Wordle

I love this!  Wordle is an application that creates “word clouds” from text.  I just copied the link from this blog into this form and here is the word cloud Wordle created.  The clouds visually give prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.

The meaning of life: as you believe so it is

We do not know what is possible. We only know what has been possible so far. Even an algorithm only measures the past. The future is theoretical. In science you test a theory. In life you believe a theory. It requires faith and trust in your vision. So is the meaning of life, as you believe, so it is? 

So what do you believe in today?  

Believe in that burst of imagination that requires action! Believe in feeling aroused by that creative fire inside you can't put out. Believe in opening yourself to trust your spontaneous wisdom. Believe in your passion for what can come true when you do not second guess yourself! Or when others hold you back! Believe in that flash of insight. A close call. A release, letting your inside out. Believe in standing up for yourself and your beliefs. Then know when you've outgrown them and create new ones. Believe in telling the truth despite the hurt. Believe in facing the envy of others. Believe in rising above pettiness in your rivals. Be willing to meet someone halfway. Believe in harmonizing opposites to transcend those differences. Use the presence of contrary thoughts to unleash your imagination. Believe in doing the right thing even when you lose. Believe in finding the patience to be in the now consistently. Believe in being brave enough to relax when the worst is happening. Believe in receiving support from teamwork. Believe in participating in the dance of life. Believe in making happy memories. Believe in experiencing a sense of belonging even when you are alone.  allofustogethergod.blogspot.com

Is Being Bad Beyond Our Control?

Here is a story I wrote in the 6th grade; age 11. My class got in trouble for talking. Miss Conti asked us to write an essay about why we were so bad. I still use this excuse! When I found this today in an old file I save in a drawer full of papers, I laughed out loud, because I must be "Mrs. Robinson" in the story. A foreshadowing written by an 11 year old version of myself!

CREATIVE ESSAY

THEME: THE SPIRIT OF NOISE

On November 29, 1978 in room 413 at P.S. 102 the students in class 6-1 were very noisy and misbehaved. This occurred at 1:20pm. This class was normally well behaved, so this was an unusual happening. Miss Conti, the teacher of the class, was astounded by this odd behavior. To see that it would not occur again, Miss Conti assigned the students a 500 word composition on The Spirit of Noise.

Unfortunately, I had the misfortune of being a student in this particular class at that time and place. I had to do the assignment. To do this properly I did some research on noise. I went to the library to obtain books on noise. There I met an old woman who helped me use the reference catalogs. I told her of my assignment and the reason for it. After listening to me she told me that she worked at the Hayden Planetarium. She worked as an astronomer. Her name was Mrs. Robinson. What she then said really opened my eyes.

Mrs. Robinson told me that certain stars in a remote galaxy were finally in unison with the Earth after 2,500 years. The last time that this phenomenon occurred the Earth exhibited strange reactions in the field of noise. She told me that the higher up you are from street level the more you would be affected. When I told Mrs. Robinson my class was on the 4th floor, she nodded knowingly.

It seems that this galaxy affected the people on Earth in a strange manner. Similar to the pull of gravity only this force seems to affect behavior. Students who are normally well behaved start to talk and make loud noise. Another interesting thing that Mrs. Robinson told me concerned location. It seems that Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, specifically was a focal point for this force. People in other boroughs and other locations were not affected.

In view of this scientific data it seems that even though the class made noise their actions were beyond their control. Anyway it should not occur again for 2,500 years. But Mrs. Robinson said anther galaxy was going to be in a similar location in two months. She said that the stars in that particular galaxy when in unison, make 6th grade children mute for one day. They can't give a correct answer even when they know it! The class should not be held accountable for classwork on that day.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The little guy on my shoulder is whispering in my ear, "yes, Marie it's true, there is gold at the end of the rainbow! Here's the secret, rainbows are circles. It's all lined with gold!"

THE PRE BIG BANG UNIVERSE = ALL OF US TOGETHER?

Back in the early 1990's when I first glimpsed the Internet I was in complete awe realizing what this invention could do. With my mouth gaping open at the screen, I silently whispered to myself, "Well, if God is anything, it is all of us together. And this is certainly a step in the right direction! 

When you consider the scientific fact that the same patterns at all levels of the cosmos reproduce from the macrocosm universe perspective of galaxies to the microcosm perspective of a cell, what is singularity? Is it possible the Internet serves as an incredible evolving pattern of all of us together? A view of our collective brain. Our inner voice. A microcosm of the pre-Big Bang universe right there at our fingertips? 

So if it is true that all patterns in the cosmos mirror systems on every level, then just as humans give birth, reproduce and create life, is it reasonable that the Big Bang was simply the Universe giving birth to all of us? Now imagine that; if you are but one cell in the whole body of the Universe? Each one of us one "cell" in the macrocosm of all that is. Then perhaps it is true - all of us together is "God." It makes me wonder what all of us can create together if we have the same passionate thought at the same time! 

Singularity? Perhaps to the Universe, all of us exist in one ionic cosmic breath. As a microcosm of the macrocosm, does each conscious breath we take empower all of us to be a co-creator in our shared Universe, for better or worse.

I often hear questions like; What is God? What is spirituality? Based on these questions I debated the rules of religion with our priest for years. Then one day my mother said, "Marie it's just a nice way to live a life".  And with that one simple powerful phrase the debates stopped, and this is what I heard in the silence ... 

Spirituality is a relationship with myself. 

Religion is a relationship with my community. 

GOD is a relationship with the Universe.  

And all can exist simultaneously as one. 

This is how we create new destinies for the planet, for our country, for our community, for our family, for ourselves, and for our cells.  

The Internet is like kindergarten teaching us all how to connect to each other. Or divide each other. This poem "ALL OF US TOGETHER IS GOD" is how I pray.  I call it listening.  A nice way to begin the day.  Enjoy!!  

WHAT IS GOD? ALL OF US TOGETHER IS GOD

BY MARIE CONROY
http://allofustogethergod.blogspot.com/

I sit quietly in my chair

so excited about the journey

I close my eyes and to the beat of my breath

I tune into the light pulsing in my heart

I become the light 

I take a moment to feel it

breathing in the sun glowing in my heart

Like starting an engine

I swirl up my spine filling my brain with light

and now like a laser I beam down to my feet 

and into the earth

I swirl in circles around the edge

round and round until I reach the center of our earth

I see sapphires rubies emeralds and diamonds 

layers and layers of lava and jewels 

like a cake made for God 

At the speed of thought

my light follows me like a comet  

as I swirl round and round the earth

lighting up the jewels

now all shining bright in my light 

I drape this gorgeous rainbow 

around me like a cape

and now fused together 

all the colors become white

and as one we light up 

the entire inside of the planet

Now in a nanosecond

I beam back up into my body 

up my spine and out the top of my head

Like roots of a tree 

my light keeps me connected to the earth

I keep going and going fueled by this light 

I shoot straight past the planets 

and into the endless dark

passing rivers of stars that light my way

I know exactly where I am going

and I am giggling even before I get there

and I see it

a beacon 

pulsing in time to the beat of my heart 

a light so bright

it encompasses me 

enfolds me

as every cell in my body opens like a flower

All I feel is joy

I LOVE IT HERE

the words fall out of my mouth 

in absolute awe and gratitude

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

I am home

ALL OF US ARE HERE TOGETHER

THIS IS GOD

All of us together is God

Each one of us a cell in God's eternal brain

the soil the trees the earth the water 

are God's lifeblood and food.

Together everything here is clear

seeing all our experiences 

fused together as one

Here I can ask anything!

All the questions have answers

All the pain is resolved 

All the love is waiting to be opened

Like presents filling a room

Gifts from our Creator

Gifts born for us to open and make real

Everything begins and ends here

Here there is no good and bad

only love and learning

Patience with all of us 

and our everyday choices

This is home

All of us together as one is Home

All of us together is God.

In the silence 

In the stillness 

I ask and I ask

I listen and I listen 

and what I hear lights me up! 

Now I know exactly what to do

My intention flows out like light

and the Universe reorganizes 

the cells of creation around it

I trust it 

I get out of the way 

as I humbly witness the source of creation in me

Step by step dreams become real

full of LOVE 

full of learning

full of all of us together learning

full of GOD the Universe is inside all of us

In an instant 

my light beams me back into my body

now fueled with exuberance 

I begin the day!

I AM A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSE

GOD IS ALL OF US TOGETHER AS ONE 

God's View: photos by Alain Paiement (click on these for close-up)

LOVE iTT E-MOTIONS THE BANNER AD!

Have you ever seen something on TV, in a movie, or a music video you wanted to buy? The LOVE iTT ticker is a shopping service that helps you do exactly that!  Click here: http://www.itouchticker.com/

iTT displays cool products featured in TV shows, movies and music videos in a ticker system that scrolls product images below online videos and in one click links you to retailer purchase pages.

The seed for the LOVE iTT idea was planted in my head in 1997 while I was working on the HBO series OZ. One day I had to call P. Diddy's office to ask if we could hang a poster of him on the set's prison cell wall. "P" wasn't such a big diddy back then, and I remember thinking, wow, what a great opportunity for any anyone, and what a great way to sell posters! My next thought was lets build a website to sell all the products we featured on Oz to our fans!

As broadband and video on the Internet became more accessible, the LOVE iTT design evolved in my imagination. Beyond the 30 second ad, what is the best way to showcase products next to what we are watching? And how can it be done without automated video tagging software that has no human sense of humor or style? Then one day while watching CNBC that scrolling stock ticker morphed into this "visual shopping ticker" application that scrolls relevant product images below online media all hand-picked by a team of hip fashionistas.

Banner ads compete for our attention. LOVE iTT is designed to complement it. LOVE iTT e-motions the banner. Instead of pushing,  LOVE iTT pulls. LOVE iTT reverse engineers the ad from the consumer perspective and makes the content the commercial. Rather than duplicate traditional 30 second ads online, iTT enhances the viewer experience by using the ticker as a service and gives us a BRAND new reason to watch TV shows again online after it airs on traditional TV. There is nothing else out there now that elevates our base consumer wants into a service we enjoy. LOVE iTT makes shopping easy. LOVE iTT works!

Besides this LOVE iTT shopping site that demonstrates the service using music videos, we are developing licensing models where we stream the iTT ticker to video sites for use on your favorite TV shows and movies.  Stay tuned!  

Wine Week at Smith & Wollensky"s South Beach