Hi, How are you?

Hope I haven't used that title before.  I was going to use Who are you, but that was a blog I didn't write. 
I've been wondering lately about all of the unhappiness I've seen in the lives of people near me.  Even in myself.  Where do we learn happiness?  How do we achieve it and is it something we should expect to have all the time or some percentage of the time?  One of my fondest memories of childhood was learning that our nation was founded on the principal that some of man's inalienable rights were life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  I wish you happiness whatever that might be for you.

There was a sign in front of a local restaurant at Thanksgiving saying,"Be thankful ."  I know it is meant well, but I thought that just shows what's wrong with our thinking.  Tell others how to be; what to do; what to think.  The sign would be better with a message like,"Thanks to all our customers."

There was a TV program on Public TV last night during a pledge drive.  It was about the human mind and recent discoveries in how the mind can heal itself.  One of the examples was a man who suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk.  His son worked with him and over time he redeveloped in a stepwise fashion, his lost abilities.  He started by learning to crawl.  It was explained that the damaged area of his brain was not healed, other paths were used.  I had recently received information on a hypnosis seminar for learning techniques for helping stroke victims through hypnosis.  It would be great if hypnosis could speed up this healing process.  At any rate, it's good to know there are wonderful possibilities out there for learning and healing the mind.

If you've read to this point, I thank you.


I say we are better off to boldly go forth in the area of learning and improving ourselves.  Trust in your minds ability.  The expectation that you will succeed is half the battle.  I will continue to practice the guitar.