Exalted Peacock

11/06/2020

Acknowledging white privilege can be hard but, unless we are open to 1 acknowledging the experiences others have and 2 discussing them in context with or own, then we can't begin to solve the kinds of issues that have led to these past couple of weeks.

Please go read what I wrote (link is in my instagram profile). Comment. Share. Discuss.

08/06/2020

When you're white & a friend asks you to explain White Privilege, how do you handle it? Me? I answered the question - even though the 'friend' who asked was just being a smartass. And then I decided that offering that perspective might be helpful for other friends facing the same kinds of discussions during these days of race-based social unrest.
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/white-privilege/

When you’re white and a friend asks you to explain White Privilege, how do you handle it? Me? I answered the question – even though my ‘friend’ asked me just to be a smartas…

05/06/2020

This week I have no words that can soften what the nation is experiencing, what black Americans experience on a routine basis, what each of us is experiencing on an individual level as we watch the events unfold, as we attempt to make sense of what we are seeing, as we engage with one another.
As always, music serves as a salve when words fail us...

https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/pf-george-floyd/

This week I have no words that can soften what the nation is experiencing, what black Americans experience on a routine basis, what each of us is experiencing on an individual level as we watch the…

30/05/2020

It's been such a hard week. Argh. Why are these good byes so damned heart wrenching? I wrote about it this week for philharmonic Friday... While I listened to this week's song and spent time remembering my time with Dani.
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/pf-my-friends/

25/05/2020

No link for this one. Just love.
I love to see a peacock flying. It reminds me of the potential each of us has.
So many people think they can't fly but this photo is proof to the contrary. People are the same:
Fly peacocks fly!

24/05/2020

Let's go this holiday weekend. I hate to be the guy who says YOLO, but... Follow the link in my profile to see why I decided to this week.

23/05/2020

This song is so perfect as we run into this upcoming long weekend. It is such a great reminder that Y.O.L.O. (I know...shhhh). And it's a great counterpoint to my blog from Monday. https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/22/pf-lets-go/

Find this along with all of my other Philharmonic Friday Songs on my Spotify Playlist or on my YouTube Channel. I know that Group 1 Crew has been a recent Phil Fri. I know. I know. And I will say t…

19/05/2020

This quote really feels true to me. Some pages need burned... Maybe even some entire chapters. Just releasing all that is toxic from our lives so it can't keep gumming up our fresh positive present experience.

19/05/2020

They call it "analysis paralysis." I call it the thing that keeps me up at night. Why does having too many options make it so hard to make a decision?!?!

https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/mm-analysis-paralysis/

18/05/2020

Have you ever felt like you have choose a path - just one path - like you only get one road to your 'best life' ...one road to happiness? Analysis Paralysis sets in and you feel like you have to choose wisely ...or else!
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/mm-analysis-paralysis/

This week I am struggling. I feel like I am being pulled in a thousand directions and – in a strange twist – I want to do ALL OF THEM right now! I once wrote a post about what happens w…

15/05/2020

I feel like sometimes anger gets us to feeling better. I know that alt-rock feels a little bit less happy-go-lucky and little bit more leave-me-the-eff-alone but this week, I chose Social Codes song "Beautiful" because it captures a side of self-love that I think deserves some more attention: getting angry to help you get over things that happened to you.
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/15/pf-beautiful-social-code/

14/05/2020

While it is true that none of us come through unscathed from our childhood and life experiences, loving yourself is such a salve to the scars that life gives us

11/05/2020

Not everyone has a mother that deserves flowers and breakfast in bed. I offer some alternative thoughts on Mother's Day for those of us NOT living the societal norm of Mother's Day love and bliss...
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/mdaltmessage/

I decided that this week, instead of Monday Motivation, posting a Sunday Validation is more important. There will not be a post tomorrow. As today is Mother’s Day, the vast majority of people…

10/05/2020

Need a pick me up? Check out iamtabithabrown. This particular message was so great that i decided to share but she is just full of great vibes!
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/need-a-pick-me-up-on-instagram/

My friend introduced me to today and I’m simply in live with her positive vibes and message. I’ve put an Instagram link here in hopes that it’ll play for you righ…

04/05/2020

Danaerys: Reason, Season, Lifetime - How does one deal with an aging pet when you know THAT time is coming? What coping mechanisms or techniques have you used to get ready? I would love your thoughts!
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/danaerys-reason-season-lifetime-monday-motivation-48/

This week, I took the dog to the vet (again). She has begun to refuse to walk. Intermittently, she’ll leave the house ready to go on her nightly constitutional and then she’ll get one o…

01/05/2020

It's easy to become lost in the negativity & confusion that surrounds us; Andra Day is a wonderful reminder that Life goes on.
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/philharmonic-friday-rise-up/

Find this along with all of my other Philharmonic Friday Songs on my Spotify Playlist This week in the United States, we’ve seen our republic thrown into a fervor of turmoil and fear; people …

27/04/2020

As a thing ends, how do you deal with it? How do you know when it's the right thing to do and then how do you quiet the voice inside that's second-guessing? Check out Endings & Umpires for my thoughts...
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/endings-and-umpires-monday-motivation-47/

24/04/2020

Philharmonic Friday: Shine. Anna Nalick isn't someone I had heard of before but I definitely love this song and it's message about getting out of my own way and allowing myself to Shine!!
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/philharmonic-friday-shine/

Find this along with all of my other Philharmonic Friday Songs on my Spotify Playlist I was looking for a song to motivate me this week, something to help me feel energized and to get over my doldr…

20/04/2020

Motivation Monday - Outwaiting Clouds. As I return to blogging, I find that some passages help more than others. Mark Nepo had decent guidance for today. And - if all else fails - there is MUSIC!
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/motivation-monday-outwaiting-clouds/

Today I picked up Mark Nepo’s “The Book of Awakening” after far too long a gap in having looked at it. I used it back in September 2012 for a blog post called Awakening about my f…

17/04/2020

Today's Philharmonic Friday follows the theme of my Blog post from earlier this morning. Enjoy!
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/04/17/philharmonic-friday-wake-me-up/

Following the theme of my Blog post from today, I decided that today’s Philharmonic Friday simply had to be this amazing song by Avicii which is really a good motivating song that non-judgmen…

17/04/2020

Tired Tired Tired! Is anybody else sleeping their way through COVID-19? Here are some thoughts penned by an intermittent insomniac / hypersomniac...
https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/04/17/tired-tired-tired/

Tired, sleepy, exhausted, or ….? Is anybody else sleeping their way through COVID-19? I find myself having a hard time getting motivated to get out of bed and that problem gets more and more …

09/04/2020

How time flies... I can't believe that it has been FIVE YEARS. See what I've been up to by checking out this post.

https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/how-time-flies/

How can it possibly have been so long since my last post? 2015 was FIVE YEARS ago! So much has happened (as is true in all lives); it’s the magic of time marching forward whether you want it …

09/12/2018

Love this! http://selfpublishingrelief.com/21-signs-your-self-published-book-could-turn-a-profit-self-publishing-relief/

Can your self-published book turn a profit? Here are the factors that influence indie book sales and help determine your book’s sales potential.

12/08/2017

I'm going to write again! Someday soon... ... ...
http://crafty.house/how-to-write-a-short-story/

No matter your process, there are some helpful tips here!

15/06/2016

It has been far too long since I wrote. But now as I begin another chapter in my life, I find comfort in returning to my friend, Exalted Peacock. Perhaps I'll blog again soon. For now? There's this:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtMd3IykHAWX_z_hQXOYOKw

Hi! I'm a 47 year old mother of 2 (basically grown) people. This channel is an open conversation about my journey with breast cancer - as a woman, as the chi...

24/06/2015

When a man smiles at me, I want it to be genuine. I want to feel the warmth and kindness that smiles were meant to hold. I want to know that I matter – as a person – to another person. Why, then, is it so often untrue? Illegitimate? A cardboard cutout of a smile, pasted on to lure a woman away from her virtue and self-respect? [ 87 more words. ]

https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/disconnected-connections

When a man smiles at me, I want it to be genuine. I want to feel the warmth and kindness that smiles were meant to hold.  I want to know that I matter – as a person – to another person. Why, then, ...

20/06/2015

I'm Baaaccck

https://exaltedpeacock.wordpress.com/2015/06/20/im-baaaccck

After a year away, I cannot wait to begin sharing again...

31/05/2015

10k words per day.... Felt like a fantasy until I read this: http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/guest-post-how-i-went-from-writing-2000-words-a-day-to-10000-words-a-day/

When I told people at ConCarolinas that I'd gone from writing 2k to 10k per day, I got a huge response. Everyone wanted to know how I'd done it, and I finally got so sick of telling the same story over and over again that I decided to write it down here.

29/05/2015

So many to pick from. Perhaps I should do them in round Robin b/c they each bring something unique. Either way, just reading the article is inspiring:
http://thewritelife.com/writing-residencies/ #.bwnitq:m4F

Dream of spending time at an artist residency? Here are 20 quiet colonies that want writers.