"Don't let life run away from you", said my friend John Holt today on his radio program, "Networking Singles" on Business Radio 550, WBZS. John's message this morning was inspiring. He was referring to opening yourself up to new opportunities in the dating world, but this made me pause and think of it in a broader sense.
In this time of gloom and doom, we cannot allow our lives to disappear. We're so focused on potential demise, quick to tear our lives apart, throw in the towel or destroy our life's work. Our life's work that has taken a lifetime to build. Will we allow politicians to govern our lives? Where do we draw the line?
We American citizens are bracing ourselves in our own unique ways to survive a financial catastrophe in our country. The middle class does not exist anymore here. You have the rich and the poor; the red states and the blue states; the democrats and republicans. The word, "compromise" will be come extinct in the American vocabulary if we allow it. Are you sick of the rhetoric, brainwashing and scare tactics? Don't you just want to smack the talking heads on TV if they say that word, "posturing" one more time?
Over the past two weeks, I have been trying to dig down deep to the find that place inside of me that is resourceful, creative and strong. You have it too, right there at the core of your being. It's an inner wisdom that will guide us and keep the fire in your belly burning.
Do you have the drive to survive?
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Single 101 Nation's Number One Summer Destination
Match.com just released their top 10 picks of the best cities in the U.S. for summer getaways if you're single. Come on, it's always the same places, NYC, Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Denver, San Francisco. I'll agree with their pick of Seattle, but Washington, D.C.? Who wants to breathe the same hot air with Congress?
The Single 101 Nation's Number One pick for 2011 is a true getaway. It could be a place where you find a special someone when you least expect or a tranquil escape for healing and self-discovery.
Some boast that it's the new Mecca, attracting the Sedona, AZ and Marin County crowds. However, aside for the metaphysical and new conscienceness chatter, Asheville, North Carolina is surrounded by nature, elevations into the clouds and fresh air. Serenity awaits you in every direction. You can escape the sizzle of the summer of 2011 in the Blue Ridge Mountains and drink from a pure mountain spring. Who wouldn't love cooling off with a soft rain in a lush green setting? In this part of the country, you're only minutes away from 11 major waterfalls in western North Carolina.
What some describe as heaven on earth, Asheville is the birthplace of novelist Thomas Wolfe. In his most famous novel, "Look Homeward Angel", he uses Asheville as the location for his book. If you can't afford a trip to London and touring the bridal couture of the Duchess of Cambridge to help fund the renovations in Buckingham Palace, the next best thing in Asheville is the Biltmore Estate. The 250-room mansion could be considered a modest castle, designed after a 16th century chateaux.
From shopping and art galleries to pubs, fine dining and sports activities, you won't be disappointed. With just under 70,000 residents, Outside Magazine claims that Asheville is where you don't have to give up the good life to live a good life. Your summer getaway just may be an opportunity to experience the perfect place for your next move or retirement. Plus, it won't be your last visit. Peak season for the most vibrant colors of the autumn is just around the corner.
The Single 101 Nation's Number One pick for 2011 is a true getaway. It could be a place where you find a special someone when you least expect or a tranquil escape for healing and self-discovery.
Some boast that it's the new Mecca, attracting the Sedona, AZ and Marin County crowds. However, aside for the metaphysical and new conscienceness chatter, Asheville, North Carolina is surrounded by nature, elevations into the clouds and fresh air. Serenity awaits you in every direction. You can escape the sizzle of the summer of 2011 in the Blue Ridge Mountains and drink from a pure mountain spring. Who wouldn't love cooling off with a soft rain in a lush green setting? In this part of the country, you're only minutes away from 11 major waterfalls in western North Carolina.
What some describe as heaven on earth, Asheville is the birthplace of novelist Thomas Wolfe. In his most famous novel, "Look Homeward Angel", he uses Asheville as the location for his book. If you can't afford a trip to London and touring the bridal couture of the Duchess of Cambridge to help fund the renovations in Buckingham Palace, the next best thing in Asheville is the Biltmore Estate. The 250-room mansion could be considered a modest castle, designed after a 16th century chateaux.
From shopping and art galleries to pubs, fine dining and sports activities, you won't be disappointed. With just under 70,000 residents, Outside Magazine claims that Asheville is where you don't have to give up the good life to live a good life. Your summer getaway just may be an opportunity to experience the perfect place for your next move or retirement. Plus, it won't be your last visit. Peak season for the most vibrant colors of the autumn is just around the corner.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Carmageddon? Really?
Best wishes to those who try to journey the 405 this weekend in sunny California. Check out the beginning of my book, "Single 101: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Being Single" and Reason # 101, Spontaneity.
Several years ago, when I thought I might as well take a nap, stuck in traffic on the Ventura Highway, I thought it would be interesting to get out of my car and visit other drivers sharing the jam. You never know who you might meet. Aspiring actors may stumble over a casting director or movie producer. Maybe the 405 is a great place to find work. Could it actually help economic woes in the city of angels?
There are alternate routes set up, but the popular recommendations are to avoid the area and just stay home. However, the San Jose Mercury News reports that "Carmageddon" may be blown way out of proportion. http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_18474513
As the article states on MercuryNews.com, it could be just another Y2K attempt by alarmists who enjoy spreading stress. That's what L.A. needs- more stress!
So, if you must travel and the 405 is still the shortest distance from point A to B, read my book and check out the first story. If you're held up for a while, download it into your Kindle, right there on the 405. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Single-101-Reasons-Celebrate-ebook/dp/B003S3S06M
Happy Trails!
Several years ago, when I thought I might as well take a nap, stuck in traffic on the Ventura Highway, I thought it would be interesting to get out of my car and visit other drivers sharing the jam. You never know who you might meet. Aspiring actors may stumble over a casting director or movie producer. Maybe the 405 is a great place to find work. Could it actually help economic woes in the city of angels?
There are alternate routes set up, but the popular recommendations are to avoid the area and just stay home. However, the San Jose Mercury News reports that "Carmageddon" may be blown way out of proportion. http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_18474513
As the article states on MercuryNews.com, it could be just another Y2K attempt by alarmists who enjoy spreading stress. That's what L.A. needs- more stress!
So, if you must travel and the 405 is still the shortest distance from point A to B, read my book and check out the first story. If you're held up for a while, download it into your Kindle, right there on the 405. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Single-101-Reasons-Celebrate-ebook/dp/B003S3S06M
Happy Trails!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
Several weeks ago, I asked our Single 101 Nation followers to share their answers to this question, "What does freedom mean to you?" and promised to post them on this weekend's blog. This morning, on July 3rd, I am still waiting for comments. It's okay if you choose not to share. That's what freedom is all about. Below, I have listed comments that I have found around the world over the past two years, published in newspapers or online forums. These are my picks for this Fourth of July of 2011:
*When I left Ireland to go to North America, I was finally free.
*To be yourself.
*I can speak about anything I wish to speak about and have no fear of retribution with anything but words.
*I could have been an entirely different person were it not for coming to the United States. Often I ponder what my life would have been like without the freedoms that I have now. My family and I emigrated from Chile with small means and one simple goal, opportunity.
*Becoming a U.S. citizen was the best decision of my life. Freedom, to me, is the right to have the opportunities to progress and do it without being oppressed.
*To me, freedom means that you can live your own life. You make your own decisions and choices and no one can control your life for you. No one makes your decisions for you. But it also means that you have to live with the consequences of the choices that you make, whether they be good or bad.
*I served my country during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Navy. I think freedom means being honest. If we do that, we can be free.
*To me, freedom creates a future for me and my family to believe what we want to believe, to seek after the things we desire, to work hard for our own success, and to learn and grow without limitations.
*Freedom is not free. You are either paying for freedom with support, sacrifice and service or you are free because someone else has paid the price for you.
*Freedom is the opportunity to own your own destiny.
*Freedom is a place in your heart.
*When I left Ireland to go to North America, I was finally free.
*To be yourself.
*I can speak about anything I wish to speak about and have no fear of retribution with anything but words.
*I could have been an entirely different person were it not for coming to the United States. Often I ponder what my life would have been like without the freedoms that I have now. My family and I emigrated from Chile with small means and one simple goal, opportunity.
*Becoming a U.S. citizen was the best decision of my life. Freedom, to me, is the right to have the opportunities to progress and do it without being oppressed.
*To me, freedom means that you can live your own life. You make your own decisions and choices and no one can control your life for you. No one makes your decisions for you. But it also means that you have to live with the consequences of the choices that you make, whether they be good or bad.
*I served my country during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Navy. I think freedom means being honest. If we do that, we can be free.
*To me, freedom creates a future for me and my family to believe what we want to believe, to seek after the things we desire, to work hard for our own success, and to learn and grow without limitations.
*Freedom is not free. You are either paying for freedom with support, sacrifice and service or you are free because someone else has paid the price for you.
*Freedom is the opportunity to own your own destiny.
*Freedom is a place in your heart.
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