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Hello my name is Patricia and I write about life lessons to inspire all to be the best they can be. Writing is my joy and I hope you will find inspiration and connection on this blog. ~Patricia

Eating My Carrot

carrots

carrots

I am not following the guidelines
I have taken my carrot out to the deck
Leaving table and chair behind

I have been thinking about this crunch
All day
Fresh from the soil, washed clean;
Waiting for me.

I take small bites
Chewing 30 times

A puffy seed pod drifts around me
Monarch flits and glides in the waning sun
Though there is a breeze
Lake is still

Mountain stands royally to my east
Still holding the sun’s rays
In pinks and gold
Upon the white of glacier snow

And there before my eyes
The full moon begins its rise
From the side of that Mountain
Slowly ascends
Until it centers over top
As though an exclamation
!

Ninety minutes passed
Bats wing and dart between the light and dark
Still and breeze
Mind is fully present

Peace Fully Achieved.

Forward Ho!

Infinate Ladder

Infinate Ladder

Early in the spring of 2010, Tess of The Bold Life wrote on her blog her survival solutions for this economic crisis. I copied off this blog post and tacked it to our bulletin board. When I came downstairs first thing in the morning, this post caught my eye and I read her amazing and positive words.

As I conclude my August series on personal change, I wanted to share with you this impressive list because it helped me move forward and I believe it will help others.  Thank you, Tess for granting me permission to share your bold words.

I hear the same questions in many conversations, “When will the economy turn around?” Or “How are we ever going to get out of this mess?”

Usually the questions are answered with attack, criticism and condemnation. Today I am going to give you my solution.

We have to embrace infinity inside a finite body.
We have to see unity and oneness where there is prejudice and hate.
We have to believe in goodness even in the midst of distraction.
We have to believe in prosperity when the media speaks of lack and scarcity.
We have to believe in infinite opportunities when so many people are out of work.
We have to embrace appreciation and gratitude when surrounded by unpredictability.
We have to believe this is a greatest moment of our life when people are without basic needs.
We have to discover freedom when our mind wants to imprison us.
We have to believe in our worthiness while people bash and blame us.
We have to choose peace when insanity and anxiety are prevalent.
We have to maintain our sense of integrity and dignity in the time of broken promises and lack of honesty.
We have to wish for everyone what we want desperately for ourselves.
We have to be content with what we have in a world of desperation, competition and striving.
We have to see beauty where there is harshness and pain.
We have to feel safe and protected in spite of the perplexities of our times.
We have to forgive seventy times seventy in a world that is filled with hatred and cruelty.
We have to believe it’s all about love in a time of fear.

The question is no longer how or when.
The question becomes will you do your part?
Leave your thoughts and solutions below.

I have found great wisdom in Tess’s words. I have found peace in reading Tess’s words. I am hoping you will find inspiration in the sharing of her words again today.

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Peeling Onions

Onion

Onion

I have been very angry and outspoken about the Wall Street Boys Club fiasco and the Health Care Discussions and rhetoric by the NO CLUB.   I thought I had released it and moved on, but no that was not the case.   Yes, I did what I was trained to do, I researched and studied and began to formulate ways to help others who were trapped in fundlessness’ or a healthcare crisis and then began sharing the information with other community leaders and direct human resources professionals.

I had not truly dealt with the facts and feelings, that all that was happening was happening personally to me.

I left lengthy comments on MoneyNing defending myself because I wanted folks to know that I walk my talk and I truly have spent a lifetime not racking up debt or needless medical bills.  I am already doing all of their suggestions and it is not relieving the pressure.   The pressure is the feelings  which I was not understanding and I was resisting diving deep and unpeeling the layers to get to it.

Both of my side jobs stopped producing enough funds to even pay for my cell phone.

Then I read these statements “   People who hurt others are hurting.” And,  “We are all one. It is impossible to reject people unless you believe a story about them.”  on Tess’ blog ,   also I was reading a book for review about letting go and not resisting; the layers just peeled right down to the core.

I had clarity and I had peace of mind.  I no longer needed to be angry.  I could see the truth.

I had not realized how dis-couraging this event was not only to me but to so many others.  Courage comes from the French word for HEART.   The victims had lost heart and been disheartened by these experiences, this is a form of regime cleansing.  When someone attacks another’s dreams, heart endeavors and tremendous amounts of hard work, it takes time to stop feeling the need to defend or attack.  For many, many of us it‘s army of recruits are words of blame.   It is a resistance movement.

These perpetrators are hurting; they are not capable of listening or hearing.

I was rushing around trying to find income from new sources, dropping all the unnecessary expenses and pondering whether or not to cancel my health insurance.   I was frustrated because I was doing all the right things and the financial situation was getting worse.  Since we had dropped all the unnecessary expenses years and years ago, what was I to do for relief?

I needed to come to a complete halt and peel back even more layers, I found that I was upset because I could not prove to my parents that I was not lazy, I could handle and use money responsibly, and manage it well.  This may sound strange because my parents are both deceased.   No matter ,it was still driving me because I wanted someone outside myself to approve of all the ways I had used our funds, of all the rescues I had undertaken, and of all the knowledge and know how I had shared.

When I got to the core – I was able to release.

This is often the painful part of making change – it is human nature to just go as deep as we can remain comfortable and then attempt to quickly move on.

Denial is not just a river.

It takes a great deal of courage to see clearly and then pick yourself up and begin again.

You know what?  If you can ask for assistance a kind of magic begins to happen such as:  JD’s wonderful workshop on Sources of Insight , and 4 soon to be published books coming in for review, and several coaches offering insight, a resume’ writer giving you an update, another offers a spirit guide reading, and a friend offering to actively listen as you sort things out.   One can take stock and see that there is food on the table and the credit card company is willing to lower the interest payment; when one is willing to clarify the emotions, the resistance – anger just melts away.   Life is saucy, life is tasty and the energy is stirred up to discover what is new.

As my partner said about getting all the stitches out of his knees, “The anticipation of the pain was the worst part of the whole experience.  It turned out to be only a small pinch of a feeling.”

I know I need to dig deeper when I just cannot seem to move forward,   how do you know when you need to explore further?   Do you attempt to hold it all in or do you need to let it out?  Does something you read, like Tess’ strong words, assist you in diving deep?

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Embracing this Change
Relocalization
Increase Your Emotional IQ
Understanding An Agenda for a New Economy

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SMILING ON A BEAUTIFUL MORNING

Parrots at tellegraph hill

Parrots at tellegraph hill

Mother Theresa wrote that there was enough bread in the world but not enough love and appreciation. I just think this might be true. It makes me sad, for just as each bird has its own song, each one of us has our own talents and gifts to share.

I would like to shout out that I just received an award and I do so appreciate being appreciated:

~ One Lovely Blog Award ~

Joanna wrote on her Mid Life Journal about the 10 blogs for the artist in each of us and I was one lucky recipient. Her words are gracious and lovely and I have visited each of the 9 other recipients and rejoiced in the connections and the lovely sharing I found there. A feast indeed.

Joanna received the award from Karen at Words for Hire who is the creative and talented blogger who helped me get my resume into this century and actually usable for applications. Karen received the award from a lovely writer and introduced me to 15 new blogs with great ideas.

I have been busy reading all these new blogs. It is time for me to pass along this lovely award.

The criteria for accepting the award are as follows:
• Post it with the name of the person who granted you the award along with a link to her/his Web site.
• Pass the award on to 15 blogs that you have newly discovered (if possible).
• Contact the bloggers to notify them they have received the award.

I wanted to share some of Joanna’s lovely words from her awards post because they express so well my thoughts:

One of the things I have always enjoyed most about blogging is spotting connections, seeing how we learn from each other, how one story inspires another, how the pieces of our disparate lives seem somehow to connect, to fit together and create something new.

Spreading the word about other people’s work is one way of doing that – plus you never know quite what kind of connections or conversations this might lead to…

Here are my first 5 One Lovely Blog Award winners – yes there are only 5 because these are not new bloggers to me – that award ceremony will come soon – these are 5 bloggers who have just been strong supporters to me and I want to appreciate their words and efforts first.

SHADES OF CRIMSON – Rendering the Write Impact with Coaching & Proofreading. Shades of Crimson blogs about process. The start. The blocks. The exploration and discovery. The finish. And Davina has a “wicked” sense of humor. Her current writing challenge is bringing out the best words in so many good writers.

TALON -  Poetry, short stories and photograph all created by Talon and shared with warmth and beauty for other to enjoy. Besides being a gifted artist this blogger writes absolutely the most encouraging comments and lifts one up for their efforts.

MOM GRIND OR BLOGGER FOR HIRE – Although this blogger writes on many blogs as a paid contributor, her own blog is a wealth of information about looking at the world and truly seeing. Her efforts to teach others about photo-shopped ads that are deceptive and articles about body image reflect her conscious parenting style and her hopes for new generations. Her lovely words help us all sort our own stories and find our own beauty.

ABUNDANCE LIFE – MARELISA ONLINE – This is the fourth blog I posted into my e-reader and I have hardly missed a post in two and a half years. I go to this blogger to learn how to write an e-book and expand my creativity. I have her e-book on how to publish an e-book on my desktop. Unless there is a street fair or celebration going on, Marelisa is there and is great about answering your questions.

SILVER AND GRACE – A gracious and lovely blog which shares the wisdom of aging – moving into the days of silver and grace. Written by a lovely writer and jewelry maker, who also reads up a storm and works by day in a government office! I just love wandering over and seeing what is the new exploration of the day!

I hope you enjoy exploring each of these blogs and reading the words as much as I do. I have 10 more awards to give out in future posts; I will be picking on some new-to-me blogs.

This post was created with the assistance of my new software, iMindMapping – I have highlighted this program in my side bar and highly recommend it. It is a very visual and colorful tool for assisting the writer and I am so thrilled with it I am now going to study the children’s program to assist me in my tutoring work. Give it a try! I think you will like it.

Just say Happy Birthday Patricia – a wee party favor for you ;)

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Beautiful