Monthly Archives: June 2009

In spite of massive protests and bloodshed, Iran’s Guardian Council will not nullify the results of the disputed presidential election and has scheduled Ahmadinejad’s swearing in.  The regime in Iran has said they will “teach a lesson” to those who … Continue reading →

Confidence and Arrogance. Confidence is honey. Arrogance is vinegar.

What you say to yourself every day determines how you feel about yourself. Make no mistake  that you will adjust your actions and reactions to live up to or down to your own expectations of yourself. Do you call yourself incompetent, … Continue reading →

Pandora Internet Radio?  Love it!

That you are beautiful in your own way. That you don’t have to stick in a situation longer just because you have stayed in it this long. That you may never fully understand why some things happened. That just because … Continue reading →

You can dress up and doll up, shine on and talk big but what lies beneath will seep out of your pores. A mean/selfish/deceitful soul has a stench no expensive perfume can hide.

  The mind guides the eyes. Change your mind, change your world.

When you can be the first?

There are endings and beginnings, Sprints and long walks, There are times when you’ll need to push forward, and times when you’ll have to stop and turn around.   There are moments when you’ll fly high, and others when you’ll … Continue reading →

I am obsessed with this song.

There are those who seek  to gain without giving. and those who seek to give without gaining , and those who seek to give and gain and make sure the other party does the same.   There are those who take without … Continue reading →

Often tastes sweeter than when something comes to pass. Agree or Disagree?

Grilled Kabobs served with Potato Salad and corn on the cob Steak sandwiches with grilled peppers and onions served with thin fries or a baked potato Spaghetti and Meatballs (I make mine-which I am making right now- with  a mixture  of … Continue reading →

The lines on your face show you have lived a life full of expression and feeling.

The more worthless we feel, the more we need others to tell us we aren’t.

David Rohde, a New York Times reporter who has been held prisoner by the Taliban has escaped.  Read the full story here.

Today, as I was walking around the city, I happened upon what had to be 1,000 or more protesters marching in support of the men and and women in Iran who are being beaten, threatened, bullied and even killed for protesting … Continue reading →

Don’t sit and want to be. Be. Don’t sit and want to do. Do.

Is often more powerful than loud words.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned protesters to show “self-restraint” or suffer the consequences, and while I don’t believe violence is the answer on either side, I wonder why he doesn’t call for a re-vote and allow members of … Continue reading →

Spend all day in the library and get lost in literature. Have tea and cookies with someone you know or want to get to know better.  If in NYC, try Tea & Sympathy. Go to a local Aquarium or Planetarium … Continue reading →

If you’ve got regrets, be grateful, it means you have learned something valuable.

“Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.”

It’s almost the weekend…let’s see some more Enrique.  Be warned, you might blush.

Enrique has stopped in to say hello while I am working.  I know, I am so lucky.  I have the best fake boyfriend ever.

You have to let go of everything to move into something.

I used to know a young woman who had a very difficult time accepting that she was worthy of love, especially from herself.  Each and every day, she would stare at herself in the mirror, attacking each flaw and looking … Continue reading →

You are who you are and where you are in your life has much to do with the actions you have taken and not taken up to this moment. You have done what you have done, some good, some bad.  … Continue reading →

How you react often makes the biggest impact on your state of mind and your circumstances.

Instead of sitting around and complaining, think of at least three ways to turn each  situation around, three people who might be able to help you and three talents you have to achieve each goal.

If you are in the game, you’re going to have your share of failures and regrets, but stay in it long enough, and you’ll have your share of successes too.  If you let the first wave knock you over, you’ll … Continue reading →

If you’re having a strong response to something that others would find trivial, don’t judge yourself harshly or write yourself off as “too sensitive” but instead think about what the trigger of your anger/hurt triggers inside of you.  Does a … Continue reading →

Time Magazine Online has put out a wonderful and intelligent piece regarding Twitters impact  on the Iranian Government and the assistance it has provided protesters.  Check it out here.

Water is directly linked to effective digestion? Common sense that isn’t so common. Drink up!

  Though many of us get caught up in how much time we have invested in something (a relationship/a job/a home) sometimes the real question is not  how long we have been going at something but rather what we have been doing … Continue reading →

Are your words, actions, thoughts, feelings and desires all in harmony?

You deserve love and relationships that are safe and kind. You deserve the benefit-of-the-doubt. You deserve to be spoken to and treated with respect. You deserve to be as comfortable as the next person. You deserve space and rest.

A Paella or just a simple rice with chicken, sausage and shrimp and peas. Soup and Sandwich-  I love ham and cheese toasted on a yummy baguette with tomato soup. Pasta Bolognese- With garlic bread Turkey, Tuna or Lean Ground Beef … Continue reading →

All of us should find or create a place where we can feel 100% safe, respected, calm and independent.  Our souls are individual, regardless of how many other souls we share our lives with.

We have all said and done things we later wished we hadn’t, and when it’s time to apologize, many of us find it easier to stay silent and go away or try and go forward pretending nothing has gone wrong.  … Continue reading →

is made of what ingredients you put into it.

The more independent you will become.

Check it out here!

Except death.

Say it really is exactly as you think it to be. Now what?

but how you organize it determines your living space.

 One of the best pages on the BBC’s site is the one where they allow readers to, “Have Your Say”.  Read what people all around the world are saying about Iran’s election result.

Hot Tamales Balderdash The smell of roses that have been warmed by the sun Lipton Iced Tea on a hot day Lemon Drops Mike-n-Ike’s Scrabble Italian Ice Picnics Where The Sidewalk Ends Hopscotch Banana Splits Hangman Baths with lotions and … Continue reading →

Every single day you are faced with the same choice… Will you go towards it, work through it and move on or will you run back into your corner, close your eyes and wish for it to go away?

Being your best self and living your best life is not something that “just happens” the morning after you decide to do it.  You have to take action and stay conscious each and every day until you develop positive habits … Continue reading →