FINDING THE FUNNY - Blonde Convention

I decided it was only fair, after last week's joke, to post this one. Enjoy! :)

There is a blonde convention, and the emcee pulls one of the blondes on stage to compete in the BIG WINNER contest.

He says, "I will ask you one question, and if you get it right, you win the million dollar prize."

"Okay, I'm ready," says the blonde.

"The quesion is…what is 2 + 1?"

The blonde thinks and thinks. "Um….4?"

The emcee says, "I'm sorry miss. That is not the correct answer."

The crowd of blondes scream, "Give her another chance! Give her another chance!"

The emcee says, "Okay, I will give you another chance. What is 3 + 3?"

"Um, Um…5?"

"No sorry miss. That is not correct."

The crowd screams, "Give her another chance! Give her another chance!"

"Okay, this will be your final chance. What is 2 + 2?"

The blonde thinks and thinks, "is it 4?"

The crowd screams, "Give her another chance! Give her another chance!"

 

CBL#165 - Beauty, Sexuality and Sustainability with Pablo Solomon

Did you know that Elvis learned his moves from going to strip clubs as a young man? This bit of fun trivia was shared by my guest this week, Pablo Solomon. 

Pablo was the perfect guest this month of "Earth Day," as he was a pioneer in the environmental movement. He is also an artist who uses the qualities of beauty and sexuality in his art and designs. He is passionate about the balance of beauty in nature, and has a huge vision for how we can be sustainable with true freedom. 

He spoke about the Buffalo Bayou water clean up project when he was growing up. He didn't get a chance to say "on air," but wanted to add the following wonderful news. Miraculously a combination of laws and responsible businesses came together and now Buffalo Bayou again has fish and alligators and canoes. It is being turned into a parkway for miles through the center of Houston. This is perhaps the most impressive example in America of what people and responsible businesses can do when they work together and not against one another.  

Another pioneer woman who brings a true feeling of freedom to her life is Maya Angelou. Coach Betty Louise reads her famous poem "Phenomenal Woman," as it is a beautiful expression of inner beauty and sexuality. To listen to the whole show, click the listen button below.

 

 
 
 
 
 
Pablo Solomon is an internationally recognized artist and designer known primarily for his drawings and sculptures of dancers as well as for soothing and environmentally friendly designs. Pablo has been featured in 23 books, numerous major magazines and  newspapers, radio, TV and film. Currently he lives and work with his wife Beverly on their historic 1856 ranch north of Austin, Texas. Beverly was a model and then in sales and marketing for Diane von Furstenberg, Revlon and Ralph Lauren. She currently runs their international art and design business.
 
Recognition for Environmental work and design- In 2009, Pablo was featured in an article by Mark Anderson for National Geographic about his part in the first Earth Day. He has have been involved in conservation most of his life. His wife Beverly and he not only talk conservation, but live it. Their 1856 historic ranch in the Texas Hill Country is not only a state historic site and official Texas Wild Scape, but was nominated in 1997-98 for the highest award in Texas for land stewardship. They have been featured in books, magazines ( Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Highways, Discover, Spiegel, Chevy Outdoors, Texas Monthly, Alaska Airways, just to name a few) ,newspapers and on TV.
 
Please check out his work at www.pablosolomon.com.
 
 
 

CBL#164 - Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves

Women telling the truth. Men feeling heard and appreciated. Hmmm…maybe there is hope for our relationships! 

We are creating our world…our vision of how life in the future will be. Right here and right now…think about what kind of world you want to live in. Do you want to live around beauty, sexuality, love, and truth? If that sounds pretty good, then I invite you to listen to this entire show as Coach Betty Louise shares a blog post from Christin Myrick on "8 Things Good Men Need to Know." Listen in and imagine a world of mindful men and women relating in truth…not lies!

Amy Ahlers speaks right to the heart of women's destructive and self-loathing behaviors. She shares her 3 step process to ditch the inner critic, and her vision of what is available when we do that. Our inner wisdom allows us open to our inner superstar, and vibrate our delicious energy out into the world. Are you ready? Listen to the whole show by clicking the LISTEN button below.

 

 

 

 

 

Amy Ahlers, the Wake-Up Call coach and cofounder of the Inner Mean Girl Reform School, is a workshop leader and has been a featured expert on TV and radio as well as in publications including the Washington Post and Oakland Tribune. A former online media sales executive, she lives in Oakland, California. Visit her online at https://www.wakeupcallcoaching.com/

 

 

FINDING THE FUNNY - Gift Switcharoo

A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his new sweetie for Valentine's Day. As they had not been dating very long, it was a very difficult decision. After careful consideration he decided a good gift would be a pair of gloves.

Accompanied by his sister, he went to the store and bought the gloves. His sister purchase a pair of panties at the same time.

The clerk carefully wrapped both items but in the process got them mixed up. The sister was handed the gloves and the young man got the panties.

The young man mailed his Valentine's Day gift with the following note:

"This special Valentines Day gift was chosen because I noticed you are in the habit on not wearing any when we go out in the evenings. If it had not been for my sister, I would have chosen the ones with buttons, but she prefers short ones that are much easier to remove. 

These are a lovely shade, the lady I bought them from showed me the pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they were hardly soiled. I had her try yours on for me and they looked quite lovely. I wish I was there to put them on you for the first time; no doubt, others hands will come into contact with them before I have a chance to see you again. 

When you take them off, remember to blow on them lightly before putting them away as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing. Just think how many times I'll be kissing them in the future. I hope you'll wear them Friday night for me.

Love, 

Honey

P.S. The sales lady say the latest style is to wear them folded down with just a little fur showing."

FINDING THE FUNNY - Making a Baby

 

There is not one dirty word in it, but it is funny!
 
Thanks Conrad King!!
 
 
The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family.
 
On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, "Well, I'm off now.
The man should be here soon."
 
Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale.
 
"Good morning, Ma'am", he said, "I've come to…"
 
"Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed,
 
"I've been expecting you."
 
"Have you really?" said the photographer. "Well, that's good.. Did you know babies are my specialty?"
 
"Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat."
 
After a moment she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we start?"
 
"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there."
 
"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and me!"
 
"Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results."
 
"My, that's a lot!", gasped Mrs. Smith.
 
"Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be in and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that."
 
"Don't I know it," said Mrs. Smith quietly.
 
The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus," he said.
 
"Oh, my God!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.
 
"And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider their mother was so difficult to work with."
 
"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.
 
"Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look"
 
"Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement.
 
"Yes," the photographer replied. "And for more than three hours, too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots. Finally, when
the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in."
 
Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "Do you mean they actually chewed on your, uh…equipment?"
 
"It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away."
 
"Tripod?"
 
"Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long."
 
Mrs. Smith fainted.

ARTICLE - Where is the Funny Perspective

What happens to me when I begin to take life too seriously is that my body starts to tense, and my mind is full of problem-solving thoughts and ideas. My sense of humor goes out the window, and I actually lose sight of my senses all together.  I am less aware of the world around me and focused on problems and solutions. 

 
Sure, we all have issues and problems that need energy, attention, and creative solutions. When do you do your best creative thinking? When you are tense or relaxed? I know for me it's when I can laugh at myself, and experience life with an attitude of lightness. 
 
Did you know that serious and funny are perspectives? Every thought we have is a perspective that can be changed. When I first understood the truth of that, my life changed dramatically. In that moment, I realized that this is how we create our own experiences. Our issues and circumstances are what they are. It's how we choose to interpret the issue that allows us to experience life in different ways. 
 
Have you ever retold a story to someone who was involved in the story, and they had a completely different view or remembrance of it. We all have our own unique set of glasses in which we see life. And we can change those glasses any time we want to…really we can. Undoubtedly, sometimes it is easier to see the funny than others.
 
My journey of 26 years with chronic pain has certainly given me plenty of opportunities to practice seeing the funny when I really am not in the mood for laughing or being light. What's funny about my elbow being so swollen that my hand can't reach my face to eat or put my contact lenses in? Just imagine how ridiculous that feels within my body…so much inflammation and swelling that I can not even feed myself. 
 
Now guess what happens when I get upset about it. Answer: it gets worse. When I can engage my sense of humor, it actually allows me to engage my other senses as well as relax my muscles which takes the edge off the pain. This pathway to finding the funny works on all pain points in life: emotional, physical, psychological, etc. Pain is pain, and funny is funny.  I promise you, it is hard to be in funny and in pain at the same time. Which would you rather feel?
 
There are hundreds of perspectives you could have for every single thought. For the next two weeks, try on the funny perspective, and notice how your relaxation and peace increases.
 
Don't forget to click on the joke in the sidebar…it will get you started with a funny perspective on sex and relationships!
 

FINDING THE FUNNY - About Last Night…

After the annual office Christmas party blow-out, John woke up with a pounding headache, cotton-mouthed and utterly unable to recall the events of the proceeding evening.

After a trip to the bathroom, he was able to make his way downstairs where his wife put some coffee in front of him.

"Louise," he moaned. "Tell me what went on last night. Was it as bad as I think?"

Even worse," she assured him in her most scornful tone. "You made a complete ass of yourself. You succeeded in antagonizing the entire board of directors, and insulted the chairman of the company to his face."

"He's an arrogant, self-important prick, piss on him!"

"You did. All over his suit," Louise informed him. "And he fired you."

"Well screw him," said John.

"I did," said Louise. "You're back at work on Monday."