“Just Noticing”…

• …that this is not the first time I have heard of someone referring to the “genius” inside of us as having one, instead of simply being one – a genius that is.

Confused at what I am saying? Let me ask a question and perhaps it will be clearer. In regards to a person that we consider a “genius”…do we consider him or her being a genius, meaning they are just naturally brilliant, or having a genius, meaning a divine magical being that would come and assist the artist with their work? Still confused?

Let me back track to something that someone once told me.  I used to work in the film industry and I had an opportunity to work with Robin Williams on a film with a very limited crew. Contrary to belief, he was a very quite man, and during our lunch break I, and a few others, had the opportunity to hang with him.

He didn’t say much and then all of a sudden an inspiration would come out of no where. Williams would say a simple sentence that made us smile and then he was off…talking slowly first…and next thing you know he was doing a full monologue at record speed and we were all falling out of our chairs. And just as quickly as he began, he would end, and it was over. Silence.  This happened quite often.

A friend of mine who was a channeler was involved with a group of mediums who studied Williams and his art. They used to joke that Williams was “channeling” when he was engaged in his comedy act. They could actually “see or feel” the spirit beings come and go. Now I think Williams is genius, so I was not sure that I believed that all he was doing was channeling, but the idea certainly was intriguing.

So this brings me back to my question:  In regards to a person that we consider a “genius”…do we consider him or her being a genius, meaning they are just naturally brilliant, or having a genius, meaning a divine magical being that would come and assist the artist with their work? Still confused?

A few days ago I was turned on to a TED Talk that Elizabeth Gilbert gave last year in regards to creativity. She speaks of the peculiar rise of her “Eat, Prey, Love” book to bestseller status and how it has affected her life. Although she doesn’t speak of channeling a genius, she believes that we aren’t being genius, but that we have one. And why she believes it’s better to have one instead of being one.

I found it interesting and wanted to share her TED Talk with you:

Readers: What do you think? Are we genius? Or do we have one? And if we do have one, and our genius isn’t producing “brilliance”,  is he/she just “lazy”, or are we the lazy ones not performing or tending to and cultivating our own natural brilliance, the genius that we are?

Thoughts? Ideas? Blog me.

Lydia: I want more. I played that quite a few times. Yummy.

Robert: How are you? As usual you are spot on.

Good observation Wayne.

Peter: My pleasure. Happy I could assist. Hafa Adai.

Anna: What’s up? haven’t heard from you in awhile. I HOPE all is well. Hafa Adai.

A Friend: Nice to hear from you again. I understand your point, but it is hard for me to see it. And I don’t mean to be insensitive to your comment. I am familiar with that feeling of intimidation myself.  And because I myself have and still do experience that feeling in certain crowds, I am pretty keen on intuitively knowing when someone doesn’t feel as confident in their surroundings, and I make it a point to create a level of comfort.

I feel that I am the same person as I have always been; just a bit more read than I used to be. I would just HOPE that you know me well enough to know that I am not a judgmental person.  I look forward to being in your company, and having a conversation with you, as light or as heavy as you chose. :)

Jock: Good observation and nicely said.

Florence: That question in regards to Obama goes through my mind ever so often. What I question even more so is “Does he even want to?” He is a man with incredible stamina, but how much can one endure and still want to go for round two?  He is for sure a man who will fight for our country, for what is best for all, because he certainly isn’t reaping many benefits himself. But it’s never been about him has it? I don’t think Obama will drop out after the first round; I think he’ll go for it and if he does, he’ll have my support. And I think if he runs again, he’ll win it.

Yeah Irene! Thank you.

Zen Lill: No mother daughter relationship is perfect. It does take patience and work, but I do feel blessed with the relationship I have. There is still time for improvement in yours. Perhaps, if you have the desire, you will find a way. :)

Suzanne: No worries. It was obviously a good one.

Wayne: lol…

Lorrie: I am moved by your words. Thank you. I am also surprised by them..by the fact that my blog has brought together so many women who were once strangers and are now deep committed friends. I love that. My blog is wonderful in that way. I take credit for starting my blog, I  am the impetus…but this thing, this blog, this genius :),  has a pulse of its own, and everyone is part of that pulse. So cool.

And your sentiments, “It can truthfully be said that your blog is the reason we are who we are. Women who have come together to help other women improve their lives’. Wow. What a proclamation. I am so proud. Not of myself but of all of you. It proves how powerful women can be (and are!), and what they can, and do do, when taking the opportunity, when in support of each other. Beautiful.

Your words are also an inspiration for me. I can visualize that my blog is the pebble in this huge ocean that continues to ripple out, indefinitely, touching people, moving people, motivating people, enlightening people….thank you. I wish the best for all you GIRLZ.

Lot of LOVE – Have a beautiful Sunday! Peace out…

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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The Minneapolis-based retailer Target just gave over $150,000 to buy ads supporting state Rep. Tom Emmer, a far-right Republican candidate for governor. This makes Target one of the very first companies to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate cash in elections.

That’s bad enough. But the stakes are much higher than one candidate and one company. If we don’t push back hard, this will just be the tip of the iceberg. Other corporations will learn that they can pour money into elections to buy the outcome they want. So we’re sending a message to Target’s CEO that we won’t shop there if Target continues spending money on elections.

Target must think customers won’t care. They’re wrong: We do care, and we need to let them know that we want Target — and all corporations — out of our elections. Can you join me in sending a message to Target’s CEO? Click here.

-MoveOn

Readers: I went to Youtube to copy this video and as usual I scroll down to read the comments. Although there were a few comments applauding the video, I was appalled at how many negative comments were directed toward the appearance of the people who were in the video. Instead of applauding the fact that these people took their time to take a creative stance in telling Target that they were not happy with their shameless attempt to buy an election in Minnesota, people were making judgements about the quality of singing, the usage of the word “ain’t”, and they even sank low enough to criticize a woman for not shaving her armpits. These critics are probably the types that bitch and moan about our society, and sit on their butts doing nothing about it, but criticize others who are doing something about it.

It’s obvious from the video that shoppers in Target enjoyed it and who knows what kind of impact they had – perhaps Target shoppers will start thinking about the actions of corporations and take their money elsewhere. I’m happy to see that MoveOn thought their creative song and dance was cool and worthy of support. Enough for them to use it as a marketing tool to get us to sign a petition and send letters to Target’s CEO Greg Steinfahel. It got me to sign and send.

And really this is just the beginning – what we need to look at is the next step: Preventing corporations from being able to give unlimited corporate cash to the elections. We, the people, have the power to make the changes; we just have to do something, demand it…like these people in the video did.

As Frederick Douglass put it: “Power never concedes anything without a demand; it never has and it never will.”

Meanwhile those sitting on their butts bitching are doing more of the same same.

Hey Zen Lill: Who knows. That itself is sick enough. $5 a day toward cigarettes is a lot of money in Indo for many, and if he’s not willing to do what it takes to get his son to quit, then he’s going to have to earn money for his son’s nicotine addiction. It sound like he’s doing that because his son is now a tourist attraction; a money maker to support the habit.   A vicious cycle – The whole thing is disgusting.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my ‘loyal’(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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Continued from yesterday….

What does Shannon think of David’s new poster for her missing cat, Missy?

____________________________________________________

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.59am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

This is worse than the other one. can you make it so it shows the whole photo of Missy and delete the stupid text that says missing missy off it? I just want it to say Lost.

____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.14am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

____________________________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.21am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

yeah can you do the poster or not? I just want a photo and the word lost and the telephone number and when and where she was lost and her name. Not like a movie poster or anything stupid. I have to leave early today. If it was your cat I would help you. Thanks.

____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.32am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Awww

Dear Shannon,
I don’t have a cat. I once agreed to look after a friend’s cat for a week but after he dropped it off at my apartment and explained the concept of kitty litter, I kept the cat in a closed cardboard box in the shed and forgot about it. If I wanted to feed something and clean faeces, I wouldn’t have put my mother in that home after her stroke. A week later, when my friend came to collect his cat, I pretended that I was not home and mailed the box to him. Apparently I failed to put enough stamps on the package and he had to collect it from the post office and pay eighteen dollars. He still goes on about that sometimes, people need to learn to let go.
I have attached the amended version of your poster as per your detailed instructions.
Regards, David.

____________________________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.47am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Awww

Thats not my cat. where did you get that picture from? That cat is orange. I gave you a photo of my cat.

____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.58am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Awww

I know, but that one is cute. As Missy has quite possibly met any one of several violent ends, it is possible you might get a better cat out of this. If anybody calls and says “I haven’t seen your orange cat but I did find a black and white one with its hind legs run over by a car, do you want it?” you can politely decline and save yourself a costly veterinarian bill.
I knew someone who had a basset hound that had its hind legs removed after an accident and it had to walk around with one of those little buggies with wheels. If it had been my dog I would have asked for all its legs to be removed and replaced with wheels and had a remote control installed. I could charge neighbourhood kids for rides and enter it in races. If I did the same with a horse I could drive it to work. I would call it Steven.
Regards, David.

____________________________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.07pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Awww

Please just use the photo I gave you.

____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne?
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.22pm?
To: Shannon Walkley?
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

____________________________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.34pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

I didnt say there was a reward. I dont have $2000 dollars. What did you even put that there for? Apart from that it is perfect can you please remove the reward bit. Thanks Shan.

To see David’s final poster for Shannon’s missing Missy, tune in tomorrow…

Fun huh? Peace out.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my ‘loyal’(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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Good morning.

Mac is going in for a little upgrade and some added ram today. He deserves it. I deserve it. So…he may be out of my life for a day or two which leaves me computer-less. It’ll be a nice break, a challenging one though, because like many of you, I am attached to my computer and rely on it daily. But I think I can hang without it for a day or two. :)

And I will be writing my writes and scheduling them to post ahead of time, since I won’t have my computer, so don’t expect me to respond to your questions and comments until my Mac is back.

So that being said, I am just going to keep my post cute and simple for the next few days. Nothing serious; just a little fun strictly for your entertainment. I hope that you like it.

Shannon (the secretary) has lost her cat and has asked David (the graphic designer) to help with a lost poster. This is their email correspondence…

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.15am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Poster

Hi

I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a poster for me. It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my suburb this afternoon.

This is the only photo of her I have she answers to the name Missy and is black and white and about 8 months old. missing on Harper street and my phone number.

Thanks Shan.

_____________________________________________________

From:David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.26am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
That is shocking news. Luckily I was sitting down when I read your email and not half way up a ladder or tree. How are you holding up? I am surprised you managed to attend work at all what with thinking about Missy out there cold, frightened and alone… possibly lying on the side of the road, her back legs squashed by a vehicle, calling out “Shannon, where are you?”
Although I have two clients expecting completed work this afternoon, I will, of course, drop everything and do whatever it takes to facilitate the speedy return of Missy.
Regards, David.

____________________________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.37am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Poster

yeah ok thanks. I know you dont like cats but I am really worried about mine. I have to leave at 1pm today.

____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.17am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
I never said I don’t like cats. Once, having been invited to a party, I went clothes shopping beforehand and bought a pair of expensive G-Star boots. They were two sizes too small but I wanted them so badly I figured I could just wear them without socks and cut my toenails very short. As the party was only a few blocks from my place, I decided to walk. After the first block, I lost all feeling in my feet. Arriving at the party, I stumbled into a guy named Steven, spilling Malibu & coke onto his white Wham ‘Choose Life’ t-shirt, and he punched me. An hour or so after the incident, Steven sat down in a chair already occupied by a cat. The surprised cat clawed and snarled causing Steven to leap out of the chair, slip on a rug and strike his forehead onto the corner of a speaker; resulting in a two inch open gash. In its shock, the cat also defecated, leaving Steven with a foul stain down the back of his beige cargo pants. I liked that cat.
Attached poster as requested.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.24am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

yeah thats not what I was looking for at all. it looks like a movie and how come the photo of Missy is so small?

____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.28am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
It’s a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space.
Regards, David.

____________________________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.33am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Thats just stupid. Can you do it properly please? I am extremely emotional over this and was up all night in tears. you seem to think it is funny. Can you make the photo bigger please and fix the text and do it in colour please. Thanks.
____________________________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.46am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
Having worked with designers for a few years now, I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. I don’t come downstairs and tell you how to send text messages, log onto Facebook and look out of the window. I am willing to overlook this faux pas due to you no doubt being preoccupied with thoughts of Missy attempting to make her way home across busy intersections or being trapped in a drain as it slowly fills with water. I spent three days down a well once but that was just for fun.
I have amended and attached the poster as per your instructions.
Regards, David.

To read Shannon’s reaction to David’s new poster for “Missing Missy”, tune in tomorrow….

**********

Zen Lill: My letters in regards to the conflict minerals were sent via the Enough Project’s website and other websites. I just write them in the field provided and I do not save them. If it is a letter that I am particularly proud of, or spent a lot of time on that I may want to use as a sample to other letters, then I save it for future use. I have written so much on this topic in my blog that sometimes I just copy and paste bits of my blog write and add to it.

I did get your last e-mail and I would be happy to help you. I will respond to your e-mail when I get my computer back.

Jane and Lois: There are never enough recruits for girlz. We take girls up all of the time and more are always needed. If you are serious Madaline and her crew will come and find you.

Marianne: Fish will start turning up with oil in the stomachs if this gush is not controlled soon. And no doubt it will contaminate all of the oceans, hence all of the fish.

Helen: Great article. I see my dentist once a year and he always takes X-rays. It is expensive and now I know if it is not necessary, I have no need to have them done. Thanks.

Have a beautiful day everyone! xoxo

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my ‘loyal’(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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The 4th Of July…Independence Day

Simply put,  this is the day where Americans celebrate “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Freedom.

Are you enjoying your freedom? (Yes!) Fabulous. Go for it.

Are you allowing others the space to enjoy their freedom too? (Yes!) Wonderful.

Are you helping others to enjoy the same freedom? (Yes!) How kind and considerate.

Or are you stepping in the path of others preventing them from enjoying their freedom, so that you can enjoy yours? (uh…yeah) Greed – Just stop it.

What does Independence Day mean to you? Blog me.

Oh…and a little something for your enjoyment. I love this video; always have. Take whatever you get from it…but remember give what you take. :)

Happy 4th Of July!  - Peace & Love: “Live it, Give it!”

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my ‘loyal’(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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