Not A Loss

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Break-ups hurt, but losing someone who doesn’t respect and appreciate you is actually a gain, NOT a loss. — Unknown

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Philip Lima, Baritone…

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Philip and I have been friends for 30 years now; we were roommates at the Aetna Life & Casualty summer training program in 1983. Philip is a beautiful man with an even more beautiful voice. Here he is sharing his music with the Boys and Girls Club in Roxbury, MA… Continue reading “Philip Lima, Baritone…”

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Glimpse of Heaven…

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My favorite photographer Bill Pevlor writes:

When people learn that I often get up and out while it’s still dark to try and photograph a sunrise, they think I’m a little kooky.

When I capture a scene like this and look around to see I’m the only one there to experience it, I think the rest of the world is a little kooky.

On this particular morning, as the sun began to rise, a small opening appeared in the sky over the Sturgeon Bay, WI lighthouse. Lake Michigan seas were calm that morning…

via Glimpse of Heaven – Lighthouse Photograph – Pops DigitalPops Digital.

Bill is kooky, but so am I. I caught this image heading to the office at 5:00 this morning…

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6 Vintage Commercials that Will Make You Smile…

My favorite:

This commercial puts things in perspective as only 18 years ago the internet was still a new and growing tool. 5th graders outline the prospective possibilities of the internet, which back then were only dreams, yet today make up a very present reality.

via 6 Vintage Commercials that Will Make You Smile – Goodnet.

Let your mess be your message…

This made me think of my blogging buddy One Hot Mess[age]

A Few Words on Worth…Akirah Robinson

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July 19, 2013
A Few Words on Worth

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“Your worth is not determined by whether or not you are the apple of someone else’s eye. To believe otherwise is to believe a dangerous lie. You came into this world with immense worth — worth that cannot be taken from you or added to you. It doesn’t matter what your relationship status is or what the scale says or whether you chose to wear lip gloss today or if you can afford a beautiful, new house. Your worth is in you…your worth IS you. The sooner you realize that, the better off you’ll be. You are mighty valuable, my friend. Shine bright.”
-Akirah Robinson

The world needs your brightness. Know your worth and shine on.

 

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From “The Book of Awakening”…

Mark Nepo writes:

We waste so much energy trying to cover up who we are

When beneath every attitude is the want to be loved

And beneath every anger is a wound to be healed

And beneath every sadness is the fear that there will not be enough time

When we hesitate in being direct we unknowingly slip something on, some added layer of protection

That keeps us from feeling the world Continue reading “From “The Book of Awakening”…”

Kissing. 10 Tips From Scientific Research

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  1. 59% of men and 66% of women have ended a relationship because someone was a bad kisser.
  2. People remember their first kiss more vividly than the first time they had sex.
  3. Prostitutes often won’t kiss because it requires a “genuine desire and love for the other person.”
  4. Men who kiss their wives before work live 5 years longer, make 20-30% more money and are far less likely to get in a car accident. Psychologists do not believe it’s the kiss itself that accounts for the difference but rather that kissers were likely to begin the day with a positive attitude, leading to a healthier lifestyle.
  5. It matters a lot more to women than men.
  6. Ninety-six percent of women reported that they like neck kisses, while only about 10% of men do.”
  7. No matter how attractive someone may be, poor hygiene can kill the moment before it even begins. This is…

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Got a meeting? Take a walk…

My friend Nilofer Merchant suggests ‘thinking different’ about how we meet — she recently celebrated over one million views of this talk. Maybe the idea will catch on…

The Atheist and the Little Girl

An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.”

The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, “What would you want to talk about?”

“Oh, I don’t know,” said the atheist. “How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?” as he smiled smugly.

“Okay,” she said. “Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?”

The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl’s intelligence, thinks about it and says, “Hmmm, I have no idea.” To which the little girl replies, “Do you really feel qualified to discuss God, Heaven and Hell, or life after death, when you don’t know shit?”

And then she went back to reading her book.

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