I am a novice guitarist and love blues rock. The music says it all. Some favorites are Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top and local stratocaster-master, Stevie LaRocca.Tell them who you really are. They want to know your musical taste too!
WELCOME TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 09 (Because we all are wiiners) HELLO TO ALL ZUNE MEMBERS AND WINNER CIRCLE MONTHLY READERS. NAMASTE. THANK-YOU YOU ALL FOR GRACIOUS COMMENTS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. A SHOUT OUT TO THE NOVEMBER HAPPY HOLIDAYS LIKE ALL SAINTS DAY, ALL SOULS DAY, REMEMBRANCE DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE ISLAMIC HOLIDAY EID AL ADHA, AND THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS, HANUKKAH / CHANUKAH. "Hope and the Environment" is the topic this month. Do you listen to people who say we have polluted our environment past the point of hope? I don't, and I'll tell you why. There are some doom and gloom environmentalists and others out there, who, for their own misguided reasons, would rob the rest of us of hope. I believe that a hopeless attitude is just as dangerous as anything we could do to pollute the environment. Hopelessness is like a lethal nerve gas - it prevents us from seeing the kind of world we want for our children and grandchildren, and then doing what we need to do to create it. Hopelessness will kill the dream of a healthy planet quicker than all the holes in the ozone layer and all the chemicals released into the atmosphere put together. To hope is not foolish. If you look for reasons to despair, you will find them. But if you choose, instead, to look for reasons to hope, you will find them also. Why not collect hopeful signs, like some folks collect stamps, coins or baseball cards? Then, when you hear people saying that it doesn't matter what we do, because it is too late to save the environment, tell them they are wrong. Prove it with examples from your collection. Yes, there is work to be done and we will find the tools to use. Each of us can make a difference - you can make a difference!
WORDS OF WISDOM SERIES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
When you're feeling all at sea, or tossed about by life's occasional
stormy weather, do you maintain some safe anchor points? When everything
seems to be changing around you and you're feeling a bit out of control,
is there a rock of stability you can hang on to until you get your
bearings again?
We all need some stress and tension to give our lives zing and
motivation, but too much at once can be a real problem. If your marriage
is shaky, your son has just dropped out of school, and someone has just
run into your car at the supermarket, you don't need any more changes
for a while.
Keep at least some things stationary by returning to and maintaining
customary activities or familiar habits. Touch base with old friends who
know you well and with whom you feel completely comfortable. Find an
island of calm and create some respite for yourself, so that you can
return to the mainland of temporary chaos feeling rested, restored, and
clearer about who you are and what you really want.
Whether it is a small summer cottage, a special fishing cove, a
campground by a river or a trip to a day spa, take some time to indulge
yourself during times of rapid change.
Return to your personal anchor of peace and quiet for a while. It's a
practical tactic in a good strategy for coping with change