Join TWGs Segment: In Dreams-When last night's dream become reality today

"A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper -
Go to sleep. Everything is all right."
Roy Orbison "In Dreams"

Ever had a dream at night that haunted you next morning, stayed with you throughout the day ... and then became a reality? Some of you reading this have, but maybe you just wrote it off as a coincidence, or maybe you were afraid to mention it for fear of being laughed at ... or maybe you were just afraid. Here is your chance to tell us about your experiences. Or at least here is your opportunity to listen to others who have had experiences, or are very well-versed in dream interpretation. And here is your chance to hear TWG's Debbie Barth talk about her dream of death and when the reality in the truth of the dream materialized.

Join us January 14, 2010 at noon EST for a fascinating hour of "In Dreams". We invite you to call in at 1-347-994-3835 and join in our conversation. You can also listen on the internet and participate in the chatroom by going to http://blogtalkradio.com/threewisegirls Think dreams and dream interpretations are a lot of hoooey, that's ok, we want to hear from you too. For those who plan on calling in, shoot us an email at threewisegirls@gmail.com, and we'd be happy to allow you to promote your business, service, or radio show. For a taste of the upcoming show, read Debbie's blog entry taken from her personal blog.

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I guess most people dream at night (or day, depending on when they sleep, i.e. vampires), at least every so often. I feel sorry for those that never dream, as dreams can be quite entertaining, as well as enlightening. I'm not a dream expert, specialist, or doctor (is there such a thing?), but I can tell you how often I dream (often), that I dream in color (technicolor), and that I dream in "symbolism". I also dream about events that have actually occurred. Not so often, only a handful of times in my life.

I will always remember the first time this happened, of course. Actually, I should say the first time I knew it happened. This dream involved an event that happened to my brother's best friend (loved as a part of our family), living in Georgia. My brother and I were both living in Florida at the time. When I told my brother about the dream, he looked at me strangely (not necessarily an uncommon look from him), and called our friend immediately from my apartment. Long story short, I had dreamt about an event that had actually taken place a couple of days earlier. The time of day, location, etc. was right on the money. As this was something that was not meant to be of common knowledge, they knew that I really had no way of knowing this. This was in the 70's and it would be a long while before I had another dream like this. At least, of that I'm aware.

There have been a few more, but the other one that I will most likely not forget was the one in which John died.

I dreamt that I was walking down the isle leading to my office at work early one morning, when I noticed people had gathered around outside John's office. As I approached, I asked someone what had happened. Someone replied, "John died." I don't remember much of the dream other than that. I went to work that morning (awake this time), and the day was really no different than any other day. In conversation with a co-worker, I mentioned the dream I had about John. I also told him that I dreamed in "symbolism" and that the dream might not have anything to do with this particular person, and jokingly suggested that he be careful going out to lunch. Much to my relief, the day passed with no one, especially not John, dying.

The next morning, I came in earlier than usual to work. The secretary came into my office, knelt down and whispered, "did you hear what happened to John?" When I answered that I had not, she said, "He committed suicide last night!" I just sat and stared at her. As much as I was naturally shocked, of course, she had no idea about the dream I had the night before. As I said earlier, I dream in "symbolism". The John who had died was not the one across from me, but the one downstairs, with which I had recently worked on some reports. I heard Butch when he came into his office. I went over to him and could tell he had already heard the news. I started to speak and he said, "I don't even want to talk about it." "You scare me ...", meaning the conversation we'd had earlier.

Now, I am sharing this with you, not because I think "I'm special" (I do think my husband and Jake the beagle think this however), or because I want to change or challenge your skeptical minds. I just believe that this happens more often than people think. I think there are people that realize they have just dreamt about a very real event they had no earlier knowledge of, but choose not to comment, simply because they are afraid of being scoffed and laughed at. And of course there is the "it's just a coincidence" response as well.

I am actually rather cynical about people's intentions (comes with age I guess) and truly don't believe in all of the self-professed psychics, mediums, and intuitives. However, I know that it happens with me and therefore, I have to believe it happens with others as well.

If you have a story about a dream or recurrent dream that proves itself to be an actual event, be bold, be real, and share it with us. Maybe you know someone who has experienced this. Maybe you believe that this really happens, or maybe you think it's a "crock". That's fine if you think it's a crock. I doubt if you would find yourself on my Christmas card list, anyway.

Christophe Vanderhogan-Landry & 2010

The Three Wise Girls have decided to follow a new path for 2010. Call it a New Year’s Resolution, or an epiphany … either way, call it a smart move. We’ve developed a new mantra, “It’s a conversation, not an interview,” and we intend to focus mostly on topics, rather than only on specific people. This will allow us to embrace a larger audience. Certainly the topics we might cover on any random week’s show are topics that will relate to most anyone—dreams, funny people, whether you love or hate sports, cookies … and who-knows-how-many-other subjects of day-to-day life. We, The Three Wise Girls, will offer you the forum. You call in and talk to us about the “Subject du Jour,” or in proper French, “Suject du Jour.” At least I think that’s proper French. I’m sure you’ll tell me if it isn’t.

Now with all that said and speaking of French, we DO have a special guest for our very first show of 2010. After all, rules are made to be broken, aren’t they? At least occasionally. And if we’re the ones who made the rules, heck, on occasion we may just have to break them.



Our topic for January 7, 2010 will be race relations, cultural identification, and the truly unique world of all things Louisiana. Christophe Vanderhogan-Landry was born in New Iberia, LA. French-Creole by cultural identification, American by nationality, Christophe works tirelessly to reinvigorate and revitalize the Creole and French languages. He has mastered multiple languages, including the nearly-lost art of speaking Creole—a heritage as much as a way of speaking. He’s a mixed-race international American citizen who advocates for racial equality through coming together, not separation.

We’d love to have you call in to this conversation. The show willl air LIVE on Thursday, January 7, 2010, noon - 1 PM EST, on Blog Talk Radio. Check out our link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/threewisegirls. The call-in number: 347-994-3835. We also have a chatroom so if you can't get through on the phone at any given time, please jump into the chatroom and let us know you're there!

Please join us and listen to Christophe's take on racial equality. Give us your own. His is a viewpoint you've probably not heard often, and whether you agree with him or not, it’s a viewpoint you’ll want to hear. What makes us who we are? Is it our heritage, our profession, our language, our culture, our color? Or is it the sum total of all of that? Louisiana's own Christophe Vanderhogan-Landry has his own take on this topic, and he is truly one of a kind!

Beverly Mahone First Featured Guest on Three Wise Girls BTR!

I knew, the first moment I met her in person that Beverly Mahone was a force to be reckoned with. There was absotively no question. I’d already gotten involved with her Boomer Diva Nation group but when I walked into the auditorium in Baltimore where the book signing was being held, one of which we were both a part, who was the first person to really greet me and genuinely engage with me, one-on-one? Our own Bev Mahone, of course. Ever since that initial in-person connection, I’ve been literally amazed with this woman. I do believe if you look up the term “powerhouse” in any dictionary, anywhere, you’re going to find Bev’s picture. No further explanation is required.



From just an idea, a dream of what could be, Beverly Mahone has built Boomer Diva Nation into a thriving, inspiring, and undoubtedly beneficial organization to better the lives of those of us “of a certain age” who are forging forward into middle years and beyond, with excitement, verve, and a belief that every single day can be better than the next. Many say age is nothing but a number. I don’t agree. I think age is, as Debbie Barth, a fellow member of Three Wise Girls pronounced this morning, “a badge of experience.” And what good is experience if we don’t try to use ours to better the lives of every individual whose paths we cross?

Beverly has done, and continues to do, exactly that. The woman must never sleep. She has more ideas than anyone I’ve ever met . . . ideas, mind you, that she actually implements. No astroturf grows under this woman’s feet! You can be almost certain that if a possibility crosses her mind that can be turned into a positive reality for her Boomer Diva Nation group—Bev is not going to let that option get away from her. She’s direct, to-the-point, and a true businesswoman . . . a businesswoman with heart and soul who's had many experiences and wants to share whatever she can to help wherever and whenever she can.

So for any of you who’ve ever had a dream—I hope you’ll be listening in to the Three Wise Girl’s debut show, live, on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at noon. Let Beverly Mahone share with you how it’s never impossible to fulfill that dream . . . and oh-so-much more.

Find Bev at Beverly Mahone’s Boomer Diva Nation:
http://www.boomerdivanation.com

Three Wise Girls, BLOG Talk Radio, & Rorschach ... & Pam Archer

Ha ha ha ha ha ... I'm laughing so hard right now. Can't stop. Here I was, reading and re-reading, and reading again, Pam Archer's reply to my post, "Are You A Wise Girl?" She asked, "By the way, what is Blot Talk Radio?" and I kept thinking, "Hmmm ... surely Pam knows that it's BLOG Talk Radio and definitely knows what it is."

You dum-dum, Linda!!!! I just read my post yet again. Blot Talk Radio ... to answer your question, Pam, I guess that's where we give the Rorschach Test to our guests to see what they see--and if we can see the same thing. Clearly, our friends are seeing what's right ... and Linda needs a new pair of glasses. Or maybe just a brainwave test to see if they're really still working.

Oh Linda, how senile can we get?!

A Brave New World--Technology, Skype, Love, and Kazakhstan

It’s a brave new world and I can prove it. One of our sons met a young lady at the University of Alabama. He’s from Florida. She is from Kazakhstan. As in the Republic of Kazakhstan. As in the Russian/Chinese neighborhood. Like … not around the corner. Nowhere near.

They fell in love. She soon had to go home. They didn’t want to be apart and in, oh, maybe the last month, we learned they were getting married. In Kazakhstan. We were invited, but that’s not the sort of thing where you hop online, buy a ticket, pack your bags, and run to the airport. Especially if you don’t have a passport, and your husband’s is expired.

Plans may have suffered a bit in translation. They were made in Kazakhstan, in their language. We got intermittent details. So it was a mishmash when the phone rang last night—they’re eleven hours ahead—about a wedding today. Today for us, anywho. For them … tomorrow. We continued to try and call back into the night but the call wouldn’t go through. This morning, Hubby had to go out early for an issue which couldn’t be put off. An out-of-town’er was here for a business deal. When our phone rang at 9 AM, a heavily accented woman’s voice said she was a translator. Richard couldn’t be on the phone since he was “outside having a wedding.” An hour later, Richard called, asking me to get on Skype and watch the reception.

I’ve used Skype—with my wonderful Three Wise Girls buddies—but never video. I didn’t know my laptop had video. Shows how techno-aware I am. Hubby walked in then; between us, we got it. Should’ve seen my face when I saw video on my laptop! Should’ve seen my face since, thanks to the hoopla, I wasn’t wearing make-up. Not good since we had to toast the lovely couple—with soda—and on camera for wedding party and guests. We chatted with bride and groom and her parents … via translator (except for Richard).

That took up the morning. Hubby and I learned about Kazakhstan and a new culture. Mastered Skype in a big way. Then went out and bought a videocam and spent the afternoon playing with grandkids—in California. Now that I’m a pro with this techno stuff … she says with tongue firmly planted in cheek … I’m jumping into the brave new world to use knowledge for business as well as family fun. It came at me real fast and I’m going to embrace it the same way. Three Wise Girls … Debbie and Dori—I feel SO sorry for you!!

Morality-Integrity-Family

I visited one of my favorite social groups this morning. One post stood out. This member was sadly sharing the news of, yet another, innocent bystander in critical condition after being shot in a drive-by shooting. This young 13 year-old girl was riding her bicycle, and just happened to be riding by when the shooting occurred. The member asked within her post, and I quote, "Why is it that we have gotten to the point where life seems to be just so unimportant? Are we as a people so selfish and self centered that we don't even consider the consequences of our actions?". End of quote.

So many thoughts ran through my mind and I responded with just a few of my thoughts. Another member commented on my response, and suggested that I blog my response. And so, we have my blog entry for today.

I think our situation today is due to many factors. I believe it has to do with the fact that we are literally hanging ourselves with the interpretation of our rights, both God given and constitutionally given. Here is only a few examples of where I'm coming from.

I love the right to freedom of speech but abhor the violence, language ... and overall messages being delivered in movies, songs, TV & video games. I love our religious freedoms, but I am furious that in our celebration of everyone's belief and ideology, many of us are now not allowed to pray in schools or business meetings. It's now politically correct to say "holiday tree" instead of "Christmas tree".

In respecting others views on marriage, divorce and sexuality, we have become a nation where it is accepted as normal that 50% of mariages will fail ... and do ...(2007 statistics-http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mardiv_tables.htm). It's common place for men to have fathered children with several women, with no regard to the welfare of the children. And, in fairness, many women have that same attitude.

There is so much more to this equation, and stay tune ... I'll probably will be sharing my opinion on the other factors very soon, as is my nature.

I just think we need to step back and take a look at where we are and where we had rather be, and then start joining forces to make this a better world. Notice I didn't say go back to a better time. There were times that were simpler with no media or technology, but those weren't necessarily better times for individuals. Obviously the 60's were times of turmoil ... and so it goes.

No, I think that "better times" should start today. And it starts with some good old fashion standards of morality, integrity and family.

The Power of Twitter!

I am completely amazed at the power of Twitter. The spectrum of people that you find tweeting back and forth is remarkable. Believe me, when Theresa - S1's Director of Finance - asked me if I was on twitter - I knew what a powerful tool this really is. If you knew Theresa and her lack of web-based marketing knowledge, you would understand. Needless to say, she was very happy to see that I am happily tweeting away.


Through my tweeting I have connected with amazing "tweeple" from all walks of life - and enjoy sharing information with them daily. My internet was down for a few days a week or so ago and twitter was what I missed the most. Part of the time I was able to use my Blackberry to tweet - but then the router also went out - so I was up cheese creek without a cracker!

As wonderful as twitter is - the most amazing result has been the "birth" of Three Wise Girls - @DebbieBarth @lindaalexander and me - @Dori_S1_Bags - these are our twitter names so please connect with us there and follow along.

We will be coming to BlogTalkRadio this October and hope to share with you our experiences as women growing businesses, writing books, raising a family and all the special challenges that it entails.

That's all for now...just keep tuning in...tweeting along and once we hit the airwaves...listening in. We are Three Wise Girls who are ready to take the world by storm...