the hokey pokey philosophy

new year's eve. i just finished smudging my house and updating the protection barriers for the coming year. i haven't cleaned the house like i would have wanted but this year i decided to let go and throw out STUFF that i have been keeping around the house for years. i re-arranged cabinets and drawers. and now the weather outside has turned windy. for me the wind is blowing out the old and bringing in the new. and as i sat down to burn sweet grass and talk to myself and the goddess about what i wanted to achieve in the coming year, i thought about the HOKEY POKEY. yes the HOKEY POKEY as in the children's song the HOKEY POKEY. i had decided that i wanted more magic in my life. when i was younger i loved 'magic' the unexplained, the mystical side of life. and the hokey pokey came to mind. don't know why, didn't ask why. i'm just listening to the "inner child"... yeah i know-new agey, but listen to me.

remember when as a child you were asked to stand in a circle and sing along...
"you put your right arm in, you take your right arm out, you put your right arm in and you shake it all about. you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. that's what it's all about!" the song is repeated with different body parts and then the song tells you to put your whole body in. and that's where it can get really crazy.

i remember
i loved the hokey pokey as a child and i love the hokey pokey now and i've decided to turn it into a philosophy. the circle equals a community, a togetherness, a common bond. the middle of the circle is life. the body parts that enter the circle are different aspects of ourselves. we are asked to enter life, but we choose to leave the
center. some leave for good and choose not to reenter and walk away thinking that's a stupid song. but some go back into the center and get that aspect of our life shaken all about. but we do the dance and we turn ourselves around in whatever form that takes. and that's what it's all about. life is a dance. right now mine might be the hokey pokey. who knows. in the coming year think about what's your dance of life.

see ya in the new year.

i'm still standing

d-day for layoff's at my place of employment have come and gone. the deed was done on monday, much to everyone's surprise. but i am still here.
it was a very sad day. there were 5 people laid off from my side of the building. 4 of the women i have known for 9 years. the other 1 i knew for 2 years. i saw and talked to these ladies more than i saw or talked to my friends and family. i heard about their children and their children's children. i knew the quirks and i could tell just by looking at them if they were in a bad mood. i will miss them very very much. i wish them well and am hoping that after the shock wears off that they will see this as a blessing and a push to do something better.

now i am one of the few left standing in accounting. i can only assume that i am still here based on my ability to adapt to change. personally i think it's because of my electric personality. whatever the reason i am lucky to have a job.

i just read where terry pratchett (my favorite author of all time) has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's. here's hoping that in between the drug company's hurried rush to produce drugs to give men erections and sustain them that they have been working on a drug to keep this disease at bay.

seems like old times

wow it feels like it's been forever since i wrote something.
so let's see if i can fill up some space.
it's december. and in december comes xmas. a poor month for me.
i had a girl xmas work party last friday. it was fun. i would like to take this time to say that I LOVE CHOCOLATE MARTINI'S. they are mmmm..mmmm good. the only drink where i lick the inside of the glass. tomorrow is the company party. that's were we get to dress up and have a nice sit down dinner. the band this year will be KEN SCAT SPRINGS. he and his band have been playin' our parties for years.

and during this busy and stressful month i believe that my company will go through a lay off. i hope i'm safe, i think i'm safe but....you never know. but it's all good. i am going with the belief that if i am suppose to be here then i will be. if the universe wants me to go out and do something else then maybe the upcoming week will be my last at this place.

i have gotten out of a summons for jury duty for the county that i used to live in. i have refinanced one of my home loans.

more in the upcoming weeks. here's to having a weekly income.