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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Life. . .

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Just A Reminder by @petershankman

Just a reminder -Going through rough shit doesn't mean you're weak, it just means you're going through rough shit. If you feel overwhelmed, talk to someone. A counselor, a clergy, a friend, even me. It gets better, and it does improve, even if it doesn't feel like it will right now. One year ago the world lost a comic genius to the devastating effects of depression.
There is help out there for all of us, and it truly can and will get better.
Please - Talk to someone.
And worth repeating, the number for the suicide hotline in America is 800-273-TALK.

Let's take care of each other.

Peter

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*As I am struggling myself, it does help to talk.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

The Clown's Prayer

Lord, as I stumble through this life, help me to create more laughter than tears, dispense more happiness than gloom, spread more cheer than despair. Never let me become so indifferent that I will fail to see the wonder in the eyes of a child or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged. Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people, make them happy and forget at least for a moment all the unpleasant things in their lives. And, Lord, in my final moment, may I hear You whisper: “When you made My people smile, you made Me smile.”

—The Clown’s Prayer

Friday, June 19, 2015

Something to ponder

[by my IRL friend--JG]
"We really do not want to embrace relationships that does not reflect back the same emotions we feel. If we try to do that expecting the person to change, then we are heading to nothing more than frustration, anger, resentment, and sadness with feelings of no self worth.

When all along it is simply you both are not meant to be friends, and need to simply walk different paths in life."

"The second you stop caring about things that bring you down is the second you start living."

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Sharing— About Ms. Darian...

From Geoff Notkin (sharing)— ©2015
Ssssssh! Don't wake the lion . . .

When I was a teeny little boy, approximately the size of a newt, the first song I fell in love with was The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." I listened to my mom's crackly 45 hundreds of times in a row until both my parents went completely mad. Decades later, the incandescent vocals of guest soprano Anita Darian rival a Theremin in perfect, soaring clarity and remain the single most beautiful thing I've ever heard committed to vinyl in my entire life. Unofficially (not another lawsuit, please), I've always felt they influenced the theme from original "Star Trek." The stunning Ms. Darian left our telluric dimension on my birthday (Feb. 1) this year, but she will live in my heart, always. Give this your full and undivided attention for 2 minutes and 41 seconds (no cats, kids, texts, neighbors, car problems, Vimeo, Twitter, falling meteorites) and your ears will fly with delight.