Staying strong
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11:37PM It never ceases to amaze me how many people travel to see one of my shows!!! When I meet people in the meet and greet line, people tell me that they have driven 8 hours or flown across country... I am amazed and touched by it.
Well I have just found out that there are people from NY traveling to Reno and Vegas for me at the weekend. They are just coming to make a long weekend of it. It's so wonderful. I often do feel guilty that not everyone gets a reading but they don't seem to mind, they are lovely and sweet, but they all say that even though they didn't get a reading, it's helped them so much in their own lives.
I've also got friend who are traveling and making a weekend of it, this weekend for Vegas. I am SO excited that I am in Vegas... this is huge!! Sue and I have been chatting about it and making plans for the kids (Charlie and George are coming too) it's going to be so much fun!
But I just wanted to remind you all that the meet and greet is BEFORE the show, because of the restrictions of the casino's... so don't forget!
I have also been doing lots of interviews that are gearing up for Australia, and Sydney sold out yesterday and therefore we have released another date too, which is the 30th September. My skeptical father will be at most of the shows, so that could be fun also... I will point him out to you! I'm sneaky aren't I... he knows it will happen too... ha ha ha
Anyway, it's been a lovely day spent with Kev and Charlie and Sue and George, just relaxing and chilling out... but one thing that I was pondering on is cutting ties.
Sometimes we have to cut ties with people in our life. There is nothing we can do about it, it's part of life and the way that we move forward. We have to accept that some people we shouldn't be associated with, and yes it will hurt us, more than maybe it hurts the other person involved but sometimes you just have to do it. It's hard and difficult to cope with, but will power is something that we all must have. If we are making decisions we have to stand by them, we can't play people or change our mind constantly... we have to follow through and stand our ground.
It's not easy... I was thinking about this because someone I know has been involved with someone who is not right for them, and finally they have had to say goodbye to them. And they are hurt by what has happened but knows that it's best in the long run. It will take time, but you have to be strong and positive and know that you are doing what is right. No one can make that decision for you, you have to do it yourself so ultimately you have to have the will power to follow it through and be strong.
Eventually it will get easier and easier, but it's a learning curve and it's not going to be easy over night. so if you are going through this then you need to know that there are so many others in the same situation as you and you have to be strong and positive and believe in yourself and know that you can do it!!!
Hugs and love and VERY excited for Vegas!!!
Lisa xx
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Hi Lisa! Wow! I really needed to hear this. Thank you. xxx
Lisa did you pick up on me? l am going through just what you described. As l have said in the past l am putting myself in the centre of the circle .Sadly l feel that even though my husband and l love each other so much,we are so different. l have decided to move my 3 children,brother and myself to another home. l actually am waking up with a smile as l know this is the beginning of something wonderful. Life is like a rollercoaster , it goes fast can shake you up but in the end it is well worth the ride. Hope you are well love Rach xx
Hi Lisa xxxo Ohhhhhhhhhhh how I sooooooo badly wanted to come to Vegas too but just wasn't in the cards for me. I am sure you will have a most wonderful time and that is awesome that Kev, Charlie and your friends will be there with you, will be a great time for all of you.
Oh Lisa, don't be surprised at the distance ppl will travel to see you:) All of us would go to the ends of the earth to see you really but I guess I can understand how it must surprise you to know ppl will travel a great distance to see you...feel the love:)
Ah, cutting ties. I have had to do that a few times in my life and have no regrets, those that I cut the ties with, well, I learned the hard way that they weren't TRUE friends, thus my cutting them out of my life and closing the door. Sometimes we just gotta do what we gotta do even tho it hurts all involved but we have to look at it in the long persective and how making that cut can better ourselves, relieve stress, etc.
Great post here, Lisa, as always:)
Wishing you the best time in Vegas, I will be there, in spirit, lol
And Lisa, more than any of your shows it is the UK ones that I would sooooooo LOVE to be at as I know your heart will be shining , you will be chock full of happiness beiing in Birmingham, your friends there seeing you LIVE in action, lol and OMG, how I would sooooooo LOVE to see the LOOK on your dad's face when you bring spirits thru! That will be priceless!
i hope u video tape this and post it for us:)
Lots of Love
Lori xoxxo
You Always have such amazing relevant words. I know you have heard it a million times over but you are an angel. Amazing.
Lots of love xxxx
Ive never read your blog before so is it a coinsidence that I read this one this evening????
lots to keep me going there xxxx
Hope you're excited about Reno as well and have a chance to see beautiful Lake Tahoe! It's a lovely time of year to see it. I am thinking about coming to see you as I am moving to a place I doubt you would ever come to, so this may be my last time to see you perform in person....I miss the energy I felt after the several other shows I had seen in different areas of the country. I was one of those people who would drive sometimes a full day just to see you perform and have you spend 30 seconds with me to say hello and take a pic.
Will it distract you if I come to the show? you have already have my google email, all other contact info has changed.
Hi Lisa.
I admiore you so much... I would do anything to have a talk nwith you!
Hope you're coming to Norway soon...you have a lot of fans here!
But I have a quick question....
if a child dies when it's born...is it a chance that they still are with us...even if we never got to know here? My mother lost two children in birth, and her life never was the same again...she always said that they were me, and that I didn't give up until I made it :) What are your thoughts about that?
love, monica
Great blog and yes we do all have to face this at some stage in our lives but it is always for the best in the long run...and you realise that eventually...
Soooooo very excited....September....Brisbane....whoo hoooooooooo !!!! Hehe
My sister, daughter and I can't wait to catch up with you and are looking forward to the show so much !!!
See you then !!!! Enjoy your time with your friends and at Vegas !!!
Love and hugz
Sharon xx
How timely of you to write this... I have been thinking about this a Lot about someone in my life for a long while now... definitely does hurt to thinking about cutting ties, but when it even hurts to just look at them... I know they are not good for me.
Anyhow...
Vegas sounds like it's going to be a blast!.. but make sure you keep cool from the insane heat! 100+ in the day and sometimes 90s at night last I heard!
<3
Lisa,
I soooo wanted to come to Vegas....but not this time. I hope we all get to see a taping of at least one show your Dad attends. I want to see his face as you blow him away and turn him from the skeptic to the believer......it will happen!
safe travels, Lisa.....peace....deb t/illinois
Change a few nouns and you could have been writing this to me...the loss of someone you love no matter how it happens is devastating,especially when it's something that can be forgiven , worked one , given another chance,something or someone you never got the chance to just say "I'm sorry I ++++++ up" etc it just plain hurts and sometimes can devastate and turn you into a person you don't even recognize anymore.
WOW though VEGAS, RENO, NV you know you've made the big time when you play NV. I'm so happy for you and given your tie to merv, it's befitting your playing at the location once owned by and called MGM (merv had history with that company).
Your name in big flashing lights in the same city as most of your favorite singers have performed, some most likely on that same stage at some point. It's a great intimate room that used to serve Dinner during the show...imagine the fun spirits may have had with peas if they still served dinner in the show room!
I remember telling you a couple years ago that I had a vision of you on the stage in Vegas and you said "lil ole me, I don't think so" Well you're here and well deserved. I hope you're able to keep that lil ole me cause things are just going to get bigger and better for you. I am so happy for and proud of you!! Enjoy every short minute you have in NV.
Hope you and the fam and friends have an awesome time. Nice blog, my daughter shoud have read that one 6 years ago.... she's good now though. Can't wait til next year when you are somewhere closer to St Louis. Love to you all,Chick
Hi Lisa
Thank you for the reminder of how it's got to be. Sometimes we think it's selfish to make such choices, but in the end I believe we all will benefit,,-even the Universe. . .
There are a lot of emotions, usually a lot of sadness on the way. I remind myself all the time it is on the way to a life that is more energetic and spiritual.
Still waiting to hear if you WILL be coming Norway???
Loads of love to ya
Wish you the best in Vegas... wish i was there LOL
We all learn what we live and are influenced by those we choose to be around. Cutting ties is a part of learning how to choose wisely.
Best,
Laura
Very true lisa..Sometimes the people that you are friends with are still the same and you have changed so its time to move on.. like in my life.. my friends were still doing things that i did not like and just were to immature/ brought me down a lot.. and you dont want to be around people who bring you down!..so i had to cut ties with them.. it is hard and im sure some of them are confused..and proabbly hurt but its for the best.
Hi my love, How true your blog is this morning. I too have had to break ties with some one that I loved so much. The thing is we still talk once in a while and are still friends. But not like it use to be. But that is fine. Sometimes I think you can become closer to someone that you have broken ties with.
Wow! Sunday is almost here and I will be able to get my hug from you and give you one back! I am thrilled that the boys and your friend Sue will be here also. Now I can finally say hi to Kev and Charlie! You go girl!! Wow! people coming in from NY! You do know that people would come from any part of the country to come and see their favorite medium! And to come here to Vegas!! What fun they will have! I am so thrilled to be able to see you again as well as my daughter Tracy! Perfect time for coming. Temp for Sunday is only going up to 102! Yesterday was 114. Today only 108!! Way too hot for me but as long as I am inside it really does not matter!
So, my friend, I will see you at the meet and greet before the show on sunday at the Hilton!!
Stay well my love and enjoy the rest of the week. Until then...........
Love ya lots,
Mary
Lisa, I have said it a million times but will say it again: You ROCK lady! I wish I could make it out to Vegas to see you - but I have been lucky enough to see you three times now and that is so much more than most people get. Have a great time!! xooxxo Jess
LISA... I MUST KNOW... I realise that you can't answer, but maybe a blog more about this?
HOW LONG... will this last with cutting ties?
I have gone over 9 months and I am still dealing with it.
WILL IT TAKE YEARS???????? :( Does it stay with you on some levels forever, even with forgiveness?
I am trying and I have not backed of, I know this is standard advice...
I'm mostly positive.... but... the feelings... are powerful.
THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS. Love to you.. Your a Godsend.
I am flying to see ya... and I do drive many hours to see you as well... However, Vegas is Vegas and I love going there anyway :) When I go to see you in the midwest, I also have friends like in the Chicago area, so I am always killing two birds with one stone anyway !!!
It's fun as I love to drive and travel. If I aint on the road at least once a month going somewhere, I get really restless and antsy. Your my excuse to roam the country :)
Partly cause I wanna see you, an partly cause I just need to go and get out.
And as far as never being read.... well ya know where I sit with that so it's all good !!!
Be safe on your travels ALL of you Kev, Charlie, Sue and her son too...( I do hope I didnt leave anyone out there ).
Hugs an Laughs
Atmos
Wonderful Blog, Lisa!!!! Take pictures on some of your tours because unfortunately some people like myself aren't able to travel right now. And as for breaking ties with someone it's hard in the beginning and you do feel bad about it and second guess yourself. But, you have to realize it's the best decision for you and you have to forgive yourself because the person will most likely not see what you see and not forgive the situation. So, forgiving yourself helps you move forward and forget about it. Much Love <3 <3 <3
Great post as always, Lisa. I am sooooo looking forward to seeing you in Reno. I would have gone to Vegas if you weren't coming to Reno. I don't mind a 3 hour drive. Vegas would have required an airline ticket as I live in the SF Bay Area. I had some friends who were supposed to come also but because of illness, won't be able to make it. I have tried to find friends to join me and at this moment I may have one ticket that might be used. The other one is still available. I wish I could figure out how someone else could use it. I would hate for these tickets to be wasted. I hope to find a way to put them to use. I will put it out in the universe - if someone needs to be there, it will happen.
Looking forward to my Lisa hug!!!
Love,
Anna
hi lisa im justine whos ia a friend of sue and george,i hope your all having a wonderful time together,me and my sister tina love watching your shows you are amazing medium,hopefully oneday we may be able to meet you ,all have a great time in vegas love justine
thank you, i reallly reallllllly needed this<3
Hi Lisa, Its been awhile , so sorry..I had to laugh when I checked in today, this blog really hit home with me..Your always in sync with us no matter what..Thanks for the info....After seeing you the last time when you called us" stalkers", my hubby & I really wanted to go to Vegas to see you too, but couldn't make it happen this time. It would have been great fun..Were staying on the east coast but were with you in heart...Hope you have a great weekend....Love you bunches,extra big hugs.....themauder