I think we should have boycotted black Friday this year. This is the third year of NO Christmas for a lot of people. The country is in a bad place and black Friday is a myth. Here we will give you 5 things that are good deals at or below cost and then entice you once you are in the door.
In my opinion8d self... we had NO business shopping black Friday this year. I think we should go back to basics this year and scrap all of the commercialism behind the holiday and celebrate the joy or family and friends. Celebrate by sharing time and ourselves, maybe sharing a small gift each. Celebrate the gratitude of the season... not the selfishness and certainly NOT corporate greed.
Here is a clue... if your children rip open a present, look at the gift, and set it aside... then parents, you are NOT doing your job!
This year, as it has been each of the past years, people are struggling and many wont have a Christmas BUT those who wont have the traditional Christmas will have the pleasure of celebrating the true blessing of the holiday... it's time to Celebrate Gratitude!
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving... Morgana Style
I have been thinking about how to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday that remarkably, is already here... Tomorrow it will be Thanksgiving in the States; on the Opinion8d1 page, I have been thinking of somewhere to bring the celebration to the wall so we can all celebrate together. I don't want anyone to feel like they can’t participate.
Let's make the celebration all day and for the 'facebook' community; a community where we are able to celebrate without walls. Let’s share a piece of ourselves here in this forum today... with a twist.
I originally was thinking about doing something to 'Pay it Forward.' Then I thought about having something to do with Warm Fuzzies. And today it hit me. I would like everyone to contribute something writing of some sort that pretty much does both.
By sharing something of meaning to you, not only are you are sharing something about yourself, you are also possibly paying it forward in sharing that meaningful experience with someone else.
It can be a quote, a poem, or just a meaning thought, or prayer that you feel strongly about sharing... something that resonates with you, bringing joy and meaning to you. Please feel free to share the inspiration in came from as well!
I will begin. It’s a poem from Marianne Williamson that is often mistaken to have been written by Nelson Mandela, since it was also used in his Inaugural Speech. The poem is called, “Our Deepest Fear.”
I think this has touched me because there have been many times where I am in a public role. And like every other person in the world, sometimes I struggle with my feelings of inadequacy, often asking myself about my own worthiness, since I consider being in a public role a very important role. See regardless of who I am and the things I say, every day I will be in front of someone who may or may not know me, and every day, I will have choices to make, that will somehow affect them, whether its directly or indirectly. We see this more in situations of parents and children, but bosses and workers, friends, family, even one angry person at a grocery store has the ability to make or break someone’s day.
And when I doubt who I am, or my presence in the world, or perhaps I need to remember who I am, this poem will help in guiding me to the person I strive to be.
Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson
Let's make the celebration all day and for the 'facebook' community; a community where we are able to celebrate without walls. Let’s share a piece of ourselves here in this forum today... with a twist.
I originally was thinking about doing something to 'Pay it Forward.' Then I thought about having something to do with Warm Fuzzies. And today it hit me. I would like everyone to contribute something writing of some sort that pretty much does both.
By sharing something of meaning to you, not only are you are sharing something about yourself, you are also possibly paying it forward in sharing that meaningful experience with someone else.
It can be a quote, a poem, or just a meaning thought, or prayer that you feel strongly about sharing... something that resonates with you, bringing joy and meaning to you. Please feel free to share the inspiration in came from as well!
I will begin. It’s a poem from Marianne Williamson that is often mistaken to have been written by Nelson Mandela, since it was also used in his Inaugural Speech. The poem is called, “Our Deepest Fear.”
I think this has touched me because there have been many times where I am in a public role. And like every other person in the world, sometimes I struggle with my feelings of inadequacy, often asking myself about my own worthiness, since I consider being in a public role a very important role. See regardless of who I am and the things I say, every day I will be in front of someone who may or may not know me, and every day, I will have choices to make, that will somehow affect them, whether its directly or indirectly. We see this more in situations of parents and children, but bosses and workers, friends, family, even one angry person at a grocery store has the ability to make or break someone’s day.
And when I doubt who I am, or my presence in the world, or perhaps I need to remember who I am, this poem will help in guiding me to the person I strive to be.
Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson
Friday, November 18, 2011
No More Ads... No More Ads... No More Ads...
Well you would be glad to know that after careful consideration, I decided to dump the ads on my page.
‘Why did I have them,’ you asked? well it wasn't really to make money, in fact, I don't think I have ever made a penny off of having an ad on my blog. But it did make my blog seem a little more professional.
So why do I want to be more professional.. Me? Morgana Reeves? Ok that seemed to have answered THAT question. I am professional when I need to but my blog isn't about being professional, it's about being myself. And me all stuffed up in a suit, well, that isn't me. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
See I had the people show up at my house the other day. They had signs and were yelling, "Occupy Opinion8d1... No More Ads!"
It was the craziest thing. There were kids of all ages out there, from grannies to grandbabies, all shapes and sizes, beliefs and non-beliefs alike. They were adamant... ‘We Want Content… DUMP the Ads!’
So ok, I did it. No More Ads...
Love you,
xoxo Morgana Reeves
p.s. Can I ask if you would all join me in a few of my favorite hangouts? I have a Twitter account, but don't really use it, MorganaReeves. Feel free to join with me but don't feel badly if I forget to write back. It’s just nice to say I have Twitter.
If you really want to get my attention you need to come over to facebook. When I am not really pissed off at facebook, which seems like every other week these days, we have so much fun on the walls, playing POKE game, Truth or Dare, or Finish the Joke on our FAV pictures!
I created the group of all groups... the 'Please Don't Add Me to your Stupid Group' group. This is the actual link that I put on walls when they add me to their, well, stupid groups! If you are angry and want to defect from someone else’s stupid group that you were so rudely added onto, then by all means, come join me in protest. (Note: I won't add you, you are going to have to ask… some of you might beg even.)
Then I have a couple of new pages we are adding. The page keeps that keeps you up to date on all of the newest posts is for the Blog, Opinion8d1 is located at: http://www.facebook.com/MorganaReeves.
But as many of you may know, the Urban Dictionary has so graciously bestowed the crown of being facebook's First Official PHore (Poke WHore) so when you are in need of some really fun people to hang out with… you can find us at www.facebook.com/PHore4U.
As many of you might know, my facebook page ‘Opinion8d1’ is pretty much up to 5000 so they have me blocked on friend and LIKE adds… so please feel free to be my friend at Morgana Reeves. You can tell the difference because this profile has my beautiful picture on it... Just look for the cool shades.
And last, but DEFINITELY not least... I just joined an email service so I will begin sending out a newsletter, which really means that I will email out my blog posts. So please take a second and send your email address to: http://shellibuhr.mailerlite.com/subscribe/join/n9d3u5
Now this time I am really leaving… but as usual, the fun was great and the laughs were plenty. I have said it before and will say it again... I LOVE my stalkers!
‘Why did I have them,’ you asked? well it wasn't really to make money, in fact, I don't think I have ever made a penny off of having an ad on my blog. But it did make my blog seem a little more professional.
So why do I want to be more professional.. Me? Morgana Reeves? Ok that seemed to have answered THAT question. I am professional when I need to but my blog isn't about being professional, it's about being myself. And me all stuffed up in a suit, well, that isn't me. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
See I had the people show up at my house the other day. They had signs and were yelling, "Occupy Opinion8d1... No More Ads!"
It was the craziest thing. There were kids of all ages out there, from grannies to grandbabies, all shapes and sizes, beliefs and non-beliefs alike. They were adamant... ‘We Want Content… DUMP the Ads!’
So ok, I did it. No More Ads...
Love you,
xoxo Morgana Reeves
p.s. Can I ask if you would all join me in a few of my favorite hangouts? I have a Twitter account, but don't really use it, MorganaReeves. Feel free to join with me but don't feel badly if I forget to write back. It’s just nice to say I have Twitter.
If you really want to get my attention you need to come over to facebook. When I am not really pissed off at facebook, which seems like every other week these days, we have so much fun on the walls, playing POKE game, Truth or Dare, or Finish the Joke on our FAV pictures!
I created the group of all groups... the 'Please Don't Add Me to your Stupid Group' group. This is the actual link that I put on walls when they add me to their, well, stupid groups! If you are angry and want to defect from someone else’s stupid group that you were so rudely added onto, then by all means, come join me in protest. (Note: I won't add you, you are going to have to ask… some of you might beg even.)
Then I have a couple of new pages we are adding. The page keeps that keeps you up to date on all of the newest posts is for the Blog, Opinion8d1 is located at: http://www.facebook.com/MorganaReeves.
But as many of you may know, the Urban Dictionary has so graciously bestowed the crown of being facebook's First Official PHore (Poke WHore) so when you are in need of some really fun people to hang out with… you can find us at www.facebook.com/PHore4U.
As many of you might know, my facebook page ‘Opinion8d1’ is pretty much up to 5000 so they have me blocked on friend and LIKE adds… so please feel free to be my friend at Morgana Reeves. You can tell the difference because this profile has my beautiful picture on it... Just look for the cool shades.
And last, but DEFINITELY not least... I just joined an email service so I will begin sending out a newsletter, which really means that I will email out my blog posts. So please take a second and send your email address to: http://shellibuhr.mailerlite.com/subscribe/join/n9d3u5
Now this time I am really leaving… but as usual, the fun was great and the laughs were plenty. I have said it before and will say it again... I LOVE my stalkers!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Happy Veteran’s Day… to Everyone!
This is an interesting day for me. I didn’t serve and really don’t know people who did. Truth be told, I am not a big fan of war. I am not shy about saying so either. It’s seems so violent. So senseless. But what I DO believe in, is America’s Veterans, our heroes, those who fought and gave up a huge part of their life, not just fighting, going without food, water, and medical treatment as they fought and were hunted, all so that we could have the freedom that we, as Americans, so value. I deeply care about any person who has given so much of their lives, those who survived and for those who gave their life… for a purpose they believed in. No man, walks out of a war unscathed.
So what is a Veteran? Until I sat down and thought about it, I’ve always have this image of a much older man with graying hair, who fought in World War II, or Korea, and even those known as the forgotten heroes who fought in Vietnam. Even the image if a Veteran has changed over time… the evolution of the war hero, from the fight, to the return home.
Today, as we celebrate Veteran’s day, the image of the Veteran has once again changed. Maybe not in our beliefs as the picture we have locked in our minds eye still reflects the gentlemanly grandfather type, sitting in his chair, surrounding by grandchildren, smoking his pipe as he tells stories of bravery.
Veterans are no longer old and gray; they are men, young and old. They are not only men, but are also women: Christian, and Jewish, with fair skin or dark skin, all different colors and creeds, and even sexual orientation… these are the heroes that make up today’s veterans.
But at the root of all these Veterans come something in common. Although they are all made up of many different forms of beliefs, what you see inside every one of them… is Faith. And it was their Faith that chose to fight a war for you, and for your little place of freedom that you call, HOME. And yet there are still so many prejudices against those men and women because of some ill-conceived image they still hold… prejudices.
Today, even if for just one day, for one small moment... set aside everything you may believe in… and THANK those people, any person, and all people who are full of different religions, colors, lifestyles, and beliefs… anyone who has given something to any of the wars that have given you, even an ounce, of your freedom.
Happy Veteran’s Day… to everyone!
I think a lot of people have lost faith these days. It’s a tough time and we don’t have answers and with frustrations at a monumental high, it causes us people to lash out and get angry. In other words, we lose Faith. Some even think that we have lost Hope. But what is Hope… isn’t it really Faith?
It seems to me that Faith is the expression of believing in something. Anything. It’s easier to have Faith in what we see, or can hold. We have Faith in the people that we love, our communities, our parents and our children. But to have Faith in the unseen is when Faith helps guide us in finding our courage. When Faith is cranked up a notch to become Hope. See with either Faith or Hope, we really don’t have any idea of how the outcome is going to manifest itself. Is Faith going to be enough to bring us down the roads that may be dark or filled with despair?
Veteran’s day about the fighting the wars… but truly we are all fighting in one way or another. With that truth, we can all be held up as Veterans at one time or another. I don’t think one soul has been able to escape the gut-wrenching fight that darkness and despair will take us through.
We honor you James Connor, for your fight. We honor you Sargent Melissa Stevens, and Terrance “Bo” Jenkins, Scott Fish, Stewart Frew and Lewis Rawlins. I could go on and on… but I think you get the idea!
I personally thank each and every person who fought for the United States of America and for the freedom for my and for my children. Happy Veteran’s Day.
xoxo Morgana Reeves
(A special p.s. Janice is a Veteran of another fight. Her fight is cancer. We honor you today Janice… For your courage and certainly for your Hope as you continue to touch the lives of the people around you.)
Like Janice who is struggling today with another round of chemo. Janice and those people around her have to have both Faith and Hope… because Faith alone may only be enough to take her to the present moment, where Hope… now that is when we have Courage to not only accept the darkness and the despair we might face, but it was the Hope that truly brings us through that long tunnel… out to the other side, where the sunlight softly shines down upon her face.
Please take a moment and say a prayer for Janice.. and for all of those Veterans who have fought another war… in sickness. To those who have both won, and lost. We honor your strength, your Faith, and most of all, your Hope.
So what is a Veteran? Until I sat down and thought about it, I’ve always have this image of a much older man with graying hair, who fought in World War II, or Korea, and even those known as the forgotten heroes who fought in Vietnam. Even the image if a Veteran has changed over time… the evolution of the war hero, from the fight, to the return home.
Today, as we celebrate Veteran’s day, the image of the Veteran has once again changed. Maybe not in our beliefs as the picture we have locked in our minds eye still reflects the gentlemanly grandfather type, sitting in his chair, surrounding by grandchildren, smoking his pipe as he tells stories of bravery.
But at the root of all these Veterans come something in common. Although they are all made up of many different forms of beliefs, what you see inside every one of them… is Faith. And it was their Faith that chose to fight a war for you, and for your little place of freedom that you call, HOME. And yet there are still so many prejudices against those men and women because of some ill-conceived image they still hold… prejudices.
Today, even if for just one day, for one small moment... set aside everything you may believe in… and THANK those people, any person, and all people who are full of different religions, colors, lifestyles, and beliefs… anyone who has given something to any of the wars that have given you, even an ounce, of your freedom.
Happy Veteran’s Day… to everyone!
I think a lot of people have lost faith these days. It’s a tough time and we don’t have answers and with frustrations at a monumental high, it causes us people to lash out and get angry. In other words, we lose Faith. Some even think that we have lost Hope. But what is Hope… isn’t it really Faith?
It seems to me that Faith is the expression of believing in something. Anything. It’s easier to have Faith in what we see, or can hold. We have Faith in the people that we love, our communities, our parents and our children. But to have Faith in the unseen is when Faith helps guide us in finding our courage. When Faith is cranked up a notch to become Hope. See with either Faith or Hope, we really don’t have any idea of how the outcome is going to manifest itself. Is Faith going to be enough to bring us down the roads that may be dark or filled with despair?
Veteran’s day about the fighting the wars… but truly we are all fighting in one way or another. With that truth, we can all be held up as Veterans at one time or another. I don’t think one soul has been able to escape the gut-wrenching fight that darkness and despair will take us through.
We honor you James Connor, for your fight. We honor you Sargent Melissa Stevens, and Terrance “Bo” Jenkins, Scott Fish, Stewart Frew and Lewis Rawlins. I could go on and on… but I think you get the idea!
I personally thank each and every person who fought for the United States of America and for the freedom for my and for my children. Happy Veteran’s Day.
xoxo Morgana Reeves
(A special p.s. Janice is a Veteran of another fight. Her fight is cancer. We honor you today Janice… For your courage and certainly for your Hope as you continue to touch the lives of the people around you.)
Like Janice who is struggling today with another round of chemo. Janice and those people around her have to have both Faith and Hope… because Faith alone may only be enough to take her to the present moment, where Hope… now that is when we have Courage to not only accept the darkness and the despair we might face, but it was the Hope that truly brings us through that long tunnel… out to the other side, where the sunlight softly shines down upon her face.
Please take a moment and say a prayer for Janice.. and for all of those Veterans who have fought another war… in sickness. To those who have both won, and lost. We honor your strength, your Faith, and most of all, your Hope.
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