Bikes, Books, Cupcakes and Cats

For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can. - Ernest Hemingway

Update on Hunter Weeks next project. We're talking beyond 10 Yards... and I can see why he is mulling whether to keep or drop the 10 theme.

I didn't realize until I listened to the interview later that I botched a reference to the old school baseball fan camps...where guys joined the team for Spring Training, wore the gear...etc...

This fantasy football is virtual. I also can appreciate how easy it could be to mix up the titles. At least I remembered to mute the speaker volume. (Echo.)


His project next is that amazing bike ride across the Rocky Mountains...(Now including) Canada to New Mexico. Not for the faint of heart: The Great Divide. If you have the stamina, the dirt roads, incredible scenery and mountain passes galor beckon. Boasting over 200,000 feet of elevation gain. This guy did it last year.

Had fun at the Literary Fest on The Plaza (second one). Met Karen Tack, author of Hello Cupcake at a day-after Brunch. Cupcakes with personality? You bet! She apologized for having to work harder at creating cats. Dogs are her forte. The big hit was cupcake spaghetti! The book, now on the NYT Best Seller list.

Want more fun with cupcakes? Try the cupcake challenge.

Another Lit Fest fav is currently researching the letters of Ernest Hemingway. A wonderful storyteller herself, the upcoming product - Ernest Hemingway in Letters, Literature and Life by Linda Patterson Miller - sounds like a rare opportunity to gain new insight into a writing legend.

Another thing Mr. Hemingway is known for - having a cat with six toes. The Hemingway Cats.

May Guest Round up - and a Fabulous Fish Act

Okay - someone turned on the hyperdrive. Busy month. Guests are booked but the deal isn't a go without a confirmation and I have yet to hear back from Hunter Weeks of 10 MPH. He was out of the country in April so we need to reconnect. The new project is 10 Yards - a fantasy football documentary. No wonder they quit their corporate jobs. (Now Confirmed!)

Guy Finley has a revised version of The Secret of Letting Go due out in June. We're set to talk with him May 21st. Also on the 21st - Julie Cox - Professional face reader. She is fascinating. May 28th was Neil Donald Walsch who is traveling but we have a phone problem and haven't found a way around that one yet.

Current schedule for May 28th - Revilo's book Unknown Worlds is set for May 27th release date. You can preorder now. [We have two back up numbers for him this time. : ) ] And finally, Sean of One Week Job will call us from wherever he is now and tell us if he found a favorite. So - it's all good.

Check out this Wonder Pet. The kids wanted a dog - Dad said too much work. Kids said Fish = Boring. Dad trained fish. What a fish! Meet Comet.



Dad and fish now have a new business and internet fans... Kids can't argue with success. Suspect they might still want a dog.

Revilo and Her Life Magazine on Deck on Conscious Living

Coming up on the Show tomorrow - a two fer. 3 pm central it's Her Life Magazine Creator Lindsay Aydelotte. Lindsay is creating a new approach in the competitive Mag business. She targets a local audience, creates her canvass, and offers the result in both Print and Web form. Her Life Magazine appears to be getting some wonderful results; a challenge given media is smack dab in the middle of reinventing itself due to the web. And that is not a bad thing.

!Time Update! Cartoonist Revilo - Oliver Christianson (fresh from his recent Alien abduction) joins us at 3 pm central on May 28th for an update on all things Revilo. A perk for him and the Revilo stable...Kansas Governor Sebelius has been spotted carrying one of his books: Women of Substance. His new - Unknown Worlds - is full of paranormal toons. And since that opens the topic, we get to ask about his ghost encounter in a San Antonio Hotel...

Q: Who designs ghost sheets?
A: When he isn't napping, R.I.P. Van Winkle. : )

Heads up on an incredible new indie film on healing: Soulmasters. The film focuses on two Doctors and healers; one, they say - can cure the incurable. His extraordinary results and those of his protege come from the belief that everything has a soul and the soul can heal.

Dr. Guo and Dr. Sha will introduce you to an amazing world of self-healing. Make time for this one.

Lasting Impressions

I mowed the lawn this morning and noticed a Robin bird-dogging me. He kept a safe distance but seemed to be lurking and trailing me as I cut my swaths across the yard. I tried to telegraph with a gentle glance and body language that he could patrol the ground and I would avoid him. I also made an effort to be calm and fluid in my maneuverings of the mower and turn it away from him rather than approach.

After a few go rounds, a large moth fluttered up from the bed of the tall grass and dangled between the space of the uncut blades and the fresh leveled path. The Robin I had almost forgotten about by that time whooshed directly in front of me and, in a quick flash of wings and beak, swooped up the moth and flew off to the side, a few feet away.

He devoured the captured moth in two gulps. Impressive. I am guessing he has done this before. I continued to mow and think about all the wildlife that calls my yard home and wondered if the snake will come out to race the mower again this year; little things I no longer take for granted make me glad I mow my own lawn.

My mind wandered...as I continued to mow. I have no idea why but I started thinking about first impressions and how little of a person that can represent. First impressions are well and good but it is the last impression that makes the difference. Or is it?

The great majority of people we meet in our lives will have contact with us only once. There is no time to create that all important first impression; there is only who you are at that moment. NO matter all the good you have done and the good you will yet do, they remember whatever it was and who you were at the moment you touched them. And so it goes, not first or last, just a lasting impression. And such is life.

I finished the lawn, saw the Robin hunting in the yard across the street and went into the house to check my email and get back to work. There it was, a note from my favorite filmmaker about the status of his new project: Soul Biographies. Clearly, he is busy creating lasting impressions.



Nic Askew's Soul Biographies is expected to be up and running in June - check out Monday 9am TV for more information and some wonderfully inspiring short films.

The Robin made a lasting impression. We made a conscious connection. And in that exchange, he trusted me enough to risk darting in front of a very intimidating lawnmower to grab his breakfast. Suspecting, after observing me, I would pause to give him time. I did. The memory makes me smile.

Creating, Manifesting, Imagining: Amy Tan at Ted and Our Guests 4/30

I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression. - Amy Tan

What is synchronicity? Do we create our reality? I believe we do. Amy Tan creates engaging stories and ponders creating something from nothing.

Here (At Ted) she talks about the creative process and the muse, treats us to a surprise ending .... and reminds us that in life there is no certainty and no absolute.



Please join us Wednesday for an inspired young woman who has been talking to God almost from the moment she arrived. Her painting is extraordinary and her insight is beautiful. Child prodigy Akiane will share a few minutes with us to tell us what she hears and how her creative process works.

Elizabeth Hill lost her twin sister to a tragic car accident. Instead of ending, their relationship moved to a whole new level. She'll talk about what happened and how that accident changed her life and opened her relationship with her sister in a way no one would have expected.

Inspired living. Join us Wednesday.

Testing a Spot at Ning

Leif Hansen suggested we set up a Ning site to encourage more connection with those who like the topics we cover on Conscious Living and who might enjoy further exploration in a community setting.

So we're branching out. (Thank you Leif!) I am working on getting the site established. Stop in and see what you think. Again, if you have any suggestions, feel free to speak up. We are now unpacking the widgets at http://consciousforlife.ning.com/

Heads up on Conscious Living Guests on 4/23

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.
- Henry David Thoreau

This week's Guest List -

4 pm central...(rebooked for June) Stacey Hsu is a former Hallmark Artist who loves pets. She kicked off her sock dog enterprise as a hobby and got immediate response from none other than MOMA in San Francisco. She can tell you more. Take a peek at her sock pals - cats and dogs. A portion of the proceeds is earmarked for the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City.

3 pm central...Ward Powers is the entrepreneur behind One The Project. The indie film takes a look at the concept of Oneness. Right out of the chute, the movie addresses a potential misconception - oneness is nothing like sameness. We get a scoop for this interview. One the Project is part of a new PBS program (with Wayne Dyer). We find out details on that tomorrow.

If you are interested in something entirely different, try the 1 pm central show on Talking to Nightlights. Cynthia Sue Larsen is a physicist with some fascinating ideas on how we create our reality as it happens. Her newsletter boasts more than 4 thousand subscribers. Ex: Can you think of a time when you "lost" something and then it reappeared in the exact spot you "lost" it? She has a lot to say about Realityshifting.

Notes - Guy Finley, The Secret of Letting Go joins us in May. Sandy has booked a very well known remote viewer who blows people away with his ability. (June) Not the guest but a sample of what it is. And I am working with Denise Zak to offer more shows on Intuition and Animal Communication.

Have a great day! We'll talk soon!

Hello Spring!

Ah Spring!

You kept us waiting this year...

The air smells fresh and new as

you emerge from your nap, once again

flaunting that radiant snaggle-tooth smile.

Glad you finally got here.

For the Love of Cats and Smilies

Psychic Ainslie Macleod gave us a wonderful half hour (Conscious Living 4/16/08). He has a very genuine energy and appeal.

I am also glad he has Chester Cheetah. Something about that connection.... Check his book, The Instruction, Living the Life Your Soul Wants to Live. (Chester is now off on a new path....)

Recouping from my sore -- never had one of these before --- throat! In progress: made it through the interview and now I am well enough to run amuk. Yeah! The robot sound guy is going to have a Field day with this next line.

Some people draw the line at "chipper" with a Smiley face... Throw in an "lol" and a "!" and it means you are good with cats and they will flock to you in old age.



Here's to a healthy flock of cats and all other wonderful creatures who feel compelled to find a safe place to stop for a rest.

Cats remind us naps are the next best thing to being here.