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What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a very pleasant state of mind, very similar to day dreaming – it is not always a 'deep' trance although there are different levels of hypnosis, it is not always necessary for someone to be in a very 'deep state of trance' in order to get the change they require. Hypnosis is really natural state of mind and is an important part of everyday life. Whenever our mind wanders, daydreams or is focused on something, such as reading a book, driving a familiar route, watching a film we are in a state of hypnosis. Brain scans on people who are in hypnosis state show that brain wave activity moves from a Beta state to an Alpha state, and sometimes a Theta state. This is not dissimilar to the pattern of brain activity during meditation.
If I am hypnotised will I know what is happening to me?
Do we give up control of our mind to someone else when we are reading a book or watching a film? In situations like this you are in a hypnotic trance because you are very absorbed in the activity you are doing – just like when you doze on your settee at home with the television on in the background, you may drift up and down in a relaxed state of mind but you are aware of sound from the TV even though you are not watching it.
Whatever or whomever hypnotises you; you always have the power to resist.
As the client, you will decide how comfortable you feel in relaxing into hypnosis, it is up to you how deeply you wish to go. A hypnotherapist is a guide or a catalyst, helping you on a journey, but the change can only be made by you.
How does hypnosis feel?
Hypnosis is a natural state of mind; people are often surprised that they hear every word and could get up and walk out of the room at any moment. Unless you enter a deeper state, you may not seem any different, just very relaxed. It's a bit like when you drift off to sleep at night, that stage when you are not quite awake and not quite asleep, you may feel a sense of weightlessness or you may feel heaviness as all your muscles relax. Everyone experiences it differently and my clients really enjoy how relaxing it can be.
How can Therapeutic Coaching help me?
Therapeutic Coaching is powerful hybrid of hypnotherapy & clinical therapies. Therapeutic Coaching can you help with
- Stress & managing stress triggers
- Anxiety & managing anxiety triggers
- Fears
- Phobias
- Low Mood
- Panic symptoms
- Negative thoughts
- Stuck emotional states
- Relationship Issues
- Career decisions and Career change
- Clarity for making important life changes
- Mindfulness
What will happen in a therapeutic coaching session:
You will be asked to complete and return a questionnaire prior to your first session. We will work together towards your desired change and review how you respond to different therapeutic techniques. During the session you will experience hypnotherapy and trance work, I will also teach you strategies and tools to use after you leave the therapy room in some cases It may be appropriate to teach you self-hypnosis. You may be given techniques or visualisations to practise in readiness for a follow up session; sometimes I ask clients to complete small tasks involving mindfulness techniques. Clients will receive a copy of my relaxation MP3 and supporting worksheets if applicable to your therapy sessions.
Will I remember the session?
Another misconception is that you won't be able to remember anything that went on in the session. The truth is that you will be able to remember most of it.
Any portions not remembered, will be where your mind has drifted off to some distant thought or memory.
How many sessions will I need?
Clients book therapeutic coaching sessions as a package. Following this, clients may choose 'top up' sessions or additional sessions to learn specific strategies such as improving confidence with public speaking or dealing with work related issues such as success in interviews or observations.
Sessions must be paid for in advance. Clients can pay via Bank Transfer. An invoice is raised listing the sessions purchased. In some cases a 'split payment' may be agreed. Please ask at the time of booking. Please see Terms and Conditions.
How do I pay for sessions?
Sessions can be paid for by bank transfer, card payments on a secure system (please bring your mobile phone to ensure you can pay via my wifi connection) or cash. I regret I am unable to accept cheques.
For a first session it is usual for to pay a deposit of £20 – this is non refundable if you cancel within 24 hours of your appointment time. This can be paid in advance of your appointment by bank transfer or in person at my office in the Bow Street Centre Guisborough.
What happens if I am unable to come to a session?
Sometimes life gets in the way and this can affect your attendance, please notify me as soon as possible. Notification within 48 hours of your appointment will mean that you will receive a pro rata refund of 95%. This is due to additional costs already applied by my banking system and fees for taking payment. Refunds within 24 hours are at the discretion of Julie Phillips Ltd.
Can you work for employees in company?
Yes, I already offer this type of work for local businesses, please ask your HR Department to get in touch.
Is There A Reason I Shouldn't Have Hypnotherapy or Therapeutic Coaching ?
If you have been diagnosed with clinical depression, schizophrenia or epilepsy then you should speak to your doctor prior to undertaking therapeutic coaching. If you are seeking help for a serious alcohol addiction you will also need to speak to your GP before I can work with you. Therapeutic Coaching is not a replacement for medical advice.
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Julie Phillips Ltd and Julie Phillips Therapeutic Coaching are GDPR Compliant. Your email address, your first name and your sir name are only used with reference to the newsletter and advertising to people who sign up to that news letter. When you sign up for a Free offer of an audio track or the Free Resources you are also signing up to be added to the news letter list of Julie Phillips Therapeutic Coaching under the company Julie Phillips Ltd. Mailchimp is the server used for Julie Phillips Therapeutic Coaching and their details in relation to GDPR can be located here:
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As a client you may choose to fill in a questionnaire – this is not stored on any computer and will be shredded immediately after your session.


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Dresses for women's
As regards textiles, designers are choosing mostly lightweight materials such as cotton, viscose, linen and jersey. In terms of colours and patterns are still choicer: floral or animal prints, stripes or polka dots, classic paisley motif extravagant and many more. Summer dresses combine the best sandals, the neckline with closed toe or peep-toe. If you are now thinking that winter clothes to go into hibernation, you're wrong! Even with temperatures or with snow, women should not surrender to clothing. There are many fine and warm materials like wool or silk which, combined with colored socks and hot accessories, make it a pleasure to wear the clothes even in winter!
Trends characterized the spring fashion this year on the big fashion shows of the metropolises. Designs, cuts and colors of clothing, which will soon be available in the framework of the season change in stores, are inspired by the creations of the most famous fashion designers. So attentive follower of driving in Paris, London and New York advance know which spring fashion be expected will be trends in the coming months. Don't miss the sales start; many fashion fans use the opportunity to purchase the new fashion directly over the Internet, as soon as they were informed that the new spring fashion trends are available email newsletters of your favorite online shops in. So they save visiting crowded shopping streets looking cutting-edge fashion.
Many women are aware of the problem: in the evening after work one is simply too exhausted to drive in the city, going to several stores for women's fashion, and to compare the offer. Such shopping has often little to do with fun and relaxation! Who has little time or simply don't want to spend his spare time in crowded stores, should look for an alternative. OWNOW is the solution. On OWNOW, there is a wide selection of women's clothing of various models, collections and styles. One clicks through the various offers, compares, considering and assembles the appropriate outfit. Also the matching neck scarf, a chic bag from Marc Jacobs, fashion jewellery or even a new pair of shoes by Buffalo for women can be found at OWNOW.
The serving of the people is very versatile and strong importance
Clothing is the generic term for all items of clothing which serve the concealment of the human body.
Distinction is essentially between clothing for women, men or children, where the names of sports or swimwear covering, for example, its own clothing.
This is supported first and foremost to the wrapping of the body, protects them as well as the skin but also external factors such as cold, heat, dirt, or solar radiation.
Moreover you can express its personality with the choice of clothing but also because different looks that should say or affirm a special image mostly about the carriers arise due to the many different types of clothing and styles.
So it is probably not to doubt that a man in a fine suit clearly legitimate acts as he would have for example a sports tracksuit. "Clothes make the man" - this is just even today.
Generally, there are clothes in various variants, which differ depending on the occasion or function. For example, festive clothing, Sports - fitness clothing, swimwear, traditional clothing as costumes and fan apparel and uniforms, which varies depending on the profession is to name a few.
Skinny jeans trend
Skinny Jeans set the scene in the shops and on the streets for some time. There is good news for those who are already proud owner of one of these pants or figure-hugging MET jeans: jeans trend remains. The skintight tubes, which are made mostly with elastin content to optimize their fit, be still stuck in boots and boots or high heels and pumps. Often trend combined these jeans with the destroyed look, so that the tight pants are decorated by cracks, patches and holes. In contrast to the destroyed jeans Skinny Jeans became popular through the metal scene in the 80s. After trend relatively quickly again this jeans had fallen into oblivion, celebrities such as Kate Moss and various pop bands rediscovered in the new millennium it and the pants are one of the fashion must-haves at all now.
Know more at http://www.ownow.com
Versatility of fashion
Each season is rich in trends and must-haves! Colors, cuts and trendy accessories: As soon as the major catwalk shows in the fashion capitals demonstrated that, fit we look forward, to marvel at the new collections and select the highlights, best to own type. A new pair of jeans should be every year on the clothing wish list, because jeans are real classics in women's fashion and simple to combine. Casual or elegant. Decide how you like to wear your jeans pants. You love it, to emphasize your feminine side? Stylish clothes play cleverly with your female charms. Discreetly, trendy or traditional - dresses look about the same in the category you and find the perfect dress to your own style. A new season is upon us and as always you lack the matching jacket? Sporty, elegant or total words: Discover your new favorite jacket for the season now!
Know more at http://www.ownow.com
The pants for spring summer 2015 are incredibly beautiful. In this guide you will find the most important trends for the new season.
The pants are now an integral part of every woman's wardrobe, and although this summer we will see many dresses and a rather feminine mood, trousers were not forgotten. Show, followed by the feminine and stylish mood that characterizes the collections for spring and summer 2015.
Here are the ' pants ' trend that we have seen on the catwalks:
Return large trousers, full volumes, but we will also see more streamlined silhouette, even some really tight pants.
Are both pretty female models typically masculine ones?
Dior fashion show opened with elegant white pants, followed immediately by (still) a pair of white pants, this time with a ' floral ' band at the bottom of the leg (see the second photo in our gallery) and with that we said it all: the white pants are always a must-have for your wardrobe. In addition to the (many) white pants from Dior, we saw them on many other catwalks.
Many even trousers with fantasies ' all over ', many 70's prints.
Long trousers are also 70's bell-shaped or slightly less exasperated but always with an allure seventies
Make their return also knee trousers as seen from Jill Sander (on this catwalk even formal trousers with pretty masculine cuts).
Always talking about lengths vary, from the knee down to the ground. Also loved the pants that leave the ankle.
Go fashion is the high-wasted pants and those for life (more) low or medium.
A very characteristic trend for this season is the use of perforated materials, a trend that also involves the pants.
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Fashion spring/summer 2015 trends
The trend total-look jean
The romantic trend
The military trend
The sportswear trend
Just as his girlfriend the military trend, fashionable sportswear continues its path in 2015, to the delight of the fans of clothing and comfortable
Mix streetwear trends and pop-culture of the past season, the sportswear of this spring-summer fashion is very cool, with a 1990s touch and comfortable to wear materials!
The strengths
Technical materials, such as neoprene
The Velvet of the 1990s is back, but especially on accessories, like the big favorites
Large vintage darlings, so
Prin pop-culture and regressive
The teddy's and other sportswear jackets
The Fishnet is a material of the season
In casual matters, but worked patterned shorts. For example, a short cord with a quilted effect.
Lose t-shirt
The crop-tops
The pristine white sneakers, an essential piece of this spring-summer
The clamping
Pouches and hulls of funny smartphones, in the form of cones of French fries or ice for example
Bright colors, but especially the blue and Red
The Place to Be
In a drawing animated 1990s or an exhibition of street art
Your pairs
Bart Simpson and his skateboard
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How beauty must wedding guests dressed?
Yes, on Weddings mostly a lot of good-looking single relatives and friends of the bride and groom romp. All right that you want to take advantage of your opportunity. Convinced better charm than by physical stimuli. Shoulder Bustier dresses, deep back cutouts, or exciting corsets are a matter of the bride. On the civil registry office in the Church should your shoulders to be covered and the snippet does not go up to the neckline. Exception: On the next ball, the guests can wear shoulder evening gowns.
Can I wear a pair of pants at the wedding ceremony?
A pair of jeans should not be the most beautiful day of your friend, but there is nothing against a chic pantsuit.
Can I wear the registry office dress at the ball?
If you need to pay attention on your budget or have no time, great to move you, there are a few tricks as you make a dress two outfits. Choose a dress, the both Ball suitable for, as also formally is enough for the Church, such as a strapless cocktail dress. In the Church, you combine the dress with ballerinas and a short jacket. To the ball you need to replace only the flat shoes to high heels undress jacket - and already, you're done! (Know more at http://www.ownow.com)
OWNOW trendy dresses
Highlights the bestseller by OWNOW are extravagant dresses for that special occasion. The cuts are mostly individual, Beauty and have a certain touch of glamour. Whether classic shift dress or Bustier dress, modern evening or cocktail dress, trendy summer Maxi dress. A special highlight in our shop is the category "Dresses – Petite" for small women. At a glance you find clothes that are not too long or too far. OWNOW dresses are stylish and elegant, but also suitable for everyday use and simple. Every wardrobe of woman pimp these dresses on. Dresses are real all-rounders and may lack in any wardrobe. The typical customer of OWNOW loves to try out the latest dresses trends and thus to underline their personal style. Quality and style at affordable prices - that is OWNOW.
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Bauerlein noted, "It blows my mind that when I got into counseling I had no idea I would get into the issues I did, especially with the kids.... I am amazed what kids are going through in Santa Paula."
And Bauerlein said middle school students are her particular favorites: "I have worked at all levels, even college, but I love middle school. I love the community of Santa Paula; I got my start here at Renaissance High School."
It is "amazing what our students are going through, positive things" as well as situations and challenges that Bauerlein said are often sad and troubling. But, "I absolutely love it and wouldn't be anywhere else."
"Thank you for contributing to the lives of our students," said Schuck.
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Glasses :view Change by Luo Shuzhen
Luo Shuzhen Shows The View Change Glasses
LUO SHUZHEN, the creator of the award winning project Glasses by LUO SHUZHEN explains, Trying to reflect on accustomed viewing behavior, hoping to break the traditional stereotype of glasses, explore a new viewing perspective, so as to obtain a new form of discourse. The principle of goggles and mirror materials are applied to the glasses structure. The mirror materials will refract the view from different angles, so that the wearer can obtain a unique visual experience. It will create a new communication method..
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For effective business marketing, promotional calendars always worked significantly. Being a printing store, we provide promotional calendar printing services so that you can have promotional calendars too at highly affordable prices. In our collection, we have provided numerous pre-made designs from where you can choose the right design for your business. With our customization tool, you can edit designs according to your choice. Our tool gives full-fledged access to your creativity and you can design a calendar for your business purpose if you want. If you have a pre-made design for your calendar, you can upload that too so that we can print that on your calendar. We provide table and wall calendars that are described below;
Promotional Table Calendar to make an amazing desk stand
From our store, you can get promotional table calendar too. Depending on your requirement, your table calendar can be of single or multiple pages. The calendar with multiple pages proves to be more result-oriented because of many pages carrying graphics and message of your company. On every page, you can print full-fledged graphics. When the recipient will use your promotional item in his or her home or office, the name of your company will be flaunted and an easy promotion will take place. By imprinting enticing scenery and graphics, you can make your table more alluring so that it can be used by recipients without keeping any doubt.
Printed 2019 calendars for easy promotion throughout the year
Just like table calendars, you can get personalized wall calendars too. From the store, you can get either single or multiple pages calendar. With printed 2019 calendar, you can rest assured that your business will be promoted for at least a year. It can be said that just by investing once in a promotional calendar, you can promote your business for a year that is quite a beneficial way of promoting a business.


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Anna (Anita) Allouche, PNP – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Anita Allouche completed her MS in Nursing at the University of California at San Francisco in 2015. She graduated with a BSN from Columbia University in 2010, and also holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College. Anita grew up in the Dominican Republic, and began working in healthcare at the age of 16. She has worked as a home health aide, nursing assistant, EMT, and RN. She joined us at Ravenswood in 2011 as a nurse, and transitioned to the NP role in 2015.
Michelle Buccholz, FNP – Family Nurse Practitioner
Michelle was raised in the Bay Area, but left California to pursue studies in International Health at Georgetown University. After her undergraduate training, Michelle worked with public health organizations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a community health researcher and educator. Michelle subsequently earned her BSN and MS degrees at the University of Pennsylvania as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Prior to joining Ravenswood in 2016, she practiced at a federally qualified health center and a psychiatric hospital in Philadelphia. Michelle is particularly passionate about health care for the homeless, and integrating mental health care in the primary care setting. In her spare time, Michelle enjoys traveling, open water swimming, camping, and cooking.
Nina Chu, NP – Nurse Practitioner
Nina earned her undergraduate degree in Human Biology with a concentration in Community Health and Child Development from Stanford University in 2012, and went on to complete her training to become both a Registered Nurse and a Nurse Practitioner at the University of California at San Francisco after a stint as a project coordinator at the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities. Nina completed her Family Nurse Practitioner Residency at Ravenswood, and came back to join us full-time in 2017. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and taking dance classes.
Bradley Hamann, MHS, PA – Family Practice Physician Assistant
Brad completed the Physician Assistant Program at Duke University Medical Center in 2003, after serving with the Peace Corps for two years in Ecuador following his 1996 graduation from the University of California at San Diego with a BS in Biochemistry. For five years prior to joining Ravenswood, he was a PA at the Family HealthCare Network in Orosi, California.
Doriel Pearson-Nishioka, MS, PA-C – Pediatric Physician Assistant
Doriel completed her Masters of Science in PA studies at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1986. She holds a BS in Medical Science and a MS in Child Health. She is board certified by the NCCPA in Family Medicine with a practice emphasis in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. She has worked professionally as a Pediatric PA since 1986 in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, school based health centers, community based health centers, and academic teaching hospitals including UCLA and Stanford Medical Centers. She has enjoyed a robust career in pediatric medicine and is passionate about child and adolescent wellness, and dedicated to serving her community. When Doriel is not working she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and attending music, dance, and theater arts performances. Habla Espanol.
Erin Li, NP – Nurse Practitioner
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Lisa Lestishock, PNP – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Lisa Lestishock joined our pediatric team in 2002. Her first encounter with community medicine was as a public health nurse in the barrio of Guatemala City. She completed nurses training at Villanova University and Advanced Practice Pediatric Nursing at University of California, San Francisco. Lisa splits her time between Ravenswood and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, where she works on their mobile clinic and specializes in the care of high-risk and homeless adolescents.
Rebecca Pinto, PA – Physician Assistant, Certified
Rebecca is a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine's Physician Associate program, and is a Board Certified Physician Assistant in Primary Care and Surgery. She has over 30 years of experience in gynecology, adolescent medicine, and primary care. Rebecca was a long-time staff member at Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, where she was Lead Clinician and Trainer.
Jasmine Ruiz, FNP – Family Practice
Jasmine Ruiz, FNP received her Master's in Science from Chamberlain University in 2018. Before becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner, she was employed at Ravenswood as a Pediatric Registered Nurse for 4 years. Jasmine currently volunteers her time with the American Heart Association and National Association of Hispanic Nurses to provide blood pressure checks and community education .
In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her family and travel the world
Ivonne Velado, MHS, PA-C – Family Practice Physician Assistant
Ivonne completed the Physician Assistant Program at Duke University Medical Center in 2001, after graduating from the University of California at San Diego with a double major in Biology and Literature in 1995. Prior to joining our staff at Ravenswood, Ivonne worked as a PA at Willow Clinic, and at Family Healthcare Network in Visalia, California.
Amy Wolfe, RNP, MPH – Family Nurse Practitioner
Amy joined our Ravenswood staff in December 2001, and has provided primary care services to adult patients since the day our clinic opened. She received her MPH from the University of California at Los Angeles, and worked for six years as a research assistant at the University of California at San Francisco's Center for Reproductive Health Policy. She completed her second Master's degree in the UCSF Family Nurse Practitioner program in 2000, and spent 7 months working in Ecuador in rural and urban settings before coming to Ravenswood.


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By GoSeeAustralias Agnes and Nick
Waterside Bonnie Doon is just 2.5 hours drive from Melbourne, 39km from Yea and 22km from Mansfield, on the shores of Lake Eildon.
It is an easy to get to escape for people who aim to Go Make Some Memories and we did.
So the three-day second annual Bonnie Doon Music and Buskers Festival 2015 was a great excuse for us to check out the serenity at this lovely lakeside town.
Bonnie Doon has a general store, petrol station which also caters to boating needs, the Bonnie Bar and the Bonnie Doon Hotel, together with two caravan parks.
We set up our camper trailer on Friday afternoon at the Bonnie Doon Caravan Park, which is right on the waters edge, and close to the football ground where the Music Festival was held. The park has excellent facilities for families, including a swimming pool with toddlers pool, jumping pillow, playground and large well equipped camp kitchen with barbecue hut next door. There is also an on-site kiosk/cafe with shaded veranda. The kiosk stocks basic groceries, ice creams, drinks and there is take away food available as well.
Bonnie Doon Caravan Park Camp Kitchen
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It is spring here in Happy Valley. We have more than mice, wasps and bears. This robin's nest is on the railing of our front deck. They hatched this morning and it now seems to be dinner time.
Posts Tagged 'Bears'
Wasps and Bears and Birds Oh My
Posted in Lifes Observations, Uncategorized, tagged Bears, Birds, country, Mouse Poop, Wasps on June 3, 2013| 1 Comment »
And Then Came the Wasps
Posted in Lifes Observations, tagged Bears, funny, Wasps on May 24, 2013| 2 Comments »
In my last sermon to you we discussed bears. But this week has proved that there are worse beasts out there than the bears. There are wasps. Not the regular run of the mill outdoor wasps. No, we are talking about the dreaded indoor wasps. That's right we have indoor wasps. The first one I found buzzing around the window. No problem probably followed us through the door when we got home. I trapped him with a paper towel and set him free. The second wasp? eh, he too may have entered when the door was open. He was a little more aggressive and I had to catch him with a cup and show him the door.
The third. well I was watching the television when I heard my wife, whom we know runs yelling barefoot at agitated bears, screaming like a little girl "A Wasp, Another Wasp!" I thought for sure she had been stung to elicit such a response. But no, she was not wearing her contacts and she picked up what she thought was some cat food off the counter but it turned out to be a fuzzy buzzing wasp. Both woman and wasp survived the ordeal. But I started to get the inkling that we had a problem.
The next few wasps were found in our bedroom. At least they are easy to find. Just watch the cats when they start leaping at the walls and ceiling we pretty much know Where to find the wasps. So far nobody has been stung and no wasps have met their end. We have determined that they must be coming from the light fixture in our bathroom.
At least we know what my next project will bee.
Country Living is the Place for Me
Posted in Lifes Observations, tagged Bears, dogs, forest, Mice on May 19, 2013| 4 Comments »
Think you have trouble with mice? We have black bears. Years ago my wife heard the neighbors dog barking in his yard. Max was not much of a barker, but when he did that baritone voice of his rattled windows and shook the doors
My wife looked outside and there was Max on one side of his chain link fence arguing with the bear on the other side. The fence in question is waist high, not exactly an obstacle for dog or bear. Both were posturing waiting for the other to make the first move.
My wife ran outside yelling at the bear. While black bears are not particularly nice, they will back away from people if given the chance. But can we count on that? Do we know what the bear thinks? Max was facing a fight he could not win and my wife was not about to let that happen. So there my wife went out the door, in bare feet, hands waving in the air yelling at the top of her lungs at an already agitated bear. When I heard the story I knew I would put my money on my wife and it appears so would the bear. With an arrogant huff the bear slowly meandered back into the woods.
There was also the bear who raided our bird feeders. We have a cast iron shepherds hook that holds the feeders. Rather than stand up and take the food this lazy bear bent the Shepherds hook in half. I was able to bend it back with an industrial clamp and a lot of cursing. The really annoying part came later when I ventured to the top of the driveway and saw our garbage strewn across the street. Along with the garbage of several neighbors. That was a fun time.
Then there was the time I was washing dishes and glanced out the window only to see a large bear wandering in our yard with two cubs in tow. My wife looked out but couldn't see the bear. "No, not near the woods, right here under the window" The look on her face was priceless when she looked down and there was the bear looking up at her.
One evening last fall I stepped onto our front porch to find a little bear running up and down tree trunks. We watched him for a while then we heard something much larger rustling in the leaves just behind the garage. With the reminder that momma bear wasn't far behind we retired back into the house letting the bears do whatever it is bears do.
A few weeks ago I was taking the dog for her final walk of the evening, we got all the way to the end of the porch when we came face to face with the largest bear I've yet to come across. We all took a good long look at each other before slowly backing away. The bear headed off into the woods the dog and I slipped back into the house where I told my wife that we were going to hold off on our walk for a little while to give the gigantic bear a few moments to leave the area. At that moment she got a text from our neighbor trying to warn us about the very large bear that just walked through their fence and was heading our way.
And just in case you are wondering we also have mice.


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Virtual Meditative Walk
Can Virtual Reality help patients with chronic pain?
Dr. Diane Gromala and her team at Pain Studies Lab explore complex questions about human experience and pain.
The Virtual Meditative Walk (VMW) is a VR system incorporating biofeedback sensors, virtual environment and stereoscopic sound (see Figure 1). It was designed and developed to help chronic pain patients practice Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR) by providing real-time environment changes, which allows patients to see a mirrored version of themselves and to learn to control inner emotional states while immersed in a relaxing setting.
Results of the first experiments to validate the current design indicate that the Virtual Meditative Walk VR system impact chronic pain patients' pain level and tends to reduce their pain after the VR trial. While further experiments are needed, these are encouraging findings for the six million Canadians – a staggering 19% of the population – reported by Statistics Canada as suffering from chronic pain.
The team is continuing its work while VR headsets are becoming more accessible and popular. It is important to note that it is not VR itself that helps the patients, but the specific design and experience produced by the Pain studies Lab team through this interactive system. Dr. Gromala indicates in a recent article of the Globe and Mail that "People suffering from chronic pain would find 85 per cent of currently available off-the-shelf VR games inappropriate," mostly because of all the flickering, rapid movements and eventful soundtrack.


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Argan oil: Rich in omega-3, this oil helps restore lip moisture while demonstrating anti-inflammatory, healing and regenerative properties.
Squalane: Derived from Mediterranean olive oil, this botanical lipid mimics human skin lipids in molecular structure to help replenish their natural levels. Squalane conditions and hydrates lips, improves elasticity and boosts the lips' ability to naturally repair. Demonstrates strong antioxidant properties to protect from damaging free radicals.
Wild musk rose oil: This oil has been used for centuries for wound healing. Rich in Vitamin A, musk rose oil promotes lip repair and regeneration. Contains high amounts of omega-3 and omega-6.
Jojoba oil: This oil, with potent bio-mimetic properties, improves lip moisture and forms a protective barrier for the lips.
Borage oil: Also known as starflower oil, this oil demonstrates strong anti-inflammatory properties. It soothes damaged and irritated lips and alleviates the inflammatory symptoms associated with skin disorders.
Cotton seed oil: This oil has strong emollient properties due to the high amount of unsaturated fatty acids.
Linseed oil: This oil, also known as flax seed oil, is rich in omega-3 and omega-6. Helps to improve moisture and soothe the lips.
Red palm oil: This botanical oil has excellent moisturizing and soothing properties. Rich in vitamin A, palm oil promotes natural lip repair and regeneration. It also demonstrates antioxidant properties.
Shea butter: A natural lipid extracted from the seeds of Shea tree or Karite'. Demonstrates excellent moisturising, softening, smoothing and restructuring properties.
Lip Treatment Oil contains two potent peptides that stimulate natural collagen production and lip repair. This has a visible impact on the lip shape and improvement of lip volume and texture.
Botanical extracts
Bidens pilosa extract: Extracted from the plant originating in South America. This botanical demonstrates retinoid-like effects and thus stimulates extracellular matrix elements and increases growth factors to enhance lip renewal for long-term anti-aging benefits.
Portulaca pilosa extract: Also known as "Kiss me quick", this botanical boosts production of hyaluronic acid to increase lip volume, hydration and softness.
Shiso leaf extract: Rich in polyphenols, this extract demonstrates antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-allergic properties. Shiso leaf acts as a powerful antioxidant defending from free radical damage. This botanical is well-known in Kampo medicine for its strong detox properties.
Vitamin A: Lip Treatment Oil contains retinol ester, a derivate of vitamin A that enhances cell communication, promotes collagen production and encourages the lip renewal process.
Vitamin E: An antioxidant with a key role in the protection of cellular membranes from free radicals. Vitamin E (tocopherol) is the major antioxidant in the human epidermis with strong protective effects against UV-induced skin damage.
Other ingredients
Hyaluronic acid: An important natural component of skin. Zelens uses a low-molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HA) with unique moisturising properties. HA improves lip moisture and helps to elevate the appearance of lip texture, shape, and volume.
Phospholipids: Major building components in the structure of any cellular membrane essential for all vital physiological processes. These natural skin-identical ingredients demonstrate moisturising, restructuring and protective properties.
Sphingolipids: Lipid molecules with strengthening, restructuring, repairing and moisturising properties. Reinforce barrier function, improve elasticity and demonstrate soothing and softening properties.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae extract: A natural extract from the yeast cells (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae). Increases cell respiration and metabolism, stimulates oxygen consumption and helps tissue repair and wound healing. Demonstrates anti-inflammatory and protective properties.
Sodium chondroitin sulfate: A natural molecule present in connective tissue cross-linking with the collagen. Demonstrates firming properties to give the matrix a distinct 3D structure.


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How Rahul Gandhi is forging a personal connection with Gujarat
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach and Rahul took a lot of advantage of the Gujarati fondness for food.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach and Rahul took a lot of advantage of the Gujarati fondness for food.
Behind the dramatic impact of note ban was a long, carefully planned, secret operation that no one got a whiff of — except a chosen few.
With mass malware attacks becoming common, you should watch out for suspicious activity on your computer that you might ignore as random malfunction.
Be ready to shell out more if you are travelling by train in an AC coach or by air in business class as the Goods and Services Tax is set to roll out on July 1.
Retailers have announced discounts to clear inventories due to the new indirect tax regime, the Goods and Services Tax, coming into force from July 1.
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Men's Retreat
This Event is Held Each Spring
In 2018, men from Mountain View and other churches in the region gathered for a weekend aimed to refresh, rejuvenate and revitalize. The speaker, Ron Laeger, has a passion to see men grow strong in Christ. He has been doing this in the business world and in church ministry. Ron is a husband, father and grandfather. The theme for the weekend came from Ephesians 2:10, "For we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."
Location: Dunes Bible Camp (just North of Long Beach, WA)
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Summertime eating is one of my favorites about this time of year. This is such a great way to take advantage of the longer days, sun and moments with the ones you love. But when it comes to eating outside it becomes the worry of being able to keep your food fresh. Did you know the higher the heat, you could run the risk of your or another person getting food poisoning? Common sense right? Well, these should be. But I have gone to parties and have gotten sick and wondered why, and maybe you did too?
Being a host you cannot fall asleep on these tips to keep your Picnic and BBQ Food safe during Summer outdoor fun!
Everyone including the Cook needs to wash there hands! Common sense rule#1, Keep those hands clean. If you are making a salad and using your hands after you handled raw or chicken juices can cause potential contamination. While cooking outside make sure you keep a hose close by or use hand sanitizer. The best part is your keeping those hands clean and your food fresh!
Use Separate Plates! Common Sense Rule #2. Some might forget food they had raw food they can still serve on. No this is not correct! This will really run the chance of you getting some type of food-borne illness.
Keep Certain Foods at Proper Temperature! I am famous in the summer for making my Potato or Tuna Macaroni salads. They have mayo and other ingredients that can spoil fast. If you have no access to a refrigerator, keep an outdoor cooler with a temp of 40 degrees F at least. Keeping the lid closed as much as you can. Store in the refrigerator as soon as you can. For meat dishes make sure you serve your meats at their required temperature. You can check you' re food with a cooking thermometer. Never keep any foods at room temperature foods especially if they have been out for more than 2 hours.
When it comes to having fun and having a good time. You will not want to risk it all from careless mistakes. Keep it Fresh my friends!


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Colless to ride Tyzone in Ramornie
Glen Colless will ride Eye Liner runner-up Tyzone (orange) in the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
Glen Colless will ride Tyzone as the veteran jockey attempts to win the Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton for the first time.
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds had originally planned to book James Orman for Tyzone in Wednesday's Listed 1200m-sprint but he will be overseas.
"Apparently James had mixed up his booking for a trip to Hong Kong so he isn't available," Edmonds said.
"Jeff Lloyd will be back from South Africa on Tuesday but he wasn't keen to go to Grafton so close to getting back."
Edmonds said he was happy to book Colless who began his riding career in the NSW Northern Rivers.
"Glen is a multiple Group One winning jockey and he has won a stack of races for us," Edmonds said.
"Tyzone is a pretty foolproof horse and Glen will suit him."
Tyzone has been a model of consistency since joining Edmonds' stable having won at the Gold Coast and Doomben before being second in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at his last start.
Edmonds has resisted the temptation to step Tyzone up too far in grade this winter.
"We had the Eye Liner and Ramornie in mind for him all along. He has done well since the Eye Liner and I would be disappointed if he didn't race well," Edmonds.
It has been a top year for Edmonds who is chasing his eighth stakes win for the season.
There were 30 entries for the Ramornie which has a capacity field of 16 plus four emergencies.
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This week has been a little slower than normal for me. I am catching up on titles and finally going to be able to take it slower. So this is what I am reading now, waiting for, and what I recommend! I hope that you enjoy this week's picks! Let me know in the comments what you are reading, waiting for, and one title that you recommend!
After DNFing this book around 3 times I am finally committed to really trying to read this one and I have to tell you although I already know what twist is coming I am really enjoying this one.
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns #1) by Kendare Blake
About the Book:
When kingdom come, there will be one.
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic.
Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth.
Each sister has to fight for it. And it's not just a game of win or lose…it's life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.
The last queen standing gets the crown.
I am a die hard fan of anything and everything from Sherry Ficklin! So of course I am so excited to be able to read her newest title! Its out in Oct. make sure to click the links below and add it to your Goodreads TBR list as well as preorder it via Amazon!
Demons Lie
About the Book:
Rule #1 Demons Lie
Orphaned by an unspeakable evil, Aria Dupree is the last of her line. A powerful witch tasked with guarding the boundaries between our world and the world of demons who prey on humankind, Aria has gone rogue.
Now she's out to find and destroy every single gateway into our world and kill every demon that she can find — including the one who murdered her mother.
But, as it turns out, hunting is the easy part; it's graduating high school that might kill her.
Red Prairie Texas isn't just another stop on her demon hunting world tour and an unlikely alliance might be exactly what she needs to keep from becoming a slave to the very darkness she's been fighting against.
Because the devil is coming down to Texas — and only Aria can keep all hell from breaking loose.
This week I recommend Wandfasted which is set before The Black Witch I have to say that this was one of the best Novella stories that I have EVER read! This is what a novella should be!
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Magic, romance and adventure collide in WANDFASTED, the irresistible ebook prequel to THE BLACK WITCH
"When they painted "Heretics" on our barn and set fire to it, I thought that was the worst it could get.
Until they sent the dragons.
But they didn't count on us having dragons of our own.
And they certainly didn't count on Her.
Our Great Mage.
The Bringer of Fire.
The Storm of Death.
The Crow Sorceress.
Our Deliverance.
The Black Witch."
- From WANDFASTED
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Many have asked and wondered how this JADESCAPE name comes about, what it means, etc.
Here's a quick summary:
Jadescape derives its name from a precious material, Jade which represents both the elegance & the grandeur of tranquil lush greenery, while Scape represents the scenic picturesque landscaping.
Put them together, you get Jadescape and it is thus be characterize by the extensive tranquility and greenery within the entire Jadescape development and envisions itself to be a development of great concept as well as value and nature.


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Victorian Crazy Patchwork Stockings course
This one day course will give you an insight into the traditions of crazy patchwork as well as the practical skills learnt to put together the fabrics and embellish with decorative stitching. Gather together all your little scraps of sumptuous velvets, lace, buttons, beads and ribbons and bring them along to create a traditionally Victorian crazy patchwork Christmas stocking.
Predominantly hand sewing. Bring a sewing machine if you have one.
You will need to bring: Bring basic sewing kit plus you may bring any embellishments, buttons, ribbons, lace etc. but there will be a selection available to choose from as well.
Tutor: Stephanie Jacobs
Stephanie Jacobs is a textile artist and tutor with a passion for rural crafts. She has achieved City and Guilds level 3 in Patchwork and Quilting and is a member of 'Made in Shropshire', a group of quality craft artists.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is an outdoor site. Most areas are wheelchair accessible, but please be aware that the farm yard is cobbled and the ground often uneven. If you have any access concerns, please contact us. When booking please advise us of any medical conditions or special requirements.
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Holmes, 25, was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in the death of 19-year-old Christopher Tromly from Hampton. In a scathing condemnation, Crawford criticized Tromly's parents, the State & country for failing to pay the reparations that could have prevented Tromly's death.
"The self indulged Tromly family says they have been waiting 6½ years for justice for the death of their vain and morally reprobate son. We have been waiting over 400 years for justice for the atrocities committed against our ancestors. While it shouldn't be, it is necessary to remind white America they have yet to pay reparations for slavery. There is only one word that can describe this kind of perverted narcissism: hypocrisy."
Tromly was fatally wounded in (what white media is referring to as) a botched robbery on May 21, 2002, at an automated teller machine in Hampton's Willow Oaks neighborhood. He had withdrawn $40 (of what is now being recognized as Holmes' money) from the SunTrust ATM when two men tried to rob him. Tromly was shot three times as he drove away from the ATM.


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Our first morning in Israel… and actually alert, I might add. Amazing what sleeping horizontally can do for a person!
And our first stop was not disappointing. We headed north a few miles to Caesarea. It was built by Herod the Great (or Not-So-Great, depending on who you ask) as a tribute to Rome for being chosen as a king. He built an entire Roman city there, complete with a man-made harbor (see picture). Now, this was kind of a big deal since there were no other harbors along the entire coast of Israel. But of course he saved the best for himself and built a 3-story palace, complete with his own private swimming pool.
Because of Caesarea's location, there was also the problem of available fresh water. So, Herod, being the brilliant man he was, created aqueducts to carry fresh water into the city (see below).
Our next stop was at Mount Carmel. This is where Elijah took on the hundreds of prophets of Baal, and God delivered in a huge way. The story goes that for hundreds of years after this encounter, people still called it "The Place of Burning", because they could still see scorch marks on the rocks from fire. I looked around for some scorched-looking rocks, but I was unsuccessful. From on top of the observatory area, you can see the entire Jezreel Valley (pictured below). So many things have happened in this valley, but I think what I think is so interesting is that its history is not done yet. That's right, Armageddon will be taking place in that very valley. In fact, the word Armageddon comes from the Hebrew "Har Megiddo", which means "hill of Megiddo"… which, coincidentally is where we went next, after our first lunch of falafels and Jesus-Coke-cans (see my facebook page for further explanation).
Megiddo is a mountain, but it is man-made. Man has been building on that site for so long, that it has created a mountain. It is likely that Abraham visited this site on his journeys, because Megiddo dates back to before him as a Canaanite city, plus it has a natural spring, which makes it a likely stopping place for any travelers. We also know that Solomon built here. He had stables, silos, a cistern, and a defense post on this mountain. From it's height, it makes it a great defense, because you can see anyone coming across the valley. And Megiddo will once again be important in those final days as a defense post.
Our final stop of the day was in Nazareth where we visited a recreated village from Jesus' time. Our guide through the village was actually a nice Canadian woman, so it was refreshing to listen to a much subtler accent. She took us through the village and showed us what life in that time would have been like. We met a shepherd and his flock of sheep and goats, we met "Joseph" in his workshop, and his sister "Hannah" who was spinning wool and weaving. We saw an original wine press that was on the grounds, as well as an olive press. They also reconstructed a first century synagogue, and I had the privilege of reading Luke 4:16-30 to everyone. It was really interesting since it was the most historical-looking place we visited – almost everywhere else has a church built on it, so you lose some of the originality of the place.
When we left Nazareth, we drove through the city of Cana (where Jesus turned water into wine), and we could see Mount Tabor in the distance. But finally we got to the Sea of Galilee and our hotel, which was on the very southern part of the Sea. What a fabulous hotel. All of our rooms had a view of the Sea, and they had peacocks running around the grounds. It was so beautiful and peaceful there!
Stay tuned for the next installment of tales from Israel!
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John and Paul, Friends and Rivals
- Cirque de Soleil's "Love" at the Mirage - June 30, 2020
- Global Beatles Day 2020 - June 24, 2020
- Go Fug Yourself: John and Yoko at Cannes with matching couple shirts - May 13, 2020
This started as a comment on Mike's "Were John and Paul Lovers?" post. Though I wrote it before commenter Marcua's thoughts came in, we're expressing some similar ideas about the probable roots of John's post-India hostility toward Paul.
I very much doubt that Lennon and McCartney were ever lovers. There's enough credible evidence that Lennon talked about and expressed interest in bisexuality for me to think he, at some point, recognized a degree of attraction to Paul. And there's enough from Paul ("he had beautiful hands," etc.) for me to think it might have gone both ways, if not as strongly. Could John have made a pass at Paul in India, under the circumstances Michael describes? I can believe that. More than that I have difficulty believing, given what we know of the way each man lived the rest of his life.
Ultimately I think the central importance of the Lennon/McCartney partnership to both men's lives indicates that we need to expand our ideas about what friendship can be and how much it can matter. As Michael put it in his post, "Male gender roles are pathetically restrictive; any close friendship between men is plagued with rumors of sex. That's bullshit, and we shouldn't make those restrictions stronger." It might be more revolutionary to see John and Paul's alliance as evidence of how defining a non-romantic friendship can be than to see it as a romantic relationship.
I also don't think the post-India hostility on John's part toward Paul requires a sexual pass/encounter to explain it. Here's my theory: take it with whatever amount of salt you deem appropriate.
Why Lennon may have resented McCartney from the start
From the beginning of the band, John saw Paul not only as an ally but also as a competitor. Lennon's friend Pete Shotten reported that John thought twice about asking Paul to join the Quarrymen because he was so good. I think John also likely felt resentment against Paul from the beginning –not for what he did, but for his comparatively easy circumstances. And I think that only got worse as the years passed. Consider:
- Paul's mother died; John was emotionally abandoned by both his parents, then had a brief reunion with his mother before she was suddenly killed.
- Paul had a relatively stable and supportive extended family; John's Uncle George died, leaving him with only a fraught relationship with his Aunt Mimi.
- Paul didn't experience another significant bereavement as a young adult; John grieved Stu Sutcliffe's death deeply.
- Paul got his girlfriend Dot Rhone pregnant, but she miscarried and the relationship ended; John got his girlfriend Cynthia Powell pregnant and he felt he had to marry her.
- Paul, while he lived with the Ashers, got to live as a bachelor-with-benefits in the heart of swinging London; John was stuck in the "stockbroker belt" with Cynthia and Julian, a child he'd never wanted.
I think this disparity in their circumstances was tolerable to John — just — as long as he was the undisputed leader of the Beatles, the main songwriter, singer, spokesperson, and driving force. But that balance started to tilt around 1966. Paul started writing more songs and getting more A-sides. Then Brian Epstein died, and John experienced that as another abandonment. Paul kept pushing, but John stopped pushing back: he seems to have lost the will to do so. But at some level the knowledge that he was losing his leadership role in the band had to be terrifying. In emotional terms, the Beatles were the only thing he had.
Post-India and the Breakup
I believe that having time to stop and think about all this in India might well account for John's subsequent hostility toward Paul, and his determination to reassert power over the group. It could only have made things worse that Paul could take up with Linda Eastman without needing to divorce Jane Asher or abandon a child. To regain a sense of control John needed to form an alliance with someone who would reassure him that he was still the band's leader — enter Yoko Ono and Allen Klein.
After reading Mikal Gilmore's Rolling Stone article on the breakup and Peter Doggett's You Never Give Me Your Money, I'm convinced that John's alliance with Allen Klein was a bid to reassert power, particularly over Paul. I'm not sure to what degree John really was done with the band and wanted to break it up and to what extent he wanted to break Paul. I think he may well have wanted Paul to admit he needed the Beatles too much to quit, sign with Klein, and thus affirm John as the group's leader.
When Paul wouldn't do that – when he stole John's march and virtually announced the breakup in the McCartney album's self-interview—John's rage reveals how much this defeat meant to him. Now there was no going back, and John had to push the "he hasn't quit, I sacked him" narrative to save face. Then Paul won the lawsuit to have the Beatles breakup recognized as a fact so that Klein would be ousted.
John won that PR battle: Paul was vilified for the lawsuit and blamed for the breakup for years (still is, in some quarters). But in intra-Beatles terms, I think all this primarily played as Paul publicly refusing to follow John's lead. That refusal, which John saw as absolute betrayal, fueled the hatred expressed in "How Do You Sleep?"
And all this helps explain why John seemed invested in believing that Paul's marriage was unhappy and would end, that all his solo music was crap, etc. Paul had gotten the better breaks from the beginning; I can imagine it must have seemed cosmically unfair to John that Paul had been able to defy him and then forge an independent life that was happy in any way.
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"Paul's mother died; John was emotionally abandoned by both his parents, then had a brief reunion with his mother before she was suddenly killed."
This was actually the essence of their emotional bond as youngsters, not a source of jealousy or acrimony. Even John himself says that losing their mothers was a bonding moment for them. If anything, John was jealous of Paul's father–even going so far as to pit Paul against him, and being proud that Paul "chose" John over him.
John's comment in the last Rolling Stone interview with reference to the breakup is telling: "when I'm weak, I assume Paul is strong." I think the basis of John's jealousy is rooted in childhood experience which made him feel exceptionally vulnerable.
Regarding John's expectation that Paul would kowtow, not leave, I always found this quote rather touching but also amusing. I mean, really, John!?
Q: "I asked Lee Eastman for his view of the split, and what it was that prompted Paul to file suit to dissolve the Beatles' partnership, and he said it was because John asked for a divorce."
JOHN: "Because I asked for a divorce? That's a childish reason for going into court, isn't it?"
Any discussion of John should include, I think, a discussion of his mental health issues, separate and apart from his childhood traumas. I would bet my bottom dollar that he was bipolar. I can't think of the quote off hand, but John himself discussed his wild mood changes in final interviews. Take an untreated bipolar and add childhood trauma and drugs, you gotta a pretty screwed up guy.
I would bet my bottom dollar that he was bipolar.
Either bipolar or perhaps Borderline Personality. Borderline has very similar characteristics to bipolar and sometimes it's very difficult to distinguish between the two. People who have experienced abuse of some kind; physical, sexual, psychological as in abandonment by parental figures, or even psychological abandonment as in parents who remain with the child but cast him aside emotionally are vulnerable to developing Borderline Personality Disorder. To me John had all the signs and I think it fits more than bipolar, and it fits more with Paul's comment that John was "disturbed". Borderline is an extremely serious mental illness, and very hard to treat.
"Any discussion of John should include, I think, a discussion of his mental health issues, separate and apart from his childhood traumas."
I agree. Its something that Beatles writers are going to be forced to tackle, in some form or another, eventually. Its obviously a delicate issue, but historians now virtually all agree that Lincoln struggled with depression, and some theorize that Martin Luther was bipolar. If we can respectfully attempt to posthumously psychologically analyze Luther and Lincoln, we can do the same to Lennon.
One of the things that gets overlooked in discussions of John's early traumas is the death of the only father he ever knew – Uncle George – when he was 14. People seem to think that Mimi brought him up single handed, but in fact George was far more of a parent to him than Mimi was, at least in terms of love and affection. Philip Norman has this quote from her – "John loved his uncle George. I felt quite left out of that. They'd go off together, just leaving me a bar of chocolate and a note saying: 'Have a happy day.'"
Another interesting thing about Uncle George that's almost never noted is that he may have been gay, and closeted. Philip Norman's book claims that Mimi lost her virginity to a student to whom she rented a room at Mendips and began a relationship after George passed away.
I'm hesitant to take Philip Norman's word on anything, especially as so many Beatles scholars seem determined to portray Mimi as a villain. And what better way than to paint her as a cold virgin whose own husband wasn't even interested in her, as compared to the vivacious and sexual Julia?
Bob Spitz's book has its faults, but I find myself returning to him again and again as a source for the Fabs' childhoods. He seems to be the rare author who actual did considerable Liverpool research and, remarkably, tracked down a few of the surviving contemporaries and relatives of the Beatles' parents.
We can never know the details of Mimi and George's sex lives, of course, but Spitz writes that, unlike her sisters, Mimi was uninterested in domestic pursuits and instead aspired to education and a career. She was apparently whip-smart and unfailingly honest, becoming first a nurse then a secretary/office manager to a notable businessman. At one point, Mimi supposedly turned down a suitor's proposal by saying, "I have no interest in being tied to a kitchen or a sink." Her dream was to have a place where scholars could congregate in Liverpool.
Mimi met George when he delivered milk to where she worked, but the courtship was slow as Mimi's father hated any suitors of his daughters and watched them like a hawk. He seemed to have been an unassuming fellow and the opposite in some ways of ambitious Mimi, but sometimes, opposite attract. Mimi did not want children of her own, but both she and George loved John, and Julia's erratic behavior and preference for socializing and being a "good time girl" made it convenient for Mimi and George to take John in. Mimi and George did seem to share a sense of humor, a love for John and a focus on education and reading (showering him with books) that later served him well.
Again, we can never know, but Mimi doesn't strike me as a woman who was desperate for a husband so she had to settle for being the beard of a gay man. She and her sisters were all "stunners" and she'd turned down other suitors, eventually agreeing to George because he wouldn't give up. If I were to guess, I think Mimi was attracted to George because he was more easygoing than she was, but while not highly educated himself, was also supportive of education, a lover of books, and supportive of her dreams. It can be hard for modern people to realize sometimes how difficult it was for any woman of that time period to step aside her gender roles, such as Mimi being open about not wanting children and not wanting to be a housewife. Perhaps George also didn't want children, and even today, married couples who don't automatically want children are considered suspicious and/or defective.
Rose: You should write the next Beatles history! You have a better understanding of the fabs and the women in their lives than P. Norman or any of these other authors. 😉
Great point about Mimi and the stereotypical way she is portrayed as the cold virgin compared with the "sensual" Julia. You can tell a man made that comparison, can't you? It reminds me of that lame bio of Paul ("Fab") in which Howard Sounes portrays Jane Asher as the delicate rose and then slut shames Linda McCartney throughout the book for being a woman who enjoyed sex and drugs. So typical of these Beatles books.
Aw, thanks guys! I blush! 🙂
I'm reminded of when director Sam Taylor-Wood sought out Paul's opinion on an early draft of Nowhere Boy. Decades removed, and after having five children of his own, gave Paul perhaps a better perspective. He said, "She sent me a synopsis and it said, 'Aunt Mimi is a cruel woman', and I said, 'Sam, this isn't true. Sam, do me one favour: Aunt Mimi was not cruel. She was mock strict, very proper. But she was a good heart who loved John madly and she knew she had to bring up what was potentially a wayward boy.'"
Rose I wish you could send your comment on Paul's mother's death to every biographer and potential biographer out there. They should actually be required to memorize it verbatim and remember it when it's time to write the part about Mary's death, that normally takes one page (if we're lucky) of, Mary died and Paul asked, what are we going to do without her money? The end. Back to John.
I, too, appreciate the detailed comment up above from Rose about the impact of his mother's death on Paul. This bit particularly jumped out at me: "Paul got the message as a child that when his entire world was turned upside down, it didn't matter to anyone else." Exactly. And the sad fact is: That same reaction to Paul's grief has continued in pretty much EVERY book ever written on the Beatles. As LindaA points out, writers take a page on Mary's death and move on quickly to Julia's death that gets pages and pages. Even Mark Lewisohn, of whom I would have expected better, spends pages and pages on Julia's death and its impact on John. Mary's death? Gets 3 pages, and that's in the extended edition of the book. In the shorter version of Lewisohn's book, Mary's death gets 1.5 pages. Your mother dies? No biggie. Back to John.
So, in effect, the message throughout his entire life has continued to be: Paul's entire world was turned upside down but it doesn't matter to anyone else. It doesn't explain any of his character or his faults. It was a blip in his life. Now lets talk in depth about the death of John's mother and use it rationalize all bad behaviour and explain his character. It's so odd when you think about it in these terms. So thanks Rose! Fascinating post.
I'd also be interested to read a proper analysis of Jim's physical abuse of Paul and Mike. Corporal punishment was common in those days of course, but I get the feeling that Jim took it too far even for the 50s.
Dan, that was one of the most surprising bits from Howard Stern's interviews with Paul. Mike wrote in his books about he and Paul getting "bashed" (spanked) for a particularly egregious stunt that almost got them both killed as children, but it certainly sounded like typical punishment for the time, especially for such dangerous behavior. But, and I can't even remember the context, but Paul told Stern that his dad "used to hit me" and then described the last incident as being when he was 16 or 17. His dad hit him across the face for something, to which Paul looked at him and calmly replied, "Go ahead. Do it again." And then described his dad backing off like, "Whoah." Hitting someone across the face is certainly not spanking or typical corporal punishment, even for the era, and 16-17 is way too old an age to be doing any such corporal punishment anyway.
" Hitting someone across the face is certainly not spanking or typical corporal punishment, even for the era, and 16-17 is way too old an age to be doing any such corporal punishment anyway.
I agree Rose, but I've always wondered what Paul had actually done…or said, that caused Jim to slap him across the face. Yes it's unusual for a parent to hit a 17 year old but I've never seen Jim as a particularly nasty or abusive guy. Although I think he may have been a bit controlling about certain issues, unless there's some deep secret that never came out, I don't think he was an abusive father. So I'm wondering if Paul had said or done something that just enraged him and he lost control and slapped him.
You've got it ALL WRONG!!!! John and Paul were neither lovers nor rivals. A close reading of Beatles history, lyrics of Lennon-McCartney songs, and the script of Help! reveals that the antagonism John and Paul felt toward one another stemmed from their frustrated ambition to be jewelers.
FACT: John and Paul sacked Pete Best in part because they felt his drumming ability was limited. However, Lennon and McCartney both envied Rory Storm and the Hurricanes drummer Ringo Starr because of the dazzling array of rings he sported on both hands.
FACT: At the 1963 Royal Variety Performance, John Lennon quipped: Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry."
FACT: Paul McCartney wrote the following lyric in Can't Buy Me Love: "I buy you a diamond ring my friend, if it makes you feel all right".
FACT: John Lennon wrote the following lyric in I Feel Fine: "her baby buys her things you know, he buys her diamond rings you know..".
FACT: Lennon and McCartney wrote the following lyric in If You've Got Trouble: " I don't think it's funny when you ask for money and things, especially when you're standing there wearing diamonds and rings".
FACT: The Beatles performed in a memorable scene in the movie Help! when they visited a jeweler's shop in hopes of removing the cursed ring from Ringo's hand. As the jeweler attempts to cut and grind the ring off, George Harrison goes through the jeweler's cabinets, shelves, and display cases, and even takes a few items. John Lennon intently studies the jeweler's work and sternly pronounces, "Jeweler, you've failed!" when the hacksaw and wheel do not work. As Paul McCartney looks at his watch to announce the time, there are several rings on his right hand that were not there at the beginning of the scene.
FACT: Paul McCartney's original lyric for the song Drive My Car was to be "I can give you golden rings" but Lennon vetoed the lyric as he preferred precious stones to gold jewelry, as will be seen two years later.
FACT: Lennon's son Julian shared his father's obsession with precious stones. In 1967, he produced a work of art entitled "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". An impressed John promptly wrote a song about the art work with the same title.
FACT: McCartney wrote the following lyric in Ob La Di Ob La Da: "Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelers stores, buys a twenty carat golden ring".
also for the kind of kid Paul seemed to be.
Is it worth surfacing on the front as a post? What do you think? Will it spur fruitful discussion?
I find anything regarding their psychology, fascinating. Hopefully others do too, enough to make the discussion fruitful.
Michael Gerber, PLEASE do a post on the Beatles and alcoholic family dynamics. It's the best explanation I've ever seen for why the group worked the way it did, and it helps explain why there was an intuitive connection between the four in terms of the way they were wired—before the money, the fame, Hamburg, before they were even writing original songs, there was obviously some powerful glue between J/P/G. A huge portion of that had to do with them being extraordinarily gifted, curious, and talented kids, but I've always felt there was more to it than that. As the child of a para-alcoholic father and codependent mother, incidentally, this is a fascinating way to understand the Fabs.
Michael: I have wondered for awhile if Jim McCartney's addictive poison wasn't alcohol but gambling. There have been rumours in various books that Jim spent a lot of time at the horse races and I wonder if the reason that Mary had to work and was the main breadwinner was because Jim was blowing his wages at the racetrack. A gambling addiction isn't visible and isn't the sort of things kids would recognize. But financial stress does cause parents to lose it and smack their kids in those moments of high stress and money worries. I also recall that Paul, once he had money, bought his Dad a horse that actually won some major races. So it could be that Paul was hoping to channel his father's interest away from gambling and into a focus on his own horse.
I find the addiction theory interesting. It's just that I've never read anything about Jim having an alcohol problem and I HAVE read comments about him liking to gamble. And back in the 50s and 60s, people didn't recognize gambling as a source of addiction as they do now. But gambling debts would cause tension in a parent.
t gambling debts would cause tension in a parent.
But it's also interesting that Jim always told Paul never to get himself into debt. This means that either Jim's gambling never got out of control enough to get him into debt or he knew first hand what it was like to be in debt because of the gambling. Something tells me it's the later.
I agree that it may have been gambling, rather than alcohol, that was Jim's addiction. I've had this discussion with Michael G. before in another post, but the author of "The Beatles with Lacan" (a pyschobiography) definitely took that view. Supposedly a relative said that the only thing Jim and Mary ever argued about was Jim's gambling, and it is interesting that the first major present Paul bought for his dad was a racehorse.
There was also a comment in a recent interview where Paul was talking about writing, and mentioned his favorite author Charles Dickens "always going back to his father's debts" in his work.
I second the motion to have the topic as a separate post. It particularly amazes me that I never made the connection before that Julia might have had an alcohol problem. The accounts of her being a "good time girl," liking to go out and party, etc. are only ever connected to her string of boyfriends. But it certainly seems like code for "a woman who loved to drink" as well, and certainly promiscuity and alcohol addiction can be linked. And Twitchy Dykins definitely had an alcohol problem.
I just thought of something that gives weight to the idea that all four Beatles were predisposed to alcoholism from the beginning. During the Let it Be sessions George suddenly blurted out this anecdote; He was sick in bed during part of their summer tour of Britain in 1963, (probably when he wrote Don't Bother Me) but anyway, he asks John and Paul if they remember hanging out with him while he was sick and drinking all of his cough medicine, leaving none in the bottle for George to take for his cold. Hmmm now that's a problem to me.
Reading these comments and listening to the outtake of "And Your Bird Can Sing" where they're high, it strikes me that the bond John and Paul shared with regard to their families and childhoods probably went so much deeper than "both of them lost their mums." Even as they inhabited codependent roles in their own friendship/partnership/platonic-or-otherwise love affair, there must have also been some innate, subconscious recognition of having survived some version of the same traumas or horrors of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise addicted household. I think that's part of where their ability to convey true joy came from.
I also think Paul makes so much more sense as a three-dimensional individual if we consider him as the product of some sort of alcohol or other addiction. We know John was subject to volatility, unpredictability, and just about every other dysfunction, but even though his family was more stable, Paul must have been, too, to some degree. There's no way that someone who comes from a truly healthy, emotionally safe, sheltered upbringing puts up with and enables John Lennon from 1967 to 1970. As Michael observes, Paul would have to have learned that indulging/protecting/enabling that sort of behavior is just what one does, how we stick together. It would have to have felt subconsciously right to him. The empathy in songs like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be" make more sense when one sees them not just as offerings from The Well Adjusted Beatle, but as self-soothing hymns directed outward, because Paul is more other-directed than John and that's how he communicates.
*puts up with John from 1957 to 1970.
"I also think that the amount, combination and variety of substances that he ingested in 1966-67 seems to have altered him in some fundamental way."
Yes. There is something about John that changes irrevocably after this era, and with it, so go the Beatles. My guess is that India completes the change. For the first time in two years, John had to go through his days without acid to mediate the experience—not to mention, a forced detox from everything else besides weed. To top it off, he's meditating intensely and confronting stuff acid unlocked, but unlike George, he doesn't have the interest or discipline to study meditation in a way that gives him a healthy way forward. Tying back to what was discussed in the "Were John and Paul Lovers?" thread, I think that huge shift from perma-tripping to harsh reality brought Lennon to a boil.
Saw this PSA about how children see their alcoholic parents:
As an ACA, it hit home for me. Not sure if JPG&R's childhood experiences were the same. I suspect Liverpool children of their era were extreme free-range. (there was no buckling into car seats or playground visits)
Regarding the substance abuse… I've always been of the opinion that Paul used weed to self-medicate his more manic/compulsive tendencies. We all know he is an workaholic. The fact that he could still be so insanely prolific (regardless of what your opinion of his art is) while on a DAILY dose of a drug that kills motivation. Well, I'm no psychiatrist but doesn't that mean the THC is functioning more like Ritalin? Or something?
Also, it seems apparent that when he wants to abuse himself, his drug of choice (like most people) is alcohol. His post-LIB era depression (sorry, we don't have a minimizing, cutesy name for it like "Lost Weekend," but we should. Maybe his Scottish Bender?) was fueled by nothing but booze and cigarettes, IIRC.
I have no trouble believing that Jim McCartney, a widower with two teenage boys (JEEZUS!) was hitting the bottle too hard. I don't even blame him. What other tools did he have?
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Nancy makes some good points. There doesn't have to be a sexual component to John's change in attitude toward Paul. To me that is no different than assuming sex is involved when two men are extremely close friends.
Someone else made an excellent point that it's not necessarily resentment or jealousy either, because it was after the huge critical and commercial success of Band on the Run that John warmed to Paul again.
Another commenter asked (to paraphrase): We always talk about how John felt and how he was affected by this or that. Why don't we ever talk about how Paul felt?
I'm all for that. Will those feelings include jealousy, resentment, insecurity and paranoia or are those feeling only on John's side of the ledger?


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