Joni Comes Through, Kinda

Last Summer I got the new Joni Mitchell CD, I wasn't exactly blown away.
But this morning for whatever reason thought it might be time to listen again.

I discovered "IF" and knew why.

For my friend (and I), who are dealing with a lot of the same "stuff"...

*Originally I posted the lyrics to the entire song but...opted to edit it down to the fragment that caught my attention...


If you can fill the journey
Of a minute
With sixty seconds worth of wonder and delight
Then The Earth is yours
And Everything that's in it.

For Joy, Fun, & Practice

Recently I have spent a lot of time reading about the art of manifesting and the laws of attraction. You can apply this positive energy to every area of you life and change the world around you. But, I think it's important to begin with small steps, a little practice before you start creating your ideal relationship or world peace.

So, I'm going to start with the following...

How To Accomplish Stuff

Passivity: The condition or quality of being passive; a lack of initiative.

Nothing gets accomplished this way.

Oh, gee, I kinda thought I was "being peaceful".

But, as it turns out, even peace is not accomplished by passivity.

Check out Mike Litman's blog today at www.mikelitman.com
And get motivated to be a BOLD, ASSERTIVE, POWERFUL, PURPOSE DRIVEN LEADER.

...and I'll just try to get to work on time...in a bold, assertive, purpose driven kind of way...

P.S. Cupid

Happy Hearts

Not everyone will be celebrating Valentine's Day with chocolate and roses. There is a radio station in West Virginia giving away a free divorce for Valentines Day. Sad, really.

But everyone will be with someone special and amazing tonight...

there is reason to celebrate, afterall.

Goodbye & Good Riddance Pig

Happy Chinese New Year 4706!

February 7, 2008 marked the year of the rat.

A year of plenty, bringing opportunity and good prospects.

A happier year than most: free from explosive events and wars.

Let's just hope everyone gets the memo.

If Ya Gotta Ask...

Are you a manager or a leader?

If you don't understand the difference...

you shouldn't attempt either.

Don't Be Gross

Human interations can be so terribly messy, ugly, and consuming.

Never hate...don't seek revenge...it's not only ungoddly

...it's unfashionable.

Voices Of The Angels

How many times have you heard something but never listened?

The Woodstock DVD made it's way to my mailbox with instructions to listen to Chapter 28
Crosby, Stills, and Nash performing Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.

I'm still listening.



It's getting to the point
Where I'm no fun anymore
I am sorry
Sometimes it hurts so badly
I must cry out loud
I am lonely
I am yours, you are mine
You are what you are
And you make it hard -
Remember what we've said and done and felt about each other
Oh babe, have mercy
Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now
I am not dreaming.
I am yours, you are mine
You are what you are
And you make it hard-
Tearing yourself away from me now
You are free and I am crying
This does not mean I don't love you I do,
that's forever, yes and for always
I am yours, you are mine
You are what you are
And you make it hard-
Something inside is telling me that I've got your secret.
Are you still listening?
Fear is the lock, and laughter the key to your heart
And I love you.I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are
And you make it hard-
And you make it hard-
Friday evening, Sunday in the afternoon
What have you got to lose?
Tuesday mornin', please be gone I'm tired of you.
What have you got to lose?
Can I tell it like it is?
Help me I'm sufferin'
Listen to me baby-
Help me I'm dyin'
It's my heart that's a sufferin', it's a dyin'
That's what I have to lose
I've got an answer
I'm going to fly away
What have I got to lose?
Will you come see me Thursdays and Saturdays?
What have you got to lose?
Chestnut brown canary Ruby throated sparrow
Sing a song don't be long
Thrill me to the marrow
Voices of the angels ring around the moonlight
Asking me, said she so free
How can you catch the sparrow?
Lacy, lilting, lady, losing love, lamenting
Change my life, make it right
Be my lady.
Doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
At the end of the Suite, Stephen Stills sings the following Spanish lines:
Que linda me la traiga Cuba, la reina de la Mar Caribe. Cielo sol no tiene sangreahi, y que triste que no puedo vaya, Oh va, oh va, va.
Loosely translated that is: How happy it makes me to think of Cuba, the smiles of the Caribbean Sea, Sunny sky has no blood, and how sad that I'm not able to go Oh go, oh go go