Mathoms, etc.

Blue Monsters

2012-02-01T11:24:00.000-05:00

Grover and Herry!

Wise Facebook Status Updates

2012-02-01T08:51:00.001-05:00

"All the ancient teachers of all time will tell you the universe is powered by the energy of love. Not the love that you receive, we often seem so focused on what we are not getting, but the love you give to your relationships with your charitable energy. Learn this, and the universe will return your energy in ways you cannot imagine."

Things that make you go Awww

2012-01-31T10:23:00.000-05:00

Define Friend

2012-01-30T09:58:00.000-05:00

Maintain 3 feet of personal space at all times

2012-01-29T09:15:00.000-05:00

One Giant Leap for Lego Man

2012-01-28T08:38:00.002-05:00

Brava to the Canadian teens (Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammed)who did this!

Too cute

2012-01-28T07:28:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday!

2012-01-27T09:16:00.000-05:00

Contract, Relax

2012-01-25T00:45:00.000-05:00

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. —Chinese proverb

Thank you for the Music

2012-01-24T07:21:00.000-05:00

"Gratitude is the music of the heart.. when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness." ~ author unknown

Diary of an Evil Kid

2012-01-23T23:22:00.002-05:00

More MLK

2012-01-23T00:39:00.000-05:00

"In a real sense
all life is inter-related.
All are caught
in an inescapable network of mutuality,
tied in a single garment of destiny.
... Whatever affects one directly,
affects all indirectly.
I can never be what I ought to be
until you are what you ought to be,
and you can never be what you ought to be
until I am what I ought to be…
This is the inter-related structure of reality.

Power without love
is reckless and abusive,
and love without power
is sentimental and anemic.
Power at its best
is love implementing
the demands of justice,
and justice at its best
is power correcting
everything that stands against love."

Blue Monday

2012-01-22T14:05:00.000-05:00

Ever hear that the last Monday of the last full week of January is the most depressing day of the year? This year, it falls on the 23rd. According to Squidoo, "The original date of "Blue Monday" was mathematically calculated in 2005 by Dr. Cliff Arnall a researcher at Cardiff University.

Mr. Arnall created his formula for the most depressing day of the year by working six distinct factors into the equation: weather conditions (Gloomy old January and its typical lack of sunshine), debt level and our ability to pay that debt, time elapsed since Christmas, time elapsed since failing our New Years resolutions, our general seasonal motivational levels, and our need to take action and to have something to look forward to( During January, and depending on where you reside, there are no statutory holidays in the fore-see-able future. Gasp!)"

Bring back Christmas!

Tru dat

2012-01-22T00:36:00.001-05:00

"Whether one believes in a religion or not.. and whether one believes in rebirth or not.. there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion." ~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Better than a thousand hollow words.. is one word that brings peace."
~ Buddha

Brava Stewart and Colbert!

2012-01-20T11:29:00.000-05:00

Messieurs Stewart and Colbert continue to elevate political discourse through high satire. It is ridiculous, the election finance laws and these loopholes about PACs and Super PACs. And corporations are NOT PEOPLE!

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We needz the Interwebs!

2012-01-19T11:55:00.000-05:00

How else would we get gems like this?

We can't Get Over It!

2012-01-18T16:21:00.000-05:00

Happy MLK Day!

2012-01-16T21:34:00.002-05:00

Phooey on my white guy patient who said "I don't know what Martin Luther King ever did for me, but I'm glad to have the day off."

Wait, MLK wouldn't approve of my disapproval. "I have DECIDED to love. If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. God is love."---MLK, Jr.

Ruminations

2012-01-15T20:57:00.003-05:00

"Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart."---Rumi

What's it got in its Hands-ess?

2012-01-15T09:45:00.000-05:00

Tru dat

2012-01-12T23:03:00.000-05:00

"Those who are hardest to love need it the most."

The Present

2012-01-11T20:40:00.000-05:00

"Real generosity to the future lies in giving all to the present."---Albert Camus

Phun in the Philippines

2012-01-10T10:10:00.005-05:00

I think the Department of Tourism is on to something with its "It's More Fun in the Philippines" campaign.

Orange you glad to be alive?

2012-01-09T21:21:00.001-05:00

Dowager Countess Grantham Speaks...

2012-01-08T23:22:00.005-05:00

Season 1 • Cora: "Are we to be friends then?"
Lady Grantham: "We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective."

• "I couldn't have electricity in the house, I wouldn't sleep a wink. All those vapors floating about."

• Cora: "I hope I don't hear sounds of a disagreement."
Lady Grantham: "Is that what they call discussion in New York?"

• "No one wants to kiss a girl in black."

• "What is a weekend?"

• "Last night! He looked so well. Of course it would happen to a foreigner. No Englishman would dream of dying in someone else's house."

• Cora: "I might send her over to visit my aunt.She could get to know New York."
Lady Grantham: "Oh, I don't think things are quite that desperate."

• "One can't go to pieces at the death of every foreigner. We'd all be in a constant state of collapse whenever we opened a newspaper."

• Cora: "I hate to go behind Robert's back."
Lady Grantham: "That is a scruple no successful wife can afford."

• Lady Grantham: "Why would you want to go to a real school? You're not a doctor's daughter."
Sybil: "Nobody learns anything from a governess, apart from French and how to curtsy."
Lady Grantham: "What else do you need? Are you thinking of a career in banking?"
Cora: "Things are different in America."
Lady Grantham: "I know. They live in wigwams."

• Doctor: "Mrs. Crawley tells me she has recommended nitrate of silver and tincture of steel."
Lady Grantham: "Why, is she making a suit of armor?"

• Lord Grantham: "We better go in soon or it isn't fair to Mrs. Padmore."
Lady Grantham: "Oh, is her cooking so precisely timed? You couldn't tell."

• Lady Grantham: "You are quite wonderful the way you see room for improvement wherever you look. I never knew such reforming zeal."
Mrs. Crawley: "I take that as a compliment."
Lady Grantham: "I must've said it wrong."

Season 2

‘My, my, you’re very well-placed if you’re ever in trouble with the law.’

‘The truth is neither here nor there. It’s the look of the thing that matters.’

‘Do you think she’s mad, ill, or working for the Russians?’

‘That’s a relief. I hate Greek drama, when everything happens off stage.’

‘Cora’s flowers always look more suited to a First Holy Communion…in southern Italy.’

‘So that’s Mary’s replacement. Well, I suppose looks aren’t everything.’
Edith: Why don't I drive you?" to Lady Sybil.

Lady Grantham: "She's taking enough chance with her life as it is."

Downton Abbey Day

2012-01-08T09:10:00.000-05:00

WEEEE!!!

2012-01-07T12:42:00.002-05:00

My Precious

2012-01-05T23:24:00.000-05:00

Why Walk when you can Slide?

2012-01-02T09:00:00.003-05:00

"This one was designed by Alex Michaelis of Michaelis Boyd Associates, based in London, and was built in an environmentally sustainable, detached 5 bedroom two-storey townhouse built underground, complete with indoor pool and children’s play area. But the fun is not reserved just for kids. Some adults can not resist the temptation to slide down, Michaelis said. "We’ve been known after a big dinner party to use the slide," the architect told Cookie Magazine. "

I want one.

Happy 2012!

2011-12-31T19:24:00.003-05:00

Thought for the Day

2011-12-30T17:00:00.002-05:00

"Enlightenment is intimacy with all things."---Dogen Zenji

Beautiful City

2011-12-29T22:16:00.000-05:00

Things that make you go Awww

2011-12-28T07:38:00.002-05:00

Thought for the Day

2011-12-27T16:45:00.001-05:00

Forgive yourself for what you think you've done or not done. At every moment, you had your reasons for all of your actions and decisions. You've always done the best that you could do. Forgive yourself.---Doreen Virtue

Christmas Morn

2011-12-26T10:43:00.005-05:00

It was so quiet and peaceful in the neighborhood when I took Zack for a walk yesterday. Despite my objections to the commercialism and madness surrounding the holidays, it was nice to imagine the children waking up to find their presents under the Christmas tree, opening them up, or already playing with their new toys. Halfway through our stroll, chimes started to ring out from a local church. It started playing Christmas songs, and I sang or hummed along with them.

When I went to mass, the priest reminded us that Advent was about waiting and patience. The week before, he told us that his biggest pet peeve is standing in line to check out his one item, while the person ahead of him has a ton of stuff, paying with a check. During the Christmas Eve mass, a parishioner told him another story about patience. He was waiting at the toll bridge, and the driver ahead of him was taking forever, talking to the toll taker. He wanted to honk the horn but thought of the Monsignor's story from week before, and decided not to so he could set a good example for his young daughter that was in the car with him. The car finally drove away, and when he pulled up to pay, the attendant told him that the first driver already paid for his toll. I loved this story! This year, there were also anonymous Santas paying off layaway bills at stores, especially KMart.

In November, the Church changed the responses and some of the prayers during Mass, so the translations would be closer to the original Latin. The priest also said that in this year's series of Christmas masses, there were changes so the readings highlight that Jesus' birth equates with the arrival of His Kingdom on earth. Everytime we perform small, random acts of kindness, then we are becoming Christ-like and building our own kingdoms. The kingdom of God is within, after all.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Merry Christmas from Middle Earth

2011-12-25T00:28:00.002-05:00

Winter Solstice

2011-12-23T23:22:00.002-05:00

"As the Sun grows with each passing day, may your heart and Spirit be filled with Light."---Hands of Serenity Healing

Love Actually

2011-12-22T06:07:00.003-05:00

"Dear Love Actually,

It’s Christmastime once again, and this year I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how much I love you. I really do. To be honest, I love you all year round, but especially during this time of year. Whenever I’m feeling sad or cynical about the world or about love, watching you always reminds me of the good in people, and how beautiful life can be.

Your writer and director, Richard Curtis, is a bloody genius. But I’m sure you already know that. He’s behind some of my other favourite films of all time, but he especially did a brilliant job on you. He filled you with so many characters and moments that are so memorable and beloved, it’s easy to lose count of them all. I recently asked some of my friends (who also love you, by the way) to share their favourite memories of you with me. This is what they said.

Crystal loves the scene when Jamie and his Portuguese housekeeper are having a conversation, each in their own native language, and neither of them comprehends what the other person is saying.

Emily loves the surprise rendition of All You Need Is Love during Peter and Juliet’s wedding, when David and Natalie are kissing backstage at the Christmas concert and the curtain goes up, and when little Sam runs through the airport after his first love, Joanna.

Jonathan loves the moment when the Prime Minister, David, finally tells off the President of the United States.

Shanna loves John and Judy, the timid porn stand-ins who shyly flirt with each other whilst enacting illicit scenes, and when Billy Mack realises that his manager, Joe, is the real love of his life, and they spend Christmas together rather than partying it up, rock star-style. She also loves the funeral for Daniel’s wife/Sam’s mum. Although she’s never actually on-screen (other than in photographs), she’s her own character, and the love, tenderness, and humour associated with her, Daniel, and Sam (and later, their evolving father/son dynamic) is just beautiful to watch.

Brooke loves when Jamie goes after Aurélia to tell her he loves her, and then proposes to her in broken Portuguese in front of her family as well as the patrons and staff at the restaurant where she works.

Shaw loves watching David dance to Jump (for My Love) by the Pointer Sisters inside 10 Downing Street when he thinks he’s alone, and the powerful, raw emotion of the scene when Karen is by herself in her bedroom listening to Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell, trying to process how her husband has betrayed her. Her pain is palpable, and the performance by Emma Thompson is stunning.

As for me? Well, I love when Sarah asks Karl to excuse her for a moment after they finally kiss, and she slips around the corner in her flat and silently does her happy girl dance. And my most favourite part of all: when Mark shows up with those heartbreaking, romantic signs to tell Juliet how he really feels about her.

Can you feel how loved you are, Love Actually? Can you? I surely hope so.

In closing, thank you. Thank you for being one of those rare films that I can watch again and again at various times in my life, never growing tired of you. Thank you for the laughter through tears. Thank you for getting Christmas Is All Around, All I Want for Christmas Is You, and God Only Knows stuck in my head for days on end after I watch you.

Most of all, thank you for giving me hope. You see, despite my proclivity for sarcasm, I’m really a sap and hopeless romantic at heart. And I’m quite sure it will seem ridiculous to some that a rom-com of all things could actually give someone hope, but I don’t really care what anyone else thinks. You do that, and so much more. You illustrate so beautifully the ebbs and flows of life; our losses and triumphs as human beings, our sadness and our joy, our weaknesses as well as our strengths. Most importantly, you remind us that love truly conquers all. Sometimes, in the midst of this crazy world we live in, it’s easy to forget.

I’ll leave you now with the profound words of your Prime Minister, David. Um, not Mr Cameron, but rather, the one charmingly played by Hugh Grant:

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there—fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends… If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.”

Best wishes for a very Happy Christmas. Mine will be happier because of you. And thank you again. You’re lovely.

Much Love (of course) and Affection Always,

Amie xx"---Amie Taylor from Anglotopia.net

12.14.12

2011-12-21T08:00:00.003-05:00

Muppet Outtakes

2011-12-20T08:32:00.002-05:00

Ain't that the truth?

2011-12-18T19:12:00.001-05:00

"It takes two to speak the truth, one to speak, and another to hear."---Henry David Thoreau

Picture of the Day

2011-12-14T08:19:00.000-05:00

Thought for the Day

2011-12-11T11:42:00.001-05:00

"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."---Thomas Carlyle

Choices

2011-12-07T22:19:00.000-05:00

Should you be an optimist or a pessimist? Well, life will support you in either choice. So the question isn't whether or not the optimist or the pessimist is right, but what kind of life experience you want. Be a pessimist and be right. Be an optimist and be right. Which do you prefer?
~ Soren Lauritzen

Amen

2011-12-06T21:58:00.002-05:00

Nurture Nature

2011-12-05T21:46:00.003-05:00

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."---John Muir

God wants me to know...

2011-12-04T08:36:00.000-05:00

...that within each heart is a spark of the Divine. These sparks of Divinity and love can reach into the darkness and transform it. However, there may be times when you need to shine your heart extra brightly because others may be struggling to keep their spark alive. Let your light bring hope to a situation that feels dark and hopeless.

Analyze This

2011-12-03T00:00:00.005-05:00

I had the weirdest dream yesterday so I thought I would document it because it was strange and fun. I was trying to decide if I should wed Jason Segel but Kris Jenner was mad at me because I wouldn't marry her son. I don't even know who it was, or how many sons she has. I just remember thinking I would never become a Kardashian. Anyway, all of a sudden, I was in my lovely wedding gown at the venue. I see Jason and I told him it's bad luck to see each other before the wedding. He told me it was OK because I wasn't completely ready yet. (I still had to do my hair and make-up. Why I would wear the gown around without getting that done first is beyond me.) So my high school classmate Dr. Iris does my make-up, and tells me she doesn't have a veil or tiara or whatever headpiece I should have on my hair. I try to reach one of the Jersey Shore girls (again, I don't know who it was) so they could get me one. I remember wanting a tiara at least, something Arwen, Elrond, or Galadriel would wear. I notice that I'm wearing flat brown shoes and mismatched socks. Actually, the left one was a sock, and the right one was a stocking but it had a run in it. I wasn't concerned about getting hosiery that matched. So now I'm looking for one without a hole in it. I didn't even want different shoes. I decide to wear another dress instead, like the one Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy wore, but in blue. As I'm in the room getting ready, Jason's co-star on "How I Met your Mother"Josh Radnor professes his love for me. I figured it was time to wake up at this point. I woke up with the sense that Jason was the right husband for me. Probably because he loves Kermit the Frog and the Muppets.

Before anyone thinks I'm a lunatic or reality show junkie, I THINK I can totally explain everything. I had watched The Muppets movie this past weekend, and saw Jason Segel's interview on Conan. We were also watching The View at work when Barbara Walters revealed that the Kardashians were on her list of Most Fascinating People of 2011. Along with her co-hosts, I reacted violently to this. (I'm hoping for a time when they will not be on the news ever again.) Then later that day, one of our patients was talking about the dastardly Kardashians again, then went on to her other favorite reality show, Jersey Shore. I found out that Snooki's friend Caitlin Ryder works where I work ( I see her all the time but didn't know she was Snooki's gal pal.) As far as the wedding, I had been looking at Facebook wedding pictures of my brother-in-law's niece. Or maybe because I saw a picture of Bella with Edward at the altar, showing the details on the back of her wedding dress. Socks? I have a teenage patient who always wears mismatched crazy socks, and thinking how fun that is and wondering why I never did that. "How I Met your Mother"? I never watch it unless it comes on after our FX movie at work, and even then, I'm not really watching.

I still have no idea why Iris was doing my make-up. Does anyone think I need psychotherapy?

Difference makers

2011-12-02T20:40:00.001-05:00

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."---William James

Happiness is...

2011-12-01T14:42:00.000-05:00

"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling."---Margaret Lee Runbeck

Happy Bouncing!

2011-11-30T22:45:00.002-05:00

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.

Winning!

2011-11-30T19:52:00.001-05:00

Black Friday

2011-11-29T20:41:00.002-05:00

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.

Secret Garden

2011-11-29T19:23:00.000-05:00

"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend… when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present — love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure — the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.” –Sarah Ban Breathnach

Just Sit

2011-11-28T19:29:00.001-05:00

Everyone Forever Now - "Stoop Sitting" from Everynone on Vimeo.

See the Light

2011-11-27T19:15:00.001-05:00

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine."---Ralph Waldo Emerson

LOTR Bro-Down

2011-11-26T23:35:00.000-05:00

Curioser and curioser

2011-11-25T23:26:00.004-05:00

God wants me to know...

2011-11-25T00:25:00.001-05:00

...that when you are ready for grace, grace will arrive. If you expect trouble, trouble will hurry to your door. Look for grace.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T09:00:00.002-05:00

"Today, I pray for what I already have, giving thanks."

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
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because 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
Because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

Author Unknown

Kurt and Burt

2011-11-23T00:33:00.002-05:00

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.

Precious

2011-11-22T23:25:00.001-05:00

Flute and Fluke

2011-11-22T20:08:00.003-05:00

A beautiful musical moment with a humpback whale.

Forgiveness

2011-11-21T22:06:00.009-05:00

"When Greg Anderson , founder of The Breast Cancer Charities, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and given 30 days to live, an "angel" showed up in his hospital room and told him he needed to "forgive or die." Greg did just that---25 years ago.

The three parts of forgiveness are 1. Bring the person to mind 2. Say " I forgive you. I release you." 3. Imagine them healthy and happy. This can be done in your own mind. Forgiveness is powerful medicine for health and healing. Remember, forgiveness does NOT mean that you condone what a person did. It is to FREE YOURSELF!!"---Dr. Christiane Northrup

Honest Abe

2011-11-21T09:02:00.003-05:00

"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine."---Abraham Lincoln

Happy Monday!

2 Scotsmen walk into a studio...

2011-11-20T23:39:00.004-05:00

I loves me my Ewan and Craig!

Can I Buy a Vowell?

2011-11-20T08:26:00.002-05:00

So excited! The Daily Show has a new Senior Historical Context Correspondent---Ms. Sarah Vowell!

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Love thyself

2011-11-14T11:37:00.000-05:00

Don't forget to love yourself. —Søren Kierkegaard

Turn it Off! Part Deux

2011-11-13T02:56:00.002-05:00

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.)

Penn State

2011-11-12T09:46:00.006-05:00

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.

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It's a Problem-Free...Philosophy

2011-11-11T11:11:00.000-05:00

Don't Worry, Be Happy

2011-11-10T09:11:00.000-05:00

"Life was meant to be happy. Do you believe that? If you don't, then life will have no choice but to play itself out according to your non-belief. Yet if you do believe that life was meant to be happy, it will be. "---Neale Donald Walsch

Christopher Robin Wisdom

2011-11-09T15:41:00.000-05:00

Unspeakable? Unsingable?

2011-11-09T08:23:00.003-05:00

Puppy Love

2011-11-05T09:56:00.002-04:00

Tao of Pooh

2011-11-04T10:00:00.000-04:00

Murmuration

2011-11-03T21:50:00.002-04:00

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

Bro-down

2011-11-02T23:31:00.002-04:00

Broadway Bro Down
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Thought for the Day

2011-11-02T22:14:00.002-04:00

Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.~ Rumi

11-1-11

2011-11-01T18:15:00.002-04:00

Today's date is 11-1-11 (or 1-11-11), which in Angel Numbers is a STRONG angelic message to keep your thoughts steadily focused upon love, positive energy, and manifestation.

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T23:33:00.000-04:00

Gives a whole new meaning to the word "localvore".

Lao Tzu Said...

2011-10-28T22:10:00.000-04:00

"Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy."---Lao Tzu

Tru Dat

2011-10-27T22:28:00.002-04:00

Let Go and let God

2011-10-27T11:15:00.000-04:00

"We don't need to learn to let go. We just need to recognize what is already gone."---Suzuki Roshi

Buddha Said...

2011-10-26T10:51:00.001-04:00

WTF?

2011-10-25T23:53:00.002-04:00

Om Asatoma Sadgamayah

2011-10-25T00:38:00.001-04:00

"Lead me from the unreal to the real. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality. May there be peace everywhere."

Facebook Wisdom

2011-10-24T22:28:00.001-04:00

"Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out."---Hafiz

Happy Sunday!

2011-10-23T12:05:00.002-04:00

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."---Rumi

One Ring

2011-10-20T10:32:00.000-04:00

Thought for the Day

2011-10-14T17:39:00.001-04:00

"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."---Rumi

Turn it Off!

2011-10-09T22:20:00.002-04:00

So Wrong

2011-10-08T22:19:00.000-04:00

Thought for the Day

2011-10-07T23:56:00.000-04:00

"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder."---E.B. White

Change

2011-10-03T10:53:00.002-04:00

"When a change occurs in your life it is because something in your life was not working, and you sought to change that. You may not think that you did---you may not have conscious awareness that you did---but you did."---Neale Donald Walsch

Livestrong Day

2011-10-02T06:33:00.003-04:00

October 2nd is Livestrong Day. God bless cancer survivors and their caregivers!

Happy Feast Day Little Flower!

2011-10-01T00:00:00.001-04:00

“May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.” ---St. Therese de Lisieux

Merci St. Therese!

Everybody!

2011-09-30T18:24:00.002-04:00

Love Love Me Do

2011-09-27T20:28:00.001-04:00

"To love yourself as you are is a miracle, and to seek yourself is to have found yourself, for now. And now is all we have, and love is who we are."---Anne Lamott

The Bard has Spoken

2011-09-18T20:26:00.001-04:00

Mathoms, etc.

Blue Monsters

Wise Facebook Status Updates

Things that make you go Awww

Define Friend

Maintain 3 feet of personal space at all times

One Giant Leap for Lego Man

Too cute

Happy Friday!

Contract, Relax

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. —Chinese proverb

Thank you for the Music

"Gratitude is the music of the heart.. when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness." ~ author unknown

Diary of an Evil Kid

More MLK

Blue Monday

Tru dat

"Whether one believes in a religion or not.. and whether one believes in rebirth or not.. there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion." ~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Better than a thousand hollow words.. is one word that brings peace." ~ Buddha

Brava Stewart and Colbert!

We needz the Interwebs!

We can't Get Over It!

Happy MLK Day!

Ruminations

What's it got in its Hands-ess?

Tru dat

The Present

Phun in the Philippines

Orange you glad to be alive?

Dowager Countess Grantham Speaks...

Downton Abbey Day

WEEEE!!!

My Precious

Why Walk when you can Slide?

Happy 2012!

Thought for the Day

Beautiful City

Things that make you go Awww

Thought for the Day

Forgive yourself for what you think you've done or not done. At every moment, you had your reasons for all of your actions and decisions. You've always done the best that you could do. Forgive yourself.---Doreen Virtue

Christmas Morn

Merry Christmas from Middle Earth

Winter Solstice

Love Actually

12.14.12

Muppet Outtakes

Ain't that the truth?

Picture of the Day

Thought for the Day

Choices

Amen

Nurture Nature

God wants me to know...

Analyze This

Difference makers

Happiness is...

Happy Bouncing!

Winning!

Black Friday

Secret Garden

Just Sit

See the Light

LOTR Bro-Down

Curioser and curioser

God wants me to know...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kurt and Burt

Precious

Flute and Fluke

Forgiveness

"When Greg Anderson , founder of The Breast Cancer Charities, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and given 30 days to live, an "angel" showed up in his hospital room and told him he needed to "forgive or die." Greg did just that---25 years ago.

Honest Abe

2 Scotsmen walk into a studio...

Can I Buy a Vowell?

Love thyself

Don't forget to love yourself. —Søren Kierkegaard

Turn it Off! Part Deux

Penn State

It's a Problem-Free...Philosophy

Don't Worry, Be Happy

"Better than a thousand hollow words.. is one word that brings peace."
~ Buddha