Proposition 215

In 1996 California voters passed Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, legalizing marijuana for medical use. Proposition 215 permits seriously ill Californians to use marijuana, provided they first obtain a doctor's recommendation. Proposition 215 also gives doctors a legal defense against professional or legal sanctions for recommending marijuana use.

Now here’s a story…A little store selling medicinal marijuana has opened in the neighborhood in a little strip mall down the street. Soon the mall is seeing a lot of traffic come into the area. The customers don’t seem to be seriously ill. Ah, but they need to have a doctor’s prescription so they must need it for something.

The business next store gets fumigated with the stench of marijuana on a daily basis. It’s really bad when a new shipment comes in. There’s no way to keep it from coming into the place. There must not be regulations on ventilation or storage of the weed, apparently. Then, one night at the mall, four businesses are broken into. True story…is this a good thing?

Blessings!
Laura

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Year of the Dog

Happy Chinese New Year!!! It’s the Year of the Dog. Dogs are very loyal, honest creatures. We should be in for an interesting dynamic with the underlying forces coming to light this year in the show we call “Life” here on Earth. Considering the smoke and mirrors we have been accustom to, this should be refreshing.

Dogs are usually happy animals when they are given love and attention and fed on a regular basis. I imagine that it will be important to nourish our souls, our bodies, our spirits and our intellects to get the most benefit from what is yet to come. The changes that come in with a New Year on a new moon can be powerful things.

I can see it happening in the people I know. Problems that have been brewing have come to a head and major shifts are forcing people to make changes to deal with the situations. It isn’t always pleasant or easy to do the right thing, but it’s easier than not doing what’s right. I’ve noticed that consequences show up to bring things back into balance.

Blessings!
Laura

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The Farmer

There’s a story about a farmer on the side of a road tending his crop. A gentleman walking down the road stops and asks the farmer what the people are like in the next town that he’s headed toward. The farmer asks the man what the people were like in the town he just left. The man tells the farmer they were rude.

The farmer tells him that the people in the next town are just like the people in the town he just left. Another man comes by later on in the day heading toward the same town as the last man and asks the farmer the same question. The farmer asks the man what the people were like in the last town he was at. The man tells the farmer they were wonderful.

The farmer tells the man that’s how the people are in the next town. How I perceive myself and other people in the world has a lot to do with how I show up in my attitudes. My guess is that the gentleman who found that people were wonderful, were wonderful to people. I know that when I'm wonderful to people I find them to be wonderful.

Blessings!
Laura

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Junk Mail

I’ve noticed that as much as I try to clear out papers and stuff off my desk, more keeps showing up. I’m kind of amazed at how large the stack of garbage is when I go through my mail. I don’t read most of the stuff that gets sent to me. I’m sure that there are people who enjoy reading advertising and special offers. Most of what I receive gets tossed.

I will say that after years of receiving a gazillion “get rich quick” business opportunities and booklets for “miracle health” products, I’m pretty unimpressed with the majority of copywriting that is being paid for by companies to get my attention. I guess people have realized that straight up information doesn’t work if the product is worthless.

Maybe I’m a person who just wants the facts. The emotional hot button sales letters don’t work on me. I’ve seen too many of them. Concise words about something of value will get my credit card out of my wallet. If my time is wasted having to sort through a bunch of copy to get the facts, the impression I get is that the product will be a waste of time.

Blessings!
Laura

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Quality Problems

I have quality problems these days. I’m on the lookout for a better skin cream that’s less expensive than an organic one I was using. I have to research a new email option for sending out my newsletter because the free services are limited. I have a DVD, 2 CD’s and a book to review this week and my schedule is packed.

I know other people who have quality problems also. One friend of mine told me that he has built his business up to a point where he receives upwards of 500 emails and 125 phone calls everyday, seven days a week. He said he does his best to make sense of it all. It’s nice that he still finds the time to talk with me.

My quality problems aren’t always of the fun type, but they still show me that I have a pretty good life. When I read about people living in war zones, in the aftermath of natural disasters, and personal tragedy, I can say I’m very fortunate in my little life here. I’ve had my ups and downs. It’s always the love I share with people that keeps me going.

Blessings!
Laura

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Listening

I like listening to people. I learn a lot about them hearing how they describe what they see and think. I especially find it interesting to hear them talk about other people they don’t really know. I guess that’s where the grey area of life steps in. I don’t think it’s possible to know a lot of the things people say they know about other people.

Until I walk in someone’s shoes, I don’t know what it’s like for them, what they’re thinking or why. Listening helps me get some bearings as to what is going on. When someone is acting like an expert on someone else, they’re usually giving me an autobiography about themselves. They only think they’re talking about the other person.

I know that when I listen with an open heart, without judgment, I can find a way to be kind and supportive of what another person needs to do. I also have to ability to show up with the right thing in a situation because I’m focused on what is needed rather than on what I might fantasize other people are doing. Listening teaches me a lot.

Blessings!
Laura

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Beliefs

This week I was asked by a couple of teenagers what I believe when it comes to God and creation. My first point of reference is, “I wasn’t there, so I don’t have much of an opinion on the subject.” I showed up on this planet in 1962. A lot had already happened before I got here. If I was around to witness creation in some form, I don’t remember it.

I get into a lot of discussions with kids about beliefs. It’s something I’m very grateful for because it gives me an opportunity to tell it like it is. Kids in Jr. High and High School are developing their logic and their approach to living. I believe it’s important for them to get a grasp of how to be self-assured in connecting with their true nature.

A lot of children are manipulated by adults with fear so they will “behave” and do what they’re told. It’s an accepted form of parenting that is based in lies and ulterior motives. It undermines a child’s confidence, destroys their self-esteem and turns them into bizarre thinking adults. We should be honest with children and ourselves and see what that does.

Blessings!
Laura

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Mood Ring

I bought a mood ring. I like it because it has girly hearts and flowers painted on the band. It changes colors when my body temperature changes. When my finger is warm, the background is dark blue and the hearts are yellow. When my finger gets cooler, it can go from green to yellow to red to black and the hearts are pink.

What I find amusing about wearing it is that I’ve noticed the temperature of my finger has very little to do with my mood. I like how the colors change on the ring and seeing if my hands are warm or not. I haven’t always paid attention to how warm my hands are. With the ring, I get a visual on where my hand temperature is at.

The reason this is useful is because when my fingers are cold it’s hard for me to play my guitar. I’m more fluid in my performance when I’m warm. My voice is better, too. I do my best to keep my body warm at all times. Yes, it does get cold in LA in the winter, especially at night. I’ve acclimated to warmer temperatures, so 50 degrees is cold now.

Blessings!
Laura

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The 8th Wonder of the World

I went up The Palm Springs Tram today. It’s a stunning ride up 6,000 ft. in Chino Canyon to the top of the mountain in Mount San Jacinto State Park. I didn’t know it was the 8th Wonder of the World until I was on the mountain and watched the little movie about the tram there. It made the trip even more meaningful.

Aside from the beauty of being in the mountains and how great it felt to be at 8,000 ft, again, (Telluride is 8,750 ft. and I loved living there), how this tram was built is impressive. So much so that it’s an historical civil engineering landmark. It took 23,000 helicopter missions over 26 months to build 4 of the towers and the Mountain Station.

A guy named Francis F. Crocker got the idea to build the tram in the 1930’s because he loved the canyon and wanted people like you and me to be able to be there. It was almost 30 years before his dream was completed on September 12, 1963. I’m glad he didn’t give up on his dream. I loved being at the top of the mountain today. Thank you, Francis!

Blessings!
Laura

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Understood

Two people in the last two days have told me that most people wouldn’t understand what I’m about as an artist or what I talk about. I wish people would understand. I wish that what I’m about as an artist would be obvious to people and what I talk about would make perfect sense to anyone. I like to think I’m pretty normal as far as people go.

I used to think I was unique until I got to know more people. I think one thing I share in common with most people is that I like to feel good and I go for what feels good in my life. I think our emotions are basically the same. I think that when I tell the truth about what I experience people can relate to that. The truth is heard when it is spoken.

I think my honesty helps other people know that they aren’t alone and they aren’t weird. They’re just here. Maybe most people aren’t here to do what I do. They’re here to do what they do. Beavers dig, cattle graze, trees live where they are in the ground, and flowers bloom. There’s a reason we are in each day we live in. I’m in mine.

Blessings!
Laura

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My Prayer Today

There’s a prayer I started saying today and it’s giving me a good feeling inside so I thought I would share it. I’m a God girl, not religious, just a God girl in practical terms. I mean it makes sense to me to turn to whatever is creating me and everything else and get my direction from that. Something makes me what I am here.

Some people don’t like the God word or religion, so please forgive me if what I’m saying triggers stuff that isn’t bringing up good memories. In some ways, being an artist gives me a natural inclination to connect on a deep level to what is creating the overall scheme of things here. Writing a song is done when I’m connected to something inside of myself.

So my prayer today is simple. It helps me go beyond myself into another realm of existence here to be productive. If you weren’t aware of other realms in existence here, then welcome to some new information. Here is my prayer…”God, please do for me what I cannot do for myself, and please have me do for you what you need me to.”

Blessings!
Laura

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Zzzzzzzzzz...

I understand why bears hibernate. In the winter, I like to rest, be mellow and stay warm. The last couple of months have had heavy energy, the kind where the air seems to have a lot of resistance in it. Normal walking has been like walking through water on some days. One of my favorite things to do this winter has been to be horizontal.

According to a psychic friend of mine, this heavy, winter slumber energy is supposed to pass around January 21st. I’m ready. I’m ready for motivation. I’m ready for a lift to be in my step. Seasons have a way of dictating my actions and this one has slowed my pace. It’s been nice to be still in quiet moments. It’s brought in new vision.

The upcoming shift has started to show up in subtle ways. I’m meeting new people, making organizational changes in how I do my work, and my diet has taken on a new vibe. My routine isn’t routine really. Things feel fluid and in the moment. Just being in the day is plenty for me to focus on and now is as good a time as any.

Blessings!
Laura

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Ideas

I wrote a song called, “Ideas”. The first verse is, “Life always takes me where I need to be. Ideas are sent to my heart. I’m learning in my experience and seeing what tears me apart. I’ll accept what is here without judgment and allow myself movement through situations while I’m playing my part in the rhythm of change, ideas are sent to my heart.”

I wrote the song as a meditation so I could stay focused on a way of thinking that would help me do better creating experiences in my life. I was having a problem with expectations that I was carrying around with me. I was so used to having them that I didn’t even know they were there or that they were in fact expectations.

Knowing about something and being able to live according to what I know hasn’t always matched up for me. What I could talk about compared to what I could actually do weren’t even in the same ballpark at times. That discrepancy showed me how much work I needed to do. I still have a lot of work to do. It’s cool to see progress when there is some.

Blessings!
Laura

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Fashion Statements

I was told today that women are wearing their jeans tucked into their boots this season. I hadn’t noticed. That style was big awhile back in another decade at some point in my life that I remember, although I don’t recall what year that was. It will most likely be a great year for awesome boots if women will be wearing jeans on the inside of them.

It seems that good fashion is always in style. Solid colors, clean lines and basic pieces work year after year. I don’t buy many prints, stripes, or funky shapes when it comes to my wardrobe. I like the classic stuff that works most everywhere no matter what year it is. Dressing is easier for me that way.

Some things in fashion are worth spending time on to me, like taking 15 minutes to put on make-up to get that “natural” look. Finding the right colors to wear, the right cut in clothes that look best for my body shape and getting the right pieces is way important for my wardrobe closet. It makes shopping more interesting.

Blessings!
Laura

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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday reminds me to dream, to hold on to my ideals, (even when they don’t seem likely to be realized), and to talk about what’s on my mind. He was a man who inspired a nation and disturbed people’s status quo. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Sometimes people need to be disturbed.

I don’t mean that in a malicious way. Sometimes when people are busy in destructive behavior, they don’t want to know they could do things differently, especially if what they’re doing is satisfying their ego. I think one of the biggest fears people deal with is the fear of being wrong. That’s just my opinion, so you don’t have to agree with me.

I’ve just seen a difference in my life when I gave up the need to be right about anything. Being wrong isn’t a big deal to me. "Wrong" can come very naturally to me. I can be wrong without even thinking about it. I can be so off the mark and not even know it. I tend to do better when I listen to people rather than showing up focused on what I want to happen.

Blessings!
Laura

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What I Need

I heard about someone who said that they don’t know what they need in their life and that when they think everything is coming together, that’s usually when things are falling apart. They also said that when things seem to be at their worst, that’s when they’re coming together. I thought that was odd but it made sense.

That was even odder to me. I guess turning points have come about for me when things have been “at their worst” because I had to find a way to pull myself out of the wreckage and that’s a powerful moment. It’s making a decision in a moment of truth that steers my direction. It’s not like I know how to do what needs to be done, I just make the decision.

That points me toward something. Then I’m looking at that something, and then I can move forward. I don’t know what I need in my life, other than the basics. And even when I know the basics, I can’t say that I know what the best way for me to have those basics is. So that’s when I need to have faith in whatever makes me think I think what I think.

Blessings!
Laura

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Full Moon

It’s a full moon. I wrote a song called “Full Moon”. It’s on the Telluride album you can buy it in the online store at www.LauraCohnMusic.com. There is something magical about full moons. They have an energy about them that gets my attention and it’s never the same.

Sometimes a full moon will bring in a calm that is not describable. Other times a full moon will stir up emotions that make no sense. The most beautiful full moons I ever saw were the ones in Telluride in the winter time when the mountains were covered with snow. It was surreal to be out in the moonlight reflected off the snow covered mountains.

This full moon seems to be calling me from a very deep place. Usually when I feel a deep rumbling it’s coming from something greater than what I see or think I am. It usually is coming from the place where people perceive themselves as separate and disconnected from each other and the Source of what creates us. We need to heal that.

Blessings!
Laura

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Under 21

I was at Michael’s Pub tonight and one band that showed up to play was comprised of musicians that were all under 21. I remember when I was in High School. I don’t remember looking that young in High School, but that was just my perception of things. The guys were pretty bummed that they couldn’t stay to play the gig. Michael’s is a bar.

I asked Gypsy Black, the lead singer of Elegant Bastards, the guy who books the place, where High School bands can play in town. He said there aren’t many places. There are a few clubs that will do all ages shows. Mostly, High School bands play private parties when they can. I don’t know if colleges book High School bands.

It’s kind of funny to me that there aren’t many places where these kids can develop their chops in LA. This is the place where the industry is always on the look out for the next 15-21 yr. old hit wonder. Most music producers who are looking for talent won’t even talk to anyone close to 30 yrs. old. The way things are strike me as odd sometimes.

Blessings!
Laura

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Press Release

Singer/Songwriter, Laura Cohn, Advocates "Be Kind To Strangers" With Prayers For Others


Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, Laura Cohn, is recruiting people to send prayers to people who need them, via her weekly newsletter, mainly because, “when people make it a daily practice to be kind to one another their lives improve dramatically,” Cohn said, and she challenges anyone to try to prove her wrong.

(PRWEB) January 13, 2006 -- Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, Laura Cohn, is recruiting people to send prayers to people who need them, via her weekly newsletter, mainly because, “when people make it a daily practice to be kind to one another their lives improve dramatically,” Cohn said, and she challenges anyone to try to prove her wrong.

Cohn encourages her readers to enjoy who they are in their life and to care about others. Requesting prayers for people started when Laura Cohn asked her subscribers to pray for some friends of hers who were going through difficulty. People responded with prayer requests of their own. After that Cohn decided that she should devote a space in her newsletter to prayers for other people.

Cohn named the prayer space “BE KIND TO STRANGERS” as a twist on “Don’t talk to strangers”, a saying that she was raised with. Since Laura Cohn started putting prayer requests in her newsletter, she receives emails on a regular basis from people thanking her for her writings. “It’s wonderful to see how people respond to kindness,” said Cohn. You can sign up for Laura Cohn’s newsletter at www.LauraCohnMusic.com.

For information, visit www.LauraCohnMusic.com.

About Laura Cohn:
Growing up in Highland Park, IL, Laura Cohn was a creative performing artist. Her parents enrolled her in flight training and she became a private pilot at 17. Cohn began writing music after she graduated from Tulane University with a degree in Political Science. Many performances, live radio shows, air play of her songs on radio stations, community television show tapings and recording sessions brought Laura through Colorado and Arizona before landing her in Los Angeles, CA. Cohn writes a daily blog at www.lacohnzone.blogspot.com to voice her observations, questions and musings about her life. She is currently performing around LA.

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"Whatever" and "Oh Well"

A friend of mine told me about someone who said that when she wakes up in the morning she says, “Whatever” and at night before she goes to sleep she says, “Oh well”. I relate to that. It’s hard for me to judge much these days. I have an opinion that‘s fluid. It seems like my opinion is the same on any given day, but it keeps moving like a stream.

I’ve come to the conclusion that my life is an illusion. I can safely say that because what I thought before seems different to me now. When people say that hind sight is 20/20, I wonder at what point 20/20 doesn’t change. It’s just so odd living a life here on Earth. And so much of it strikes me as really mundane. Maybe that’s just how my path is.

There is something nice about being in the fringes of society. Beyond the edge is pretty comfortable to me. It’s rare for me to get woven up in stuff. The fabric of life is cool. It’s nice to see it from a distance. It could be that my mainstream is just different than what I think of as mainstream. “Whatever” and “Oh Well” work fine for me with that.

Blessings!
Laura

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Impact

I was with some 8th graders today talking about goals. Not the kind of goals about outside stuff. The conversation was centered on making goals for becoming better people in the world. The kind of goals that can be made about being aware of the impact we have on the people around us and seeing what our energy does when it is brought into a room.

I guess the motivation for me discussing this subject with them was that I think if someone had sat me down at that age and told me the things that I know now it could have saved me a lot of unhappiness. It was good to tell these kids what caused me trouble in how I was interacting with people and what I know to do now to have better experiences.

What was good about it to me is that I was being really honest with them. People in general respond to the truth. Teenagers will stop what they’re doing on a dime when the truth is given to them with a pure heart. Kids are generally struggling when they hit Jr. High and High School. That’s when they need to hear what will work.

Blessings!
Laura

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Calm

I’m always grateful when my energy is calm. It’s been calm today. It’s still moving right along and I’m doing quite a few things, but there is a calm, peaceful feeling that I am treasuring at the moment. It has taken me many years to reach a moment a calm that feels like this one does. It’s like a big breath of “Yes!”

To me this state of mind is what I’ve been working for my entire life. I didn’t know what it was that would bring this feeling to me, whether it was having money, property, a relationship, notoriety or achievements. I think being grateful for what I have in my life and recognizing how much I receive just being in my day has brought me peace.

I love the people in my life and how special they are. I like seeing them smile and laugh. They light up in such incredible beauty when their hearts are filled with joy. I love seeing that and nurturing that. Have you ever noticed that when someone is smiling and happy they shine from a place in their hearts? That’s just the best!

Blessings!
Laura

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Busy Like Bees

I met a bee keeper last night. He’s a third generation bee keeper and takes care of between 600-800 hives, depending on the year. He said he really enjoys it. He said that bee communities in hives do have their own personalities, like a collective consciousness. When he opens up a hive he can tell how the community is doing by the look and smell.

To him, people are a lot like insects. He said the way we set up our housing, our stores, the roadways we use, and how we come and go places is very insect-like. When he’s in a grocery store looking at how food is stored and gathered by individuals it reminds him of the bees in their hives. He said we aren’t that different from bees in how we do things.

We even have suicide bombers, which is similar to how bees can behave. A bee will attack a perceived enemy knowing it will die, no matter how big the enemy is. He said that sometimes he wonders if our world is just a big hive with “keepers” taking care of us the way he takes care of the bees in his hives.

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Laura

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Cycles

An astrologer was at my show last night and was talking to me about life cycles after I finished my set. He’s been studying astrology and relationships for 12 years. He said that there are people who are yours and people who are not. The trick is to pick someone to be in a relationship with who is yours. That part can be interesting.

He told me that there are groups of people who were born at certain times that are compatible with you. And those people are scattered all over the place. Then the timing of when you meet that special someone has to be right. For instance, there are cycles when people just aren’t going to be in relationships, period, and others when they are.

It’s not personal. In a relationship, if two people don’t have enough in sync with their planets, a time in a day will come when something will change and the magic is gone. The connections no longer match up. It’s just how people are wired. So if you’re looking for new answers as to “Why?’ things changed with someone, astrology may help.

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Laura

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Shoes

A friend of mine and I were talking today and he told me something about the Arab culture that was very interesting to me. It came up in a political conversation we were having. He’s Israeli and hearing his perspective is fascinating to me, mostly because he tells me things I didn’t learn in school that I don’t hear much about in America.

My friend told me that if you were to show the bottom of your shoes to an Arab in some parts of the world they would be so insulted they would want to kill you. Shoes are considered the lowest of the low because they are in the dirt all the time. He told me Qaddafi, Libya’s dictator, said women are like shoes. My friend doesn’t like Qaddafi.

When I was studying political science in college, looking at the logic of a how an argument was put together was key to understanding how to bring two sides to a point where they could be in agreement with each other. After hearing what Arabs think about shoes, it doesn’t surprise me at all that there are so many difficulties in the Middle East.

Blessings!
Laura

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Prime Minister Sharon

With Prime Minister Sharon in a coma and a transfer of power in Israel already taken place, I’m curious to see how the politics in the Middle East will play out. We have the Iranian president wishing for Sharon’s death and Pat Robinson saying that the stroke Sharon suffered is God’s wrath. I don’t know what Pat is talking about.

The God that I know is loving and kind. God doesn’t need to bother with wrath. We live in a world with cause and effect. If someone doesn’t take care of their health, doesn’t eat right, doesn’t exercise, and maintains a lifestyle with extreme stress and pressure over a long period of time, chances are good that they will suffer a heart attack or stroke.

That’s not wrath. That’s just poor physical maintenance. Taking care of a body isn’t that different from taking care of a car, although the body requires more maintenance. If you don’t do regular maintenance to take care of an engine, the car won’t run very well after awhile. Running a car or a body beyond suggested limits can cause breakdowns.

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Laura

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Information

There is so much information available to consume that it makes me grateful to have so many people in the world who can spend time reading what I don’t ever get to. I have books on my shelves that I haven’t had a chance to read. I have e-books and articles that are really of interest to me on my desktop and I haven’t even looked at them.

I remember a friend of mine told me that Einstein didn’t bother memorizing things. He was only concerned about knowing where to get certain information when he needed it. Then if he ever needed it he would know where to find it. If it was good enough for Einstein, it’s good enough for me. He was a smart guy in some ways.

Maybe I’m one of those people who isn’t destined to know very much anyway. In fact, I find I know less and less as time goes on. What I thought I knew has changed so much that it doesn’t really even matter that I thought I knew what I knew when I knew it. I do enjoy learning things. I just know now that what I learn may not be what I think I’m learning.

Blessings!
Laura

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Thank You, Larry!

It’s the little things that come across the internet that impress me. I write a newsletter every week and I receive other newsletters from people in various businesses about subjects that interest me. Usually the newsletters I sign up for are from people I like, people I know, or people that know what I want to know.

I met Larry Thompson during one of my infomercial training classes and we all got a copy of his book, “Shine”. He has a great website, www.projectriseandshine.com, and he sends out a newsletter every so often. Larry sent out a newsletter today that had a great exercise in it. Larry said to write down 2 lists of New Year’s Resolutions, (I like to call them goals).

The first list is for things that you will do for yourself and the second list is for things you will do to help others. I’m so glad he sent that out and I received it. When I started writing my list of what I will do for others this year it put such a big smile on my face I wanted to tell you about it. Thank you, Larry! I love things that work so well!

Blessings!
Laura

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Checking Out

It seems that quite a few people have been checking out, (leaving the planet), in natural disasters and the landscape of the world is shifting. That may seem unnerving to some, but in viewing the balance of nature and creation, it’s kind of “all in a day’s work”. According to some sources, God did create the world in a short period of time.

6 days for everything to be formed and we are supposedly made from clay, too. It’s a lesson in humility for me. As I read about world events in the news, I’m in awe of the True Power that is controlling the Universe. That’s right, it’s not the media. Sorry guys. What you’re doing is inspiring in many degrees, but the truth is still true.

You see, there are underlying forces at play that most people don’t even know exist. Just like most people probably aren’t aware of the extent of how massive the mountain ranges are under the surfaces of the World’s oceans. What’s out of sight, can be out of mind, just like what’s in the heart is in awareness.

Blessings!
Laura

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Top Priority Goal for 2006

This year my #1, top priority, goal for 2006 is recording a new album with my band. I need a new CD that reflects where I am now as an artist. The “Telluride” CD was recorded in 1993 and my one-woman show, “Introducing Rosie Hitler” was videotaped and recorded in 2003. The 3rd year in a decade is usually a productive one for me.

The 6th year in a decade has typically positioned me for huge change in my life. In 1986, I started creating a lot of artwork and in 1987 I was selling my pieces and working as an independent contractor. In 1996, I left Colorado and moved to Arizona which shifted everything I was doing. The change in climate alone was dramatic.

The process for getting the album done this year is already in motion. The song list is getting put together. The production schedule is being set up. Discussions are happening regarding arrangements. Rehearsals are starting this month. The studio location where we will record is being scouted and the budget is being finalized. I dig this goal.

Blessings!
Laura

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