Rob Dougan -  Nothing at all lyrics…..

I wanna be still
I wanna walk into your grave
Where I can shelter in peace
Until all our cares have blown away,yeah

Let the whole world fall away
And fall into my arms
Stay with me,I don´t know how long we´ve got left
And so I´m asking you to forgive me

I learn as I go
To float far away into silence and just watch your face
And find some kind of grace
In that quiet bliss

Can I stay
And say nothing at all,at all?

Where will we go when we get old?
When the bustle and the noise get too frightening
When each and every angry word
Is banished to the past

That´s when I think we´ll learn as we go
To float far away into silence and I´ll watch your face
And find patience and grace
In each line there

Work each day
All for nothing at all,at all
And the few words I say
They mean nothing at all,at all

Will you walk into the grave with me?
Will you leave this empty world soft and wistful?
To sink into the dark,dark earth
And never reappear would be blissful

To float far away into eternal space
And God´s silence where I´ll watch your face
And find patience and grace
In each line there

Drift away
Into nothing at all,at all
Find the grace
To be nothing at all,at all
Fade away
And end up nothing at all,at all,at all,at all

Daphne Cochran-Shapiro is an Author & Poet, Designer & Crafter, and Entrepreneur who specializes in working with folks needing design assistance. My goal is to empower you to be the best you can be in ALL your endeavors. I invite you to browse my sites and share your comments on my works!

First of all, Happy Holidays to those celebrating! Though I haven’t posted of late here, there has been lots going on in my life, both business and personal.

On the biz front, I’ve been doing some work for a few clients through Virtual Genie. I’m also busy re-vamping Celestial Realms which has been on the backburner for some time. Blue Rose Bookstore has been keeping us busy with customer orders and our new custom products available via Zazzle. Feel free to check out our designs – click here!

On the personal front, I’ve been fighting a nasty little cold I caught from my son (who should be getting a place with his buddies soon. yay!). Not to mention fighting it while working up at Disney with hubby. *blech* But we got back home safely and I had a few days in bed to recuperate and rest, watching football and NetFlix movies. I figure another day or two should put me back to full health. Oh! And my torn arm muscle is almost 100% healed so I’ll be getting back to working out. I definitely miss my workouts! And I’ll be tickled pink to lose the pounds I’ve gained in the past few months *groan*. Hopefully, no more injuries will interfere with my weight loss plans which have been so sidetracked.

For a while I was pretty busy with a new neighborhood, the Caribbean, over in AncientWorlds. Something I’ve got to get back to and finish up. Next on the list is designing and finishing the Boriken hood. ImagineDome is still providing fantasy lit info as I can get around to posting it.

Our old car about bit the dust, so we had to spend lots of time looking for a replacement. So far, we’re very happy with our Suzuki XL-7!

The holiday madness hasn’t hit too badly here, but then most of the family isn’t located nearby. Our baby Christmas tree is up, new wreath made from Michael’s items is out front, purple lights up outside around the front door, and a few decorations around the house. Not too much, but enough to spur a bit of the old holiday feeling.

Lastly, I hope to get back to my writing and finishing my cross-stitch project now that things are pretty much set for the holidays and I’m caught up from being out of town. As always, there’s something going on or planned for the near future to keep me busy and creative. *grin*

Enjoy the holidays, spread joy, share love….and be at peace within!

Daphne Cochran-Shapiro is an Author & Poet, Designer & Crafter, and Entrepreneur who specializes in working with folks needing design assistance. My goal is to empower you to be the best you can be in ALL your endeavors. I invite you to browse my sites and share your comments on my works!

My plans to continue with exercising have had to be modified due to this stubborn torn arm muscle that is healing at a snail’s pace.

However, I’ve been doing lots of walking! Now, this is a good thing, but its also a bit rough on my hip joints given the humidity here in South Florida. So, I’ve upped my dosage of the glucosamine chondroitin supplement I have handy. I also ice them as needed, and if really sore, take an Aleve.

I’ve never experienced such soreness in my hips. It feels like a burning sensation and if you press on the outer hip its as if there is a deep bruise there. Ouch!

Anyhow, though dealing with that issue, I’m still forging forwards as best I can. I’m also getting in some swimming, which is much less tough on the old bod.

Still taking my “female” supplements which have helped immensely with perimenopausal symptoms. Not many hot flashes, less moodiness, less fatigue! Yay!!

Now if only my arm would heal, then I could ramp back up to more intense workouts.

Tip of the Week ~ Want to rev your metabolism, retain less water, decrease your appetite,  and shrink fat cells? Then cut your sodium intake. Instead use spices (onion and garlic powder, cayenne, cumin, oregano or thyme) to jazz up your meals!

Daphne Cochran-Shapiro is an Author & Poet, Designer & Crafter, and Entrepreneur who specializes in working with folks needing design assistance. My goal is to empower you to be the best you can be in ALL your endeavors. I invite you to browse my sites and share your comments on my works!

Life’s been rather on the nutty side of late, so my attempt to workout has been totally, massively de-railed. Boo! Sob!

Another trip out of town, mega web design and business projects, writing, allowing a torn muscle to heal, and other health issues are the culprits. I’m feeling better on the hormonal front, which is a wonderful thing. Not feeling so wornout, moody or blue. Oh, and less night sweats, too! Yay!

I’m still eating fairly well (love the breakfast Kashi cereals!), taking my daily supplements, getting enough sleep (with a few sporadic and minor interruptions), drinking at least 8 glasses of water each day…just gotta get back into the working out part. Going to do a workout today and see how I feel. The torn muscle in my upper arm is a real p-i-t-a! *keeps fingers crossed*

Tip Of the Week ~ Stressed out? Try a calming snack of celery or carrots. Both have tryptophan, which is an amino acid that your body converts to calming serotonin. Not to mention the crunchy chewing eases tension in your jaw.

Enjoy the day and stay peaceful!

p.s. I’ve begun the creation of my modified workout schedule, now just to feel well enough and make the time to follow it!!!!!

Daphne Cochran-Shapiro is an Author & Poet, Designer & Crafter, and Entrepreneur who specializes in working with folks needing design assistance. My goal is to empower you to be the best you can be in ALL your endeavors. I invite you to browse my sites and share your comments on my works!

Working out of town again, trying to balance my hormones, and major fatigue have prevented me from getting much done on the workout front.

I’ve decided to create a very customized workout schedule, which will include tennis, walking, P90X, and The Firm. This should cover everything from strength training to cardio. I’ll also be taking two days off a week to give my body more time to recuperate. I was just doing too much and starting to burnout, especially with the hormonal thing going on.

Also, I’ve started on a vitamin/mineral/hormonal supplement regimen I picked up from WomenToWomen.com. Check out the symptoms of hormonal imbalance here. Its been almost 2 weeks and I’m just now starting to feel better. Hey! I’m even able to concentrate on writing this. *grin*

So, that’s where I’m at right now. I’ll be working on the schedule over the next couple of days…still trying to catch up on things!

Stick with it!

Daphne Cochran-Shapiro is an Author & Poet, Designer & Crafter, and Entrepreneur who specializes in working with folks needing design assistance. My goal is to empower you to be the best you can be in ALL your endeavors. I invite you to browse my sites and share your comments on my works!