Cell wars and more

I updated my old 2G iPhone yesterday to the new 3.0 OS. I am impressed with everything that they promised. I am considering purchasing the new iPhone 3Gs phone at some time. For now all the features that I use and wished for have been answered.

Specially the 'cut and paste' feature. I now can take notes and past them into an email or cut a piece from an article into notes or email. Before I had to retype everything. What an improvement!

I am feel more at home here in Wenatchee as the days go by. The mornings are a lot cooler than I am use to though. High 50's around 7am versus mid 80's in the desert. Soon we will be at the summer equinox and the days will start getting shorts and cooler. I am wondering what the late summer and early fall will bring. But for now the high of mid 80's feels find and cool in the afternoon. The desert is suppose to hit triple digit this week and I do not miss that.

I have learned what it is like to live with a couple of teenagers. It's really the first time for me. I softened my opinions and comments as to what they should be doing. I wish that I had had this experience years ago. I grew in such a strict ' this is how it will be' home that I had forgotten that teenagers are just trying to get by. I use to take their actions as defiance. I never really learned how to share space in the home.

Your Life - Your Rules!

Namaste Speedo

Update

This week has been a series of doctors appointments and just getting settled in Wenatchee. All has gone well. I enjoy the change of pace here. It reminds me of Seattle growing up. Then, as here, people are engaging, friendly and helpful. This is a sleepy community of around 50,000 who are active in outdoor activities, there community and just good ol' folk.

This next week is more of the same - doctors appointments and getting involved in the community. I will be investigating the possibility of continuing my seminars on Serenity Rules!, Your Life - Your Rules, Emotional Sobriety and Stasis - Living today! I am excited about the possibility of these seminars. I am checking out community centers and the churches in the valley. And who knows, one thing always to another.

I feel good about the changes that I have listened to. I definitely have a power that I do not understand working in my life through my loving sister and the people I have met.

Are you able to hear the messages that are coming to you through the people you meet?

Your Life - Your Rules!

Namaste Speedo

Stasis

Since I've moved to Wenatchee I have been diving back into my screenwriting craft. I've dedicated myself into developing new and old story lines that have been swimming around - or rather treading water for a number of years to see what if. 

I going over my development notes I have discovered that my story telling is interesting but lacks the flavor of emotional character depth - without which "who cares". I have vowed to change this by writing from the emotional side of the story - the internal story - then pasting an external story - plot - to the character internal flaws. Writing is an adventure.

Only by overcoming our - characters - internal flaws will we arrive at the point of "Stasis = death and re-birth". 

In all our lives, we will continue to live our life in the safety of what we know until we reach a point where we cannot live that way any more. "Everything I ever let go of is full of claw marks". We do not like to change what we know until we have to - 'Stasis'. Either by choice or the choice is made for us. 

In my case, the choice was made for me by my health issues - move to Wenatchee. I am looking at this as a positive opportunity for me - both health-wise and personally. I get to discard my outdated life that I have been hanging onto and take that empty handed leap across the void into an adventure that includes meeting new friends, exciting adventures and becoming  a better writer. 

My writing is going to explore my life - causes and conditions - that I have been unwilling to examine. I expect to experience a catharthist from looking at the emotional side of my character and the courage he has to muster up to win the external goal of living life free of the burdens that have arrested me. Freedom is the goal.

What is your Stasis in life that set you free? Have you identified them? Do you have the courage to?

Your Life - Your Rules!

Namaste Speedo

Hello from Wenatchee

I have traded one desert for another quite a bit further north. Wenatchee is on the eastern slopes of the Cascades in eastern Washington. The Columbia River runs through the middle of town. 8000 foot mountains to the west and waving gains of wheat 2000 feet to the east. 

A pretty little town, far removed from the rich opulent Palm Springs area. I haven't seen a Rolls, Bentley, Maserati the likes that are common around El Paseo's shops and restaurants. 

The people smile at you and say hi when they pass you on the street - but so did I as I rode through the streets of the desert. I have to admit that I felt odd saying howdy - but it made me happy to acknowledge strangers to see their reaction. Here I feel right at home. 

I met some people at a community gathering. I believe people are mostly the same the world over. Most are less protected than they are in California and large cities. 

I went to church with my sister and her family. The pastor of 13 years is resigning as of today and moving to Florida. It was a touching service as he spoke about "Life is an Adventure". He really has nothing waiting for him when he arrives. He heard the message over about 6 months that his work in Wenatchee was complete and it was his time to open another chapter with faith and courage. Letting go was lesson crucial he had to learn. We all like to hang on to the "crutches" that has served us well. Mostly we all are hesitant to let go and trust. We second guess what messages come to us as too soon, too large, too risking. The greatest error is to deny ourselves Life's Adventure by not taken risks. Not foolish risks but calculated choices that call out to us. 

This is what I am doing in Wenatchee. I do not know what is going to materialize. I do not know what lays in store for me health wise or financially. All that I have is a knowing trusting that it is all for my good. 

So hello from Wenatchee. All is well and lovely. I wish you all happiness and love as you go through your Life's Adventure. Grasp it with all the gusto and faith you can garner. It's your's for the taking. God Bless you one and all.

Your Life - Your Rules!

Namaste Speedo

Catching Your Faith

A number of my friends are being challenged in all areas for their life. Sometimes I find it hard to believe what friends endure. When there is no simple answer to how they recover. When all information points to destruction and plight. When no justification for the events aligning positively. I sum this up to people catching their faith.

Faith cannot be taught - but you can catch it. A friend told me that it well all work out just the way that it's suppose to. Then he ask me the degree of faith that I had. Of course I replied "Yes. I have faith".  He stopped me and told me that I was confusing faith with belief. 

To me belief is based on intellectual assurances that this is so, or this is not so. Some experience - mostly stubbornness on my part that this is the way it has gone. 

Today my belief is mostly based on faith and acceptance. 

I am going through changes in my life and my faith is that all is well and aligned in the universe for my current course of action. I am leaving the beautiful Palm Desert where I have called home for the last 20 years. It a combination of health and finances. My health has precluded me from working full time for that last 9 months and with the economy the way it is I was cut back to 3 half days a week. I just couldn't hold on for the medical system to diagnose me. 

They have narrowed it down to Crohn's disease  but they cannot completely rule out Cancer in my colon. I cannot financially wait for the answer so off to beautiful Wenatchee WA. My loving sister offered me a place to light with her family until I can get my feet on the ground. Sometime you have to take that empty handed leap of faith that this is meant to be. I have complete faith that this is the right move for me. 

What's your faith quotient? 

Your Life - Your Rules!

Namaste Speedo

Hospital not Vacation Spa

I thought that I'd let you know what I've been going through. 

Last week I had a colonoscopy done. They found a severe infection in my colon along with a 2 centimeter mass. They thought that they could control the infection with a week stay in the hospital they could go back in and take a biopsy. It didn't work! 

They released me and scheduled me to return for another scope in about 2 weeks. Mentally, I am doing okay - it's still an adventure. But emotionally I am concerned about what the next step is. 

They told me that the infection in the reason that my energy has been sapped for the last 5 months. Throughout this time I wanted to increase my coaching practice and pick up a couple of part-time jobs to see me through this. But, I have discovered without any energy I have not succeeded in either one. 

I am here waiting to see what is next in my life. I do not believe that God tests any on us. I know for me that I turn to him when the chips are down. I am writing this as a cathartic prescription to total healing. I need this.

I thank you all for your positive input over the months. 

Your Life - Your Rules!

Nasmaste Speedo

Respecting Commitments

I am sitting here stewing over assuming that someone would do what they said they would do at a specific time.

I was brought up to keep my word and appointments. If something comes up, I was taught to call and make other arrangements - to communicate so the other party doesn't have to wonder what's going on. It's respectful. It's courtesy. It's the proper thing to do. 

For two days my friend told me that he had an errand to run and would be right over. To me that means maybe 15 or 30 minutes - not unreasonable. The first day I wanted to know what time so I could make other plans to remain productive while I waited or to be ready because we wanted to squeeze in a visit to the hospital to comfort a friend. Two hours later he showed up and acted as if nothing was wrong. 

The following day this same friend lead me to believe that he had an errand to run and would be right over to pick up something - maybe a 3 minute stop - and then he would be on his way. I prepared the items for pick up and waited. And waited. No call. 3 and a 1/2 hours later - still no word.

Since I was brought up by a man who based his livelihood and our families welfare from sales, (ie to be on time and prompt to close the sale) I feel totally disrespectful to not even - after a 1/2 hour to explain that he couldn't do it today. 

I believe that we know at the time we make a commitment, appointment, that we know if we will do what we say we are going to do. It's not that difficult. I do not say yes unless I mean yes. I do not say no unless I mean no. Am I that unreasonable to expect the same thing from others? It seems that I was born on a different planet. . maybe they were.

Today people will tell you what they think you want to hear and then blow you off at their convenience. 

How you do handle being blown off at an others whim? In business, to find someone who is trustworthy - specially in these economic times - standing out from the crowd, being respectful, communicating - means a lot. 

Your Life - Your Rules!

Namaste Speedo