Health Sidebar IV: The Sustenance of Selfishness in Food

30 01 2011
Sustenance

Image by Jason A. Samfield via Flickr

(don’t think I wasn’t going to make my weekly post. it just took some time for me to figure out a topic :p:))

Take a moment to think about your childhood. When was the first time you heard the word “selfish?” The first time I think I heard that word was from my mother. I don’t remember why she called me that but after that first time, I kept hearing it and hearing it, “you’re selfish!” It took a while to figure out what that meant and how it related to me:

You only think about yourself.

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Movements XXIII: I apologize for the technical difficulties (aka “Me? Posting? Every Week?”)

21 01 2011

Well hellooooooo everyone! Happy New Year and Happy New YOU!! :D

For the past couple of days, I have been dealing with technical difficulties. The permanent move to wordpress.com wasn’t as seamless as I expected. Not because of wordpress or google apps or anything technological. It was all because of me.

I have a background in IT. I have been troubleshooting computers for a good many years. I am now in a position, career wise, where I need to use these skills (blog related) so that I can move forward, yet I didn’t resolve the issue in a timely manner.

The thing with blogs and other Social Media is that you need consistency to succeed. I have learned and continue to learn (and earn) this lesson through the struggles with my own blogs and maintaining the success I did when I was on Blogger. Consistency means being efficient with your time and your energy in producing these blogs and posts – no matter the subject matter.

When I worked in IT, efficiency would give way to making sure the problem was fully resolved. A lot of times, “efficiency” meant looking for a workaround so that the user can function ‘just a little bit longer‘. However, ‘a little bit longer‘ is never long enough.

We all want to achieve this balance in life – being efficient and thorough. In this society, there are many distractions to reaching this balance and oftentimes, we mistake our expectations for our goals (they are two different things but I can talk about that another time). Read the rest of this entry »





Movements XXII: Happy Holidays!

27 12 2010
A Christmas card from 1870

Image via Wikipedia

Hello everyone! :D

There are new changes in my life and changes that will come to this blog. I have completely moved my blog from blogger to WordPress! With that being said, I have had an opportunity to look into my life and have a better understanding of my purpose. This year, I intend to make this understanding manifest with one pointed focus (meditation) and serve you all as a source of insight into holistic healing – mentally, spiritually, and physically.

I hope you enjoyed the essence of Christmas to the fullest. I hope that your Kwanzaa and other holiday celebrations, including the new year, will be filled with love and joy. I can’t wait to interact with you. I just can’t wait!

Jai! (Victory in Sanskrit)

Stay strong, stay healthy and fight dis-ease!





Random Thoughts XXXIV: 2010 and beyond

19 12 2010
Wait and Hope

Image by Pandiyan via Flickr

I haven’t spoken to you guys in a long time. Sure, I’ve made excuses (good ones at that!) and I’ve bide my time with the blessings and struggles of life. I’ve even spoken AT you a couple of times…sending a random tweet here and there or a generic post about something else.

I always say, “well no more,” and vow to post again or even do a song and pony type dance for a bit. But then my proverbial “blogging feet” hurt and I end up sitting at the side, in the dark, so you can’t see me. :(

I’m always making some kind of movement for you to notice but what am I really doing? Who am I really talking to?

WHO ARE YOU?

The reader….you who spend time to follow me and check in to see where I am (or am not). What do you really need from me?

In the coming year, I intend to find out.

Before, I was mostly talking to myself. I had an agenda. I had a plan. I wanted to execute it and if people liked it, that was cool with me. I wanted to accomplish something for myself. I did that. Now it’s time to accomplish something for YOU. But I need to have a better idea of who YOU are…or even who I want to talk to!

I’m always busy but this time around, things are changing in a way that I can’t stop. I can restrain myself or procrastinate worse than I have already done. I have a voice and I need to speak my truth but I want to know who wants to hear it so that I am clear in my communication.

I am repeating myself for a reason. If I’m going to talk to myself, I might as well say what I need to so that I can get things right!

I still won’t give up on this blog.
I won’t give up on myself.
I won’t give up on you.
I won’t give up.

(and now that I’m one step closer towards reaching this goal, I’m even more excited)

See you soon! (l)





Twitterlings VII: RT@Rumiquotes

7 09 2010
Whirling dervishes or Darveshes, Rumi Fest 2007.

Image via Wikipedia

RT @RumiQuotes: Every question I ask is about you. Every step I take is toward you. #Rumi








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