Hey Sweetie,
AOM will return TUESDAY
January 3, 2017
I hope to see you then
I wish you and yours a very
HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR
Peace and Love,
AOM
Hey Sweetie! AOM Returns 1-03-17
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Parting Shot: 010317
Fabulous Fireworks!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!!
((((HUGS))))
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Booty: 010317
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Paul Valery from Bel Ami: 010317
Starting the new year
With a favorite photo set of mine
Paul's EYES and SMILE
His Mischievous Expressions
Just capture my heart
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Beauty: 010317
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MUSIC: Verdi's "Sempre libera" performed by Renée Fleming
Wonderfully Bawdy Performance
We've seen Anna Netrebko's Violetta
Here we get to enjoy Renée Fleming's Violetta
We've seen Anna Netrebko's Violetta
Here we get to enjoy Renée Fleming's Violetta
"Renée Fleming as Violetta Valéry sings "Sempre Libera" (Always Free) from Verdi's opera La traviata. Violeta debates whether she loves Alfredo (Joseph Calleja) - heard here offstage - but concludes she needs to be free.
‘A toast to the pleasures of life!’ – so sings Violetta, her new admirer Alfredo and her party guests in the opening scene of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. But beneath the surface glamour of Violetta’s Parisian life run darker undercurrents: her doomed love for Alfredo and the tensions the lovers encounter when they break society’s conventions. La traviata, based on Alexandre Dumas fils’s play La Dame aux camélias, is one of Verdi’s most popular operas, combining drama, profound emotion and wonderful melodies." (YouTube)
‘A toast to the pleasures of life!’ – so sings Violetta, her new admirer Alfredo and her party guests in the opening scene of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. But beneath the surface glamour of Violetta’s Parisian life run darker undercurrents: her doomed love for Alfredo and the tensions the lovers encounter when they break society’s conventions. La traviata, based on Alexandre Dumas fils’s play La Dame aux camélias, is one of Verdi’s most popular operas, combining drama, profound emotion and wonderful melodies." (YouTube)
Renée Fleming
(as Violetta Valery)
performing
"Sempre libera" (Aways Free)
from Verdi's opera, La traviata
Production of the The Royal Opera
Joseph Calleja as Alfredo
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AOM Meditations: 010317
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful photo
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals
in a way that allows us to be in touch
with the abundance of happiness that is available.
We are very good at preparing to live,
but not very good at living.
We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma,
and we are willing to work very hard to get a job,
a car, a house, and so on.
But we have difficulty remembering
that we are alive in the present moment,
the only moment there is for us to be alive.
Every breath we take, every step we make,
can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.
We need only to be awake,
alive in the present moment.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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“Every morning is a fresh beginning.
Every day is the world made new.
Today is a new day.
Today is my world made new.
I have lived all my life up to this moment,
to come to this day.
This moment - this day -
Is as good as any moment in all eternity.
I shall make of this day -
Each moment of this day -
A heaven on earth.
This is my day of opportunity.”
~Dan Custer
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals
in a way that allows us to be in touch
with the abundance of happiness that is available.
We are very good at preparing to live,
but not very good at living.
We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma,
and we are willing to work very hard to get a job,
a car, a house, and so on.
But we have difficulty remembering
that we are alive in the present moment,
the only moment there is for us to be alive.
Every breath we take, every step we make,
can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.
We need only to be awake,
alive in the present moment.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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“Every morning is a fresh beginning.
Every day is the world made new.
Today is a new day.
Today is my world made new.
I have lived all my life up to this moment,
to come to this day.
This moment - this day -
Is as good as any moment in all eternity.
I shall make of this day -
Each moment of this day -
A heaven on earth.
This is my day of opportunity.”
~Dan Custer
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Hey Sweetie! Welcome Back! 010317
Hey Sweetie,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you had a wonderful holiday season
I'm so excite to be back with you
I had a very nice break from blogging
You may have noticed
AOM SoulFood Tea Garden
Has grown in content while I was away from AOM
AOM and Tea Garden are very different platforms
I enjoy both
But AOM takes a lot more planning than Tea Garden
AOM is like composing music
Tea Garden is like painting
Both are fun but very different
When you've finished your visit here
I recommend visiting
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
I wish you a most beautiful day
Peace and Love,
AOM
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I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
Peace and Love
I wish you a most beautiful day
Peace and Love,
AOM
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I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
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Parting Shot: 010417
My New Year's Resolution
MORE EXERCISE!
: )
((((HUGS))))
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Booty in Denim: 010417
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Homage to Men in Denim: 010417
An Homage to Men Wearing Jeans
Jeans
The most perfect type of pants
So Damn Sexy in Denim
NOTE:
Click OLDER POSTS
Below and to the Right
To see the rest of today's posts
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MUSIC: Pavarotti sings "Questa o quella" from Verdi's Rigoletto
GLORIOUS
The Duke of Mantua sings:
I'm so horny
I'm so rich
I can get me any ole bitch
: )
(sorry - just going for a near rhyme)
This is a clip from
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's classic film
of Verdi's dark tragedy
which features the legendary
Luciano Pavarotti
as the dashing Duke of Mantua.
Luciano Pavarotti
"Questa o quella"
from Verdi's opera, Rigoletto
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
The Duke of Mantua sings:
I'm so horny
I'm so rich
I can get me any ole bitch
: )
(sorry - just going for a near rhyme)
This is a clip from
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's classic film
of Verdi's dark tragedy
which features the legendary
Luciano Pavarotti
as the dashing Duke of Mantua.
Luciano Pavarotti
"Questa o quella"
from Verdi's opera, Rigoletto
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
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AOM Meditations: 010417
The Grand Canal in Venice by Agricol Louis Montagné
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Gratitude: Why and for What?
by Bernie Siegel
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Gratitude: Why and for What?
by Bernie Siegel
"When I go out jogging in the morning, I sometimes notice how much weather influences people's response to life and to one another. When it is gray and rainy, many people look unhappy. When the sun is out and the temperature and humidity are comfortable, people are smiling and calling out to one another, "Hello, isn't it a lovely day." For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up. If I'm awake, I'm grateful to be alive and to have another day to experience life.
I speak as a realist, not an optimist. I know that the longer I live, the more problems I will have. So what is there to be grateful for? I am grateful every day for the opportunity to have more problems, to learn how to live with them and rejoice in them. That is enough, but there is more to be thankful for. Every day is another opportunity to love and interact with God's creation, and on some days to be a co-creator.
The weather or the events of the day do not determine whether I am grateful for my life on that day. Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds. . . .
If your gratitude depends on what life gives you or what other people do for you or to you, you will be disappointed more often than you are grateful. But you can learn to feel grateful by rethinking your attitude towards life. First, remember that contentment lies in giving.
If you know that giving is better than receiving, then you can feel grateful for what you are able to give others.
This does not mean you ignore your own needs. You will decide what to give and how to give it, and then at the end of the day you will be grateful for having had the chance to give in your own way. Remember, we all have something to give, and our ability to give is not related to our finances or physical strength.
Second, be grateful simply for being alive. When you are grateful for life, pure and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for. That may strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really does have an effect on how things work out. When you can't change your life and other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to se how much more love is returned to you."
I speak as a realist, not an optimist. I know that the longer I live, the more problems I will have. So what is there to be grateful for? I am grateful every day for the opportunity to have more problems, to learn how to live with them and rejoice in them. That is enough, but there is more to be thankful for. Every day is another opportunity to love and interact with God's creation, and on some days to be a co-creator.
The weather or the events of the day do not determine whether I am grateful for my life on that day. Every time I jog through the world, I am awed by what I find. On a winter morning, when it seems too cold and slippery for safe jogging or bicycling, I can still go out and experience the glory of sunlight turning icy branches into strings of sparkling diamonds. . . .
If your gratitude depends on what life gives you or what other people do for you or to you, you will be disappointed more often than you are grateful. But you can learn to feel grateful by rethinking your attitude towards life. First, remember that contentment lies in giving.
If you know that giving is better than receiving, then you can feel grateful for what you are able to give others.
This does not mean you ignore your own needs. You will decide what to give and how to give it, and then at the end of the day you will be grateful for having had the chance to give in your own way. Remember, we all have something to give, and our ability to give is not related to our finances or physical strength.
Second, be grateful simply for being alive. When you are grateful for life, pure and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for. That may strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really does have an effect on how things work out. When you can't change your life and other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to se how much more love is returned to you."
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Hey Sweetie! 010417
Tim Campbell from Bel Ami
(a favorite of mine!)
Hey Sweetie,
Happy Tuesday!
Thanks so much for your rousing "Welcome back"!
Made me feel good to hear from you
It really is good to see you again after my break
Today we are going to put on Jeans and Play!
When you've finished your visit here
I suggest visiting
AOM SoulFood Tea Garden (link)
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
I wish you a Glorious Stained Denim Day
AOM SoulFood Tea Garden (link)
Let us continue to promote
Peace and Love
I wish you a Glorious Stained Denim Day
: )
Peace and Love,
AOM
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I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
Peace and Love,
AOM
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I invite you to join me now in this short Metta Prayer
Radiating the energy of peace and love out to all living beings
Take a few deep breaths to clear your mind
And focus on the here and now
This present moment
Now
Breathe in
Filling your being with peace and love
As you begin each line, breathe out slowly
Breathing these thoughts into the world
Reading, thinking, and feeling the words with peace and love
Sending them from your heart
Giving the energy to yourself and to all living beings
Breathe in and repeat the process for each line
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Parting Shot: 010517
Keep on Cummin'!
((((HUGS))))
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Booty: 010517
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Andas Varga from Bel Ami: 010517
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Beauty: 010517
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MUSIC: Game of Thrones Theme (Cover and Fan Trailer)
POWERFUL
I am really looking forward to Season Seven
Game of Thrones Theme
Cover + Fan Trailer by Ross Sampson
Original music composed by Ramin Djawadi
(I suggest watching all the way to the end of the credits)
I am really looking forward to Season Seven
Game of Thrones Theme
Cover + Fan Trailer by Ross Sampson
Original music composed by Ramin Djawadi
(I suggest watching all the way to the end of the credits)
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AOM Meditations: 010517
by Vincent van Gogh
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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William Blake says the body is "that portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses." I live with that idea. I sit and look out my window here in Canada and the autumn trees are golden against the blue sky. I can feel their "food" coming into my eyes and going down, down, down, interacting inside, and I fill up with gold. My soul is fed. I see, I smell, I taste, I hear, I touch. Through the orifices of my body, I give and I receive. I am not trying to capture what is absent. It's that interchange between the embodied soul and the outside world that is the dynamic process. That's how growth takes place. That is life.
~Marion Woodman
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