Monthly Archives: October 2012

FINDING THE FUNNY - St. Peter and Manhood

  By Admin | October 29, 2012 - 10:01 am |
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Everybody on earth dies and goes to heaven.

God comes and says "I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men that dominated their women on earth and the other line for the men that were whipped by their women. Also, I want all the women to go with St. Peter."

Said and done, the next time God looks the women are gone and there are two lines. 

The line of men that were whipped was 100 miles long. On the line of men that dominated women there was only one man.

God got mad and said, "You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created you in my image, and you were all whippped by your mates. Look at the only one of my sons that stood up and made me proud. Learn from him. Tell them, my son, how did you manage to be the only one on that line?"

The man said, "I don't know. My wife told me to stand here."

ARTICLE - Rising to the Challenge

  By Admin | October 24, 2012 - 3:30 pm |
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A Giant Rise to the Challenge
 
I love how sports can inspire me to see possibilities in my own life. As the San Francisco Giants head into the first game of the World Series tonight, they have very beautifully demonstrated what it means to rise to the challenge. 
 
Whether you are a baseball fan or not, I believe you will appreciate what the Giants accomplished.
 
During the regular 2012 season the Giants were confronted with a couple of serious blows to the spirit of the team. Early in the season, one of the ace pitchers, Brian Wilson, hurt his elbow which required surgery taking him out for the rest of the season. Then in mid-August, SF Giant outfielder Melky Cabrera who was the #1 hitter in all of baseball, was suspended for performance enhancing drugs. Two huge blows as both of these men were leaders on the team. The Giants biggest rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, also made a blockbuster trade in August which many thought would propel the Dodgers to the playoffs and leave the Giants in the dust. Not so fast there Dodger Blue…the Dodgers ended the season 8 games behind the Western Division Champion Giants.
 
For those not familiar with baseball, the postseason begins with a "best of 5" game playoff series between two top teams. The first team to win 3 games goes on to the next round. The Giants lost the first 2 games of this series to the Cincinnatti Reds in San Francisco. That meant they had to fly to Cincinnati and win all 3 games or be eliminated. This is a very difficult task for most teams as your home crowd can greatly influence a team's momentum. One of SF Giant players, Hunter Pence, spontaneously made a passionate speech to his teammates before they took the field in Cincy. His talk helped to motivate and inspire his teammates to step it up and win the next 3 games. On to the next round…
 
The next playoff series is the best of 7 games, and the first team to win 4 games moves on to the World Series. The Giants found themselves down again. The Cardinals had won 3 games to the Giants 1 game. Again, they were faced with needing to win the next 3 games or be eliminated. Not only did they win those games, but they outscored the Cardinals 21 - 1. 
 
Another part of the inspiring story is Barry Zito, a Giant's player who was pitching so poorly that he did not even play in the playoffs or World Series for the Giants in 2010. Well fast forward to must win game 5 in 2012. He won the game without giving up a run to the Cardinals. This set the Giants on fire for the next 2 games to capture the baseball dream of going to the World Series.
 
As if that isn't inspiring enough, the MVP of the 7 game series was Marco Scutaro, who has never been to a World Series. His hitting was amazing (.500 batting average), and his defense in the field made him a slam dunk choice.
 
If I wasn't a SF Giant fan, I wouldn't even know of Hunter Pence, Barry Zito or Marco Scutaro. Yet these 3 players made extraordinary efforts that helped bring the team to the coveted experience of playing in the championship series.  Barry Zito is in the honored position of being the starting pitcher of the first game.
 
It is a story of triumph that reminds me that the possibility for ordinary to become extraordinary lives within us all, and often happens when our backs are up against the wall. 
 
GO GIANTS!!  
 

FINDING THE FUNNY - 80 Year Old Couple

  By Admin | October 22, 2012 - 10:07 am |
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An eighty year old couple decide to try for a child. (I know, crazy already!!)

They visit the doctor who asks the man to produce a sperm sample in a bottle.

After two weeks, the couple return and the bottle is empty.

"What's the problem?' asks the doctor.

"Well," says the man, "First, I tried it with my right hand, then my left. Then my wife tried it with her right hand, then her left. Then she tried it with her teeth in and with her teeth out, and we still can't get the lid off the bloody bottle."

FINDING THE FUNNY - Twisting the Night Away

  By Admin | October 15, 2012 - 9:57 am |
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It's the Spring of 1957 and Bobby goes to pick up his date. He's a pretty hip guy with his own car. When he goes to the front door, the girl's father answers and invites him in. 

"Carrie's not ready yet. Why don't you have a seat?"

Carrie's father asks Bobby what they're planning to do.

Bobby replies politely that they will probably just go to the soda shop or a movie.

Why don't you two go out and screw? I hear all the kids are doing it!"

Naturally, this comes as a quite a surprise to Bobby so he asks Carrie's dad to repeat himself.

"Yeah," say Carrie's father, "Carrie really likes to screw; she'll screw all night if we let her!"

A few minutes later, Carrie comes downstairs in her little poodle skirt and announces that she's ready to go.

Almost breathless with anticipation, Bobby escorts his date out the front door.

About 20 minutes later, Carrie rushes back into the house, slams the door behind her, and screams at her father, "Dad, it's called the twist!"

ARTICLE - Resisting Pleasure

  By Admin | October 12, 2012 - 11:31 am |
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You might think that sounds crazy. It's hard to wrap your mind around the idea that we actually resist pleasure. Don't we want to feel good?
 
How could this really be true?
 
I have three theories of why we resist pleasure, and three suggestions for how we can practice embracing pleasure.
 
Have you ever had the experience where things were going really well in your life, and you felt anxious about it? It is a common feeling. I've been there many times in my life. When I was married, my husband always wanted to prepare for the worst so I wouldn't allow myself to get too excited when things were going well. I didn't know what was right around the corner…could be something horrible, and I didn't want to fall too far from the pedestal of pleasure.
 
Another perspective on why we resist pleasure is a self-worthiness issue. Do we really deserve to be happy and ecstatic? I am sorry to say, I have lived a great deal of my life not feeling worthy of a pleasurable life. There are many facets of that as well, but in part, due to my parents living through the great depression of the 1930s. They instilled in us that work was the most important thing, and fun was to come after all the work was complete. Sometimes I found myself too tired for fun. It was difficult for my father to take his 2-week vacation each year. 
 
A final thought for this essay on why we resist pleasure is that we are strongly influenced by our left brain in the world today. We reward productivity and problem solving, which are left brained attributes. It is our right brain, more artistic side that creates the pure ease of pleasure. This is not to say that productivity and accomplishment don't create pleasure, but it isn't sustainable kind of pleasure. Often when the promotion or project has ended, there is a moment of pleasure and then on to the next thing.
 
What can we do to receive more pleasure:
 
* Consider the Buddhist concept of impermanence, which means that everything is constantly changing…every moment of everyday. There is no way to hang onto any feeling. When you try to hang onto a feeling…well you kind of hang yourself. When you are experiencing moments of pleasure, be aware that it won't always feel this way and deepen the experience by breathing into it. Squeeze the juiciness out.
 
*Receiving is a self-less act. What about this perspective? When you receive another human being, such as their words (compliments), their help, or their affection, you are allowing pleasure to flow between you and your relationships. Try it on, and see what happens.
 
*Since we are such good problem solvers, why don't we look at the problem of not enough laughter, joy and good pleasurable sex in our lives? 
 
How do you open up your channel to receive pleasure?
 

FINDING THE FUNNY - Words with Men and Women

  By Admin | October 9, 2012 - 4:32 pm |
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A husband was trying to prove to his wife that women talk more than men.

He showed her a study which indicated that men use about 10,000 words per day, whereas women use 20,000 words per day.

His wife thought about his for a while. She then told her husband that women use twice as many words as men because they have to repeat everything they say.

Her husband looked stunned. He said "What?!?"

 

GUEST APPEARANCE - IQ Live with Iqbal

  By Admin | October 3, 2012 - 7:05 pm | ,
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This was such a fabulous and fun interview. Before my interviewer, Iqbal, started the show. we engaged in a beautiful PAUSE and breath work. 

 

 

 

 

Iqbal Ishani was born in Kenya, Africa, was raised across Europe, is a certified Qi Gong and Qi Yoga Master and has a 40-year long career in film and music production. Ishani is fluent in six languages, is a passionate musician, singer, documentarian filmmaker and intuitive healer, and became a Canadian citizen in 2011.

Definition of Qi Gong :

“Qi” means breath or vital energy of the body, and “Gong” means the skill of cultivating self-discipline.The practice of Qi Gong consists of physical movement combined with relaxation, mind-body integration, and breathing exercises.

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1) Quick Fix Energy is a multimedia DVD/CD kit that calms the body, rebalances energy systems and releases stress, anger and anxiety, which results in bringing the practitioner to a natural, happy state of being.

2) Inner Smile Qi; Sound Journey; Perfect Health; Sleep Well Journey; and Flowing Abundance are a series of healing music CDs that penetrate both the conscious and subconscious levels of the mind.

Qi Gong Workshops :

The first Qi Gong workshop is called “Taiji-Qigong” where participants are taught 18 movements for the body and mind. The second workshop is called “The 12 IQ’s” or the 12 basic postures to improve health and reduce stress.

For more information: www.iqbalance.com

FINDING THE FUNNY - Dormitory Rules

  By Admin | October 1, 2012 - 11:09 am |
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On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules.

He said, "The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anyone caught breaking this rule once will be fined $50."

He continued, "Anyone caught breaking this rule a second time will be fined $150. Being caught a third time will incur a hefty fine of $400. Are there questions?"

At this point, a male student in the crowd inquired, "How much for a season pass?"