Paul's Corner

"Just" a thought????

Paul, you come up with very thought provoking "thoughts" . . .

Makes me wonder what it's like to be in a studio as you create choreography!

Melody

The problem is I feel I should be doing much more as I fear I 'am doing' not much.

As long as you can still say I am....you will hopefully find the time to do...

Ever read the old hippy book Be Here Now??

AWESOME

Hope everyone is happy, healthy and doing well...

The words "hippy" and "get happy" just evoked some very frightening images of peacocks and strangely painted vans in my mind. LOL I'm too young to have those types of flashbacks! (Aren't I? *scratches head*)

Paul, be careful of fearing you are doing "not much." Most wives are happy to make up a "honey do" list for listless husbands. *grins*

I'm a bit punchy tonight. Must be all the migraine meds flowing through my system. But I'm happy, and happy is good. Now it is time to pry the sleeping cat off my leg so I can go to bed. G'night all! :o)

Sarah--unfortunately, I AM old enough to recall . . . (sigh) Must admit it was more during my "formative" years. :D

Mary--never heard of "Be Here Now"--will look it up.

Paul, I certainly hear you--nothing like the quiet time after closing a show or project--you can't help but think "now what??" I think the adrenaline gets so pumped up that "normality" feels so out of place.

Chao!

Melody

I am a newcomer to this outlet, but was haunted all day once I read Paul's "just a thought."

I can't help but think that one who has children can get lost in the thought that he/she "am doing" not much. Anyone who is a parent is doing plenty.

I also paused to read some of his other thoughts and in "Revelation" he says "Stop wanting and start having," and later on to "Be a do'er not a want'er."

Thus, I am left with the thought that if any individual feels or fears that he or she "am doing" not much, then they should do more.....BUT, evaluate first where the fear comes from, as I am sure that when one pauses to look at his/her plate of life and look at his/her children, that the fear of not doing much is unfounded.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

Agreed. The people who say, “I’m not doing enough” are the ones who are doing a great deal but don’t recognize it. Just look at what it takes to donate a pint of blood, babysit somebody’s kids for an hour, or donate money to charity. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes its “aw shucks, it was nothing”. To each his own and you do the best you can.

I’ve had days where I feel I’m spinning my wheels but covering no miles. Sooner or later, those tires will touch the ground and the road will pass by smoothly. We each have our “speed limits” and must know we’re not traveling alone—friends and family give encouragement along the way. (Gotta stop the driving lingo…)

Great thoughts Esther and Rhonda. Life is like a car, or a road, or a path....lol

Where are we going? Are we there yet?

Here's a little write up on the Be Here Now book published originally in 1971 (that explains allot) and written by Ram Das

It's easy to dismiss Be Here Now as the relic of a whacked-out '60s acid tripper. Paging through the center section of the book, with its inch-high print and psychedelic drawings, you come across lines like:

Magic Theatre
For madmen only
price of admission
your
mind

Then you turn to the first page of the book, and you are suddenly sucked into the story of a Harvard psychiatrist who has reached the pinnacle of success, discovers the mind-expanding powers of acid, and ends up trooping through India with a 23-year-old holy man from Laguna Beach, California. In the story, you see all the trappings of your own life and begin to wonder if India might hold the answers after all. Before booking your ticket, turn to the last section of the Be Here Now, "Cookbook for a Sacred Life." Ram Dass saves you the trouble by proffering a sober introduction to the basics of Hindu religion. Although he still can't resist CAPITAL LETTERS, he has done his homework, presenting a whole range of concepts and practices having to do with yoga postures, meditation, renunciation, dying, and sexual energy. So, for the most part, Be Here Now stands the test of time, and if you can entertain the center section in a retro kind of a spirit, it might be just what you're looking for: "The opposite of craving is saying, baby, this is the way it is, yeah, OK, here and now, this is it. I ACCEPT THE HERE & NOW FULLY." --Brian Bruya

Wow. I came up in some pretty crazy years! lol

It is a pretty fun book though.

Hi everyone,

I am here too, and I am I and I am now. So I am.

All the time I am I do.

I can't not do, I would have to not be.

Being is doing.

Road is for travelling, we trust we are doing the right and the best we can. Judging is futile, we disempower ourselves when we say we're not (doing) enough.

We do not have to see all the way where we are going as long as we know where we are going and we trust and know we get there. When we travel by car at night we switch the engine, the headlights are on and we start from A to reach B. It might be miles away. The headlights allow the vision for few hundred meters ahead only, and even though we do not see the whole way to B, we keep going as the next few hundred meters keeps showing up as we keep moving. And we are happy with that, it doesn't even cross our minds why the headlights are not strong enough to light our way right up to B. There is no need for that. We know that we see enough to get where we want.

How is that sounding? I found this approach a God-send.

Look forward to hear others' opinions.

PS Paul, could you just confirm that you received the email and attachments OK. Thanks

Beata

What a coincidence...I am here and I am doing also.

It's kismet.

Peace.

Paul--you provoked some great thoughts on the forum!

I like Beata's comment about disempowering ourselves when we say we're not doing enough--everyone's comments show WE ARE and ARE DOING.

Speaking about doing, got to get "doing" myself!

Great day all!

Melody

Beata,

I love that analogy! Very good. I will definitely repaeat that.

Why is it that the journey is so difficult for us to accept and navigate sometimes. Humans are so thick headed.

Thanks!

Hi everyone again,

Melody and MaryS - thanks for the comment, first time I heard that analogy I started to feel more at ease with myself, and it was a relief to know that... yeah, no matter what happens, I may not 'see' the destination, but I know I get there. The question is where?

I know where I am going, and hopefully others do as well.

And navigation gets better when you start going with the flow and using the sometimes 'difficult' incidences to assess and readjust the course. They may actually be showing us something we need to know, but if we refuse to see the other side of the coin, we get more frustrated as it's looks as though we are not getting what we want.

I use nowadays the great tool of 'feeling' to navigate and make my choices. If a situation gives me a positive feeling - then the answer is yes go that way, but if it gives me any other than positive (even a slight tension or uneasiness) it definitely is no no. And I am open and clear about it to myself and others involved.

I am so I do. I do as I am.

See ya soon

Beata

Beata, I agree with you whole-heartedly about using "feeling" for navigation. Many years ago I did not trust my instincts and I found myself in a not so good situation (ok, I'll be honest it was a bad marriage). BUT I found my way out of it and I don't regret the decisions I made because I learned from them and I now know to trust what I feel.

I often hear people say, "I wish I could go back and do this again" or "I wish I could change that" - well I don't want to change anything from my past because it is what made me the person I am today, and I believe I am a very strong individual. I came through a rough period of time and have endured some hardships since then, and every single moment has shaped me into the person who gets up every morning and is thankful she has control of her life. Yes there are days I worry about paying my bills or my health, but overall life is good. :o)

Ah yes my wheels are spinning madly but do not touch the ground therefore I am going nowhere. That does describe quite accurately how I am feeling at present.

Beata - I recieved your email and will give you some feedback shortly thank you - I do like the idea that our headlights only light the immediate path and yet we keep going blind in some ways as we cant actually see our destination but in our minds eye. That idea makes me feel a little better but at the same time I want to ask "are we there yet"!!

The answer for me will be when my wheels touch down and I finally begin the actual forward movement toward the destination firmly planted in my minds eye.

Perhaps I am saying and feeling I am not (doing) enough because I do feel disempowered because typically as an actor I am dependant on others to give me the role the job the opportunity and therefore I have no power in this area of my life or if any very little.

That said I have not given away my power as I am "doing" other things that I hope and trust will provide me with an income eventually in the long term and in the short term provide me with a creative outlet and some traction on the ground.

Hi everyone,

Paul, please do not under estimate your "control" over your career opportunities and the subsequent outcomes.

Remember, the unspoken perception of yourself comes through loud and clear to others. Your intentions that lie in your subconscious also have an affect on your personality that is perceived by others.

Feel empowered, therefor, BE empowered....

A person portraying a flexible, open and positive energy is something that we all want to be around. People want to give to you when they feel that, because they are certain of learning and experiencing something good from having been around you.

I am forceful sometimes and as I get more mature and have been in a professional atmosphere for the past 20 years, I have learned that I have had to tone that down. I wasn't aware of how I was coming off and how people felt uncomfortable sometimes. That sometimes came back to bite me, because I wasn't aware I was doing it. From that sting, I became aware and was able to learn from it. More opportunity came my way from having learned that. So, as it turned out, I actually gained control, rather than feeling always that I was losing control. Control is very much a double edged sword. We have to let go and let god sometimes, no matter if we believe in god to be the universe, or an actual entity.

It's just a way of moving within the stream in a way that sways you to your true destination. Doesn't mean your always moving downstream, sometimes we go against the stream and then sway back to the current to find the correct direction. Just like the headlights on the road.

With all the wonderful positive energy that you embody, you are on the path that will lead you to where you are meant to be!

Hiya,

I really like how the 'just a thought' turned out to be a big thing for everyone.

I have learned and applied with clear results a certain way of seeing the world. I have learnt that feeling and thinking is our greatest creative tool, and we do it even if we do not believe in that sort of thing.

Every time we feel certain way, we are sending out this particular message to everyone. They 'read' it even before they see us and act accordingly to the way we feel/think either about ourselves or our affairs or just about anything in fact. Basically, what all people are doing is reflecting back what we believe we are/think we are/ or are not. It's automatic, subconscious.

So we get the confirmation of our thinking and we say "I knew it" or "Have I not told you it would be that way?" So we get trapped and stuck in this thinking that it must be true as other people see it that way, too. So even more convinced of whatever we were thinking, we keep going on like this.

But I learned that because we see things happening to us and we believe that we have no control over it, we believe that the outer things have control over our lives and we do not see there is a way out. And there is a way out. What we see is a physical manifestation of what we feel and think. So if we change thinking, we change the physical. And that's because the thinking/feeling/consciousness controls matter, and not the other way around.

I started having flashbacks from my past, recalling situations that were clearly showing me how that worked in my life. So I started to change my thinking, ever so slowly, with many errors and repeats, but I am getting better and better. And I can see results.

So it's always good to do things to improve our outer situation but at the same time we need to do some work on the inner level.

Phew, I wrote a lot, I know, but I felt it's good to share.

When I watched SB I saw all of that what I just wrote about in the film, sometimes shown in a very komedy-like style, so it might be overlooked or dismissed.

I know for sure that the change happens when we start freeing ourselves from living in fear, even if it means one small step at a time.

Aaarr, no need to tell me off, I know I talk a lot.:)

Till next time,
Beata

Beata,

One word: Awesome!!!!

I really really love your words. Truly.

oops, one word....I goofed.

I'm a big talker too! :)

My mom used to say, "If you don't think too good, don't think too much." - I tend to follow that advice.

Come to think of it, I don't really like deep water either ;), although I float pretty well!

Shallow, clueless, and (mostly) happy - seems to work for me.

Sarah, I hope your new meds are getting your migrains under control. It took me a long time to hit on the right combo, but (knock on wood), I've be relatively pain free for a couple of years now. Hang on.

I certainly hear all of you, Paul and PC friends. Are we ever really content with what we do in between anything we hope to do?

Melody

Melody,

As human beings, I think not. We’re not stagnant creatures at all. I’ve heard two opposite ideas how to live life. The first is to “Live to the max” by pushing yourself against all odds to achieve great goals. Then you’ll accomplish a lot in your life. The second is “Being content with your lot” and realizing your limits, not getting upset with minor setbacks.

Dr. Abraham Twerski had a good medium balance: “Live within your dreams”. It is good to have aspirations because they keep us going in life. But make those hopes tangible and possible so that someday, you’ll get them.

I spent a year overseas when I heard a popular parable going around. A lobster must shed its old shell and scuttle somewhere between the rocks to hide until a new one grows back. This leaves the lobster soft and vulnerable but it is necessary for natural reasons. It will become too cramped inside the old shell. Such is a life-threatening experience for the lobster and yet it will always remove the shell and produce a larger, better one. Fortunately, we do not always need to face perilous dangers in order to grow and develop into better people.

And just for the record, I’ve never tasted lobster. What’s it like?

Esther--

I like that, "Live within your dreams." Very well said.

Since I can't eat crustaceans, I'm probably one not to say what lobster is like. I did have it one time as part of a surf and turf and from what I can recall, it was like a giant shrimp (I had a small tail portion). I was ill the next morning, though, sad to say.

I had no problems eating shrimp when I was young, as I do like them. This sensitivity developed in my early adult years.

I'm sure Paul and other PC friend can tell you far better! ;)

Rosie, thank you for your concern about my migraines. I am going to share something and before I do so I am asking Paul and any other men here to please pardon me for being so open but its the only way to explain my current onslaught. My stress triggered migraines were/are being controlled fine, however last month I had a visit with my GYN and he was not happy. I turned 35 this year, I now have a history of migraines and I was on "the pill" to control hormone problems. These three in combination cause a high risk for stroke, so he took me off "the pill" immediately. Since that moment my body has been in hormonal hell. I have missed at least 6 days from work in the past 6 weeks (3, 2 day incriments each) because of this. I am handling the pain fairly well at this point, but the vertigo and nausea that comes with the migraines are what is giving me the most difficulty. My most recent round of problems started a week ago yesterday: I worked Monday, missed both Tuesday and Wednesday, worked Thursday and Friday, and then had off for the weekend. The only day during that entire 7 day stretch I felt fine was Sunday, until that night when it started up again. I've been out from work these past 2 days as well, and have a message in with the P.A. I usually see to find out what she suggests. My dad (who is a R.N.) wants me to discuss a mixture of two medicines for the vertigo because if that can be taken under control then I should be able to work. The only other option would be to see my GYN again and discuss hormone replacement which I will not do at this point in my life since I have not had children yet. So that sums up my migraines, and probably told you more than you ever wanted to know. ;o)

Beata, you thought you had a lot to say. LOL

Needless to say, I'm having a rough patch right now - emotionally and financially, but I'm doing my best to try and stay positive. I appreciate being able to come here and spout off every now and again. :o)

Oh Sarah - I SERIOUSLY sympathize. "Hormones" were my biggest migraine triggers and mine worsened noticably around your current age. At one point my OB speculated that I was experiencing early on-set peri-menopause.

HRT would seem counterproductive to migraines that are triggered by hormones???

I know for me, it took serveral tries with different combos to hit on my "miracle".

Don't be shy, DEMAND help. Pain is NOT an option - especially when it is "disabling" you. This is not an incurable condition, just tricky to treat - make them "treat" you.

I won't bother apologizing to Paul, as he's surrounded by women and is either used to this, or NUMB to it. ; )

Sarah--There is a good woman's health website womentowomen.com that has great articles about many things that concern women, especially in the peri and menopause stages. They discuss health from both medical and alternative treatments. They have great discussions on harmone treatments and many related topics.

I've found their articles helpful (the range of their topics is rather impressive), and being they're written by women medical professionals, there's good insight. I receive monthly emails from their site with new articles or updates.

Rosie is right. Demand better options--maybe some of their articles can help you in searching them out.

I was reading Newsweek and found this My Turn article interesting...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11884162/site/newsweek/

all my best,

Julie

Dear All, Hi,

This is primarily addressed to Sarah but everybody will benefit from this information.

Sarah, I feel for you and your condition. When I read it today, I immediately got a 'message' in my head: She needs to know about the water and salt.

Did you know there is a guy called Dr Batman (his real name is too long for people to remember i.e. Dr. F Batmanghelidj) who is a medical doctor, born in Iran, but trained and educated in the UK.

In his book ' Your Body's Many Cries for Water' he gives explanation and evidence of thousands of people (but nowadays there are millions) who helped themselves using his simple method of increasing the amount of clear/clean water per day followed by salt intake adjustment.

This is an excerpt from the book:
Dr Batman first discovered the curative powers of water in an overcrowded Tehran prison where he was held during the 1979 revolution. One day in desperation he prescribed the only medication available for one of 3,000 terrified inmates who was literraly dying of acute stomach pain - a single glass of water. The man recovered within minutes. In that momement, he asserts, 'a new era in the advancement of medical science was born.'

I myself was a very ill person and realised that doctors were trying to cure my ulcerative colitis with drugs which really didn't help. After I was prescribed steroids, the results were disastrous - the problem persisted (i.e. constant diorrhea, blood in stool, loosing weight, being on the brink of losing energy to the point you won't have enough to live). And on top of that the steroid caused total havoc in my body and my emotions were so unbalanced I was in a total despair, how I am going to be able to live any more. I was close to dying.

I realised by my experience that doctors don't really know what to do to help in certain conditions, especially like the one I had. They are trying to help and use what they have available but in most cases it's all drugs, that mask the problem and don't cure.

At that time (about 7 years ago) I made up my mind to do it my way. I went as far as refusing to take drugs and do it the natural way - nutrition, microbiotics, water and salt therapy and much more. Generally embarked on even healthier lifestyle than I used to follow.

Why I say all that? Not that you drop the drugs immediately. Take it at your pace so you are happy. Just start with the water and salt and see what happens. When you start improving, you will naturally want to decrease the amount of drugs as you would simply feel that there is less need for them. And eventually you probably will have the same realisation as me and stop taking them altogether.

I just want to show you that there is a cure which is cheap and much healthier than anything in the world. And that it all works.

This doctor wrote numerous books after the one I just told you and some with just letters from people who recovered from condtions that were considered uncurable: these were ordinary people, as well as doctors who have access to what medicine had to offer and still were not able to cure their conditions. His book 'Water Cures Drugs Kill' contains letter after letter from people who are of different ages, some are at the age when we consider their bodies on the total decline because we accepted after 80 there's not much one can do but wait when his time comes. People of 85 years of age and older tell their stories, stories of their children, friends etc to show how the water method cured them. And they all say that their vitality increased. Imagine the possibilities ....

They talk about migrains gone, or any type of pain, asthma, allergies, vetigo, cramps, dyspeptic pain (stomach), colitis, anginal pain, rheumatoid arthritis, just to name a few.

I am one of those people who benefited as well. I just feel you need know this information.

I was shocked the first time I read this book, why doctors don't explain us this as clearly as this guy did. Well the fact is that the medical circles do not want to accept what he discovered and apparently after 20 years of research and evidence they are still not accepting it. The fact that waters is a cure for most of our conditions, is a revolution in our understanding how body works. It also will mean loss of many companies investments in drug industry and so on and so forth.

Because of this they (medical people) would have to change and accept new paradigm of healing/curing. Instead of prescribing drugs all they would have to do is ask for the symptoms, make diagnosis, find out they weight of the person and adjust the water intake and salt intake accordingly, and monitor the progress.
And all they need to tell the patient is to come back again for reassessment which would always show improvement. Soon doctors would be healthy life style advisors which I am sure would make them happier.

And do you know what would happen then? All drug industry companies would have to cease to exist or change the way they work. They would need to find another way of helping people.

This is a new era, and people do realise that drugs don't help but when they do not know of alternatives, there is little empowerement for them to make a decision for change or to take charge of their own life, health, body and mind etc.

Here is Dr Batman's website www.watercure.com
I know once you decide you want to help yourself, the whole universe will conspire to help you and you will find your health again. Promise.

Love to everyone, I guess I had the longest entry on this forum, except for Paul perhaps.:)

I enjoy talking and like Sarah find this is a forum which touches us all on so many different levels.

Cat and Paul - thank you for creating this space.

Beata

Hi there,

Reading my entry again I just need to say that the excerpt from the book finishes on words '... a new era in the advancement of medical science was born.'

The rest is my story.:)

Bye for now,

Beata

Rosie and Melody, thank you for your words. :o) Julie, I'll check out that article tomorrow when I'm more alert.

Beata, I actually drink virtually only water - water from my spring well on my property. I do not drink coffee (can't stand the stuff), I will drink tea (hot and iced), and once in awhile I will have a carbonated drink but it is rare. As for salt intake, I don't injest much salt because I don't like the taste and I'm very sensitive to it when others use a lot of salt when cooking. I will definitely check out the website you recommend.

I have been referred back to both my gyn and my neurologist (whom I despise) by my primary care center. The gyn had an appointment for Tuesday but I can't see the neurologist until July 11. That doesn't do me much good right now, does it? I'm hanging tough though.

I had a friend on another forum today comment to me that she doesn't know how I always manage a smile despite all the pain I endure with the migraines. I wish I had an answer for her. Maybe I'm a better actress than I thought. Now I'm going to go tuck myself into bed.

Hi Paul

Hope everyone is okay.

Paul, I never know what to say when I read your 'thoughts'! The only time I'm ever speechless!

Wel, I'm disappearing again now, hopefully be back soon!

Take care,
Clair. X

Sarah - my heart is breaking for you! I have been where you are, and I know the suffering you are going through.

I have linked my email address to my sig., please feel free to contact me anytime. As well intentioned people are, it's hard for people who haven't experienced dibilitating migraines to understand. I know there's nothing I can physically do to help, but if you think it might help to "vent" to someone who "really" understands, I'm here.

Beata--I looked at the watercure website, which led me into other links about this Doctor and his books. Very interesting and I appreciate you sharing this with us.

Sarah I hope you find good, reliable help and direction you need to feel better. Life is too short to have to deal with this.

Sending good thoughts to you! :)

(BTW--where's Abeth these days??)

Hi everyone,

Dear Sarah, I hope your migrains go soon. It is actually good that you are drinking lots of water, but if you do not adjust salt intake i.e. increase accordingly to how much you drink - drinking more water is actually going to cause more problems as the salt and other minerals are flashed out even more quickly. And we need them, particularly salt.

I have experienced terrible vertigo when I increased the amount of water and didn't realise I need to use more salt. One morning after already two days of drinking loads of water I could not get up out of bed I felt so dizzy, the world span around me and I just couldn't even open my eyes as the spinning was unbearable. I didn't follow the advice correctly and having not enough salt in my body caused vertigo and dizziness and in fact feeling sick. I drank few sips of very salty water and that help within minutes.

On the website I mentioned, there is a latest interview with Dr Batman and he explains among other things why drinking more water needs to be accompanied by increased salt intake. We have been told so many times how bad salt is for us that now it's sounds scary to increase salt.

I hope that whatever way you decide to go there is a solution that will soon give you a better feel.

My heart goes out to you and I will think of you in my daily meditations.

Till next time.

Beata

Ok Beata, I went to the website and then to amazon.com and read some reviews over there of one of his book (I buy way too much on amazon...). I bought one of his books. I will keep everyone posted. :o)

Rosie, thank you for you email address. That is very kind of you. I will put something in the subject line so you know who it is. :o)

Where is Abeth? I hope she and her family are ok.

Nice to see you drop by Claire!

Recommended movie for the weekend:

"The Court Jester" with Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone and Angela Lansbury

Rent this flick, get some popcorn, invite your friends on the couch, and be prepared for some good belly laughs over this delightful 50's slapstick comedy.

Have a great weekend, everybody. ^_-

OK PC friends, I read several items on Dr. Batman's website and also went to Amazon.com and read about 1/3 of the reviews there.

I did order "Your Body Cries for Water" as I found his comments very worth while to read up on.

On a completely different note, I was having lunch yesterday at a place that has old books as part of their decor. I saw one that piqued my interest about two survivors from WWII and the camps. It was written by their son who collected their stories as a means to talk to them after he fell in love with a non-Jewish woman. His father refused to talk to him, so he thought to get them to discuss their experiences during the war, starting with his mother, and managed to reopen communication with both of his parents.

After travelling to Poland last year and taking a tour at Auschwitz, I was interested to read the book and asked the owner if I could borrow it. He actually seemed stunned that I was that interested in reading their "decor". I got this very wide-eyed, "yes--of course!"

Good weekend to everyone!

Hello everyone,

This time not about water:)

I had a wonderful experience last night watching an old film, which I wanted to see when I was a teenager, but never got a chance to see it. The film I am talking about is 'Neverending Story' with the song sang by Limahl.

Grandma Mil, I wonder if this film was shown at one of your shows you give. It's not a dancing film but its parabole is awesome.

Very often through films I get messages that speak directly to my heart and they are like revelations to me. It started with the 'Matrix' and nowadays every time I pick a film I feel drawn to, it always turns out that it had a message for me. Sometimes I get a confirmation of my believes, another times it's showing me to focus on a necessary change I need to go through or pay attention to a facet of my life that I need to reavaluate. It's different each time and I am always surprised how appropriate the message is to what goes on in my life. And it's not necessary always the message of the film as author's/screenwriters put it.

It's amazing. The 'Neverending Story' is so true to me - there are no boundries to our dream world, what we dream is what we can have, and it's all a matter of perception and belief. And you just need to belive in yourself, believe that you can save yourself to become free and do what you always dreamt of. I am currently fulfilling lots of my dreams and it feels wonderful.

I wonder what I would have seen in this film have I watched it back in my teenage years?

Bye for now,
Beata

HELLO PC FRIENDS,

I won't be able to get on here as much as I usually do. I only have a computer at work and I've this new director who is just a real pistol-if y'all get my meaning!!

Hope everyone is doing well and I will check in from time to time.

lots of love, hugs, and kisses,
abeth

Abeth - nothing like having a "pistol" of a boss - eh? ;)

You sound more upbeat though, and that's a good thing.

Keep your chin up!

Great to hear from you Abeth--was just asking about you! :)

Beata--I know how it can be with movies speaking to you. Some have been inspiring or some of the actors and actresses have said something special in their portrayals. Film is amazing how it can entertain the masses, but also be extremely personal to each individual.

Speaking of work--better get back to some of mine!

Chao!

Hi Melody,

I just re-read your entry about the old book decor. It's another amazing thing when books almost stand out for you to be noticed.

I myself would not wish to go to Auswitz. I have never attempted to get near this place. I just can't. I've seen films, I've seen pictures and there is just something I do not wish to experience.

But one place I want to see is Wieliczka - the salt mines which is like a fairytale place everything curved out of salt - sculptures, chapel, and lots of other things. I lived in Poland for 25 years and I have never got around to see it. Anybody who is going to be around Cracow (Krakow) - this is a must on your sightseeing tour.

I really like this PC corner. Nice corner of friends to 'meet up'.

Hello Abeth, I am a fresh PC-er and hope to get to know everyone as the time goes.

Bye for now.
Beata

Beata and PC friends--

We also went to Wieliczka, and it was an amazing trip to see what they managed to do within the mine. The various chapels and sculptures, the main chapel with inlaid sculptures in the wall as well as the statues of different colored salt. Just amazing. (There is another salt mine a little more east near Tarnow that I understand predates Wieliczka.)

After we went to the mine, we then went to Auschwitz and it was heart breaking for all of us. To see with my own eyes, what I read at school, saw in movies and documentaries, that mankind is that capable to inflict this on their fellow man.

As to PC, Paul and Cat have created a nice place. I've enjoyed my first year here reading and sharing with everyone, and look forward to Paul's future posts.

Beata, I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched Neverending Story.

Abeth, good to hear from you and know you are doing well.

Paul and Cat do a wondeful job maintaining this place, and are saints for letting us (especially people like me - lol) run amuck. :o) Now if we could just convince Paul to post more of his amazing insight...

I have my gyn appointment tomorrow morning. I'll post tomorrow night and give an update.

Good luck on your appt tomorrow Sarah. Wishing good thoughts into your body!

Abeth, so long no talk! We miss you. Hope you are well and happy. The job sound strict. The things we have to do to make it in life, eh? Poor Paul. He knows this all too well, although, as with the work you are doing, I'm sure everything we do to make it in life is worth while. I live in a cubicle world 4 days a week, 10 hrs a day with no lunch or breaks!! How's that?? I chose the 4x10 schedule, and I am supposed to take a lunch, but my environment is fairly casual and we have a full on break room with fridge and microwave. I usually bring my food and eat at my desk. This way I can leave an hour early and it' feels almost like a normal day. I'm sure this isn't the best thing to do, for sure, but I sure enjoy my 3 day weekend each week! So I guess it's a ying yang thing. Hang in there!

Hope everyone is having a good week and sharing yourselves with the world! I feel lucky to know you all!

Hi ya guys and Paul, Hows are ya all? Paul I have a dance question to ask you and I hope you can help me out. I'm currently working on a concert for my high schools next big aniversary and I'm going to have some ballroom and latin dancing in it. One of the dances is the foxtrot and the song I've chosen is by the Backstreet boys. It's called My Beautiful woman. The album title that this song is on is called Never gone. I do have a good sence of rythum but I'm not a dancer so I'm just wondering if you could give me some dancy advice and tell me if this song is good enough for the foxtrot or not.
Thanks. Becky.

Hello everyone,

I keep re-reading some of the entries so to know where we started..:)

And Paul, yes, the question ... 'are we there yet'?

You and all of us probably know/feel the answer...

Ask yourself - do you like what you see and feel about the world - your world? If yes - you are there :) - if not .... then .... the answer is - not yet.

But I do not despair, because I feel we are very very close. I read/hear about it from various sources - but not mainstream sources, and I see/feel how my own world is chaning for the better.

The closer everyone gets to their own 'Heaven on Earth', the quicker we reach the critical mass of the better world (which is 51%) then with the accuracy of the physical law the rest (49%) follows suit.

And by the way I have learnt that we do not need to do battle with the things that are wrong or we do not like, as this actually makes us focus on them so we energise them even more.
All we need to do is focus on the good things in our world or lives, this way we stay in the positive more than negative.

If we reach the stage when we are 51% in positive (you name it - state of mind, feeling, acting, thinking, speaking etc), then 49% no matter how negative will automatically be consumed by 51%. This is a physical law that the entire mass of energy expresses what the greater amount of energy is reflecting.

I realise that for some people it will sound too easy or good to be true. And for some it will sound sometimes an impossible task when facing traumatic situations.

I am getting better and better everyday at applying this truth to my life.

I am 100% convinced I am / we are close, so I keep on keeping on no matter what happens in the meantime.:0)

Hope everyone has a great week.

meet you soon again,
Beata

When I think about all these existential questions I think of two people who I try to follow their example...

My grandparents....

If they had a visit with friends for cake and coffee they enjoyed it, if they had flat tire in life they dealt with it. If they lacked education, my grandmother was an immigrant and my grandfather never finished HS they didn't dwell on it but rather both discovered by accident their chosen professions which they were very successful at never questioning if they were good at something or not or why they didn't have more oppotunities in their youth. I don't think they ever sat down like we do today to figure out whether they are truly on the higher plane of total happiness because they were too busy "living". They lived their lives with an open mind and when opportunities came they pursued when things were difficult they dealt with that to. If they wanted to try something they did and if it worked out great if it didn't they moved on to something else.

It seems were all trying to measure ourselves on that happy scale but in my opinion while were are in the mist of measuring...we're losing out. We'll never feel life is good enough if we keep obsessing over satisfaction. Its all good period.

much love to everyone and the Murcurios

Julie

Ps. and a shout out to Grandma Millie!!!!

Hear! Hear! Julie. Well said. When will the angst end? We're there! We just need to realize it and get on with it. I need to change my sometimes "stinkin thinkin".

My sister always tells me "get your head right!"

Melody, you have a lot of courage to on that tour. It's a difficult but important subject that people should take to heart about compassion, prejudice, and social disorder. More than that, learning to appreciate human life for the sake of every person that you meet.

My grandfather has his own story documented so that others can watch and learn. He's not a concentration camp survivor (he did liberate the camps) but his story was also very dangerous and risky. The soldiers in the Polish army mistreated him when they found out he was Jewish.
But that's another story...

Julie, you're 100 percent right about satisfaction. My sister is coming to visit me for the week and I'm always paranoid, wondering if I'm a decent enough role model or if she's comfortable enough around me. But you know what? We're both good people and she likes me for who I am. We're going to have a good time either running around the city or relaxing in my flat together.

Peace and good will to you all. ^_^

Hi all, my doctor's appointment went very well this morning. I calmly explained to him what had taken place in the last 6 weeks or so since I had seen him and he agreed (without me having to threaten him) that we needed to do something to straighten out my hormones. We discussed two options, one of which was going back on the pill I had been on previously but in the ended opted to try a different pill that is progesterone only. It will not affect my ability to have children (in the future) should I chose to do so, which was something I was very adamant about. So we will see how it goes. I am to see him again in 2-3 months unless I have this same problem in 28 days. Keep those fingers crossed.

Oh, and my book arrived today. :o)

Esther, have a wonderful visit with your sister!

Sarah, glad your appointment went well. Hopefully, if you can control your triggers, you won't need the "rescue" meds. Of course, you know how I feel about my beloved "rescue" meds.

I've got my fingers crossed for you, of course.

Drop me a line when you have time.

Sarah--I hope the new medication works. Let us know what you think of the "water" book. I received an e-mail that mine is on the way.

Esther--wishing you good times with your sister. :)

Julie--your grandparents sound great. We can miss out on so much when we're not simply satisfied with what's before us or in the moment.

I was discussing my grandparents (my father's side) with my cousin last night and when we think of how they both left Poland and their families behind to start anew in the States, it's pretty amazing as America was nearing the Great Depression then, but they pulled through tough financial times--that goes for both my dad's and mom's families.

My father's parents both died before I was born, so I didn't have the chance to know them, but the family stories show such strength. I did know my mother's parents, although my grandfather died when I was 6. My grandmother lived until I was 19.

The "book decor" I'm reading is getting quite fascinating. The writer's parents are Isreal and Frania. There is some mention that the Polish were somewhat discriminate with the Jews--this in a small town called Pinczow. (probably pronounced pin' choof, but Beata may know better) Frania and Isreal meet as Isreal and his brother are teaching local teens how to social dance (which was uncommon for Chassidic Jews at that time). Frania was picking up the steps quickly, so Isreal preferred her to demonstrate to the others how to do the steps. Both families did not want them to marry as their families still coordinated though matchmakers.

Looks like we have a little bit of "Strictly Ballroom" meets "Fiddler on the Roof". ;)

Give and take a few years, I’m certain that SB will have a chance on Broadway. It could certainly have a far better turnout than “Legally Blonde” or “Shrek”.

*Squirts Windex onto crystal ball*

I think SB was originally a play (in Australia) and then went to film as Tara Morice played Fran in the original production.

The book's already laid out--get some producers and some backing--hey, it sure can happen! :)

(Maybe Paul can stage the dances???)

Please do not post Legally Blonde the Musical and Strictly Ballroom in the same category.

*thud*

I think I might recover now.

Has anyone heard the atrocity that is, ahem, Legally Blonde? I heard a song (if that's what it was called) from it while driving to the post office one Saturday morning and nearly wrecked my Jeep Liberty. It was that bad. How it was a Tony nominated musical is beyond me. I cringe. BUT... I could see Strictly Ballroom the Musical. Oh yes. :o)

Think about it Sarah - how many "new" musicals open on Broadway in any given season. They're probably lucky to get to five to nominate.

That has to be least prestigious "nomination" in theatre. All you really have to do, is open.

I think one of this year's nominees was already closed before the awards, so they didn't have a performance on the show - pitiful.

My most beloved show was nominated for a Tony for best musical in 1999 and because the critics panned the show it closed the weekend following the Tony's. (It didn't win, BTW.) Closing day of the show all I heard were people saying, "I don't understand why this this is closing, its such a good show." ARGH! Now, I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea but just because so many people listen to the critics the show closed.

My only hope is that if they keep turning movies into musicals that they will do it with good movies and find good lyricists/composers to collaborate with. (I won't comment on the team who did Legally Blonde... their previous effort was an off-Bway show that was even less desirable.) But I'm rambling... but this is what happens when someone mentions musicals. :o)

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