“It’s just common sense!” has been uttered dogmatically
throughout the decades. But is it really? Ever consider why common sense isn’t
so common? The reasons are as vast as the planet and beyond. Most people where
not brought up the same way – different parents, different countries, different
languages and cultures. This alone would contribute to so many
thoughts/beliefs/actions not held in common. What is a sign of
appreciation in some cultures, is an insult in others. What is a compliment to
one, is an insult to another. What is gorgeous to some, is ghastly to someone
else. One’s justice - another’s crime.
Usually, when people call on “common sense”, they really
mean common to what they themselves believe is right or makes sense. They align with others who have programming, beliefs and practices in common with them, thus reinforcing their own beliefs and way of life.
So, you see, it is virtually impossible to have only one way
of being even in one city – much less the whole world. Instead of bemoaning the
lack of, or wishing for, common sense, might it not be more helpful to look for
common ground? We will all have our differences – those things that make each
and every one of us uniquely beautiful. We wouldn’t really want to all look the
same – think the same – act the same. We aren’t robots or a clone race so let’s
celebrate our differences and enjoy our similarities.
Something many have in common with me, to a greater or
lesser degree, is a dependence on technology. Once upon a time I was told
that everyone
successful in business needed proper branding and a website. I spent a lot of
time, money and energy cultivating that “requirement” and never had the results
I’d hoped for with them. What’s more - these activities certainly didn’t fall
into the “what brings me joy” category. Recently, I have made the tough
decision to take my website down. With technology changing every week, I really
hadn’t been able to use it properly for the past 15+ years. I held on to retain
info on it that I wanted and hoped, someday, to have someone else take over.
Or, at least, make it so I could manage the content again. In all these years,
neither has happened and it had become more and more obsolete. Perhaps a sign I
may not need as much technology in the future?
Another sign (?) is my email continuing to be blocked and
the alternate service to my challenges – Mailchimp – not performing (pun
intended) desirably either. First it
was my email service – Rackspace - that
was supposedly the problem – evidently flagged for “spam”. It seems that
sending something only once a month is suspicious as opposed to flooding
peoples’ email boxes on a more frequent basis. Then it was the recipients. Hotmail,
aol and yahoo were big spam offenders so they were punishing me? by blocking my
emails? I still get a plethora of spam flowing to my Hotmail and
universalwellness accounts so none of it makes sense at all to me – from a
human perspective, that is. Whatever the issue, it really seems like the tech
windows are closing around me….
For now, I am still offering
Juice Plus and
Tower Garden –
powerful solutions to assist you in taking charge of your own health and
wellness. I am occasionally “in range” to offer Wellness Coaching by Phone – a
6 week intensive life charge or “re-boot”. If you think this might be just the
boost you need, please
contact for details.
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Part of my mission is making compassion, love and beauty
more “common”. I sense if we can increase the percentage of those qualities in
the world, we will increase the light and happiness of all humanity. Huge
gratitude to each of you who have blessed me with these qualities in one way or
another. You have definitely recharged me, increasing my ability to continue
the bright flow. Please, all who read this, do something compassionate, loving
and beautiful for someone else as well as yourself today 💖 One thing we all
have in common is each being part of the change happening on this planet. What
kind of change are you envisioning and manifesting? You are more powerful than
you can imagine! If it feels appropriate for you, let’s join hearts and help increase
the wave of love washing over this entire world! If fact, the more people that
hold this intention in common, the more magnificent the “magical” results.
Namaste ~
