Life Is Tricky, Baby ... Stay In Your Magic

The last week or so has been a bit of holy hell, and when Mercury went direct the other day, you could hear the collective exhale of relief across the land. I don't even know hardly anything about all of that, but I things were fully sucking for weeks, and then someone told me that the Mercury b.s. was over, and things really have started looking up.

In the thick of it all, I was driving down Lincoln Boulevard and saw this mural, and was like, Yep. They're right. I'm making up my mind to be happy no matter what. Of course, this is easier said than done, but it really is mind over matter.

I'm seeing what people are awful, and what people are incredible friends. Difficult times are very good at sifting out who truly is the real deal in your life. The minute I changed my attitude and chose to focus on the good - even if minute to minute - things began to improve almost immediately. Today I saw this mural in front of what I'm sure will be another fancy shop on Abbot Kinney, but for now is some most excellent and timely advice ...

Life is tricky, Baby  ... Stay in your magic. Live a life you'd relive. Learn the Heart way. Trust. Love is the only superpower that can save us. You know, I can always count on the Universe to show me signs that every little thing is gonna be alright - especially if you stay in your magic. If you lead with love. If you let people in and let them know you'll be there for them too. We get by with a little help with our friends, and I give thanks eternal for those of you who are using those love superpowers for good. I love you. I appreciate you. I THANK YOU.

Thanks for the encouragement, Venice!

Happy Cinco de Mayo weekend, All!

"Mercury is in retrograde, everyone needs a hat!"

One of the first things I heard when I visited Venice for the first time was a guy selling freaky hats on the Boardwalk yelling, "Mercury is in retrograde, everyone needs a hat!" I liked his logic. Even though I had no idea what he was talking about at the time. I also knew that I would live here one day. For sure.

Well, that was years ago now, and I'm sitting at my desk in Venice now, pretty much freaking out about Mercury being in retrograde. Apparently, when Mercury goes retrograde, everything having to do with communication and technology and things of that ilk go haywire and you should just not even bother, really. I am dealing with having had no internet for over a week now, the very week I launched this Blog and am trying to reach people in foreign lands and get work and hustle during Back To School week (you know how you get re-jazzed about things when it's that time of year? I do, anyway. I always want new clothes too ...), and it's REAL annoying when you're held back by a little company called Verizon. I try to be very calm and kind in my life, but a few gentlemen over there got an earful once I finally reached a human. I'll just say I was FIRM.

So ... deep breaths ... borrow your friend's computer until the new modem arrives ... sit on hold with Verizon some more ... breathe ... re-boot ... hope for the best ... and ask your readers to come back for a REALLY good story as soon as I can streamline myself back into the mix.

Oh, Mercury. At least it's an excuse for a new hat.


*Trip on this. The very day I did the Hyperlink thing for Prairie Home Companion and Garrison Keillor, I clicked on it to make sure it worked and I see that G.K. just had a stroke! I hope I didn't voodoo him by saying I wanted to be like a newer version of him. Eek. BEST WISHES for a full return to top health, Sir! I heard you're already out of the hospital and back to work. Minnesota style. GO G.K.!!!