{"id":1135,"date":"2023-12-03T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:51:20","slug":"am-i-ordinary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/12\/03\/am-i-ordinary\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I Ordinary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carmen Scott said, &#8216;NO WAY&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 3, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes,<\/strong>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<strong>headline<\/strong>&nbsp;was a real exchange of texts with a friend. I smiled and laughed afterwards. I&#8217;m currently reading her publication&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;How To: Human Being&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;and thought, after seeing it available, I might need help with this aspect of life in trying to understand the&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;ordinary&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;people of the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1546\" data-attachment-id=\"1141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/12\/03\/am-i-ordinary\/image-159-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-159-2.jpeg?fit=1280%2C1546&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1546\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-159-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-159-2.jpeg?fit=848%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-159-2.jpeg?resize=1280%2C1546&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1141\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Breathing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don&#8217;t believe she&#8217;s ordinary either. Knew that, immediately, after we met. I am pretty confidant, she got here the same way, with an equally strong first&nbsp;<strong>breath&nbsp;<\/strong>as she says in her writings,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;We gestated inside another human being. Then we came out &#8230;&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;Her exiting finale, of that chapter, includes<strong>&nbsp;&#8220;a couple high quality breaths,&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;as<strong>&nbsp;&#8216;being human&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;begins, pretty well seals my assumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why am I not ordinary, you ask, after all, I am &#8216;being human&#8217; just like you. Because&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;I Am Me.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>And first part of that is being who I am, I like to create a&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;unique relationship&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;with those I associate with. And this&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;writer&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>falls into this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1496\" data-attachment-id=\"1138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/12\/03\/am-i-ordinary\/image-158\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-158.jpeg?fit=1122%2C1496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1122,1496\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-158\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-158.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-158.jpeg?resize=1122%2C1496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1138\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She&#8217;s, most assuredly, unique, as it&#8217;s not very often you collide with an&nbsp;<strong>actress\/comedian&nbsp;<\/strong>while not neglecting to mention an&nbsp;<strong>author&nbsp;<\/strong>as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Our physical mind produces non-physical thoughts. Thoughts that we think over and over again become our beliefs,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>she published. Yet I had known this for eons. Another<strong>&nbsp;&#8216;unordinary&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;trait. Even had concluded&nbsp;<strong>Adele&#8217;s, &#8216;Someone like you,&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;song would be aimed at someone I know, if a man were singing it, especially the section of lyrics that go&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Never mind I&#8217;ll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLQl3WQQoQ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hLQl3WQQoQ0?si=Fxjbkaj5ivzqUDn-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>     But the author, is&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;not like you&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;nor anyone else. She celebrated this past&nbsp;<strong>Thanksgiving&nbsp;<\/strong>as she opined&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;my Own way.&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;Because, as she phrases it in her manuscript,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Focus on the life you want to live, not the life you don\u2019t want to live, or how other people live,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>sounds like something she would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Physical Self:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Your&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;hands and eyeballs reading these words are part of your physical self,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>her writings continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And from me, Rick, to you the reader I hope her added words resonate with you.&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;If you are breathing (and you are), know there is a whole world that exists underneath our skin.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Non-Physical Self:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Now to the section which intrigued me most. So many of you take this for granted or simply don&#8217;t care, especially about others and their needs. I&#8217;ll use this website and my feelings as an example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs are not things you can touch, taste, smell, or see with your eyes, and yet they are very real,&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;said the&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Razor Tongue,&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;actress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#8217;m not here writing for a profit, yet there is a<strong>&nbsp;&#8216;PayPal&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>link provided. I returned to writing as a means to a&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;healing journey.&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;After 2023&#8217;s dreaded start, both emotional and physical challenges nearly broke me in those directions. Writing became my pressure valve. Still facing&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;cancer treatment&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;I continue to heal that&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;non-physical self,&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>by continuing on here,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>but it would be nice to cover expenses of renewing the site. Imagine my feelings, penning these words and interviews for not only my own sanity, but for your pleasure as well. Enough said. (two-word sentence of the day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Heart:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>From my continually healing, emotionally, broken and congestive failured heart, it&#8217;s time to introduce you<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>introduce you to&nbsp;<strong>Carmen Scott.<\/strong>&nbsp;It&#8217;s her, this particular blog is inspired by.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1351\" data-attachment-id=\"1139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/12\/03\/am-i-ordinary\/image-159\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-159.jpeg?fit=1080%2C1351&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1351\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-159\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-159.jpeg?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-159.jpeg?resize=1080%2C1351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Carmen Scott: Actress, Producer, Comedian and Writer\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" title=\"Carmen Scott: Actress, Producer, Comedian and Writer\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carmen Scott: Actress, Producer, Comedian and Writer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Exercise this love muscle daily. The more we love ourselves and our lives, the more life will love us in return. Love ourselves. Love others. Love the planet,&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;she says of the&nbsp;<strong>heart.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is so much more to her words than these small snippets I have excerpted. I&#8217;ll leave information below on how you can obtain an&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;eBook&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;of her entire dissertation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She gives you&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;food for thought&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>in her writings,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>unlike that certain individual photo&#8217;d in a previous blog of mine,&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Land of Laverne and Shirley,&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>who would&#8217;ve rather had you for food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Us:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carmen<\/strong>&nbsp;and I became friends a few months back and I must admit it&#8217;s been a pure joy getting to know her. She&#8217;s intelligent, empathetic, kind, funny and most of all practices what she preaches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Recently, when finding out about this particular article, she sent the following words via audio, &#8220;It&#8217;s a great day to have a great day, homie.&#8221; To that I say, yes, it is when one has fiends like you and my readers in my corner. Then adds, &#8220;I love your curiosity, positive spirit and the way you reach out to people, I think that&#8217;s amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1090\" data-attachment-id=\"1142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/12\/03\/am-i-ordinary\/image-160\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-160.jpeg?fit=1080%2C1090&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1090\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-160.jpeg?fit=1015%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-160.jpeg?resize=1080%2C1090&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Carmen Scott\" class=\"wp-image-1142\" title=\"Carmen Scott\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carmen Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you very much, Carmen, for your friendship, kindness and inspiring works! It means the world to me knowing that on a planet full of giants, there&#8217;s always room and love for everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We&#8217;re still struggling to connect, for a long enough period, to gather an in depth&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Meet Me&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;segment. But I promise once my treatment begins, I&#8217;ll have more time to match that of her alter ego&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;comedian personalities&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong>of&nbsp;<strong>Matilda, Joan, Henrietta, Beverly&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Maria&nbsp;<\/strong>schedules. Perhaps, we can even squeeze you in too,&nbsp;<strong>Carme<\/strong>n! \ud83e\udee8 After that occurs, in<strong>&nbsp;positive spirits<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>curiosity,<\/strong>&nbsp;I promise to put to words the sincerest, heartfelt, yet funniest blog of anyone I will have written about, as she deserves no less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carmen&#8217;s Social Media Sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you&#8217;re interested in Carmen&#8217;s complete eBook on &#8216;How To: Human Being&#8217; click on the link in her bio on her Instagram Page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carmenscottshow\/\">Carmen Scott (@carmenscottshow) \u2022 Instagram <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063816450040\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CarmenScottShow\">CarmenScottShow &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you&#8217;re not already, please follow my social media sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0I don&#8217;t believe she&#8217;s ordinary either. 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