows (whole corn instead or corn syrup, corn dogs, corn cereals), our bodies will appreciate it. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i><b>The human body is incredible! Given the right conditions we can heal ourselves of so many diseases... of course there are always exceptions to the rule(s), but listening and watching the stories of people who have overcome 'diseases of lifestyle' by following a WFPB lifestyle is inspiring!</b></i></p><p>"Balance in all things" is one way of looking at this, but after all the study I've done, I do not believe that. </p><p>That said, I do believe that breaking bread together is a significant social tradition that benefits our society. Sharing delicious food together that has been lovingly prepared... well, that's important to me. I'm going to choose to eat with friends and loved ones, doing my best to make choices good for me, but not at the expense of being together and demanding my food choices must be made available.</p><p>There's a joke about Veganism that Omnivores tell, "How can you tell when someone is a Vegan?" - "Don't worry, they'll tell you." That's not me, which is why I say 93% percent of the time I'm eating WFPB-low SOS. The other 25 days a year I'm enjoying my favorite foods on holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions.<br /></p><p>I have lots to say about this topic. And I'll say more later. This is only about my personal story and journey. I'm not telling anyone to do or change anything... except maybe to do your own research on the topic and learn for yourself. But I'm thankful that 'you can't exercize out of an unhealthy way of eating' cuz I'm not a fan of physical movement (lol). Never have been. I'm <a href="https://essentrics.com/" target="_blank">stretching</a> now... love it and it's my speed! </p><p>I also practice<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oldest-Cure-World-Adventures-Science-ebook/dp/B09S6HGM3T/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16QYUJALLVZ9T&keywords=The+Oldest+Cure+in+the+World%3A+Adventures+in+the+Art+and+Science+of+Fasting&qid=1671910870&s=audible&sprefix=the+oldest+cure+in+the+world+adventures+in+the+art+and+science+of+fasting%2Caudible%2C207&sr=1-1-catcorr" target="_blank"> Intermittent Fasting</a>... I aim to go at least 12 hours between dinner and the next day... my ultimate goal is to fast for 18 hours and have an eating window of 6 hours... and when I'm busy that's easy. If I'm not engaged with whatever I'm doing, then I get 'hungry' (aka bored) and look for an excuse to eat. A year ago (December 2021) I started with a 14 hour fasting window and 10 hour eating window, and combined with making healthier plant-based choices 80% of the time, I lost 25 lbs in about 3 months. I've stayed down, and I'm down another 5 lbs now, but have been less disciplined about my fasting/eating windows so haven't lost nearly as fast.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-23664694320374381962022-11-28T08:43:00.002-07:002022-11-28T08:43:11.819-07:00Other "55" Posts... and the sunrise<p>After I finished my last post, I thought it would be a great idea to blog about other "55" lists...</p><p>So coming soon ~</p><p>55 Reasons to be Grateful</p><p>55 Bucket List Items</p><p>55 Bible Verses to Meditate/Memorize</p><p>55 Goals for the next 12 months</p><p><br /></p><p>And here's this morning's sunrise ♥</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFPuymXnNUJUlnVxiGHk7Y2Cjar971JwYeQUABQmEMTtgPU2bmK6al0-to0CpmsKHP3rFZ8C_GqGuRCojhVmGATaSggzYPWW0pbi-Zl37mSRv59lCaGktBz0Oka4IOvjZhov-qKKMKGIxO2HH5YUgP2yMoh2nnzNsLxzxnoP-PkFdrpgWhQQhVvB1JQ/s4000/20221128_070053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFPuymXnNUJUlnVxiGHk7Y2Cjar971JwYeQUABQmEMTtgPU2bmK6al0-to0CpmsKHP3rFZ8C_GqGuRCojhVmGATaSggzYPWW0pbi-Zl37mSRv59lCaGktBz0Oka4IOvjZhov-qKKMKGIxO2HH5YUgP2yMoh2nnzNsLxzxnoP-PkFdrpgWhQQhVvB1JQ/s320/20221128_070053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This one is looking east...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv6PEhBncC01DnP2H1qE7V2ARdJXyqa_UNgbK3F45PlHxv2CpcaqRtQ7oBFXCJNh0AO5XSRqSu7W9gzoElJmvEjE43X_r1zt3i4bqxn4Oyvc9AeTnJqq1l4Ya9kA6KNb4TOcb10QK-mnmwebB0xrhvaw6ZBxS5Fq0N1xXdUNeDWNZKRFXZXljcAi4Fg/s4000/20221128_070104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv6PEhBncC01DnP2H1qE7V2ARdJXyqa_UNgbK3F45PlHxv2CpcaqRtQ7oBFXCJNh0AO5XSRqSu7W9gzoElJmvEjE43X_r1zt3i4bqxn4Oyvc9AeTnJqq1l4Ya9kA6KNb4TOcb10QK-mnmwebB0xrhvaw6ZBxS5Fq0N1xXdUNeDWNZKRFXZXljcAi4Fg/s320/20221128_070104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one is looking west...<br /><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-43383242874901130102022-11-25T14:57:00.004-07:002022-11-25T14:57:52.163-07:0055 Things I Love About Myself ~or~ Happy 55th Birthday to Me<p>When my person, Penny, was turning 55 (I think it was 55), her husband asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She asked me if she could tell him to call me for some suggestions. She told me I was a great (and creative) gift-giver... For what it's worth, she was so fun (and easy!) to find gifts for - I still have things I bought with her in mind, even though she passed away in 2018.</p><p>So he called me, and one of the suggestions I gave him was that he write down 55 things he loved about her.</p><p>And that's what he did... she said it was the sweetest thing, and even if there were some repeats on the list (lol), she absolutely loved it. I'm sure there were some other gifts involved, but I was always pleased with myself for coming up with such a romantic and fun idea (if I do say so myself, ha ha) and planned to do the same for people in my life.<br /></p><p>Today is my 55th birthday, and I don't think anyone is going to be writing a list of 55 things they love about me, so I'm going to do it for myself. Self-Love Baby!! Yeah!<br /></p><p>Today marks what I've been calling my "Grand Slam Birthday" aka known as the Denny's Senior Discount Birthday ~ 55 is when the 10% discount kicks in. I had originally planned to have my friends meet me at Denny's for Brunch on my birthday at home - but my Thanksgiving plans were hijacked by the plague, so I ended up coming up to Phoenix-area to spend the day with my mom and step-dad.</p><p>It's a good thing, actually (even though I'm still really bummed my original plan was overturned), because it is "Black Friday" after Thanksgiving Day, and I can't say enough about how much I detest going out 'there' when it's even more "people-y" than usual - ugh... and going to brunch at Denny's would have probably been more crowded than usual. So while the actually DAY of celebration isn't happening... I still see a Denny's Brunch to Celebrate Carrie's 55th in the near future.<br /></p><p>But I am procrastinating my list...</p><p><b>I love me because...</b></p><p>1. I don't give up easily. <br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">I made my own college graduation announcements (because the money was running out) and I put this Calvin Coolidge quote on the front:<br /><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><blockquote> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">“<b>Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence</b>.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with
talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. <span role="tooltip" tabindex="0"><span class="povykd" data-enable-toggle-animation="true" data-extra-container-classes="ZLo7Eb" data-hover-hide-delay="1000" data-hover-open-delay="500" data-send-open-event="true" data-theme="0" data-ved="2ahUKEwiGw_CelMr7AhWNIEQIHYBIC-MQmpgGegQIHBAD" data-width="250" role="button" style="display: inline-block;" tabindex="0"><span class="JPfdse" data-bubble-link="" data-segment-text="Education">Education</span></span></span> will not; the world is full of educated derelicts." </span></span><br /><br />I may not be consistent, and I'll 'take a pause' - and maybe sometimes I won't even make an attempt, but when I decide to...</blockquote><p></p><p style="margin-left: 120px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>!! How very interesting and self-defeating that as I'm writing this first thing, my head is absolutely sabotaging myself! I'm remembering many times that I quit. !! <br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>* I just added "easily" to that first sentence. It's more honest. When I finally <i>do </i>quit, it's only after a lot of thought, heartache, guilt etc...</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>2. I am thoughtful of others</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>3. I organize events and gatherings that bring people together</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>4. I am creative</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>5. I am constantly trying to improve myself</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>6. I have learned that "what other people think of me is none of my business" (80% of the time)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>7. I keep trying... this isn't the same as not giving up, is it? Sometimes what I'm trying are altogether different things. Hmmmm... maybe it's the positive way of saying the same thing. <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>8. I am optimistic, with a bit of realism for balance</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>9. I keep in touch with my friends. <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>10. I am efficient as I can possibly be ~ when left up to me</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>11. I do my best to help others succeed</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>12. I daydream</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>13. I don't follow the crowd (fashion, trends, 'must haves' for ______ fill in the blank), I often have to use urban dictionary to understand social media posts (Reddit, mostly, ha ha).<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>14. I am an independent thinker</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>15. I don't succumb to peer (societal) pressure, I will walk away (avoid)<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>16. I am strong</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>17. I am empathetic</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>18. I understand most people and situations intuitively without having to be told specifically</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>19. I am intuitive</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>20. I trust my gut (intuition)<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>21. I like a variety of vegetables (lol)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>22. I prefer 'casual' over 'uptight' ~ comfort over fashion ~ relaxed over restricted<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>23. I like to have fun</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>24. I can be extroverted when necessary</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>25. I am an "ambivert" - I do need quite a bit of alone time</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>26. I'm never bored ~ there's always something (educational or entertaining) to do/read/create</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>27. I love to learn</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>28. I allow myself grace when I don't accomplish a goal</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>29. I am a natural teacher</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>30. I love to teach </span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>31. I love that when I'm teaching, I believe I'm learning more from those whom I am teaching</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>32. I am generous whenever I can be (time and money)<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>33. I am deliberate with whom I trust</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>34. I am a good writer</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>35. I am a very good singer and musician</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>36. I (like to believe) I'm open to new ideas ~ but am not sure if this has actually been truly tested</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>37. I see small details </span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>38. I see the big picture</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>39. I have faith in Jesus</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>40. I have good hair (thanks Dad!)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>41. I can be sneaky (lol)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>42. I do my best </span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>43. I am getting better about doing hard things (this list is a very hard thing!)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>44. I am taking steps toward increasing my health and energy by eating Whole Food, Plant-Based, No Oil, No (processed) Sugar & very limited added Salt</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>45. I do my best to not judge others, especially without knowing their story<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>46. I have a great sense of humor</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>47. I dig the "deeper discussions" on the 'whys and wherefores' of why we are who we are, what makes us this way and all that goes with those thoughts and conversations</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>48. I don't let go (this can be a double-edged good/bad thing... today it's a thing I am choosing to love)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>49. I sing in tune (this means that while there may be some 'flat notes' in my singing line, I don't flat the song when singing by myself... as for the group I'm with...? Well, that's not something I'm in control of, generally; but "me, myself and I" do not flat)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>50. I am critical (more toward myself than others; but hold others to the same high standard I hold myself. Again, choosing to love myself for this trait that can be a double-edged good/bad thing. See 55 bonus*)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>51. I have traveled and seen and lived in other cultures, other ways of living and know I have been enriched and educated, inspired and amused because I can step outside of my culture - which I love and am proud of, don't get me wrong - but because of travel I am a better overall human and world citizen because of this one thing</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>52. I have stuck with my current career (Real Estate) the longest I've ever done any full-time job.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>53. I have increased my income while still continuing to work at a pace I am comfortable with and which gives me time to still pursue my "hobbies" </span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>54. I am sensitive</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>55. I did this list! (yeah, maybe this is a bit of a cheat, lol, <i>maybe</i>... but I'm still loving myself for thinking of it and then actually DOING it... not just keeping it in a "good ideas" or "someday" folder)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>55. bonus* I love than I understand that there is always someone better/worse than me... richer/poorer... smarter/dumber etc... and that I'm learning to see them all as a child of the living God. We are all His children, regardless of how someone lives his/her/their life. Some days this is easier than others, but going back to having faith, I have faith that I am forgiven, and loved just like all the others here. <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-24608677700458912142022-10-01T15:06:00.000-07:002022-10-01T15:06:43.939-07:00Happiness v Wholeness<p>I saw this quote (below) in an <a href="https://repeller.com/cup-of-jo-founder-joanna-goddard-on-career-and-motherhood/" target="_blank">article</a> about a <a href="https://cupofjo.com/" target="_blank">Lifestyle blog</a>. To strive for wholeness over happiness.<br /></p><p>A long time ago my dad said that maybe happiness shouldn't be the goal, but contentment should be what we're aiming for. I don't know if that is true, but I think there is a lot to be said for being content. That's quite Zen, I think, right? To be attached to nothing, isn't that Buddha thing? It certainly keeps the drama at bay.</p><p>I liked the quote so much I went over to Canva and quickly put the quote on a background I liked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tlC4PvQplRighkD-FdtC0nUvgQNMqbgsByPT1gEw7nAN47B0ho3tdP-QdHTCAR8yXcmWvuH-RsmtnVuwq86J_YJE0zu3qM-bXacoCwJglpxcX5vU0hqBri85nREsVE22ux0HretaMJeyGKRF9pvOrC57E2e0uFvD4_VCsYPod9eRdmU-YVqKLYKxsA/s1080/Wholeness%20v%20Happiness%20~%20Hugh%20MacKay_Canva_2022-09-03%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tlC4PvQplRighkD-FdtC0nUvgQNMqbgsByPT1gEw7nAN47B0ho3tdP-QdHTCAR8yXcmWvuH-RsmtnVuwq86J_YJE0zu3qM-bXacoCwJglpxcX5vU0hqBri85nREsVE22ux0HretaMJeyGKRF9pvOrC57E2e0uFvD4_VCsYPod9eRdmU-YVqKLYKxsA/w400-h400/Wholeness%20v%20Happiness%20~%20Hugh%20MacKay_Canva_2022-09-03%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The last line is what strikes me as the most significant. <br /></p><p></p><blockquote><b>Ask yourself, "is this contributing to my wholeness?" and if you're having a bad day, it is.</b></blockquote><p></p><p>Even our bad days have things to teach us. And what makes it "bad" - versus "annoying" or "frustrating" or just "a day?" Doing a little introspection to find out what feelings are lurking under the surface has the potential to be illuminating. Addressing those feelings...? Even better.</p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-51508239829608028882022-09-26T15:49:00.000-07:002022-09-26T15:49:00.352-07:00Courage.<p>I've been on a weekend kick of watching videos and reading blogs of people who have chosen to become RV "Full Timers" or "nomads." There's a couple favorites I enjoy, but my favorite is Robin of <a href="https://youtu.be/sKd1xJkPSVE" target="_blank">Creativity RV.</a><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img height="219" src="https://www.wordsinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/00517_WordsInspired_Quote_Coelho.jpg" width="400" />...</p><p>Back in June I was asked the question, "what do you want your life to look like in a year?" </p><p>I'll say again, while this is not a new question... it has been the first time that I've thought of my answer(s) almost every day. </p><p>I've also been trying to figure out what I really want. </p><p>I've been incredibly blessed in my life. I'm grateful for all that I've been given. But when given much, much is expected, and I'm afraid I've not lived up to my potential, and am disappointed in myself.</p><p>I heard on either an <a href="https://www.amyporterfield.com/amy-porterfield-podcast/" target="_blank">Amy Porterfield</a> or a <a href="https://www.marieforleo.com/podcast" target="_blank">Marie Forleo</a> podcast the other day about the 10-year Question... which is this: Will I regret NOT having done something/tried something in 10 years? Will I kick myself for having ignored the voice inside asking to try something.<br /></p><p>I want to be able to be financially independent while traveling around the United States. </p><p>I want to see every state, and while I wouldn't mind sharing some of the adventure with a good friend, I mainly want to do it myself as a self-confidence building, personal growth challenge.</p><p>To simplify my life by decreasing the unessential ~ <span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">“<b>It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away the unessential." ~ Bruce Lee</b></span></span> </p><p>Goals. I am creative. I have skills and talents to offer... I am a natural teacher, but I've not ventured into YouTube or even just videos here in blogland. I can write. </p><p>I love learning. Learning about people and our tendencies, habits, the reasons behind why we do things is fascinating to me. I love learning about natural health, food as medicine and healthy eating. <br /></p><p>What can I teach that would be worth a $9.95 eCourse or eBook? I come back to singing, but that is usually something taught one-on-one in person. Using learning to sing as one of the pathways to personal growth and development is real, and is something I am passionate about.<br /></p><p>Life is short, that is a lesson that keeps showing up every day. </p><p>What will it take for me to have the courage? Will I ever "feel ready?" </p><p>Just start, right?<br /></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-60928746444466030272022-09-03T12:46:00.003-07:002022-09-03T12:52:11.404-07:00Penny Starr, has it really been 4 years?<p>It’s been 4 years since you had to go away. I miss you
every day. Every single day. I miss being able to call you up and vent about a
real estate situation… you were a Realtor, so you understood so much more than
others, without telling me what I needed to do – you would just listen, laugh
when appropriate, be angry and outraged when necessary… you were the perfect
one I could call. <br />
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Your laughter… so contagious! You were so very generous.
With yourself. With your time. With hospitality. Offering to help out whenever
possible, in whatever situations needed help. But you also were an excellent
delegator.</p><blockquote>“Carry.” The inside joke between you and me when a
now-former chorus member sent me an email spelling my name as the verb. Like I
was a pack-mule. And we laughed because I do carry a lot of crap with me in
bags… then we laughed because maybe it *was* appropriate! LOL. I still think
about that person who did it and your response and our giggling stupidly about
it.
</blockquote><p class="MsoNoSpacing">I want to share with you all my news… I miss calling you
up and you’d say, “What do YOU know?” and then off we’d go… talking about
whatever. I miss your “Idiot of the Day” stories from the apartments, or
variety of rental units you and Tez owned and managed.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I’m starting a book! On singing!! You’d be so thrilled
for/with me! You’d be so encouraging and excited and want to hear ALL about it.
There’s not a lot of people currently in my life who want to hear all about it like
you would want to. And singing! You’d have so much good feedback from editing (lol)
to input, from stories of us singing together to encouragement of me pursuing this dreamed-for opportunity. You’d ask me how it was going
every time we talked! You would help keep me accountable with just writing
every day. You were a brilliant writer and editor. I wish you were here.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I haven’t written very much about you, it is still hard.
You were one-of-a-kind and were loved by so many people all around the world. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">There's no one else I would want to sing duets and harmony with ~ with our guitars and ukuleles, traveling in our separate travel trailers over the United States singing to whoever would listen. And possibly pay us.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">I love you, Penny Starr. <span face=""Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">♫</span></span></b></p>
<p></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-721251856129420612022-08-20T21:52:00.001-07:002022-08-20T22:09:47.505-07:00Comfort Movies<p>Courtney Carver from "Be More With Less" is one of my favorite bloggers/lifestyle influencers. She posted <a href="https://thestripe.com/what-are-your-comfort-movies/" target="_blank">this link</a> in a recent weekend "<a href="https://bemorewithless.com/weekend-favorites-august-20-2022/" target="_blank">Favorites</a>" email/blog post and I wanted to put this list in a place where I could find it again, and then add my own few to the mix. There's only a few on her list that I haven't seen, and it has inspired me to watch them.</p><p>Here I'm going to list my own "Favorite Comfort Movies" list, inspired by Grace at The Stripe, the link above. There's a lot of movies I agree with, some I haven't seen (yet). I've got some catching up to do!</p><p>My Comfort List, in no particular order ~</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5_EVHeNEIJY" target="_blank">Singin' in the Rain</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/T7A810duHvw" target="_blank">About Time</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/tvdlnbfaJ3E" target="_blank">Four Weddings & A Funeral</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-apwoGTpi7E" target="_blank">About A Boy</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/H9Z3_ifFheQ" target="_blank">Love, Actually</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/4RI0QvaGoiI" target="_blank">Notting Hill</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/jvd3TjJaf3c" target="_blank">Pretty Woman</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pOmwh43Kr34" target="_blank">Runaway Bride</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/VEpu6TcmcJg" target="_blank">An Officer and a Gentleman</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/v2IGgZgWj0k" target="_blank">Steel Magnolias</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Y85sfYVOS84" target="_blank">On Golden Pond</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-n8rHwtoEwo" target="_blank">Saving Grace</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/LG0xYJJbko8" target="_blank">The Devil Wears Prada</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/oPjBb1qeiK4" target="_blank">Benny & Joon</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/WBF3OZk885k" target="_blank">Father of the Bride</a><a href="https://youtu.be/WBF3OZk885k" target="_blank"> </a>(original with Elizabeth Taylor, 1950 & Remake in 1991 with Steve Martin) *eager to see the newest remake which is culturally diverse. Lots of drama in all families!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XFQN3biQ4x8" target="_blank">Made of Honour</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-E10AcydCuk" target="_blank">When Harry Met Sally</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/N3W5oAOZAWY" target="_blank">French Kiss</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ahI9LaOGYcE" target="_blank">Sleepless in Seattle</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bjP4s7UUnK8" target="_blank">You've Got Mail</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/fQ5lPbssHS8" target="_blank">The Lake House</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/QUzYIHoCobc" target="_blank">The Blind Side</a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/nsJxyUvkB_E" target="_blank">While You Were Sleeping</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bcqvC7vZaqY" target="_blank">Mr. Holland's Opus</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Lnb4UWXL8KA" target="_blank">The American President</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/taDreDT3E6A" target="_blank">Dave</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/7gZcQ6ddJF0" target="_blank">Jerry Maguire</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/EH9CWWqb-6E" target="_blank">Bridget Jones' Diary</a> (all of them)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Ur_DIHs92NM" target="_blank">Pride & Prejudice</a> (1995 with Colin Firth and 2005 with Keira Knightley)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/kavQSzH5AWU" target="_blank">Sense & Sensibility</a> (2005 with Emma Thompson)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/FojcYas5KXE" target="_blank">Enchanted April</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/vdJGMZDY0-8" target="_blank">Under the Tuscan Sun </a><br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dlLKo-_slWg" target="_blank">As Good As It Gets</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-Gf4_PC3lg4" target="_blank">Fried Green Tomatoes</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/TQ3wXC5jqKE" target="_blank">Driving Miss Daisy</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qDKo8DNpwOw" target="_blank">Grease</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8RBNHdG35WY" target="_blank">Mamma Mia</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/g7sJD0u7AFE" target="_blank">The Sound of Music</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/c880_rbzbxk" target="_blank">My Fair Lady</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/V6uD9-aLCps" target="_blank">Oklahoma!</a> (1955 Film with Shirley Jones & Gordon McCrae)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/WNNUcHRiPS8" target="_blank">The Princess Bride</a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ozRK7VXQl-k" target="_blank">Julie & Julia</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/kZihpHXsGLE" target="_blank">A League of Their Own</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/MJVxQhCJG_8">The Replacements</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/35MvdHBWjwU" target="_blank">Remember the Titans</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dnJFndf-Krg" target="_blank">Bull Durham</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/E2ySMc4iT04" target="_blank">Sweet Home Alabama</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Phm3lpdR3_g" target="_blank">Legally Blonde</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/SPqkFhl4LkM" target="_blank">Three to Tango</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/VyHV0BRtdxo" target="_blank">Harry Potter Movies</a> (All)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/V75dMMIW2B4" target="_blank">The Lord of the Rings Trilogy</a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/1g3_CFmnU7k" target="_blank">Star Wars</a> (the first 3 released)<br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/gkDsay1CrHo" target="_blank">Circle of Friends</a> (despite the worst fake Irish accent ever by Chris O'Donnell, whom I adore)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8uubih798tg" target="_blank">Ghost</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/lCBjHkCK1Vw" target="_blank">Sister Act</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/s5Hpm-6Inxc" target="_blank">Heal</a> (a documentary) <br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ReIJ1lbL-Q8" target="_blank">Good Will Hunting</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/P9mwtI82k6E" target="_blank">The Shawshank Redemption</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Honorable Mentions:</p><p>The Birdcage <br /></p><p>Freedom Writers</p><p>The Ron Clark Story</p><p>The Adam Project</p><p>The Commitments</p><p>Silverado</p><p>Princess Diaries</p><p>The Starling</p><p>Definitely, Maybe</p><p>Music and Lyrics</p><p>My Big Fat Greek Wedding</p><p>Pitch Perfect</p><p>Akeelah and the Bee</p><p>A Walk in the Clouds</p><p>Cocoon</p><p>Field of Dreams</p><p><br /></p><p>What about you? What are movies that make you feel? Movies that give you hope? Movies that you can watch again and again?<br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-26562140872936002012022-08-06T13:51:00.002-07:002022-08-06T16:21:08.822-07:00Everyone Can Sing (Part I in a Series)<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been saying <a href="https://www.choralclarity.com/tone-deaf-is-an-excuse-not-a-diagnosis/" target="_blank">this</a> for years. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For various reasons, so many people believe that if they don't sound like (my idols) Shirley Jones or Julie Andrews, Hugh Jackman or Michael Ball; or the more well-known super stars of the past 25 years or more ~ Whitney Houston, Josh Groban... Adele* and Taylor Swift... Paul McCartney, Steve Perry... or Barbra ~ if you believe that you cannot sing because you do not sound like those folks, I'm here to say that I believe you are wrong.</span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*<i>Adele developed vocal issues - 2011 & 2017 - because while her voice
is way cool, how she was using her instrument was detrimental to her
health. </i></span></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just because you don't sing like the folks you hear on the radio... does NOT mean you can't sing. Seriously, it's a fallacy. And, believe it or not, Pop Stars and Celebrities are not always the best example of good singing. I'm not criticizing what sells records. Making music and The Music Business seem to often be at odds, strangely enough. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I tell you that yes, you <b>can</b> sing, I'm talking to the younger you who was told by "the expert" aka your music teacher whom you might have had in elementary or middle school. That music teacher was either too lazy or too overloaded or overwhelmed to help you learn to match pitch, so told you to just "mouth the words." This breaks my heart. Then it makes my blood boil. Truly.</span></span></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Singing is for everyone. Science is catching up... proving that Singing Together is good for us. ALL of us.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every Body. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Singing together is for the masses. Singing Together has been done since humans started hanging out together, and the joy that singing together brings to us ~ our heart, mind, spirit, body and soul... well, it is difficult to put into words.<br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“<span>Singing is a
deeply human thing — the human voice is the most expressive instrument of all!
It allows us to join in the solidarity of community, or to express the
innermost stirrings of our soul. Singing is not just for some of us — it is,
indeed, for everyone!” ~<a href="https://singingisforeveryone.com/" target="_blank"> Tziporah Miriam Halperin, Voice Teacher </a></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“For many cultures singing is not performing at all. For
these cultures, music is an act of compassion. By singing, these cultures make
the world a more beautiful place. Music becomes an act of sharing. There is no
audience for this act of compassion; everyone participates.” ~ from this website (<a href="https://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/resources/music/chapter8/129383.shtml" target="_blank">Unitarian Universalist Association Website Ariticle on Making Music Live</a>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't "should" very often... but I'm passionate about this, everyone should be singing. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Remember what Henry Ford said? "Whether you think you can, or think you can't - you're right." </span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stop with the can't, start with the "I'll Go For It."<br /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Deke Sharon, who, if you don't know who he is yet, if you continue reading this series... you will, I adore Deke! Anyhoo... he has a fantastic, short, entertaining video, "<a href="https://youtu.be/mrjZtmd55ZY" target="_blank">So You Think You Can't Sing</a>" which helps me prove this point. Deke has done an amazing job sharing why everybody should be singing, all the reasons we should be singing together.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Science is catching up to just how healthy it is to sing. Sing in and with a group of people.</span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Research has found, for example, that people feel more positive after actively singing than they do after passively listening to music or after chatting about positive life events. Improved mood probably in part comes directly from the release of positive neurochemicals such as β-endorphin, dopamine and serotonin." ~ from "<a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/choir-singing-improves-health-happiness-%E2%80%93-and-perfect-icebreaker#:~:text=Research%20has%20found%2C%20for%20example,%2Dendorphin%2C%20dopamine%20and%20serotonin." target="_blank">Choir Singing Improves Health, Happiness - and is the Perfect Icebreaker</a>"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honestly, I don't know yet how parts to this series there will be. There's lots of people who believe what I do about how we all should be Singing Together. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But here's one of the many many things that may stop us from singing, from my completely unscientific experience of the general population... the reluctance (fear?) of singing with (in front of?) other people has more complex reasons than just "I can't match pitch."</span></span></span></span></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-18462489849733871732022-08-05T20:38:00.000-07:002022-08-05T20:38:19.816-07:00Social Media<p>Recently, two negative things have happened to friends of mine on Facebook... GOOD friends of mine; IRL (In Real Life) Friends. These events make me question if staying on Social Media is worth it. Again. I question myself. Again. Bring out the Pro-Con List. Again. </p><p>What kind of negative things, you ask? Well, this quote sums it up quite well.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3q-6Jbs2-lAuXV-rOsf-ddAjIuBIDLdQbBXtvB3hQgc45WGrI9QWZKgBb2VVr3Cxp_yWw4NneNS6RuAuJ8oy4uOeOMbgzlAP2cDdMohBRKIcxYmE8AP_AjQ0HrY_mq3uE2pcK0yLxRHo3urysHf9f9JXW4X3cl8RvTfYPTRKY8rzDyhayXLxuKlq1jA/s1200/Blog_Quote_Things%20are%20not%20always%20as%20they%20seem_Phaedrus_2022-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3q-6Jbs2-lAuXV-rOsf-ddAjIuBIDLdQbBXtvB3hQgc45WGrI9QWZKgBb2VVr3Cxp_yWw4NneNS6RuAuJ8oy4uOeOMbgzlAP2cDdMohBRKIcxYmE8AP_AjQ0HrY_mq3uE2pcK0yLxRHo3urysHf9f9JXW4X3cl8RvTfYPTRKY8rzDyhayXLxuKlq1jA/w434-h228/Blog_Quote_Things%20are%20not%20always%20as%20they%20seem_Phaedrus_2022-08.jpg" width="434" /></a></div> <p></p><p>To have a presence as a Real Estate Agent is one thing, but a
professional page is much different than a personal page. And I have
threatened to delete/deactivate my Facebook presence at least twice
before. <br /></p><p>I bought the book "<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37830765-ten-arguments-for-deleting-your-social-media-accounts-right-now" target="_blank">Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now</a>" by Jaron Lanier because I watched the documentary on Netflix last year, "<a href="https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/" target="_blank">The Social Dilemma</a>" and I've mentioned it here before, but I believe that it is worth mentioning again ~ it's an eye-opening watch.</p><p>Now I really intend to read the book. <br /></p><p>I've downloaded my Facebook Page twice previously - so I have my history, if you will. Messenger is a separate thing, so in theory I could keep that going, at least for a little while, in order to "catch" the friends who are only on FB once in awhile.</p><p>That said, as I'm obtaining more birthday candles every year, I realize that there isn't enough time to really *be* as good a friend as I would like to be. The phrase "a mile wide and an inch deep" comes to mind... </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Speaking of deeper friendships. I've tragically and unexpectedly lost another great friend in a car accident about a month ago - an accident from which he should have awoken. Dan and I sang together in high school in the Advanced Mixed Chorus as well as the 'elite' smaller group, Ensemble (aka 'The Sounds of Santa Rita'). He walked up to me in the hallway outside of the chorus room the first day of school our sophomore year and showed me a newspaper clipping and said, "my dad died." And that was my introduction to Dan. How we met. He was there, a fixture in my life from then up until I got married and moved away for 5-1/2 years. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">When I returned home, we were still friends, but it was different. Pre-Scotland, people who know, hinted to me that he "liked me" as more than a friend, but I had never felt that way about him... though I did consider it at one point... but realized it had always been and would always be, at least for me, a brother/sister love I had for him. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">My memories of Dan are so very many... I can't sum him up, or my memories in this post, which has, somehow, meandered into sharing this profound loss not just for me personally, but his incredible family and our community. For Dan was the definition of "Community-Minded" or "Community-Focused." He worked as the Community Outreach Director first for Casa de los Ninos and then later for The Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center. </p><p>But... going back to the point - I've lost 2 incredible people that were significant to me and impactful to my life (helping me become who I am today) and I didn't know them or meet them because of Social Media. Neither of them put much time or thought into those platforms, come to think of it.</p><p>With such big changes happening in my life, I'm thinking I don't need to have 1.7K friends. Or 90 followers. My dad once asked if I actually knew all those people... and that was a number of years ago when I was only at the under 1,000 friends mark, I think. I actually now have a Facebook Group in my friends list that I named "People I Don't Actually Know IRL" lol! They are people who were (or are) part of my former singing organization, which I don't care much about anymore as an organization... or other Real Estate Agents that are in my local community, or part of the network from the RE Coaching Company to which I belong.</p><p>I've started unfriending people when their birthdays come up if I have no idea who they are, how I know them, or how we became FB Friends. I'm thinking if I don't know who they are, they are not likely to know who I am, either. I figure if I continue doing this, then in a year's time my friends list will be significantly reduced. A good thing.<br /></p><p>I have another friend, a person I've known since my middle 20s, who is only friends with 70 people on FB. She goes through and regularly 'culls' her friends list, and I know this because I've friend-requested her at least 3 times previously...We're friends, then we're not friends. We're friends, then we're not friends. We're friends... lol, you get the idea. This last time when I friend-requested her I actually asked her how this is happening... was she culling her friends? She's another person who has significantly impacted my life (and I believe I was there for her a few times in her life, too), and watching her family through events and photos via FB is a privilege.<br /></p><p>But then, there's the couple of people whom I've only met in person once, became Facebook Friends with and wished that he or she and I could actually pursue a connection. A person whom I believe to be a person of character, integrity, humor and significance that I wish were in my circle, or that I would be in theirs. This is only a handful of people, but I wish that these few were more "inch wide and mile deep" friends. </p><p>I've wandered around a little in this post. Social Media. There's good. There's bad. There's in-between. I am an addict, I know - where will I spend hours of lost time if I'm not scrolling? </p><p>I'm thinking of having my own website, my own domain. Where I can share ('cuz I love to share funny, useful, weird and interesting stuff) anytime, anything I want. I want to ensure that those who want to find me will be able to find me, however... so - should I first set up that domain...? OR just share this blog site link as a "space to watch" for future developments. Hmmmm..... <br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-42558980469012362242022-07-21T19:06:00.002-07:002022-07-21T19:06:56.382-07:00Creating a Day Worth Living - Canva Creation.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-DmyMx0n5UBUZlSm0kvMqhFY2syLMsuv6zvKm1KBF8f9JuSOPZP3uk-ZBzi9Lc-UVHsBXnMDWJVAmB2hglzyEZo4O1CAZCaJgFGkJm0oyEGTuU5fFo76YA_4ux32UCMehS8XRVtDSI2T-kkbwg4toqFbcRaZk1TxWMgx3l1ZWG2KvjHfGchkVmCYqg/s2304/Creating%20A%20Day%20Worth%20Living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-DmyMx0n5UBUZlSm0kvMqhFY2syLMsuv6zvKm1KBF8f9JuSOPZP3uk-ZBzi9Lc-UVHsBXnMDWJVAmB2hglzyEZo4O1CAZCaJgFGkJm0oyEGTuU5fFo76YA_4ux32UCMehS8XRVtDSI2T-kkbwg4toqFbcRaZk1TxWMgx3l1ZWG2KvjHfGchkVmCYqg/w461-h615/Creating%20A%20Day%20Worth%20Living.jpg" width="461" /></a></div><p></p><p>I took someone else's creation that had 11 things to do toward "Creating a Day Worthing Living," then added a few of my own to make it personal for me. I created it in Canva and had some posters printed. I plan to put 4 in and around my house so I can remind myself more than once a day that there's still a lot of fun to be done! I also plan to give some away.</p><p>I've already determined 2 folks to give them to ... I'm just waiting on the mailers to arrive. Let me know if you'd like to be included (maximum 3 people)... if there's more, then I'll share the creation via a Canva link and you can order your own :-)<br /></p><p><br /> </p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-54049912237841610272022-07-20T23:18:00.001-07:002022-07-20T23:18:27.506-07:00My Voice<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've
been thinking a lot about My Voice. My voice used to mean my singing voice. I am a Mezzo-Soprano in the classical singing world; a Lead/Baritone in the Barbershop a cappella world. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Like so many of us, my whole world is
shifting. I have quit my affiliation/membership with Sweet Adelines International, a women's Barbershop organization with which I began
singing with in 1991, fresh out of college. And my quartet has broken up after 11 years.
Those stories are for a different day, but suffice to say that after 30+ years of singing barbershop, and now I am not - well, it has left a huge gap in my life. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> My Voice isn't my singing voice so much anymore.<br /></span></span></p><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once I joined Sweet Adelines, the Chorus
& Quartet were, for the most part, priority number 1 in my life. Singing excellent Barbershop a cappella
takes a lot (A LOT) of time, thought, preparation, planning - lol, not
to mention practice. I started grieving the loss of leaving my tribe of like-minded, passionate-about-this-art-form women and friends in 2021, so my feelings
of loss are managed - but <b>Who <i>Am</i> I</b> without all of *THAT*?!<br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
say all that to say now... I've got time to focus on something I really
want, but it feels so incredibly loose and wide open that I'm not taking
steps <i>toward </i>what I really want! I feel like I'm just kinda floating
along in all this 'free time' - enjoying the luxury of no deadlines, no
obligations.</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">So if My Voice is not my singing voice for awhile; at least, not for now... then I need to find my Writing Voice. I want to pursue writing. </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">So... what is my Writing Voice? Just how do I find it? What do I write about? What do I care about? What am I passionate about? What do I have to say? What can I write about that will allow me to be financially independent? Or, to put it another way; what will I write about that someone else wants to read and for which I will be compensated?<br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">* * *<br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm
going to be doing a real estate course called "100 Days to Greatness"
and it starts 8/24. So I've been mulling around the whole "100 Days"
theme:</span></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of Blog Writing Every Day</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of no spending (lol, no Amazon!)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of Reading for pleasure again</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of commitment to Whole Food, Plant Based No Oil eating</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of learning to cook delicious (and new) vegan recipes <br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of No Processed Food (another way of saying the above, sort of)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">100 Days of Journaling </span></span></li></ul><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">There's so much I'm interested in... Focus is a discipline of which I have often fallen short in the past. And yet, I can lose myself in projects. I can "super-focus" and time falls away. I love when that happens!</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">* * * </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">What do I want my life to look like in a year?</span></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was the answer given to me when I asked the question, "Where do I start?"</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to be able to financially support myself from anywhere. Ideally, from my truck and trailer rig that might be parked at the White River campground at Mount Ranier National Park in Washington, for instance; that I can hang out in the summer for about 3 weeks or more... writing, reading and enjoying the cool weather. </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to be able to play my guitar and ukulele, cook healthy meals in my Instapot, drink delicious herbal tea and meet other travelers. Perhaps I can even perform a little at some of the RV Parks around the country.</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to make learning tracks for those who still sing Barbershop, lots of talented musicians don't read music and having a track to teach you the song and your part is helpful. It keeps my "voice in the game" and since I love learning, I'll always be learning a new song!</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I see myself with a little four-footed furry companion or two, canine preferred since I am allergic to cats :(.</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">I see myself on my own, but seeing friends and family along my journey. I see myself blogging my adventures - Instagram and maybe even a YouTube channel as well.</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">* * *</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's start with blogging, I think. To write every day, starting with a goal of writing every day for 100 days, building the habit and the discipline of writing even when I don't "feel like it." Of writing even when I have nothing to say. Writing about people, places and experiences that have impacted me and what I have learned or gained from these things?<br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-85058292368340832042022-07-18T00:44:00.000-07:002022-07-18T00:44:26.688-07:00New Mug ~ Smiling Me<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytqJcp5sB8Iea2pY6WgjyvYosBqiZStXxGpJJCnEHjmWaORtWnNwPnTcYj_GCJlqeI_8jvxf4WdpVJeneCya1SJwKYwdG6n8RJMZQWKH_bk0VCb4sBYJt-7oKm5nK8C4FmzioXlaBjb51ZTj8yMBNfms6YDETTo16KFCmC63Xd1RhQI216a-urt_YIA/s1391/20220717_082326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1391" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytqJcp5sB8Iea2pY6WgjyvYosBqiZStXxGpJJCnEHjmWaORtWnNwPnTcYj_GCJlqeI_8jvxf4WdpVJeneCya1SJwKYwdG6n8RJMZQWKH_bk0VCb4sBYJt-7oKm5nK8C4FmzioXlaBjb51ZTj8yMBNfms6YDETTo16KFCmC63Xd1RhQI216a-urt_YIA/s320/20220717_082326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Using my phone to write this post... to share my new mug (rather than sharing to FB "by default). The phone isn't my first choice, but, hey, I'm sharing!</p><p>I bought myself this mug a couple months ago, and it makes me smile 😊. As I'm de-cluttering my life, it means I will be getting rid of a few mugs. </p><p>Himself has 2, sometimes 3 mugs he uses regularly. I have 3, sometimes 4 that I have in rotation. Then there are the "good" mugs, the Rennie Mackintosh designs that are for special occasions, and the "fun" mugs... the Darth Vader mug I gave himself for Christmas a few years ago, and the mugs we bought in Hawaii in 2013...*rarely* used here!</p><p>There are only 2 of us living in this house! When we have people over, it's rarely enough folks that we have to resort to styrofoam... imo we should have 6 spares. Six extra mugs for when we have Burns Nights or Guy Fawkes Bonfire Nights. </p><p>How many spare mugs do you have?<br /></p><p></p><p> </p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-45956960372679826862022-07-16T20:31:00.000-07:002022-07-16T20:31:10.804-07:00Quote on Contentment<p> This is my thought for today.<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.”</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">―<span> </span></span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Charles Spurgeon</span></blockquote><span class="authorOrTitle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><p></p><p><span class="authorOrTitle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></p><p><span class="authorOrTitle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-2469485502894009502022-06-22T20:31:00.003-07:002022-06-22T20:31:46.563-07:00The Hike<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtg2o2b22JQ/X80dUJnAwgI/AAAAAAAA1pc/Xgox-V4eLy0hFVIwpLKquJNASIKClAylgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Difficult%2BRoads%2Bto%2BBeautiful%2BDestinations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtg2o2b22JQ/X80dUJnAwgI/AAAAAAAA1pc/Xgox-V4eLy0hFVIwpLKquJNASIKClAylgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Difficult%2BRoads%2Bto%2BBeautiful%2BDestinations.jpg" /></a></p><p></p><p>I understand the meme. A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue. Nothing worth waiting for happens fast. <a href="https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/all-things-come-to-those-who-wait.html" target="_blank">All (good) things come to those who/that wait</a>. The reward comes after the struggle. When we are persistent and patient (and consistent) we will be rewarded and achieve our goal(s). When the going gets tough, the tough get going.<br /></p><p>But what happens when we hike a difficult road, only to find ourselves back at the same point from where we started? <br /></p><p>For me, destination is 'somewhere new.' </p><p>Merriam-Webster has this to say about destination ~</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>:the purpose for which something is predetermined or destined</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>:an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or predetermining</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>:a place to which one is journeying or to which something is sent</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>:a place worthy of travel or an extended visit <br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>I have a Girl Scout Camp memory of an All Day Hike.<br /></p><p>It's important to know... I don't like Hiking. Detest Hill Walking (as it's called by some in Scotland). Loathe. Despise. You get the picture.<br /></p><p>At least, I hated Girl Scout hikes for the most part - maybe that's a subject for another rambling rant of a post... for this post, let's just suffice to say how much I abhor Hiking ALL DAY LONG and ending up where I started. <br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">EXACTLY</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">THE </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">SAME</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLACE</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">FROM</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">WHICH</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">WE</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STARTED!</span></span></p><p>I had two different Girl Scout Camp experiences - <a href="https://camp.gsnorcal.org/rentals/rent-a-property/hidden-falls" target="_blank">Hidden Falls</a> and <a href="https://camp.gsnorcal.org/rentals/rent-a-property/skylark-ranch" target="_blank">Skylark</a>. I think the Hiking I hated was at Skylark. One good memory, I think the only good memory from that camp experience is that I received mail (one of the lucky ones) from Nana, my paternal grandmother who died when I was 8. The other memories of that time are miserable.<br /></p><p>This was an extremely traumatic week (?) or couple of weeks for me.</p><p>The Hike that I appreciated was hiking to the beach, spending the night there (campfire and sand in our food, the whole nine yards) then hiking back to our camp... where we had tents with wooden floors, and squeaky springs in the beds to hold our sleeping bags up off the ground.</p><p>The Hike that I was disgusted with was the hike where we started out, walked ALL FREAKING DAY and ended up RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED. What was the point? The journey? okay. Nature. <span style="font-size: x-small;">fine</span>. But I don't remember anything significant on that hike except that we didn't GO anywhere - we didn't arrive somewhere new. We just walked in a big circle and there was no reward but the wasted time of walking around for itself.</p><p>Inefficient. Wasted Energy. It was the kind of hike where it was difficult in spots, scary for me... climbing up steep paths and trying not to fall as you make your way down slippery rocks and pebbles. I had no friends before I went - I just was "sent off to camp" by myself. </p><p>I remember being dropped off in the morning, the bus and that there was one girl I knew, Stephanie, who was a brat, who was also going. I don't seem to remember where I knew her from... but she had some Cheetos and when she offered me one, and I said yes, she threw it on the ground and said, 'there it is' - or something like that. I don't remember if I picked it up and ate it, or just left it there. Knowing me, I probably picked it up and ate it. We ended up being in the same tent and it was a pretty long hike to the latrine/outhouse - treacherous at night and you needed your flashlight. There was some trauma associated with that, too. <br /></p><p>I'm kinda smirking-laughing at myself because we do this to ourselves - in life. I fail to learn, grasp a new concept, change my habit or thinking and end up at exactly the same place. Huh. Maybe this early life experience was meant to show me something along these lines.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>Girl Scout Camp... those hazy memories aren't great. My experience at Hidden Falls was slightly better. I was older, I'd been to camp before, I met a friend. But it was still rough. <br /></p><p>*This post was started in April 0f 2018. I'm publishing it today, 6/22/2022. I still hate hiking.<br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-55300979706056216082022-05-30T15:42:00.002-07:002022-05-30T15:42:42.779-07:00The Draw, the Pull, the Attraction of Facebook (Social Media)<p>I'm back.</p><p>I'd pulled away and was doing great - disabling the app on my phone helped the most. But I seem to be back as much as if I'd never backed away. I abled my app back.<br /></p><p>Sigh.<br /></p><p>I found the <a href="https://stackexchange.com/sites#" target="_blank">StackExchange</a> Question and Answer site today... <i>*distraction</i></p><p>My desk is still atrociously a mess... stacks of things I want to do sitting here, getting messed up and "lost" (it's never really lost, just under a stack of more papers and stuff).</p><p>I'm supposed to be learning a song to audition for an activity that will take place in Texas in November of this year. That supposedly I really really want to participate in. I have to remember the emotion of singing for 3 days with other people who love to sing SATB a cappella gospel and Christian music. It's a mountaintop experience, to be sure. They're doing a Beta Test of allowing single singers to audition without a SATB quartet. This is huge... our Bass can't go when the next singing is scheduled, so the Soprano, me and the Tenor are trying to learn the assigned song (memorize) to video record it as our audition piece. It's a long song. It's repetitive, which makes it harder for me to memorize the words... and there's a lot of words. Did I mention it was kinda boring (the not-so-nice way of saying it's repetitive)? I've put the notes in my music program and created learning tracks and have even spent a few hours on it - but not for myself... for others. That's a thing with me.</p><p>I'm more likely to complete a task for someone else than I am for myself.</p><p>Ugh.</p><p>I'm in the middle of making sure my old phone's stuff has been transferred successfully to my new phone - they give me 30 days to do that before I have to turn my old phone in for a $700 credit... which is great! I really love my old phone, and am not convinced the "Samsung S22 Ultra" is all that and a bag of chips. </p><p>But back to my post's purpose.</p><p>Because of Facebook I found out there's the possibility of a <a href="https://www.space.com/possible-meteor-outburst-tau-herculids" target="_blank">Meteor Shower</a> tonight. A solo RV-er gal I follow and who I think is the bomb posted it on her FB page. She also posted a great "<a href="https://www.creativityrv.com/rv-travelers-arent-safe/?fbclid=IwAR1i3FfL8SwIb8l7xQ_Aui_0A78kVOdeaKC7bAdAW7S_3kJcIVFOfROyuMk" target="_blank">Stay Safe While Traveling Alone</a>" post on her blog, which she shared first on Facebook.</p><p>FB does help my business. I post in the local private Realtor group questions and look for answers to RE questions... learn about new rules, policies etc... and also promote our team with listings, recent sales etc... </p><p>There are some FB "Keep it Local" Groups that are a great resource for finding local businesses to support and try.</p><p>It's just when you have 3-5 minutes to 'kill' - FB is such an easy (too easy) app to pull up, and all of a sudden you've (I've) spent 2 hours on it and haven't even written a To-Do List so you (I) can't even say you (I) weren't able to get anything on your (my) To-Do List done!!</p><p>There's an extension I had on my old pc for Firefox called "<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/morning-coffee-quantum/" target="_blank">Morning Coffee</a>" which you can put your websites that you want to visit every day - "The Quantum-compatible version of the old favorite. Morning Coffee
Quantum allows you to create lists of daily websites, as well as a list
that you visit every day." I set that up in hopes that it will help me streamline my morning routine... Did I remember to go there first? Nope.</p><p>The Habit of Facebook. The habit needs to be replaced with a different, more productive and more 'positive mindset' focused habit/app. <br /></p><p>As usual... it comes down to habit and habit changes.</p><p>And there are days I feel like I've made progress! And there are days like today. </p><p>We are all a work in progress... and like I recently posted on Facebook (see what I did there?) ~<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;"><i>"Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once.<br />Breathe.<br />You're strong.<br />You got this.<br />Take it day by day."</i></span></b></span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-53330053198083217522022-05-25T14:26:00.003-07:002022-05-25T15:38:51.104-07:00Challenged<p>I just had a short but good (sometimes hard) visit with my family in a different state. My nephew graduated high school (as a state National Honor Society and school NHS member!) and so the family gathered. He has a scholarship to a local university and while he doesn't (yet?) or hasn't (yet?) shown a real passion for a particular path - he plans to study science and music. We are proud of him, and I'm eager to see what path he ultimately will walk.<br /></p><p>My niece, his older sister, is "doing it." What I mean by that is she had a vision, an idea and a goal to grow organic vegetables (tomatoes, to be specific) 'off season' and be able to provide these veggies by selling them at her stall at a Farmer's Market. And I'm so incredibly proud that she is DOING IT!</p><p>She is young, she is doing it her way, she's learning a lot of things and has had tons and tons of family support! She has an uncle who is a Regenerative Farming expert and who has, I suspect, been instrumental in her success thus far. I'm so proud and happy for her!! 22 Years Old! Go Sarah!!<br /></p><p>All that to say... I come today to write about a conversation (and a challenge) I had with my father, who I've always seen and experienced as insightful, wise, stern and loving, that has been playing on my heart, and messing up my mind. I love my dad immensely. I admire him. ♥ I love him whole-heartedly for who he is and who I am because of him. He has impacted my life significantly. <br /></p><p>Last year, for his 80th birthday, my brother gave him the gift of writing His Own Story. I'm not sure exactly the format - but my understanding is that dad is supposed to write the story of himself and when finished, the company that my brother purchased this gift from will then edit and format it so it can be published.</p><p>I asked my dad how that project of writing his own story was coming along.</p><p>I knew better than to expect a black or white response. But hope springs eternal, right? *wink wink* <br /></p><p>I knew the answer I would receive wouldn't be "fine" or "great" or even "not so hot." It wouldn't be laconic or concise. It would start a conversation, and I frequently enjoy our conversations!<br /></p><p>Our discussion traversed many roads, side tracks, squirrels and shiny objects. He challenged me that if I am <b><i>really</i></b> interested in what his story is, that I would <u>invest</u> my time in writing my <i><b>own</b></i> story to add to his. That I would put together my thoughts on the significance of the people, his people, in my life that I only had because of him (meaning his family) and add to "The Story." *<i>in my head I am arguing the validity of his statement that adding my story to his is the only way to show my interest.</i><br /></p><p>As expected, I didn't get a definitive answer. And that's okay. I know he has put together 50+ pages of his maternal family's history with pictures. I know he's been using ancestry websites (the free ones). I know he struggles with the variety of aspects of perspectives he can write from - so many choices! </p><p>Does he write from his experiences as a father? <br />As a recovering alcoholic? <br />Does he just relay the facts like a timeline, without the 'whys and wherefores' that led to the decisions and choices he made? <br />Does he then share the outcomes that were the result of these choices? </p><p>I said something about focusing on one tree, rather than the forest. </p><p>When I said that, I smiled and admitted that I share his tendencies. I am definitely my father's daughter in that I overthink, want things to be perfect (perfectionism leads to procrastination), live in my head a lot, don't speak or think or write in bullet points, enjoy analyzing people and contemplating "how and why we are who we are and what makes us that way?" I too want to help others to be the best self they can be, and have incredibly high standards and expectations of myself and others.<br /></p><p>There is a lot to unpack from our one-hour conversation... lots of stuff! My dad is, and I think has always been, looking for meaning. <b>Significance.</b> Instead of asking at the dinner table to each of his children, "what'd you learn in school today?" or "How was school?" ~ he'd ask, "What was the most significant thing that happened to you today?"</p><p>For me, answering "what is the most" kinds of questions is agony. I have trouble prioritizing. Which is something he brought up to me in the context of goals. My heart was slightly bruised by the judgement I heard when he said to me that he's heard me say hundreds of times "One of my goals is ..." Which led to him to telling me that Focus is the recipe for success*. My reply to his telling me that my life is living proof of what unfocused looks like, was that he was 'talking to the Carrie of 20 years ago.' He asked me what changed and I said, "Acceptance. Self-acceptance."</p><p>He was quiet, then shifted the conversation to more advice, that he believes all of his children would benefit from Al-Anon, despite the fact that I didn't live with him/them full time.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i>*Where's my "Atta-girl!"? Acceptance of Myself has been "the thing" we've probably talked about the most and he's encouraged me and inspired me and loved me through. </i></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i>But because I'm not around as often, and probably don't call as much as I
think about calling, want to call and/or should call... he only sees my life and growth in the slices of time he's
given. <br /></i></p><p>I'm frustrated. Frustrated when he told me that I "wouldn't be interested in reading anything about" his life. Frustrated that he thinks it is egotistical to think that anyone would be interested in knowing more about his life.<br /></p><p>Frustrated with myself that I haven't written (blogged) regularly on Wednesdays like I promised myself I would. A long while ago!<br /></p><p>Frustrated that he doesn't think his life is worth writing down and sharing with us. <br /></p><p>Frustrated that I can't help.</p><p>Frustrated that I believe I understand as much as I do about where his thinking has got him in this project and why he's stuck. *<i>rueful laugh</i></p><p>No, I'm not 80 and don't understand <i> a l l </i> of it, obviously. </p><p>At the heart of this conversation (and really, most of our conversations over the weekend) was his deep belief, conviction, really ~ that the world revolves around me. The universal ME. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">By that I mean: All of our lives, our experiences, our perspectives... it's always going to revolve around me. Me as the individual - that our human kind experience is self-centered, how everything we do and how we make decisions and choices comes down to self. You do what You do for You. I do what I do for Me. She does what She does for Herself. They do what They do for Themself <span style="font-size: x-small;">(wow, that's not confusing just a bit)</span>.<br /></p><p></p><p>I'm frustrated that I didn't remember to say to him the performer's motto ~ Think Of Your Audience. For performing artists we have to remember to take ourselves out of the equation and think of who we are sharing with, who is our audience; for whom are we performing? While it is true in my own experience that I love performing... sure for others but really I do it for me... I also know that the most significant <span style="font-size: x-small;">(there's that word again) </span>experiences for audience-members happen when the person - the self - of the performer is lost in the character, the music or the song.<br /></p><p>And this is just the beginning of the unpacking. There's so much I left
out of this first writing that transpired in our exchange. It's a process. This writing thing. There's a lot of unfinished thoughts here. Incomplete conclusions, perhaps a bit muddy. Ha! They're a bit cloudy for me, too! It leaves room for future posts, future conclusions, future stories.<br /></p><p>Luckily, my van, suitcases and bags <b>are</b> unpacked (lol!).</p><p>*success. Each of us is going to define that differently. Oh goodie. Another topic :-).</p><p>And for what it's worth: I see lots of goals as optimistic. Forward-looking. Hopeful. And it's okay if some of them fall away. As we change, our goals will change. Go with it. Or better still... GROW with it! Letting go of old ideas can be painful. Hard. Really Hard. But having bright and shiny new ideas and thoughts and goals... well, that helps me <a href="https://youtu.be/xBxHSePHtq0" target="_blank">keep my sunny side up</a>!<br /></p><p><br /></p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893483190749067770.post-64085516660300491112021-10-05T16:39:00.000-07:002021-10-05T16:39:55.585-07:00November is Novel-Writing Month<p> Huh.</p>hav2singhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735344950743206116noreply@blogger.com0