The Tale Of A Clean House

The Tale Of A Clean House

This is daunting....if you're a mackerel

Whoa! this is cool.....I wish I could be a chameleon some days and just blend into my surroundings...

A celebration of finding yourself....

In Hawaii, at least on the Big Island it seems a tradition for island-goers to consecrate their own personal messages in the lava rock with contrasting white corals. Thus being an island goer recently I too decided it was time to consecrate my message. Ahhh....but what to write? That was the question. I got up early that morning and wandered out to the Buddha point located at the Hilton Waikaloa Village. I was wearing my baby blue Ipod Nano, and listening to Beyonce as she serenaded me personally with "Remember those walls I built, well baby they're tumblin' down and they didn't even put up a fight...." I looked out over the gorgeous blue ocean, felt the wind on my face, heard the waves gentle hum as they washed over the shore, felt the pleasant tropical sun and breathed life in deeply. I felt good, nothing existed for a moment and I was part of the earth (yeah sure call me a hippie, that's fine) I felt a smile come over my face and suddenly I had an idea. I would build an homage to women who learn to love themselves, a reminder to realize the strength in being a woman, a mother, or anything they want to be. I walked over to where i saw some loose white corals and I started gathering them. The whole project took me a little over an hour but I felt good, it's like that feeling of satisfaction they show in The Shawshank Redemption when they tar the roof and afterwords sit and have a beer in the afternoon sun. i found the perfect spot, moved a couple of rocks around so my canvas was more ideal and began to build out my word. It took a couple of re-writes, ha ha until I was satisfied that passerby's would actually recognize what the heck I was trying to say but there it was and hopefully still is. My word you are wondering? How can one word be a celebration of finding yourself? Well if you've ever seen Fried Green Tomatoes you know exactly what word I am referring to. But...see for yourself, and think of Kathy Bates as she drives madly 16 times into a small volkswagen beetle in the grocery store parking lot.....Yep it can be none other than.....

And then there's this one by Baz Luhrmann...tee hee

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97Wear sunscreenIf I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would beit. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved byscientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliablethan my own meanderingexperience…I will dispense this advice now.Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will notunderstand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself andrecall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay beforeyou and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as youimagine.Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is aseffective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewingbubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things thatnever crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pmon some idle Tuesday.Do one thing everyday that scares youSingDon’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up withpeople who are reckless with yours.FlossDon’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimesyou’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only withyourself.Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if yousucceed in doing this, tell me how.Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.StretchDon’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with yourlife…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what theywanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 yearolds I know still don’t.Get plenty of calcium.Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybeyou won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funkychicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’tcongratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – yourchoices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other peoplethink of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll everown..Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.(Brother and sister together we'll make it throughSomeday your spirit will take you and guide you thereI know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be therefor you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.Everybody's free.)Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone forgood.Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and thepeople most likely to stick with you in the future.Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few youshould hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography
andlifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people youknew when you were young.Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; livein Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.Travel.Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians willphilander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasizethat when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians werenoble and children respected their elders.Respect your elders.Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either onemight run out.Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it willlook 85.Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those whosupply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way offishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over theugly parts and recycling it for more thanit’s worth.But trust me on the sunscreen…

Desiderata - Quite simple truth....

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.-Desiderata

Whoa...What the heck am I lookin' at?

It's entitled Strange Rocks on the Twitter post I got it from but I can't tell if it's real or not. Looks to be some kind of Wildabeast in a swamp. Cool pic tho...just thought I'd share