http://www.tupelokenyon.com Personal Development Inspiration and Uplifting Music Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:32:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en notes from Janey . . . It’s been over 35 years since I flew to Europe by myself in 1973. My travel legs are steadier now. My armor is thicker, my patience packed deeper. I’ve endured much since then. Rank smells, huge bugs in my bed, outdoor meat markets and hordes ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2010/02/06/the-art-of-traveling/ notes from Janey . . . It’s winter in Wyoming. The mercury in the thermometer has headed south, not to warmer climes but diving below zero into teeth-chattering cold. The clear mountain creek and bare limbed trees out our dining room window have been changing every day. The recent cold plays ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2010/01/22/167/ Startling observations – a true story. Washington, DC - Metro Station. On a cold January morning in 2007, the man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2010/01/11/perception-%e2%80%93-a-social-experiment/ It's so easy to get caught up in the little daily details and forget to appreciate the humor of the moment. Some of my favorite people have a gift for seeing the humorous side of everything, and that's refreshing. Everyone loves to laugh (well, almost everyone) . . . so this ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/10/28/allow-everyday-humor-to-help-you-straighten-up-and-fly-right-everyday/ If we were to reduce the population of the Earth to a small town with 100 people and keep the proportions, it will look like this: 57 Asians 21 Europeans 14 Americans (northern and southern) 8 Africans 70 Colored-skins 30 Caucasians 89 heterosexuals 11 homosexuals 6 people would own 59% of the wealth of the entire planet and . ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/07/31/snapshot-overview-the-current-human-condition-on-planet-earth/ When goals are clearly defined, we naturally begin heading in their direction. We don't go directly from point "A" to point "B."  Instead it's a step-by-step process. The many steps we encounter on our way to our goals make up the moments of our lives. So it's good to enjoy ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/06/30/serendipities-on-the-way-to-goals/ Notes from Janey . . . This past summer we tackled the daunting task of cleaning out the garage. (I can hear your groan of sympathy from here … thank you.) An unidentifiable mass was stacked to the ceiling and to the back wall. Boxes towered and teetered precariously on each ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/05/05/stuff/ Notes from Janey . . . Hi {!name}, We all make mistakes. Or do we? In life, we have plenty of should-have-dones, and if-I-had-only-knowns, but do we really make mistakes? No, I don’t think so. Let me explain: A very close sister-friend of mine has had marriages that ended in nasty divorces. Obviously, this ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/05/01/mistakes/ Notes from Janey . . . It’s New Year’s Day and we’ve parked Bailey, our RV, out here in the desert. There are a few other road warriors scattered like dice across the cactus and brittlebush but they are far enough away to make it feel like we are here in ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/04/24/the-universe-is-listening/ Notes from Janey . . . Tupelo and I are in Mexico on a second-class train streaking down through the Copper Canyon. But we’re not inside the stifling passenger car, sitting on torn seats with our shoes sticking to the grimy floor and looking out a smudged window. No. By a ... http://www.tupelokenyon.com/2009/04/17/before-i-die/