June 23, 2022
Just typing “something” to let TPTB (the powers that be) know that there’s a ‘real person’ still, behind this blog.
I’m still here, though I haven’t set fingers-to-keyboard in Ages, and OMG – the new info to figure out is Just Wow!
I have ‘things to do and places to be’ today, but I’m coming out of my hidey-hole, and I send Bright Blessings to you all!
November 3, 2021
Beau of the Fifth Column scores another win on his second channel, this morning.
“The Roads to understanding misinformation…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpy7urM6Lo
Context matters! A LOT.
Have a good Wednesday, my friends!
November 1, 2021
Welcome back.
Blessings for your Dia de los Muertos, All Saints Day – however you celebrate Nov. 1!
I hope you’ve had a good last couple of years 🙂 (I’m serious – we all know that all-the-things have changed. What’s changed for the better for you?)
You may have noticed that I haven’t been here in a while. Or you may not have. And either way, it’s OK.
(Remember, it’s up to you, and how you look at it.)
I want to thank Cordelia’s Mom at Cordelia’s Mom, Still and nrhatch of Spirit Lights The Way for keepin’ on keeping on with WP, and inspiring me to dip my toe back into this “writing” thing. I have a whole lot of catching up to do, so it may be a few days…
So, What’s new with you-all?
What did you do for Samhain/Halloween?
Please check in – I’d love to know what’s new and exciting in your life.
{Hugs}
November 26, 2017
For the beginning of the Winter Holiday Season – the start of your new year…
BE THANKFUL
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something ~
it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations ~
they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge ~
it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and weary ~
it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.
I’m very thankful for the people I’ve met this year, and for the people I’ve let go of this year – may your life be richer for both groups, as well.
Bright Blessings ~ Karen
December 27, 2016
Last Tuesday was the shortest, darkest day of the year -and it was my most brilliant day in maybe years! I actually forwarded one of those “Blessings are coming to you” gifs, and it started coming true before I even finished sending them 🙂
“A Blessing is coming to you in the form of a new job, a house, a relationship or a financial breakthrough… Don’t ask questions, just forward to eight people and trust in the Goodness of the Universe!”
Solstice, Yule, Mid-Winter, whatever you call it – the sun has turned in the sky, and our lives are turning with it.
November 9, 2016
This is one of the most interesting concepts that I’ve seen lately ~ internal rules that we created or accepted a lo-o-o-ng time ago. It’s not a completely new concept for me – I referred to them as “micro-rules” – but these are so much bigger than what I was thinking about.
Personal growth pioneer and computer engineer Vishen Lakhiani has coined a new term (so we can all ‘see’ the concept):
This takes real work and a lot of marinating to get one’s head around the concept and over-write those childhood lessons.
Hoo-Boy – am I in the process…
July 3, 2016
Take a look, please, and if you can conribute (money or moral support) you will be a Hero in my book forever! Share it and you rack up Karma points 🙂
Love and Bright Blessings!
June 20, 2016
This is on the wall at Luigi’s office -inspiration when you’re not looking for it…
Quote of the Month:
If a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p-q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x-y-z
Equals 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24
Then KNOWLEDGE = 96%
And HARD WORK = 98%
But A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E = 100%
April 7, 2016
I originally wrote this nearly 2 years ago – and the link never worked! I just found the original source, and updated it, so if you’re curious – here’s what-all Mike had to say…
This article just came across my transom, courtesy of Lissa Boles.
It’s Mike Rowe from “Dirty Jobs”, talking about what I call Micro-Rules and finding your *perfect* (whatever):
Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs is an awesome guy. He can build or fix anything, he’s very entertaining, and has a great sense of humor. Mike also tells it like it is and gives great advice to others. A fan wrote him and asked him for some career advice:
Hey Mike!
I’ve spent this last year trying to figure out the right career for myself and I still can’t figure out what to do. I have always been a hands on kind of guy and a go-getter. I could never be an office worker. I need change, excitement, and adventure in my life, but where the pay…
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March 2, 2016
Recognize, Remember, Real’ify – my Words of the Year for 2016. Yaknow, the Words to inspire and clarify your year…
Recognizing is the first step – ferret out what’s either getting in your way or inspiring you to greater accomplishments (whatever they look like). Sometimes the A-hah! is for an incredibly tiny bit of something that you “hadn’t seen from this angle before” – Sometimes it’s for something so huge that you simply thought the elephant was a wall…
Remembering is next – there’s even a credible argument for Remembering being *even more important* than Recognizing, because if an A-hah! slides off your brain like it’s a teflon pan, the solution gets lost (again). You will find it again sooner or later, but, still…
The final step is to Real’ify your Recognizitions. (Yeah, I just made that up, or maybe Havi did). In case you haven’t guessed what that means, it’s to make your Recognition into something Real in your life. Take the baby steps to change that old ‘thinking habit’ into a new ‘doing habit’.
These aren’t easy words, but they are guiding my thinking (and feeling) this week, and for the next couple of months. How ’bout you?
I am, serially and all-at-once:
- a Lover, a Mother, an Elder and a Rank Beginner.
- a Creative Generalist, sometimes a SparkleBrain and sometimes a LaserBrain.
- an Artist, a Dancer, and most important ~ a Metamorphosist.
My Head-space changes, my Heart-space changes, and some of those changes show up here. Often, they happen so quickly that I don't document them, I just live 'em!
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