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Using mindfulness as a tool of recovery.

I'm not really sure who I'd be today if Julia Cameron from the Artist Way hadn't convinced me to start writing in July of 1994.  

I can't have a conversation with an empty page.  It's like sitting next to a person that refuses to talk.  

The art of the performance is knowing the history of the stage.  As a Broadcast instructor I'd rather teach tomorrows talkers eight to ten weeks of industry history than show them the shortcuts to a fast entry.  There's a lot to be said about who lived this life and journey long before us.  No matter what your choice of career is, look into the backfield and take note of those who s...

October 6, 2021 Working on the future. As much as I talk about living in the present, my wife on the other hand is a very heavy duty planner of the future. At 8am she’s already laid out the ground work for what we’re going to be doing late tomorrow. This is a very difficult place for me to be in. I live here. In the now. Not tomorrow at 2pm. Don’t get me wrong! I totally respect her walk and way....

The business of being present is knowing the reward isn't of monetary value.  We seem to be a rewinding mode.  We're going back to our old workplace habits.  Bosses want more hours without paying more.  The excuse is based on not having a full staff.  Fewer people means fewer guests and clients are being served so the company isn't pulling in the high dollar signs like 201...

October 5, 2021 Four months ago I sat in the forest writing about the first tropical storm of the season. Miss Claudette was pouring sips of water into the several layers of what makes this collection of trees possible. I caught a solo doe in between some of those layers. She was gnawing on leaves from a fallen branch. Nature doesn’t seem to be bothered by the atmosphere. Maybe because all the oth...

Primary intention.  Being mindfully present, grateful and activated to bringing peace to your moment of now.  Knowing your ability.  A secondary intention is the negative. The things that stand in the way and or poison the journey due to worry, fear, ego or lack of ambition.  

I’m C.T. When I’m not hosting podcasts I’m in the real world. Everybody has to work. My job is C.S. Customer Service. Solutions, relationships and generating motivation to keep my team pumped and connected to every guest who chose to stop in to pick up a few things or large baskets with everything. This is C.T.C.S. Episode 9 My New Best Friend Bill

October 4, 2021 Stream thinking! Writing what you feel right now. Ten minutes without judgement or editing. Free form thinking. See who you really are versus the sculpted character put on daily display. My entire childhood my mother endlessly told her five children to mind their own business. To do whatever it takes to keep our noses away from other people’s situations. Try doing that today! Every...

For some reason, we without about a billion others have been glued to our flat screens watching Squid Game on Netflix.  The most violent, gory, edge of your seat and unpredictable thing!  I'm not expert.  I do question how this series is going to play out in reality.  When the worst of conditions have numbed our fears, do we find ourselves being attracted to Squid Game because...

Ryan Jay reviews Venom 2 Let There Be Carnage.  He says it's far better than the original but still lacks the comedic edge of Ryan Reynolds in Dead Pool.  It's still a great movie to see on the theater screen.  When you see a title like Diana Musical what do you think?  Diana Ross?  Nope this feature on Netflix is all about Princess Diana and its a musical!  The music...

October 1, 2021 A blank page isn’t a writing voice. Ultimately the ink must stain whatever message is glued to the universe. To pry it free might offer an innocent crumbling. To sit and wait for the thought to dance softly with the page could take too much of what little time is left. Because it’s October, the sun isn’t too quick to rise across the eastern horizon. It plays games with millions who...

What would the world be like without coffee? I know what it was like before Red Bull and Monster drinks.  Look at how many energy drinks are out there today.  Same is true about the mom and pop coffee shops unafraid of Starbucks.  Be grateful for coffee.  Show it some respect while savoring the sips each new morning.  

September 29, 2021 Putting fuel into the writing instrument. Undeveloped thoughts. A willingness to be activated. The words seem to be on a boat held up in a tiny port. Funny how life tends to locate blockages. To stand at the base and do nothing but stare into the several levels of emptiness. This is a pretty heavy adventure this new day. I’m having a difficult time writing! The third sentence sa...

Being a daily writer doesn't make me great at communicating.  What is written is shared with me.  Not invented by me.  My entire life I've always admitted to listening to the wind.  There's energy there/  A source of invisible strength that moves through us in ways that lift a thought into actuality and or at least some place nearby.  Instead of trying to build the pe...

September 28, 2021 Waking up with the forest. The hawks. Two are in vision. A calling inside these trees to wake up in peace. I’m amazed by the sounds the hawks are making. They want to be heard far ahead of all others things. In Native American Spirituality, when the hawk makes itself known to your presence the message is clear. You’re caught up in too much. Stay alert and become more focused. Pa...

At 59.  Am I a curmudgeon?  The dictionary defines it as a bad tempered person.  Wow!  That doesn't paint a pretty picture.  The world is missing people like Andy Rooney.  I always wanted to be him.  To never be afraid to speak about what you're well aware of.  The world beat me to it.  Social Media is nothing but a massive amount of curmudgeons.  

I’m C.T. When I’m not hosting podcasts I’m in the real world. Everybody has to work. My job is C.S. Customer Service. Solutions, relationships and generating motivation to keep my team pumped and connected to every guest who chose to stop in to pick up a few things or large baskets with everything. This is C.T.C.S. Episode 8 Good Game Now Clean Up The Locker Room

September 27, 2021 I’m a man of many faults and weaknesses. One of them being seriously disconnected from texting. I don’t enjoy reading or writing a text message. Especially if the conversation is excessively long or the subject involves several talk bubbles. I think it’s based on a lack of inflection. I see words but I’m not hearing them. My creative mind starts to make up the noise. If somethin...

The time on the clock is rarely friend to those trying to keep focused on keeping their head above water.  The price of trying to keep your mind body and soul in shape in an age of very little rest.  The effects of the after affects.  What are we handing down to the next generations?  Credit cards are painting over our injured hearts.  The eyes though are telling a differe...

September 24, 2021 I heard a teacher this morning say these words, “You can’t turn it off.” I watched the video over and over. The entire message was based on how leaders of lessons taught are expected to be on 24/7. The part that hit me the hardest in the heart was when she explained how taking home school work kept her away family. She wasn’t in control of raising her children. You can’t turn it...

The sway of the world.  It reminds me of how the doe swishes here tall white tail from the left then quickly to the right.  It's no different with the headlines.  They've been designed to define our lives.  People that once garnered hits and clicks disappeared for a while but seem to be back in full force.  I won't bring up their names.  That's what they want us to do...

September 23, 2021 As a writer things move through us differently. Not everybody will admit to that. Mostly because writer’s tend to be selfish with their secrets of ability. No wonder so many choose not to write! Inspiration and influence on a page doesn’t have to come from just reading. Non-writers need to hear from those who do write. I’m presently on the corner of walk and don’t walk. The morn...

Gripping change.  Not only expecting it.  But participating with it's behavior.  In 2020 we embraced change by forces beyond our ability and control.  Covid 19 put us in a stare of mind unrecognized.  I'm not a fan of change!  I've just made it a point to not fight it.  It's will always win and it's time I'll never get back.