happy new year

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
~~~~~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~

May the new year bless you all with joy, peace and good health.

random thought

My horoscope today was thought provoking for when the weight of the world is heavy on your shoulders,
you must trust in the tides of time to move you forward.

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Trusting that life's forward momentum will be positive can help take the weight of uncertainty from your shoulders.

It's easy to get caught up in negative hypotheses regarding the future, but a great way to relax and let the flow of the universe carry you is to feel with certainty that you will be guided safely toward a positive end.

When you aren't worried about the possibilities, you can more easily focus on what you want and how to achieve those goals.

Instead of engaging in endless planning and scheming, you will find that your desires may be fulfilled naturally and in due time.

Trusting that your life will progress without much difficulty today can help you achieve the future you want without being plagued by doubt.

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Peace be with you all as we move into the new year.

Debb, you are one magnificent person!

You are the night of Christmas.

You are a beautiful, good-hearted person who enjoys the best for others.

You are probably very sentimental as well.

You don't believe in material objects for making you happy,
but in things more important.

You truly live out the spirit and meaning of this holiday.

Being around the ones you care about most is enough to make you content.

The thing is that most people may either really love
or unfortunately hate you for your beautiful nature.


Merry Christmas ;~}

What Christmas Figure Are You?

get ready ....

to read an amazing blog:

http://mikedowellmemorium.blogspot.com/

the short version is that this is a memorial site for a husband, father, soldier

the long version is a tale of love & it's strength

get a tissue & enjoy the read

funny

this is still a funny set, even after all these years

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92smattfoley.phtml


do the funny folks get called home because we need more laughter in heaven?

when we lose our sense of the absurd,
the uproarious,
the silly,
we lose more than our sense of humor

we lose os part of what makes us human

then we begin to see ourselves as 'oh so very serious'

and worse yet

take our selves too seriously

then we begin to lose a bit of our humanity

we begin to think it's ok to hurt people for information

to lie for the protection of the unjust

to ignore the facts to get our way

we need more funny here on earth

blog plug

"forgive me if I ever consider myself more than gathered ashes."
~~by Dr. Charles~~

http://drcharles.blogspot.com/2005/02/ashen-physician.html

I highly recommend this blog:
The Examining Room of Dr. Charles

The writing is wonderful and that particular post that i have the like for is one that touches the heart.

read & enjoy

now

You don't get to choose how you're going to die.
Or when.
You can decide how you're going to live now.
~~Joan Baez~~

I choose to live now.

each day, just now.

It is easy to get caught up in looking back at the
"when things were..."

or to look so far ahead,
to the "when things will be..."

now.

right now.

enjoy the moment.

enjoy the ride

live truly

"True religion is real living;
living with all one's soul,
with all one's goodness and righteousness."
~~~~ Albert Einstein ~~~~

each day I try to live fully with goodness in my heart

and I give thanks for the day

to enjoy the time,

the challenges to face & learn from,

the people in my world

namaste

peace

guts dx 1

mycoplasmal infection

that's what my guts have ...
an infection of a nasty tiny little bacteria
it lives inside the cells

(as it must being the kind of bug that it is)

causing colitis

auto-immune diseases

and it hurts

(well it really causes the body to hurt itself)

so antibiotics for 6 months

(maybe more)

& I have an answer to my pain

coldness

our furnace wasn't working very well for the past 2 weeks

it didn't blow like it should

but it's all better now

& just in time

we are having bitter cold weather here

sunny with clear skies

and

COLD

might have to build a fire tonight,
just to keep the chill out of my old bones

5 Simple Things

There's something kind of fun that is making its way around the blogosphere,
"Five Simple Things."
It's self explanatory, so here goes:
Debb's List of Five Simple Things

5 things I plan to do before I die:
1. Organize my studio.
2. Be debt free
3. Grow an herb garden
4. Learn more artful ways of doing
5. Experience life fully

5 things I can do:
1. Curl my tongue.
2. Love with all my heart.
3. Walk gently in the world
4. Yoga
5. Dream

5 things I cannot do:
1. Sing in tune.
2. Sleep thru the night.
3. Stop thinking
4. Tolerate cruelty
5. Spell very well

5 Things that attract me to other people:
1. A sense of humor
2. Kindness
3. Intelligence
4. Playfulness
5. Honesty

5 things I say most often:
1. I'm sorry.
2. I love you.
3. No problem.
4. What a drag!
5. I'm tired.


5 people I want to do this next:
1. Bob
2. Liz
3. Bevvie
4. Bbarb
5. Annie

Googling 'needs'

a bit circling around in the blog-o-shpere is to plug your name plus the word "needs" into the google search engine and then share whatever pops up.
Here are the top few things that appeared when I googled "Deborah needs"

Deborah needs to learn.

Deborah needs to be in a position where she will actually learn.

Deborah needs to start eating cheeseburgers again.

Deborah needs to focus on her strongpoints.

Deborah needs to find her own cure.

Deborah needs some help.

Deborah needs to do more promo!

Deborah needs financial help.

all interesting.

all true in one way or another.

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on a side note when I googled for "debb needs" I got this:

Debb needs to remember that she set herself up for this.

blog bits

How You Life Your Life

Debb is honest and direct. Debb tells it like it is. Debb is laid back and chill, but sometimes she cares too much about what others think. Debb's friends tend to be a as quirky as she is - which is saying a lot! Debb tends to always dream of things within reach - and she usually gets them.

How Do You Live Your Life?

guts (round 2)

tomorrow for round 2 of testing

&

it'll be a couple of weeks before an answer is collected from the doctor

here's hoping for an answer with a functional response

an answer that we can do something about

an answer that has a history of success

an answer, just that would be good

guts

we all got 'em
guts that is...
and mine are going to be searched,
poked, probed and biopsied
let's hope for an answer
with an option of cure.

our place on this earth is so small
and yet...
if we choose to...

our impact can be huge

choose to be positive and keep our place joyous

kids

are we the only people on the planet that
couldn't
didn't
have kids

no we aren't

but it really feels like

a solo venture sometimes

we didn't then because we couldn't

and now we can't

and we are a minority of 2

top fourty

My Top 40 music choices
in no particular order.........

just 40 assorted bits of music that help to define my world

I may have many albums or just the artist listed in my top fourty,
because sometimes it's the way the songs move together that makes the sound memorable

1: Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack

2: The Big Chill Soundtrack

3: Spiderweb by Joan Osborne

4: REM

5: School House Rocks

6: It's a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

7: Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin
8: Bat out of Hell & Back into Hell by Meatloaf

9: Song Remains the Same by Led Zepplin

10: Thunder Drums by Scott Fitzgerald

11: Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

12: The Wall by Pink Floyd

13: Voices of the First Women

14: Outback

15: R Carlos Nakai

16: Talking Heads

17: David Bowie

18: Rolling Stones

19: the Beatles

20: the Doors

21: Mikey Hart

22: Depeche Mode

23: the Grateful Dead

24: Bonnie Raitt

25: Tina Turner

26: Liz Phair

27: Billie Holiday

28: Paul Simon

29: Dire Straits

30: Marcia Ball

31: the Bon-Ton Blues Soul Accordian Band

32: Eric Clapton

33: Elvis Costello

34: B B King

35: Santana

36: Madonna

37: Melissa Etheridge

38: Elton John

39: the B-52's

40: Sting

hooked...

...on these tests

(thanks for the link to the site jerri!)

ok so right brained am I

& you?

Brain Lateralization Test Results

Right Brain (64%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain. Left Brain (24%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain

Are You Right or Left Brained?
personality tests by similarminds.com

who me?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMM

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

I figured that it'd be Einstein
(my sis tells me I'm way to detached & analytical)