
My older sister shared some great advice with me as we grew up. One time she said some people think about what they're going to do, some plan out what they're going to do, some talk about what they're going to do, and some people actually do what they're going to do.
I took her advice yesterday, and only focused on what I could do about the events in my life, and did them.

Like helping my crazy daughter prepare for her math test....

.....While still cuddling.

Reading from the the wonderfully rebellious and brilliant mind of Shel Silverstein, hoping to inspire the rebelliousness and brilliance inside of each student ~ awakening the spirit that will allow them to create Bigger and Better beliefs.

Taking time to steal a bite of pizza from my son's lunch


Appreciating Amanda's parents gift of appreciation.
And although failure IS NOT an option, failing to learn to laugh and let go also IS NOT an option (thank you to all reminding me of this ~ I tend to go to the edge of my limits a little too hard and a little too often ~ and your comments and actions have been.....enlightening).


As a school psychologist, she believes change happens slowly over time. I believe it happens the instant you make the real decision to change. I love teasing her with this joke:
How many psychologists does it take to screw in a light bulb? One - but it takes a long time, it's very expensive, and the light bulb has to want to change.
I agree with the light bulb/person having to want to change, but preach "change your life in 24 hours" to my students, teaching them how at 9-11 years of age to begin the day focusing on an area of their lives they could improve in, and having improved in it by the time they begin the next day.

We don't all have to think the same. We don't all have to be the same. But we all have to live in the same world. Even in our differences a love and appreciation can exist between us that transcends philosophical, religious, race, political.....whatever other "differences" you can think of that separate instead of unite.

Maybe reincarnation is real (I have no idea - only that I am here NOW as some guy named Adam). If reincarnation does happen, then I am definitely not here to be in another movie or have 1 or 1 million people say what a grand fellow I am (well, I'll take one, the Just ONE :-)

Our names do not matter. Whether this is our one and only life or our 100th, does not matter. We are here NOW. We are not among the 160,000 that WERE NOT given this day. It's time to live, and it's time to learn. Sit quietly, listen to your inner guides, and FEEL what it is you have to change, and change your life in 24 hours. (see the three "video clips from the "Defending Your Life" movie on my MySpace front page - on left all way down to the bottom)
"There the rainstorm,
came over me
And I felt my spirit break
I had lost
all of my
belief you see
and realized
my mistake

threw a prayer
to me
and all around me
became still
i need love
LOVE'S DIVINE
please forgive me
now i see that i've been blind

love is what i need
to help me know my name
through the rainstorm
came sanctuary
and i felt my spirit
fly
i have found
all of my
reality
i realize what
it takes
cause i need love
love's divine
please forgive me
now i see
that i've been blind
give me love
love is what i need
to help me know my name

don't break
show me how to live
and promise me
you won't forsake
cause love
can help
to know my name
well i've tried to say
there's nothing wrong
but inside
i've felt me
lying all along
but the message here
was plain to see
BELIEVE ME
cause i need love
LOVE'S DIVINE
please forgive me
now that i see
that i've been blind
give me love
love is what i need
to help me know
my name
don't bend
don't break
show me how to live
and promise me
you won't forsake
cause love
can help me know
my name
SEAL ~ Love's Divine
*****Whatever your gift is, please believe in it and yourself enough to develop it - and give it to the rest of us, who need it to believe in ourselves, to be inspired by and learn from, and live this life, this TODAY ~ FULLY!
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