Amazing how each moment is a new one.. how each decision is a chance to make a new path.. a new life. I often seem to get so caught up in my own daily routines and and inner mind that I tend to forget how amazing this life that we each have been given really is.. carpe diem.. seize the day.. trust your gut and instincts. Having just returned from the mother land aka England where I enjoyed a fantastic 5 day trip with my sister visiting family.. I experienced the scenes, enjoyed the time and refocused on simply this.. FOCUSING.. working to put my thoughts into action and believing in myself… in life.. in love.. in living. We all have such an innate ability to make ourselves better, the world better, people around us happier… just do it! We are currently living through a very negative time overall.. but don’t let it be this way..make a difference and do what it takes to make a difference.
What ultimately drives us to do what we do… to live the way we live… to walk the paths we walk? Acting on instinct and inspiration…listening to influences of friends/family, the media, loved ones, mentors and commentators! In an age where we have so much information right at our fingertips….so much wealth , opportunity and luxury yet perhaps as a result of this so much more internal dialogue and decision making….maybe not, but I think so…at least I do anyway or (think I do )
Options, options and more options.. to choose one.. to choose wisely.. we all want the best.. to succeed in our own eyes..in the eyes of society…to simply be happy and healthy..the ever changing perceptions and perspectives of life..
Being true to ourselves.. then being as true as possible to others.. making a path that fits.. creates joy and fulfillment… we each have such pheonomenal gifts to share and I think the trick if finding a way to get them out whilst balancing all the other “life stuff”.. equally as wonderful yet more routine and easier to get all caught up in….IT IS COLD IN MAINE..too bad I am not in the Caribbean today
The drive to accomplish….this seems to be an innate human characteristic …it can make up happy, it can stress us out.. it simply gives us something to do .. it enables us to do wonderful things….build and create..imagine and entertain. How do we measure accomplishment…economically, spiritually, emotionally? Life and our perspective are in a continual shift… what was important yesterday.. may not be so today and what never crossed ones mind last week could be the source of obsession tomorrow. I think one key is the constant re-evaluation of it all as each moment…each minute gives us a fresh start to realize our potential…to reflect on our past..to make plans for the future…
What makes us happy? What drives us to do what we do? We are continually connecting, interacting, experiencing.. some times are fun and fantastic.. other times not so much…do we act and interact the way we do beacause of the way we were raised and nurtured or are we pre-programmed.. pre-wired by the building blocks of life and our genetic codes.. what happens when a traumatic event strikes… a shift in consciousness.. a new way of thinking.. how does this all happen.. why does it happen…is there a reason and purpose or is life all random? What are our true motivators..selfishness and self interest or is it a deeper sense of connectedness…a desire to find harmony and balance within ourselves..within the universe…lots of questions..I guess this is what happens when you read the books your spiritual adviser recommends Check her out at www.dagnystjohn.com
Whoa….I just realized it has not been 270 days but a whopping 270 days plus one year aka 600 freaking days since my previous entry.. holy smokes!!!.. lots of catching up to do.. but why must I catch up.. the moment is now.. carpe diem it as best I can I guess. Some days are up.. some days are down.. a little sluggish today, perhaps just physically fatigued having completed day 3 of p90x with my sister(87 more to go)… watch out for the plyometrics!!! Perhaps it is mental based.. things on my mind.. decisions always in life..some bigger than others.. some easy, some hard… what makes them hard… our perception of the outcome, how we will feel, how others will interpret, react….signing off from the great state of Maine and off to see TEAKHA!!!!!!!!
you want them, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well….. Rise and shine, its perfect square day! 3/3/09. It only happens 9 times a century such as 4/4/16 etc. This one is particularly meaningful to me as 3 is my favorite number!! So… what does one do with their life, does the past have meaning, should one think about the future? Balance the past, the present and the future and you are well on your way to finding it think. I read a good analogy the other day in the Happiness Hypothesis. Love, Work and Community go to humans like Water, Sunlight and Soil go to plants. Love, live, learn, rock on and today try to do at least one act of kindness to help someone out, to brighten a day, to protect our environment…..
For a touching story created by good buddy and film extroidinare Byronee, check out this video he created below on Larry the Lobster.
Meng Tzu from the 3rd century bce… What does one do with their time? 24 hours in a day, 8 for sleep, on a good night, 8 for work, but here do those other 8 go?!?! If the brain could be trained to work 16 straight, would one, could one bust out 2-3 days a week of perhaps more efficient work, then spend the remaining 3-4 persuing hobbies and other endeavors?
Below is a video from the recent National Clean Energy Summit in DC. GO GREEN, good night, sleep tight!
As the site begins to change, I begin to change. We are all changing always. The question becomes then will you accept and embrace this change or will you fight it/resit it. When Dagny was down on the Audax last winter she played a great tape for Stevie, myself and her that talks about going with the flow, riding the current down the proverbial river vs struggling and fighting to go up and against it. When you find your mind racing as I often do… as difficult as it can be, try and remind yourself that “this too will pass.” Embracing, accepting, enjoying the reality of the moment is so easy to say, sometimes not as easy to practice, but we are creatures of habit and the more you practice, the easier it becomes and once the self feeding, positive reinforcement mechanisms take over what seemed so difficult yesterday becomes a walk in the park today. I wonder when this is going to happen in our economy!?!?!? Buy a house today, DO IT!!
Greetings folks. Spending some time with the beginings of a moderate redesign of the site last night I find myself refreshed and healthy this crisp, cold, sunny morning in Maine. Zen Mind, Beginners Mind is the book I read each morning after my 10 minutes of meditation.. it consists of 2-3 page life lessons founded in the Buddhist philosophy. Today the recurring theme of emptiness..keeping your mind free and detaching from the many thoughts, that come in and out of our mind. The purpose of this, contrary I think to many peoples belief is not to dull the senses and turn everything a shade of gray/nothingness, but rather to allow our minds to be present, accepting the reality of a situation and immersing ourselves in it completely.
Here is one reality I know for certain.
The shop pictured below in Salsalito, California, just over the golden gate bridge from San Fran has THE BEST COFFEE IN THE WORLD. Thanks honey for sending this photo!!!!
by Sidney Baker, MD and going along with this recent quote I just read by Marcus Aurelius “The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem it” A common theme of mine.. the power of perception. It shapes your attitude, your future actions, your way of living. The same situation…seen when in a good mood illicits drastically different responses than seen when in a bad one. How come? Why can’t we always be in a good mood or would we never know bad and have no comparison on what good really is without bad yet these are just words founded on morals developed over time, through the collective society’s eye. What if there was no good or bad… if we could train our brains to simply collect the sensory data and not pass judgement. A non-dualistic way of thinking. Would it be boring? What is the purpose of life? Happiness for ourselves, happiness for others, collective improvement? Going going going…stop and smell the roses once in a while…
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