The Adventures of LitBoy: Bill Brent's Blog

Sad? Moi?

Moving quickly to the next fabulous moment ... On the other hand, there's also THIS kind of transformation. A good reminder:

(TESTIFY! And I admit that I'm now subscribed to this guy's feed.)

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

[this page last updated: 2012.01.14, 8:39 p.m. Hawaii time]

The Great Bell Chant

This stunning video - soundscape certainly fits with the blog's theme of transformation, and certainly contributed to my beautiful day. I hope you enjoy it too:

The Great Bell Chant (The End of Suffering) from R Smittenaar on Vimeo.

Background info is HERE.

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

[this page last updated: 2012.01.14, 8:34 p.m. Hawaii time]

Sex Surrogacy Now Depicted in Feature Length Film

Premiering at Sundance, The Surrogate stars Helen Hunt in the role of Cheryl Cohen Greene, about her work with Mark O'Brien, who spent most of his life in an iron lung. Greene is still working as a surrogate at 67.

I met Cheryl in 1989 and we are still in touch. She is a delight. I have always admired her spirit and her work. It's great to see this recognized in a broader context, as I am sure this film will go a long way toward raising awareness of this healing yet still controversial profession.

Click on the links above to read an article at SFGate.com and to link to Cheryl's website. Also, here is an excellent short video that introduces you to Cheryl and the work of surrogate partners:

 

 

 

 

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

 

[this page last updated: 2012.01.11, 2:17 p.m. Hawaii time]

 

 

happy solstice to you!

Here's a sun song for the Solstice. Enjoy!

 

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

 

[this page last updated: 2011.12.15, 11:30 a.m. Hawaii time]

 

 

Keywords for this post: Pablo Cruise, Bud Cockrell, "A Place In The Sun"

choice

Hi, and welcome to my first blog post in over three weeks. If you've missed me, then I apologize for not posting (emailing, phoning, visiting) more often. I have been dealing with chronic pain, fatigue, and depression, as well as (and perhaps in part due to?) ongoing relocation stress.

Just for today, I choose to believe, based on recent experience, that I am basically and intensely a homebody, and thus I find this kind of change highly disruptive.

Yet just for today, I choose not to be stuck in one position about that, for I also know from experience that I can be highly flexible and adaptive.

And just for today, I choose to take good care of my needs, for I belong to myself first.

So just for today, I choose not to be bogged down by the choices of others, whether or not I judge them to be wise. Likewise, I choose not to be concerned whether this post (or any other) is a "perfect" expression on my part. :-D

This is why, just for today, I choose to be happy, and to count my many blessings -- on all digits, even! Whew!

Just for today, I can take life at a measured pace, giving myself a suitable balance of activity and rest for my energies in the here and now.

And just for today, here and now is where I belong.

You, too, I hope! Feel free to tell me how you cope. (Posting a comment below, perhaps?)

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Wishing you a beautiful day ... of satisfying choices,

Bill Brent

[this page last updated: 2011.10.26, 2:34 p.m. Hawaii time | photo credit: MICHAEL ROSEN]