” …do not allow other’s bad behavior dictate how you behave…”

” …people may not remember exactly what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel…”

So, these days, I am all about embracing my intuition, living a life full of integrity, and respecting my own boundaries as well as others. I may have some missteps along the way, but I know how to get back on track, and that is the best feeling, ever! I have trust and confidence in myself to create a celebrated life; the life I have always desired.

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I have just listed a bunch of different china, plates, dishes etc. on my etsy page:) If you are looking for vintage Homer laughlin, Pyrex, Wade, Taylor Smith, and others…..go take a look.

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Here are a few photos of some of the pieces

This week I have seen so many movies since I have been in bed most of the time. Well, except for laundry, a bit of organizing and grabbing a bite to eat here and there….

Here are my personal critiques of the films I watched this week…Gotta love the red box! Plus, I have my blockbuster online account, too. I am never without film. Life is grand.

Hachi - sweet, but if you do not like to cry ( a lot) do not watch this sweet little film. It is based on a true story from Japan 1930′s. I love dogs, so after seeing the trailer last night, I ran out this morning and grabbed it. Yes, I have already watched it. Richard Gere is sweet with the doggy:)

An Education – soooo good. The actress is adorable with the most lovely accent. It took a couple of interesting turns that I was not expecting…always love that. Very good acting. Good story.

Bright Star – uuuuhhhh I wouldn’t recommend it, unless, you are a great fan of Keats. It was simply ,so-so, at best.

Brothers- it was good. They didn’t take it too far. I liked that because they could have gone over the top with a certain relationship and they didn’t. It is worth the rental. It moved rather fast in the first act and part of the second, but I understand why they had to do it that way. Good acting, of course.

Inglorious Basterds – ok dont hunt me down and kill me….this film was not for me. The acting was great. end of story for me. No, I just couldn’t get into it because I had to turn my head too many times. Gross parts!!! Great film for a guy to watch!

When Harry Met Sally – hahaha yeah I hadn’t seen it since it first came out! It was like watching a brand new film. Sooooooo Good! But you already knew that.

Did you Hear About The Morgans – decent rental. Cute moments. Typical romantic comedy. Boy and Girl are married but separated, they get into a situation where they are forced to be with one another….they re-kindle their love….have an issue….live happily ever after….a few cute one- liners…I cleaned my room while I watched it, really.

I am getting ready to go rent New York, I love You…looks interesting…

I’m still reading 740 Park…it’s long!

I am almost done with A Return To Love

I am going to read this sweet little short novel over the weekend called The Best Place To Be…yes, another story that takes place in New York. I am obsessed, I know. Watch, one day I will live there.

Oh new show you gotta see! “Who Do You Think You Are” very cool show about ancestors and geneology….each episode takes one person on an interesting journey tracing their roots. Each guest is a well-known person. They have done Sarah Jessica Parker (IT WAS GOOD) , Emmitt Smith (another goody), Lisa Kudrow (she is actually exec prod), Brooke Shields (omg so interesting, too) oh and Matthew Broderick (I adore him just like his wifey)…this Friday’s episode is Susan Sarandon and it looks really good! Spike Lee is coming up, too…

I have been so incredibly nostalgic the past few days. I tend to get that way when I am around my family… I think that’s the pattern. I think it happens because I do not get to see them as much as I would like. It can be my parents, cousins, siblings, grandparents and even my dear old friends. I will start to remember things and dream about things from what seems like another lifetime ago. I dont get sad, but its almost like this melancholy feeling. Do you get like this? What makes you nostalgic? Leave a comment.  

Here is my best attempt at some sort of photo collage…actually I am not putting it up…I dont know how people feel about posting their photos on a public forum like this…so I am going to put something together that is only really old photos and no one will be recognizable:) ok here is one of me and my dog Sidney who lived to be 17. We had to put her down when i was about 27. This photo is of out last family camping trip with Sidders…

So I will just tell a little story…when I go to my Dad’s he always has a bag (Marilyn Monroe, of course) of stuff for me like newspaper clipping, maybe a book, magazine…just things he comes across that he wants to give to me. I think the bag started prolly about 10 years ago, or maybe even longer than that, nevertheless, it was a long time ago. The other day my Stepmom brought the contents of the bag over to her Dads ,who I was visiting.

Well I finally got to everything this evening. There were some good articles on current politics, a special bible, a funny clipping from an old 1958 magazine about how to get a husband (it was actually hilarious, I should be blogging about that) and one last clipping that was very special. It was a sort of Dear Abby thing and all these people were writing in about how their parents used to embarrass them when they were younger. Well, I instantly knew why my Dad included it in the infamous bag…he used to LOVE to embarrass me by dancing down the aisles of record and book stores (which we visited, often) when I was young and into my teen years. Well there was a woman who wrote into the paper and told a story just like the one I just told you about my Dad dancing in aisles. She said that she loves it now and that when her kids dance around she knows where they get it from and that her Dad is looking down on them from heaven…OMGreatness, what a touching story.

I am so grateful for my family.Some may be wacky at times (hahaha), but the love is unconditional. They allow me to be me. I have an enormous heart and  I am sooooo sensitive because of it, so I need to feel that love and kindness and know that I matter. Of course, literally, I know that I matter, but I am speaking in a much more deep sense. There truly is nothing like family, and I am blessed to have one. I know there are people out there that do not have family, and they have their friends as their family. I get it, but at the same time I am glad that I was so blessed. I have to have close spiritual bonds with the people in my life, not surface (probably why I only have few friends), which generally comes with family, and very few outsiders. I have been on this earth for 39 years and there have been very few people who have gotten to my heart, the heart of who I am. Not because I shut people out, but it takes a certain person to even want to go there. I fully understand that some just cant go there and they are on their own journey. I am on my journey and this journey is all about close non-superficial bonds (I’m not good at just light chit chat). It is what makes me feel alive. The wonderful thing about it is you only need a few to be fully satisfied. I suppose that is why I crave the closeness of my family when I feel it drift away. I am the one that could not handle it when my parents divorced. I hate it when I argue with a sibling. I hate it when I feel as though I have disappointed my mother or father…and so forth…

To sum up LOL I am happy and blessed. now I go to sleep…

How cute in his Christmas Sweatshirt:)

If you are thinking about trying to quit, go for it. You can do it. I promise you, it is so wonderful. You will feel amazing. I had a rough time, but I am extremely sensitive in every way, so I chalk it up to that:)

A Secret Scrolls message from Rhonda Byrne
Creator of The Secret

From The Secret Daily Teachings

Write down all the great things about everyone you know. Make a huge list of all the wonderful things about you. Compliment people wherever you go. Praise every single thing you see. Be a ray of sunshine to everyone you meet, and make their day better for having seen you. Say “Thank you” at every turn. Walk, talk, think, and breathe appreciation and gratitude.

Rhonda Byrne
The Secret… bringing joy to billions