Today's post is dedicated to my friend Sharbel.
I have a strong knowing that wherever he is, he is finding comfort and strength.
Sharbel is a joy seeker. Sharbel is my hero.

Last night I was awaken at 2:30 AM and my inner being wanted to find pen and paper.
I was inspired before I went to sleep to muzz over the writings of another friend, about his definition of Freedom.
I must caution you. As you read my inner being's definition of freedom, you may have to take a nap.
I read these words to my husband today after breakfast and he went back to bed and slept for two hours....hahaha
Enjoy!

My own selfish personal perspective of FREEDOM.
(I love that word selfish. It reminds me that I may only create in my life.)
Freedom is:
Being more selective about who trains here.
Fewer classes
More instructors
A sempai for all my students
Help removing all the damn...hahaha...Labels from belts!
A friend to call when my back is against the wall for my brief out loud venting.
Someone or people to laugh with.
Growing my own vegetables
Picking and then minutes later squeezing oranges and grapefruits off our trees
A day trip with my husband to a remote part of Florida
A week of pampering and ayuvedic treatments in a remote cottage that is reserved for big spenders here in Florida (kind of a dry land "Cruise ship"...hahaha...This will happen someday!)
Me and my kata for 30 minutes
Ending phone calls when my energy drops
Unplugged phones after 9:00 PM
Extra dollars in my savings
Extra dollars in my personal checking
My bills paid six months in advance
Seeing others in their perfection.
Listening to my inner guidance
Believing that all really is well
Soaring in the stillness
The sound of Paul Mckenna's voice through my headphones (thank you Sharbel for turning me on to him with a link
The way I feel dancing to music with my brand new Bose CD player turned way up!
Laughing and acting and talking like a 5 year old kid with my husband.
Being me without the "mask"
Allowing my light to shine even brighter
Teaching karate classes and turning people on to the art
Being the Captain of my karate school...hahaha....The 6 star general that I am!
Having the last word on what goes on, on the deck.
The ability to find a book to ship out (my on-line book business) in under 5 seconds.
Wrapping the book in 2 minutes flat!
The glow in my energy field when I'm cooking
The " " " " " when I'm sewing and listening to Abraham
The anticipation of a new day and a new Howard Stern program
Choosing to keep my car windows rolled up or rolled down (I hate air-conditioning)
Choosing to not wear make up and dressing to sweat (hey it gets hot here in Florida)
The delightful feeling of sweat percolating on my skin in the car or at my sewing machine! (Just a fan when I sew, no air conditioning...ha!)
Fresh squeezed oranges
Tomatoes off the vine
Fresh Basil
Freedom to listen to the call of my inner being and put pen to paper in the middle of the night
Basking in the knowing that I am flowing moment by moment my personal creations
Choosing to die when I am healthy and happy
Freedom is ending a phone call sooner and having the strength to walk away when my good feeling drops and the ability to just walk away and re-group, like I'm about to do now! Ha!
Phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Thanks for listening.

Shuttle discovery was the focal point of our day around here. Now all of Brevard County can breathe easier.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....the shuttle went up.
It launched 10 minutes ago on the 4th of July.
My husband and I watched first from the T.V then we ran outside looking up at the sky.
What a sight.
Blue sky, a skinny trial of white puffy clouds, up, up, up, glimmer of flickering light, dogs barking, Judy crying...ahhhhhhhhh
Thank the gods and the fairies of the universe it made it.
There was a one in 50 chance of catastrophic failure.
In the past out of aprox. 125 launches there were two catastrophic failures.
My husband works for the space center, the entire area thrives on Kennedy Space Center.
If there was a problem, the space center would close.
Geezzzzzzzzzzz....what an awful thought.
Eeeeeeeeeee-gaud.
Not only 7 people would be Ker-stuck put the whole area would turn into a ghost town.
Fortunately it was a go!
Ha!
3,700 miles per hour to start and then as much as 17,000 miles per hour towards the end of the launch.
This was big.
A big deal.
The T.V. showed a Nasa scientist, rubbing his chin watching the lift-off from the international space station.
You could see him floating, his full body,from the bottom of his foot coverings to the top of his shinny head. He was waiting in his regular overalls suspended with zero gravity watching the lift-off from up in space.
He will have company on Thursday.
I can't imagine that much patience. He's been up there already for 97 days...hahahaha
All is well.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh