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Aren't We A Pair
2007-09-11 07:22:00
The mathematician said hello yesterday evening.The ironies of Life never cease to amaze me.We toasted to J and C last night at a concert in Descanso Gardens. J and C brought two extremely busy and resistent people, myself and the mathematican to a lunch several years ago. Our respective relationships with J and C disintegrated (putting it lightly) but nonetheless, I loved the irony and thought it worthy of a toast.In the spirit of Mozart's playfulness, we lifted our cups to defy past enmities while The Marriage of Figaro played. If ever I was to describe a cosmic explosion, then I have to say that such happened the day I met this enigmatic man. I once thought romantic love was a plebian pursuit that brought less than ideal realizations.The world shook again as I sat at his side and wondered where the white rabbit was. I enjoyed my evening in wonderland and wish I could find my way there. Why can't I find it without the mathematician? A part of me still wants to deny that he has su...
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Games Egos Play
2007-09-08 21:01:00
Are you being played? By Your Self???Do your friends know you as a different person than the folks at work? Are you a different person at home than with your family? If you are boogie-ing between roles that Life can sometimes scratch out a bad mix and you're living life thankful to not be caught between costume changes, then chances are you are living a life of pretense.Elaborating Reality in an effort to sidestep boredom, living out a separate reality because everyone is so stinking narrow-minded that you NEED a mask, working to be DIFFERENT that it sometimes feels like indentured servitude, who is it really serving? Do you feel like master of your life or does it feel like the mask is mastering you?It is said that "knowing thyself" is a key to happiness but what is going on when a day is an odyssey of bringing out different characters to the stage?In the past I've done mask work on stage. Change your mask, change your body... mannerisms. It was fun to play with the changes. I b...
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Summer Serenade
2007-09-06 21:18:00
I did not fall madly in love and get swept away into a world of romance this season. Instead I found my song; my inner melody.I like it. I can dance to it and find that energy that leads and smiles as we go around the floor.... never letting me trip or fall.I romanced Life this summer and despite uncertain moments, I never did let go of the embrace that held me through out the song. Tap tap, a passing suitor tried to grab my attentions. A couple of fellows tried to interrupt dances out of selfish ambition. The confusion of a moment did not destroy the rhythm and I found myself back in step and the gaze of my serenader gentle.I am being serenaded by love, kindness and patience. What harmony can be made with noise?I did not fall madly in love and find a summer romance. I found men who gave me flowers who loved to eat roses. I found men who looked at jewelry as leashes and never understood sparkle. I found men that insisted on a dance but only knew the mosh pit and not a ballroom.Funny...
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There Are Those Who Eat Roses
2007-09-05 06:39:00
Notoriously quirkyalone in an ocean where people would rather float in arbitrary "non" relationships than mind the solitude with celebration, I found myself at the wake of a trawler.Was it the 100 plus heat creating a sun-burned sensibility to expose the unsavory mission of the Trawler? Perhaps I have been so accepting thus far that the Trawler wanted to push the boundary a bit further.T: "JNET, go to church with me next week..."JNET: "Where? Why?" (T is an atheist...)T: "I want to attend this XYZ service..."JNET: "But they don't even speak English at that church. We won't understand a thing as well as stand out as outsiders."T: "There's this girl that I want to check out that works there."JNET: "You don't even know if she'll be there and for which service."T: "Will you go with me? It'll be easier to meet her if you go with me. She has this totally HOT body and I don't think she will talk to me. She is a totally different type of girl and I want her."JNET: "Whoa... wait a min...
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Designer Guilt
2007-08-26 19:05:00
Last week's show at blogtalkradio.com/jnetsworld people shared about pressing forward in life despite having breakdowns and taking on Life's lessons. Is the lack of a specific ingredient the cause of Inertia or Stagnancy in Life? Does Life get any easier EVER?What moves mountains toward change? Curiousity, boredom, guilt, desire for more out of life ... are factors... But what is it exactly that projects ALL that?The discussion lead to talking about Guilt , something that slows down progress... sometimes to a standstill.What is Guilt? Does it come from an organization, a building, a special interest group? How did it get "fashionable" for some groups that there is now Jewish guilt, Catholic guilt, perfectionist's guilt, etc?It's more than that Uh-Oh feeling. I'm talking about that lingering weight that hangs heavier than any gray cloud. I'm talking about that incessant voice that nags and belittles. It whispers. It screams.How did that voice get in there? In our heads? ...
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Happy Birthday to My Muse
2007-08-18 09:03:00
there's music in the air.. Originally uploaded by _rebekka
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I Love Miniature Books
2007-08-15 18:00:00
I visited the "4000 Years of Tiny Treasures" exhibit on miniature books at the Boston Public Library. If you haven't seen the enchanting collection, you have until September 2nd to catch a glimpse of these precious gems.I rarely leave home without a book... I had no idea that it is possible to fit a modest library in a coin purse. The Koran, the Good Book, the complete works of Shakespeare, and an illustrated miniature book by Picasso (he made only two) sat under the glass like jewels on display. Many were gilded in gold, bound in leather and colorful with intricate art design.It felt like I was given a peek into a fairy queen's private collection. They held a magical quality and I wanted to touch them, give them a read through and let the spell of a tiny book take me to its little world. Anne C. Bromer, the "fairy queen" of the collection shared a beautiful and rare collection.It was my last day in Boston before returning to Los Angeles that I saw the "Tiny Treasures" exhi...
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Floating
2007-08-13 10:25:00
I have been swimming laps in my head. It's been the battle of the wits for the past couple of months, that I hadn't written of the details that kept me sane and balanced. A couple of friend betrayals/surprises, homefront worries, car troubles, income woes and a 4.5 (mild) earthquake has made life interesting and indulgent.And if the world-at-large was not demanding at the moment - then I made busy with my free time to analyze the situations and design a plan to handle things and improve on this game of life."I need to laugh less... a lot less."Am I being hypercritical of myself? I listen and study my blogtalk radio shows... dissecting my presentation, planning my next show with less laughter. My nervous habits distract me. And I realize my listening of my guests will improve when I get a handle on my jitters."I need to exercise more, eat better, moisturize more."S0mehow, between the laps of splashing in my concerns, I manage many moments to float and enjoy a meal with a fri...
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Dizzying Freedom
2007-08-04 10:17:00
"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."Soren KierkegaardHmmm... a positive way to view anxiety.It's way better than experiencing anxiety as a weighty burden to be saved from. I've had much on my plate lately and Anxiety has been riding shotgun on my rollercoaster. Among the many pieces of advice to "save myself from struggle" the worst one is that I ought to get married. Good God! How can anyone weigh in that Love is a factor when the motivation of Convenience breathes heavily on someone's head?Fortunately my love supply from friends and family is abundant that I can't even begin looking at a guy in a savior light.This past month, this past week has been FULL of DRAMA.Yesterday, I spent the morning in court to give my two cents at a public hearing. Developers have been hungrily staring at my building and think it's perfect for tearing down and selling 900K condos. I did my civic duty. It was nice to be addressed at "Miss JNET, constituent".The prior week, I learned of the hearin...
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Take the Spotlight I Like How The Light Falls On Me Right Here
2007-07-27 00:14:00
While I watch the frantic fight for center stage quietly from the wings, I begin to learn things about this place called Los Angeles. Not only is the sun searing, forcing the natives to "dress down" and provocative becomes banal but so is the competition for survival that hunger lends to a predatory dynamic.The sexy shock value, the forced "larger-than-life" personalities and utter confusion that follows some people here makes for some interesting navigating. No, not everyone here is nuts.I've learned that the millionaire next door switched on survival mode will have a lot in common with the starving artist. They both will fight and people on survival mode have no time to contemplate values or doing good for their fellow man. They'll do their "goodness" AFTER they are rich and famous.I've been taught that money is NOT evil rather that it magnifies and exposes the qualities a person ALREADY has. A generous spirit is not borne overnight especially after years of stepping on peo...
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The Nuances of Pianissimo
2007-07-25 00:11:00
G: "JNET, you look like you've been crying."JNET: "Oh..I was listening to Dvorak, "Serenade for Strings." The second movement tore me up to tears. It's gorgeous."I wish I could remember which recording I was listening to. This particular recording was the most moving I've heard. It still haunts me. I've been enchanted and its voice imprinted in my mind.People are like that to me.A particular orchestra is especially sweet... almost humble... another conductor brings out the brass in his orchestra... no two symphonies sound alike, having their own nuances and complexities.When I listen to someone, I hear an orchestra. When I watch one's actions, I see the conductor.When you are with people, can you hear their music? What does your music sound like?JNETdvorakserenade for strings (tempo di valse)

Priming the Mind
2007-07-21 20:11:00
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."Albert EinsteinIs it possible to extreme make-over your mind?PRIME: (verb) 1. To make ready; prepare 2. To prepare (a surface) for painting by covering with size, primer, or an undercoat. 3. To inform or instruct beforehand; coach.PRIME: (noun) 1. First in excellence, quality, or value.I am reading a book called "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point). I am on Chapter Two: "The Locked Door: The Secret Life of Snap Decisions" and am particularly fascinated by a test that psychologist John Bargh had devised. Simple enough tests to unscramble words but they weren't as straightforward as they appeared. What appeared to look like a language test was really a test on the adaptive unconscious.Here's a few of the examples used in the Blink book...sky the seamless gray isus bingo sing play letshoes give replace old theGo ahead and unscramble the words to make a simple sentence. I struggled a bit, got a headache ...
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Flying Notions
2007-07-20 22:08:00
A lot of life can be lived in 48 hours...I thought it would be a nice surprise to visit my mom for her birthday and have a quick visit with my brothers... En route, I side-stepped a marriage proposal with all the trappings to make any normal girl swoon. Unfortunately, I am not that "normal" girl and anyways, I'm not dating anyone so its surreal to have affections and devotions bubble from the platonic pool.G: "Tell your mom that I've asked you a gazillion times to marry me..."Even Mystic had a line for mom as I made way to visit her ...M: "Say hello to my future mother-in-law...."Mom would be thrilled to hear that I found a knight in shining armor. In my eyes, they all look like they are polishing... Shining? No... not yet.So I landed at my brother's. I let my mom play with her friends and told her that I'll see her in the morning for her birthday. I wanted to play with my niece and have a gander at the family's newest addition.I did not sleep until 3:30am. I did not write. I d...
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When Life Serves You Lemons...
2007-07-14 12:52:00
Sometimes learning to give Life that certain "twist" isn't an exciting endeavor. Sometimes Life's "twists" are an awful tangle; a seemingly terrible dance in which one can't leave the room. More often than we may prefer Life serves a bag of lemons and forces us to be master lemonade makers; the subject of this week's blogtalkradio/ jnetsworld.While some of us forge through Life in rooms full of rotting lemons, some of us will practice the alchemy of making gold out of Life's unexpected gems.Darling, I know how to make a strawberry lemonade, an Arnold Palmer, a lemon twist, and a lemon drop martini and though I sometimes wish I can face someone off with a lemon pie, I've learned to sit out the heat and know the comfort of a good and honest glass of lemonade.So what recipes have you learned in your own Lemonade University? Who were your professors? Your parents, your neighbors, your lovers, your enemies, your television programs???And if you're still sucking on your seventh...
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Life Isn't Black and White... nor Red, White and Blue
2007-07-07 01:47:00
The fireworks fanfare faded fast.By dawn everything I thought was ... came to a screeching halt. My host and friend of many years had a moment of weakness in the twilight hours and made a passive assault. Alcohol was not the "cause", I gave no social cues to permit his behavior and I banked on years of friendship as well as a wealth of common friends to create what I thought was a trust.No I did not kung fu beat his booty into a far horizon. How to speak volumes to a passive aggressor who makes attacks on sleeping beauties? I'm stunned. I'm creeped out. My enthusiasm has blown out like a candle and a part of me sits in silence.... I packed up my things and left, leaving a household of other friends...and chose not to expose my "host's" weakness. I am too shocked to pursue the conversation. If he wasn't a friend, calling the police would've been an option I wouldn't think twice to do. Years of loyalty thrown away to indulge a weak moment.The offers for safer havens were...
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Lessons From Beethoven
2007-07-02 08:47:00
How to overcome misery....Mulling over the topic for my show, I landed upon Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony, "Ode to Joy"Who knows better about putting OUT misery than the maestro himself. He never heard a note of his final symphony. Beethoven was deaf. He had given up playing the piano years and years before he composed the "Ode to Joy." Frustration at hearing sound fade away must've been profound...And in the complete deep silence where only he could hear his thoughts did he write his Ninth Symphony.What is Joy? Beethoven postulates... Is it power and dignity he poses through his first movement... Is it playfulness and cheer? The second movement is a blizzard of laughing notes. Is it peace and tranquility? The third movement celebrates like a sunset saying good evening.No, Beethoven says to all these suggestions.The fourth movement mows down the roses, the poises, the blizzard of baby's breath and a theme swells from a tiny low voice; perhaps the voice that Beethoven hears in the si...
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Back in the Bay of Magic
2007-06-29 11:02:00
Nevermind that I was delayed in Denver for 5 hours. I finally landed in Boston long past the midnight hour. After a couple of bevvies, I bid my host goodnight and rested.Today, K and I strolled Newbury and I found it easy to fall in love with the energy of Boston... the air of confidence, creativity and pride. Before I romanced life in Los Angeles, I had a love affair with Boston."When are you moving back?" Is the question everyone asks. Someday is what I think but my visit makes me want to say the answer is "As soon as I can."I'm enjoying a comfortable life in Los Angeles with a world I adore. I'll make my way to Boston when its a feasible upgrade. I don't want to return to student quarters living. I've done the student ghetto lifestyle and won't take on a part two in returning to Beantown.But the vibe is definitely beautiful. I hung out at my friend's local "Cheers" where at least a dozen folks made way to our table during the course of the evening to chat and say hello. Th...
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Poised for the Season
2007-06-24 10:30:00
Flamenco Hands Sometimes confidence is only in the carriage. I'm not feeling at my best and so I only hold my head up... and stifle a cough.How miserable am I? I can recite of litany of circumstances and on the other side of those complaints, I have an abundance of things to be thrilled about.Life is ALL THAT... I hold my breath and declare its perfection and hold my head high despite moments of disappointment, fear or fatigue. I skip the self-pitying nap and take a friend out to cheer THEM up.Next month, after my return from the east coast, I will look into taking flamenco dance classes. The style speaks to me. It is proud, expressing strength, grace, control and skill... qualities I further wish to practice... and embody.... in my mind and in my body and spirit.The season is full of promise though I miss the mathematician. I thought I can sit quietly with my heart yet Mystic fills the silence with his awkward hellos. I counter the confusion with projects that keep me busy ...
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The Glitches of Entering New Levels
2007-06-23 19:23:00
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."Antoine de Saint-ExuperyIt's all new terrain... this blogtalk radio thing.Writing and being ready, energetic and on-the-air live every Saturday morning at 9am is my new commitment at stretching my comfort zone boundaries. And now every Saturday I meet my nerves in controlling my switchboard, keeping a topic focused, engaging and positive, and handling my 30 minutes gracefully...(Mad panic during the last couple of minutes.)But before I'm even on the air, I am preparing my notecards, fumbling with dialing into my host line (darn... what's that number AGAIN?) and wondering how to jump into my introduction as my show's music initiates. (It's like playing jump rope)The art of a smooth entry amuses me. I don't have the luxury of being able to fade my music... it is "push stop and there you go"... endeavor.Into the live internet wilderness I go with at least one friend to keep me com...
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The Illusion of Cycles
2007-06-19 21:48:00
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,but anyone can start today and make a new ending."Maria RobinsonN: "JNET, I am stuck in a cycle."After some thought, something dawned on me.JNET: "N, is it possible to consider that the cycle does not exist. Perhaps the cycle is a superstition."A superstition? Those cycles of failures in life, one's shortcomings... a superstition?Why not? Some people follow superstitions for good luck, some create the opposite.It seems more expansive to take on a spiral paradigm, that one's slinky is either ascending or descending... depending on where one intends to move along... Whether one progresses on not is not a cycle... it's inertia.To believe in only seeing the recurring "cycle" of life's failures and mishaps sounds like a way to adopt superstitious notions and dropping one's power... and responsibility...SUPERSTITION: an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fearSome thoughts to play with."do not bend the spoon, that is impossi...
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Again, Rest Eludes Me
2007-06-19 00:36:00
Next week I leave for Boston.It is my favorite place to be alone though I have many friends there and Boston seems to be the only place I actually relax for a span of time that extends over 24 hours.Why do I have such a terrible time at un-winding?Maybe because in Boston, I don't have to worry about driving. All work is satisfying and my training is better respected. I have wonderful friends everywhere but the feeling that I have a less strong leg to stand on the western coast unsettles me. In the east coast, my students commuted through snow and rain to make their commitments whereas in sunny CA, I have students that cancel or quit on a lark because they "feel that they need to" and some demand that I owe them a lesson.... on my free time.Such students lowers my morale.It take some time to recover. Fortunately, the majority of my students are excited about having more time to play and practice over the summer.... one has requested a lesson every day for the last week of school as...
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Thinking Outside the Laundry Basket
2007-06-14 14:16:00
"Love conquers all and it helps to have a really good lawyer."Miss Diva and I broadcasted a show to commemorate Loving Day.The "Lovings" were an actual couple that "broke" the law by being married. They were jailed and given the choice of up to three years in prison or leave the state of Virginia for at least 25 years. They were an interracial couple.It is hard to believe that 40 years ago there were laws in this country that forbade, in most states, the intermingling and marrying of two different races or cultures.But yes, we separated the colors from the whites and had lived the laundry basket mentality for several generations. Love was a felony way back when to many unfortunate lovers.It's been 40 years. Have we evolved as a society? Sadly, I'm seeing a renewed homogenization in some circles. What the Lovings fought for, overcoming struggle, disrespect and insensitivies for the sake of Love humbles me.Who fights for Love anymore? Silent laws have been self-imposed even though t...
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Bringing Forth New Things
2007-06-04 22:05:00
The champagne days continue in Jnetsworld.Friends from the past have been gracing my world. I celebrated another birthday lunch with Clarebear who landed in town from San Diego. This week, R will be arriving from Phoenix. A party is planned for his reception on Friday evening.That's the news of long ago yesterday and forecasting my future. As for my most recent past... this weekend.My blogtalk radio show had its maiden voyage. It had some trouble finding its ways out of the docks as I fussed over which buttons to push and when. In the end, I was happy that I didn't abandon ship (I entertained the idea) and a couple of my dear friends jumped onto the line to make for lively conversation.My second show will air live next Saturday morning at blogtalkradio.com/jnetsworld [blogtalkradio.com] call in to say hello.I had a shaky beginning. I suppose I needed to make my mistakes to learn. Anyway, my day took off into family fun after the show... I thought I was ready for bed after a late...
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Romancing LA: The Pursuit of Truth
2007-05-31 07:34:00
LOS ANGELES: "Paradise with a lobotomy."There are no shortages of beautiful neighborhoods to live in, nor beautiful people to look at. But like any other mega-metropolis, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. It sometimes feels like swimming through sea-weed rich water. I sometimes feel weighted down. I sometimes get exhausted by the tides. And I often find strange things float by.This city is charged by its perpetual sunshine industry, its entertainment industry and all the vanities that follow it. I find comfort in avoiding the traffic, the beach, the clubs, the scenes and can only imagine how taxing it is to keep up with the pace.There's still a lot of life to live away from certain "hot spots". A mindful Angeleno? Yes, navigating through a grid lock of sycophants, lobotomees, alongside studio execs, the normal folks, the occassional cameo celebrity sighting and struggling artists. Daily living is enough entertainment for me that I've never had need for a television set.The...
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Pianissimo
2007-05-25 09:47:00
I am slowly collecting myself.I've never celebrated my birthday for three consecutive weekends. If love and laughter was champagne, then I must say that I am a little bit tipsy and tired. Surrounded by flower arrangements, pretty dresses, heart-touching cards as well as jewelry and makeup, I've enjoyed a royal birthday and am looking for a royal rest over the weekend.For three weekends straight, I toasted with friends, and celebrated being alive. I've been hugged, loved, and blessed abundantly... and the cards and hellos still come..Am I dreaming? I sometimes wonder how Life can be so gorgeous. And to think... it only gets better.On the road to bliss... enjoying the pianissimo of the moment.JNET

Romancing LA... Single and Loving It?
2007-05-22 23:02:00
"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."Eden PhillpottsMystic drove down from Santa Barbara to bring flowers. He's part ruffian part puppy. The jury is still out on him but he won brownie points being a comfort to me the other day.Thoroughly having pushed the envelope these past few weeks, ignoring being tired, being off schedule, my body had began to protest... quietly and finally louder."My heart hurts. I may ask you to take me to the emergency room."I didn't have a better greeting for him. It was the moment I had at hand. Mystic stayed calm and stood watch, bringing me water and listening to me make my funeral plans just in case. Anxiety attacks are not fun. The pain subsided and I fell asleep.I wasn't planning on having this little scare and poor Mystic was the IT person to watch me. Used to my solitude between parades of friends, I'm accostumed to not having to share moments like this. It was kind of nice though it felt ver...
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Stravinsky, Zoopsia, and Hula Hoops
2007-05-21 04:58:00
Sasha is now Dr. K.Accompanied by H during his doctoral recital at USC, they played Stra vinsky's Pulcinella. Stravinsky 's first version which is in five movements. It was personally handed to S's music tutor and is rarely played over.The evening's programme included a sonata composed by John Corigliano for piano and violin, a sonatina composed by Ellis B. Kohs and Dr. K's doctoral recital finished with Gershwin.It was nice to enjoy a mid-week escape into music. I lost time or perhaps time lost me. A nonstop pace with out of town friends landed me a stopover at USC to attend to a dear friend's recital. As much as I love S's violin playing, I was hypnotized by H's piano playing. Even her own page turner got lost watching her that H had to turn the page herself at a couple of points. I want my hands to dance on the keys like hers.Sadly, I had to leave the reception early to welcome my cousin and have dinner after her arrival from Seattle and begin phase two of a crazy week.....
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The Knights Around My Table
2007-05-15 20:05:00
"You are a timid little mouse."Such was a happy birthday greeting yesterday from someone that I had chosen to refuse affections from. I am often bullied in such a manner. I stand my ground and stubbornly hold my own choosing solitude.... even if someone "offers" the world before my feet.The sentiment didn't suit me... He might as well had said "Happy Birthday, you stupid mouse!" I have a tiny list of such "well wishers."The world IS before my feet and though I find myself in these surreal moments of discomfort being bullied and baited. It is easy to take on the fight and dry my tears.There is a saying behind every great man/woman is a great man/woman. I have quite a kingdom of wonderful people that makes for leaving bullies at the gate very VERY easy. It is easy to ignore "promises" of "the good life" when a life is already abundant. And it all began at home with two brothers and a mother who are all very generous in love, encouragement and many countless ways.My close friends are ...
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Turnabout
2007-05-13 19:15:00
The boo hoo week took an about face Friday.L and I decided to get all Betsey Johnson'd out. G picked us up to go people watching at The Club Bar in Beverly Hills. We had an amusing night. It was a gorgeous and un-stuffy night and The Club made my list of favorite places to chill.I am adding two new places for tonight. Senor Fred's and Firefly. I enjoyed another evening out.. this time in my neighborhood. One of my bestfriends, E, flew in today from the other side of the country.E flew out to support his bestfriend, Joey, who is performing in Dancing With The Stars. And though Joey joined us for dinner, the star of the evening was E. E who was the boy next door, big brother, best friend who pulled me away from my piano and demanded that I get fresh air when he thought I was being a bit too reclusive. Until he moved east a couple of years ago, he was the co-host of every house party I had... who vacuumed and took out the trash and made sure everyone was sober to drive away safely ...
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The UnHomogenized Human Being
2007-05-13 04:31:00
To walk to one's own drumbeat.I've spoken with some that romanticize it is the the freedom enjoyed by the poor. To live in a self-made house on a plot of land, able to grow one's food, free of big brother, big sister, mom, dad, wfie, husband, kids, a boss.... THE BOSS... the MAN... the GOVERNMENT.Maybe one can find freedom in a commune? At least some will find company with like-minded kin folk. Is happiness found in the village life?Many readily scoff that happiness can be found among the wealthy. There are countless anecdotes about the miserable millionaire. I don't think the answer lies within a certain social strata but learning within the different terrains is an educational opportunity that life provides.So many classrooms... from the shelters to the country clubs... from countries to urban meccas. The beach teaches different lessons than the mountains... The intentional communites, alternative communities, artist colonies, temples and churches...Boston's Wally's Jazz Clu...
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