We’re finally getting some rain here-we need it so badly!
Grass is gold, dried out.
8 days until Trisha leaves for Hawaii…
Has anybody seen the movie ‘Intermission’?
Going to watch it today. Purportedly funny.
Where did the Air France plane go?
Jon and Kate–too bad-airing all of the dirty laundry.
Haven’t written a poem for a while-no inspiration, so far.
Place is in a royal mess.
Morning Glory seeds are finally coming up green,
can’t wait until they bloom!
Reminder: take my pills-I’m on 6 for the daytime, 4 for the nighttime.
<Groan>.
Went out on Friday to Gander Mtn and Mill Fleet Farm,
to get camping/fishing gear. Sondra, Sharon and I are going
camping in July-should be fun! It’s been a LONG time since
I camped or fished.
Cats are ok, I’m ok, and Trisha can’t wait to go.
I love you!!
June 1, 2009
Taking a Time Out
You Are Not Crazy
Most of us feel a little crazy from time to time. Periods of high stress can make us feel like we’re losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. Losing a significant relationship and moving into a new life situation are other events that can cause us to feel off kilter. Circumstances like these recur in our lives, and they naturally affect our mental stability. The symptoms of our state of mind can range from having no recollection of putting our car keys where we eventually find them, to wondering if we’re seeing things clearly when everyone around us seems to be in denial of what’s going on right in front of their eyes. For most of us, the key to survival at times like these is to step back, take a deep breath, and regain our composure. Then we can decide what course of action to take.
Sometimes a time-out does the trick. We take a day off from whatever is making us feel crazy and, like magic, we feel in our right mind again. Talking to an objective friend can also help. We begin to see what it is about the situation that destabilizes us, and we can make changes from there. At other times, if the situation is particularly sticky, we may need to seek professional help. Meeting with someone who understands the way the human mind reacts to stress, loss, and difficulty can make us feel less alone and more supported. A therapist or a spiritual counselor can give us techniques that help bring us back to a sane state of mind so that we can affect useful changes. They can also mirror our basic goodness, helping us to see that we are actually okay.
The main purpose of the wake-up call that feeling crazy provides is to let us know that something in our lives is out of balance. Confirm for yourself that you are capable of creating a sane and peaceful reality for yourself. Try to remember that most people have felt, at one time or another, that they are losing it. You deserve a life that helps you thrive. Try and take some steps today to help you achieve more balance and a little less crazy.
Makes me feel better!!
Some music:
June 1, 2009
Visions
Libera
2005
Fans of chorale and chant music generally have a soft spot in their hearts for Libera, a long-running boy’s choir from England under the command of composer�conductor Robert Prizeman. Formerly known as Angelic Voices, the group has been around for a while, with boys singing deeper parts as they age and new boys hiring on. Regardless of who is actually singing or what the listener’s religion may be, joy and a deep feeling of connectedness is a given with Libera. These choral compositions transcend ideology, becoming beautiful works of art that, through the angelic collective voice, stop time in its tracks and create a widening vista of the eternal. Visions collects, as is usual for a Libera album, an array of new compositions in addition to reinterpretations of classics and reimaginings of past Libera hits, including “Ave Maria.”
Some of Visions� more immediately arresting works include the opening track, a reimagining of Pachelbel’s Canon called “Sanctus.” with its interwoven melodic middle and soaring high notes, it’s an early peak in an excellent album. “We Are the Lost” takes things down to a sense of ethereal stillness, with the boys� combined voices carrying an unworldly charge aided by a low organ note and some slow-moving brass. Of the original Prizeman compositions, “The Wings of a Dove” is the most riveting, with some dynamite opening high notes and a drum track and cycling synths to add some world-music oomph.
When the beautiful voices of these kids are raised in unison the aural equivalent of the sun suddenly comes out on a gray rainy day, warming and illuminating your face. Visions is a gift from Libera to the world. Dry your eyes and open your present, it’s your heart, safely returned from its journeying, as full of warmth and love as it was before adulthood’s trials and tribulations sent it wandering. Libera is your gateway connection home. Just leave behind your baggage and any remaining cynicism. In the bright white light of their voices, all else is shadow.
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2 weeks from now, my daughter will be gone to Hawaii.
I’m a-gonna miss her, but it is a chance for me to
broaden my horizons and do different things!
We each need this so badly.
Trisha talks of never coming back…
we’ll see 
I love you!!
Lacking a lot of energy the last couple of days.
it has been cloudy and cool, though.
Our 2 cats have been even closer with Trisha-
it’s like they sense a big change coming.
She is leaving in 18 days.
I feel ambivalent, but content to know
she’s going to a good household, and
I can begin my life over, too.
I haven’t been alone too much of my life-
no doubt I’ll learn a lot and grow a lot, as well.
It will feel so good to be free,
but I will miss her, and expect to ‘crash’ a few times.
No parties for this girl, but once the place is all cleaned up,
I can start having friends around.
It’s only 52 today-brrrrr.
We need the rain so badly, but it doesn’t seem to come.
I’m hoping my morning glory buds peek through soon, but
I have to remember to water them every night-
sometimes it seems like such a job…
I’ll be keeping the 2 cats, although their food will probably break me.
Want to give away the bird, need to put up an ad.
To have this apt in order will be so nice!
It’s been messy for around 9 years.
Some spring cleaning is in order, plus
Trisha needs to get rid of her messes.
Anybody gone camping yet? I hope to go, sometime in July,
with a couple of friends. It’s really a lot of fun.
To be so close to nature, and water–big aaaaaaah!
Do you ever try to do different things in different ways?
I think spontaneity helps!
I hope you are all well and happy?! Come see me over on Facebook, too-
Laurie Buell
I love you!!
Feelings
I already miss her, and she’s not even gone!
She treats me so bad it hurts.
How I long for the girl I used to have-
the helping, the smiles and hugs.
I will be lonely without her,
but I know this is the best,
for the both of us.
She will grow and thrive
and learn boundaries.
She is going to an enchanted place
where she can really let loose,
but at the same time she will
learn stricter rules and abide by them.
My daughter will be 18
on January 21st
She will be free…
Don’t forget about me,
and PLEASE give me
a hug before you go!!
I love you bunches!
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I finally planted my Morning Glory seeds, now I need to get more flowers to plant!
Did I happen to mention I LOVE flowers?!
Trisha has been looking at air fares, to go to Hawaii. The cheapest we have found is $307.20 for one way! She might be leaving next month.
I have been puttering away at cleaning-I do have a cleaning person coming in every 2 weeks, but there’s always stuff to do.
I know I keep saying I’ll take pictures-my daughter always uses my camera, so I begged it back again!!
I WILL take pictures of our area here very soon.
A neighbor friend just asked me over for coffee, so I need to go.
Hope your days are wonderful, be happy-it’s your choice!
I love you!!
Now, who do I know in Florida?
Lots of footprints from there.
‘Fess up,
who are you?!
Some interesting music!
Journey to Harmonic Health: Destination Empowerment
Angela Marie Riemma
2008
Having been deeply involved in the healing arts since earning her M.A. at Adelphi in 1977, Angela Marie Riemma has been studying everything from nutrition to Reiki to create an integrative approach she dubs Continuous Great Health. Destination Empowerment is a Journey to Harmonic Health, in which Riemma gives freely from her deep resources of knowledge to help all with open minds to tap into the universal forces of healing, love, and relaxation within. In healing the self you increase spiritual energy, which you can then use to better your relationships with family, friends, and the world around you. The two discs that comprise this Journey comprise myriad meditation and visualization exercises that will get you there.
A comforting lecture introduces the exercise known as “Define Your Purpose,” as Riemma speaks accompanied by lush synthesizer music: “Even our thoughts are ‘things,’” she notes, “And therefore comprised of energy that vibrates at different frequencies. These thought vibrations are sent out into the universe and we attract light vibrations into our reality.” She then goes onto teach us the blessings, by which we come to learn the aliveness and joy of the universe that arises “when you acknowledge that everything is alive, you learn to listen and pay attention to all things.”
“Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and imagine your breath in every cell,” Riemma instructs at the beginning of “Embracing Change.” If her voice seems intentionally emotionless through many of these exercises, it’s not callousness on her part, but her own hypnotic secret: In emptying color from her voice, she creates a vacuum where these changes can reside (it’s your breath in every cell of your body, not hers). She removes some of herself from the equation, so your mind can move into the words and forget you are not the person thinking them directly. With an impressive roster of study that includes everything from Reiki to the Sedona Method to A.A.’s 12 Steps, Angela Marie Riemma speaks from a place where many different paths come together to form one all-encompassing forward flow she calls Harmonic Health. Give these discs a spin and get ready to no longer see even the sky as a limit. The only limits are those you’ve imposed on yourself out of fear, and on closer inspection! they were never even there.
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My daughter might be going to Hawaii for her senior year.
My son and daughter-in-law, and their three kids live
in Honolulu.
All I could do was cry, I’ll miss her so, but this will
probably be good for the both of us.
Here is a picture of their youngest, Zachary
I’ll be so lonely for Trisha!
I will have to fill up more of my time
while she’s gone.
Have a great day!
I love you!!
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Laurie J. Buell!!!
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