December 2010
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thank you!
So it’s the day after my birthday, and I would like to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday and made it extra special! I’ve now learned that if you vaguely order champagne with dinner at a fancy restaurant, you’re charged for the most expensive glass. (“That’s okay.”) Starting this blog has been one of the most rewarding things that I’ve done in...
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future self.
I just signed up for reverb10, an online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what’s next. Each day brings a new prompt, a new idea to reflect upon, a new way to bring 2010 to a close. Here goes!
Prompt: Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead?
I think that I would simply tell myself to be curious and receptive. To...
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“receptivity simply means dropping the garbage that you go on carrying in your...”
– osho
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global giving. →
As we all become engulfed in the joy and merriment of the holiday season, let’s not forget about those whose holly days aren’t so jolly days…Global Giving is a grassroots organization that supports over 1,000 pre-screened charity projects around the world. Donate to causes closest to your heart and know that at least 85% of your donation is on-the-ground within 60 days and has an...
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“beauty is that which attracts your soul, and that which loves to give and not to...”
– kahlil gibran
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happiness.
I recently came across some pictures online of an old friend of mine who is now travelling through Hawaii. We went to high school together, this friend and I, and then off to university in the same city where we shared many of our first-year experiences. Unfortunately, my friend felt no passion for her academic program nor university life in general, and promptly dropped out of school to go work...
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thought of the day.
What we do should reflect what we believe.
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“we grow in direct proportion to the amount of chaos we can sustain and...”
– i. prigogine
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happy birthday, mr. iyengar!
B.K.S. Iyengar, founder of alignment-based Iyengar Yoga, turns 92 today. Happy birthday, Mr. Iyengar!
Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it. ~ B.K.S. Iyengar
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my life list.
As the day draws near when I celebrate another year around the sun, I find myself reflecting back upon this year with an entire assortment of feelings. For the past few years that I’ve celebrated a birthday, I take some time to sit down and write out a list of things that I will accomplish before the next year rolls around. Last year, on my birthday, I remember feeling sad and pretty sorry...
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“to look inward and learn to take responsibility for oneself is the most...”
– cheri huber
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that's okay.
Lately, I’ve been making a conscious effort to be more positive. “That’s okay,” has become my new mantra. For so long, I never once stopped to consider how difficult I was making my own life by getting stressed out about things that ultimately do not matter. Something isn’t going as planned? That’s okay, everything will work out in the end. The funny thing...
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on failure...and success.
I recognize that over the past few days, my blog has become less of a blog and more of…well…an amalgamation of quotes, videos, links, pictures…basically anything except for my writing, which is what my blog was supposed to be about in the first place. The thing is, I’ve been swamped with work. Drowning under deadlines of what seems to be an endless stream of papers to...
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snatam kaur - ahkan jor
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DMT: the spirit molecule. →
I first heard about DMT and the research done by Dr. Strassman at a Danny Paradise workshop I attended this past summer. This fascinating documentary chronicles Dr. Strassman’s work and presents some interesting insights into the nature of the human mind…
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“at the base of all positive change is the idea that it could occur. feeling,...”
– found on an endangered species chocolate wrapper
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seven blunders of the world.
1. Wealth without work 2. Pleasure without conscience 3. Knowledge without character 4. Commerce without morality 5. Science without humanity 6. Worship without sacrifice 7. Politics without principle
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“when we realize that we like our kleshas, we begin to understand why they have...”
– pema chodron
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shariramadyam khalu dharma sadhanam.
the first duty is to care for the body, which is the means to pursuit of spiritual life.
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love in action.
I have a twin sister who I probably love more than anybody else in the whole world. I may not like her all the time, but I love her unconditionally, no matter what. When she’s grumpy and not so fun to be around, I can put up with her with a smile on my face because I know that she’s just in a bad mood and that she’ll come around eventually. When we get mad at one another, we...