The Real Crisis is Joy
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Category: mental health
When They Go Low, Gentlemen Go High
Refusing to take offensive interactions too seriously makes it easier to access your gentlemen’s and ladies’ codes of ethics. I started writing a column for The Good Men Project, so to introduce myself, I thought I would share my notes on … Continue reading When They Go Low, Gentlemen Go High
Compared to what?
Help for the Hero Many people, perhaps even the majority of people suffer emotionally with issues. If you aren’t mindful of keeping a healthy balance in your life it’s easy to fall into a depressed state. It’s certainly a conscious effort … Continue reading Compared to what?
Rise Today
I just asked myself, not out loud but in my brain, what the heck is wrong with me?! I reach out to “friends” in their time of need and what do I get… whinny excuses and rejection. Yet I felt compelled to rise and change this world for one person. This here little blog I decided to start, was with the intention to share and possibly inspire you with my thoughts, ideas, experiences and fun, but it becomes evident that only a few may “get it.” That’s fine, I can’t inspire or influence everyone I know. Obviously. So it’s been challenging … Continue reading Rise Today
Boogaloosa and Malarkey
BOOGALOOSA! By now, if you have visited my blog more than once, you know I love music, jazz in particular. Though I enjoy and support so many genres of music like pop, rock, country, blues, R&B, classical, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, hip hop, etc., jazz seems to fall further down on the scale of being high-profile. Even at the Grammy Awards, the jazz awards were not included in the prime time telecast, they were held in a separate hall, away from the high-profile nominees. That is disrespectful. The Americana Music movement is not helping either. Noticed that they aren’t recognizing JAZZ … Continue reading Boogaloosa and Malarkey
Things Independently Magical
7+7=14 7+7=14 is simple math but also today’s date. Must be something magical in that, but not sure if there are any official groups that have a definition of what the date 7/7/14 could mean for us – the ones who need meaning, wealth and health. I will step forward, daring to declare this is a damn good date, full of love, magic and possibilities. That seems presumptuous and brave to declare such a thing, but it feels right. It’s a part of my boldness and I was reminded of this in a recent post from Mastin Kipp of The Daily Love. … Continue reading Things Independently Magical
Lovin’ the Soul and Innovation
Mental Lovin’ Friday night a Barbara Walters Special aired on ABC. She interviewed Peter Roger, father of Elliot Roger the young man who murdered several UC Santa Barbara students and himself. The program was difficult to watch because it made me feel terrible that this person could be on a path to a happier life, instead of taking the lives of innocent people and himself. If only he had some help from a “soul tending” professional. Yes, Elliot did have a therapist, but it seemed from what his father said in the interview, Elliot didn’t form a close connection with … Continue reading Lovin’ the Soul and Innovation
Getting High on Hard Bop
Horace Silver Horace Silver, an American jazz pianist “famous” for his funky playing style called hard bop, passed away last week at the age of 85. I put “famous” in quotes because I didn’t know about Horace Silver until two years … Continue reading Getting High on Hard Bop
RETROgrade
If it wasn’t challenging enough to go through three months of Mars retrograde (March 1 to May 19) Mercury Retrograde has just begun and is usually a big pain in yours and my ass. If you are unfamiliar with Merc Retro just a brief description of the affects are: communications and devices that facilitate communication can go awry or are misunderstood, travel plans can be delayed or you may encounter more traffic jams (in LA this is imperceptible), electronic devices and vehicles can suddenly have unexplained problems and it’s not the best time to enter into legal agreements or begin new … Continue reading RETROgrade
Music and Love
I love music!!! There is so much I will and want to share on my niche in this realm and sometimes I can do that best by referring you to some very knowledgeable music lovers who post wonderful reviews and share great music. One such person is Ray, or Truebluser as he is known for his blog called Someplace Else, Wheatfield Soul. Check out his post on St Paul & the Broken Bones. And speaking of LOVE… I have added a Mental Love section to Nish’s Niche and I’ve added a couple of very interesting video blogs from Mastin … Continue reading Music and Love
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