People of the LIe

The heading of this is a reference to a book by the author M.Scott Peck. The premise of this book is that the true cause of evil in the world is narcasism. That people are so self absorbed that nothing else matters to a fault. I grew up with this, as I am sure that a lot of you did too.

I would like to submit to you this evenings' latest, in a lifetime series of my Mothers' ( she has no idea she's doing it) self absorbtion.

My friend of 32 years, Jim, has a wife. They have been married 15 years. She has been my running/training partner over the years for triathlons and 5 and 10 K's. she is a total OC Mom of two and an internationally travelled woman who is a voracious reader.

Any ways she gets diagnosed with a non-malignant brain tumor last week. It's cutting off spinal fluid in a duct and has to come out , like, right now. They do the surgery and she's ok as far as brain surgery goes (she is recovering nicely Thanks for asking).

So, back to my Mom. My folks celebrated their 50th anniversery 3 weeks ago. My mom is a woman who will steal the show every time. The over / under was that she would make herself sick and go out in an ambulance during the party , which didn't happen. The party was a huge success!

It was the next day at the mandatory church service which went with the mandatory party, that she fell. Flat on the side of her face, no hands out , just WHAM! We had already left the function so we only heard about it, and no ambulance was involved. The bruise was huge.

She managed to get to the beach the next day and do various and sundry semi party / family visiting before she went home and let herself relax enough to get sick. That's when the vertigo started. It has now been 3 weeks and tonight she informs me, when I called to ask how she was doing, that she's rotten. When I asked why? She tells me that the Doctors have told her she seems to be suffering from what could be a bunch of little strokes.

So to empathize I tell her about Jim's wife. You know, the EMERGENCY BRAIN SURGERY PATIENT?...And she says " Well next time you go visit her, can you ask what they know about concussions?"

First of all I have thousands of pictures...they are on another computer and I just never seem to be on that one when I feel like doing this. Just so u know Im not techno savvy but I AM artistic....this may take some time.
I seem to be stuck. The economy, global finances, common sense say that quitting a completely and totally safe and good job makes none at all. Yet I feel I have to. Ican't take it anymore. I wake up depressed on work days, especially after a 3 day weekend. I am BORED to death at this place and working with inmates is not the healthiest group to be around on any level.
So I met this woman, who came to me as a client. It was instant karma, soul sister knownherallmylife kinda stuff. we start talkin, she owns a yoga studio. Its struggling. I wanna help. I wanna co own. I wanna become a yoga instructor.
This was not my idea mind you. I was at the end of my current reiki session with Joanne the most amazing reiki master in the world and she says. "your athletic your into healing arts, you want to do something different, why dont you become a yoga instructor." Hmmm Im thinkin about it...it makes sense
On a totally differnt note...Southern California is on fire and the air quality sucks. On top of that the flies, in order to get out of the smoke and bad air ,have managed to find some kind of fucking hole in my house in order to suck up all my clean air. Seriously there are like 40 to 50 a day lolling around the windows. I get a bit obsessive about flies and become an insane, towel popping, spray hording, hand clapping idiot. AND WHEN THEY GET ON THE BIG SCREEN? fahgettaboutit.