Departures: WHAT Is Your Dream Job?

What is your dream job?  Which jobs are beneath you?  WHAT … is a “respectable job”?

Pros make everything look easy … until we step in their shoes and realize, “Man, they sure earn their keep!”

Landscapers who work for hours under the scorching desert sun, custodians who maintain buildings for children and workers, employees who spend countless hours cooking burgers behind the hot grill — thank you, thank you, thank you! 

YOU are the foundation, the priceless fabric of our society!

How about morticians; professionals who prepare the deceased for their burials?

Love, discovery, hope, transformation … Departures capture and reveal the beauty, compassion, and the power of the human heart.

WHAT is your dream job? 

Funny Japanese Commercials

Ha! Ha!

(1) Banana vs. Girlfriend

Girlfriend:  “We’ve been dating three years.  So where do we go from here?!”

Boyfriend: “Bananas are SO good!”

(2) Bananas make my day!

Want a banana?

What’s Your Dream Vacation?

“Skywalk” at the Grand Canyon, tennis in Dubai, rock climbing, or bike along the cliff?

None of the above?! … I’m with ya!

What are your plans for the Fourth of July?

Long Life and Happiness — 70 Percent Lifestyle, 30 Percent Genes

How encouraging!  We have way more control over our lifestyle than we’ve ever imagined!  Genes are predetermined; lifestyle, we can change!

Someday, we’ll all be centenarians — pursuing our passion with the people we love!

Here are eight simple secrets to living longer, better:

• Believe (spiritual or religious participation)
• Family First (listen, laugh, appreciate what we have)
• Belong (to a healthy, social network)
• Move (simple activities like walking and gardening)
• Live with a purpose (hobbies, work, contribute to the greater good)
• Eat plant-based diet
• Eat until 80 percent full
• Drink one or two glasses of red wine each day (antioxidant — Polyphenol — scrubs away artery clogging materials)

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Curriculum Guide for Educators

YouTube Symphony — 21st Century Global Orchestra

How clever — bringing people together — through the power of music, the universal language, and the online community!

On April 15, musicians worldwide will play at New York City’s prestigious Carnegie Hall.

Participants comprise amateurs and professionals who have auditioned and proved themselves worthy members of the 21st century orchestra.

Accomplished participants have met three challenges:

1. Video submission demonstrating the musician’s interpretation of an original Tan Dun composition written specifically for this program
2. Talent showcase video designed to demonstrate musical and technical ability.  Panels of musical experts from world renowned symphonies — San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and others — narrowed down the finalists.
3. The YouTube community voted on the semifinalists from February 14, 2009 through February 22, 2009.  (Full Story)

Enormous talents may be at the brink of discovery!  Wow!

April 15 — that’s the BIG DAY; April 16, for those who can’t be at Carnegie Hall (like me).  Can’t wait to see the musicians in action!

Stay tuned on YouTube!

Play, Fun, and Games — What’s Your Brain Age?

Experiencing writer’s block?  Don’t write.  Play! That’s what I’m going to do.

Here’s a fun game my friend sent me — a great way to decompress.  Wanna play?

Read these rules and click on the link (the original is in Japanese, so unless you read the language, follow the directions below).

One’s ideal brain age, according to the site, is 20-years-old (mine is never ideal).

1. Click Start
2. Wait for 3, 2, 1
3. Memorize the numbers and their position on the screen
4. Click each circle from the smallest to the largest number
5. When you’re finished, the computer will reveal your brain’s age.

Enjoy!  Have a great day!