Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Cleaning up

This week has been a triumph. I managed to clean my office up and also sort all the papers floating around the house. I am also so very busy writing my articles for EzineArticles.com, I barely have time to do anything else but sleep.

What a great week.

My free tele-seminars on how to build the ultimate New Year's list are getting a lot of response. No wonder, it is almost the end of the year.

I will come back soon.

Happy Sacred Season!

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Sacred Season

Being politically correct or "religiously" correct these days means we have become too generic. "Holidays" being too impersonal, I decided to call it the "Sacred Season." After all, holidays is more on the "fun" side than on the "spiritual" side, not that they can't co-exist.

So I wish you a most perfect Sacred Season.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

The Producers

The other day I saw the screening of the Producers, the new version, that is. And that kept me thinking: why do people insist upon transfering theatre to film? Being different from each other, people should realize that while a theatrical production is fabulous, whatching it in film does not have the same effect.

I'd much rather watch the theatrical production of "Springtime for Hitler."

Friday, December 16, 2005

Let it Flow

A friend made up this song, based on Let it snow.
Sing along and get into the abundance energy.

Let It Flow
Oh the weather outside is sunny
And my bank accounts full of money
And since I have so many things I want
Let it flow, Let it flow, Let it flow

It doesn't show signs of stopping
And I'm heading out to go shopping
Let my bank account just keep building
Let it flow, Let it flow, Let it flow

When we finally just get happy
The abundance really gets snappy
And if we just keep that vibe
Let it flow, Let it flow, Let it flow

Well my bank account is really growing
And it's due to all my knowing
So as long as I love me so
Let it flow, Let it flow, Let it flow

by Deb Kolsovsky

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

In celebration

Since everyone is talking about celebrating, here are some items that I am celebrating:

1. After over a year in a search of my true vocation, I finally opened my new business as an educator, spiritual and life-coach, called Prescription For Bliss.

2. I put together my website, which makes me very proud indeed.

3. I have learned about Internet marketing from experts who graciously taught me for free. I am diligently applying what I have learned.

4. I lost 20 lbs.

5. I discovered Tai Chi.

6. I rescued two delightful kitties.

7. I had a marvelous relationship with my son Alex, whom I adore.

8. I started two blogs.

9. In less than 2 months, I wrote 45 articles for Ezine Articles.

10. I am publishing my own e-zine.

11. I am learning about shopping carts, Web hosts and a myriad other things I never thought I would learn about.

12. I am writing a book and another is on the way.

13. I met great people through my teaching.

14. I have become a better person.

15. I am grateful for the chance of sharing my successes with you, great people, and perhaps starting a relationship with all of you.

16. I met friends I hadn't seen in 40 years.

More to come...

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

17

My son Alex turned 17 yesterday.

He cut school so we could spend the day together. We went to buy some movies, since he is the film guy, then we had a nice salad at a salad bar. Then he went to see King Kong with a friend. Too bad we are not in Brazil, for he would have visitors galore.

It is great to live in a place where people still pay visits to others.

Friday, December 09, 2005

The Dollar Bill Game

This is a fantastic game that I strongly recommend you play to increase abundance.
Please, visit the blog at: http://www.thedollarbillgame.blogspot.com
All the directions are there.
Enjoy!

Thursday, December 08, 2005

The pleasures of teaching

I have taught all my life, or, at least, since I am in my early teens. Needless to say that I love to teach. It is a lot of fun, especially when I teach languages. This semester I got to teach my best language class ever. Imagine, teaching for so long, and the last language class that I will ever teach turns out to be the best. What a treat!

The highly interactive nature of my classes allow us all, instructor and students to know each other very well. This is a very small list of things that I know—too bad I forgot so many of them:

Nancy is a fantastic grandmother. She also likes to sing and was once Elisa in her High School musical. She is also a teacher and very quiet in class. I guess she gets tired of dealing with teenagers all day and needs a little space.

Piush comes from Nepal and is always bringing chocolate candies in class. She is very generous, for the constantly shares them with us. She usually has lunch with her friends. Piush is very outgoing and is part of a very chatty group.

Aman is a very handsome young man from Fiji. His girlfriend Noriko is Japanese. Small international treat, provided by Uncle Sam’s ability to gather international people. Both are MIA, unfortunately. I missed them.

Talking about being international, I once had a dinner in my house. At my table sat 1 Indian, 2 Americans, 1 Japanese, 2 Brazilians, 1 Austrian, 1 German, 1 Swiss, 2 Brits, and 1 Argentine. Marvelous! Only in this country. That was the night I caught fire, literally. But this is another story.

Anyway, Beth plays the cello, is a librarian and has 6 cats. Her friend doesn’t like the cats, which is unfortunate. She is quite and very dedicated. A reassuring presence in class.

Drips is a delight. Being so spontaneous, she makes me laugh a lot. She comes to class with her mother, Peri, who I am sure, came to class just to keep her daughter’s company, as she is proficient in Spanish, which, by the way was a great help during the semester. I love to have other people to back me up, especially when I am a little tired and my mind is all over the place.

Drips wants to be a missionary and she likes to travel to Romania. Peri has 6 children, which is quite the accomplishment. I see her poise and wonder if I could ever be so centered having so many children. Both mother and daughter are always smiling and that feels good.

Tiarra loves to study and it shows. She is a very good student. I don’t know much about her for she opts to remain quiet in class.

Erin is a brave girl. The second day of class, she removed her 4 wisdom teeth in the morning, and showed up in class in the evening. She loves to talk and is also part of the “Chit-Chat Bang Bang”—I just named that group, by the way. This group also gave a presentation on Argentina and Erin had a 5 hour history presentation given in 7 minutes. I couldn’t understand a word she said! Good thing I could read her PPT.

Foster had some problems this semester and had to travel to LA almost every weekend. She has a son and tried to put an event together using “gambling” only to hear the day before the event that she was not allowed to do so. Bummer.

K left a little earlier. She is a researcher and writes grants for education. She is now in Chile, good for her!

Ruben is a shy young man, so I didn’t get to know him very well. I know that he was feeling fantastic on the day of his oral presentation. That is good.

Nick was elected by me to be the “vice-president” of the class—me being the president. Very reliable and always happy, he has a daughter whom he adores. He is an occupational therapist working for the school district. He just ran the Sacramento marathon. Good going! BTW, the new Narnia movie is very scary for young children.

Danny is another happy young man. He is a DJ, has always a smile to share and keeps playing with God knows what electronic device he has. He is never stressed and is very funny. I told him to become a public speaker when he retires from DJ’ing.

Veronica is quite quiet, loves her family and is very religious. She is also a good daughter and a dedicated student. She is a Chicana, thank God, which means she could help me with vocab, when I needed a word or two. Like my son Alex, who can speak Portuguese fluently, it is easier for her to speak Spanish. What a blessing, to be able to communicate in more than one language.

Juanita is always dedicated, attentive, and responsible. She studies at the big university and in the evenings, regale us with her constant presence and reliability. It seems to me that she is the anchor for the CCBB. They couldn’t get a better group mate.

Kari found a job she likes. She was a little anxious for a second there. I think we celebrated her birthday this semester, or am I totally losing my mind? She bakes great cup cakes. She is very quiet and sometimes comes to class wearing pajamas. Talk about being comfortable!

Miguelito became our mascot. Or at least, mine. Being the youngest in the class and having a true Libra personality, he delighted us all. He is also a great pianist. He is applying for colleges now, as he is only a Senior in HS! A very brave young man he is, keeping up with other college students and adults alike. You go, Miguelito.

John is a returned student. I am glad he liked this class better and, therefore, stuck to it. He is a very good student but what makes him special is his way of taking care of all of us, either by bringing a battery to fix our class clock, or by being in charge of the projector, the video, and the sound system. A great man to be around.

Amanda intrigues me. She is very reserved and erratic in her attendance. I don’t know her much besides the fact that she is also very quiet. Something is going on, I am afraid.

Clarita is funny. She looks at me and laughs. I wonder if I am the funny one. She is also very de-stressed and cares not when she gets into class. She is a good swimmer. But we feel her presence and she has a constant smile on her face that brightens my evenings.

Actually, I think this is the greatest smiling class I have ever had.

Anyway, Nancy, the last on the list. Very quiet, sitting in the back of the room, I see that she is diligent. She is the mommy of two kittens (or was it 4?). She is going to Mendoza, Argentina as an international student. She will love it!

So here you have it, in a nutshell. I wish everyone a very happy un-birthday.

Feliz Navidad y un Próspero Año Nuevo.
Adiós, clase.

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Chronicles of Narnia

Remember when you read the Narnia series and felt so enthralled that your heart beat faster, and you held your breath so intensely that you thought you would die of suffocation?

This new film "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" will do the same for you. It will fill your soul and refresh your mind.

Let's have more magic like this, please.

Sunday, December 04, 2005

Coming out

I don’t understand why gay people need to announce to the whole world their sexual preferences. Is homosexuality a disease that must be disclosed so people will not catch it by avoiding contact? If AIDS, a disease that can be fatal, does not have to be disclosed (and that is the law), why this hoopla about homosexuality?

I think that sexual preferences are just that: sexual preferences. Who talks about their sexual preferences? Do people vent to anyone what their masturbatory preferences are or how they like to be penetrated? I don’t think so. Now, aren’t these examples of sexual preferences?

Whose business is it that a man or a woman is sexually attracted to a person of the same gender? I think that this coming out business is another way to justify discrimination and prejudice. It is also a needless painful announcement for those involved.

Friday, December 02, 2005

Kill the bastards!

I am opposed to all sorts of killing. I abhor the slaughter of animals, the death penalty, wars, etc. I always thought that killing in any form is unjustified. Until now, that is.

I had never really faced the issue of “child molestation, pornography and abuse” too seriously. You know, some things just go over you head and you don’t think much about them.

But I just read about this American guy who will probably be facing the firing squad in Vietnam for child abuse. I also read about this priest (one of them) who had molested several boys during his tenure as a parishioner in some city. Suddenly, I thought: Hey, this idea of the firing squad is a great idea!

I don’t care what you do: the sexual exploitation of children is a crime that should be punished by death. No questions asked. Kill the bastards!

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