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Mar 21, 2009
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About to go see the new movie KNOWING, hear it is pretty darn good, SWEET, love good movies!

Mar 18, 2009
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Today I am going to try and see humonr in everyday life, and be better for it! READ: http://ping.fm/nX8bd

A Sense of humor!

Mar 18, 2009
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Dwight D. Eisenhower said of a sense of humor, "A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done." And I have to toatally agree. Being able to laugh at ourselves, or at a situation can make sitaution tolerable and bearable. Lester (Alan Alda), in the movie Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) a crass, hugely successful television producer, says that ''comedy is tragedy, plus time'', my friend Dean has since started using this line as a mantra. I have found that it is true though. In time the worst situation can become funny! Hindsight is very wonderful and powerful thing, and in the trying times if we can remember Dean's Mantra, and lighten up a little, realizing that one day we will be laughing about this, it can make dealing with the troubles much easier!

I don't think it is powerful to be able to laugh at ourselves in a crowded room, and I would never dream of concealing my sometimes quirky sense of humor from people, I think it is one of my charms! The ability to approach a problem with equanimity and good humor makes things easier for not only me, but for anyone lucky enough to be around me during this part of my life!

My favorite comedian, James Judd, has this uncanny way of making ordinary situation funny. He get's you laughing at the fact that a plane he is about to board is being held together with duct tape! I definitely am not this clever, but I do manage to see humor in everday life, and I have the uncanny ability to crack myself up with my unique take on what is transpiring around me. I find that this makes me a better companion for myself, and sometimes even for those around me!

So, just for today I am going to encourage myself to look on the lighter side of things. I am going to try evern in the worst of situation to find some to laugh about, and I will be reminding myself that in time this too will be funny!

Mar 17, 2009
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I am thrilled, TweetDeck, my twitter client is now supporting Facebook, Hoot, one client for all things good

Mar 17, 2009
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Today I am determined to pay attention and listen, really listen to what people have to say today! http://ping.fm/etsc7

Opening a hand, and offering of peace ...

Mar 17, 2009
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"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." - Indira Gandhi

Sometimes I have to act polite to someone that I dislike or has hurt me, I think you probably do this to, I have come to think it is part of the human condition. I put on this fake smile, and I try to make things alright, and not let the turmoil I feel inside show. I try hard to quiet the negativity that is swirling around in my head.

I wonder though, what if instead of putting on a fake smile, I tried to smile for real. Is there something in this person that I can like, and zero in and focus on that? There must be something I like in there, some glimmer of humanity that I connect with, some glimmer that can make me smile. Do I really have a good reason for disliking this person?

So, maybe this person and I will never be best friends, and that is Okay, but I will never really know unless I at least open myself to the possibility. The is obviously some strong personnality trait that is turning me off. Maybe there is someting else in this person equally as strong that I will like.

So the next time I meet someone I just don't like, I am going to try this: I am going to genuinely listen to and be interested in what this person thinks, and has to say. If I do this it might show a new side to this person!

Mar 16, 2009
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Today's Post, titled "The value of friends" http://ping.fm/ib9aZ

The value of friends ...

Mar 16, 2009
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True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value. -Ben Jonson

We like life to be a party. We like having a social calendar filled with events. We find self worth in meaningless barameters, such as the number of friends we have in Facebook or Followers on Twitter. We want to have many "friends" clamoring for our attention. We need to feel wanted, and the more people who seem to like us the better. We give value to the meaningless, and guage our own self-worth on external indicators.

Still deep down we know who our true friends are, and we don't have so many of these. These are the people that don't wait to ask what they can do when we need help. They are the people who have no problem telling us what we don't want to hear, but need to hear all the same! They are the people that know us, the REAL us, not the personna that we project. They are the people that have stuck by us through thick and thin, through both our good and bad moments. These are the people that love us for who we are, and have the uncanny ability to see our true potential even when we don't.

I am very luck to have a couple of true friends, Dean and Anne. And I try my hardest to be a true friend also. Today I had the opportunity to really reflect on what it means to be a friend, and my beliefs around what makes a friend true. I find that people throw around the word FRIEND all to liberally now. Facebook truly has not helped this at all. I am very fortunate to have two very special people in my life, and am very blessed to be able to call them FRIEND, they are tried and true, and lord knows I have pushed the limits of friendship over the years with my dramas and problems.

Fortunately for me, these two have never turned their backs on my, even when other have said it would be for the best. I truly value these two in my life, and want to just say THANK YOU, thank you for being a friend!

I certainly hope that others have some special people in their life, people that are truly FRIENDS. Thanks Anne, and Dean for always being there for me. For always coming when I called, for sitting with me through the darkest times!

And Thank You Lord for bringing them into my life!