Father Time

Make time work for you...it's the one thing in life you will never get back.

"I'm too busy for that" or the more passive-aggressive "I don't have time to ..." are probably two of the least credible, and illegitimate phrases you hear uttered by man and womankind daily.

Why? Aren't a lot of people indeed very busy?

Yes.

But we all have the same 24 hours, how come some people are able to make them work effectively, and "have time" for all the "mundane" things others claim not to have time for?

People exist who lead all sorts of busy lives, who have demanding professions and/or families and/or lots of extracurricular commitments; yet they still seem to have time to answer an email/text/call, or read a newspaper ... or take a shower...or do their nails, etc...you get the point!

I don't have amazing time-management skills but even at my busiest point in life when I was holding down a very demanding job in Capital Markets and appearing on MTV simultaneously, I *STILL* had time for friends, and to eat, and to travel, because I wanted to make time...if you don't want to do certain things it's another matter, just know that no one believes the "no-time" excuse especially because there is something called "multi-tasking" most of us are aware of, so be more creative if you must be an excusinator.

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I've got the POWAAAAA (as in, Power...a la Snap!)

"Positive things happen to positive thinkers" - Robert De Niro in The Fan.

Although his character was a certifiable psycho in the movie, he was onto something you have heard preached in hundreds of blogs, speeches, television programs, etc.

So if it's so simple why don't more people say "YES" to their positive thoughts instead of letting the negative ones pollute their head-space?

I would be lying if I said I have never had a negative thought or took negative actions in my life. I am not a completely 100% positive person and I doubt anyone truly is...but I do try to block out negativity, as I truly believe (as you should) that it is harmful, toxic, and dangerous not only to your well-being but to others' too.

Exposing yourself and others to negative words/actions releases stress and kills the brain's health which directly affects the health of a person's body. It's scientifically proven in a variety of studies, and it makes perfect sense and yet still...people refute the idea and choose to dwell in a wasteland of destructive thought.

I hope if you are one of them, you will stop. Now.

Lying, deceiving, backbiting, stealing, and hurting others are all negative behaviours spawned from the wrong kind of thinking.

If you feel inadequate or jealous of someone else, trying to hurt them or being negative towards them will definitely not help your state any further and will make you even more vile and destructive.

I have observed it ruining friendships, relationships, and making people literally crazy.

Some believe positive thinkers are unrealistic or dumb.

Well, I am a mostly positive thinker and I happen to be very in touch with reality and am certainly far from dumb. Not acknowledging or partaking in childish games, or jealous competitions does not make someone dumb, it makes them smart...for not wanting to live a life of hate and pettiness.

Like the Eagles sang: So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key.

Think about it.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts. ~Samuel Johnson

To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have. ~Ken S. Keyes, Jr., Handbook to Higher Consciousness

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ~Oscar Wilde

It`s not all about looks...

On Saturday night I was lucky enough to be at Alice in Chain's sold out show at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (capacity: 16000)...they are, and always will be one of my favourite bands ever.

The consistency, quality and uniqueness of their songwriting and presentation will always be special to me...from their unique "Alice in Chains tuning" to the merging of harmony with classic rock and other genres, their songs are consistently full of depth and I respect them immensely as musicians!!

I mentioned how much I adored the band while speaking with another fan and he asked "why? do you have some crush on Jerry Cantrell?" as if that could be the only reason a female could be fond of musicians.

First of all, no offense to Jerry Cantrell, because in some circles he might be a stud, but I don't find him remotely attractive.

And second of all, that statement made me feel like he thought females could ONLY be into music if the artist was physically appealing, which is not true.

There is a saying "if you never judge, you can never be mistaken..." and this cannot be any further from the truth. Labels and judgement are unfair.

His jaw dropped when he learned I have been playing instruments since I was very young. I learned guitar by age 13 and had a deep appreciation for all kinds of genres before I even knew what sex appeal was...his shock to me was silly and makes me a little bit nauseous because I am definitely not distinct in this regard.

Maybe he was just saying it out of ignorance or has some man-crush on Jerry Cantrell himself...I don`t know. But it made me feel like we were in 1950, not 2010.

The end.

Put your hand down, you are not pimpin'

Coke Zero is the best.

Diet Coke and Pepsi, your asses need to try harder....you just aren't as good.

Courtney Love is my new TBFF

Last night I could not sleep.

I turned to Twitter for entertainment but being 2am, there was not much activity and I wasn't in the mood to read the time-released tweets about being a social media expert or top ten lists of why your pet is deviant or reasons you suck at using Twitter.

Then, as I scanned my stream over I noticed Courtney Love online entertaining questions, like a lot of celebrities do...usually during more conventional hours...but then again...this IS Courtney Love we are talking about! Anyway, I decided to send her a question and sign out and try to sleep again.

My question to her: "Are guys from the south really gentlemen?" I had noticed a lot of people tweeting her so I didn't expect her to talk to me but she answered with "no! I LOATHE Jack Daniels a LOT!"

She told me what she likes to drink and what she drinks it with...she even retweeted my answer to her followers. You can all go creep her and my profiles to see our brief convo but it was pretty cool seeing her answer people's questions and ranting about random stuff like how she was thinking of doing a Gaga cover and how it's Joan Jett's loss completely for slamming her in the 90s.

Love her or hate her, she is always entertaining.

And that's all I have to say about that.

Worst

Fail of the day: Putting your ipod on speaker and the worst song ever comes on and everyone looks at you like you totally suck for wasting gigabytes on it but then you realize you accidentally synced all music from your laptop onto your ipod...including the Sample Music folder.

Let it Be

It never ceases to amaze me how some people do not possess one iota of courtesy, respect or sociability whatsoever.

Two individuals who possess this mind-blowing array of no-skills have made my life hell today (IRL before anyone jumps to the conclusion this is a digital matter).

Although through digital channels these people are not absent. I am not going to waste a full blog about them because I have already addressed this issue before and no amount of truth, proof or reason can make these people apologize or even acknowledge they bought into untruths or constructed judgement based on false information.

Seems a lot of people do not subscribe to the philosophy of Peace & Love anymore. That makes me sad.