Escape the Okie Zone

When I have writer's block or I'm just too embarassed to show my innermost feelings to my 5 readers I like to include an essay from the Daily Om since it coincides with my feelings so much! From there I can bounce off my current feelings and have a guide to write something...

January 30, 2009
"Expanding Their VisionNine Ways To Help Others Awaken to Consciousness
1. Living by your values allows you to become a positive source of inspiration for others. Don’t hide – express yourself and embrace life without reservation. By simply being yourself, you can help the people in your life see how one person can make a difference by being a living example of consciousness.
I often think of what impact I might of made with the Navaho students at Utopachi...it was wonderful hearing a voice from our past when Ang and I chatted over the ocean to Mary...
she had become a wonderful friend and colleague to us both...she said how there was a vacuum at the school with no more after school activities. We all had given so much to the program and inspired the students to act and play chess... I sense how many miss us despite the jealous teachers that did everything to inhibit and extinguish the growth in the children..

2. When you communicate your views, do so casually and in a nondogmatic manner. Allow the people you speak with to ask questions. Offer only as much information as they are ready to hear.
I suppose that was my biggest drawback in teaching... trying to eagerly to help them when I should have let them ask me for guidance...That is something that I still have to work on...to communicate my views in a less agressive way??

3. Igniting the spark of consciousness can be as easy as giving someone a gift. A favorite book, a medicine bag, or a beautiful gemstone can pique your loved ones’ curiosity and prompt them to begin an exploration of the soul.
I suppose that the drama club was my biggest gift to these students..It was wonderful to hear how our drama club was the talk of many students after we left! These students had a little spark of what it was like to act and improvise in front of a group of folks...I know that many of them will want to pursue acting!

4. Teaching a friend, relative, or colleague to meditate or chant can put them on the path to consciousness while simultaneously reducing their stress levels.
5. Others may want to know more about living consciously but are unsure of how to begin. Starting a discussion group – even a virtual one – can help you reach out to individuals that are eager to learn.
6. By recognizing and acknowledging the inherent value in everyone you encounter, you can teach them how to value others. Sometimes, the easiest way to encourage people – even challenging ones - to respect others is to respect them first.
7. Invite people from your personal and professional lives to join you in attending a ceremony or ritual. The experience may touch them in a profound way or introduce them to a new spiritual path.
8. Casually point out the interconnectedness of all living beings using concrete, everyday examples. Many people are unaware of how their actions affect the world and are intrigued when they learn of the power they hold.
9. Introduce your loved ones to conscious living in a lighthearted and enjoyable way. Serve delicious organic recipes at gatherings, volunteer as a group, and show them how wonderful it can feel to be truly aware and connected to the universe. "

It was so cool for my wife and I to chat with Mary, the social worker at our school...
She became a good friend over the last year...sometimes when we get a little homesick, it is so heartwarming to chat with warm friends!
I also chatted with my brother, Ron, and it warmed my cold feelings towards him...

From the Daily OM

January 27, 2009
Patient Persistence
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope

You might find that you are determined to get your ideas across to others today in order to achieve your goals. If you find that you are extra-persistent today to the point that others begin to feel restless, you may want to work on developing patience. One way to create more patience is to take a deep breath and count to 10 before speaking. When you stop to count, you can become aware of your behavior when you speak to others. This could help make your interactions go more smoothly. Remembering to breathe and counting to 10 can also help you cultivate patience during those moments when you want to push people or situations forward before the time is ripe. Take the time to slow down and think before you act today, and the wellsprings of patience and understanding that you cultivate could help you achieve your objectives.

Pausing before speaking and taking the time to consider what we are about to say can help us become more effective communicators. During the times when it seems critical to get our ideas across, it can be easy to lose sight of the way we are choosing to express ourselves. We may become so determined to convey our thoughts to others that we forget to consider whether we are expressing ourselves in a way that other people can hear us. Pausing to take a few breaths allows us to stay centered so that we don’t end up pushing our ideas on others. Take a moment to consider what you are saying and how you are expressing yourself to others today, and your interactions will become more productive and less stressful.

""On Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) issued a subpoena to Karl Rove, requiring him to testify regarding his role in the Bush Administration's politicization of the Department of Justice, including the US Attorney firings and the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. The subpoena calls for Rove to appear at deposition on Monday, February 2, 2009.

Rove has previously refused to appear in response to a Judiciary Committee subpoena, claiming that even former presidential advisers cannot be compelled to testify before Congress. That "absolute immunity" position was supported by then-President Bush, but it has been rejected by U.S. District Judge John Bates. President Obama has previously dismissed the claim as "completely misguided."

"I have said many times that I will carry this investigation forward to its conclusion, whether in Congress or in court, and today's action is an important step along the way," said Rep. Conyers. Noting that the change in administration may impact the legal arguments available to Mr. Rove in this long-running dispute, Mr. Conyers added, "Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it. After two years of stonewalling, it's time for him to talk."

The House Judiciary Committee chairman subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday to testify about the Bush administration's firing of U.S. attorneys and prosecution of a former Democratic governor.The subpoena by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., continues a long-running legal battle with ex-President George W. Bush's former White House political director. Rove previously refused to appear before the panel, contending that former presidential advisers cannot be compelled to testify before Congress.

The subpoena commanded Rove to appear for a deposition on Feb. 2 on the firings of U.S. attorneys for political reasons. Conyers also demanded testimony on whether politics played a role in the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat.

Bush upheld Rove's legal position, but Conyers said times have changed."

I decided to add this lady if I were wanting to have more gender specific role model for witches
( "are u a good witch or a bad witch??")

I often would like to include other pics of ex witches who cast spells on moi...but I don't want any papers served to me, especially in Oz...especially with all the tax bills that I am hit...(dont get me started!)
Ms. Coulter is definitelya witch...(is it safer to for a male to say witch than bitch??)

"Officials are responding to a formal complaint filed by Coulterwatch.com blogger Dan Borchers. "For over 10 years, Ann Coulter has gotten away with illegal, immoral and unethical behavior, ranging from plagiarism to defamation, perjury to voter fraud,"
claims the conservative Borchers. Coulter declined to comment, but in the past has branded Borchers a stalker. He says the FBI has determined he poses no threat.
Coulter was investigated and cleared of wrongdoing in 2006 for allegedly violating Florida's voter registration laws by voting in the wrong precinct.
Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com reports that Coulter was never actually cleared; the Florida Election Commission dropped the case after deciding that the two-year statute of limitations had run out.
An official previously told the Daily News that they would investigate "if we received a complaint under oath." Read more about Daniel Borchers, who filed the complaint, here. "

My wife and I were watching the view....
she realizes that I like "chick" shows and "chick" movies..
she says I'm a lesbian trapped inside a man's body!
I do get jealous of Degenerate who can invite the most beautiful babes , get all close dancing the dykish way she does with these ladies....and her total female audience gives her standing ovulations...( I mean ovations!) I would never see a male host sing, dance, and wear the same grungy clothes and sneakers every day in and out...It almost reminds me of a skinnier Rose Odonnell<<<

MARRIAGE!!...
It could so easy for folks married to people with ADD to lose patience and get divorced when the going gets rough..
Imagine two people with this condition and shades of manic depression...
Could that be twice as bad??
It's easy to just say
"Fuck it! ...Another one bites the dust...
easy come...
easy go...
but suddenly there is a love child involved and that changes the whole story....
He has changed both of our lives...
Suddenly this young man came into our ADD world
and put us both into topsy turvy
and we have to figure out not the very easy solution of parenting in the 21st century...
but at least we are coping in paradise...
Can't beat taking a dip in the rejuvenating salt waters of the Pacific two times a day....
and then she gets distracted and forgets about the tomato soup, rice and pasta creation of her husband's on the stove!!

OUR FAMILY IS SO HAPPY TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH INTELLIGENCE AS OUR
LEADER!! COLIN MURRAY IS HAPPY THAT THE US MIGHT NOT GO DOWN THE TUBES!!

"Shedding Light On Ourselves" from the Daily OM
"In almost every case, we know what is best for us in our lives, from the relationships we create to the food we eat. Still, somewhat mysteriously, it is often difficult to make the right choices for ourselves. We find ourselves hanging out with someone who leaves us feeling drained or choosing to eat fast food over a salad. We go through phases where we stop doing yoga or taking vitamins, even though we feel so much better when we do. Often we have no idea why we continue to make the less enlightened choice, but it is important that we inquire into ourselves to find out. When we choose that which is not best for us, the truth can be that there is a deep seated part of us that does not want to heal. We may say it’s because we don’t have the time or the energy or the resources, but the real truth is that when we don’t take care of ourselves we are falling prey to self-sabotage. Self-sabotage happens unconsciously, which is why it’s so difficult to see that we are doing it. The important thing to realize is that this very part of us that resists our healing is the part that most needs our attention and love. Even as it appears to be working against us, if we can simply bring it into the light of our consciousness, it can become our greatest ally. It carries the information we need to move to the next level in our healing process. When we recognize that we are not making healthy choices, we might even say out loud, “I am not taking care of myself.” Sometimes this is the jolt we need to wake up to what is actually happening.

ok.... even though everything else seems to be falling apart sometimes....
and we get into the summer doldrums of where the fuck are we going???....




We do look pretty healthy...I'm gettin in pretty good shape working on those abs...(roll ur eyes)




Angela is losing weight and getting a very healthy glow to her skin and sometimes ....


we forget how lucky we are to have such a beautiful baby.....

My muse was reading the printed scripts of this blog that I got from the library's printer ...


she saw how these pages with the pictures could actually turn into a best seller... > (that's my hat that stays on in the surf)




How does a family drink the cocktail of manic/depressive moods and Attention distraction doubled....



How the fuck can we ever get out of a place....um..."Where are my glasses??"
People might ask??
"How can they survive with their being constantly driven to distraction???
especially driving on the wrong side of the road
getting lost down unda??
How do they get by from day to day..."

Figuring this out will be a major project...
My wife had an epiphany this morning over the two morning beers of medication needed for her mood swings....

she wrote a little letter to me and then went on a long shopping spree...
she felt better
while I baby sat....
I dunno....
sometimes I am so desperate to bring these thoughts out to you and then I am tired...
I just want to write my feelings down to help ourselves be happy....

Rudd won't accept Uyghur Gitmo detainees

"The Rudd governmenthas rejected a formal request from the Bush administration to resettle a group of Chinese detained in Guantanamo Bay military prison to Australia.
The Weekend Australian says the Australian government has been warned by Beijing not to take the 17 former terror suspects, who the US have cleared but refuse to send home for fear of their torture and possible execution.
Beijing has made at least two approaches to the Rudd government not to accept the group of Muslims from northwestern China, known as Uyghurs, the paper says.
One was at a meeting in Canberra about three weeks ago, involving Australian and Chinese diplomats.
It came as the Foreign Ministry in Beijing stressed publicly its opposition to any resettlement of the Uyghurs.
"We have said on many occasions that the 17 terrorist suspects detained at the US military base of Guantanamo are members of the Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement, which is listed as a terrorist group by the UN Security Council ," a spokesman said.
"The Chinese government requires these terrorist suspects be repatriated to China.
"We firmly oppose any countries receiving these people."
Last week, the Rudd government reportedly told the Bush administration the Uyghurs did not meet Australia's stringent national security and immigration criteria."

Good on Ya!! Australia!! I like Rudd..He is not like the puppet, Howard was to Bush attempt at it's neocon empire!! No wonder Bush wanted Howard to stay at Blair House instead of snubbing Obama!

We are settling slowly into the low carbon imprint lifestyle of being beach bums...
We cannot get depressed about how life is passing us by so quickly
without achieving anything .... as relative to others or to our potentials...
I just finished changing Colin's diapers and giving him a shower since I hate dealing with shit...
and the necessary evil is best taken care of with all evidence running down the drain from our human shit!! ...at least this way ...
my tight asss ways are much more conducive the Al Gore theory of low carbon imprint!!
I don't waste wet wipes and diapers as much!!
This fatherhood was thrust upon me and sometimes I feel like the reluctant beneficiary of bringing another soul

Apparently, Oprah, Ellen Degeneres and Dr. Phil are popular day time talk shows here in Oz....

T

" Somewhere over the rainbow"

This beautiful rainbow appeared after the storm...

Maybe that is a sign for us and the brave new world that Colin is arriving into!

(I had no clue this song would show up frequently in the movie, Australia!)