words and pictures....
February 28, 2012
Yesterday is gone, today is the day… Be in it. It’s all too easy when times are troubling to dwell on the past…
Today, I strive to be in the moment, through out the day and if thoughts of yesterday or other days gone by, try to fill my head, I remind myself that the past is the past and there is only this moment… Now.
Be in it… Go with the flow.
(Affirmation: c. Pamela J. Leavey ~~ Photo: Geese in Flight – c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)
February 27, 2012
From a 1999 private concert, The King, The God and the Stars, at the White House, Eric Clapton and BB King perform The Thrill Is Gone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07aFEdXa3boEnjoy…
Great advice and fabulous Food For Thought…
“When you’re like a keg of dynamite about to go off, patience means just slowing down at that point—just pausing—instead of immediately acting on your usual, habitual response. You refrain from acting, you stop talking to yourself, and then you connect with the soft spot. But at the same time you are completely and totally honest with yourself about what you are feeling. You’re not suppressing anything; patience has nothing to do with suppression. In fact, it has everything to do with a gentle, honest relationship with yourself.” ~~ Pema Chodron: Practicing Peace in Times of War
It’s so important to remember in frustrating times to step back and find your balance or “soft spot” before reacting.
There are times in everyone’s life when they feel they are confronted with tasks that seem so difficult. In those times, we must all move forward by doing the best we can each day. The tasks seem to place an inordinate amount of pressure on us, and sometimes too, there are people in our lives who think we’re not getting things done up to their expectations. It is important during these times to not put extra pressure on ourselves to meet others expectations.
Today, I remind myself, that I will strive today and every day to do the best I can. When the path ahead seems difficult to traverse, I will continue to move forward, doing the best I can, until I reach the end. ~~ Pamela J. Leavey
(Photo: Caressing The Light ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2011)
February 26, 2012
Diana Krall performs Cry Me A River, from the “Live In Paris” DVD:
Enjoy
February 25, 2012
Albert King performs I’ll Play The Blues For You, live in Japan, 1989:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJneW_jAICIEnjoy…
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