blesstheworld.com

my website, blesstheworld.com, had been held hostage by hindus in india for two years ~ we couldnt update it or fix all the problems they created... they had changed passwords and were extorting money and even my old webgirl miriam (who is in mexico and subsequently dumped me at the height of the problems) couldnt fix the mess she created. my dear friend karen guido saved the day! it has taken awhile but we built a new, stylish, simple, modern website and yesterday did a hostile takeover of my own domain. we have regained control and blesstheworld.com is now live online, functioning and current. the shopping cart works. the newsletter works. and it all makes sense! all the money, time, and energy i spent with the hindus had to be scrapped. it was a waste except for the lesson learned: buy american! i have a wonderful site now and im happy with what we have done. it is a great thing! many many many thanks to karen guido and tinicum designs.

http://blesstheworld.com

war and piece

those who come to class or read my newsletter know i predicted conflict for this month. interpersonal conflict (relationship conflict), business conflict, and social conflict. the riots in iran over their elections, the unrest and terrorism in iraq when things were calming down, afghanistan... the world is exploding with conflict! i am putting out fires in my personal life everyday! i had been a little lax with the peace graffiti but stepped up my output this past week. and others have been helping. i hope everyone is speaking out for peace (you can order stickers, pins, t-shirts, etc from my website if you want assistance with speaking out for peace). peace banners will be displayed at my upcoming fabulous party on sunday july 12. go to the website to see the invitation. i will be showing my paintings and other art. i just picked up from the framer a print i did in the eighties ~ it was reframed and cleaned up... it is surprisingly like paintings i am doing now... we dont really change, we just evolve. if only humans would evolve out of war.

for graffiti t-shirts, stickers, etc: http://royanthonyshabla.com

me me me

i do so much writing i just dont feel inclined to write my blog after (or before) busy busy days... and so this has been neglected. i have been traveling frequently ~ in fact, i leave tomorrow for the bay area again. and go to new york for the first week in may. my paintings have gotten a great reception and i am putting together a nice protfolio of current work. i am picking up the letterpress edition of my second print today. my court case for civil disobedience at the NO H8 rally in long beach last november finally settled. it was pled to an infraction and i got a fine; no jail time, no community service. people have been so supportive of me, i really appreciate it. one wanted to have a fund raiser, a potluck to raise money for my fine. i might still do that ~ its a very sweet idea. if you just want to send money, the address is on my website. i would hope that selling books and prints would help with finances but sales are slow... i have a small small circle that needs to be expanded. spread the word ~ send money, spend money!!!

spend money: http://royanthonyshabla.com

poisoning

in my newsletter the first of the year, i cautioned people to beware of poisoning. have a good diet, find a way to do a cleanse... and after the newsletter, there were several incidents of poisoning: salmonella outbreaks in most states, mercury poisoning by a famous actor, and also small local poisonings -- some from nutritional supplements. in my newsletter for the chinese new year, i again cautioned about poisoning. lawsuits about heperin poisoning are coming public, blowfish sushi poisoning in japan... and there have been incidents of tainted water, other food poisonings, etc etc etc. this is something that will continue for the year. yet people never think im talking about them. and yet i am.

for other prediciton for the new year, see my newsletters. http://blesstheworld.com

whirlwind life

i havent blogged because it has been a whirlwind of a time recently. and it will only get worse. i have been moving all the furniture in my house to different rooms. the feng shui for this year is dynamic and i want to make use of it. last week was art week in la -- bob and i went to the fairs... and this week was my birthday and the chinese new year -- celebrations galore! next week is the pottery show in pasadena (and i will have an out-of-town guest in my new guest room)... then i am on the road. i will only be home two days (to teach feng shui workshops) from february 12 to march 2... traveling to the bay area and dallas and back to the bay area. say a little prayer for me!

i have been writing like crazy (until i just cant even think of another word) for the new website. we are behind schedule but doing really well. we had wanted to be ready at the new year but i think we should make it by the vernal equinox which would be fine. i cant go any faster. my webgirl cant go any faster. details on all this stuff later. not pretty.

and i am working on a letterpress print. and i am trying to paint. its a wonder i have time to breathe!

when i return from the travels, i will have another guest in my new guest room. if things dont get done (the kitchen is being ripped out next week by the way) and i get to relax, i will be a guest somewhere... like the mental hospital in norwalk.

peace and graffiti

i wrote my newsletter about peace before israel attacked the palestinians in the gaza strip. the vibe of war must have been in the air. i had also stepped up the peace graffiti, venturing into new areas of los angeles ~ wifey was picking up cookies from a bakery on la cienega and saw my graffiti; i had been able to place a GREAT MINDS sticker next to a sticker of robbie conals. i have admired his work for many years and was proud to be next to him.

the night israel began bombing the gaza, someone stole two peace posters, yard signs, from my front yard. like i said, the vibe of war must have been in the air. those yard signs had been in my parkway for eight months.

i teach meditation at busters in culver city on wednesday evenings. recently, i have been arriving early to do some chalk graffiti in front of the shop. some of it is advertising... much of it is peace on earth. this week, while i was writing "world harmony" with the "o" in "world" made as a peace symbol, a security guard from a local business, as she was walking by, said to me: " nice handwriting." it seems, even the peace keepers have no interest in peace.

those who have read my new book, (peace) words, have loved it. maybe we just need the whole world to read it... shepard fairey sent me a bunch of his stickers for the holidays. im using some of them as part of an altered, limited edition of the new book. graffiti and peace bring all kinds of people together and im proud to participate in the movement with so many wonderful people.

for peace shirts, graffiti stickers, and my books: http://royanthonyshabla.com

jerry brown

jerry brown must be reading my blog. his article in the los angeles times on saturday outlined my thoughts on proposition 8. he may have fleshed out the thesis a bit but nevertheless it was mine. mine mine mine. the idea that a popular vote can remove constitutional rights is unconstitutional. a basic tenet of the constitution is that the rights of minorities must be upheld. if there are two green people, you cannot by popular vote restrict their constituional rights because there are only two green people to vote for themselves. and the ignorant, self-righteous christians are legion. way unfair. but jerry will look after it all. im so glad hes come out of hibernation. now if he would only get back together with linda ronstadt. and join obama in the white house!

for no on prop 8 t-shirts, stickers, pins: http://royanthonyshabla.com