10 questions you should have answers to in life or maybe just for today

INSIDE THE BLOGGER’S  STUDIO?  OR AT LEAST IN THE INNER SPACE OF. PEACE AND JOY

Well I started out writing a couple different posts this morning, however  neither of  them  seemed  to fit my mood.  Then, I decided to go for my morning walk—sometimes that helps  with  my anxiety and sometimes it just  makes it a bit worse.  That’s how life  is and I’ve learned one thing—  I’m not going to know until after I walk, so giving it a thought before I walk makes no sense on the greater  space time continuum.  

As I rounded the last corner towards home I started thinking  about  an eight-part podcast series one of my friends is preparing to launch and started imagining  an acronym for it.  Well I won’t tell you what. I came up with because  it wasn’t  respectful or  appropriate although. It might. Be correct.  Anyway sharing it here or. Anywhere would bring. No one. Peace and joy so that was that —-well until—I sort of remembered a guest on “inside the  Adctor’s Studio using the term in question. As her answer to one of. James (sp)Lipton’s famous 10 questions.  That’s when I thought maybe it would be fun to offer “inside the peace and joy bloggers’ studio for today.   So I’m borrowing the interview questions—slightly modified to allow for. Some explanatory. Writing and  letting  you inside the mind of a blogger on a Monday. Morning/afternoon (or whenever I get. This done.

The. 10  questions? words and —this also. Makes a great icebreaker at meetings if you have a few minutes.

Question 1:

What is your favorite word? (Or phrase modifying it for my purposes).

Favorite wordcomplicxated—favorite phrase unintended consequences because. You see there always seems to be some and only the courageous  people talk about. Those.

Question 2.

What is your least favorite word?  

Well I’m in a transition on this one.  It used to be hands down poop, however I think  the phrase artificial intelligence is rapidly gaining ground.  Intelligence is intelligence. Regardless of the source so let’s not go there.  Also intelligence is not wisdom but we are often  passing these off as interchangeable.   (More on that topic sometime soon.

Question. 3 What turns. You on?

Well a great conversation probably tops the list and unexpected  sex is probably second.  Since I haven’t had the. Second one for so long. I don’t  really remember there’s no way that. Could be firsat.   I do find  it absolutely  fantastastic when people share. A new. Idea and  so that tops  the list.

Question 4  (You guessed it )

What turns you off?  This is easy—people who ask me questions that they already have the answer to or should already. Have the answer to.  There is so much to learn about the world and each other that asking a question that isn’t needed wastes. Too much valuable. Time.

Question. 5.

What sound or noise do. You love?

Easy the A minor  chord It is the perfect set up sound either for  changing. To a positive sound when. Followed. By a  G or it can prolong  a dark passage.

Question 6 

What noise or sound. Do  you hate?  The sound of. Anyone complaining in a  line at a store.  First they. Chose the3 store and  most people have. Been. In enough. Stores. That they should know how things work.  No store. Starts the  morning with a list. Of customers they are going to  delay  on purpose or confuse with. Signage or  have a under the counter. Button. To push to make the register. Break.  Come on people. You have done this before and  you can  make it as. Pleasant as you might like, but  no one is picking on you so stop the whining.   Try to leave the check out line happier than. When you got in it that’s my personal challenge to you.

Question 7

What is your favorite. Curse word?

Well this is easy Bullshit.  It has two ssylabels and fits into. A lot of places.  It is a noun and a verb and also can serve as an adjective.  Also  like many swear words inflection and volume can make it  a sniper’s weapon or a full frontal  attack word.

Question (other than your own) what occupation would you like to attempt?

Ways  Musician

Question 9 

Question 9 What profession. Would you not. Like to do?  

DEA or ATF. Officer—too. Many  chaotic situations with  unknown variables and too many shades of gray between  people who are addicted/sick and. Greedy evil folks.  

And my favorite question. * If heaven exists what. Would. You like to hear God.  Say  as you  approach the pearly gates?

Three things—“thanks for asking me the hard questions—here’s where the answers  are.”  “If you want to. Go back. It’ll  really screw  up the universe more than when I sent you there the first. Time so sit down and relax.  And three “ thanks for FINALLY realizing  you weren’t in control of everything so  the universe could  get the best out of your gifts.”

Anyway those. Are my answers and I felt really peaceful in writing. My way through them.  Give. Them a try just for kicks and have a great day.  Hey I’m sorry 

Four out of five recommend smiling like an angel and laughing like a child

 Down below is a poem/song lyrics in the actual song Mayberry because that’s what lyrics do FOUR. OUT OF FIVE EXPERTS (AND THEN WHAT PEACE AND JOY ) RECOMMEND

—the poem and the lyrics—

Four out of five  they recommend 

And the fifth  has well they have three suggestions

When wil they find all the answers?

They won’t even dare ask the right questions

You are. Their problem and if they can’t solve you

They assign the blame and get down to that fast and furiously

Why can’t they let their brains storm

Let new ideas roam wild 

Smile like an angel and laugh like a child

Let the whole world know just what they feel

It sometimes takes more to help someone heal

So often in life we run frantic With fear

And wind up in places mystreriously

We trip in the dark and shake a fist at the sky

Maybe. We just take things  over alltoo darn seriously

Why don’t we  just ...

Take a deep breath instead of a pill

Take a moment. Relax —just sort of chill

Let’s let our dreams flow and our ideas grow wild

Smile like an angel...smile like an angel and laugh like a child

Please note the lyrics of the song not exactly these lyrics above because sometimes when you’re sending it just doesn’t come out that way at least not for out of five times have a great weekend

A whole mouthful of peace and joy :-) :-)

😀😁😂😄😇😄😂😁😀  and a special treat for those of you who celebrate on the weekends  found at the bottom FOUR OUT OF FIVE DENTISTS RECOMMEND...

So the path of my morning walk/jog turns back East and I notice that the rain is picking up from what had been a soothing drizzle.  It was turning into an annoyance.  Nonethe less, I was okay with the water cooling my skin just prior to “running between the signs.”  There are two. Elevated billboards along the road crossing the Black River and I have been trying to build my endurance by running between them on a regular basis.  Igt’s only about 125 yards and I really run about 67 of the yards because I’m really Not in a hurry and I’m not completely sure it’s recommended by my back surgeons.  Today that whole series of thoughts blended into a stream of thought recovered from my childhood.  I remembered that four out of five dentists recommended some dental product.  It might have been Colgate or fluoride toothpaste or even. Trident gum (Tri-dent literally translated means three teetho I doubt dentists really thought. Only three teeth is a good idea.)  However,  the blue whale, one one the larges. Living creatures, has no teeth and giraffes only has bottom teeth.  Conversely, a snail has thousands of teeth.  I know I’ve already stammered out a mouthful and haven’t started getting to peace and joy, so here we go.  

Here are some other tidbits about your teeth and mouth in general and its behavior.  I found most of these facts onn the internet so you can google them.

It is often  assumed a smile is a sign of being At peace or experiencing joy.  I don’t assume women have 8 times the peace and joy as men, but they smile about 8 times as often—women smile about 63 times a day and men only eight..  Now I find that interesting because Men are often doing things that irritate women and everyone  else for that. Matter (oh maybe that’s just me.). 

Well after discovering this little nugget about teeth and their use, Icouldn’t help but going On  to look up some more things.  Here are some really interesting “facts” and I hope a few of them rate as enlightening and some bring on a smile.

The average American spends 38.5 days brushing their teeth over the course of a lifetime.   sOf course  we should be spending about twice that long brushing.  In general, brushing only covers about 40% of your tooth surfaces, so flossing is recommended to get out things between your teeth.  This is reasonable I suppose, but what do you use to get floss out if it gets caught?  Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and some studies show that the exact structure of yourEnamel depends about 80% on the genetic make-up of your mother’s saliva.  

How do you use your teeth?  Well, if you are a right-handed person you are more likely to chew food on the right side of your mouth and left-handed people use their left side.  I don’t know if your tongue. Has a dominant side, but. I do know for a fact that it has a pattern and just like your teeth it is unique to you.  As far as my tongue goes, it has often seemed to spring tolife and form words that I would later regret.   so I believe it has a direct connection to the sarcasm center of my frontal lobe.  

What else have people studied?  Well, more people use blue toot brushes than red ones (although I am not sure a great percentage of people could even tell you what color their tooth brush is.  

Perhaps when it comes to this whole tongue in cheek discussion about teeth and peace and joy, kids buy a lot of gum and they laugh about FOUR HUNDRED TIMESA DAY!  THE BY CONTRAST—  THE AVERAGE ADULT LAUGHS ABOUT 15 TIMES A DAY.

That brings me to the things I really wanted to spit out about smiling, teeth, and of course, peace and joy.

While seeking Peace and Joy tap into your inner child and the curiousity that most children have.  You may find yourself smiling and laughing far more often.  If you want to be a rebel, get yourself a red toothbrush and when you get a cavity drop your mom a line thanking her for the pain she is now bringing upon you.... or just mark it down on the long list of things. In life you wish you had more control over but hold on to the illusion that you are in complete command <sarcasm> . Don’t worry too much about how many teeth you have or once had.  The biggest beasts in the sea has no teeth and the slowest creature on earth has thousands.  Perhaps. The most important point is that regardless of who we are, we are probably all better off feeding our soul in childlike. curiousity and thanking nature or the good Lord that these things in our mouths serve the purposes they do.  My advice for seeking peace and joy today?  Listen. For children laughing and if it make. You feel Ike smiling. Do it (especially You guys—we are way behind).  Brush your teeth but don’t waste. Your time, only do it after you eat  something either really. Good for. You or that really tastes. Good.  Floss if. You want to get little pieces of string caught  in your. Mouth.   Finally remember that the smiley. Emoji. Is used only second to  frequency. To the thumbs up. And if we want to have. A peace and joy revolution we need to let the smiles. Fly!

Okay  tomorrow wil be the “tongue  in Cheek  Rhyme or song to wrap this little  rant.  

I want to thank  you all for reading along...every time I see a page view I smile and if my face hurts from it...well go ahead and punish me today.

:)

Normal is overrated and I don’t want to be that if I have to be like you the musical

 This is a video about not really wanting to be normal if you have to compare to someone who’s not real   It follows yesterday’s blog post and I will get the lyrics for you in the editing process  it follows yesterday’s blog post and I will get the lyrics for you in the editing process

 No for now just enjoy

I don’t want to be normal if I have to be like you

I DON’T WANT TO BE NORMAL IF I’VE GOT TO BE LIKE YOU—SEEKNG YOUR OWN. PEACE AND JOY.

Seth Godin (if you haven’t herd of him or read anything by him, or  follow him on any of this social media stuff you might. Want to take a small dip in that. Pool) posted a podcast recently  that talked about. The difference between  rules and norms.  It is fabulous and as. Much as I tried to convince myself I could. “Borrow” its thesis for today’s. Blog I  just couldn’t.  I’m not saying I won’t someday...but not today.  

I did. However. Open my mind up to another. Similar  stream of thought about norms and being normal oh yeah—and seeking peace and joy.  

This. Morning I was asked to  send along a  photo, a “professional type”. Photo to go along with. A free-lance. Project proposal.  So I ran. Upstairs and pulled off my T-shirt, put on a clean white shirt and grabbed a sports coat.  Why do they. Call these sports coats?  What sports  are they worn in?  I’d like to see a Brooks Brothers MMA Blazer please?  Or perhaps  if I look real hard I could find an Armani  rugby  sort of thing in navy blue?   Okay, back to the photo.  I didn’t mind  taking this quick pic and popping it into the file for for. Upload, however  I have no idea. What my  face and suit have to do with my  talents for writing.  Maybe they should. Ask for a handshot or the results of a typing exam so they can evaluate if they are getting cheated. By the hourly rate of some hunt and peckers (one finger typists so to speak).  I did. Some  exploring on the internet thing and found out that. It is “normal” for folks to ask for  photos such as these.  Normal? Why?   I’ve never seen a publication cover saying  “we’re. The best source for financial news...just look at our beautiful or handsome writers.”  

So this is one of those normal things I will never quite understand and I won’t have an easy time making peace with it.  I will, however, have a considerable amount of  peace by making  the ubmission of my photo part of the  bargaining process. In my proposals from now on.  You. Know if. The article requires a footnote as I’ll. Send in a  nice photo of my foot and. If I’m  writing  “headlines” well there’s a picture for that.  If  they ask for  background information well heaven. Help me as to what. I photograph and send?  

Alright let’s. Get back on track.  We have  sort of a societal norm that better looking. People are somehow smarter and  more  able to provide valuable knowledge.  EEEgads...this kind of thinking has become. “Normal” in. Our culture and so  what has  happened is that we set up these standards of. Beauty and health and. Intelligence and  wealth based upon income and the list. Can go on and. On and on.  Pretty soon the list of variables we have to compare. Ourselves to  normal, average,  below normal, below average, above.  Average etc is mind. Numbing.  It seems this kind of cove reality perspective makes it challenging. At best to seek any type of peace and joy.  

So from now on I’m  adopting. This general notion—

I don’t want to be normal if I’ve got to be like you and I won’t expect to unilaterally set. Any norms for you ok?y.

I DON’T WANT TO BE NORMAL IF I’VE GOT TO BE LIKE YOU—SEEKNG YOUR OWN. PEACE AND JOY.

Seth Godin (if you haven’t herd of him or read anything by him, or  follow him on any of this social media stuff you might. Want to take a small dip in that. Pool) posted a podcast recently  that talked about. The difference between  rules and norms.  It is fabulous and as. Much as I tried to convince myself I could. “Borrow” its thesis for today’s. Blog I  just couldn’t.  I’m not saying I won’t someday...but not today.  

I did. However. Open my mind up to another. Similar  stream of thought about norms and being normal oh yeah—and seeking peace and joy.  

This. Morning I was asked to  send along a  photo, a “professional type”. Photo to go along with. A free-lance. Project proposal.  So I ran. Upstairs and pulled off my T-shirt, put on a clean white shirt and grabbed a sports coat.  Why do they. Call these sports coats?  What sports  are they worn in?  I’d like to see a Brooks Brothers MMA Blazer please?  Or perhaps  if I look real hard I could find an Armani  rugby  sort of thing in navy blue?   Okay, back to the photo.  I didn’t mind  taking this quick pic and popping it into the file for for. Upload, however  I have no idea. What my  face and suit have to do with my  talents for writing.  Maybe they should. Ask for a handshot or the results of a typing exam so they can evaluate if they are getting cheated. By the hourly rate of some hunt and peckers (one finger typists so to speak).  I did. Some  exploring on the internet thing and found out that. It is “normal” for folks to ask for  photos such as these.  Normal? Why?   I’ve never seen a publication cover saying  “we’re. The best source for financial news...just look at our beautiful or handsome writers.”  

So this is one of those normal things I will never quite understand and I won’t have an easy time making peace with it.  I will, however, have a considerable amount of  peace by making  the ubmission of my photo part of the  bargaining process. In my proposals from now on.  You. Know if. The article requires a footnote as I’ll. Send in a  nice photo of my foot and. If I’m  writing  “headlines” well there’s a picture for that.  If  they ask for  background information well heaven. Help me as to what. I photograph and send?  

Alright let’s. Get back on track.  We have  sort of a societal norm that better looking. People are somehow smarter and  more  able to provide valuable knowledge.  EEEgads...this kind of thinking has become. “Normal” in. Our culture and so  what has  happened is that we set up these standards of. Beauty and health and. Intelligence and  wealth based upon income and the list. Can go on and. On and on.  Pretty soon the list of variables we have to compare. Ourselves to  normal, average,  below normal, below average, above.  Average etc is mind. Numbing.  It seems this kind of cove reality perspective makes it challenging. At best to seek any type of peace and joy.  

So from now on I’m  adopting. This general notion—

I don’t want to be normal if I’ve got to be like you and I won’t expect to unilaterally set. Any norms for you ok?y.

I DON’T WANT TO BE NORMAL IF I’VE GOT TO BE LIKE YOU—SEEKNG YOUR OWN. PEACE AND JOY.

Seth Godin (if you haven’t herd of him or read anything by him, or  follow him on any of this social media stuff you might. Want to take a small dip in that. Pool) posted a podcast recently  that talked about. The difference between  rules and norms.  It is fabulous and as. Much as I tried to convince myself I could. “Borrow” its thesis for today’s. Blog I  just couldn’t.  I’m not saying I won’t someday...but not today.  

I did. However. Open my mind up to another. Similar  stream of thought about norms and being normal oh yeah—and seeking peace and joy.  

This. Morning I was asked to  send along a  photo, a “professional type”. Photo to go along with. A free-lance. Project proposal.  So I ran. Upstairs and pulled off my T-shirt, put on a clean white shirt and grabbed a sports coat.  Why do they. Call these sports coats?  What sports  are they worn in?  I’d like to see a Brooks Brothers MMA Blazer please?  Or perhaps  if I look real hard I could find an Armani  rugby  sort of thing in navy blue?   Okay, back to the photo.  I didn’t mind  taking this quick pic and popping it into the file for for. Upload, however  I have no idea. What my  face and suit have to do with my  talents for writing.  Maybe they should. Ask for a handshot or the results of a typing exam so they can evaluate if they are getting cheated. By the hourly rate of some hunt and peckers (one finger typists so to speak).  I did. Some  exploring on the internet thing and found out that. It is “normal” for folks to ask for  photos such as these.  Normal? Why?   I’ve never seen a publication cover saying  “we’re. The best source for financial news...just look at our beautiful or handsome writers.”  

So this is one of those normal things I will never quite understand and I won’t have an easy time making peace with it.  I will, however, have a considerable amount of  peace by making  the ubmission of my photo part of the  bargaining process. In my proposals from now on.  You. Know if. The article requires a footnote as I’ll. Send in a  nice photo of my foot and. If I’m  writing  “headlines” well there’s a picture for that.  If  they ask for  background information well heaven. Help me as to what. I photograph and send?  

Alright let’s. Get back on track.  We have  sort of a societal norm that better looking. People are somehow smarter and  more  able to provide valuable knowledge.  EEEgads...this kind of thinking has become. “Normal” in. Our culture and so  what has  happened is that we set up these standards of. Beauty and health and. Intelligence and  wealth based upon income and the list. Can go on and. On and on.  Pretty soon the list of variables we have to compare. Ourselves to  normal, average,  below normal, below average, above.  Average etc is mind. Numbing.  It seems this kind of cove reality perspective makes it challenging. At best to seek any type of peace and joy.  

So from now on I’m  adopting. This general notion—

I don’t want to be normal if I’ve got to be like you and I won’t expect to unilaterally set. Any norms for you ok

Drawing the line may get a little blurry when seeking peace and joy

DRAWING THE LINE & SEEKING PEACE  AND JOY

So many  of today’s productivity and life coaching gurus  are  spouting the  message that people need to. Know how to “draw the line.”  Now they are generally  talking about knowing when to say no.  I suspect there is some wisdom. In that, however, there are days when  I get the  sneaking feeling that  a lot in life doesn’t  depend on one decision or another   or another and that things  you are supposed to learn from keep coming around until you get. It or refuse to  try anymore.  There is a lot that seems  to be left to vague rules of chance, a cosmic coin flip etc.  

Yes, I believe you can. Have habits in  intentionally mseeking peace and joy, however as the  disclaimer says “prices and participation” (on the part of the universe). May vary.

Having said this, I started to focus on. That term and one word in it—“line.”  

Like so many other words that line. Must drive people trying to  learn English over. The line so to speak.  

Okay let’s say the shortest distance between two points is a line—by definition that is true.  So  if you have a landline phone is that the shortest distance between two lands?  What about a skyline?  Then  of course there  are airlines?  Oh and just for the sake of.clarification, if a bunny gets a small fracture in  a bone is that a hare-line fracture or a hair-line fracture.  

Oh yes I’m just getting started.  When I was younger—you know earlier on my personal timeline”,  I’d go shopping. Or to a movie and. Stand “in” line.  Then. People started referring  to that as  being “on”-line.  Then we stopped going to the. Store altogether and started shopping with are  computers and phones.  Yes we were shopping. Online!  To wrap this line of discussion up, let’s  say you are. Checking  out at the  store and grab the things. You bought up at the end—-is that a pick-up line?

Okay before you  claim I’m  way out of line… I’m  going to bring this back to Peace and joy—oh as long as you will give. Me. The chance to ask two more questions.  Is the shortest distance between. Two  fellows. Smoking corn cob devices filled with  tobacco a pipeline? And if I say farewell at the end of this with my name is that a by-line or a bye line?  

 Okay here’s the. Point or two I want to make and I won’t draw anything between. These points.  

Firs,t, the  picture at the top is  of course. The line of fire.  

Second drawing the line, in fact  using the word line. Has  multiple meanings and until you see what surrounds the word and  where things resolve it is hard to. Know the full meaning of. The word and I would submit it is the same with drawing the line.  You will have to  make choices on the journey towards peace and joy, however,  until  somewhere down the line. You may  not get a clear picture  of the  end of the line—-which is where this. Writing is for now.

One last glance in the mirror for now

ONE.  LAST NOTE ON  MIRRORS. (for now)

YYes in answer to the comment question is that.me singing?  Also, I apologize if your dogs are still howling.  

I’m writing. this. short entry today  just to provide a litle  clarification for folks.   Do I intend this to be a great self-help projecxt that I will eventually. sell?  Yes and no or no and yes.  If it  “helps” you to read it I am grateful that  my experiences aremeaningful for you too.  At some point I am going to edit  some of these together and you can buy them for a friend or two.  But self-help... that’s not up. to me.  I think it could be a help others book, no more. no less and am grateful if it  helps anyone other than me.   The point is,  however,  not to  remind you that you are  not okay just how you are.  The  only thing I’m shooting for is  to remind myself and you that ordinary  things hold a great deal of  strange and wonderful magic within if we take the time to pay attention.  

In short, don’t use this as a mirror.  

Writing  these things is a source of peace and joy for me and  I hope  at.least  a source of  peace and joy for some of you.  What’s next week?  I’m thinking some  thoughts things  about some interesting words like parlor l and skyline.  

Allfor. now.Hey 

Reflections on mirrors and peace and joy the musical

 Reflecting on mirrors pun  intended and peace and joy

 Just a short video about mirrors life peace and joy

Reflections on mirrors not my Cinderella story

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL? I 

I was digging  under our vanity (what a name for a cabinet   you put things ll you don’t necessarily want others to see) for  a new roll of toilet paper and as I stood up I  noticed very distinctly  what my children once referred to as  “Dad’s famous bald spot.”  I knew they were not being cruel they  had noticed it in a  newspaper article  regarding a meeting I was attending.  It was not a mark of shame, but a way that they knew I was. In that room and doing. My job.  Well so as I stand up I notice the spot, however since my hair is thinning. In most places that particular spot is losing. It’s fame.  My hair and your hair are not what I’m  writing about  today.  It seems to me. In terms of peace and joy we have. Some choices and some  thinking. To do about mirrors.  

Maybe the most  famous mirror in our culture is  the  evil stepmom’s/queeen’s. Mirror in Cinderella.  Now it’s a talkingmirror and the queen put a great deal of  faith/stock in what it said.  I’m. Not  going  to summarize the whole “Cinderella Story” for you.  It’s a quick read. And if you don’t. Have to  read it stream the movie on. Your Disney app or something, or ask a five year -old.  

Back to  famous mirrors—there is one in the. Harry Potter epic story and  then of course there is Alice’s mirror and what  she found through  her “looking glass.”    There are all those crazy  mirrors in fun houses and mirrors a. All over retail spaces.  So the question  that comes to mind for me is if you are going to learn through  reflection, how important is the mirror or seat of mirrors.  You choose?  

After some thinking about seeking peace and joy I have come to three conclusions about. Mirrors.  Saying. That you  need. At least. One kind of mirror for  each of the. Views represented by  each of these. Three  notions.

First everyone needs a mirror  that  has  three things painted. On it.  The thing. Written at the. Top is—this is what you look like right now.  You may. Not look this way tomorrow when you look. In this mirror and  you may. Not look like you think. You look to others.  This should be a. Label that cannot be removed  without  threat of fine or imprisonment.  The   Second thing that should be written on  that mirror is: What. You see here  only reflects what’s on the outside.  

The third  sign on your. Personal mirror  should be a question:  Am I  standing here  for myself or for others?  

The  Second Mirror

This is a  human mirror.  What’s that?  A group of people. Who will tell you what they think or how they feel about  their life and yours.  Why theirs?  When someone’s tells you about their life it. Is their. Way of sharing  feelings and lessons and that gives you a  very good perspective from which to  reflect.  Upon what they say about you.  If they shar genuine. Things about themselves. It is likely they will do the same. For. You.  You. May not always. Like what. You see when these folks offer  reflections, but you still have that bald spot and if folks don’t. Refer to it now and. Again, well you need to probably ask them why or  get.  Yourself an additional human to add to the reflective. Power of your human mirror.  

The third mirror  I want to  reflect upon (pun intended) is the invisible k mirror.  Invisible?  Well I say it is invisible because it is not  above a sink or hanging on a door  or an elongated oval on  those sculpted legs.   

Igt is. The “social” mirror and  igt’s all around you everywhere and  now we. Carry a booster  signal. For it. In our pocket most of the time.  Now you probably think I’m going to go off on the evils of social media because. Everyone posts  the. Smiling. Highlight. Pictures of life and  you sit  alone waiting. In the dentisat’s receptions office thinking “why does cousin Mary get. To go to all those cool places and here I sit?”  Well of course that is true.  Then again she didn’t have to. Post last night when  her car broke down or her  job turned for the worse.  I just  wanted  to make some of us aware. We are using  some social media as  mirrors.  Like any comparison we do with somebody’ else’s  circumstances, this might. Not be the. Quickest. Path.  To peace and joy—unless you ask is what I am doing. Now “who I am?”  If when looking at social media you can say. No matter what is on  this screen I know who I am—then be aware that this can be an invisible mirror for your and it may be like the. One in the. Fun house that makes you look fat or skinny or  my favorite the one that makes your legs look. Really short (oh wait my legs are  short). And your. Body look really  long.  The. Thing about. Social media mirrors is that. They should. Have an opening  screen that says “I understand that I will mostly  get in return what I put into this) and then a big  reminder that. YOU  ARE CHOOSING TO BE. HERE AND RESPONSIBLE  for 99% of what is reflected.  

In the end find. Some. Mirrors you enjoy and heed. The “things may be closer. Than they appear” warnings on the mirror or in your intuition.  Looking. In the mirror is largely  something you  do on your own, so if it is frightening or depressing  please ask others to look with. You to check your perceptions.  Always.know that what. Is in the mirror is. Only what is now.  It is. Not. A vision of what came before and is certainly. Not. A prediction on what will be.  A mirror can be controlled by. The way light is  used and can control the light by reflecting it.  You are the  mirror of the light. Inside you.   

That’s  enough of my reflections on mirrors for one day.  Know that. You hold the light and you make the choices  regarding what you. See reflected by the. Mirrors. You choose.  Try when you can  to remember that mirrors are simple devices  for learning. The present  exterior. Look. Of things.  You are so much more than that and  you can use the mirror for  learning but don’t count. On it much for defining anything permanently—-well except for  “Dad’s  famous. Bald spot.”