Joey Who?

Well, it's been another grueling week: Shopping, workouts, meetings, massages, couple of dates, one with a sweet Brazilian actress with the cutest accent! I love those! Wait...don't I have a job doing something? Oh, yeh, that! Somebody calls me, I show up, get to talk to a group of very nice people for an hour or two and clock out. Sometimes I even get to do an interview with someone or sell some books. I have an amazing God. Had the privilege of being interviewed once more by Donnamarie Recco and Greg Horvath over at www.Letstalkrecovery.com radio about ten days ago. I'm always amazed by the extraordinary people who come into my life and the wealth they bring into it: Donnamarie with her deeply layered intellect and loving heart, and Greg with his big, gentle, yet powerful spirit. Once you've been in a room with these people for an hour you know you have to go back for more. So I was doing the show and someone suggested I come by the following week and meet one of the station's new hosts, Joey Buttafuoco. "Joey Who?" I said, "you mean the guy...that had.... and then the...?" Well sure enough, THAT's the guy! Mr. Buttafuoco is now hosting his own show over at LTR. You might've heard the news on CNN or ET already. So I say, "Yeh, why not". So, this past Wednesday I drop in and meet the big man himself. And when I say "Big" I mean this is a big, powerful guy. Not someone you want to have mad at you. But I stick my hand out and introduce myself and Joey looks up at me with those crystal clear, piercing blue eyes and says, "hey, howya' doin'?" Now I don't know who Joey Buttafuoco used to be, all the details surrounding the events which turned his life into a media sideshow and got him vilifeid in the press. I suspicion that it turned on one of, or a series of the most human of mistakes. (it's odd, you can launch an evil, worthless war and be President, but, do any number of lesser things and you're bound to die at the stake in this country) Anyway, Only Joey and those invloved know all the details, but I know that the man I met is NOT the man whom was portrayed to us all those years ago. The guy I met was full of love and warmth and a kind of clarity that is absolutely moving. I could just feel it emanating from him. And believe me, after fifteen years in prison I have a finely tuned visceral sense of who people are at their core. This is an extraordinary person who's here to perform extraordinary work of some kind, and maybe he's already doing it. When you encounter these people in life it's a spiritual experience if you're attuned to, and listening for it. I gave Mr. Buttafuoco a copy of my book and we had a nice talk. I really enjoyed sharing time with him and hope to do so again someday, and I don't say that about everyone. Joey who? That's Mr. Joey Buttafuoco. Hiya' pal!
And the beat goes on. Been doing a little freelance writing for Razor Eye Media. Turned in about 2000 words last month on how the average citizen can protect themselves from identity theft. Can you imagine? Every day it seems like God gives me an opportunity to turn all my negatives into positives! They liked this article so much they commisioned me to write three more for 'em. I've really been enjoying the redwood deck off my bedroom in the morning. In one direction I have a beautiful view of the Hollywood Hills. In the other, the bucolic little neighborhood in which I'm allowed to live. There's a pair of red tree squirrels who frolic and cavort with each other just feet away from me as they begin their day. There are hummingbirds and a community of tiny finches who live out most of their days within, or close to one big Jacaranda bush. Life has taken on an amazing quality for me. Is life just MORE extraordinary now? or, has it ALWAYS been this way, and it's me who's changed, me who's now capable of seeing just how miraculous it is? Well, probably a little of both, which is usually the case in most things dontcha' think? Check in again soon friends. I'm sure I'll have something interesting to share. Oh, and it'll help if we all stay sober between now and then!