Hey all. For those of you who don't know, shortly after Sandra's last posting she was involved in an altercation on the subway that sent her to a hospital and ICU for the past two months. I am happy to report she has opened her eyes and can now make noises that kind of sound like talking. She is also able to hold a ball in her hand! Progress!
I'm sure she is diligently working toward recovery. She seems to be, anyway.
Sincerely,
Sandra's Assistant
PS -- I'll be posting for Sandra until she gets back. (Now that I have her password!)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Probably People
If someone says to you, “I probably shouldn’t tell you this,” they “probably” shouldn’t. People who engage in this kind of manipulative gossip need to be rounded up and shipped to their own island where they can torture each other in a “Lord of the Flies” kind of way. Their whispered secrets, nasty rumors and flat-out lies are merely pathetic attempts to puff their egos by deflating someone else’s.
What do the Probably People get out of telling you something they “Probably” shouldn’t? They get the satisfaction of spinning you into the murk of self-doubt. They balloon themselves on smugness with the power of “Probably.” They make themselves feel big by making you feel small.
Don’t have any truck with the “Probably People.” And don’t be one. No one like a gossiping weasel-faced, back-biting jerk.
What do the Probably People get out of telling you something they “Probably” shouldn’t? They get the satisfaction of spinning you into the murk of self-doubt. They balloon themselves on smugness with the power of “Probably.” They make themselves feel big by making you feel small.
Don’t have any truck with the “Probably People.” And don’t be one. No one like a gossiping weasel-faced, back-biting jerk.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Birthday Baptism
For my birthday this year I took a week off and went up to O’Day camp. And I learned something very important on my birthday. The lesson has to do with wine, a full moon, an owl and a kayak. Bottom line, never rush out of a kayak.
Enjoy some cake.
Enjoy some cake.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Toilet Paper People
There are some folks who always have toilet paper in the house, and then there are those who are completely baffled when the roll runs out and they suddenly find themselves using bits of the Crate and Barrel catalogs to finish up business.
Based on my extensive experience with people of all walks of life I can pretty much make this snap judgment:
People who
A) live alone
and who
B) always run out of toilet paper
are also people who
C) forget to buy pet food, pay bills in a timely fashion and stuff their faces with junk food and chew with their mouths open.
I prefer to work with people who are prepared and aware, but usually I end up working with “Dude, what happened to the toilet paper?” types.
You know who you are. And you know you need to fix yourself so that you can become a marginally functioning person – they rest of us in this country can’t carry you forever.
So step up, grow up, and sign up for a Sandra O’Day workshop.
You can spend two intense days alone with me in my New York City studios – or you can sign up for a five week workshop at my retreat O’Day Camp.
Either way, you need to do something. People are starting to talk and it’s time you know what they’re saying.
I’ll tell you what they’re saying, and I’ll help you change it.
www.sandraoday.com
Based on my extensive experience with people of all walks of life I can pretty much make this snap judgment:
People who
A) live alone
and who
B) always run out of toilet paper
are also people who
C) forget to buy pet food, pay bills in a timely fashion and stuff their faces with junk food and chew with their mouths open.
I prefer to work with people who are prepared and aware, but usually I end up working with “Dude, what happened to the toilet paper?” types.
You know who you are. And you know you need to fix yourself so that you can become a marginally functioning person – they rest of us in this country can’t carry you forever.
So step up, grow up, and sign up for a Sandra O’Day workshop.
You can spend two intense days alone with me in my New York City studios – or you can sign up for a five week workshop at my retreat O’Day Camp.
Either way, you need to do something. People are starting to talk and it’s time you know what they’re saying.
I’ll tell you what they’re saying, and I’ll help you change it.
www.sandraoday.com
Friday, July 24, 2009
Jerk-Face Jerk
Put your legs together you jerk. She can't make herself any smaller for your over-blown ego. You are a jerk and you're lucky I just took a photo and didn't slap you in your tiny balls. (Probation is good for something.)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Label me Sandra
Our society is extremely superficial. We love labels. We love them! We love labels on our clothing, our cars and especially on ourselves. So folks slap “Christian” on themselves or “Buddhist” or “Liberal” or whatever, and then they feel they’re adequately advertising their beliefs. They’ve got the label, so they think they don’t have to do the work.
Wrong again, Sparky!
People, it’s not what you believe that matters, it’s how you behave. If you call yourself a “Christian” and you judge people before you know their story, if you steal and gossip and commit adultery, you’re not doing the work, you’re just wearing a label! It’s like carrying a Dolce and Gabbana handbag and calling yourself a model. You’re not! You’re a lazy and deluded fatty, so wake up and do the work!
Look, I don’t care what you believe. If you want to make a pyramid of coffee cans in your garage and make an alter to a ceramic cat it’s fine with me, as long as you behave courteously and respectfully toward others. I don’t care if you pray to your bacon in the morning and worship the lint from your dryer as long as you’re thoughtful and aware of those around you. It’s about kindness and decency, people, not about who wears the most popular tag on their ego.
So to those of you "working" at the Times Square "Prayer Station" get a grip and go home. You're a pain in the patootie with your "repent before God destroys you" blathering. We're just trying to get to work, so get out of the way.
Wrong again, Sparky!
People, it’s not what you believe that matters, it’s how you behave. If you call yourself a “Christian” and you judge people before you know their story, if you steal and gossip and commit adultery, you’re not doing the work, you’re just wearing a label! It’s like carrying a Dolce and Gabbana handbag and calling yourself a model. You’re not! You’re a lazy and deluded fatty, so wake up and do the work!
Look, I don’t care what you believe. If you want to make a pyramid of coffee cans in your garage and make an alter to a ceramic cat it’s fine with me, as long as you behave courteously and respectfully toward others. I don’t care if you pray to your bacon in the morning and worship the lint from your dryer as long as you’re thoughtful and aware of those around you. It’s about kindness and decency, people, not about who wears the most popular tag on their ego.
So to those of you "working" at the Times Square "Prayer Station" get a grip and go home. You're a pain in the patootie with your "repent before God destroys you" blathering. We're just trying to get to work, so get out of the way.
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