Size Matters

Size matters. No, really. I've gotten smaller in nearly every way as I step in to my seventh decade; and it is as it should be. Over the next few months I'll explain about the incredible shrinking me in several areas of my life: physical, material, and emotional/spiritual.First the physical. I quit smoking and committed to becoming fit when I was 35 years old. I allowed myself the luxury of eating and I gained 20 pounds. To that I added running- training for 10 K's and a few half marathons. I ran daily, I ate often, I lifted weights, and life at 185 smoke free pounds felt great. My intention from age 35 to age 40 was to lift large and to run far.

By my age 40 however, my back became a problem. I took up bicycle riding. I joined a team. I took up racing for the next five years. Weekly races, daily training, and pizza by the pound. We called it carb loading. One bad wreck and racing came to a halt by my age 45. CrossFit came next.At age 60 I was 185 pounds, injured, and beginning to feel my wounds. Arthritis was beginning to set in. My knees, my back, my hips, and my shoulders all became arthritic. The solution seemed simple. I needed to weigh less.Older must mean smaller, and a whole new way of thinking for me.More next week.

Small Good Choices

Small Good ChoicesOkay - so together we've written a set of Dreamlike days that is a representative of a perfect life sometime in the future. The perfect spiritual day, a perfect set of emotions as we deal with others in a kind and considerate manner. We've written about all that we might study on this perfect day, how we intend to create vibrant and healthy exercise, and we've visualized our surroundings. All the beautiful trappings attracted by a life well lived.I often say, "If you can dream it, you can see it. If you can see it you may attract it to you over a period of time well lived."

So, what does a day well lived look like? Let's take it by the hour.Our new life will be shaped by making small good choices. Like this:wake up at half hour early. A time for you and God.6:00 am-start with a simple prayer.6:05-6:30 Coffee and a short read from a spiritual text. And write 10 to 12 things for what you're grateful.Small good choice? Carving out a half hour for no one else but you and God.8:00 am. A moment of review of your workday as you imagine a few meetings with difficult people ending exceedingly successfully . Imagine staying calm. How can I be helpful? The small good choice here again is deciding to take a moment to review.11:30 am walk to lunch. Or walk some stairs. Make one lean choice. Just one. 1/2 a sandwich rather than a whole. Soup that has no cream. Small good choices overtimecreate huge results; like a smaller body.1:00-5:00 pm. Make a small good choice to read something every day that expands your mental horizon. 15 minutes will do. I read Spanish each day for about 15 minutes.Next month will talk about attracting intentions (as if by magic) by persisting in making small good choices throughout the day.

Day One, A Day of Awe

Day One, a Day of Awe

I've written down five areas now, And on Thanksgiving day I'll spend a good part of the day reviewing all that has entered my life, all that I have received, all that has come to me in G-d's own time. Here, let me take a moment with you and share a bit of the good that has come from a near fatal accident I had on April 10 of this year 2019.

Spiritual

Emotional

Mental

Physical-What good could possibly come from nine fractured ribs, four ribs that were fractured multiply? What possible good would ever come from a punctured lung, broken scapula, and a concussion? What good would ever come from the hematoma that extended from my waist line to my knee?

1.I am amazed at the strength and fierce advocacy that my wife showed throughout this whole ordeal as she battled the doctor's proclivity for giving me opioids and various addicting drugs that are so bad for me. I am in awe of the fact that love starts feet first. I am so appreciative of the lioness that stands by my side.

2. I am amazed at the power of a PMA (positive mental attitude) in my life. For all of you that understand that the initials LTL (learn to lie), sounds like this: "This is terrific this is fantastic, this is a wonderful thing!"

3. I am so appreciative of the neighbors in my community here In the South than understand the importance of the action that goes with the statement "I think I'll drop on by." Every day for 10 days there was somebody near my side at my bed. Folks that decided to "drop on by."

4. I am amazed at the power of attraction that brought a sixty-year-old Caregiver to help me with my first short term goal of getting out of bed. God, the universe, the power of the laws attracted Darriel Agee to sleep on the couch near me for the first week of recovery here at the house. And oh, what a sight we were! Well over 6 feet tall, a disabled vet who was raised in the deep, deep South on a farm with 10 siblings, Darriel knew as many gospel tunes as I, and we sang and danced in the shower each morning as she cleaned me thoroughly. Darriel is a poet, and on March 28 of 2020 I will be performing my one man show to raise money for the Northern New Mexico Honor Flight. The show will open to closed curtains, and the haunting southern voice of Darriel Agee reciting "This is My Soldiers Prayer."

Wow! The powers of attraction at work in my life.

Day 21! Phase 1 of the Journey is Complete

𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭! 𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.I've done a write up collecting my thoughts and writings of the past 21 days below. How has this odyssey been for you? Are you ready for the next phase?𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱

As the future unfolds, the bits and pieces come to me and I receive them joyfully. These pieces are my intentions. I act today as if the future I have imagined has already appeared- in whole. After all, a jigsaw puzzle begins with all the pieces before us; scrambled, but all the pieces are there nonetheless. I receive each piece with glee.𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆My future includes a very fertile spiritual life-much spiritual discipline. Each day begins with prayer and meditation. Gratitude is my fuel, awe is the outcome. AA is the mission that tops the list. This is my primary purpose after all. Judaism is the mystery. Torah is the book. I've found a Torah study in my dreams. I found the Sabbath in my dreams. Action is necessary.𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹Spiritual discipline creates emotional calm. I embrace all relationships with love and tolerance. "Calm at all costs." I love my wife. Semper Fi. Intentions must follow.𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹My future includes study, and language, and music, and verse, and acting, and performance, and all with the humble spirit. What will my actions be?𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹My future is right because my health is great. Physical therapy seems to be a reoccurring theme that I will explore. I will develop a geezer WOD (Workout of the day). Thin, yet strong. Small, solid, flexible, and steady. Daily action must follow. I will follow suit.𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹/𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹My jigsaw puzzle, when assembled, includes large wealth balanced on a pedestal of largess. Louise's labs, Walton's philanthropy, Alzheimer's eradication, or creating hydrogen fuel, wealth comes to us A.I.B.M. We amass our charitable foundation, the portfolio grows as our gifting increases. "Frank" will lead the way.

Halfway There!

Somewhere around Day 10 of the Dreamquest journey, many people feel that there is a repetition that becomes less exciting and they let the journey end.Resistance, negativity - call it what you will, the most important part of any exercise is to complete the task at hand as best you can. Miss a day? Pick it up and continue to somewhere around 21 days.We are exercising our dream muscles and the intentions will come in the end. Forward, my friends!

**(𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘫𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱.)Day 12 - 2030 - There's Magic In The AirMay 18, 2030 -There's magic in the air! Magic in my life. So much to give. Living into my eighties is like living in a golden spirituality. I'm a silverback gorilla - a wizened, wealthy, gifted Gandalf in God's great realm.I serve: my spiritual community and my religious community. I bathe in gratitude and prayer every day. I'm strong in Louise's shadow and emboldened under God's shadow, too.My joy shows - others are affected by my show and the songs that accompanymy show. Frank is followed by hundreds of thousands of people; an Emmy award for "A Guru Named Frank" is on our mantle and the Grammy award for "Hold On" is, too.My Dreamquest is followed and practiced by hundreds of thousands and my November lecture is a magnet for millions of dollars of philanthropy.Daily aerobic exerciseDaily stretchingDaily mindful eatingDaily saunters with my dogsLooking for my one hundredth birthday with glee."Gifting brings the museThe muse brings musicMusic brings the moneyMoney flows to others"- JHM, 2015

We May As Well Excel

... We may as well excel.It was announced recently had a famous cartoonist had died of dementia-destitute. A man, who in his lifetime, might have seen millions of dollars pass through his hands.In response to this news I commented that, "money isn't everything - but it is 𝘰𝘯𝘦 thing. We may as well excel." To that, one Facebook user asked in disgust, "Is nothing sacred!?"

Yes, much 𝘪𝘴 sacred, including money. Manna. Possessions. Stuff. The holy books are filled with discussions concerning the correct use of capital.So let's query.The following seems to be true: Giving is excellent. Giving with grace is sacred. Living within one's means is excellent. Accumulating money for tithing as well as consumption is sacred. Building a successful business is excellent. Hiring and creating benefits for others is sacred. A lifetime of study will answer the question.

An Example of Dreamquest Dreaming

An Example of Dreamquest Dreaming from over the weekend:Day 3:"2025-2026 has been such a magical time! Louise and I have returned to Texas after our December stay in our Santa Fe home. January and February were spent in Sun City and we are surrounded by friends.

We love this community and my February performance of "A Guru Named Frank" is a sellout for Austin Classical Guitar - $50,000 so kids can have music in school.Spiritual community meetings, and the Sun City Jewish Community fuel my spiritual quest.Torah study is sublime.I wrote a line in my song "Cross Your Heart" That went like this: "We have kept a promise, time has given us what vows can't do." That line calls to the fact that love becomes stronger over time, and ours certainly has.I'm able to speak Spanish understandably and continue to study each day.I have finished the studio work on CD number five.My wife is impacting the world as she continues her work with the Walton family.I'm a 75-year-old man, my weight is 155 pounds I'm fit as I stretch and exercise every day.My G-d what a wonderful life!"I've written this in the year 2019. This is my 35th Dreamquest.I am merely exercising my dream muscles as I spend each of 21 consecutive days imagining a period of time sometime in the future.I have cut out piles of pictures that represent a time and space that looks much like these events.I try to imagine how my life will be shaped spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically and materially.Is it probable that all of this will occur on time?Are these Benchmarks that I will check off by working hard?Are these all daunting tasks?Not probable-but possible.I may receive bits, pieces, or parts or all of everything I have written. And if I do, as I do, I will celebrate the fact that G-d created the ether that allowed me to imagine and shape such a wonderful life!

The Dreamquest Journal

My book is ready to start the journey - the book that will be with me during this 36th year of Dreamquest visioning.I thought I'd share a few pics of my book for 2019 - maybe it will help some of you get started!I'm excited to begin!