aaaaaw.so cute :):)

That's so cute!!:nice:

beautiful photo :heart:

awh apple and gwyn look EXACTLY A LIKE! I was watching a bio on Gwyneth the other day they had pictures of her as a four year old and they look the same! Apple is going to be so pretty!

awwwww, soooo cute! :nice:

Cute :nice:

Hey everyone got a new Goop E-mail it is titled It's Goop - BE

 

there's no pictures or anything its basicallly about being thankful and thanksgiving heres the letter:

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Below you will find six different perspectives on what it means to be grateful for Thanksgiving. I will let the words speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did.

 

Question:

Today is a day when we are meant to give thanks - which seems quite general. In your opinion, what are we giving thanks for and how can we genuinely activate that feeling of gratitude?

 

Cynthia Bourgeault replies:

 

A: Speaking quite personally at first, I would have to say that this Thanksgiving Day I will be giving thanks in a heartfelt way that sufficient numbers of my fellow Americans were able to say “yes” to the invitation to move beyond fear and isolation and stand as a single human family on the threshold of new hope. It is a delicious moment for the world, a miracle of new beginning, and I celebrate it with all due solemnity.

 

When something so manifestly good and generous happens, it is natural to respond with gratitude. But in a way, the very naturalness of this response has its down side, for it appears to confirm the notion that gratitude is a response; it is evoked by a prior action. And it is exactly this notion that the great spiritual teachers of all traditions have consistently challenged. And precisely in this challenge lies our freedom.

 

Yes, it’s easy to be grateful when something good has been done for you (although, sadly, even this healthy human response seems increasingly under challenge nowadays in our escalating culture of entitlement and victimhood). But have you ever thought about gratitude not as a response but as a force in its own right; an initiating and healing energy that is not dependent on external circumstances but is rather an innate power of the human soul? When understood and wielded in this fashion, it has the power to liberate us from our self-imposed prisons of self-pity and envy and to actually change the energy fields (and hence, the outcome) of our circumstances.

 

In plain words, we can actually change our reality by being grateful first; not as a response but as an innate way of being.

 

It takes a bit of practice to get the hang of this motion, to learn the “not grateful for, but grateful TOWARD” motion. As in most things spiritual, it’s learned more easily in the domain of sensation than feeling. A lot of people will tell you to make up lists of things in your life to be grateful for (“counting your blessings,” as they call it). But have you ever noticed that counting blessings sometimes feels no more inspiring than counting sheep? It’s hard to cajole your feelings into logical response; feelings are not logical.

 

Instead, I’d suggest simply being quiet inside, paying attention to the rise and fall of your breathing, your heartbeat, the sensation of your feet on the ground or the breeze against your cheek. Let your story go for a few minutes, with all its wants and needs, and pay attention “not to what you are” (in the words of one medieval Christian mystic) “but THAT you are.” That deep sensation of “I AM” reverberating in your being is connected to the “I AM” reverberating in every other sentient being, and in all of life itself. Through it, you are connected to Being itself, and in that connection lies the true source of your abundance and the wellspring of gratitude.

 

My friend Kabir Helminski, a well-known contemporary Sufi teacher, summarizes this teaching well: “If you can learn to make all cares into one care, the care for simply being present, you will be cared for by that Presence, which is itself creative Power and Love.” You don’t have to conjure up lists of things to talk yourself into being grateful for; simply

tune into that living stream of Being within you and pay attention to how it moves. Gradually you will come to see that gratitude is not a response; it is a river that is always flowing through you, and that you can learn to flow with. Wherever your external circumstances may appear to be heading, it will always be carrying you inwardly toward fullness and love.

 

Whoever has learned the secret of proactive gratitude taps into that famous “living water” described in the New Testament, that becomes a source of healing both for one’s own life and for the whole world.

 

– Cynthia Bourgeault

Cynthia Bourgeault is an Episcopal priest, writer and retreat leader. She is founding director of the Aspen Wisdom School in Colorado and principal visiting teacher for the Contemplative Society in Victoria, BC, Canada.

 

Michael Berg replies:

 

A: During this time of Thanksgiving, we can inspire greater “thanks-giving” by understanding the spiritual importance of being grateful.

 

There are many things in our lives that give us pleasure, joy and fulfillment. Our relationships, material possessions, position in life, food, music – there are so many things from which we draw enjoyment.

 

But on a deeper level, what gives us the joy and fulfillment is the internal Light and energy within these things. When we feel love from our relationships, nourished from our work, enjoyment from a good meal, what we are actually enjoying is the energy and Light within those things.

 

Furthermore, there is an important Kabbalistic concept that states that we are only receiving a small percentage of the joy and fulfillment all these things can give us. Whether it’s the joy we feel with our spouse or friends, or the happiness and love we feel towards our kids, right now, at this moment, our experience can be many times greater than what it is (even if it’s already good). This is because our joy and fulfillment is dependent and exactly correlated to our appreciation of these blessings.

 

More energy, and therefore fulfillment, can be flowing to us – when we strengthen and grow our gratitude. Appreciation and giving thanks actually unlocks more Light and energy from relationships and even physical objects, so that in turn, we can receive more fulfillment from them.

 

Therefore, the reason we want to appreciate the people in our lives and our gifts and blessings on Thanksgiving (and hopefully every day) is not because “we should” or “it’s the right thing to do.” Rather it is because the joy we feel from these blessings and gifts is exactly correlated to the appreciation we have for them.

 

A few years ago I was walking with my daughter who was about three years old at the time. She was singing and skipping as I held her hand. I was distracted though, thinking about work and other “important” things. Suddenly I realized and said to myself “forget everything else, just focus on this amazing moment with your daughter.” I focused on her singing, on her skipping and on her joy. I cannot express in words the love that I felt then. Had I not focused on the amazing gift that was right in front of me I would have completely lost a wonderful opportunity for joy and real happiness. That moment in time held for me a great gift, but only by focusing on my blessing could I receive all the Light and happiness from it.

 

This holiday season, take time to focus on and grow your gratitude for what you already have, the relationships you’ve nurtured over the years, the qualities within that you’ve been blessed with at birth, and the material items you have worked so hard to acquire and make your own. Try to focus on the gifts you usually take for granted or a relationship that you realize you have not focused your appreciation on enough.

 

Giving thanks will awaken even more Light and energy within those gifts, thereby filling you with even greater fulfillment, joy and peace.

 

– Michael Berg

Michael Berg is Co-Director of the Kabbalah Centre.

 

Deepak Chopra replies:

 

A: In America this Thanksgiving we are caught between two competing emotions: economic anxiety and political celebration. These forces pull against each other, making this an uneasy holiday. But there’s one thing that unites us at this moment: hope. America’s better self has emerged, and we hope it will thrive in the future.

 

Those are national sentiments, because Thanksgiving is a national holiday. Personal thanks is more intimate and private. While being grateful for the usual things - hearth and home, a loving family, being safe and well for another year - I will be most thankful, in my heart of hearts, that awareness can still expand. In times of fear the natural reaction is to contract, to retreat behind the walls of ego and petty self-interest. To be able to resist that urge is a great gift. None is more fragile, and yet none is more needed. Reaching beyond boundaries can save the world.

 

In a word, if you really want to give thanks, give of yourself first.

 

Love,

Deepak

 

Deepak Chopra is the President of the Alliance for A New Humanity

http://www.deepakchopra.com. Deepak Chopra's new book, Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment is available at Amazon.com.

 

Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel replies:

 

A: Our attitude about our life and the feelings we have towards the world can be transformed simply by shifting our perspective. It’s not that difficult. You can see the glass as half empty or as half full. We can change perspective by asking to speak to different aspects or voices within us. For example, each of us is a human being. We can ask to speak first to the human side, the human aspect, of our human being-ness.

 

So, let me speak to the one who is Human.

 

I am the Human in all aspects of being human. I am not you, you are separate from me. I have my own thoughts, memories, desires and emotions. My feelings can be hurt. I can feel discontented, alienated. I can feel pain, the pain of rejection, of criticism, of loneliness and loss. I have fear, anger and resentment. I wish that other people, the world, and even the self, were different. I frequently want things to be other than they way they are.

 

Now let me speak to the other side of you as a human being. May I please speak to Being?

 

I am Being. I just am. I am the I am-ness of life. I am pure awareness, pure stillness, silence. I am unmoving. I have no preferences or judgments; I don’t need things to be other than the way they are. I don’t suffer because there is no me to suffer. I have no center, no boundaries or limits. I am all things. I am the world, I am the universe. Everything is a manifestation of me, complete, whole and perfect just as it is. I am complete contentment.

 

If we think of these two opposing voices, the Human and Being, as opposite ends of the base of a triangle, I’d like now to speak to the apex, which includes and yet transcends these two aspects. Now may I please speak to the one who consciously chooses to be a Human Being?

 

I am the one who consciously chooses to be a Human Being. As this voice I am grateful for this life. I am satisfied and happy. I feel great appreciation and great joy. Very often, when I am stuck only in the Human side and am not including my Being-ness, I want things to be other than the way they are. From the Being side, everything is perfect, complete and whole as it is. As a Human Being I feel great compassion for this and all others’ humanity, for just how difficult life can sometimes be. And so I feel empathy and compassion for all beings. I am grateful and I give thanks for this life, this world.

 

– Dennis Genpo Merzel

Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel is the founder of Kanzeon Sangha, an international Zen community, and abbot of Kanzeon Zen Center in Salt Lake City. His latest book is Big Mind, Big Heart: Finding Your Way http://www.genpo.org.

 

Shaikh Kabir Helminski replies:

 

A: To Walk the Path of Thankfulness

 

It was during one very painful period of my life that I made the firm choice to walk the path of gratitude. At a time when my suffering had reached the depths, when I felt misunderstood and betrayed by some of those I had trusted to stand by me, I made the seemingly irrational choice to be thankful. In my pain, I had chosen to focus on the awareness of what was good in my life in the present.

 

Gratitude is an agreement we make with the Unknown. I chose to express my gratitude to the Source of Life. You could say it was an act of faith, but I don’t think I deserve any credit for it.

 

The only other choice was not to be thankful, to resent the actual conditions of my life and everything that had created those conditions. It was then that I saw that I could be grateful for the pain and what it was telling me. In essence, I was learning to trust something beyond my immediate circumstances, something that restored my sense of peace, strength and openness to life.

 

Since the time that I chose to walk the path of thankfulness, I have tried to make gratitude my fundamental attitude, living in the present, grateful to the Unseen Mystery. Is that Mystery real? Or is the resentment, dissatisfaction, or self-conscious suffering I would otherwise experience more real?

 

I have come to trust that if we are patient with difficulty, the Unseen supports us. To express thankfulness is to attract goodness. Gratitude merely smiles at dissatisfaction and disappointment. In any moment we can choose to focus on the disappointments or losses we have experienced, on any number of details in our lives that might seem less than what we might want them to be. Or we can choose, instead, to be thankful for things great and small in the present. Above all, we can be grateful for our relationship with a Mystery that we may not fully comprehend but seems to be more and more present and real.

 

To be thankful for both abundance and hard times is wisdom, for thankfulness is the panacea that turns pain into happiness. Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving.

 

– Shaikh Kabir Helminski

Kabir Helminski is Shaikh of the Mevlevi Order, Co-director of The Threshold Society (Sufism.org).

 

Dr. Karen Binder-Brynes replies:

 

A: Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it is a day for the gathering of family and friends and typically involves the sharing of delicious food, laughter and conversation. The holiday originated with long-awaited harvests which the early American settlers experienced in their new country. After struggling to find their way and establish themselves, the colonists were finally able to celebrate the bountifulness of their new world. The word bountiful resonates with me when I think of giving thanks this time of year. Virginia Satir, a preeminent family therapist, describes the feeling of well-being her family experienced when the big kettle in their midwestern farm kitchen was brimming with food scrumptiously stewing and filling the room with wonderful aromas. The full pot came to symbolize the well-being of her family

 

The human spirit is incredibly strong, bountiful and miraculously resilient! Even in hard and trying times such as these, it is important to fill our hearts and minds with childlike wonderment at the miracle of being human. Look around this holiday season and SEE the light in children’s eyes, HEAR the laughter in your homes and SPEAK of your love to your family and friends. Fill your inner kettle with love and hope and you will know what it is to be thankful. Happy Holidays.

 

– Karen Binder-Brynes, Ph.D.

Dr. Karen Binder-Brynes is a leading psychologist with a private practice in New York City for the past 15 years. See her website, DrKarennyc.com, for more information.

Learning to live like Gwynnie:

No alcohol, no white flour,

power walks and chilling out by watching leaves change colour

 

By Claudia Connell

Last updated at 9:27 AM on 27th November 2008

 

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On the surface, Gwyneth Paltrow and I don't appear to have much in common. She's a filthy rich, Oscar-winning actress who is married to an international rock star and is best friends with Madonna.

I'm a single writer with a huge overdraft. I have no celebrity chums and the only award I've ever won was aged eight, for having the tidiest desk in the class.

But scratch that surface a little - well OK, quite a lot - and you'll find that Gwynnie and I do share some common ground: we are both prone to sporting an inch of black roots in between visits to the hairdresser, she shares my enthusiasm for Spanx control underwear and, many years ago when she was lost on a London street, I gave her directions.

 

Yes, I think it's fair to say that Gwyneth could be the best friend I never had. So imagine my excitement when I heard that she had launched her own lifestyle website -the curiously named Goop - in which she writes about her fabulous life, and recommends places to go, things to eat and fashions.

So in true Single White Female style, I decided to cast aside the shackles of my dull, tedious and pedestrian life, to ditch my nobody friends and live like Gwyneth.

 

When I logged on to the website, I was greeted with the message: 'Goop - nourish the inner aspect.' I wondered whether I'd accidentally logged on to a site for haemorrhoid cream, but, no, I was in the right place.

 

Goop is indeed the very unsexy name that Gwyneth has chosen to publish her teachings under. There's no indication as to what it actually stands for, but I learn that 'nourish the inner aspect' is her motto in life and, therefore, shall become mine, too.

The site features a bold statement from Ms P: 'My life is good because I am not passive about it, I want to nourish what is real and I want to do it without wasting time.'

 

She's very into nourishment is our Gwyneth. She goes on to admit that she has made some mistakes in life - anyone who sat through turkeys such as Running With Scissors or Duets will be able to vouch for that.

 

Just like me, Gwyneth likes to cook, eat and travel. Unlike me, she also likes to look after her body and work hard. Oh well, sometimes it's not good to have too much in common with your best friend.

To be honest, I liked the sound of three of those, but the other eight I could take or leave - but for the sake of our cyber friendship I decided to follow her rules and sign up for the regular newsletters.

 

 

 

 

Rarely down at heel: On her new website, Gwyn, who has a love of towering shoes, extols the virtues of 'nourishing the inner aspect'

The next day, the first of Gwyneth's emails pings into my inbox - it's a selection of her favourite recipes. My heart sinks as I imagine instructions on how to cook organic mung bean bake, but am pleasantly surprised when I see the goodies include tuna sandwiches, chicken stir fry and pancakes.

At first, I decide just to make the chicken, but I can hear Gwyneth's words: 'Don't be lazy.' So, by jove, I decide to make all of her food and to do it for somebody I love - me.

For breakfast, I have buckwheat and banana pancakes. I polish off six of them, which I can't imagine stick-thin Gwyneth does too often.

For lunch, I make her Asian tuna sandwich, which is equally tasty. The sandwich is meant to be served on a bed of arugula, but since I have no idea what this is, I decide, instead, to serve it on a bed of Pringles.

 

Rock star hubby: Gwynnie married Coldplay front man Chris Martin in 2003

 

When you start getting, as I do, Christmas and birthday cards from your local pizza delivery firm, it's a sure sign that you're probably ordering too many takeaways.

 

No alcohol? Gwyneth, pictured with a pint of Guinness on Tonight with Jonathan Ross, recommends camomile tea and lots of water

 

Gwyneth, you won't be surprised to learn, isn't a fan of fast food. She wants me to stop having it delivered to my door and to cook her caramelised black chicken instead.

She promises it will take minutes and taste delicious and, once again, she is true to her word. My inner aspect feels well and truly nourished.

To fill the time between Gwyneth's next communication, I amuse myself by cleaning out my space and reading beautiful things: D. H. Lawrence, Shakespeare and the Ikea catalogue. When the next Goop email arrives, my eye is drawn to the word 'detox' and I have a feeling I'm not going to like this as much as the pancakes.

Gwyneth says that she has health gurus all over the world whom she consults about her various ailments.

I tend to find that by the time I've waited two weeks for an appointment with my NHS GP, whatever ailment I'm suffering from seems to have disappeared of its own accord. But there's no arguing that Gwyneth does look pretty good and can probably teach me a thing or two.

 

She starts with sleep. She wants me to get eight hours every night and recommends that I drink camomile tea to help me relax.

She wants me to eliminate white flour, sugar, dairy and caffeine from my diet and drink two litres of water every day. I should also try to eat only foods that can be dug out of the ground, cut from a tree or hunted or fished for. In addition, I am to power walk every day and do some yoga.

I must also learn to 'police my thoughts', so whenever anything negative, judgmental or disruptive comes into my head I should 'redirect' it. I put this to use when I find myself musing that Pringles do contain potato, and potatoes are dug from the ground.

I tried power walking once and got laughed at so much that I never dared go again. But a few years have passed and perhaps London has caught up with LA. I don my tracksuit and trainers and put the theory to the test. I am happy to report that power walking is still greeted with much mirth, especially if you're foolish enough to exercise at the same time the local school empties out.

When I practise my yoga stretches, I also fulfil the 'learn something new' rule by discovering that I am the least flexible person in Britain.

 

I long for a biscuit and a cup of tea, but I resist. However hard I try to police my thoughts, though, they keep coming back to the same thing: I'm starting to go off my new best friend and unless her next newsletter is a list of her favourite pizza toppings, chocolate bars and daytime soaps then I fear for our friendship.

Thankfully, the next instalment is a little less worthy. Gwyneth tells me her favourite shopping websites and she's clearly a girl with expensive tastes, as somebody who makes £5million a film can afford to be. One of the sites she mentions (Williams-Sonoma) sells bed sheets for £100. Never mind, I can always go outside and look at leaves - Gwyneth likes to watch them change colour.

I was relieved to learn that she does watch TV, but disappointed to know her favourite programme is Jamie Oliver's Ministry Of Food. The nourishment of my inner aspect continues with a day of culture. Gwyneth is an art buff, so I go to the Tate Modern. I look at sculptures of giant apple cores and spiders before browsing the Mark Rothko exhibition.

The guide tells me that Rothko's work is iconic and mysterious. To me, it looks like big rectangles. I try to be like Gwyneth and 'pause before I react'. I try to police my negative thoughts and redirect them, but the same phrase keeps popping into my head: 'I could have done that.'

 

Bad hair day: It's good to know that even the rich and beautiful can suffer like the rest of us

 

On the way home, I decide to invest in what is real and buy a hotdog. I'm tempted to ask whether the vendor hunted for it himself, but he doesn't seem too chatty.

I know that Gwyneth's dress sense has been criticised, but I welcome the chance to read her fashion pearls of wisdom. I learn that it is important to decide upon your uniform - the one single item of clothing in which you feel most comfortable. Gwyneth's is her little black dress, mine is my big, white dressing gown.

I decide to let Gwyneth take me on a virtual shopping trip. A Chanel dress is a good investment according to my celebrity guru, because it never goes out of style and you can pass it on to your daughter.

But, like Gwyneth, I have a few golden rules of my own. One of them is: don't spend more on a frock than you do on your mortgage. So I decide to copy one of Ms Paltrow's cheaper looks.

She recommends a black sweater dress from Topshop for £35, which she wants me to team with bright pink tights and black ankle boots. Her boots are £660 from Christian Louboutin, mine are £50 from Clarks.

Once I'm home I can't wait to try on my ensemble. Excitedly, I pull on the tights and rather itchy sweater dress and study the result. I look hideous.

Could Gwyneth really be one of those awful friends who encourages you to dress badly so that she looks better? My legs look like sausages and the dress clings to every lump.

After a week of living like Gwyneth, I realise that I preferred my caffeine, sugar, and dairy-riddled 'inner aspect' the way it was. There's only one thing for it, I am going to clean out my space - Gwyneth is dumped. We'll always have the black roots and the Spanx, but that's not enough to build a lasting friendship on.

She still writes to me every week trying to win back my affections with suggestive talk of pumpkin pie and cranberry ketchup, but I won't be swayed. Gwyneth is welcome to her gobbledy Goop.

Gwyneth Paltrow to quit the UK?

Actress said to be pining for pal Madonna

 

Thursday, 27 November 2008

 

 

Gwyneth Paltrow is said to be considering putting her £3.5million Primrose Hill home on the market.

 

The 36-year-old actress is thought to have become bored of London and is now thinking of moving back across the pond with Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin, 31, and their children Apple, 4, and Moses, 2.

 

‘Chris has been busy promoting his new album Viva La Vida and Gwyneth, after a period of semi-retirement while her children were small, is itching to get her career back on track, which is far easier to do if she is based in the States,’ a source tells the Sunday Express.

 

Best friend Madonna, 50, who has returned to New York following her divorce from Guy Ritchie, 40, is thought to be encouraging Gwyneth to make the move.

 

‘She’s been on the phone every day without fail to Madonna to “make sure she starts the day with a smile,”' the insider adds.

 

'Madonna’s break-up might be the final push that Gwyneth needs.'

The whole Gwyn-Madonna thing seems to keeps one on the edge of their seat.

i don't believe it, really. i think they'll forever bounce between london and new york, with pit stops around the world.

 

but, if by some off-chance this is true...

 

*LOOK FOR HOUSES IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT, CHRIS AND GWYNETH* :sneaky:

 

the houses are beautiful, the location is great, and the private schools are fantastic! :P

and you could better hide from the paps in the fields and forests of CT :D

 

oh, and you could hire a local, experienced, world class nanny! :sneaky: :P

Gwyneth is such a beautiful being, she seems like a great person too.

 

And as for moving across to the US, I don't think Chris would be opposed to it, but I don't know, it kind of takes away some of that charm, that British charm the band still holds.

 

maybe its just me.

That article up there is amazing. Gwyneth to me seems very much 'holier than thou' and the more I read about her and this stupid GOOP thing, i really hate her.

 

Unfortunately, she's pretty, has beautiful children, and for some reason I can't even hate her for being married to chris.

 

but that article is still brilliant

I can't really see her moving her children across the Atlantic and uprooting all of their lives because "Madonna needs her" :\ That would be pretty weird.

 

And what about Chris? The Bakery's in London... :confused:

I can't really see her moving her children across the Atlantic and uprooting all of their lives because "Madonna needs her" :\ That would be pretty weird.

 

And what about Chris? The Bakery's in London... :confused:

 

When considering a marriage that involves one person from one country and another from another country, sacrifices, I'm sure, are made. Gwyneth lives in London a lot away from her family, and Chris is touring a lot anyway. PLUS, they have homes in both countries, and are rich, so they are able to travel very comfortably, very often.

 

You need not worry.

 

oh, and you could hire a local, experienced, world class nanny! :sneaky: :P

 

.........................who moonlights as a "stalker"??:rolleyes:

Thanksgiving with Madonna and ex-wife is gravy for Alex Rodriguez

 

BY GEORGE RUSH

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

 

Friday, November 28th 2008, 4:00 AM

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Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez pulled double-duty in Miami Thursday, visiting his soon-to-be ex-wife and kids for Thanksgiving dinner and then rushing to be with gal pal Madonna at her house nearby.

 

Rodriguez began his day with brunch with Madge's manager, Guy Oseary, before moving on to wife Cynthia's house, where he spent some quality daddy time with daughters, Natasha, 4, and 7-month-old Ella.

 

The third baseman hopped into his black Porsche around 4p.m. and sped off to Star Island - where Madonna has a home.

 

Sources say he is staying there while he's in town, and witnesses saw his car parked there overnight.

 

On Wednesday night, Rodriguez was front and center at Madonna's concert at Dolphin Stadium, the Daily News reported Thursday.

 

Later, the kabbalah cronies celebrated at the estate of Jeff Soffer, the bachelor billionaire who reportedly has come between Gwyneth Paltrow and rocker hubby Chris Martin.

 

Feeding speculation that Paltrow and Martin are ready to split, Paltrow has been staying at Soffer's Indian Creek Island mansion and spent Thanksgiving with him, sources said.

 

Martin's band, Coldplay, wrapped its U.S. tour Wednesday night and friends expected Paltrow, who'd been at their London home with their children earlier this week, would remain there to welcome Martin back after weeks on the road.

 

Instead, sources said, she returned to Miami, where she and Soffer sparked gossip two weeks ago when she showed up at at the opening of his Fontainebleau Hotel.

 

"Gwyneth has confided to friends she and Chris are taking a break," a source claimed. "Jeff is crazy about her."

 

Reps for Paltrow, Martin, and Soffer did not respond to e-mails Thursday.

 

On Monday, her spokesman, Stephen Huvane, called revived rumors of marriage trouble "rubbish ... stemming from the fact that she will not make any public appearances with her husband."

 

"We're just friends," Soffer told The News earlier this week. "Ms. Paltrow has a very sound marriage to Chris Martin."

 

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too many rumors...

^agreed

:stunned:

thanksgiving in miami...i hope is not true!

first he cheated...wot now she is???

i don't know...i hope its not true

the rumors keeping changing one minute their splitting the next they were spotted happy at a resort, wot do you believe

 

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You guys were right, it is a crock of shit, she's in London ;)

 

Gwyneth, Reese, and Jake: Thanksgiving in London

 

 

Though Thanksgiving is traditionally an American holiday, last night there was a little turkey carving going on across the pond as well. And Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Gyllenhaal were all spotted taking part in the festivities.

 

All three A-listers were spotted arriving at Richard Rogers’ Chelsea home in London for a swanky Thanksgiving party, giving them a taste of home while they are abroad.

 

 

And like a polite party guest, the “Sweet Home Alabama” actress even brought a treat to share- a traditional holiday fruit cake!

 

Jake and Reese looked like a pair of holiday love birds as they enjoyed their time together, while Gwyneth’s husband Chris Martin was noticeably absent, still perhaps in the States following his band Coldplay’s performance on the American Music Awards this past weekend.

 

http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/gwyneth-reese-and-jake-thanksgiving-in-london-209326/

 

Mister Martin was probably half way over the Atlantic ;)

ooh, Gwyneth is in London :)

she looks really pissed off in those pictures.. maybe it is the paps, but she just looks mad. but who can blame her?

i'd be pissed too if i couldn't go out and have a nice dinner without having a group of complete strangers following me around and taking pictures of my every move........ :\