REPETITION

Repetition is good, even great
sometimes.

Like playing scales while learning to play the piano or saxophone.

Doing a certain number of "reps" when working out,   especially with weights.

Saying phrases in a new language like French or Latin  over and over until you begin  to pronounce the words with the correct accent.

And who doesn't remember repeating times tables almost in their sleep
so that the right answer sprang from your lips in the classroom
when  your 3rd grade teacher
Mrs. Abazoris held up the flashcard that said         7 × 7 =

Yep, 
REPETITION can be good.
REPETITION often serves a purpose.
REPETITION can indelibly imprint .something important...even VITAL in your mind that could save you
TIME
MONEY
A RELATIONSHIP
HEARTACHE
Or even......(like CPR)......
A LIFE.

Its interesting and ever so slightly amusing to me that people who will listen to ONE genre of music,

( literally, the SAME songs  from the same "classic" radio station, daily, over and over for years )

........ will have NO tolerance for
hearing  /  receiving the same words
or message from a loved one or family member, ......even tho. it was not truly received the first time around.

Something VITAL to a relationship,
or to a life itself, should bear repeating if necessary... but is more likely to be viewed as nagging or preaching.

The Crucial insight here is.....

If something is shared in the Spirit of Love...by someone who is your Loved one.....

WHY DOES IT  NEED TO BE....  
                 REPEATED?

However challenging or difficult the topic may be; .....if the intent of sharing is to heal or improve or better someone's  relationships, circumstance, situation, or understanding ..

WHY would the words NEED to be REPEATED in the first place?

Its Ironic to hear..

" Didn't we already go over THAT earlier? ".     when asking a loved one for a response that involves feelings rather than just a mindless factual assent to what was previously shared.

Actually, the reason for most of the Drama that is created

by someone's Unwillingness to take the words of another to heart THE FIRST TIME,

Is that the person who cares the most in the situation

will continue to try sharing 
in hopes of  creating more intimacy and  possibilities....

...only to be dismissed as a " nag "

I Say....

Don't care so much.

DON'T continue to INVEST
where there is no mutual return and VALUATION. placed on your
Words
Thoughts
Insights
Experience
Time
and Intentions.

Do NOT go back to the buffet
for a second plate of crazy.

You have a Life to LIVE....

Rock The Space You're In
by stating the truth

and letting the chips
FALL where they may!!!

Oh... and remember...
Its NOT YOUR JOB
to sweep them up.......

You'll be too busy LIVING
to be cleaning up someone  else's
mess.

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

ROOM

I spent today and part of last night
re-doing my room. 
There are other worthy pursuits I could have spent that time on... 
but instead, I spent the time on ME.

The Room has been "in process"
for a while, and I finally added the touches that say:

A Wild Wonderful Woman Lives Here.

There was an antique coo coo clock in  the kitchen that was buried in the corner.  It now hangs just inside my bedroom door...tick tocking out it's rhythmic patter and the familiar song each hour as the happy little bird makes his  delightful appearance.

This Space I'm Rocking is now fun, inspiring, full of color and energy, and music that stimulates my brain and my metabolism!

I have a compact " stepper"  under the bed which I now have the adrenaline and desire to use.  
I pull it out each day and crank my music to sing and step with until  I meet up with my old familiar friend...SWEAT. 

( see previous post on this subject; sweat.)

As I said...
There ARE other things I could or even ought to be working on,

...but I am finding that as I transform my surroundings,  I am getting hungrier for better things in my life, AND going after them!

OH. By the way...

The room is still painted the same hideous green, and the pink carpeting is severely old and  damaged, but even though I envision a great paint job,
and clean laminate floors,  I did NOT  wait to  start ROCKING THIS ROOM until I could do it perfectly.

I began with imperfect conditions and am working with what I have until this room AND I are both...
  Bordering On Magnificent!

Rock The Space  
( and the places) you're In Now.
Today.
and just see if it brings more Life, Health, Excitement, Adrenaline, and
Yes...even $$$$
and other Abundance your way.

(And then tell me about it!)

Love and Peace of mind,
DELIGHT and
Clarity of Purpose,
To you,
and those you love,
JOY. 

SAYING IT.

Whatever is on your mind...
SAY IT.
If you want to know....
ASK IT.
This is Dangerous...
but may be the most FREEING
thing you will ever DO.

CLARITY can be challenging,
But removing the drama and
clutter from our heads and our lives
will not hurt anyone.

CLARIFYING
what the desired outcome is
and hopes for creating the  best future possible for everyone
is a worthy goal.

How do you know what the best possible relationship feels like?....
the best possible life work?....
the  BEST place to live and
move and breathe in?.......

How do you KNOW...
unless you decide to take the LEAP
that is required to find out.

You take that leap without a safety net, and without any baggage.
You jump with BOTH feet  into the unknown with only the clothes on your back, and confidence that any move is better than standing still for one more day.

There is no keeping one foot in the past while testing the waters of a new job. or relationship or life. 
There is only going " Balls Out " to
ROCK whatever SPACE we WANT ( or THINK we want to be in).

That is the ONLY way to know if Paris or doing your passion and calling, or being balls out who you are...will work for you.

Rock The Space You're In this week and see how it feels to be REALLY YOU...in your own skin.

Love and clarity of purpose
DELIGHT and peace of mind,
To you...and those you love,
JOY

DRAWING BLOOD

Read this post tomorrow afternoon.

Writing on walls

Some things just seem inappropriate. Inappropriate to who?

Small  children have no problem laying on the floor,  just about anywhere, when they are tired.

But when is the last time you saw an adult lay down in line at the bank or grocery store or in a restaurant. Probably never, unless they were having a seizure and surrounded by paramedics. Adults  just don't do that kind of thing.

Teenagers wear their pants sagging off their behinds , and teenage girls often wear pajama pants in public places,
but have you seen adults or even senior citizens wearing their pajamas in public?
Not usually....unless their fashion choice is accompanied by dementia.

So there are SOME things that people tend to view as inappropriate.

Likely these same "sane"  authorities on the behavior of others, would judge that writing on walls is inappropriate.
Likewise, for writing on furniture, no matter how important inspiring and meaningful the words are.

Words are meant to be written down only in appropriate places like in  books journals and on paper.

Little kids scribble on walls with a crayon, and we call it a mess.
But on the Mister Rogers show.... pictures on walls were called murals.

Why wouldn't a 4 year old think that the artwork he or she sees in their mind is worthy of displaying on the wall of their home for everyone to see and enjoy.

How many hours do we spend taking pictures daily and yearly of holidays birthdays vacations and other celebrations, only to put these pictures in a drawer or a scrapbook or on a zip drive or file in our computer
never to be looked at, enjoyed, or shared with others,
...and often  only  in a video created for either a wedding or funeral.

I stayed up till 3 o'clock this morning writing quotes words and thoughts that are important to me on a white cabinet in black sharpie marker.

I've had this wardrobe for a number of years now, and have used it to hold everything from books to clothing, to office supplies for my business. For a couple years it even held boxes of my journals, and photos.

I rarely looked through these things, and in remembering just how brilliant many of the words I wrote in the past were, I felt the need to put them where I would see them daily.

For me, the most appropriate place was to write them in black marker on this white cabinet.

Upon finishing at 3am I finally went to bed , satisfied with my project.

When I woke this morning I was greeted with wise amazing truthful inspiring words from my own mind,

and i was reminded that my gift for being inappropriate really is the gift of being a person freed up from the constraints and judgements of others.

Didn't the Egyptians write and draw  on their walls???
Today  I Rocked The Space I'm In creatively.
Next time maybe I'll try laying down to rest in the mall.?????

Love and delight
peace of mind
and clarity of purpose,
to you and those you love,
JOY

SUSHI SCHOOL

This post was from April 2013

This Week, I am going to learn how to make SUSHI.

There are so many things you can learn 

by watching videos on YouTube  so I am going to find out the basics there
and then ask my niece for some tips,      I know the types of rolls I like so the first few trys will be things I've already had.
I'd like to eat sushi more  often, but it is very pricey to go out for it, other than at the cafeteria in the hospital downtown.                         Making it at home will not only be a new adventure,  but  also a healthy departure  from the microwaved Toninos Pizza rolls and Ramen Noodles I so often whip up when too tired to make a real meal for myself.

This week I began making huge plates of  salad with cranberries nuts and sessemee seeds' so now that the cleaning out  detoxing process is going well, ADDING good Protein with fish  avacados and other good things really  sounds like a great plan.

What do YOU want to Learn or Attempt???

Start small if you'd like....

But start.

Love and peace of mind

Delight and clarity of purpose

To you and those you love.

JOY

ALL THAT ( and a bag of chips)

Did you ever find yourself ,
or someone you're with
being more excited,
interested in
or even enthralled        
by something
or someone you had.....
in the past?

Maybe an email or letter, a text...
...or better yet,
a phone call,
takes you instantly back
to what ever
floated your boat in the first place.

Maybe it was a previous house, or job,
or neighborhood, or lover or friend you moved on from,
but now just the thought, mention of it
or a word from them
sets your universe back in perfect order.

Easy to have those feelings when something is  "new" again. 
Easy to imagine and reminisce  about "how good"
and "what fun" it all was.

Well WAKE up and
ROCK THE SPACE you are CURRENTLY IN!

Stop providing people
a place to rest their head,
but Not their heart...
to bare their bottom,
but Not their soul.

If the past was
ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS...
You...( or That Person )...
needs to get off their tricycle,
and GO THERE for good!

Obviously there are reasons that
the past looks great in the rearview mirror...
no daily friction, or commitment,
or any of the other zits of life...

...but putting an ounce or more
of the time and energy that's been
DEVOTED to regurgitating days gone by
In your head...
could make all the difference in truly LIVING
and CELEBRATING what grew up
from the ashes of your past.

Love and Peace of mind,
DELIGHT and
Clarity of Purpose,
To you,
And those you love.
JOY

DAY OFF

Today is my "Day Off".
I Really am re-thinking that.

On a day off from the day job, exhaustion can cause me
to stay in bed a bit longer,
to begin my day a bit slower,
and watch more morning television than on a work day. 

Then the tasks that need to be accomplished begin,.....oil change,
bill paying, dentist appointment, groceries, etc..........

Maybe a few phone calls or cards mailed to family, then ...???????

Starting TODAY.
I will no longer be
HAVING a day off,
I will be
DOING
my day off.

For me this means getting enough rest the night before, to be able to rise up early, and attack my list of necessary tasks, AND things that amuse, delight and give me pleasure! 

I am going to head out after this
oil change, and DO my day off!!!

Rock the Space You're In this week
...in a NEW way.  
( and then tell me about it!)

Love And peace of mind
Delight, and CLARITY of PURPOSE,
To you and those you love,
JOY

FRESH AIR

I believe that the ONLY time we were meant to be in  "the same air " for any length of time is in an Elevator,
or in a COFFIN.

Why do people often wait and save and long for the day they get to go on a CRUISE, only to come down with some kind of illness while on their dream vacation. 

I believe it is the same reason that people often don't get well while they are in the hospital.

They are breathing old air.

Even with all of the technology, and things like HEPA filters and such to purify the air we breathe, we are still breathing USED air every time we are in enclosed spaces.

It doesn't matter whether we are at work, or doing something more enjoyable, human beings NEED FRESH AIR.

With all of the concerns people have currently about the flu that is going around this winter, you would think that people would be spending more time away from contaminated places.

I believe this would include spending more time outside, out of doors, rather then at the mall or even in their own homes, or cars.

People mistakenly believe that it is cold weather that causes colds and infections, but fresh air, even fresh cold air is actually quite stimulating and healing for the human body.

Let's all rock the space we're in this week,  by CHANGING the spaces we are in, and going OUTSIDE for a bit each day! 

BREATHE that cold air in deeply,
FEEL alive and awakened,
AND start LIVING....
OUT of The Box!

Love and delight,
peace of mind, and
CLARITY of Purpose,
To you and those you love,

JOY

NEW BRAS

It's easy to wash and wear the same bra every day.  It's been far easier than actually shopping for a new bra.

This is a difficult task because shopping for a bra  includes having to walk down aisles that are meant for trolls and other fairy book characters

While navigating these narrow spaces in the lingerie or intimates Department at most major retailers one must be careful not too knock down half their merchandise while looking for something that fits.

Today was a whole new experience. Someone had given me a JC Penneys gift card for 25 dollars. Not only was I shocked to find many pairs of good quality jeans, but I was amazed that 25 dollars could actually by me a really pretty, quality bra.

The store was organized uncluttered spacious clean and full of simply and nicely merchandised clothing and accessories at reasonable prices.

Best of all, the manager for the petites Department saw  me checking out the bras, and told me SHE would take over ringing at the register so that I could have Carol her expert bra fitter assist me.

Another customer shopping in the area begin to brag about Carol and how excellent she was and helping her find her perfect size.

I was not disappointed. Carol is awesome!!!   She heard what my preferences were and help me select a few choices to try on.

Out of those, we narrowed it down to  my first and second choice. Having a gift card I only planned to buy 1 bra, but I realized I could afford to buy the second bra, and throw away the 1 being held together with a safety pin for the last 6 months.

What's the point Joy???

How is this rocking the space I'm in?

Well as I see it, most people put off for far too long simple things that would make their life easier, more comfortable , and more beautiful.

It may be a matter of dollars, or doing, or drive, or desire.... But once the leap is taken, there is no turning back.

It's time to ask for a bag to put  that worn out old bra in and leave it in the garbage can as you walk out of the store wearing some great fitting pretty.

And it may be  time to put some other things that no longer fit in the garbage and walk out into your new pretty great fitting LIFE.

Rock the space you're in this week , get intimate with your dreams and desires, and let me hear how your fitting them into your next 24 hours.

Love and peace of mind, delight and clarity of purpose, to you and those you love,
JOY