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Speaking of Motown 25...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:43:06 -0700

I remember watching this live. Michael didn't want to do the Jackson 5 numbers (Part I), but Berry Gordy talked him into by letting Michael to do Billie Jean as a solo (Part II). Michael chose the occasion to introduce a radical new dance style, including the now-ubiquitous "Moon Walk."

It was absolutely stunning, and even then, I knew I was a witness to history. I was not unique in this--I believe most everyone who saw it knew. It may be the most electrifying performance of all time--certainly the most electrifying *I* have ever watched. Imagine that you had never seen Michael Jackson do any of these moves before--or anything like them--that you'd never seen anyone do moves like this--and you'll have a sense of the jaw-dropping magnitude of the event. He had invented a whole new dance vocabulary. Genius.

Goodbye Ed, Farrah, Michael, and Billy

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:14:06 -0700

As I write this, I'm rocking out--desk dancing--to Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" and other favorites. Feels very celebratory. Don't you know Michael must be experiencing an orgasm of relief to be out of Difficult World--at least for now, until his next adventure in duality?! He definitely knew how to milk the human game for some really outstanding strangeness, pain, and brilliance!

What a week. Must be a major shift underway. Three of the biggest icons of most of our lives made a transition last week--four if you count pitchman Billy Mays (what makes me think he'd be pleased to be included in the stellar company that left the Earth plane this last week)! Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson reached the end of their Earth sojourns within the last week. (Not that any of you need me to tell you that, but in months or years from now when this blog entry is read, it might be important that I specified!)

My relationships with these megastars was varied. First, Farrah. In 1977, I loved Charlie's Angels--a cartoon-like show, to be sure, but very much about empowered women. I was thin and blond and, like about half the young women on the planet at that time, had a Farrah hairstyle, which suited my thick, wavy hair perfectly. And like so many others, I wanted to BE her, her image worshipped by legions of the opposite sex. I didn't come close but in the golf pro shop where I worked as a waitress in the grill room, the customers--who were primarily men--took to calling me "Farrah." Turns out there was far more to admire in Farrah than her looks. She was a woman of grace and grit, and I admire that more, even, than her fabulous hair and her ability to capture the imaginations of men.

Growing up, I must have heard Ed McMahon do his famous intro for Johnny Carson more than a thousand times. In my adult years, like multitudes of others, I harbored a fantasy that Ed would show up at my door with a check for $10 million from Publisher's Clearinghouse. I visualized him standing there with the big cardboard check, in front of people with balloons and champagne, but worried that he'd catch me without makeup, with a messy house, and certainly without Farrah hair! I guess that worry negated all the positives of my visualizations. Ed, for a number of reasons, I'm sorry I never met you at my front door.

As for Michael Jackson, I'll never forget my first intro to him on TV in 1969, I believe it was, with the Jackson Five. I was, as was everyone else, completely astonished at his charisma and talent as a young boy, the frontman for the group, singing lead on "ABC" and "I Want You Back" and a bunch more hits. Who would have ever predicted the adorable, self-confident little African-American dynamo would have evolved into the Michael Jackson of later years?

You know, I haven't really felt sadness for Michael's passing. It felt to me that little boy died long ago, as did the uber-amazing, moon-walking, young-adult Michael of Motown's 25th Anniversary and Thriller, when his genius really became apparent. The Michael that survived until Thursday was not having fun anymore and seemed to have lost his ability to shift that. I am so very appreciative of him for providing the sound track for some of the most sublime episodes of my life. I bet most everyone on the planet can say that. I think he'd be gratified. God-speed, Michael.

Now, as for Billy Mays, loud-mouth pitchman extraordinaire, I bought OxyClean because of him, and my favorite "grabber" despite him. Perhaps most importantly, I became lightning fast at locating the remote and hitting the mute button in direct response to him. It's always good to keep one's reflexes sharp, especially as we age. He has had a greater impact on my life than I'd like to admit! Thanks, Billy!

I'll tell you about my sleep study and my day with my buddy Donna soon. Also, about my garden, its blooms, sadly, destroyed by hail. For now, I'll just say "Farewell, icons. Well done! Enjoy your next adventures!" It will be interesting to see what new adventures their passing kicks off in our lives.

Sleepless (soon, no more) in Denver

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:09:53 -0700

Lately, I've been seeking greater alignment with Spirit in the area of my health. What with my substantial excess weight, the resurgence of rheumatoid arthritis with a vengeance, and what has been an inability to sleep for longer than 90 minutes at a stretch, life has not primarily been the fun, joyous adventure in Easy World that I would prefer. To say the least!

So I've been surrendering and surrendering this to Spirit--and, being guided to solutions. Six weeks or so ago, I stumbled across "The Gabriel Method," and I swear this guy--Jon Gabriel--is in my soul family. When I read about his approach to weight loss, his theories about why we become obese, and his experience with losing hundreds of pounds effortlessly once he figured out how things really work, I knew immediately I had found gold. Would you believe that one of the things he recommends for de-stressing is radiating Love?!

A huge component in weight loss AND healing is sleep--getting enough sleep and sleeping consecutive hours--at the right times to coordinate with the body's repair cycles. This has been a huge issue for me. With burned out adrenals and the morning stiffness and fog of the RA, I have not been very productive in the mornings and have been getting energized in the evenings, thus, staying up late, needing to sleep late in the morning to get in my hours, and repeating the cycle.

It stands to reason, based on what I've learned about the relationship between sleep and obesity and sleep and RA, that, at the least, I wasn't supporting myself so that I could heal in either area. Soooo, when I went to see our wonderful G.P., Dr. Lisa, and she said she suspected I have obstructive sleep apnea, and suggested I needed to undergo a sleep study, I eagerly signed up.

I will be going to the sleep lab to have my study tomorrow night. I am so eager to have this done and behind me! The common answer for OSA is to sleep with a CPAP machine, which doesn't sound like much fun, but if it will help me sleep, I'll do whatever it takes! I'm committed to getting healthy, and this seems like a linchpin to the whole process.

I have more to share about what I've been guided to as I've surrendered this all to Spirit, and I'll do that in the days to come. I will add now, though, that while checking my web stats last night, I saw that someone had visited this old blog entry, and I was guided to go re-read it. While I've made great progress in this area since 2005, when I first wrote it, I realize there are more layers of this onion to peel. I've now begun addressing the next layer--I'll be having a Matrix Energetics session on Friday, and I'm sure we'll address more of them...

Magical spot in the woods

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:34:12 -0700

This photo, taken by my friend, Cynthia Bissonnette, of Unifying.com, really fires my imagination! (Click to enlarge) It is much like the scene I often see when I lead visualizations and have people imagine that they are approaching their Divine Classroom! Sometimes it's to an indoor place, but sometimes it's to a clearing in the woods.

The bridge seems familiar, too. I had a past-life regression session many, many years back, and the facilitator had me "remember" walking across a bridge and describe it as I went. it was an arched bridge much like this one--but with sort of cinnabar lacquer finish--leading into the woods. Turned out I was a Chinese monk in the regression and had a pet deer who lived in those woods. So cool.

Cynthia tells me she took this picture in Ojai, California, at Ranch House restaurant while she and her daughter were staying at the Kristamurti center nearby. She included the photo in a mailing she sent out Sunday. (You might really like getting her mailings--I've been getting them for years and they are Light-filled. They feature Cynthia's fabulous photography, too.)

I do so long for the woods and for a place of green. When Rick and I leave Denver for a greener place in the not-too-distant future, I intend to find a wooded property. I've been really drawn to bamboo also, and would love to have access to a stand of bamboo like this. I believe in the right environment, one can raise bamboo on purpose. Indeed, I'd like to create my own version of this scene. It just seems magical! It's beckoning me...

Plugged in

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:31:37 -0700

This was the scene from our front yard late this afternoon that Rick captured after some storms passed. (Click to enlarge) I felt the double rainbow (you can only see one in the photo, but there were, indeed, 2) had been catalyzed by all the awesome energy of the week. I love how the bird is on the high-tension wire, looking at the rainbow. It's how I felt this afternoon...

First, a little background. I enrolled in Suzanne Falter-Barns' first-ever Spiritual Marketing Telesummit last week (June 2, 3, 4, 5). $88 seemed such a reasonable price for teleseminars with 10 or so really great coaches, teachers & energy workers, and the minute I learned of it, I knew it was for me. The Telesummit itself was inspiring, but the most amazing part was that some of the presenters offered FREE one-on-one coaching sessions for a number of those who had enrolled in the summit. I immediately jumped on the offers from Julie Ann Turner and Eva Gregory.

First, I'll tell you about my time with Coach Eva this Monday. It was a half-hour session, and from the minute we connected on the phone, it was like plugging into an electrical socket! I've known of Eva for years, and we had emailed a bit (she gave a testimonial about Easy World on ILiveInEasyWorld.com and she has provided an endorsement for Choosing Easy World) but we had never had an actual conversation.

She's quite the live wire, and our chemistry was great as I was pretty sure it would be. By the time our session was over, I not only had shifted some issues around the value of my work, I was clear on what I needed to do to expand the message and grow my list (something my editor really wants me to do before the book launch). As we hung up, I was on fire with ideas and energy! The interesting part is that the hours prior to our call, I was dealing with "cotton-head"--I hadn't slept too well and just felt low energy and foggy. Not after my time with Eva! She's just awesome. And while she's very wise, it was almost as if simply connecting up with her in alignment was the major magic. Really powerful! So I'm at work to implement the many ideas and the energy our time together catalyzed.

This afternoon, I had a full hour with Julie Ann Turner. Oh, my! I immediately knew our connecting was kismet. She is the most powerfully focused, organized, and yet, at the same time, intuitive, person I've ever come across! What an unusual combination! Her mission and focus is to help the new global thought leaders reach their next levels of expansion, and she is great at it.

Holy cow, is she ever centered and clear! I was almost overcome with her powerful presence and at times, heard myself babbling a bit, but she managed to clarify whatever I said and use it to help me identify shifts that needed to be made. With her gentle probing, I was able to tap into some old stuff that needed to be transformed and let go of, and was inspired by some new visions and healing ideas. Not only that, she was able to show me that I need to own the power of this next shift upward and the huge expansion she was able to see underway for me--her vision for what's opening up for me was even larger than mine! I was able to see the ways in which I need to embrace the larger vision and "try on" the energy that is growing in me. It was a profoundly powerful session, and as soon we hung up the phone (15 minutes overtime), I ran to tell Rick all about it.

Now, you may be wondering about having sessions with these powerful ladies yourself. As it turns out, they don't even normally do one-on-one sessions, and when they do, it's many hundreds of dollars. They both have figured out that small group work is the best way for them to go. So I'm feeling Spirit really wanted this for me and I am ever so grateful! Do go and visit both their sites to see the cool stuff they've got going on and avail yourself of it. You will be so glad you did!

Today in the garden: Garden Deva

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:49:58 -0700

I knew I was shooting into the light when I took this but it looked nothing at all like this through the view finder, and certainly not purple! I can only surmise that it's the deva of the Garden wanting to be seen. (Be sure to click on the photo to see a larger version.)

10!

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:25:24 -0700

May 31, 1999--Memorial Day that year--Rick and I were married. It seems impossible that it's been 10 years since we exchanged vows at Indian Hills in the foothills of the Rockies, but it has. We celebrated Sat. night by going to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner and then, this morning, Rick surprised me by singing me that old Robert Goulet standard "If Ever I Would Leave You." It was great! He did a wonderful job and the dachsies joined in, howling along in chorus. Loved it.

Here we are with the girls on our special day. They are all grown up now--well, the youngest is 17, which is grown up compared to the little sprite in the photo.

The weather was gorgeous today and we spent much of the day in the garden. I got a bunch of annuals potted up that I've had for about 10 days that were crying out to be planted, and then we had a lovely dinner. It was a quiet day, and just right. We had planned something grander for this special anniversary, but with Rick not having yet found a new job, it just wasn't in the cards. Maybe for our 11th!

Lots of EW ideas

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:15:51 -0700

So much great energy and so many great ideas percolating today! I'm all excited over starting an Easy World Ambassadors Club. I've been intending a way to spread the word about Easy World, and I think I've come up with something that will be really fun, powerful, and rewarding for those who feel in alignment with it. There are a lot of pieces to put together before I announce it, but I'm working on those.

I'm also on the brink of committing to having a weekly Internet radio show with an Easy World theme, and I am thinking about having a revolving list of co-hosts who would like to chat about Easy World with me. I'm envisioning a casual conversation format, with call-in questions. We may have special guests from time to time, but only those whose messages are aligned with Easy World. Mostly, I want it to be "just folks," talking about their EW experiences and asking EW-related questions and such. If you think you might be a good co-host, let me know! I'll be picking 3 or 4 people who are into Easy World and who are great conversationalists. If you're selected, I will ask you to read an advance copy of Choosing Easy World--I'm hoping that sounds like a bonus and not a duty!

I've gotten lots of lovely, loving, appreciative, affirmative feedback over the last few days. This feels especially timely and heaven-sent as I was on the receiving end of some particularly stinging criticism from someone in the comments area of one of my videos on YouTube. I truly hope that no one who has actually been involved with my work has gotten the "I am perfect, so do as I do" or the "I am a guru and you need to follow me" vibes or messages from me! Neither is at ALL who I am or what I am about. While the comments were brutal and, naturally, uncomfortable to read, I am grateful for the chance to see where my "ow-y" buttons are so I can disable them. And I'm grateful for the many spontaneous, kind messages that far, far outweigh the nasty ones!

Oh, yeah--I've been meaning to update you on the tweeting of the message I talked about on May13 ("Love is intelligence; it contains information. The more Love flowing thru you, the more Divine Information you access."). Before it lost momentum, it had been retweeted more than 200 times! You gotta love it when a message about Love is that popular!

Back from DW

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:55:29 -0700

I've just spent the last week or so in Difficult World and no surprise--it wasn't much fun!

Someone I did an attunement for recently said something wonderfully relieving to me. As we first connected on the phone call, she told me she was really comforted to read my blog to know that I wasn't always in Easy World either. I assured her she was not an anomaly who can't seem to be in EW all the time!

Seems I've allowed myself to be sucked in by the Difficult World Dictator's whisperings of impending doom as my body has been expressing signs of stress by activating the rheumatoid arthritis I've done well to keep largely at bay over the years by keeping stress to a minimum. Without going into details, some additional stuff that I allowed to pile on lately must have been the straw that broke the camel's back, and I've been one unhappy, uncomfortable camper.

This does not negate the truth of Easy World. In fact, it reinforces it. When you respond to the call of the DWD with his focus on the future--worry--and his continual nudging to get you to try to control your circumstances, etc., you're in Difficult World. When you're in DW, your view is distorted and the glass looks half full. Being in physical pain is much more conducive to DW, too. And to top it off, resisting being in DW simple puts you even deeper into it!

So I've been really glad the past couple of days to take time out to raise my vibration, rest and heal my body, and allow myself to come back into alignment. I'm working on a project to help people undergoing spiritual emergencies, and while I'd prefer not to do a lot more research in this regard, my recent long dip into DW has given me more compassion and empathy so that I know what someone in that state can hear and what they cannot. So, as grist for the mill, I am thankful for it. Oh, what the heck--I am grateful for it period! I may not like being there, but my unconditional gratitude moves me back to Easy World.

May's free teleseminar is this Tuesday, May 26. The topic is "What's On Your Mind?" I am asking for YOU to determine the topics I address by submitting questions or topics you'd like me to cover. You can submit them here: Contact page. Please make sure I have yours by 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. I am most appreciative of your help!

2 Mousketeers

Sat, 16 May 2009 15:45:54 -0700

If you've read this blog for awhile, you can probably guess what's happened: one of the 3 Mouseketeers has passed on. It was "Britney Spears," the mouse whose gaze into my eyes at Petsmart caused me to temporarily lose my mind and purchase 3 baby mice last July. Britney, or "Britty" as I was more likely to call her, was my favorite--primarily because she was the friendliest and least skittish. She was the only one who willingly allowed me to stroke her fur and handle her. She was the white one with black markings.

We'd noticed that she hadn't seemed to be herself the last 10 days or so, but she was eating well and my inner guidance was to just allow her whatever process she was going through. I thought by the way she was walking that maybe she'd had an injury and just needed time to heal, and, indeed, she seemed to rally the last day or so. Last night, though, I saw her fall from the top of the ramp to the bottom of the tank (about 11-12 inches). It was a terrifying sight. She managed somehow to run back up the ramp before she collapsed.

My internal instruction was to make her comfortable by putting a padding of paper towel under her, so I did. She was pretty much out of it as the other 2 mice were nudging her and trying to get her to respond the them. Then they laid on top of her--Rick thinks it was to warm her up--but then left her alone. She was alone and panting when I left the room for about 5 minutes--though I really knew she was dying, I hoped she might just be in shock and that she might come out of it. I had dabbed a tiny drop of Rescue Remedy on her--but when I came back, she was on her side, eyes glazed over, and she was gone.

I made her a little bier out of part of a papier mache bottle package and laid her in state in it on a cushion of tissues to leave just outside the tank where the other 2 mice could see her. Before putting her there, I stroked and stroked her soft fur, and studied her tiny perfect little paws. And, of course, cried my eyes out. Rick had long before gone to bed, but I woke him to tell him so he wouldn't find out from a note, and I could have someone to commiserate with. Better to share it in person when a family member passes. I know, I know--she was just a tiny mouse. But it's amazing what a large spirit can inhabit such a small body, and how big a place such a one can make in your heart.

This morning, Rick dug a hole in the center of the herb garden inside the copper spiral that winds up the old clothesline pole with the quartz crystal on top that anchors the garden, and we laid her body to rest. We put Ms. Mouse, a garden ornament I've had for years, on top to guard the spot. We're sad and the other 2 mice are bereft, but life goes on. As much as I appreciate the theory of detachment, I'm just not sure it's possible while still bearing a human heart.

Good-bye, sweet Britty Mouse! You were--and are--well-loved.

30 times and counting

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:18:04 -0700

"Love is intelligence; it contains information. The more Love flowing thru you, the more Divine Information you access."

I tweeted this on Twitter last night, and as of this writing, it has been "re-tweeted" (passed along by others to their own followers) 30 times. [UPDATE: 41 times] What's interesting is that I've tweeted that before, and it has maybe been retweeted a couple of times. But for some reason, it really struck a chord last night and today. It's like suddenly, critical mass was reached so that it could connect with more people. Perhaps we've traveled just that much farther into the photon belt--or whatever it is that is accelerating consciousness--so that people could truly comprehend its meaning.

I remember the sense I had the first time that concept struck me. It was like something in me jumped to a higher level and that was what was there as my prize. So I understand that its not something someone would fully grok till they were ready. How thrilling to see humanity's vibration rising and consciousness expanding!

(If you haven't read " Consciousness and Vibrational Frequency: A Primer," you might find it illuminating of this phenomenon.)

Align with the Design

Mon, 11 May 2009 14:45:09 -0700

Today has been one of those days when I've let the Difficult World Dictator put me in overwhelm with the old "there's way too much to do and not enough time to do it" song and dance. The hundreds of tasks on my book marketing to-do list have been swirling in my mind, among other things. I've felt a paralysis of will, and haven't gotten much done.

Basically, it's a genius strategy for sucking one into DW because not much feels as frustratingly low vibe and hopeless as the sense that you're drowning in a pool of stuff you "should" do with no possible way to get it all done right away. On top of that, these bogus thoughts paralyze you so that you can hardly do anything from the big pile you're facing. Yes--a completely effective strategy if your job is to keep you stranded in Difficult World as is the job of the DWD. (Know that shoulds are pure Difficult World Dictator. There are no shoulds in Easy World!)

But the truth is that there is only one thing to do in any moment--or, at least, one thing to focus on--that is aligned with the Design for Harmony. And because being aligned with the Design is the only way to assure what you're doing is of optimal value to yourself and to the Whole, you definitely want whatever you do to be in alignment. How do you know what it is? How do you know what is in alignment when there is so much calling your name?

The Easy World "Ordinance For Action" is the go-to resource here. It assures that your actions will have maximum value and will lead to the next harmonious, aligned step. It is this: Act only when inspired and energized.

It's a challenge, indeed, to be inspired and energized when you're tuned into the DWD's litany of shoulds, doing all it can to freak you out about all the stuff that's not getting done. When you find yourself in this situation as I did shortly before writing this, simply take a mental step back and move into Easy World. Recognize what's going on, and remember that letting your fearful ego run your program is always, always, always a recipe for being in Difficult World, realm of pain, suffering, and wasted energy.

Then, simply ask yourself "What do I feel like doing? What would I enjoy doing right now?" "What do I have energy for right now?" (That's the measure for "inspired" and "energized" which are signs of being ensconced in the Design for Harmony.) And then DO that, whether it's on your list or not! Because checking something off the list of stuff to do will feel really great, you may well find one of your tasks seeming desirable in response to the question. But not always.

Sometimes, you'll hear "A nap is the thing that would feel the best right now." Honor that! You may just need that time in Easy World with your logical mind disengaged to disentangle from the DWD. OR, by the time you're finished with your nap, you may have new clarity and insight for some of the tasks. The Design for Harmony is a constantly shifting, evolving entity. What you were planning to do earlier may not even make sense anymore.

Whatever sounds like the most enjoyable thing, do that without judgment, and if you keep your intention in mind--the one that all those shoulds are clamoring around--whatever needs to get done always will, and you'll be inspired and energized to do them in perfect, divine timing.

As for me, I got a blog entry written and I'm back in Easy World!

Gifts from Eternity

Thu, 07 May 2009 21:35:09 -0700

My friend, Jacqueline Stone, has written a truly inspiring e-book called Gifts from Eternity, and if you get it right now (before 2:00 p.m. Eastern Friday, May 8) and email me to let me know you did, I will send you an invitation to a group attunement session* (date in late May to be announced) that you can attend as my gift to you. Your e-receipt for the book will be your "ticket."

Gifts from Eternity

IN ADDITION, when you email me to let me know you ordered Jacqueline's e-book, I will send you a link to a beautiful mini-poster "My Decree of Surrender and Empowerment" to download.

Even though I am offering you these bonuses for buying Jacqueline's beautiful, powerful e-book, it is worth the $7.00 on its own. I found it energizing and uplifting and there is one particular insight in there that I have been using that has been truly transformative.

Remember--to be eligible for these bonuses, you need to purchase the e-book right away, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 8^th!

Get Gifts from Eternity now.

* What's a group attunement session? It's like a private attunement session, only there will be other people attending. You can bring whatever topic/issue you'd like encouragement or clarification about to the session and I will attune with Spirit and bring through whatever guidance I'm given. (AND you can be anonymous) I will promise you at least 10 minutes of focus on your issue. Based on what I've charged before for group attunements, this is a $15 value--that covers the cost of the e-book more than twice over! The group energy is amazing and you will find yourself charged up from just being in the vibes!

ALSO, in an entirely separate matter...

I've just put an empowering report online for you to download for f'ree and all you have to do to get it is re-subscribe to my email list! (Don't worry--our system is smart and as long as you use the same email address, you won't get extra copies of my emails!)

It's an excerpt from my upcoming book, Choosing Easy World and I'm calling it "Strategies for Transcending 8 Inner Lies That Keep You Out of Easy World." To get it, just go to any page of www.JuliaRogersHamrick.com and fill in the little form in the left side menu that says "Stay in the loop--get on Julia's list" and you'll get the link to download it instantly!

And the winner is...

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:05:26 -0700

Marjorie Colbert is the winner of the drawing for the free half-hour attunement session with me, drawn from those who bought Recreating Eden during our Spring sale. Congrats, Marjorie! Let's set up a time.

Apologies for not having made a blog entry lately. I've simply been uninspired in this way of late, and I'm observing the Easy World rule of no action unless inspired and energized!

Since I don't have anything very exciting to share other than the winner of the 1/2 hour session, I'm going to point you to my friend Venus Andrecht's blog again. I found her latest to be hysterical: A Cheery Day With Venus Enjoy!

A Light In This World

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:28:02 -0700

I was sitting at my desk this afternoon when an email came in from my longest running friend, Donna. "Sorry I haven't been able to make plans for a phone call," the message started, and then gave all the reasons why. So I grabbed the phone and dialed her number. Phooey on the planning--we'd been talking about having a phone chat for months!

She answered and we proceeded to have a lovely visit. Not as much fun as in person, over a cup of tea, but she's in Nashville and I'm in Denver and it was as good as could be for now. She'll be here in June for her annual performances at INATS (International New Age Trade Show) and we'll get in our tea and hugs then. If you've been reading my blog for long, you'll remember that she's a fabulous singer-songwriter, New Thought minister, and has been my friend since 7th grade when I was kind to her as a new kid in my class (still glad I was feeling magnanimous that day--you never know at that hormone roller-coaster age!). You can learn more about her work at www.DonnaMichael.com.

Anyhoo, we got caught up, talked a little about her June trip here, and about doing some cross-promotional things. She off-handedly mentioned she has a new YouTube video, so as soon as we got off the phone, I went to check it out. It's beautiful! It features one of her song-chants and it really sticks with you, which is great because it's a perfect affirmation. Enjoy!