I read an article by Oscar-winning actor Reese Witherspoon (who didn’t love Legally Blond—who doesn’t love Reese?) on InStyle.com today where she covered everything from her divorce from Ryan Phillippe to her new perfume and friends. One of her remarks, “…live in the present and take pictures,” made me think of something I am wont to say so often it is like my mantra, “…turn forgiveness into forget-me-nots.” Reese and I are saying the same things. Her pictures are my forget-me-nots.
Some friends of mine were visiting me in Sedona and they have a lot of life challenges on their plate. In recovery we are cautioned not to tell someone how to raise their kids if you’ve never had any, so I decided to stay away from that subject and instead tried to show them how much I loved them by my actions. It worked. They went home with less heartache and more heart-joy than they came with. He walked the love of my life, Mr. Darby and her one-liners came so fast and furious I am convinced when we don’t know where Bette Midler is, my friend is channeling the Divine Miss M. They are simply the funniest and most loveable duo I have ever spent any time with.
My former agent thinks that most folks who Blog are in it for what they can do to spread the word about them; in other words, the script they send out turns out to be self-serving screed. It’s like FACEBOOK: recently some prominent writer, rather than asking to be your friend, wants you to be one of her fans—huh? What happened to the law of attraction? I write because that’s what writers do. And I love to tell a story and hope that like ripe apples or grapes, there are some delicious nuggets.
When life hands you lemons, how about baking a lemon meringue pie? When you feel you can’t handle one more burden, increase your prayer and meditation life. I often comment that if someone who’d been dead fifty years came back, she would drop dead from all the negativity in the world, or not. She might turn it all over to a higher power and learn another one of life’s important lessons.
I am Albert Clayton Gaulden and I approve of this message.
Founding director of the Sedona Intensive™
Albert Clayton Gaulden is the founding director of the Sedona Intensive and author of You’re Not Who You Think You Are: A Breakthrough Guide to Discovering the Authentic You. For more information about Albert and Sedona Intensive visit http://www.sedonaintensive.com/.
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