Bordering On Magnificent QUITTING

When is QUITTING a good thing???

How about quitting
when you are heading
back to the buffet
"to get yourself another plate of crazy"?

Perhaps when we are doing
the same thing
for the GAZILLIONTH time...
even if it isn't a bad thing,
just THE SAME THING
...again...
it MAY be time to stop
and find a new thing.

Reaching(mindlessly)
for that can of Diet Coke?
for that debit card?
for that same tired CD?
for another lite beer?
Have that SAME "burgerlunch" yesterday, and the day before,and the day before?

We all do it.

We get comfortable
with the sameness.

We may even always hang out with the same people,
to the exclusion of meeting
some of the other
zillion and a half other
fascinating and amazing
humans on the planet.

Same Job?
Change how you act there.

Same Chores?
Choose to do them at a different time. Maybe 2a.m.

Same Music?
Change the station.
Borrow CD's from the Local Library.

Same Four Walls? PAINT ONE TURQUOISE OR RED OR PINK.

Same food?
TRY DRAGON PALACE Chinese
in Tinley Park
for a whole week.
(and eat it with chopsticks!)

Shake it up baby!

LET'S ROCK THE SPACE WE'RE IN
by Doing SOME-THINGS Different!

And PLEASE
Let me know what YOU did!

Love and Peace of mind,
Delight, and Clarity of Purpose,
to you and those you love,
JOY

Bordering On Magnificent PERCEPTION

5 people can look at the same thing and each see it differently.
They could all look at the same situation
and see different posibilities in it
or different outcomes to it
based on their own experiences or feelings.

You have all heard someone speak of
"seeing the glass as half full or half empty",
usually meant to seperate the "positive" people from the "negative" ones.

I really don't like things that seperate humans so much from each other...
I LOVE the idea that we all could
put aside our own fears and need to win or be "right"
and just really Listen to each others HEARTS...
and HEAR their opinions,
or beliefs,
or what they are feeling...
and not be afraid of it or feel the need to fix it...
but just to be open to understanding and valuing
the ideas that are a part of who they are.

I can jump in before I have fully heard what someone is saying
and totally miss the point
or the heart of what they needed to share.

I am sorry for the times I have done that
to any of you that I know well.
I used to do it more often because as a kid
I always felt the need to get in a good defence
before i got a beating.

When People feel misunderstood or picked on for a long time
they tend to do this.
I believe that LOVE and UNDERSTANDING
can help us all
to REALLY LISTEN, AND also REALLY BE HEARD.

We need both,
We ALL NEED to LET OUR SPIRIT HAVE A VOICE
and we can all give each other the gift
of being valued and REALLY HEARD.

LET'S ROCK THE SPACE WE'RE IN THIS WEEK
BY SPEAKING OUT WHAT WE FEEL AND THINK,
AND REALLY GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH LISTENING TO THE HEART AND VOICE OF THOSE AROUND US...
(EVEN OLDER PEOPLE AND KIDS)

Love and Peace of Mind,
Delight, and Clarity of Purpose,
to you and those you love,
JOY

Bordering On Magnificent INSPIRATION

Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance party

What did you think of this guy???
Just ONE Person...doing his thing...
and HUNDREDS of people join in!

WHAT COULD YOU or I START or JOIN???
And what could happen if we did our own thing,
that we are here to do,
out loud,
in public
just because it's what we are here for...
and it gave others FREEDOM...
To join in our thing...
or start something NEW on their own.

It could be something seemingly silly to others,
or it could be something seriously needed for others...
either way,
All it takes is ONE to start to:
ROCK THE SPACE YOU'RE IN!

Love and Peace of Mind,
Delight, and Clarity of Purpose,
to you and those you love,
JOY

Bordering On Magnificent S E X

Now that everyone is curious...
What sex are you? Male or Female?

Yesterdays post could give the impression that this is a "GIRL" BLOG.

I generally do not post about "girl-stuff" exclusively
and would like you ALL
to check out previous postings that began in June 2010.

Anything I post will be beneficial for both Men and Women

Previous posts had to do with customer service,
and Southwest Airlines, and various other experiences.
The "GOOSE BUMPS" post, and others are equally diverse in
their ability to get us to
"ROCK THE SPACE YOU'RE IN!"


Please read from the Previous posts today.
Let me know what you liked!

Love and Peace of Mind,
Delight and Clarity of Purpose,
to you and those you love,
Joy

Bordering On Magnificent MAMMOGRAMS

Brief but NOT a "Tweet"

Running
doing
being
stopping
to take care of business.

I DECIDED
not to go to a business networking meeting
this morning at 8 A.M. in Alsip.

I Love "DECIDING"

I used to live my life by default.
I would let things happen by not making decisions or not taking action
and then live (small "l" as compared to "Live" with a capital.)
with the outcome.

I have 3 other Networking events which I will be attending this week.
They are all ones I Planned to attend.
They are reasonably local and potentially productive.

I already had a Mammogram scheduled at 2:20 PM
and a Dental cleaning and exam scheduled at 3:20 PM
The 8AM meeting was across town,
and I REALLY want to take a shower today.

Today, "I am NOT going to get another plate of crazy from the buffet!"

I will choose what is best,
And I will do what is humanly possible,
And I will end my day with a sense of accomplishment
rather than a feeling of exhaustion.

Because I was mindful of making decisions and choices yesterday,
I was able to get appointments for long overdue visits
to my dentist Dr.Jordan Kaplan and for a mammogram.
Yes they are back to back...
but that is what I call a "Me-sandwich"
Two hours of time spent exclusively on my body.

Sometimes (but not often enough) it could be
a pedicure and a hair cut.
Or a massage and getting contact lenses fitted.

If we will cram and run and do for others
and even for some relatively unimportant things in life...
why put our own body and sometimes even our own mental and emotional health
on the back burner?

I will enjoy my day today,
I will accomplish "what needs to be done today"
I will choose the best and Leave the rest
for tomorrow.

ROCK THE SPACE YOU'RE IN . . .

SING a song TO YOURSELF...RIGHT NOW...A HAPPY LITTLE LOVE SONG like Brown Eyed Girl
like I did last night...or maybe PRETTY WOMAN? or You look wonderful tonight...or Sugar Sugar by the Archies or Im a Believer by the Monkeys or any song that celebrates you!
SING IT TO YOURSELF LOUDLY or softly...BUT MEAN IT! Change a few words around if necessary, so you are singing it to yourself... REALLY. . . you may start believeing and knowing just how beautiful and awesome you really are!

Love the fountain and seating at the J.Jill store in Orland Square Mall.
(JUDY: You don't have to drive all the way from Georgia, there may be one by you. LOL)

If you Are already in the area, ...Stop by J.Jill
and drop a penny or even a quarter in the fountain,
and breathe an intention for
Love and Peace of Mind,
Delight, and Clarity of Purpose,
to you and those you love,
Joy

Bordering On Magnificent GOOSEBUMPS

Let's ROCK THE SPACE WE'RE IN by getting goose bumps today.

Please check out these 3 videos below
Watch and listen to them all of the way through,
and TELL ME if you actually feel the goosebumps rising on your skin.
Or Not.
You don't have to like the type of music
but I DO believe you will FEEL something change in your PHYSICAL body.

REMEMBER... We are Taking our time to really LIVE LIFE.

PLEASE. . . Watch and Listen to each Song Completely
and then move on to read the way to
Rock The Space You're In!

(Britain's Got Talent ) Paul Potts' 1st Audition

Sister Act 2 (Finale) - Joyful Joyful With Lyrics

Sister Act 2 - Oh Happy Day

Bordering On Magnificent GOOSEBUMPS

ARE YOU ALIVE? ? ? ? ?

What Really Goes deep down under your skin ...
to the core of your soul...
and comes back out...
and leaves you covered with GOOSEBUMPS???

Anticipation, Awe, Wonder, Seeing Amazing transformations, Hope.
All of these inspire Goosebumps for me.

The previous 3 videos do it for me. ( go back and watch them, Please)

From reading my previous posts,
you may conclude that I am just all about the feelings and action and grins and giggles, and outward expressions in life.

I LOVE that stuff for sure...
but I also have spent a bit of my time
in areas of my life
feeling dead.

I spent some of my time on this beautiful planet,
just exsisting
and not really LIVING.

SO...Yeah,>>>At times I can be
a real "cheerleader for LIVING".

And it could seem that I am encouraging us all to be more...
"out there"...
...all of the time...like a circus...

But in spite of my "wild and crazy girl" thing...
I Love quietness, and stillness,
and even being alone sometimes.

I LOVE EATING ALONE sometimes.
I love sleeping alone SOMETIMES
I LOVE watching a movie alone sometimes
I LOVE dancing alone SOMETIMES
I LOVE DRIVING IN THE CAR AT NIGHT ALONE SOMETIMES.
I LOVE NOT To Talk Sometimes.

Quietness
Stillness
Listening
Anonymity
Invisibility
are all great qualities in a balanced life.

Laughter is good medicine...
but so are Goosebumps...
and the FEELING of JOY

Love and Peace of Mind,
Delight, and Clarity of Purpose,
to you and those you love,
Joy