Tigger was right: "If you're gonna pounce, ya got to have some bounce!"
Little Qigong tip: Stand on the balls of your feet, and bounce up and down for 10 minutes everyday. It releases endorphins to make you feel good. And smile as you're bouncing.
I know why it's called Black Friday. It brings out the worst in people. Stephen Colbert was right. You go from a celebration of gluttony to a celebration of greed. You spend money you don't have to buy things you don't need for people you don't like. He said that for comedic purposes, but it rings true.
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine."---Ralph Waldo Emerson
...that when you are ready for grace, grace will arrive. If you expect trouble, trouble will hurry to your door. Look for grace.
He hadn't even said a word yet but I knew he was gay. Scarf fabulously wrapped around his neck, skinny jeans, trendy trainers. I asked his very gruff-sounding dad if he wanted to sit in during the session, and he did. He was obviously concerned for his son, acting protectively like a loving parent would. Father was the complete opposite of his son: unruly hair, beard, grungy workman clothes. It warmed my cold, cynical heart when I heard this very masculine dad talking to his teenage son about dance lessons. Dance lessons!?!
I am glad to have met them. There's hope for us humans.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine."---Abraham Lincoln
Happy Monday!
So excited! The Daily Show has a new Senior Historical Context Correspondent---Ms. Sarah Vowell!
I went to see two shows at this year's New York Comedy Festival at the Beacon Theatre. (Bill Maher and Louis C.K., if you must know.) Sitting there waiting for the shows to start, it was interesting to see people sitting next to each other while texting, facebooking, or doing whatever else they were doing on their celphones. Not talking to one other. Ah to be alone with other people! No wonder 1 in 10 Americans are depressed. twitter, Facebook, social media=Social Isolation.
I loved what Louis C.K. said at the announcements before he started his performance. He reminded everyone not to tweet and to turn off their celphones, etc. He said something along the lines of "Just live your life. Stop telling everyone what you're doing." Well said, Louis.
(And yes, I am aware of the irony of posting this on a blog. I almost put it on Facebook, but I didn't want to cause an uproar among my FB friends who ARE telling people every detail of their lives.)
My boss and his wife went to Penn State. Other patients who are fans of their football team have been acting so aggrieved since the sex abuse scandal broke out. They speak in hushed tones, "It wasn't Joe Paterno's fault. He shouldn't have been fired, blah, blah blah..." I have a patient whose daughter is currently enrolled at Penn State and he wore the t-shirt yesterday to show support for the embattled school. My boss gently patted him on the shoulder and said "I feel your pain."
I am horrified and disgusted by the whole thing. The hardcore students rioted in response to the firing of their beloved coach? What about those innocent boys? There is no excuse for the actions/non-actions of the people involved, and my heart goes out to the victims and their families. At least some of the more reasonable students organized a candlelight vigil to remember the victims. And I sure hope those fanatical students are in the minority. I'm glad Jon Stewart put in eloquent words what other people should have thought of and said out loud.
