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Friday, October 4, 2013
Guess Whose Day?
Guess What Day This Is?
Whose day is it?
This day in 1974 John Lennon released "Walls and Bridges" album.
I was in my third year at the University of Alberta sitting in a classroom. I was a mature student, 29 years old until later that month, when I turned the big 3-0, with some trepidation.
It was a Friday, the same as this year, and a big year for me.
I met someone that semester who would change my life forever.
From Wikipedia:
Thursday, October 3, 2013
COMMENTER OF THE WEEK
Judith Hansen is commenter of the week
How many comments?
Five comments in one day!
- Where does the woman excited to go to work ... work? She must be a model, eh? These are all good suggestions.
- Nice! Interesting post for Edmontonians and us Michiganders, too!
- Because of all the hurt, we have built fences
to keep in the tears and to keep out the pain.
And they exist well past their purpose,
keeping out the love as well. - Our loved ones are with us for too short a time. What good would hope be if it didn't include being with them again?
- Unfair! Right under the video on Christian weight loss is a picture of a delicious cinnamon roll! Yes, some churches need "Dieting for Dummies", LOL!
See if you can tell me which posts these comments are from?
For anyone who has all five posts correct I'll send you a $10 Amazon gift certificate. Please include your email address sent to me from my Profile page.
Judi gets a $15 Amazon gift certificate for being the winner of the greatest amount of comments in one week (really she did this all in one day).
Congratulations, Judi!
Monday, September 30, 2013
How to change a blue Monday to a super Monday
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| Woman excited to be going to work |
Why do we hear about Blue Monday?
- What adventure may lie ahead?
How do you start YOUR work week?
Suggestions:
- Set your alarm 30 minutes early
- Get to work 30 minutes early
- Forward your office phone
- Review last week's notes
- Plan your day
- Check your calendar
- What three goals do you have for the week?
- Do something early
- Attack that email
- Clean up your desk
- Prepare for the day, plan that meeting, gather supplies
- Better yet, prepare for the week
- Smile and enjoy your cup of coffee or orange juice
- Attitude is everything. Put on a positive attitude and go kick a**!!!
- Try this forward thinking to plan the rest of your week, too
You can take a walk at lunchtime
Don't forget to pack a healthy lunch
Sit on a park bench when the weather permits
Feed the pigeons
Come back to the office refreshed
If you work at home, get out, take a break
How do YOU change a blue Monday
To a super Monday??? Let's hear from all those enthusiastic workers out there.
Enjoy the video - Monday Monday from the 1960s by the Mamas and Papas
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Four Reasons I Love Sundays
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| Yummy cinnamon bun |
1. Sunday Brunch
Lots of places to go for brunch on weekends in Edmonton, just Google them or try the major restaurants, they have excellent selections. Or try the SugarBowl, near the University of Alberta campus. The SugarBowl opened its doors in the 1940s with the "best cinnamon buns in the world," as well as excellent burgers and fries. I quote from their webpage:
Over the last 5 years SugarBowl has evolved further into one of Edmonton's premier modern comfort restaurants, offering a full menu, a variety of Belgian and import beers as well as an extensive wine list. Our service includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch and, although our menu has grown to include items like Pepper Braised Lamb and Autumn Harvest Burger, we still offer the best cinnamon buns in the world.
2. Yoga in the morning at Lion's Breath Yoga
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| Woman practicing yoga on seaside by ocean |
For seventeen dollars drop-in, Lion's Breath Yoga on trendy 124 Street and 105 Avenue offers hatha yoga on Sunday mornings at 9:15 am. They used to offer this great workout for the price of a Food Bank donation but finances dictated they must charge for this relaxing yet invigorating way to start the day and end the week on a high note. More yoga classes and kettlebell also offered later in the day.
3. A church of my choice
Until recently I attended an evangelical church on Edmonton's south side but became disillusioned with the small congregation and its problems. I attended RCIA at St. Joseph's Basilica for six months but again this wasn't right for me, and I questioned some of the beliefs and behaviors held dear by the Catholic church and the people who attended RCIA with me.
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| Figure on a cross with Roman soldiers |
I now am a free spirit and sort of like it that way. I am a Christian who believes in universal salvation and the spirit of the law not the letter of the law. Like Jesus.
This church has evolved through eight years since my experience with the original evangelical church from which it has slowly emerged. My understanding is that presently they meet in a house which they have purchased and sometimes they have services in Rundle Park. They have two ministers who have excellent stories to tell, and the congregation seems sincere and open.
4. A Run Sunday Mornings with the Running Room
The Running Room offers a FREE group running class every Sunday morning from their 109 Street location. As I've registered for a running clinic in late October, I'll be running on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings with the 109 Street Running Room group if all goes according to plan. You know what Robbie Burns said about the best laid plans of mice and men, though...I hope to become a runner with this group. Wish me luck.
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| Man running by seashore |
I've met John Stanton, founder of the Running Room, and he signed my copies of his books, Walking and Running. Meeting him was a thrill of a lifetime and I hope to run in the same group some day.
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| My running shoes |
Those are only four of the reasons I love Sundays. It's the end of an old week and for me, the beginning of a new week, with all its surprises and adventures. Often a time for visiting friends and family, Sunday is a favorite with many of the "old skool" like myself.
Traditionally, it's a day of rest. Now one may shop or attend a movie matinee, a play, or concert/symphony on Sundays, and do this perhaps at a savings over the rest of the week.
Also, Sundays are quieter and traffic is less severe. No parties or pubs letting out late on Sunday, business aren't generally open, and my workload is less.
That may be one reason why some don't like Sundays...it IS a time of rest, of family dinners, and summer picnics, outdoor skating in the wintertime, and much more.
Next week I'll blog on four reasons I love Saturdays!
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Walls and Bridges
Yoko Ono left John Lennon for 18 months and encouraged him to move to New York with another woman.
He did.
He later referred to those 18 months as "the lost weekend."
During that time he released his 1974 album "Walls and Bridges." Released in September 1974 in the USA and on October 4, 1974 in the UK.
What walls do you build and why? To protect you from other people, or to protect yourself from within?
Do you build bridges to connect with people?
Read DISCOVERY: A Collection of Poetry.
Those are the walls I built, and the bridges.
Let me know your thoughts, please, kind readers. It's available on Amazon worldwide, and selected bookstores.
THE INSANITY MACHINE, my nonfiction adventure with schizophrenia, co-authored by Austin Mardon, PhD, CM is also available on Amazon worldwide, and in selected Chapters bookstores here in Edmonton.SPACEHIVE is available through Smashwords, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, as well as libraries and selected Chapters bookstores.
Ask for them in your local bookstore or library, and please get them ordered in.
BIGFOOT BOY: Lost on Earth will be released October 30, 2013 by Mockingbird Lane Press. Look for it then!
You'll love the walls and bridges I wrote about.
Love you.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
APOCALYPSE
"I want you both to know I love you very much."
The man sat hunched beside his sister and mother, with the news of the terminal
illness which would take his life within a few weeks.
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Somewhere in the darkness his father waited, dead for 41 years, long and difficult years for Steve without a father.
Difficult years for the growing boy, whose mother in the past was an alcoholic and
mentally ill, and whose stepfather abused him emotionally and physically. Happiness
eventually trickled up from high school friends, work friends, school, work, play, and
family. He loved to sit in his boxers after work and be a geek. He loved
robots, video games, expert tunes on his guitar, computers, and reading.
The robot was a kindly automaton, patient as death for the crossover
between worlds. Its eyes glowed in the black outside the open curtains where
Steve lay in pain, the cancer snaking throughout his entire body from the
original source.
"We were made for each other," the robot said, and spread its arms. Steve stepped into the void between them, which was kindlier than the world, full of stars and darkness—he took a breath then did not take another one, and was gone.
"We were made for each other," the robot said, and spread its arms. Steve stepped into the void between them, which was kindlier than the world, full of stars and darkness—he took a breath then did not take another one, and was gone.
His sister had waited for the last day of summer. He
had waited, too. The night closed on a light snuffed out and a little bit of love
gone from the world.
***September 21, 2012***
"Take it to the Limit" - The Eagles1976
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Diet for Christians
A friend sent me a suggestion for a dieting plan taken from the Christian Bible. It's called Flowers over the Wall. I've started reading it and it's a bit dry, not detailed enough in terms of the diet, but more of a philosophy.It might hit the target for some people, though, to change our way of thinking. It's a free download from Smashwords and also available on Amazon for a price.
Here it is and a little video about the writing of it:
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