Attention! Technology Trauma over Twitter of Private Phone Number!

There was havoc on my phone today. I paid for a conference call, which started out splendidly enough. Suddenly, there was a major echo on the line, which practically drowned out the speakers, and then came chaos. Somehow, the special number to get on the Conference Call got to Twitter and hundreds of people called in to get on the line; they interrupted the entire operation.
We could hear the tech people igeting involved, and they kept aplogizing while working to straighten out what was happening. The host of the call got on to apologize more, followed by more tech people. The final verdict was to drop the call, start all over another time, which meant more scheduling of visitors and speakers.

It appears as if we need a new set of manners in this new tech world. There's a kind of madness afoot. Not only are we bombarded with new technologies, social networks being one, but all kinds of new soft-ware to bring over-the-top commercials, major ways to make more money, systems to reach more people, create more sales. But now people are invading private calls. Where is all this leading?

Perhaps, this new world of technology and the Internet have become one huge game with a larger-than-life playing field, This is a world-wide game you can actually play from home, the coffee shop, the library, the airport, your bed, under a tree. Wow, my imagination is really taking off!

Best we pay more attention to all of this. I hear that all of us seem to be running out of time daily because of all the tech glitches, down-time, and learning curves!!!

We definitely have to create some new kind of boundaries, respect and manners for this new Industy we've spawned.

Who's going to go first?

Meanwhile, I think I am going out to walk in the sunshine and let the tech gurus solve the problems of my phone line this morning.

Hurrah... It's Been A Great Monday!!!

Heard tonight about a diet project supervised and created by Pfeizer---participants are on their medication, of course. However, in addition, they're providing phone consultations for support, which is super attention for the participants - who are losing more weight than ever...they're also exercising,keeping food logs and getting emails for further support: proving once more that personal attention really makes a difference.

The rain today in Los Angeles has left us shiny clean and full of negative ions, which we need here desperately to buffer all the traffic.

Have sent out my 5 1/2 minute reflection audio to a new email list and am excited about that. People are telling me that they're listening to it twice and sending it on to others to enjoy. This is very good news.

Had a wonderful conversation with my oldest son, David, about transformation.

Have also gotten the green light to send out an audio-interview I did with Christian Carter about the need for attention in relationships. It's a great dialogue and I am pleased to share it again and with more people.

I wish every day was Valentine's Day; there would be much more love in our world.

Another Friday's here -

This has been a week of miracles...
Finally got my first real e-mail blast sent out with a gift of 5 1/2 minutes of music and reflection-time; I like the response, so far. Complicated and took mega hours to do, and I've learned lots!

Valentine's Day is tomorrow; I've written two new articles and done considerable memory-catching - I got an e-mail from someone who believes that women, who don't have a man in their lives, freak out; I disagree, tho' probably some do. I believe that many women are doing their inside work to heal themselves and to discover who they are as women, individuals, and alone. Powerful stuff...Before one can really have a healthy relationship with another, one has to have one with themselves - I am convinced...

A modern male Mary Poppins has arrived in my life in a round-about way - he's organizing my tech stuff and giving me the support I need to get my work out and around...he's also an Aries!!! He's like another son to me - this whole event has been miraculous. He looks so much like my father...now, isn't that amazing?

I've had faith about this one - that the right person would show up; after three days of working together, I am beginning to think he has. I so need another mind around...not to mention, eyes, ears and fingers for the computer...

I could eat lots of chocolate today - I'm fightig the urge!!!
I am going to make tomorrow, Saturday, last a long time; I need a mini-vacation!

Thoughts for a Friday...

I have so much in my head to write about today, I hardly know where to begin.
I know I have to comment on Angela Suleman, the new mother of eight, who already has six other children at home, is single and lives with her parents.

I just wonder how she is going to parent all fourteen children and give them the individual attention they need. I am boggled by the reality of her situation: bottles, food, diapers, vitamins, runny noses, tears, etc. As a mother of three sons, I can look back now to see how parenting is a hit and a miss experience. I did the best I could at the time. I only wish I knew then what I know now – a common lament I’m sure for everyone. I would have handled lots of events differently, discovered their particular needs for attention, gotten more help and spent more time just hanging out. I can remember how my kitchen became a place to gather, after the dishes were done, of course, where one or another of the kids would wander is just to talk.

I am in the process of writing a book, “Positive Parenting” which is a bottom-line experience-advice book for new parents. I’d better get it out there, yesterday!

On my Soapbox for the day: I am crazed with how many commercials appear on my Web browser where I have to be a captive. I’ve seen the Pillsbury ad for croissants about four dozen times, until I don’t think I could ever buy any. Mr. Ameritrade comes by constantly in his helicopter, followed by all the neighbors who’ve switched from their old brokers to seven dollars a trade at Ameritrade. The first ten times, I was curious about all the new clients; now I wish I could just “TiVo” past them. I personally would rather pay some money up front to eliminate being interrupted constantly. I am working to eliminate them.

The sun just appeared over Los Angeles after a 1 ½ days of wonderful spring-like rain, so I think I have to go get some…..