Some Television Nostagia

I had to cancel pretty much all my weekend plans due to having some kind of flu. The weather has been rainy, gray and cold for several days. What's a person to do under these circumstances?

Well, this is what I did...

found a cozy spot, bundled myself in a soft, fuzzy robe and pulled out the complete series of one of my favorite t.v. dramas called "Felicity" . I remember when this series first started how I could hardly wait to see the next episode. My daughter and I watched this program together. We had so much fun each week, laughing or cringing or being happy for what was going on in the main character, Felicity's life. Everyone must have at least one t.v. series that does that for them. One that pulls you in and gets you so involved with the characters. This show was that for us.


Here's a summary of why this show was so captivating for alot of people:

"I think the reason that so many people love the show is because it mirrors our own lives at times. Although our circumstances may not be the same, we can appreciate the emotions and situations of the characters. Life's lessons are hard, but it helps to know that you're not alone in it all. " (from http://www.felcitypage.com/)

"Felicity" was an American prime time television show produced for the WB network. The series revolves around the fictional college experiences of the title character, Felicity Porter(played by Keri Russell), as she attends the "University of New York", based on NYU across the country from her home in Palo Alto, California. The show ran for four seasons from 1998 to 2002, with each season corresponding to the traditional freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years .The series was created by J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves.

"Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can pretty much change your life forever. "- Felicity

It's Raining It's Pouring I Don't Care

Photo Alex Mackle

"It's possible to forget how alive we really are. We can become dry and tired, just existing, instead of really living. We need to remind ourselves of the juice of life, and make that a habit.

Find those places inside that jump for joy, and do things."

How To Live

"How to get the most life.

As if you were

to teach the

young hunter

how to entrap

his game.

How to extract

its honey from

the flower

of the world.

That is my

every-day

business."

-Thoreau's Journals

Open A Window

"Gaining a wider perspective is like opening a window into a stuffy room-

the whole atmosphere changes

and the fresh breeze carries alternatives to our habitual ways of reacting."

-Tarthang Tulku

*At the Nyingma Institute, Tarthang Tulku worked with his student Steven Tainer to form what began as a series of presentations, and eventually became the book, Time, Space, and Knowledge which many consider a modern classic of Buddhist literature.

The Artist In YOU

"The artist is not a special kind of man,
but every man is a special kind of artist."
-Meister Eckhart

Always and Forever

"There was never a time when I did not exist,
nor you, nor any of these kings.
Nor is there any future in which we shall cease to be."
-Bhagavad Gita

February

"May you have warm words on a cold evening,

a full moon on a dark night and

a smooth road all the way to your door."

-Irish Blessing