Presents !! for You — We Welcome the Works of Lady Carol…

And so it was that a year after the passing of a fantastic storyteller, we’ve gathered ourselves to create a section here at Jedemi, where others can enjoy her work: Carol’s Corner

We are referring to Carol Pollard as in the creator of the OG “Finny” story that RC told during his sessions @TheSEA.

Delightful!

[Note: You’ll find the entire series under the tab FinnFinnTale on our Menu.]

What folks may NOT know, is that Lady Carol published a book under at pen-name: c.j. draper

Here at Jedemi, she was known as “LADY” as in “OKAY LADY” from the Animaniacs (Mindy).

Lady Carol, indeed !!

READ. HER. WORK.

Our wish is that more AUDIO existed because, her voice… WOW !!

Stories told by her out loud were the best.

We can hear her voice in her writing, which is cool too.

Here in “THE CORNER” we’ll lead with her published book and then add pieces she shared with us over the years.

As printed…

Title Page…

There’s a throw down challenge from a writing class she took that’s pretty cool. That’ll be formatted and available soon.

Please to enjoy these fine PRESENTS!! —The Gang

As you may know, we like having a musical component to our posts, and for a Lady who “hearted” Stevie… Well, here ya go !

Enjoy!

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And so it came to be that conversations with Happy Puppy KEE-RA and his human, Suit in Transition, MEREDITH and her pal RC the GREMLIN/STORYTELLER… AND… others got things percolating for former Suit, KATIE. She was on her morning run when a bunch of bubble-ups happened followed by a DING!! which triggered a REWIND to previous works and how her INSTINCTS awareness got its start. Let’s listen in for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang.

FADE IN:

INT. KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE

Katie has just returned from her run and even before doing her stretching routine, she has made a beeline to her downstairs computer lab where a stack of BLANK 11×14 pieces of paper await her along with a trusty blue ONPOINT pen.

Smiling, she scribbles away… Words essential to her but no doubt what the nuns called ILLEGIBLE.

She is being observed by her resident pal, RC the GREMLIN who is very used to Katie’s “chicken scratch”.

RC THE GREMLIN
When she goes upstairs, I’ll snap a photo. The Gang may benefit… Kee-Ra too.

Blue Scribble Snap…

BARRIER TO ENTRY–The Kits
End-to-End IBM WAY
****
Also: Follow Your Instincts… [Trust Your Instincts song]
Also: Key Learning –> BLISS –> Instincts

RC THE GREMLIN
What the… ? This’ll be interesting. Wonder if she has a shift today…? I imagine this is going to background task a bit, so I’ll watch closely.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. KATIE’S KITCHEN

It is the next day as, indeed, Lady Katie DID have a shift so her thoughts… well… they had time to kick around while she swept and moved pallets and cycled the dead plants into the composter…

The following morning, there was nothing scheduled, so she had a lot more time to prOcess — enjoying an EXTENDED MORNING ROUTINE before heading out the door to her PITTER-PATTER.

All good too as, RC made a discovery of his own that just might…

[Listen in, shall we?]

KATIE’S MUSINGS
Alright, so… yesterday was interesting as I had time to incubate… but really, like work the GOOGLE AI search my brain on this INSTINCTS thing… The way-back machine… When did I have an awareness of… that whole TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS thing??

That U2 album she played all the time… still haven’t found what I’m looking for… Pamela was on her own quest and she was encouraging me to… LISTEN to that album end-to-end; over-and-over.

…Point being, she was on this INSTINCTS thing and I was like what is that? Well…

I’d say, no doubt that once I discovered the MUSINGS (AKA morning pages), this flow through helped… breakthrough to… a feeling… like … not impulsive… but persistent nudge… and with a play mate that’s all encouraging –you Go and what I now call FLO… Come to think of it, that entire JANE BOND experience was like a ginormous instinct-driven event.

And we had — a DREAM INN visit to Santa Cruz… and a discovery of… Art of Noise James Bond theme and… wow… Like Frankie (Capra) said… the fireworks popped… and we did this coherent mashup of ideas that JUST WORKED. And ALSO that death of the borrowed camera the day of the LINE DANCE shoot… Faulty tripod or… Operator Error (points finger at self)… Extra motivation as the winning sales conference video earned the Team a cash prize [offset replacement cost, yes?]. Anyway, that seems to be the Springtime into Summer where INSTINCTS bubbled up as something to…

Just then, Katie’s TRIGGER MUG appeared to be magically refilling itself with 4a brew.

Trigger Mug…

She looks over and smiles.

RC THE GREMLIN
Okay? I’ve got this too!

RC hands her a second TRIGGER MUG with hot water.

RC THE GREMLIN
I know you heart your SPURS water.

Katie gets up to stretch and eyes the clock.

KATIE
Whoa !!

…Right? Your FLO was fantastical… INSTINCTS, eh?

RC THE GREMLIN
Right? Your FLO was fantastical… INSTINCTS, eh?

KATIE
There’s a song… Trust your instincts song… Can’t quite…

RC whips out his RAZR phone.

RC THE GREMLIN
311… ALL MIXED UP…

He hits play and while Katie is watching and smiling, RC quietly puts a LAY-FLAT on the table near Katie’s MUSINGS journal. It has POST-ITs sticking out.
When the video concludes, she hits PAUSE and hands it back to him, while noticing the GREEN LAY-FLAT.

KATIE
Wha… ?

RC THE GREMLIN
You forgot all about this one, eh?

KATIE
The first of the SERIES after the LAUNCH TRILOGY… the series I abandoned…

RC THE GREMLIN
Don’t say it like that… The way I see it, merely set aside as LIFE you LIVED… needed to… Anyway, flipping through it I’d say… relevant today and then some.

While he’s talking, Katie is INDEED flipping through it noting the POST-ITs are on the pages dealing with INSTINCTS.

Green “Euro Adventure”…

Instincts everywhere…

KATIE
Whoa! A THEME or what?

RC THE GREMLIN
Seemed like… something that worked for you during that trip.

Katie flips some more and sits back down. With a quick bit of scribbling, she closes her MUSINGS with the familiar PENCILS DOWN [mic drop] sketch.

Stopping point…

Standing she looks at RC.

KATIE
Best to stop where you know WHERE you’ll pick it back up…

RC THE GREMLIN
Right… That Hemingway thing…

What He Said…

…The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day … you will never be stuck…

KATIE
Yup!

She packs up her things into her POUCH & SATCHEL PAK, including the EURO ADVENTURE LAY-FLAT, and moves towards the stairs…

RC THE GREMLIN
Pitter-Patter time?

KATIE
Yeah… Tempo hills day… It’ll be a good one…

RC THE GREMLIN
With a side of EAR WORM, eh?

KATIE
Already looping!

RC THE GREMLIN
Enjoy your workout…

RC heads towards the front door.

KATIE
And what are YOU up to this day?

RC THE GREMLIN
Tracking down the SQUEEKSTER… Got something to share.

Squeekster (AKA Mr Squeek)

KATIE
Say YO! to Mr Squeek for me… We’re overdue for a catch-up!

RC THE GREMLIN
Copy that… the pier is fixed now. And TheSEA’s wharf garden open too…

KATIE
Cool. See ya when I see ya-ss !

RC THE GREMLIN
Not if we see-ya first!

Katie laughs.

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

And so it was that Ms Katie got re-introduced to her own work. Makes you wonder… WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. right??

We welcome you to Stay tuned!

Jedemi Jukebox …

Please to enjoy some selections from our Enchanted Jukebox while you wait…

Enchanted Jukebox…

311 Lyric

Thanks for hanging with us!

And if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!

Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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• The niggle-nudge
• Solving problems we didn’t know we had (Gear Guy & Dr Mike)
• Thinking end-to-end (a mindset)
• Need for… Field Testing
• Order Processing – dry run…

The bullets?  Par for the course in the world of former Suit KATIE.

And so it was that on an early morning, pre-shift run, former Suit KATIE drifted into thinking about her POUCH and how it came to be.

Then, after scribbling her post-run notes, she let the thought settle into the back of her mind as she got on with her day.

Let’s listen in for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang.

FADE IN:

INT. KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE

Later that same day, after her recovery snack, without checking emails and other sort of housekeeping items as per normal, she set off to do a sort of excavation of her hard drive — opening up a fresh KEYNOTE to plop in her findings.

Focused and moving to an internal beat, she bounced along.

Her pal, RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER silently observed while also keeping an eye on a random ballgame playing in the background on her home office TV.

He saw his opening as she pushed away from her workstation and stretched.

RC THE GREMLIN
Deep in concentration this day, eh my friend?

She smiles.

KATIE
Hey you…

He studies her and then makes a suggestion.

…How ‘bout we get out for some fresh air?

RC THE GREMLIN
Before you ask… Yeah, been here a while and … How ‘bout we get out for some fresh air?

KATIE
Great suggestion! I could use a breather, but not for long as… Gotta …

She points to the screen and he points to scribblings near her keyboard.

RC THE GREMLIN
Lots of FLO… I get it. Let’s hit your outdoor gym then… you can talk and pull, right?

KATIE
You’re on!

DISSOLVE TO:

KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE – OUTSIDE GYM

Since the COVID lockdown, Katie has been working out in the backyard to balance out her morning runs. Focus on upper body and core.

She got her husband, GEAR GUY, to put up a PUNCHING BAG which she pounded in 3-min intervals. There is also a ROPE PULLING machine as it was the one thing she truly enjoyed during her training sessions at the UFC GYM. Made by the same company that had her second favourite — Jacob’s Ladder.

Anyway, she did her pulls in 3-min intervals too.

The timing of this particular session was good as the ropes were nice and warm.

Katie’s “Gym”…

RC settled into the tall IKEA chair near Katie’s stander writing table and then… the questions began.

Katie, without missing a beat, answered.

RC THE GREMLIN
The scribblings? Dog house? Huh?

KATIE
Weird, right? So how random that when I first got into the industry… high tech… I landed at a company that made IBM-compatibles doing software testing…

RC THE GREMLIN
Oh yeah. I believe… That’s when… I stayed up in Santa Barbara and you went off on your… break from Gaucho-land. When your quarter break extended to two quarters and then extended some more, I finally headed back South to check on you.

Katie smiles and nods.

KATIE
It just so happened that my boss was a PRODUCT MARKETING expert… taught classes at the local college. And one day, he was walking around with this picture of a DOG HOUSE… So, like you just now, I asked. He pointed out the caption. Something like “Do you have a dog that fits this?”

They both stop for a beat to ponder.

KATIE
His point… Marketing … product people… creating things folks don’t know they need… it’s a challenge…

RC THE GREMLIN
Your Gear Guy is always bringing home things you didn’t know you needed, right?

KATIE
Similar… For sure. And I have this POUCH…

Pondering the Pouch…

RC THE GREMLIN
That cool GREEN one with the black custom writing/drawing?

KATIE
Yeah… Pretty much well-thought through for its function.

… The Pouch IS my dog house…

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah! Right… So…?

Circle back time…

KATIE
Got the DING! to circle back and revisit how it came to be that this POUCH “magically” appeared…

What problem I was solving?

RC THE GREMLIN
Musings as Ritual… The 3Rs Timeout thing?

KATIE
Yeah… I remember weird stuff from early Corporate… like if you had a clipboard in your hand when you walked around, nobody would question you. Great for escaping the cubicle to wander around and see what others were doing…

RC THE GREMLIN
Tom Peters-like?

KATIE
Yup! Anyway, I guess during one of my runs or pulls or boxeo sessions, I saw my eyes this way to discretely contain the things you needed for the 3Rs sessions — a Grab-n-Go — where you have what you need and when you’re done, you can neatly store for next session.

RC THE GREMLIN
Compartmentalize… Kinda get into character for the session and then pack up and return… Makes sense.

KATIE
The thing is… when I talk about such things and even go as far as GIFT-ing folks, I get funny looks.

RC THE GREMLIN
This is where I say… Funny Ha Ha or…

KATIE
Like in THE LITTLE PRINCE… the costume guy vs the business attired guy…

from The Little Prince…

KATIE
So I figured that maybe… If I tell the story of the iterations to get to THE POUCH, it could help, you know?

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah! So this is the Eagle Creek thing?

The Eagle Creek thing…

KATIE
And circling back to my attempt to gift my friends these MUSINGS kits… Really it was just to facilitate FLO… a 5×7 with a pencil scrunchie-banded… in a nice CASE. That’s all.

Katie talks away while moving in a circuit between Rope Pulling and hitting the bag. Her story FLOs with her.

RC THE GREMLIN
You … when you traveled… had that neat Eagle Creek you used for yours, right?

KATIE
Yeah… It was the best. I could sneak off to a table outside the room and write before my run, just like home.

RC THE GREMLIN
So… the sourcing quest…

KATIE
Had to scale. And the OG Eagle Creek was… a find as part of an employee discount deal we had when I was at TCS. The size perfect, but…

She’s shaking her head.

RC THE GREMLIN
Discontinued?

KATIE
Yeah… I get if the LIME GREEN version went away as… seasonal and all. EC was always changing up –themed colours year after year, but…

RC THE GREMLIN
The style went too…?

KATIE
Yeah… So I hit the AMAZON for knock-offs and … Thing is… you can’t get a pouch without committing to a set with different sizes. So I was like, let’s test materials and ordered sets from different vendors to test, and then…

She makes a motion that RC recognizes.

RC THE GREMLIN
Your brain exploded?

Rat from “Pearls”…

KATIE
Yeah… I can’t commit to the volumes these guys would want to break apart a set — for just the one size that fit perfectly. Back to the drawing board for me — which was a major downshift to using ZIPLOC bags — not elegant. For sure, not beckoning…

RC THE GREMLIN
Got it. And then… what? DING!! happened??

KATIE
Yup! Somewhere along the line… on a run, I recalled the company that made my SATCHEL-PAK with the DragonBustR logo… trade show promo guys with reasonable minimums and printing fees. Took a flyer and searched their website and …

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah! Pouch discovered??

Snapshot of Mockup…

KATIE
Yup. Ordered samples. Did mock-ups and the rep helped me get to what we have today. Out of pocket expense not too bad. Just funded it by taking on some extra consulting projects.

RC THE GREMLIN
Sounds like a great story to me… bootstrapping the operation, so to speak.

KATIE
And now to get the story told with links to… Give it a try…

RC THE GREMLIN
Huh?

Katie motions to inside the house.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE

Back in Katie’s office, she points to one particular scribble:

• Need for… Field Testing

He looks at her and she’s shaking her head…

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah… You’re seeing your eyes that Sales VP … screaming about not checking with his team?

KATIE
That was so long ago, but still embedded in my brain — the harshness of the interaction, yet…

RC THE GREMLIN
He was right… As your boss was using that dog house analogy, yes?

KATIE
Uh huh… The pouch works for me and my travels. How does it play for others? Will it PLAY for others?

RC THE GREMLIN
And where are those OTHERS?

Using a pen as a pointer while discussing this, Katie lets it drop on her desk.

RC THE GREMLIN
Pencil’s down?

Stop now…

KATIE
For now, yes. I accomplished what I needed for today, the … you’ll appreciate this … the “REWIND” to how I got to the POUCH. It was great to hear me talk it out loud, so thanks, pal!

RC THE GREMLIN
Uh… Okay… You gotta…?

KATIE
Yeah. Hemingway always said to stop where you know where to start next time… something like that.

IG-able…

Just then, Katie’s mobile pings. She picks it up and notices a series of missed messages.

KATIE
Whoops! Gear Guy’s been…

RC THE GREMLIN
You go, Girl! Don’t leave that husband of yours hanging…

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

And that’s how the stage got set for the next quest — SEEKING OTHERS…

Katie is seeking help on FIELD TESTING the concept and ALSO, working through FULFILLMENT challenges.

We usually close with a STAY TUNED, but this time we have a treat…

THE MOVABLE DECK…

Too cute, we know with another Hemingway reference, but this time…

Enjoy !!

Thanks for hanging with us!

And if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!

Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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Welcome to another Yosh! post!

This one was inspired by an advertising phrase for Turtle Wax that seems to fit for the reasoning behind establishing a “DBRs Routine”…
So without further ado, let us proceed, shall we?? —The Gang

Note: We introduced “Yosh” in the post.

The Japanese word “Yosh” is used in manga to convey, “Alright, let’s go!” Or as they say in Katie’s household: “Go means go!”

Above is a short clip that says what we’re saying (and demonstrating): For sure, “yosh” is spontaneous and energetic—a verbal burst of enthusiasm or resolve. We believe if you embrace the DragonBustR Way and it becomes a Way of Life (interwoven), you may find yourself bursting with enthusiasm and resolve.

Now on with the story!

And so it was that one day, Happy Puppy KEE-RA saw his opening. His “Mama”, Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH was up pounding away on her keyboard after a “fitful” overnight quote-unquote rest period.

Running around the house, getting his stretch on, he noticed his RAZR phone was vibrating. Let’s listen in to find out WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT…

RAZR beckons…

FADE IN:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE
The curious Kee-Ra opens up the RAZR. The message was from his pal RC the Gremlin / Storyteller.

Actually, there were two messages with links.

A “vintage Turtle Wax” advertisement that emphasizes “hard shell finish” that protects it like a garage…

The print edition…

Kee-Ra watches and tilts his head.

KEE-RA
Uh… interesting, but how does it… ?

So he scrolls to the next message.

This one, another YouTube link, goes to a slide show which he watches closely.

Self-running Slideshow…

KEE-RA
Ah! I think I understand.

Just as he’s about to close the RAZR, another message arrives.

TEXT MESSAGE
R is for Routine. Routine => Tommy the Turtle = hard shell finish that clients can’t permeate.
Please to share…

…Ah! I DO understand. Gotcha!

KEE-RA
Ah! I DO understand. Gotcha!

And now to the “opening” that was mentioned…

Kee-Ra noticed that somehow, the YouTube slide show magically appeared on the outside of the closed RAZR.

KEE-RA
Perfect!

So he silently enters his Mama’s home office to observe and then… Zoomies take over.

The RAZR becomes a hockey puck, and Kee-Ra gently bats it about.

Meredith looks up and then back at her computer — pounding away.

So Kee-Ra kicks it up a notch…

KEE-RA
On a breakaway… The windup… The shot… One-timer… Hits the post! Races in for the…

Before the words “deflection” get out of his mouth, Meredith picks up the RAZR and eyes it with curiosity.

She sees the PLAY ARROW on the RAZR’s outside screen and hits it… Watching it all the way through before opening up the RAZR to play it again…

Kee-Ra is smiling.

Kee-Ra is smiling…

KEE-RA
S-c-o-r-e-!-!-!

MEREDITH
Whoa… How’d you…?

KEE-RA
It’s that mystery thing, Mama… Dare not disobey…

MEREDITH
Always like it when you talk “Little Prince” to me…

KEE-RA
S-go-den!!

Meredith looks at Kee-Ra who’s beckoning her out of the office. Glancing back at her computer screen, she smiles.

MEREDITH
Yeah, let’s…

KEE-RA
Make like a banana and split?

A “rumbly” noise is heard. They both look down at their mid-section-belly.

MEREDITH
Me?

KEE-RA
Me?

MEREDITH
Kitchen then… a snack and then … walk feets, yes?

KEE-RA
Yeah, Mama! You know what I always say…

MEREDITH
Uh… a lot you say…

Points to the computer screen.

MEREDITH
Oh… right… Clients can wait.

…CLIENTS. CAN. WAIT.

KEE-RA
And also… What will BE… BEs…

MEREDITH
Right… Out of our control, it is. Good reminder. Let’s go!

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. WORLD OF JOY – THE ‘HOOD

And so it was that Happy Puppy Kee-Ra guided his Mama, MEREDITH, on a nature walk through their neighborhood where they enjoyed the sights & smells … waving to others they encountered while also talking out the SLIDE DECK via YouTube.

RAZR as Puck…

MEREDITH
Clever delivery mechanism you and your pal conjured up…

Kee-Ra’s tale is wagging a million miles a minute while also jumping up and down.

RAZR INSIDE…

KEE-RA
Good points, yes?

MEREDITH
R is for ROUTINE. Routine includes 3Rs… and dedicated… diligent… daily… application of said ROUTINE equals…

Kee-Ra motions like the swooping TOMMY THE TURTLE…

MEREDITH
Hard shell finish…

KEE-RA
You gotta do what you gotta do… to pay bills and add value to your clients… AND ALSO… play a bit of keep-away…

AND ALSO… play a bit of keep-away…

MEREDITH
Ah! Hard shell finish… born from ROUTINE… KEEPS them from getting in MY way… as I journey along figuring out my VALUE ADD to the world.

KEE-RA
That’s it, Mama! Transcend… Get to … Higher Ground…

MEREDITH
Stevie!

KEE-RA
Yup! Chili Peppers too !!

They pause to FIST-PAW bump… and then pick up the pace.

After a few blocks of silence, Meredith speaks up.

MEREDITH
That’s it!

Kee-Ra gives her a look.

MEREDITH
When we get back, please FORWARD that Text with the link to me… Gotta idea!

DINGTHING!!

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE

Meredith is looking at her phone and then opens up her calendar. She adds “AN EVENT” with an invite and then…

“PING!” it appears on Kee-Ra’s RAZR.

And with that, Meredith disappears to change clothes.

TEXT MESSAGE
Play date! JEDEMI !!

Kee-Ra reads the message and starts dancing.

KEE-RA
Yup! Clients can wait… !!

FADE OUT.

Pencils down…

That’s a Wrap!

And that’s how Meredith got the reminder– a Covey-ian “First Thing’s FIRST!” along with a strong NUDGE to leverage the DragonBustR ROUTINE to build up an impenetrable core… essential for her personal JOURNEY.

Happy Puppy Kee-Ra continues dancing around smiling …

KEE-RA
Woo-hoo!!

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

Oh… and some walk-off music is in order (STEVIE !!).

Enjoy!

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And so it came to be that former Suit, KATIE dashed on home after her Creek Trail jaunt with Happy Puppy, KEE-RA bursting with ideas. Her first stop, the area near the downstairs computer lab (which shares with her exercise bike zone) to jot her TOP-OF-MIND ideas down. Let’s listen in for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang.

FADE IN:

INT. KATIE’S HOUSE

KATIE INTERNAL
Do it now before I forget… Blood sugar and distractions and…

Scribbled in writing that only she can decipher (okay maybe companion RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER) were the following key words / phrases.

LIFE… Fantastical Journey

Channel our INNER CREATIVE –> INGENUITY as we “Ease on Down the Road” [The Wiz?]

HOW? MUSINGS as part of a daily ROUTINE / RITUAL that includes the 3Rs…

“DATEs” –> actually BLOCKS of PLAYTIME (the 3rd R is ReCreate)

MANGA breaks since COVID are examples of this — taking mind off your mind (Rollins ref)

AIRPLANE MODE !! — the Time Out breaks… the 3Rs… You need to be in THAT mode –> nothing streaming in or out. You just BE.

22 –> The “MAGIC 22-min” where you can drop into AIRPLANE MODE and NOT BE MISSED.

…Key learning? 22 x 3 NATURALLY HAPPENS… and you ARE NOT MISSED. Just sayin’ …

The RE-FRAME –> “CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!”
Something from that ERA (late 80s) we can embrace where the 3Rs TIMEOUT offers that same sort of stress-busting release without getting wet (?? Watch the ad).

How about this?

POUCH + SATCHEL-PAK –> “TAKE ME AWAY!”

Gateway…

Note: Inspired by old school ad.

And her brain kept on going…

KATIE INTERNAL
Short breaks INCORPORATING the 3Rs to stimulate the curious mind, fire up our inner creative and as we WING IT (flex-n-flow) though our daily life (AKA personal JOURNEY), LEVERAGE our unique skills and ingenuity to FIGURE IT OUT… and then KOKO!

KOKO !

A Wee Bit Later…

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE

While Happy Puppy KEE-RA’s human, the Suit-in-Transition, MEREDITH is on a conference call, his RAZR phone pings. Looking down, he sees a SNAPSHOT of the scribbling as taken by RC.

RAZR view…

RC THE GREMLIN
Hey Pal! Good stuff ahead. Stay tuned.

And Kee-Ra, upon reviewing did what comes natural to happy puppies:

THEY DANCE!

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap…

Well now… We probably managed to make you MORE curious as to… What is this “GOOD STUFF”?

Your patience is appreciated AND, while you are waiting, perhaps you’d like to do some browsing in our newly developed “Shoppe”.
Read on!

NEW! We invite you to check out our “Essentials” …

We’ve developed Flex-n-Flo Kits which contain key ingredients for facilitating the process of Finding your Bliss.

Enter our Essentials Marketplace
Thanks for the interrupt!
We’re really excited about what we developed. Read on and KOKO !! -The Gang

Coming soon!

Thanks for hanging with us! #SCMF!!

Throwback to something we say around here: Stay Curious My Friends!!
[emphatically of course]

And if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!

Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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And so it was that one day while trotting along on the Creek Trail, Happy Puppy KEE-RA disclosed to his pal, former Suit KATIE how his “Mama” was struggling with truly integrating THE WAY into her DAY on a consistent basis. Let’s listen in for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang.

FADE IN:

EXT. CREEK TRAIL

KATIE
So, Kee-Ra… Your Mama seemed to be in a hurry just now, yes?

[Note: Mama is Suit-in-Transition, MEREDITH]

KEE-RA
Pesky clients… Just as she gets herself into a rhythm, they INTERRUPT and throw her for a loop.

Katie starts laughing.

KEE-RA
Funny? This is not…

KATIE
Sorry, my friend… but I had a flash just now of… what I went through. Indeed at the time… not so funny and, for sure, if you looked at my MUSINGs from THAT period of time- YIKES!

Whoa! Girl can write !!

KEE-RA
KAY…So? Advice, you have??

Katie smiles and nods.

KATIE
She’s lucky she’s got you… to nudge her… encourage her…

They walk along some more. Kee-Ra sniffs away and they pause every now and again to silently admire wildflowers and other natureful things.

When they get to the ROCKY HILL, they look at each other and then pick up the pace — jogging to the top and slightly beyond — they turn and simultaneously do the “I DID IT !!” pose. Smiling, they ease on back down the hill.

Silence didn’t last long as Katie had some time to formulate in words what was bouncing around in her mind.

KATIE
Okay… don’t know if this’ll help, Buddy, but here goes…

KEE-RA
All ears my friend.

KATIE
I know Mama reads The Wall Street Journal… we’ve talked about it.

KEE-RA
Yes, and…?

KATIE
There’s a piece… about the leadership transition at Apple and in it, the advice that Steve Jobs gave his successor- Tim Cook.

Sage advice…

Kee-Ra stops and looks at Katie.

KEE-RA
Yes?

KATIE
In essence… do the right thing. It’s not… basing decisions on the classic: WHAT WOULD STEVE DO. Rather, do what needs to be done.

You can get in paralysis if you start trying to port yourself into somebody else’s thinking. –Tim Cook

KEE-RA
Yes, and…

KATIE
And the RIGHT THING, is the WRITE thing — but as part of a routine, my friend.

[She motions like PENCIL-IN-HAND… AIR DRAWING “Rs”]

Read + wRite!

KEE-RA
Routine?

KATIE
You have one… in the morning… You get up and pretty much are out TAKING CARE of BUSINESS as part of your day.

KEE-RA
Oh… That… Of course… Like clockwork.

… Get her own ROUTINE going as a discipline… That’s the 22-minutes thing…

KATIE
Mama needs to … or rather, should be encouraged to get her own ROUTINE going… as a discipline… That’s the 22-minutes thing I’ve been writing about on my site.

KEE-RA
22-minutes… Got it.

KATIE
Block the time. Do the MUSINGS… daily… as a ROUTINE.
As an athlete… back in the day… we were wired for routines.
Not sure… well … Let’s just say it may be an entirely difference experience for others… like my Gear Guy… he has routines for his FISHING and COOKING projects… things that get him… focused and ready to engage in his various activities…

KEE-RA
Ah… I think I understand.

… getting into a DAILY ROUTINE gives you… ways to fortify… strengthen yourself…

KATIE
The distractions… are real and they seem to come out of the woodwork once you start on the path… But… getting into a DAILY ROUTINE gives you… ways to fortify… strengthen yourself.

KEE-RA
The CORE thing?

KATIE
Yup! I’ll try to write up something for her to read in an upcoming session, but basically, you can help her the best by nudging her to take care of HER business first… MUSINGS and the 3Rs. The rest? What will be, will be… Clients do what clients do, so The ROUTINE is KEY.

From the DBRs Framework…

Starting the Routine…

KEE-RA
Routine is Key… emphasis on Musings… Gotcha…

They continue on in silence and then after a particular wildflower gets their attention, Kee-Ra looks at Katie.

KEE-RA
Curious my friend… Whatcha gonna write to Mama?

She smiles.

KATIE
As we were walking and pondering, this popped into my mind…

Life is a FANTASTICAL JOURNEY… our duty… is to find ways to channel our INNER CREATIVE… we all have this innate creative… gene if you will… And the cool thing is as we bond with this inner creative there’s this thing… INGENUITY that happens… You conjure up solutions and the like… so you can continue on your journey… I call them end-arounds… Like the Hans Solo effect — a challenge is encountered and you like think… I’ll figure out something.

They reach the end of the trail and Kee-Ra looks up.

KEE-RA
Ah! I think … I understand.

They fist/paw bump.

KATIE
I know you do, Pal. You’re the best. You take care of your Mama, yes?

KEE-RA
Always!

KATIE
Cool beans. Now let’s go grab some TREATs… Lead on!

And with that, they bound across the parking lot, to the stoop where his Mama, MEREDITH awaits with said treats.

The adventure continues…

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

Now we bet you are wondering about what Katie is preparing for Kee-Ra’s Mama. Some hints below. More to follow (in another post).

Coming soon…!

Inner Creative…

We welcome you to Stay tuned!

Revisiting “an Old Standard”…

Thanks for hanging with us!

And if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!

Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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We had a DING!THING occurrence shortly after posting this…

Previously…

A newcomer to the Cafe just so happens to be a POSTER CHILD for this adage:

See this?

Click to really see…

This snapshot was his 1951 where he was delivering several mangas while also studying to pass his physician’s exam. AND… in his free time, he’d go study movies (especially fond of BAMBI). As for his PLAY DATE, he’d frequent pachinko parlors to play for his meals.

…He had a lot of plates spinning, so to speak and managed his time effectively enough to deliver high-level work for many demanding clients while also continuing his personal development… Truly an inspiration!

Inspiring for sure!

Shifting slightly to our resident, St. X (AKA Zup), who wrote the above in his Wind, Sand and Stars.

As seen on our reading list…

Find it here…

Pencils down…

That’s a Wrap!

We wanted to keep this short but “LONG” on ponderables… Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

Oh… and some walk-off music is in order.

This song popped into our heads and… is quite appropriate. Enjoy!

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Welcome to another Yosh! post!

What 22 can do for you! Pals KEE-RA and RC meetup to discuss how TimeRs play in the DragonBustR world…… —The Gang

Note: We introduced “Yosh” in the post.

The Japanese word “Yosh” is used in manga to convey, “Alright, let’s go!” Or as they say in Katie’s household: “Go means go!”

Above is a short clip that says what we’re saying (and demonstrating): For sure, “yosh” is spontaneous and energetic—a verbal burst of enthusiasm or resolve. We believe if you embrace the DragonBustR Way and it becomes a Way of Life (interwoven), you may find yourself bursting with enthusiasm and resolve.

Now on with the story!

And so it was that our little Pals (Happy Puppy KEE-RA and RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER) had tasked assignments that they dutifully performed.They also checked in with each other to compare notes and offer encouragement.

It also so happened that a day came when Kee-Ra was astonished to find his human, MEREDITH fully engaged in her new MORNING ROUTINE (a “light” version of the DragonBustR 3-Rs as she was easing into it…).

Let’s listen in to find out WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT.

FADE IN:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE

KEE-RA TEXT
Dude… Where ya at?

He has pinged his pal, RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER and then is quietly pacing with one eye on his human. Then…

RC TEXT
Sup, Dogg! LOL!

Kee-Ra shakes his head.

KEE-RA
He always says that… So silly!

KEE-RA TEXT
Got Time to Talk ABOUT TIME?

There’s a pause … Then a reply.

RC TEXT
Uh… Sure… When?

KEE-RA
Today… after Mama gets into her TCB routine.

[TCB = Takin’ Care of Business; now BTO will take over your brain… LOL! –the Editors/GANG]

RC TEXT
Copy that… Ping me.

KEE-RA
Will do!

It just so happened that RC was “doing the town” so to speak (on the WESTSIDE of Santa Cruz) which included briefly hanging out with the elusive WONDER / WANDER Kat MR SQUEEK. And it also happened that they had parted ways near the BECKMANN’s HQ.

RC THE GREMLIN
I wonder if…?

Aha! Wonder if…?

Before the question was articulated, he saw his chance.

RC THE GREMLIN
Perfect! I’ll just hitch a ride and then we can do our Talk in person. Way cool.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. WORLD OF JOY – KEE-RA’S ‘HOOD

And now the action shifts to OVER-THE-HILL where after a series of stops RC manages to arrive in Kee-Ra’s neighborhood (AKA THE WORLD OF JOY).

He smiles as he checks time on his RAZR.

RC THE GREMLIN
He’ll be pinging any minute now… maybe… from the stoop I’m guessing… out of sight… out of ears… his Mama won’t be disrupted…

So RC trots along and finds a convenient tree to “see his eyes” IF what he thought WAS true.

RC THE GREMLIN
Perfect!

KEE-RA TEXT
Hey, Buddy! Is now good?

PAUSE.

Noting the lack of response, there’s a shift in Kee-Ra’s energy. Initially bouncing up and down with eagerness, he “slows his roll” so to speak.

KEE-RA
Darn… Maybe he’s off on… Another adventure… but…

Then a voice gets his attention.

Sup, Dogg?!

RC THE GREMLIN
Sup, Dogg?!

Kee-Ra looks up and sees that RC is right in front of him. RC reaches out for a FIST/PAW Bump …

KEE-RA
Wow!! You’re like actually here! …How’d ya…?

RC THE GREMLIN
Connections my friend… connections…

Kee-Ra nods.

KEE-RA
Cool or as our Katie says… COOL BEANS!

RC THE GREMLIN
A walkabout, shall we??

KEE-RA
Actually… that would be great. Mama is on another ZOOM so she won’t be looking for me anytime soon.

So while looping the ‘hood, Kee-Ra unleashed what was on his mind.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. KEE-RA’S NEIGHBORHOOD

RC THE GREMLIN
About time… ??

KEE-RA
Yes… about time…

RC THE GREMLIN
What about Time, my friend…?

KEE-RA
Well… to start… there’s the TIMER thingie Mama has…

RC THE GREMLIN
Digital or Dial?

KEE-RA
Huh?

RC THE GREMLIN
Just curious which generation… but don’t let me… go ahead… continue…

KEE-RA
Digital… looks like she’s got it set to twenty-two…

DBRs Timer…

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah… 22 minutes. Yes, and…?

KEE-RA
Well… she’ll write for… that 22 and then… I’ve seen her press the START button… and read for another 22.

RC THE GREMLIN
Yes, and…

KEE-RA
Twenty-two… seems to fit perfectly… She finishes and then is full of energy to do this…

RC THE GREMLIN
Walk-feets through the Hood?

KEE-RA
Yeah… But… how did she get to the 22 ? Seems…

RC THE GREMLIN
A bit odd… indeed. Something our Katie had implemented for her OWN journey… her DragonBustR adventures.

They continue to walk. Noticing trees and flowers. Waving to others. Before long, another bubble up.

KEE-RA
Tell me about… types… You said Dial timer?

RC THE GREMLIN
Well… when she was first testing this theory of blocking time to wRite and Read, dial timers were common… and some actually have a silent “TICK-TICK=TICKING” … She started off with the Dial… and believe it or not, 22 is merely because when she hand set it, she never could get it exactly on 20. 22 became her “close enough.”

…she never could get it exactly on 20. 22 became her “close enough.”

KEE-RA
I guess… Yeah… I could see that. Makes sense.

RC THE GREMLIN
So here’s what else I observed… Sometimes Katie would be on a roll… words flowing… images getting sketched… and then she’d look at the timer, and then over to her clock — and then she’d dial it back to add more time.

KEE-RA
Oh? More time…?

RC THE GREMLIN
She didn’t want to STOP and doing the math, she reasoned with herself that SHE could “Keep On” for a bit more.

KEE-RA
My turn… Yes, and…?

RC THE GREMLIN
She was MORE energized for her client work… actually early to the calls she had to be on… like super-duper efficient, and…

Jumps up and down.

KEE-RA
Happier! Mama is Happier… I’ve seen it!!

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah… Like… Happier because she’s already adopted and incorporated DragonBustRs into the FLO of her day… ?

Kee-Ra continues to jump around excitedly.

RC THE GREMLIN
That’s a great thing!! Katie’ll be stoked!

KEE-RA
By the way… The digital one is the TIMER I’ve seen…

RC THE GREMLIN
You can do the same thing… press the START button again and keep going… it’s just… for Katie, the dexterity of it… the process of dialing it back for more time… THAT was an energizing move… But then again… she’s a hands-on person.

DragonBustRs HEART the TIMER…

Kee-Ra nods and they walk along NOW hitting the Main Street that has shops and eateries.

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah… Smells good.

KEE-RA
Lunch prep underway.

RC points.

RC THE GREMLIN
Pizza?

KEE-RA
Yeah… little individual size… one and done…

RC THE GREMLIN
Random fact for 200…

KEE-RA
Huh?

RC THE GREMLIN
Your trail pal… our Lady Katie… KNOWS how to toss pizza.

…She’s a tosser!!

KEE-RA
For real?

RC THE GREMLIN
Yeah… and get this… or stash this for future reference…

KEE-RA
Uh… okay…

RC THE GREMLIN
She used to toss pizza on Friday and Saturday nights at a small place across the street from her apartment…

KEE-RA
When…? Like after leaving Corporate?

RC THE GREMLIN
Ha! While transitioning… Keeping the corporate revenue flowing while picking up … as she says “marketable skills”… people gotta eat…

KEE-RA
Using her hands brought happiness, yes?

RC THE GREMLIN
Like she’d get that dough spinning… like a floppy frisbee. Fun to watch… and as she got happier outside the office, the momentum carried inside… she played more… got her work done and was respectful and all… but you had a feeling…

KEE-RA
Feeling… work was Joy?

RC THE GREMLIN
Definitely no longer Hell like the Matt Groening book she kept in the office.

Katie’s GoTo back in the day…

As they cross one street RC looks over and sees a truck approaching. He waves and motions –pointing to an open slot on the street.

KEE-RA
You know that guy…?

RC THE GREMLIN
That’s my ride back over the hill. You good?

KEE-RA
Yeah…

RC THE GREMLIN
It’s ABOUT TIME for you to get back to the stoop my friend.

KEE-RA
Thanks for MAKING TIME to hang today.

Pulling out his RAZR, he shows RC.

KEE-RA
Just sayin… 22 minutes EXACTLY. How ’bout that?

RC THE GREMLIN
Right?

RC hops into the BECKMANN’s truck, and as it breezes past Kee-Ra, he shouts out.

RC THE GREMLIN
KOKO !!

KEE-RA
KOKO YOURSELF !!

FADE OUT.

Pencils down…

That’s a Wrap!

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

Oh… and some walk-off music is in order.

It’s Lizzo week at Jedemi apparently. Enjoy!

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And so it was that former Suit KATIE had an opportunity to turn the tables on her GEAR GUY husband. Curious?
Well, to pull it off, she had to snag a delivery before he came back from an excursion and then she raced over to CAT & CLOUD to unbox along with giving it a test drive.
Let’s listen in for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang.

FADE IN:

INT. CAT & CLOUD

Katie arrives at the cafe with the box under her arm, Zojirushi DBRs Thermos in one hand and her ever-present SATCHEL-PAK on her back.

Looking around, she doesn’t see Happy Barista / Uber Driver KIMBA, so she pays for her NIGHT SHIFT “fill-er-up” and then settles in at the VIV TABLE (AKA stander) that is unoccupied (and of the perfect height for her little project, BTW).

She unboxes and sets on the table top two RIDGE POWER BANKs. One is an olive green colour and the other is orange.

KATIE INTERNAL
I’ll let him choose… or NOT…

Doing a sort of mental “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” — she goes with the olive green for testing.

KATIE
Feels good!

She says out loud and then looks around.

KATIE INTERNAL
Whoops! I gotta remember where I am. Anyway… Let’s see if they shipped it with some juice… Reaching into her SATCHEL PAK, she produces a RAZR phone.

Team Phone…

[Note: This is the team phone – a style that works for WONDER/WANDER (WANDER/WONDER) Kat, MR SQUEEK and RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER and their over the hill pal, Happy Puppy KEE-RA and also… KIMBA. Funny too as they all have DragonBustR sticker– hard to tell the phones apart if you were to throw them on the table. But that’s a story for another day. Let’s continue –The Gang (AKA storytellers)]

On the top of the Power Bank is access to two cable/connectors: a “C” style (think ANDROID) and old school THUNDERBOLT style (think APPLE)

KATIE INTERNAL
Ah… Key selling point. Built-in cables… He should dig this.

Plugging in, the BANK shows a digital display with a percentage number.

KATIE INTERNAL
Well… some juice… 14% is good enough to test. Now for the bonus round…

Katie reaches back into her PAK and extracts her little iPHONE.

KATIE INTERNAL
Well … You can do two at once but it is sucking down the BANK… Cool though…

Just then Katie feels a breeze and looks up as her friend Kimba rushes over to help a customer who is struggling with the door. Turning around, she sees Katie and smiles. Walking up to the VIV TABLE and observing the setup, her curious mind kicks into gear.

KIMBA
Hey you! When’d you sneak in?

Katie laughs.

KATIE
I was about to ask you the same question…

KIMBA
Dealing with stuff in the back. Deliveries… getting organized…

KATIE
All good?

KIMBA
Good enough to take a break and see what you’re up to… And that is…? A gift from your Gear Guy?

Olive or Orange…?

KATIE
Better…

KIMBA
Oh?

…A gift FOR him… well, us and… if this experiment works well…

KATIE
A gift FOR him… well, us and… if this experiment works well…

Katie lets Kimba study the setup.

KIMBA
Can I…?

KATIE
Sure!

She unplugs the iPhone and then reaches for the RAZR. Pausing to study them side-by-side, she unplugs and then feels the POWER BANK in her hands.

KIMBA
Solid! Nice size. Built-in cables. Multi-functional… what’s not to like?

KATIE
Right? Still… my guy has high standards and is not easily impressed.

KIMBA
Tough audience… I get it.

KATIE
Fashion risk, I know… but the reviewer I saw online… got me stoked to give it a try.

Kimba points to the “C” connector on the bottom.

KATIE
Allegedly a two-way … and with the right cable, the speed is supposed to be fantastical…

KIMBA
Right cable, eh? I have one under the counter. You know… our pals run around with their RAZRs… all fun and games until…

KATIE
Yeah… I heard. Cable challenged they are too.

KIMBA
Interesting.

KATIE
The way I see it… It’s compact and multi-functional. You can always bring ONE “C” for speed… instead of that big ZIPLOC he drags along on his trips… Easy-peasy.

KIMBA
Makes sense… So what’s the circle thingie?

KATIE
A bonus! It’s for wireless charging. The reviewer and also the company’s website shows it with an Apple Watch. Was going to bring his old one to test but…

KIMBA
Old one probably not compatible. Got it.

While Katie is talking, she pulls her SLABBY THING out of her Satchel-Pak and loads the company’s website.

Website via SLABBY…

KATIE
See?
Kimba glances at the web page and then continues to play with the PowerBank.

KIMBA
Cool that you get a readout of how much battery is left.

KATIE
Sure beats the blinking dots on the ANKER bank.

Ridge vs. Anker…

KIMBA
I’ll take your word for it. I just use a cable under the counter for a little boost. Its got one of those USB-A plugs.

KATIE
I’m thinking we hit all the check boxes for him with the exception of… How long for the RE-UP… to get to 100%?

Kimba nod and then points.

KIMBA
Two?

KATIE
His and Hers… Plus, they were having a deal when you buy two so…

KIMBA
Gotcha… So, when you springing it on him?

KATIE
Tonight maybe… got a date night penciled in. Pending when he gets back from today’s adventure, it could be a go.

KIMBA
Looks like a winner… And speaking of “GO” … aren’t you due for your WALK-FEETS? I imagine … play time is in order, yes?

Katie smiles and nods, as she begins to pack up.

Kimba picks up the OLIVE power bank and points to the counter.

KIMBA
How ‘bout leaving it with me… Let’s see how much JUICE it obtains in the amount of time of your walk.

KATIE
That’s a great idea!

Pencils down…

[EPILOGUE]

And so it was that Katie stowed the shipping box and packaging in her trunk and bounded her way towards the sea with her Satchel-Pak strapped on her back.

Looking around, there’s some hesitation.

KATIE
I feel like… Something’s missing….

She shrugs her shoulders and then continues.

Meanwhile… Back at the C&C, Kimba is moving about wiping tables and tidying up.
She is especially bouncy as the music playing has put a huge smile on her face.

C&C JUKEBOX

It ain’t my fault that I’m out here making news
I’m the pudding in the proof
Gotta blame it on my juice…
Blame it on my juice, blame it, blame it on my juice

Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee
Blame it on my juice, blame it, blame it on my juice (ooh, baby)…

KIMBA
Ya-ya-ee, indeed!

Her perceptive eyes notice the DBRs Thermos left behind.

DragonBustR Zojirushi…

KIMBA
Too funny… She’ll be back.

Kimba tucks the thermos under the counter next to the PowerBank and what looks like a clear plastic box (her magnet collection).

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

Curiouser and Curiouser, yes?

Learn more!

As for Gear Guy’s reaction and more of WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT., we welcome you to Stay tuned!

Your Turn to Enjoy…

[Hint: Juice could mean: Power as in “Got Enough Juice??” or simply: Got Juice?? -The Gang ]

Thanks for hanging with us!

And if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!

Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH was so energized with the many thoughts streaming through her head that she bounced out of bed early — ready to get her “FLO-on.” Let’s listen in to see WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. —The Gang

FADE IN:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE

Before she could get started, Meredith made a detour to the kitchen to grab a granola bar and some coffee while perusing headlines on her iPad.

MEREDITH INTERNAL
Gotta deal with the rumbly before I can truly focus.

Happy Puppy KEE-RA is admiring just out-of-sight, as to not distract “his Mama”.

KEE-RA
Can’t muck with her FLO. That… would be bad.

Looking down at his RAZR, he sees a message from his pal RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER.

Ponderable SNAP-kin…

He smiles and moves a little further away, so he can reply.

KEE-RA
No doubt! She seems PURPOSEFUL this day. Will observe and follow-up.

He notices now that she’s settled into writing in her PERSONAL JOURNAL… Her “Musings” as written, can actually be heard (Kee-Ra’s Astro Boy ears).

[Okay? That’s our version of “setting the stage”. Now listen in to see WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang]

MEREDITH’S MUSINGS
That was a good day for sure. Was helpful to hear out loud … things I’ve been working through… Stimulated by TAW and talking to Katie.

Oh… and Kee-Ra has been a great listener too. Got an earful of my Crayola thinking… Helped me… a lot.

Now… a got CORE things to ponder and some loops to close.

On our drive about, Katie pointed to a Palm tree — a thriving one that had a magnificent core. Encouraging me to “memorize my eyes” — she made a point — taking it beyond the TAW Zooms and Julia’s book — BUILD YOUR CORE!

Build Your Core…

She has a point as I think about that PALM… trunk as core… solid! It also has some kind of natural barrier — similar to roses with thorns — so I guess, you build the core and nobody can “get to you” or rather — you can smile at those who try… #whatevs.

That’s when she reminded me that DRAGONS will come out of the woodwork, so to speak, to try to throw me (or anyone on a journey) off the path — STAY STRONG.

At this point, Meredith stands to stretch and notices her pal Kee-Ra relaxing in the corner with one eye on her.

MEREDITH
Mornin’ Pal! Did I wake you?

KEE-RA
Nah! But you got my attention… made me curious… Writing up a storm there in that JOURNAL thingie, yes?

MEREDITH
Yes, indeed. Our Katie had some sage counsel the other day… and I guess… point being that this MUSINGs thing… deliberately … purposefully and consistently, is a key for…

Kee-Ra has hopped up on a chair to glance at Meredith’s Musings.

KEE-RA
Palm Tree? Arrow pointing to … Ah… The CORE discussion you had?

MEREDITH
You know about…?

KEE-RA
Hang time with RC… Katie’s Pal.

MEREDITH
Yours… Ours too…

…CORE BUILDING takes time. Visual reminders help…

KEE-RA
RC said CORE BUILDING takes time. Visual reminders help… thus the…

MEREDITH
PALM TREE… Everywhere here in California.

KEE-RA
Yup. So were you nearing the end of today’s thoughts?

MEREDITH
Yeah. Stretching and then shifting over to READING. Having a clear mind helps…

Having a clear mind helps…

KEE-RA
Ah! So you FLO-d out the annoying and then… ?

MEREDITH
Then set the tone for the day… the GOOD… what I’d like to accomplish… simply stated NOT a business plan or big POWERPOINT deck.

Kee-Ra studies her MUSINGS some more.

KEE-RA
Looks to me like… A recap of what worked and what irritated you…

MEREDITH
With an opportunity to… THINK on what I can do differently so… I don’t get frustrated…

KEE-RA
ACCEPTANCE training… a skill that gets better with practice.

MEREDITH
That’s what Katie says… It helps that she’s a sounding board AND a voice of experience.

KEE-RA
Agreed. She made the jump. You can too.

Meredith smiles.

MEREDITH
Give me 20 and then we can do our WALK-ABOUT, okay?

KEE-RA
Sure Mama… but… A question for you.

He points to the book on the table.

MEREDITH
A leave-behind from Katie…

KEE-RA
Lay-flat? Be Water… She built you a book ??

A new READ-able…

MEREDITH
One of her many talents. She says this one… resonated with her and helped her… many breakthroughs… things stimulated. Pondered. Mused about. Acted on. REPEAT.

KEE-RA
Ah… I think so… RC mentioned a big time breakthrough… It’s how Katie FLO-d into… the whole: AWARE. ACCEPT. ADAPT. thing…

Then Kee-Ra starts jumping up and down, making the DING! motion –imitating an antenna on the top of his head.

MEREDITH
Uh… What, Buddy, What?

KEE-RA
See my eyes how the PALM TREE fits… FLEX-N-FLO… after the three As: AWARE. ACCEPT. ADAPT.

How it started…

Meredith has a puzzled look.

KEE-RA
It’s okay Mama… Rome wasn’t built in a day and as we both learned recently: THIS. TAKES. TIME.

Takes. Time. An Evolution…

MEREDITH
Right… Something about the JEEP… counting the years and…

…ENJOYING the PROCESS… The DAILY DISCIPLINED Rs… and then what HAPPENS… HAPPENS…

KEE-RA
ENJOYING the PROCESS… The DAILY DISCIPLINED Rs… and then what HAPPENS… HAPPENS.

Now she reaches for the book and taps the TIMER. Kee-Ra nods and quietly disappears down the hall.

Magical “22” FOCUS time…

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

Indeed. For now… Meredith is definitely on a roll and Happy Puppy Kee-Ra is truly committed in helping her stay on track.

Pencils down…

Bonus Tunes…

It’s catchy…! Fits the feel for this NEW routine too!

I feel the beat, I feel the beat, it’s like a new religion
Out on the floor, out on the floor, I found me in the rhythm
It lifts me up, it lifts me up, it’s love with no condition
I found the music, found the music, my new religion…

…Don’t wanna leave, yeah, I believe I found a deeper meaning
I’m on the move, I’m in the mood, nothing can touch this feeling
Lost in the sound that’s all around, I feel my body healing
…I found my purpose in the JOURNAL [churches] filled with DAILY MUSINGS…

…I come alive…

Adapted as we like to do! KOKO !! –The Gang

Bonus: DISH-PATCH (017B): Many Thanks!

One thing that got her to bounce out of bed was the idea she had for a THANKS … like a series of images that could communicate better than anything she could during the Zoom.

Notable: She never could figure out that HAND RAISING thing.

Anyway, please scroll down and enjoy! -The Gang

Many thanks!

Many thanks!

Many thanks!

And a reminder…

Will do!

We put it in a slideshow too — Exported to make a mini movie. Enjoy!

Thanks for hanging with us!

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Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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