Sunday's Eclectic Music Video - # 2 - A Man's World

James Brown & Pavorotti

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video - # 1 - You Raise Me Up

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video - # 2 - Lesson's Learned

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video - # 1 - Mercy

Duffy

Heaven and Earth

I gave my friend Cookie this cassette when she was very sick. She told me she played it all the time and it made her forget her pain and it made her feel like she was flying in the Heavens...........

It's been a long time since she passed on. She'll always be missed and I hope she is flying in the Heavens....

Goodbye My Friend - Cookie

Dedicated to Nilsa "Cookie"..... 1990

Your life was too short. I know you have a special place in heaven. There's a book that's entitled "The Five People You'll Meet in Heaven", Cookie will be one of them. I'll always remember her and what she taught me about appreciating life.



This is line I wrote for a performance called "Goodbye My Friend". I acted out the story of Cookie's life and mine in a play called "Real Life" and also performed it for runaways at Covenant House in Hollywood.

From the play, Cookie speaking to God....."What's with the harp music. Put on some salsa, this is heaven ain't it?......

Thought For the Day - Leadership

"Enlarging others makes you larger"
John C. Maxwell

Happy Birthday My Little / Big Angel Sofia

I still remember the day you were born and I held you in my arms in the hospital. My life changed for ever that day. It was the greatest thing that ever happened to me and it helped me grow, mature and step up in every way. You always tell me I am the greatest dad in the world and those words from you are my greatest success in life and I will always attempt to live up to those words. Every day I say thank you for having you as my daughter and I wish you a Happy Birthday and may all your dreams come true and always know I will always love you.

Thought For the Day - Get It Right

"Life is like a parachute jump, you got to get it right the first time"
Eleanor Roosevelt

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video's # 2 - Eminem - Lose Yourself

Sundays Eclectic Music Video - # 1 - Many Rivers to Cross

Jimmy Cliff

Back from Ireland

I just returned from another family reunion in Ireland. Excellent trip, fantastic country, great relatives, lots of craic (fun) but limited Internet service. So my blogs has been dark during those two weeks. I'm back and will be blogging about Leadership this week. Just finished reading "21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" by John Maxwell on the plane ride to and from Ireland. I highly recommend this book.....

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video #2 - Falling Slowly

Sunday's Eclectic Music Video #1 - Carry You Home

Thought For the Day - Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body

I saw this slogan on a USMC T shirt on my shoot in Quantico, VA. Maybe a little extreme but it contains a truth especially in the area of fitness. Sometimes we allow minor pain or weakness to hold us back from pushing past it to achieve what we are capable of. Of course we should not ignore real pain or injuries but like the slogan " No Pain, No Gain" it points us in the direction of pushing beyond what we think we are capable of.

Thought For the Day - Give 100%, Get a 100%

This is a real simple one. You get back from life what you give. Give a 10% effort get a 10% return. Give a 100% effort get a 100% reward. Life rewards those who play full out.........

Thought For the Day - Be a Team Player

Everybody wants to ride in the wagon but no one wants to pull it..
Be a team player and pitch in and do whatever it takes. Life is a Team Sport.

Thought For the Day - A Goal with a Plan

"A goal without a plan is just a wish"
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Thought For the Day - Empowering Metaphors

What is the Metaphor for your life? Have you ever thought about it? Metaphors can be empowering or disempowering depending on the one you choose. If your metaphor is "Life sucks and then you die", chances are you have a pretty messed up life. I have adopted a few different metaphors for my life at different times to propel my self forward. My metaphor for life is summed up in my blog "The Glass is 3/4's Full". Looking at the world that way focuses my on the opportunities not the problems or challenges.
I look at my life as one of " Walking through New Doors' and " Turning Many Corners". I see the story of my life as either
a " Running Against the Wind" story or the image of the "Phoenix Rising out of the Flames." story combined with the music of "Against All Odds".
We are all the creators and story tellers of our own lives. I suggest you choose to create empowering metaphors and tell stories of victory not victimhood.

John Duffy

Sunday's Eclectic Music Videos # 2 - Linda Ronstadt

Blue Bayou