A Woman Is A Sometime Thing Song by George Gershwin

 

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Porgy and Bess
 
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Song by George Gershwin








 
Lyrics

Listen To Yo' Daddy Warn You
'Fore You Start A-Traveling
Woman May Born You, Love You And Mourn You
But A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Yes A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Yo' Mammy Is The First To Name You
Then She'll Tie You To Her Apron String
Then She'll Shame You And She'll Blame You
Till Yo' Woman Comes To Claim You
'Cause A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Yes A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Don't You Never Let A Woman Grieve You
Jus' 'Cause She Got Yo' Weddin' Ring
She'll Love You And Deceive You
Then She'll Take Yo' Clothes And Leave You
'Cause A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Yes A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Yes A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Yes A Woman Is A Sometime Thing

When a man is prey to his emotions he is not his own master?

 

When a man is prey to his emotions he is not his own master?

- Spinoza 

 (Baruch Spinoza Dutch philosopher 1632 - 1677 )

 Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. 

- Napoleon Hill

Praying mantis Vs French Bulldog

 

https://youtu.be/Lo6v5jwrKUo

@moniquegarcia117 Tough French bulldog vs Praying Mantis #funnyfrenchie #dogsoftiktok #frenchbulldog #frenchiesoftiktok #fyp ♬ original sound - MONIQUE GARCIA

The Vanity of Life - Ecclesiastes

 

◄ Ecclesiastes 1 ► New King James Version  Par ▾  The Vanity of Life 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2“Vanity[a] of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” 3What profit has a man from all his labor In which he [b]toils under the sun? 4One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever. 5The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And [c]hastens to the place where it arose. 6The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit. 7All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea is not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again. 8All things are [d]full of labor; Man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing. 9That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. 10Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. 11There is no remembrance of former things, Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come By those who will come after. The Grief of Wisdom 12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be [e]exercised. 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. 15What is crooked cannot be made straight, And what is lacking cannot be numbered. 16I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has [f]understood great wisdom and knowledge.” 17And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. 18For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. Footnotes: Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book Ecclesiastes 1:3 labors Ecclesiastes 1:5 Is eager for, lit. panting Ecclesiastes 1:8 wearisome Ecclesiastes 1:13 Or afflicted Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit. seen The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Fluid intelligence

 

Fluid intelligence involves being able to think and reason abstractly and solve problems. This ability is considered independent of learning, experience, and education. Examples of the use of fluid intelligence include solving puzzles and coming up with problem-solving strategies. 

Create Momentum in the Right Direction:

 

List to create momentum in the right direction: 

Create Momentum in the Right Direction:

1. - Study less, more.  

Specific knowledge is valuable. 

Being a wandering generality pays no bills.

2. -Get organized.  

Know what comes first: Vision, Goals,  Priorities, To Do Lists

3. -Remember space is the new luxury; minimalism

4. - Keep your life simple and sane

5. - Smart goals:  specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound

6. - Use practice and repetition

7. - Remember to seek progress over perfection

8. -  Do a little every day to achieve your goals.

9. - Learn success habits  

10. -  Practice these simple habits, day in and day out, to create momentum in the direction of your vision.

11. - Focus. Stay on topic when reading and researching on the web.

12. - Balance 

13. - Differentiate between the Clock and the Compass

14. - Stephen Covey Effective Habits:

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand

Habit 6: Synergize

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Forget your age. If you have dreams to achieve, you are still young.

 

 

Forget your age.  If you have dreams to achieve, you are still young.

Carl Jung Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche

 

“In the last resort it is highly improbable that there could ever be a therapy that got rid of all difficulties. Man needs difficulty; they are necessary for health. What concerns us here is only an excessive amount of them.”  

Carl Jung, Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche

The language of the empty apartment

 

"The language of the empty apartment must be clear enough so that we can deduce the character and habits of the person who lives there and the street will tell by its passers-by what time of day it is, what time of life public is figured." (Duranty)

Fête de la Musique - French Composers

 

Fête de la Musique - French Composers

Album • Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod & Camille Saint-Saëns • 2021

61 songs • 3 hours

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWz19S_1Q3Sjuw6bdNUc2P8JZ9sbQE-fk&feature=share

1

1. Les Nubiennes, valse (Allegretto)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:40

2

2. Adagio

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

3:50

3

3. Danse antique (Allegretto)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

1:47

4

4. Variations de Cléopatre (Moderato maestoso)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

1:40

5

5. Les Troyennes (Moderato con moto)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:25

6

6. Variations du miroir (Allegretto)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:05

7

7. Danse de Phryné (Allegro vivo)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:32

8

Debussy: Children's Corner, L. 113 - IV. The Snow Is Dancing

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

2:38

9

Le carnaval

Marielle Labèque

0:38

10

4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales

Aloys Kontarsky

 & 

Alfons Kontarsky

1:55

11

III. Modéré

The Cleveland Orchestra

 & 

Pierre Boulez

1:43

12

2. Malagueña

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:05

13

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 1. Prélude in A major, Op. 28, No. 7

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

1:28

14

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 2. Nocturne in A♭ major, Op. 32, No. 2

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

5:59

15

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 3. Valse in G♭ major, Op. 70, No. 1

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

2:13

16

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 4. Mazurka in D major, Op. 33, No. 2

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

3:11

17

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 5. Mazurka in C major, Op. 67, No. 3

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

1:56

18

Chopin: Les Sylphides - VI. Prélude in A major, Op. 28, No. 7

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

2:04

19

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 7. Valse in C♯ minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

4:29

20

Chopin: Les Sylphides - 8. Grande valse brillante in E♭ major, Op. 18

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

6:04

21

3. Pizzicati

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Neeme Järvi

2:09

22

Delibes: Coppélia, Suite - 1. Prélude - Mazurka

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

6:41

23

Delibes: Coppélia, Suite - 2. Scène et Valse de Swanhilde

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

3:41

24

Delibes: Coppélia, Suite - 3. Czardas

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

4:19

25

Quatrième Tableau

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

 & 

Charles Dutoit

1:52

26

Daphnis et Chloé miment l'aventure de Pan et Syrinx

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:01

27

Danse macabre, Op. 40 - Arranged By Franz Liszt & Vladimir Horowitz

Yuja Wang

7:52

28

IV. Assez animé

The Cleveland Orchestra

 & 

Pierre Boulez

1:06

29

Entr'acte (Act III)

Berliner Philharmoniker

 & 

Herbert von Karajan

2:45

30

5. Bruyères

Dino Ciani

3:16

31

6. Assez vif

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

1:01

32

Le flirt

Marielle Labèque

0:39

33

1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

Alexis Weissenberg

1:58

34

III. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

Myung-Whun Chung

 & 

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

2:37

35

I. Prélude

Myung-Whun Chung

 & 

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

3:13

36

II. Passer

Hélène Grimaud

1:26

37

Le tango perpétuel

Marielle Labèque

1:14

38

11. La danse de Puck

Dino Ciani

2:55

39

IV. Passepied

Alexis Weissenberg

2:54

40

2. Malagueña

Katia & Marielle Labèque

2:01

41

3. Habanera

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:34

42

6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin

Aloys Kontarsky

 & 

Alfons Kontarsky

2:14

43

Debussy: Children's Corner, L.113 - 3. Serenade For The Doll

Dino Ciani

2:48

44

III. Modéré

Ivo Pogorelich

2:46

45

9. La sérénade interrompue

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

2:49

46

IV. Ballet

Alfons Kontarsky

 & 

Aloys Kontarsky

3:08

47

III. Menuet

Alfons Kontarsky

 & 

Aloys Kontarsky

2:53

48

7. Moins vif

Boston Symphony Orchestra

 & 

Seiji Ozawa

2:52

49

II. Mouvement de menuet

Martha Argerich

3:02

50

5. Les collines d'Anacapri

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

3:04

51

4. Rigaudon

Myung-Whun Chung

 & 

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

3:14

52

II. Danse du Rouet

Myung-Whun Chung

 & 

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

3:25

53

Debussy: 12 Etudes, L.136 - 11. Pour les Arpèges composés

Maurizio Pollini

3:36

54

III. Mouvement

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

3:44

55

XII. Feux d'artifice (1949 Recording)

Monique Haas

3:54

56

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 - III. Presto

Yuja Wang

, 

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

 & 

Lionel Bringuier

4:00

57

I. Modéré

Martha Argerich

4:07

58

III. Poissons d'or

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

4:04

59

Cortège et air de danse pour piano a quatre mains

Alfons Kontarsky

 & 

Aloys Kontarsky

4:19

60

I. Andantino con moto in E Major

Hélène Grimaud

4:18

61

3. A mon ami Igor Stravinsky

Alfons Kontarsky

Rest is Good

 On the days where your workouts feel too hard , do the ‘doable’ stuff. On the days it feels easier to workout , do the ‘hard‘ stuff . You don’t always have to do the hard stuff - but you do need to do some work 

Will you look back on life and say, "I wish I had," or "I'm glad I did"

- Zig Ziglar

Exercise is underrated

 

Life is an eternal letting go.

 

Life is an eternal letting go. Only with empty hands can you grasp something new. Tashi Delek

Full Teacup Zen Kaon

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"

"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

There are three ways to learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is the noblest method; second, with imitation, which is the easiest method; third, with experience, which is the most bitter method. 

Those who return from a trip are never the same person who left. Tashi Delek

Dealing with Cognitive Issues

My mind is good except for "retrieval" which is one of the losses most people with M.S. suffer.  

I deal with it by knowing the information will "pop-up" sooner or later.  Sometimes days and weeks later.

Keep a diary.  It is a good defense against the aging mind: my brother who worked for an engineering company where they wrote down every action they took at work.  Easy to recall later.  You do the same thing.

My strategy for coping with M.S. fatigue and brain fog are designed along the lines of 'Sniper Training'.  A sniper spends 12-18 hours to get into a position to take a shot and then may wait another 12 hours before getting a shot at a target.  He needs to be sharp enough to get a kill even after 24-36 hours.  He trains to be effective under those kinds of fatigue and sleeplessness.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Robert Lewis <buddhha4@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Subject: Music: By the River by Edgar Meyer and poem by Mary Oliver
   Granny Smith <grannysmith111@gmail.com>

Someone posted this on my FaceBook page in response to all the tragedy in the World today... and I think the music is soothing...  The Poem is Buddhist in theme and sounds religious. My understanding is Buddha did not intend to start a religion but a religion has grown up around his Teachings.

It is the morning for me right now because I just woke up.  Staggered around the block with my alarm clock, the Tiny Titan, Lola.  My internal clock is rolling over into the opposite rhythm of daylight again.  It is very frustrating to wake up when most businesses are closing for the day.

Sleep aids are not recommended because I do sleep, just not in a normal pattern.  Drop Kick me Jesus... Through the Goal posts of Life

“Spring.” It’s from her collection of poems and prose poems called West Wind

It called “By the River” by the immensely talented contemporary bassist and composer Edgar Meyer. The album is called Uncommon Ritual

, and it’s one of my treasured CDs. For me, “By the River” catches something of the feel of the poem, as well as kind of timeless rhythm and flow that underlie our spiritual walk in this world. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.











Now, here’s Mary Oliver’s poem:

Spring

This morning
two birds
fell down the side of the maple tree

like a tuft of fire
a wheel of fire
a love knot

out of control as they plunged through the air
pressed against each other
and I thought

how I meant to live a quiet life
how I meant to live a life of mildness and meditation
tapping the careful words against each other

and I thought—
as though I were suddenly spinning like a bar of silver
as though I had shaken my arms and lo! they were wings—

of the Buddha
when he rose from the green garden
when he rose in his powerful ivory body

when it turned to the long dusty road without end
when he covered his hairs with ribbons and the petals of flowers
when he opened his hands to the world

Edgar Meyer’s “By the River” from Uncommon Ritual, with with Béla Fleck and Mike Marshall.

By the River

iTunes Store link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/amalgamations-for-solo-bass/id158010779?i=158011138

Related links:

Do You Hear the Call of the Wild Geese?

Spiritual Practice and Learning to Surrender

This is my contribution to dealing with Life's Suffering!!!

Related links:

Do You Hear the Call of the Wild Geese?





Spiritual Practice and Learning to Surrender

This is my contribution to dealing with Life's Suffering!!!

Song from Bobby Bare Greatest Hits, Bareworks Inc.
Words and music by Paul Craft.
CD, BWCD-040292

Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life
End over end neither left nor to right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life.

Make me, oh make me, Lord more than I am
Make me a piece in your master game plan
Free from the earthly temptation below
I’ve got the will, Lord if you’ve got the toe.

Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life
End over end neither left nor to right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life.

Take all the brothers who’ve gone on before
And all of the sisters who’ve knocked on your door
All the departed dear loved ones of mine
Stick’em up front in the offensive line.

Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life
End over end neither left nor to right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life.

Yeah, Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life
End over end neither left nor to right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO5Y1OuQI  

Adamski Featuring Nina Hagen - Get Your Body

https://youtu.be/3tSSll3flRg

. Her fashion style is extremely flamboyant and her mannerisms are downright clownish, and her vocal range spans at least four octaves. She has a reputation of being a Cloud Cuckoolander

Nina Hagen somewhere over the rainbow

https://youtu.be/ck8z_Rb07VY

Virginia Woolf, The Waves

 ‘Everything is strange. Things are huge and very small.’ Virginia Woolf, The Waves

"the brain is wider than the sky"

  Emily Dickinson "the brain is wider than the sky"

The speaker declares that the brain is wider than the sky, for if they are held side by side, the brain will absorb the sky “With ease—and You—beside.” She says that the brain is deeper than the sea, for if they are held “Blue to Blue,” the brain will absorb the sea as sponges and buckets absorb water. The brain, the speaker insists, is the “weight of God”—for if they are hefted “Pound for Pound,” the brain’s weight will differ from the weight of God only in the way that syllable differs from sound.

Crowd Mind

 

“In a crowd every sentiment and act is contagious, and contagious to such a degree that an individual readily sacrifices his personal interest to the collective interest.” – Gustave Le Bon

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”– Friedrich Nietzsche