From time to time, I post a section from my book, Life: It's a Trip. The PDF of the book is available in the classroom and is free for the premium members to download. Here is another one. ----------------- Slaughter Your Sacred Cows As the bus hummed along the freeway, I was enjoying the chit-chat among the passengers. I looked out at the traffic coming from the opposite direction. Somewhere along the way, I fell asleep and when I came to, I awakened to the most beautiful scenery I have yet to experience. As I looked out of the window, there was a huge pink wall outside, close enough to reach out and touch, or so it seemed. I looked up front and breathtaking is all I can say to describe it. I found out later that this particular stretch of Interstate 15 in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona has been voted the most beautiful stretch of highway in the United States and Canada by the professional truck drivers, people who spend most of their lives on the highways and byways of America. Later on, I wrote a blog post, musing about the fact that so often we go through life with our eyes closed to all that is around us, when all we have to do is open our eyes to see it all. This is not only true literally, it is also true metaphorically. We live in an abundant world, yet we fail to see all that there is, because we go through life with blinders on. Whether the blinders are those of science, religion, culture or tradition, it is all the same. They prevent us from seeing all there is. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to meet people who have helped me see things in a different light than I was used to and opened up a whole new world for me over and over again and I am extremely grateful for this. I credit my dad with encouraging me to see things differently by constantly showing me things differently and challenging me to find out the truth for myself before accepting someone else’s version of the truth.

Let's get the week started with celebrating FREEDOM. Freedom to do what we want, freedom to run our own business. Let's take care of our business!

You may have to add a category "for the love of music" to this community @Rasheed Hooda. Our lunchtime conversation drifted off into the world of music. Just like I tell the stories of the forgotten geeks in the world of technology, I love to tell the stories of the forgotten geeks in the world of music. Born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales, the artist we know as Bonnie Tyler passed away recently at the age of 75. She had such a powerful voice, a perfect partner for song writer Jim Steinman who is known for writing songs for another artist with a powerful voice, Meatloaf, aka Marvin Lee Aday. Her songs bring back such powerful memories of the 1980s for me. I am sad for her passing, but I'm also sad that in all the stories of her passing I did not hear anyone mention Jim Steinman. Jim Steinman wrote Tyler's biggest hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which sold over 13 million copies worldwide and was released as the lead single from her UK chart-topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). Steinman also wrote Tyler's other major 1980s hit, "Holding Out for a Hero" Among other hit songs Jim Steinman is best remembered for writing Meatloaf's "Bat out of Hell" albums. Bat Out of Hell (1977) has sold 44 million copies worldwide, becoming the fourth best-selling album in history. Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Turn it up loud, scream it out proud, and enjoy! The 1980s, Jim Steinman, and Bonnie Tyler, lives on in all our hearts. Rock on! https://youtu.be/vA48rDXh1_4?si=xmir4c-1GmqCfOjm 😎 😍 🎵 Have fun! Smile more!! Laugh harder!!! 😎 😍 🎵 For the love of What Inspires Me ... Music 😎 😍 🎵

My mind is clear and focused. I complete tasks easily with joy in my heart.

This is some of what a Google quary produced. Bespoke is an adjective that means made to individual order or custom-designed for a specific person, user, or purpose. Common Synonyms: Custom-made Tailor-made Made-to-order Personalized Core Meanings and Uses Custom-Made: Built from scratch to exact personal choices rather than mass-produced. Modern Uses: Applied broadly to services, software, jewelry, and travel plans made to fit unique needs. ----------------------------------------------- So why am I talking about this? Because I plan to create tools and services to help you create bespoke life plans that are self-sustaining. I talked about it in a post HERE. And to give you a taste of what it could be, or is going to be designed for, I have a prompt that you can use to learn more. Copy and Paste the following in your favorite AI tool. "I'd love to [fill in the blank], if I can, all day long even if I have to pay for it. Based on what you know about me, give me one conventional and one unconventional idea that I can use to pay for this." Share your results in the comments below. 👇🏽