Tag: Inspiration

…So What’s with Pink Martini?

I dropped this question in an earlier post to bring up the subject of Why Not Stories, the brain-spin that keeps us from living our dreams and being truly happy. So I’m back to say that with all the advice being given about how to be happy, having to “work for it” may be one of the overlooked elements. Lest you want to jump off right now, let me say that even if happiness takes work, it doesn’t have to look like WORK, whatever big-baddie that word brings up for you.

It doesn’t have to feel like a slog or pushing that darn rock up a hill everyday. But you do need to figure it out and make it happen. Okay, so take my simmering obsession with Pink Martini and the Hollywood Bowl. With the realization that I had much “more living to do,” attending their upcoming engagement at the Bowl jumped to the top of the list as a reachable star. The fabulous “little orchestra” whose music was joy and diversity and love for me was playing at the venue synonymous with the fulfillment of Hollywood dreams.

Choosing this Happiness seemed a no-brainer, and a quick visit to http://www.HollywoodBowl.com revealed that plenty of tickets were available. But here’s where that doggone brain keeps interfering and turning the No-Brainers into what Rita Harrison refers to as the “never-ending story of why not.”

  1. New to L.A +Texted all the folks I know + “Sorry, gotta do this.” Sorry, committed to doing that.” “Thanks, maybe next time.” = No one to go with 😦
  2. No one to go with + No once else to call = No one loves me!
  3. Water (tears) + stuck energy in my heart chakra = “My life is the shxx!”

How then did I get to “happy as a pig in shxx” instead?

One of the firsts is to call this inspirational quote what it is …crap. I don’t get it, don’t buy it. It seems like one of those deep ones that may happen if you learn to “just be,” but hey, that subject is for another blog.

Happiness ain’t free. As someone who’s been bargain-basement shopping for a long time, I suspect that if it did come free or cheap, it might not be worth anything. And if you didn’t have to do anything for it, you might not appreciate it …at all.

So that’s the thing about inspirational quotes. They only tell you how you should feel, not what you have to do to get there, and I had to graduate to asking the right questions. Not statements or directives. Not even Yes/No or Why questions. Good ones that free you from the Why Not stories.

Love, Money and Success

Write Your Most Empowered Love, Money and Success Story! Make it your new normal…

Create Your Self Meetup – Los Angeles Chapter
Thursday, June 6, 2019, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

WeWork, 10000 Washington Blvd, 6th Floor, Culver City, CA

Create even more than you imagined by liberating yourself from what doesn’t work anymore!
When you dream big, you are already on the right path to success, but many people make the mistake that when they don’t achieve their goals quickly enough, they stop dreaming, thinking that they dreamed too big. That’s wrong. What’s right is to keep on dreaming big and build the foundation on which it can happen.
Known for her efficient approach, Rita Harrison shows you how to do this in 3 powerful steps. Come and experience it for yourself.
Rita is an international healer, author, and inspirational speaker who has helped close to 55,000 clients over the past 35 years to achieve their goals. Her passion is to help people find their inherent gems and apply them effectively to transform their lives into precious crown jewels!
As the developer and founder of The Willow System, which helps people maximize their potential, she has worked successfully with the Hawaii Counselors Association, Healing the Healers, and SAG-AFTRA Portland besides many others.

Visit www.willow4u.com for more information.

“After an hour with Rita, I found myself liberated from aspects of my emotional landscape that were truly holding me back. I experienced a state of joy and optimism, and carry the results of this experience to this day.
I’ve worked with energy prior, and my time with Rita exceeds anything I’ve done before in real, powerful and exciting ways. This is Rita’s life’s work, and she travels the world doing this – it is her way of healing the planet and its people, one energy system at a time!” –Mary McDonald Lewis, Voice Actor, Affiliate Voice & Dialect Coach