{"id":21825,"date":"2019-04-15T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=21825"},"modified":"2019-04-15T16:02:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:02:34","slug":"5-friday-faves-game-of-thrones-on-guitar-right-frame-of-mind-legacy-beyond-career-privilege-and-a-stack-of-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=21825","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves – Game of Thrones on Guitar, Right Frame of Mind, Legacy Beyond Career, Privilege, and a Stack of Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s Monday. A smoldering week-long cold zapped my usual strength. This was topped off happily by a healing family weekend at the beach…and Friday turned into Monday. You will find these favorites of the week worth the wait. They sure brightened my week.<\/p>\n

1) Game of Thrones on Guitar – <\/strong>Full disclosure: I have never watched Game of Thrones<\/em><\/a>. The glimpses I’ve seen on YouTube are stunning but the Medieval violence (both weaponized and sexual) are halting for me. The music, however, is gorgeous…which I can enjoy without watching the popular series. On the eve of the start of Season 8 (and the final season reportedly), Nathan Mills<\/a>, of Beyond the Guitar<\/a>, has released his arrangement of the Game of Thrones theme (“Light of the Seven”). Watch and enjoy here<\/a>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube Video – Game of Thrones<\/em> – Light of the Seven<\/em> Classical Guitar Cover – Beyond the Guitar<\/a><\/p>\n

2) Right Frame of Mind<\/strong>– Author Frank Sonnenberg<\/a> writes to encourage people that how we think frames our relationships and our work. When we struggle with negative thought patterns, they ooze out through facial expressions, tone of voice, focus, quality of work, and health of relationships. Even when we feel justified, we are the ones hurt by negative thinking. Turn it around. His graphic below is a good place to start.\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Frank Sonnenberg Online<\/a><\/p>\n

Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life<\/em> – Frank Sonnenberg<\/a><\/p>\n

3) Legacy Beyond Career – <\/strong>Basketball. This week marked the final game of the NCAA Basketball Tournament<\/a>. Between college and professional basketball, there’s a lot to watch on TV…including great commercials.
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[Sidebar: I have to insert here that although I played basketball in high school and watched the Atlanta Hawks while living there), I don’t watch basketball so much anymore. Dave and I did walk over, on a snowy evening in New Haven, to see a Yale\/Cornell game, way back when. It was our first date.]<\/p>\n

During the final game of the NCAA tournament, we watched University of Virginia finally defeat another great team (from Texas Tech). It was exciting!<\/p>\n

One commercial that evening really touched me. It was actually a beer commercial but that message was subtle. The real star of the commercial was Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade<\/a> who just retired<\/a> this past week from professional basketball. He’s a great ballplayer but his legacy goes far beyond his basketball career: Take a look<\/a>:<\/p>\n