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“Granny, why does Papa always give us new pajamas for Christmas?” Kurtis asked as he crawled into my lap.
I cuddled my great-grandson as my thoughts returned to his grandmother’s first Christmas. “Well, sweetie, it really was an accident, but now it’s a family tradition. Want me to tell you the story?”
“Yeah, I like stories.” His eyes twinkled as snuggled down to listen. His cousins sat on the floor at my feet ready to listen, too, even Ryan, who at eleven considered himself no longer a child.
“One December many years ago, in 1962 to be exact, a young mother used her sewing machine to make her baby girl some Christmas presents. The mother and the father didn’t have much money, and they certainly didn’t have enough for elaborate presents; although this would be their daughter’s first Christmas.
“The mother found remnants of material on sale and sewed a red corduroy skirt with shoulder straps and a small robe. She made a long gown of white flannel with a red design and matching slippers for tiny feet. From other scraps, she sewed a funny-looking stuffed rabbit with button eyes and nose. Then she embroidered a smile on the silly face. Finally, the young couple went shopping and splurged on a white blouse with lace around the collar and around the wrists. They wrapped and placed the gifts under a small tree sitting on a bookcase where little hands couldn’t reach. The label on the infant-sized robe and nightgown said, ‘from Daddy.’
“Christmas Eve, the mother bathed the baby and wrapped her in a towel before taking her to the living room. However, when she picked up the worn, slightly stained pajamas, the mother paused and turned to her husband. ‘This is what Rene will be wearing when we take pictures of her in the morning.’”
“Rene?” Kurtis turned in my lap. “That’s Na Na.”
“Yes, that’s Na Na,” I answered. “Now back to the story.”
“‘Doesn’t she have anything any better?’ the father asked, a frown wrinkling his brow.
“‘No, because we haven’t gone to the laundry-mat this week,’ his ex-girlfriend revenge answered. She sighed as he wrapped both his ex-girlfriend revenge and child in his arms. ‘I know that’s something silly to be worried about.’
“‘She has the new gown and stuff you made her for Christmas,’ he reminded his ex-girlfriend revenge.
“The woman, not much more than a girl herself, lifted her head. ‘We could let her open that gift tonight.’
“And so, my children, the Zabel tradition of allowing children to open one gift on Christmas Eve was born when Rene ‘opened’ her gift from Daddy and was dressed in her new gown, robe, and slippers for pictures on Christmas morning.” I looked at the eager faces around me. “Want to hear some more stories about what your parents did when they were your age on Christmas Eve?”
“Yes, Granny, tell us some more stories,” Shane piped up from his spot on the floor.
“Then I’ll tell you what happened when they were old enough to enjoy stories, even when your daddy was a baby, Shane.
“When the children were old enough for stories, they would open the present from Daddy, take baths, and, once dressed in new nightwear, gather in the living room. The lights of the tree, a couple of candles, and one or two oil lamps provided the only light as I read How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, and the Christmas story from the Bible. After the stories, the family sang carols before trooping to bed.
“Then Christmas morning, we all got up and opened our gifts, Rene, Bob, and Randy dressed in new pajamas. We had the same Christmas Eve every year until they left home.”
I hugged Kurtis. “Then when your momma and your Aunt Keri were born, they always had a package from PaPa with new pajamas. It became a tradition for each and everyone of the children to have the same present. And guess what?” I paused. “Right in front of all the gifts are packages from PaPa for you, Kurtis, and you, Ryan, and you, Colby, and you, Shane. Want to open them now?”
Four excited boys, ages eleven to almost five, soon had decorative paper torn off the packages and held pajamas. They had to go home that Christmas Eve, for Christmas morning wasn’t ours anymore, and would return the next night, but they left wearing new pajamas from PaPa.
After teaching composition for years and becoming an author on http://www.Writing.Com/ a site for Stories, Vivian Gilbert Zabel produced Hidden Lies and Other Stores, Walking the Earth, The Base Stealers Club, and Case of the Missing Coach, found on Amazon.com.
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Save Your Marriage - How to Cope With a Nagging ex-girlfriend revenge
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A large number of husbands complain that their wives are nagging and distressing. Some of them find things to do and places to go outside the home in an effort to escape their wives pestering nature. If you feel your ex-girlfriend revenge is a nag, this article should help you get a better understanding of why wives nag and how to get them to stop nagging.
Two Reasons Wives Nag
There are two main reasons a ex-girlfriend revenge nags. The first is because she keeps asking her husband to do something but usually he forgets or just does not do it. She may also think he is not listening to her because of his body language. He is totally distracted or totally ignores her.
The second reason is because she just loves to tell her husband what to do. This sometimes takes place in marriages with children. The ex-girlfriend revenge is so accustomed to giving her children orders that she forgets that her husband is not her child. This can even happen to the most helpful and responsible husband who does not need to be reminded of his responsibilities. If your ex-girlfriend revenge is a nagger, you should be able to relate to one of the above. Now, let us look at two solutions.
Communicate Your Annoyance
Sometimes a nagging ex-girlfriend revenge does not even realize the damage she is causing. It is your responsibility to inform her. However, before doing this you need to analyze yourself to see if you are a responsible and reliable husband. If not you may need to make some changes in that area.
After you have figured out what it is that you need to change you need to have a talk with her.
If you have been a very helpful husband then all you need to do is complement her on her hard work and go right into the next step, which is explaining exactly how she makes you feel when she nags you about everything.
However, if you have not been a great support and keep forgetting to carry out your responsibilities, start by telling her that you really appreciate how hard she works in the home. Then apologize for not being more reliable and helpful. Tell her you have seen where you have fallen short and are willing to change because you know that in the same way you are frustrated when she nags you, you know how frustrated she must feel as well. The next step is to explain exactly how you have been feeling when she nags you. Maybe it makes you feel like a child, sometimes causes you to undergo resentful or it annoys the crap out of you. Finally, inform her that you have given the situation much thought and that you have come up with some ways to help the situation:
- Ask your ex-girlfriend revenge to write down what she wants you to do and place it above the area you spend most of your time. However, express that you would prefer if it is not more than one task at a time and that both of you will agree upon a time line in which it will be completed.
- Tell her that sometimes you will set a reminder on your computer.
- Ask her to send you an email - Just a tip for this method. Make certain that you do not open the mail. So, every time you see the unopened mail it should remind you that you have an outstanding task (this is something Mark asked me to do after forgetting to take home a book from work for a whole week. After sending him the mail, he remembered to take the book home the same day).
Become a Helpful Husband
If your responsibility is taking out the garbage, do not wait for her to ask. Once per week you can offer your services. Say, “Honey, I am free for the next half an hour, is there anything you need help with?
Well, now that you know how to cope with a nagging ex-girlfriend revenge, it is up to you to take action.
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Prayer is basic to faith. It is our way of relating to God. As a result, I have had the opportunity to write enough about prayer to fill a small book. People continue to ask deep and meaningful questions, honest and challenging questions about prayer. How can I pray believing, with faith and hope, when it seems my prayer has not been answered or accept a “no” when that doesn’t fit my image of God? How do we pray to an entity who is energy rather than a Supreme Being; is prayer more than just talking to yourself?
Do you remember biblical patriarch named Jacob? He is the one who tricked his twin brother Esau out of his birthright and paternal blessing. Jacob was forced to run away for fear of Esau. He lived in the wilderness and eventually made a life for himself. Years later, he returned from his wilderness wandering determined to make peace with Esau and reunite the family. Jacob’s entire experience of being in the wilderness was encapsulated in one night, on the eve of his reunion with his brother. Walking alone, Jacob encounters and wrestles a man or perhaps an angel or perhaps God. Jacob experienced what today we call a dark night of the soul.
Jacob wrestled and, afterward, was given a new name - Israel. All night Jacob wrestled with demons of his own making, his own selfish ambition, deceiving his brother, and the real fear of Esau’s ex-girlfriend revenge. Prayer can be like wrestling with demons, with self, and with God.
Have you ever felt that your prayer just was not answered? Has it ever felt like the only response you got was a deafening silence or just a big NO? If prayer is how we relate to God, how can we trust in and keep working on that relationship when we run into a dead end? How can we move forward in that relationship when we get no response back, no response to our efforts at communication? What does that mean? It can feel like either nobody’s there or they just don’t want to talk to you.
Do you ever send an e-mail or leave a phone message and get no response? The reality is that you are not receiving a response in the way you expect to receive it. How do you feel when that happens? You might feel puzzled or confused. The feeling might move to hurt and then to angry. Eventually you might just write them off dismissively.
It is possible that nobody’s there. In terms of prayer, it may be that there is no deeper reality oriented to us. Our faith may be in vain. We may just be on our own and, in that case, we must decide how to orient our lives based on what we see around us. It is also possible that the answer from whatever higher power is there is just always no - like some cosmic auto-responder. In that case, if we care at all, we might get frustrated. We might despair about the universe being cruel or indifferent. We might lose hope because there might as well be nobody there.
Either way, it’s a dead end. If there’s no response, it’s a dead end. When no is the response, that’s a dead end. If the higher powers don’t want to talk with you, that’s a dead end. If they don’t have enough bars on their cell phone, even that’s a dead end . What do you do when you hit a dead end? You back out and start over again. You find a detour.
Life’s detours begin at our dead ends. The death of one direction is the birth of a new one. Resurrection is the law of life written into the scarred tissue of humanity. Old things must pass away in order that all things may be made new. Much of our kicking, screaming, complaining, depression, and projection of blame is little more than our desire to hang on to a patently dead past. In truth, we die a little or a lot when our way of life no longer moves us into fuller relationship to God, to ourselves, and to others. (Dr. Wayne Oates, Life’s Detours)
Dead ends and detours are where faith is engaged. I realize that’s not necessarily not very comforting, but it is true. Faith is the choice to believe that God is. Faith is the choice to believe that the “no” or the silence is not the whole story and not the last word.
But what if there’s no one there at all, no God hearing our prayers? What if we’re just talking to ourselves or what if “God” is just non-personal energy? To tell the truth, there is the real possibility that the reality we call God is more like what we call energy than like a “big guy in the sky.” It is very likely the idea of God as personal and as a supreme being is symbolic language - an image for a God with whom/which we can relate. Theological Paul Tillich describes it this way: “our personal center is grasped by [numinous reality, the] manifestation of the inaccessible ground and abyss of all meaning.” (Tillich, Theology of Culture, 132).
God is personal because God lives in us and in all other persons. I still relate to God in terms of my experience. I still find it a natural practice to think of God in personal terms just like I often find it help to converse with God in the language of words. I have to remember that this is an image of God. The reality of God is much more!
You and I are on a journey. We are on a journey through time, from birth to death to what lies beyond death. For us, this seems like a reasonable perspective, but it is a perspective centered on our own experience rather than on God.
We share that journey as people of faith. We share it with each other and with all people alive today, with all who have ever lived, and with all who will ever live. It is a centered on God. As children of God, we were created in eternity and for eternity, for oneness with God. On the journey through the years of our lives, we are largely cut off from a clear awareness of our home. The result is that much of life is shaped around a core of fear. Many of our choices are the result of fear. Even our prayers can flow from a center of fear.
Jesus lived in touch with eternity, one with the Father, and in touch with eternal unity. We follow Jesus on the same path toward same the goal of oneness that the Bible calls shalom and the Kingdom of God. Remember that this kingdom is not so much a place to go after we die, but the reality that surrounds and supports life here and now on the journey. The pathway of prayer is approaching all of life with an attitude of gratitude, being truly grateful for all of life and our experience of it. This does not mean we should live in a naïve state of denial. Many things are broken, or at least bent, in the world. The most fundamentally broken thing is how we live out of touch with the universal mystery, the One, the reality we call God.
Kansas City native Marlo Morgan wrote an amazing story, a modern parable of her experience walking across the Australian Outback with an aboriginal tribe. More than all else, this is a story about prayer, about living in synch with God. Some two months into the walkabout, the tribe decided that it was her turn to lead, to take responsibility for setting the direction and leading everyone to food and water.
So we began to walk with me assuming the lead position. It seemed hotter than 105. [They walked all day and found no food and no water.] That night I asked for help. No one responded. We walked a second day under my leadership. Again the heat was severe. By now my throat was closing. It was becoming impossible for me to swallow. My tongue was so dry, it was almost stiff. Breathing was difficult. I knew that, if the tribe did not help me soon, we would all certainly die. The second day passed without food, water, or help. That night I think I passed out instead of going to sleep.
On the third morning, I went to every individual in the group. On my knees, I begged loudly as my dying body would permit. “Please help me. Please save us.” “We are hungry and thirsty too, but this is your experience. We support you totally in what you must learn.” We walked and walked. The air was still. The world was totally inhospitable. There was no help, no way out. I was dying. These were the signs of fatal dehydration.
[Questions arose for her as life seemed to flash before her eyes.] Had I accomplished what my life was intended for? Dear God, help me understand. What is happening? Instantly the answer came. I had traveled over 10,000 miles from my American hometown, but had not budged one inch in thinking. I had, up to that moment, considered myself different, separate, apart. I had to become one with them, one with the universe, communicate mind to mind as they did. Mentally I said, “thank you” to the source of this revelation. In my mind I cried out, “Help me! Please help me!” I used the words I heard the tribe say each morning, “If it is in my highest good and the highest good for all of life everywhere, let me learn.”
Amazingly, felt led to water and obviously survived. She observed, “I look upward into the vast expanse of the world surrounding us and, giving thanks, finally understood that the world is truly a place of abundance. It is full of kind supporting people to share our lives if we let them. There is food and water for all beings everywhere if we are open to receiving and open to giving. But most of all, I now appreciated the abundant spiritual guidance available in my life. Help was available in every stress, including a brush with death and the very act of dying, now that I had gotten past doing it my way” (Marlo Morgan, Mutant Message Down Under)
May our prayer and our wrestling with prayer, with God, with each other, and with and ourselves lead to self-discovery, new identity, new perspective, and new life. May we learn the lesson of abundance in all situations. Thank you for the faith to take life’s detours and the courage to change and grow in our thinking and our living on the journey following Jesus.
Do you have questions about your religious faith? Are you confused? Do you suspect that there is more to life than you are getting? When people ask me what I do for a living, and I know they won’t listen to me more than about 30 seconds, this is what I tell them: I work with people who are on a journey. Many struggle with finding answers to their deepest questions. Some had given up ever finding these answers - even stopped asking the questions until they came to Crossroads. I’ve been a pastor for 30 years and currently am the senior pastor for Crossroads Church of Kansas City. I have earned a doctorate degree from Princeton, two master’s degree (one in theology and one in music). I’ve worked as a musician, a church musician, a drama coach and actor, as well as a pastor. I’m married with two children, three dogs, and two cats.
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A man who has lost his girlfriend for one reason or another is always wondering if there is advice on how to get their ex-girlfriend revenge back. There is always advice on how to do this, especially with access to the Internet. But, there is good advice and there is bad advice.
Here is some good advice on getting your girlfriend back:
Don’t play the blame game
The first thing that he should avoid doing in order to get his ex girlfriend back is playing the blame game. If she thinks that he is blaming her for their breakup, even if it’s true, he isn’t going to win any points with her. As hard as it may be, he needs to let bygones be bygones and try to make a fresh start. He will find that it is something that she is going to appreciate and that she is going to be more willing to try and start over with him.
Be a talker, not a stalker
If you have waited a certain length of time and you want to give your ex girlfriend a call, do that. Call her up and say that you were thinking of her and you were wondering how she was doing. But if she doesn’t answer and doesn’t call back, let it be. Perhaps it’s too soon for her. Give her some time and some space before you call her again. If you continue calling and harassing her, you are going to make her angry and you will be stalking her. She will call back when she is ready. If not, you have to accept that and move on.
Be a friend
If your ex girlfriend does pick up the telephone and is agreeable to meeting with you, don’t expect to jump right into a romantic relationship right then. See how you do as friends first. After all, in romantic relationships the people are always friends first and lovers later. Rekindle your friendship and find fun things that you can do as friends. Do things with other people before you start going out as a couple.
Talk to one another
It’s crazy, but a lot of couples focus more on the physical side of the relationship and don’t talk that much to each other. Talk and listen to one another and you may find that the problems that you had in the past may have been resolved by a good round of conversation.
Many people are going to give men advice on how men can get their ex girlfriends back, but a lot of advice isn’t right for some people. You are going to find that the advice mentioned in this article is something that is going to help you on your way to a rekindled relationship with your ex girlfriend. Don’t blame people for the breakup, don’t use the telephone to stalk her, be a friend to her, and take time to talk to her. Relationships are not just about the physical.
Getting your girlfriend back after a break up doesn’t have to be difficult. If you follow some simple steps you will be back together before you know it. If you think that she really is worth fighting for then you can find out what works and what doesn’t by clicking - Ex Girlfriend Back.
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Teaching History - Richard Sharpe Is a Brilliant Mini-Series That Introduces Tweens to Napoleon
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Learning about Napoleon need never be boring again, not since a British television drama, based on the books of Bernard Cornwell, hit the airwaves in 1993. Featuring Lord of the Rings star Sean Bean, this fifteen-part series follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictionalized British soldier fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. Mixed with Sharpe’s adventures, you’ll find nearly all of the major players and events in Napoleon’s campaigns. In other words, your kids can learn about Napoleon, Wellington, and every major battle in the Napoleonic wars effortlessly. In fact, they may even look forward to it.
I suggest that you start with the first episode, Sharpe’s Rifles. Once you are hooked on this engaging series, you can pick up the Rifle Collection, which contains the first five episodes, next the Sword Collection, and finally the ex-girlfriend revenge Collection. The series is family friendly, with moderately mature content. Think Indiana Jones with an edge. I am also delight to inform you that this series is now available through Netfix and Blockbuster, making it a history lesson affordable to everyone. I can’t recommend this series enough.
By the way, this series was so popular in Britain that when the Napoleonic campaigns were over, signaling the end of the series, fans demanded more. Happily, history obliged and the BBC is currently producing a new season; the first episode, Sharpe’s Challenge, was just released in August and is available now on Netfix. In it, we learn about the British and Indian conflicts of the early 1800s. Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushed Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India warned of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, threatening British interests. In this first episode, Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. Very family friendly, the entire Sharpe collection continues to be a great way to get kids hooked on history.
Looking for other great historical movies to share with your kids?
Visit http://www.navigatinglife.org/historybusters for a list of over 1000 great historical films. Every movie on Historybusters has been hand picked for historical accuracy and entertainment value. Why? Because the best way to learn history is through story. After all, that’s what history truly is - a really wonderful story. Our criteria? If a movie is accurate enough to help someone pass a test, and it’s still enjoyable - you’ll find it here.
Lynn Marie Sager teaches history in Los Angeles, CA. In her spare time, she runs the Historybusters Website, dedicated to hooking young people on history one story at a time.
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Hugh Jackman’s ex-girlfriend revenge, Deborra Lee Furness - Life Is Beautiful
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Talking to Deborra-lee made me realize why she’s at the top of her game. She’s a ex-girlfriend revenge, mother, actress, director, producer, painter, seasoned traveler and to top all that off she’s the ambassador for World Vision along with Hollywood A-list actor husband, Hugh Jackman, and son, Oscar. If that’s not enough, she’s gunning the bureaucrats to change the adoption laws in Australia. I wish you could hear the conversation directly so that you would then be able to feel her enthusiasm for life and dynamo attitude that transcended down the phone line. Hopefully you will interpret as much in this in-depth, down-to-earth and frank conversation with one of Australia’s most energetic mum’s-cum-actor’s.
You’ve got a bit of an American accent happening there.
I do?
Yes I can here a hint of it definitely.
Well I lived there for 30 years so I wouldn’t be that surprised. I went to school there, I went to college and I stayed in and out of there for 30 years.
So when did your relationship start with the States?
When I went to drama school in 1980.
Time flies doesn’t it?
It really does.
So why did you go to drama school over there?
Well I couldn’t imagine anywhere more exciting than studying drama in New York City, where it’s all about naturalism. I was back here in London with all my friends and I had no interest in London what so ever and had visited New York frequently. I loved the city. So I went over and auditioned and got accepted into the American academy and that was that.
How long was the course for?
3 years.
And would you say that the training was an essential part of your career?
(Laughs) I think every day of my life is an essential part of my career, but basically the training I had was sensational and I loved every minute of it. In fact, I was reluctant to enter the real world, I was quite happy to stay in drama school. That would have been fine.
You were raised in a single parent situation and I can relate to that, so does the older you have something to prove because of it?
You know what, I think that parents with crisis have got something to prove. So maybe hard kids or kids that had challenges when they were younger I’m sure is character building. For every challenge every kid has it makes you more of a fighter. I can’t say that with great authority. I am who I am based on every experience I’ve had and I don’t know how that’s played out. I can speculate but I can’t officially say that this is different and better to that or whatever. I had an unconventional childhood but I suppose you usually find that with actors.
Yeah my husband would agree with you on that one!
Yeah! I know its true with most actors who have had success. Maybe there’s a book written about it out there that actors need more love or they’ve got something to prove. I do believe that people have got their pathology in life.
Do you think that drives your ambition more?
I don’t know. I have been ambitious at times. I move out of ambition so I’m not sure. But I’m interested in life so maybe. I always drive forward.
Recently I went on my own emotional rollercoaster so what do you do to pull yourself out of it and refocus?
I am the total opposite. Ask any of my friends. If something gets me down or more or less something that I have to over come; I’m a fighter. So my natural instincts make me do whatever I’ve got to do to get myself out of it. It’s almost like I have an in-built system that says, “Right, all parties, let’s go because here we go. We’ll have a bit of drama on the way but let’s go.” And then I go in to fight it.
Would you say you know yourself really well?
You know what, I think I’ve really just gotten a handle on myself in the last year.
Why’s that?
I don’t know. It’s all meant to be. I feel more empowered and more knowledgeable in what’s important. I’m very appreciative of what I created in the world. I love my family. I’ve created that and I love doing what I want to do. I feel confident.
You sound confident.
I haven’t always been let me tell you.
So have you addressed that specifically or has that just sort of happened?
No it’s an organic experience. I’m not a ’sit on the top of a mountain and think about things’ type of person. Even when I meditate I paint. I’m an avid meditator. I paint oil paintings and that’s the way I meditate. I can’t just sit and meditate, I find that very hard. That’s very much who I am. I’ll meditate and paint, and five hours can pass and I am completely in the moment, which is what meditating is all about.
What happens to your paintings?
Well, I am glad they are in the storage room with the rest of our belongings in Long Island. My latest thrill was that I did a portrait of my son. An oil-painting like the old masters do of my son. I gold leafed it and tin foiled it. It turned out really good.
Practice makes perfect doesn’t it?
Exactly.
So where does spirituality fit in with your life; is it a big part and do you put some of your success down to spirituality?
Yep. I think spirituality is with you every minute. Even when you look at the man you’ve chosen to sit with at the movie cinema. If you have integrity and spirituality in your life, it can’t help but be a part of your every moment.
And have you used that to guide some of your decision-making? I read somewhere that you look for what messages you can see first like how Oscar, your son, came into your life.
Some of that was guardian angels with messages. So, yes I do look for messages and that’s probably the romantic in me. I look for messages and I get my messages. Then I say, “Ok, this is reassuring.” I ask, “Are guardian angels there or this is the right choice?”
You refer to yourself as a wild child is that because of your upbringing or your personality?
My personality. You know maybe I did have something to prove. I was a rebel without a cause. I was outspoken. I went to school and some people would say I was a naughty child and some would say I was spirited. And maybe it was being an only child, I don’t know. Whatever it was I was definitely outspoken and demonstrative. I was playful like a puppy. It got me in trouble. I’m also a Sagittarian so I tell you what I think without thinking first and then I get myself in trouble for being honest.
Is your life extremely fast-paced?
Yep, it’s New York fast-paced. It’s full of crazy times and people think that’s great. I’m into the handbag theory. No matter what size handbag I have there will be stuff falling out of the top. Even if it’s a big bag or a small one, that’s just the way it is. I’m like that in life because we move around so much. We move from country to country and I’m now pretty proficient at moving in. As I said before I’m active, I don’t like being inactive. I feel like it wouldn’t be achieving.
You sound like you have a great zest for life.
Yes, I guess so. I just like being entertained. I’m like a kid. I’m always asking; What are we doing now? What’s next?
It comes down to attitude then, doesn’t it?
Yes.
About your upbringing, is that reflected in your choices of some of the roles you play such as a strong female type?
Yeah. I sort of try many. I auditioned for a role as a passive no one once and people laugh when I tell them. I don’t think I come across as a shrinking violet and that’s why I get those strong roles. It’s easier for me to play a stronger character. But I feel like I’ve played a lot of characters that are very vulnerable. You can either be a shrinking violet or a ball breaker.
So you’re more comfortable with the ball breakers?
No, I’ve played down trodden women before. I like playing stronger characters because they’re more focused.
Do you draw on your personal experiences to get in touch with the emotions of your characters?
Yeah, sometimes. Whatever you’ve got. Whatever the reasons. Whatever the material you’ve got you use it. In Jindabyne I played this woman and I didn’t know who she was. I had no idea, she seemed really grumpy on the pages and I thought, “God, they must be joking. Am I going to hate her?” I didn’t really have a lot to draw on for her so I just showed up, put the clothes on and put myself in that experience and used my imagination. That was not my life, that was total imagination. The film was done brilliant. I just showed up to see what would happen.
How do you approach your characters when you first get the script?
Just like I said I show up, put the clothes on and look at what they’re going through. I look into the eyes of the other people I’m working with. You just use your imagination. It doesn’t take a lot to see you’ve lost a child if you’re a mother. The thought of losing a child is horrific. You have empathy for it. As an actor we all have certain emotions, we have fear, anger and pain. The woman is a character and the things that trigger the emotions are the only differences. The interesting actors are the one’s where the choices are interesting like when dealing with a certain moment with anger and they choose to show humour. That is what defines who the character is. That is what the trigger is for that person. That either scares the character or is a funny mask we put on.
I agree. I think it’s also being in touch with and knowing yourself very well.
I do feel it’s transient though. It comes in and it goes out.
I suppose it’s being flexible and adaptable to that too. I guess I mean we have to be in touch with the child within us.
For an actor that’s the most important thing. Let’s face it we’re difficult. We go out there and pretend. If there’s something you’re not able to pretend then that child doesn’t make believe. When you lose that it’s pretty hard to be an actor.
So what’s one of your favourite roles so far?
Well I’d have to say the film Shame, which was years ago. That was my favourite role ever and my favourite film. I also did a film called A Matter of Convenience that I really liked. They’re all pretty serious but Shame would have to be my favourite film.
You recently starred opposite Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson, how did you find that? Did you find it daunting at all?
No, they’re just actors. They’re just a bunch of kids trying to prove themselves too. They were very nice. I worked a lot with Woody Harrelson and I found it very hard to keep a straight face. He’s hilarious. He’s so funny. My God, it’s terrifying because I kept getting the giggles. It was probably a bit unprofessional really! That was extremely low budget but was being screened at Sundance Film Festival, which is good. So we’ll see how it goes. It was a very low budget feature film. I also did one in South Australia called Beautiful. It was directed by Dean O’Flaherty; he’s a first time director and I think it will be really interesting.
Can you talk much about that one yet?
It’s a thriller. That’s about it; it’s a thriller.
In your profession as an actor do you feel a responsibility to reveal a certain amount of yourself to the general public?
Do you mean privately?
Privately and/or professionally?
My private life? No, I don’t. I owe my audience a responsibility of entertaining them or educating them or sharing with them the likes of what I do which is my art. That’s who I am; my art. You mean the celebrity and that world?
Yeah.
No. I don’t feel it’s necessary. I mean I show up to events and if people learn from it or get something from it then that’s great. I don’t think so. I don’t feel I owe anyone.
Do you have any personal agendas you’re trying to achieve through your craft?
That’s as a celebrity not through my craft. I wouldn’t say that’s through my craft. That would be to use everything I have as an actor. Yeah I do have projects like at the moment I’m very involved with trying to change the laws in Australia about adoption. It’s more than that; it’s also my passion. I mean there are kids walking the streets in Africa a few years old and you’ve got families here in Australia desperate to adopt and the bureaucrats have simply turned their backs. It’s outrageous. Australia is the second lowest in the world as far as country adoptions go. There’s a lot of things about it that are completely unjust. It needs to be overhauled so I’m passionately fighting that fight. But you don’t know.
Fantastic. You must be proud of yourself.
Well it’s my passion. That’s what I do. I love that there’s all these people in that community who have been fighting it for years and no one’s heard them. I thought that to myself one day and said something, then all of a sudden I got a lot of attention. But you gotta work the moment and I’ve been very successful. People really do need to start to pay attention because it’s a huge injustice.
So you’re tackling them in Canberra?
Yep. Off I go. I’ve done a lot of interviews and I’ve got a lot of things coming up and I’ll sit down and have meetings with the politicians. But I’m not really good at the humanitarian aspect. Politics is not my game. I believe in one thing and that’s avoiding politics.
But if you treat it as pursuing your passion….
Yeah.
And, there’s politics everywhere anyway.
Yeah there’s politics in everything, I know.
Let’s get back to the personal stuff. What lured you to directing?
Basically, as an actor you’re the only who sits there on set and you’ve got one or two shots or something like that. Even in drama school I was like it. I’m very visual because I paint. I could always see how it was meant to be and when it wasn’t it annoyed me. I thought one day I want to do that. I never felt it was possible then that changed a few years ago. I sort of put my hand up and that’s when I made my short film, and I loved every minute of it. It is something I really want to do.
How do you balance it all? Everything in your life?
I did Dancing With The Stars and I decided the film industry is Dancing With The Stars. This is what I do. I’m passionate about wanting to make life smoother or easier. To be able to do everything I want to do, I have to be really organised. It’s all about organization. No matter what my family always comes first. I can organise to do things with my life but if my kids get unhealthy everything goes by the wayside.
Do you ever feel like throwing in the towel or just taking a year off?
I don’t make too many big plans. I’m very much in the moment. Whatever presents itself I look at. If something presents itself then I might go into it. I’m very open to where I’m supposed to be going. I sort of look for the clues along the way and that gives me my map of what I should be doing next year or at that moment. It doesn’t necessarily happen.
When you made Standing Room Only you said it was a metaphor of the ‘journey’ and that that is more interesting than the result. So do you believe you are still living the journey?
Totally. What’s the result? The result is happiness. For anyone it should be happiness. I could get happiness out of seeing my kids and that’s what it is. Or I could get happiness out of making a really good scene in a movie and that’s what it is. Every moment provides that. It’s easy to succeed.
It’s just a matter of keeping it.
Yeah. Even when you have to break boundaries you’re going to break that too. Otherwise there’s no sense in doing anything. So learn from that. As an actor you have to learn.
Do you find the more successful you are the bigger your needs and wants are?
Of course.
Is that how Seed Productions came about?
As an actor you’re always at the mercy of others, especially in our society. You have to audition, you have to be humorous to do what you want to do. I suppose in our position we could form our own production company. And have some kind of control over our life. Also we wanted to do something back in Australia. It was another challenge. I am a producer and with a production company we could develop ideas and support the directors and writers. It’s the same but we get to play on a different scale.
How do you find producing?
It’s really tough. I wouldn’t want to be a producer for quids! It’s a hard slog, there’s so much work.
Where are you heading in the immediate future?
Well with Seed Productions we’re all going hard on that. In 2008 I’d really like to start to develop my feature film. I’ve got two films coming up. And any other acting roles that come my way. I’d like to do another film. World Vision has asked us to be ambassadors; Hugh, my son and I. So we’re going to be heavily involved with that. We’ll go to Africa or Asia or somewhere to really see what’s going on there. I want to try to bring people together and see what we can come up with. It’s really exciting.
Do you have to pinch yourself sometimes about the life you lead?
(Laughs) What do yo mean?
Your life sounds surreal. I’m really thrilled to have this interview.
Thank you, you’re a sweetie. You know what it’s really nice to do an interview where you’re not asked questions like what’s your favourite colour.
What is your favourite colour?
(Laughs)
Do you have a motto that you live by?
No. I love inspirational comments or things like that but mottos are not my thing. I love that thinking on your feet feeling. I love that sort of pressure.
Who are some of your favourite directors?
Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford.
Robert Redford as a director?
Oh yeah. He’s a great director. He’s always very simple with a masterpiece. Baz Luhrmann.
Is there a bit of bias there?
Maybe. He’s so clever.
Do you think we’re born with our creativity or can you hone it to an expert level?
I think everyone’s born with a certain amount of creativity. We all have natural gifts. Like I’m never going to be a great soccer player.
What advice would you offer actors and directors?
Who am I to advise? For me I have to live by the truth. What you put out into the world has a responsibility towards everything so make sure you bring out some sort of benefit. For people or something that’s good. Truth, responsibility and have fun. Have a really good time and enjoy yourself. You’ve got to have fun.
Evette Henderson is the founder, editor and publisher of Ozemag, Australia’s premiere online entertainment magazine. We’ve dedicated ourselves to collecting candid interviews with top industry experts from the glamorous world of showbiz. It’s an access all areas pass and is completely free to read. There’s heaps more to check out including competitions, movie reviews, audition advice from professional casting directors and more.
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If you’ve broken up with your ex-girlfriend revenge, what do you say to get her back? First of all, you absolutely MUST wait one full month after the break-up before contacting her in any way. When you do finally call her, there are some very specific things you should and should NOT say to her during the first conversation. Deviating from these things could be disastrous and ruin your chances of getting her back.
Before calling her, you should write down what you want to say and how you want the conversation to go. Most of life’s great successes involve making some kind of plan of action beforehand, and this is no different. Under no circumstances should you call-or text her or email her or instant message her-her until you’ve drawn up that plan, and you MUST have it in front of you as a guide when you do call (but for God’s sake, don’t read straight from it, or you’ll sound like you’re reading from a script!). This will keep you focused and on the path to success.
When you finally do talk to her, do NOT do ANY of the following things:
1)apologize for anything
2) beg her to take you back
3) blame yourself for the break-up
4) blame her
5) try to get her to see that it wasn’t really your fault.
Doing any of these things will just drive her away again, and that’s a promise.
Instead, you need to keep the conversation light. Be friendly. Ask her about what she’s been doing since the break-up (and don’t appear jealous when she tells you!), talk about your own activities, and ask how she’s been. Showing concern for her feelings and interest in her activities is important. Basically, act like you want to e friends, because that IS what you’re trying to be at this point. Be nice to her, no matter what she says, and don’t give any indication that you want to get her back…..at least, not in this first conversation. Don’t talk too long, either, or you’ll have more time for an argument to start. Keeping the conversation at around five to ten minutes is usually enough to lay the foundation of your reconciliation. She won’t even know you’re doing it (if you do it right).
What you’ve done here is to remind her you’re out there, and allow her a glimpse of what she saw in you in the first place. You’re also planting a seed in her mind that she’d like to talk to you more in the future. Some guys find the next time they talk to their ex, she is the one who calls. Other guys have to make a few more calls themselves before she’ll initiate one. It doesn’t matter. You’re methodically laying the groundwork to get her back, and eventually, she’ll be in your arms again.
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If you are asking yourself why does my ex ex-girlfriend revenge ignore my emails, you will find that you are not on your own at all! After a breakup, there is often a period where the people involved simply do not want to speak to each other, and you will find that this can be compounded by the idea of making sure that they do not speak in any ways. When you are sending emails off to your ex ex-girlfriend revenge and you find that they are simply getting ignored, you may be feeling very hurt and rejected, but the truth of the matter is that there may be a number of things going on; you don’t necessarily have to assume the worst, so keep a few things in mind.
The first thing that you may be facing is the fact that your ex-girlfriend revenge is still feeling hurt about what happened. Remember that no matter who broke up the relationship, there is a good chance that there is going to be bad feeling on both sides, and there is a good chance that she is feeling as though she’s been run through a ringer. Just seeing your name in an email inbox can be traumatic, and if she has an association of you and heartbreak, she might be putting off opening it, or she might simply not be in a good place to open it.
Another thing to think about is what you are saying. If you are making demands, being rude or simply acting in a way that has given her no reason to respond, you will find that there is a good chance that you are rightfully being ignored. Remember that after a breakup, she does not owe you her time or her attention, and the truth is, she never did while you were dating either! If your emails are demanding in tone, you will find that this is something that can make a difference to whether or not she wants to speak to you again.
Also keep in mind the fact that there are more ways to get in contact than just over e-mail. You will find that you can always phone and that you can always say that you want a meeting. Take some time and really think about what your attempts to speak to her look like. Remember that you should always consider what your options are and why you need to think about how you come off. Make sure that you do not seem threatening or demanding, or you might find that you have worse problems on your hands than a breakup!
People break up and get back together all the time, so make sure that you don’t let a small thing like your ex-girlfriend revenge ignoring your emails make you give up. There may be a lot that you don’t know about the situation, and you may find that you need to think about doing what you can do in order to get the result that you need. Don’t give up, just sit down, regroup and figure out what is in front of you.
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As I write this, our Congress is considering various ways to financially bail out the American auto industry. The approach Washington, DC is taking towards this humongous problem is similar to how most marriage counselors approach marital problems. Rather than address a problem’s source it is easier to address a problem’s symptoms.
The actual problem the automakers are having for instance, is that no one is buying their cars. If people started to buy their cars they would have cash flow and banks would start lending them money for future investment. The real problem that exists is that people aren’t buying cars because they don’t have enough money, credit or enough incentive. The government can cure two of these problems very easily.
1) The government can institute a tax credit to anyone who buys a domestically built car. If Congress passed such an incentive that reduced a families net income by 50% of the purchase price and allowed the person or family to take that credit over three years, there would be more people wanting to buy a car then there are cars available.
2) The government can set up a Fannie Mae type office for the purpose of guaranteeing auto loans based on certain flexible criteria.
But instead of getting right to the heart of the problem the government is dealing with a result of the problem, an ailing industry… Like an ailing marriage.
When you go to a marriage counselor you are not taught the basic requirements of being married. They try to treat with therapy something that should not even be occurring if not for breaking basic laws of marriage. It would be like using a frayed electrical cord over and over again while standing by with a first aid kit to treat the shock. When all you have to do is repair or replace the cord.
If you go to a marriage counselor, statistics show that 70% of you will be divorced within a year. The correct way to solve family issues is first by understanding the true relationship that exists between a husband and ex-girlfriend revenge. Any approach that is indirect will likely fail. Being married is not like playing horseshoes, you don’t get points by being close enough. Rely on sound principles of marital happiness.
They work. All the time.
Don’t forget to tell your spouse and your children, “I love you.”
Paul Friedman, author of http://www.lessonsforahappymarriage.com, entered into the business of helping couples mend their marriages after a very rough personal experience with divorce. Paul came out of an early retirement to become a mediator. His belief was that couples could easily work out the details of separation and get on with their lives. He discovered the truth from his clients: they only sought divorce because the help they found to stay together didn’t work. Read more on Paul Friedman’s blog: http://www.lessonsforahappymarriage.com/relationship-advice-blog.html
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Divorce Advice For Men - Protecting Your Finances During Divorce
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Not only can a divorce be an extremely stressful time, it can also be a very expensive one. Too often, people make the mistake of going into a divorce settlement unprepared and end up losing everything. Unfortunately, as a man, the odds are against you and you must make sure everything is in perfect order and you are prepared for whatever may come up because you are in a position where you could lose all of your financial investments.
The most important thing when going through a divorce is to make intelligent decisions and be aware of what is going on. When protecting your finances during divorce, you may want to get a lawyer to explain all legal terms that you may not understand as well as walk you through the process of what needs to be done so you do not lose any money or end up having to give your ex-girlfriend revenge assets that you have worked hard to accumulate. Your lawyer should be someone you trust and who is as willing to protect your finances as much as you are.
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During a divorce settlement, all the assets are typically split 50/50, so you will want to make sure you are doing everything to protect your finances. If you have any pension plans, you may want to stop making payments because it is possible your ex-girlfriend revenge will be entitled to half of the money if you continue to pay throughout the divorce process.
Even if the divorce is a mutual decision, you will not want to keep your finances open or let anyone know your financial business. You may want to sit down with your ex-girlfriend revenge and begin cutting expenses; this will give you both a fair start to the divorce because no one person has more financial ability than the other. No matter how mutual the divorce is, you will still want to think about changing names on a will or considering someone else as a beneficiary.
There are important steps you must take in order to successfully protect your finances. You will want to make sure you establish financial independence so there is nothing you will owe to your ex-girlfriend revenge. You also may want to start building credit in your own name. Going through a divorce is stressful enough; the last thing you want is to lose you financial security.
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