mother nature is a man and other observations..

Alain Resnais Film

Having a bit of a conversation with someone about the Resnais film who  wanted to know why he  equates unhappiness with loneliness….my answer? Emotional twins. Any thoughts?

French Film

Name of Alain Resnais’s film  is “You Ain’t Seen Nothin Yet.”…one of those films that requires attention and to read  a little about what you are going to experience. As one review said,”totally ,meta, metaphorical, and metaphysical.”

French Film

Just experienced a new French film called You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet. A bit of dialogue that I  found to be quite poignant…..”I’m not afraid to be unhappy, I’m afraid to be unhappy alone.” If you are  planning to see film, pay very close attention….

Friends==Happiness

I am so grateful for my loving family and friends, and now new Facebook friends as well, because at 78, I have become highly allergic to shallow people. 100% all natural antihistamine? Gently letting go.

Metropolitan Diary New York Times…January 9th 2006

Dear Diary,

Armed with instructions from the dog trainer, I took my canine grandson Lucky, a 5 month old Havenese  for a walk on Amsterdam Avenue. He was forever eating everything on the sidewalk, and the instructor had said to use only one phrase, once, very firmly and loudly. When the dog started to pick up some form of food, I loudly and firmly said, “Drop it.” At that moment, a well-dressed man in front of me was bending down to pick up a stray glove, which he immediately dropped and walked briskly away. Lucky proceeded to eat the garbage, but the command certainly worked on a stranger..

Lucky was running and playing with his wife Coco last week, and tore his ACL…having surgery Wed. am and wish our furry love a speedy and complete recovery. (all animal lovers can relate for sure.)

Just an observation

I have over 50 friends and acquaintances. I have none who have a blog. Many don’t even use the computer. A few on Facebook and fewer on Twitter. My granddaughter has over 1,000 friends on Facebook; I have 11. Perhaps, I don’t belong!…but then again, I just joined, and the “friends may come out tomorrow.”

Less is More

I hope my words make sense to the readers. Not attempting to be esoteric, but in my world, silences, can be so loud and clear, and allow your intuition to come to the surface, but then again, how do you know when you are over- reacting to your own set of emotions? Ummmmmmmmmmm!!!!

Some of my favorite words

I do hope I haven’t overused, but some of my favorite words, that some of my favorite people totally get === in case any interest………………………….integrity, gracious, honest, respect, trusting, sensitive to the feelings of others, non violent, kind, charitable, nourishing, (food and people) sincere, genuine, positive, nurture, love……and so many more.

Something so simple

I realize certain sounds are just not there when I wake up every morning in NYC. (at least I wake up!) This is not a complaint, just a thought. The simple sounds of birds singing used to give me so much pleasure…the lovely feeling that comes from the inside out. I hear sounds of jazz at Lincoln Center, powerful harmony sounds of a symphony at Carnegie Hall, sounds of laughter so good for the soul, at a favorite comedy club in the neighborhood, sounds of brilliant words spoken on and off Broadway, and the list goes on….but the sweet sounds of birds waking me up are sorely missed. I tried a sound machine and instead of working, almost drove me insane. Happy Weekend to everyone…and take the time to enjoy all the sounds of joy and sounds of silence…whatever works.

A Better Place

Have you ever thought…………..there has to be a better place? A very advanced planet I would think. After Avatar opened in New York City, I read an article stating that many patients were telling their therapists, how depressed they were, because they actually wanted to live there….a place where exotic animals and plants seemed to be the rulers. I often think of some idealized world. No cruelty ever to children, women, animals, no wars, no guns, no politicians,no greed, spirtuality replacing religions that preach violence, equality for all, kind weather conditions and kindness to each other, no deceit or lies, and the list goes on and on…There was a song in the 50’s called I Can Dream Can’t I…. and I forgot something important…not necessarily a chicken in every pot, since that would leave out the vegetarians, but what about, a man for every woman who wants one. OH MY… Just had a reality check. Perhaps the song from Man of La Mancha?……..The Impossible Dream.