I think I may have to change the name of my blog.
I am on every self-help/wellness/manifesting mailing list you can imagine. So I was flooded with emails this week about a new book/program from one of my favorite gurus James Arthur Ray. They were all raving about his latest project "Harmonic Wealth". I read all the reviews, watched the news shows for his appearance and then zipped on over to Amazon to purchase it. Then I visited his new web-site http://www.harmonicwealth.com/ and wowsers! As much as I loved him before I love him that much more now. Oh yeah, the reason I feel I should change my blog name... He talks about balance and how it is bogus. Here's the set up : When you see a scale that is perfectly balanced, both sides are equal and .... there is no movement! Things are static not progressing. We can't live a static life. We need harmony. That's the idea that all things should have energy given to them regularly, but perfect balance is not what we are striving for - harmony is.
Just something to think about...
4.30.2008
4.26.2008
Rambling down a dead end path
Today I decided to write, but had no topic in mind, so I chose an image and wrote from that. Enjoy my ramblings...
Don't you wish that all paths had signs letting us know what is ahead? Its only once we are well on our way that we realize the truth about our chosen path. By that time right or wrong makes no difference because... wherever you are -there you are. Fighting against it, arguing with it or screaming at it don't change what is. An interesting metephor is: if ever you are dropped into the middle of a raging rapid you quickly realize that swimming upstream is not an option, you have a serious prefrence against drowning, and going with the stream is really not what you want to be doing. So your only productive option is to swim toward the shore which is more of a slow deliberate process as you are still floating downstream. The same rules apply - it's not productive to fight against what is. You are moving along with what is every moment of your life. it is only by leveraging what is that you can maximise your energy out put to gain your desired outcome.
This sound remarkably like Abraham - Hicks now that I think about it. They talk about going downstream. A quote that I like from them : "When you are in hatred, follow it downstream, there you will find you anger and if you follow that downstream you will find your frustration, and further downstream your hurt will be and if you keep moving downstream there you will find your sadness and if you follow that downstream you will find your peace and then you can begin to allow what is." It's the idea that fighting against a thing only keeps it in your focus, but if you can begin to allow, then you can move beyond what is right in front of you to a better place.
Laura
4.20.2008
{re}balance
After being gluten free by choice for a week I had a hiccup in the plan. Yesterday I fell off the gluten free truck. Rookie mistake really. I went to a sporting event unprepared and hungry. I thought they'd have something I could eat. I saw hummus on the menu and thought yummy I'll take it! next thing I know it comes with toasted pita chips! I was already on my last nerve with B and I was on his about this new eating habits thing (this transition to no gluten seems to be harder on him than it has been on me!). I opted to not go back to the concession stand and trade it - I ate it... and an ice cream sandwich. I thought I'd go for the gusto if I was really fallin' off the wagon. Do it right is my motto. The rest of the afternoon I was grumpy but I think that was more B than gluten. Had fun at a friends party last night and felt better after eating an entire dinner of organic and simply prepared yummy food with friends that share my philosophy - eat well. But even after all of that my stomach is angry with me this morning and my head is all foggy! I can't believe that such a small lapse would make me feel so crappy! So onward I go, a gluten free soldier, remembering the lessons learned in battle...
L.
4.19.2008
0:04:00
I just heard the new Madonna song 4 minutes. Am I crazy or is this the most awesome song?
Lyrics:
If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real
Just say the word and
imma give you what you want
I only got 4 minutes to save the world.
I'm hummin it...
"Cause that's all it takes Tony, is four minutes a day to great abs!"
Laura
I don't think that Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland set out to write the theme song for manifestation, but they did!
Lyrics:
If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real
Just say the word and
imma give you what you want
I only got 4 minutes to save the world.
I'm hummin it...
"Cause that's all it takes Tony, is four minutes a day to great abs!"
Laura
4.18.2008
{balance}
"family skipping" taken by boho girl
So I am addicted to this blog that I found by Christine Kane. I love the idea of her post entitled "you say you want a resolution". I have done this in the past, a few years ago my word was choice. Which was profound for me, as I was raised in the "be seen and not heard, do what you are told and don't talk back" tradition. So making my own choices was and is still a bit of a challenge. I read the book Choices by Alexandra Stoddard and that's when it really stuck: I have power over my life and it is only by being proactive with my choices that I can retain that power. If I put things off and do not face reality then I am allowing something outside of me control my life by proxy. That year was really a time of growth for me.
I think that we can all guess what my word of this year is... balance. I felt so far out of balance for so long that I thought that to be the norm. I think that balance is really a key word because all other choices need to be made from a place of balance within you. It's a sort of yardstick to measure your decisions. If you are faced with a choice and the answer you immediately come to feels like it will pull you too far in one direction then you can know that there is another choice for you. The ideal is a win -win for everyone concerned. I believe that is possible if we are conscious of our needs and the needs of others when making these decisions.
For example:
A priority for you is to spend quality family time regularly throughout the week. Another priority for you is that you exemplify to your children the value of community service.
You are invited to be the Chairperson for a charity event (good to show the kids service) but it will require three of your nights with your family each week (not good for the family time quotient) for three months. So what do you do? Say yes or say no?
I am suggesting that creativity be mixed into the equation in the effort to find balance.
You could say yes, but you suggest a co-chair to share some of the responsibility so that you have more time with your family. You could say yes and invite your 12 yr old daughter along to shadow you at least one night per week to get a first hand glimpse of your values in action then have good conversation while on the way home.
There are a variety of ways to approach it that help each of us in our own way to strike a balance between our values, our priorities and our real lives. If we take the time to be conscious of our choices we will realize that there are many ways to approach the world and make it work for us.
L.
I think that we can all guess what my word of this year is... balance. I felt so far out of balance for so long that I thought that to be the norm. I think that balance is really a key word because all other choices need to be made from a place of balance within you. It's a sort of yardstick to measure your decisions. If you are faced with a choice and the answer you immediately come to feels like it will pull you too far in one direction then you can know that there is another choice for you. The ideal is a win -win for everyone concerned. I believe that is possible if we are conscious of our needs and the needs of others when making these decisions.
For example:
A priority for you is to spend quality family time regularly throughout the week. Another priority for you is that you exemplify to your children the value of community service.
You are invited to be the Chairperson for a charity event (good to show the kids service) but it will require three of your nights with your family each week (not good for the family time quotient) for three months. So what do you do? Say yes or say no?
I am suggesting that creativity be mixed into the equation in the effort to find balance.
You could say yes, but you suggest a co-chair to share some of the responsibility so that you have more time with your family. You could say yes and invite your 12 yr old daughter along to shadow you at least one night per week to get a first hand glimpse of your values in action then have good conversation while on the way home.
There are a variety of ways to approach it that help each of us in our own way to strike a balance between our values, our priorities and our real lives. If we take the time to be conscious of our choices we will realize that there are many ways to approach the world and make it work for us.
L.
4.15.2008
Tax Day
So today's the big day - TAX DAY. Aspirin's best selling day I'm sure. It hurts just to think about it. We pay a little bit every week and then we have a deadline each year to balance out and to pay up.
What else is taxing us all year? We don't have a day set aside that we reconcile all of our emotional taxes, we just keep paying in. Some of us pay in way to much and we deserve a rebate that will never come until we balance the books. Others don't pay in nearly enough so we wind up owing ourselves big time. Just like an outstanding IRS bill it will come due in a very big way.
Why is it that we just keep letting accrue? If it's anything like why we dread tax time each year, it's the fear that we will end up owing something that we don't want to pay. But the difference is that when we balance our emotional bank accounts it always pays us back in big ways.
So take some time today to set a date. A date that you will spend some time alone crunching the numbers. How much time are you giving to others in a healthy way, how much of that time is not healthy for anyone? How much time do you give to the expansion of your soul doing the things that you love and that bring you back into balance? Take a day to pay them off. Give time to a loved one that you have neglected or take some time for yourself if you have been giving too much. Make note of the numbers and see if you can balance the books more often for next year.
L.
4.14.2008
the eye of god
pic from the Hubbel telescope of a nebula dubbed 'the eye of god'I love this picture! It is so amazing to think that their are such beautiful and wonderous things in our world that we are only just beginning to discover. I believe that we are made of the stuff of stars. On that logic we are all amazing and wonderous and beautiful! Look! We are from that!!! Meditate on that for a moment.
L.
4.12.2008
Heal{th}
Laura's slim down plan:
30 days: April 13 - May 13
Support: Co-workers
Goal: To make lifestyle changes that lead to a loss of 5 inches (from anywhere) and hopefully 7 -10 pounds along the way. Keeping the idea of balance in mind I feel that I am incorporating easy everyday habits that will add up to great results.
My personal approach is two pronged: In the kitchen and Activities. I know that nutrition is key to good health and so is fitness. I also know what doesn't work... plans of diets or workout schedules that I'll complain about more than actually follow. So this is a trade off of one bad habit for every good one.
The kitchen component:
~ Finish meals before 8pm vs. Binging at Midnight
I have a collegue that says this is the single thing that she changed and in six months she went from a size 12 to a size 4! I think that really says something.
~ Energy vs. Wheat
On the recommendation of a friend who has cut wheat out of her diet and says she feels soooo much better for it. It's not about the carbs thing its about the gluten which is like glue in your bloodstream> slowing oxygen > making you feel sluggish. This is going to be a 30 day experiment to see how I feel and if I feel it is something that I should continue.
~ Green Tea vs. Coffee
Green Tea is so good for us on so many levels! I am looking at it from an anti-oxident perspective, but I have heard of GT being looked at in weightloss studies. And coffee (specifically caffine) is an inflamitory, so out it goes!
~ Eat Breakfast vs. Run> Starve> Binge
A hardy breakfast full of sustaining protein will help with sugar cravings and keep me from wanting to pig out at night when I usually get the urge. Limiting (not cutting out entirely) fruit in the mornings should help keep my cravings for sweets down to a minimum.
~ Go Nutrients vs. No Nutrients
Incorporate more raw veggies into my meals. I do like raw veggies, but I often flake when it comes to meal prep and I wind up getting frozen veggies and I cook them. I know that I need to be eating things as close to their original state as possible to gain the most benefit and so I am making this a focus.
On to activities:
~ Bike Trip vs. Cellulite Trip
I have a beautiful neighborhood and a great bike, lets shake things up by going for a bike ride at least three times per week. For my 30 day experiment that's 12 trips. Totally doable!
~ Getting sexy thin vs. Watching sexy thin
I like TV. I do. I am usually so brain dead at the end of the day I sit on the couch eating movie food (a fav in my house). Basically I work on getting fat everyday - diligently! But I plan to change all of that. I am moving the coffee table out of the way... making room for push ups and crunches and stretches! Every commercial I have to do a set of something. Its a start.
~ Yoga vs. No-ga
Look up the yoga classes this month and put them on the calendar today! I love how i feel after yoga class (specifically bodyFit at gold's gym its a combo of different practices). I should get back into what I love!
~ Walk the dog vs. Sit on the couch
No not the yo-yo trick, actually walk the dog. I feel like such a bad puppy mommy. I usually just let her out into the back yard for her exercise. She is frustrating to walk because she want to stop and smell everything! But I am putting it on my list, not for the aerobic exercise (that I know I'll never get with her) but for the connection with another living thing and the connection to nature.
~ Meditation vs. Aggravation
I love meditation. I am a habitual person. But it seems that anytime I have a disruption to my daily schedule I have a difficult time bouncing back. So after a series of schedule adjustments I am putting meditation back into daily rotation - where it belongs. I feel so much calmer when I am in a regular practice of meditation. 1 hour per day.
Left hand: 8 W G B R
Right hand: B F Y D M
I'm going to put the initials on my hand to remind me to incorporate these things into my daily life. I think that these are all doable and I have done them all sporadically for a very long time. I think that by combining things that work I can maximise the benefit of each.
I'll keep you posted along the way! Success or failure... you'll see it all here!
L.
30 days: April 13 - May 13
Support: Co-workers
Goal: To make lifestyle changes that lead to a loss of 5 inches (from anywhere) and hopefully 7 -10 pounds along the way. Keeping the idea of balance in mind I feel that I am incorporating easy everyday habits that will add up to great results.
My personal approach is two pronged: In the kitchen and Activities. I know that nutrition is key to good health and so is fitness. I also know what doesn't work... plans of diets or workout schedules that I'll complain about more than actually follow. So this is a trade off of one bad habit for every good one.
The kitchen component:
~ Finish meals before 8pm vs. Binging at Midnight
I have a collegue that says this is the single thing that she changed and in six months she went from a size 12 to a size 4! I think that really says something.
~ Energy vs. Wheat
On the recommendation of a friend who has cut wheat out of her diet and says she feels soooo much better for it. It's not about the carbs thing its about the gluten which is like glue in your bloodstream> slowing oxygen > making you feel sluggish. This is going to be a 30 day experiment to see how I feel and if I feel it is something that I should continue.
~ Green Tea vs. Coffee
Green Tea is so good for us on so many levels! I am looking at it from an anti-oxident perspective, but I have heard of GT being looked at in weightloss studies. And coffee (specifically caffine) is an inflamitory, so out it goes!
~ Eat Breakfast vs. Run> Starve> Binge
A hardy breakfast full of sustaining protein will help with sugar cravings and keep me from wanting to pig out at night when I usually get the urge. Limiting (not cutting out entirely) fruit in the mornings should help keep my cravings for sweets down to a minimum.
~ Go Nutrients vs. No Nutrients
Incorporate more raw veggies into my meals. I do like raw veggies, but I often flake when it comes to meal prep and I wind up getting frozen veggies and I cook them. I know that I need to be eating things as close to their original state as possible to gain the most benefit and so I am making this a focus.
On to activities:
~ Bike Trip vs. Cellulite Trip
I have a beautiful neighborhood and a great bike, lets shake things up by going for a bike ride at least three times per week. For my 30 day experiment that's 12 trips. Totally doable!
~ Getting sexy thin vs. Watching sexy thin
I like TV. I do. I am usually so brain dead at the end of the day I sit on the couch eating movie food (a fav in my house). Basically I work on getting fat everyday - diligently! But I plan to change all of that. I am moving the coffee table out of the way... making room for push ups and crunches and stretches! Every commercial I have to do a set of something. Its a start.
~ Yoga vs. No-ga
Look up the yoga classes this month and put them on the calendar today! I love how i feel after yoga class (specifically bodyFit at gold's gym its a combo of different practices). I should get back into what I love!
~ Walk the dog vs. Sit on the couch
No not the yo-yo trick, actually walk the dog. I feel like such a bad puppy mommy. I usually just let her out into the back yard for her exercise. She is frustrating to walk because she want to stop and smell everything! But I am putting it on my list, not for the aerobic exercise (that I know I'll never get with her) but for the connection with another living thing and the connection to nature.
~ Meditation vs. Aggravation
I love meditation. I am a habitual person. But it seems that anytime I have a disruption to my daily schedule I have a difficult time bouncing back. So after a series of schedule adjustments I am putting meditation back into daily rotation - where it belongs. I feel so much calmer when I am in a regular practice of meditation. 1 hour per day.
Left hand: 8 W G B R
Right hand: B F Y D M
I'm going to put the initials on my hand to remind me to incorporate these things into my daily life. I think that these are all doable and I have done them all sporadically for a very long time. I think that by combining things that work I can maximise the benefit of each.
I'll keep you posted along the way! Success or failure... you'll see it all here!
L.
4.11.2008
{Vision} Boards
I just found this in my ramblings and I just had to share it! It is a blog by a pretty cool chic about Vision Boards. I have dabbled with the idea and half started one, but have not fully explored the idea. Anyone with me? I'd love to share the experience with someone.
I have to run I have been sucked into this realm of blogging and I have to go out and do things in the real world. More on the topic of Vision Boards later...
L.
I have to run I have been sucked into this realm of blogging and I have to go out and do things in the real world. More on the topic of Vision Boards later...
L.
That's Ms.CrazySexyCancer to you
Pam, Sarah,Kris and Me
Kris came to town a few weeks ago for the Jivamukti opening downtown, and I had the good fortune to go to see her speak. She is the picture of wellness. And that is precisely her message - wellness. The icon of balance, really. She had a major wake up call when she was diagnosed with cancer and is sharing what she learned and is learning out of that. She has touched so many people and has started such a revolution of wellness and healing that it has exploded into a web community. The website crazysexycancer has spilled over into a blog and webforum for people to get information, connect and share about the wellness and health of our bodies, our spirits and our planet. Its really quite amazing. I think it is the perfect resource for me at this time to get the information that I need to come back into alignment. So off I go on my Crazy Sexy Journey!
L.
4.10.2008
life {re}balanced
This is an outpouring of my journey through this life. I have chosen to do this online because I have been inspired by others courage and bravery to share themselves online. being honest and candid is the only way that I can think of to be.
health {re}balanced
HEAL is the base of HEALth. I have a relationship with food that is broken and I am setting out to heal it ~ mentally and in practice. Focusing on health and not on loosing a few pounds or inches is my approach to rebalancing my life. I know that balance means letting go of something to gain another. I will gladly give up a few pounds to gain energy and well-being.
spirituality {re}balanced
I believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience and not humans having a spiritual experience. We are made of the stuff the stars are made of! We are energy!! I am beginning to experience the world from this perspective. I am excited to see what comes out of my exploration of this part of me.
exercise {re}balanced
A component of health is strength. From the perspective of balance for a strong, healthy, well-tuned body the exchange is to put in time, energy, focus and connection. I think that last component is key... connection. One who will be successful is in tune with self and nature.
finances {re}balanced
This is one of the most interesting areas to view through the filter of balance. To receive you must give. To remain in balance look at everything that you reach for to see if its trade off is worth it. I am sure that looking at my current finances with the idea of balance is going to be revolutionary.
life {re}balanced
All components put together with the idea of Presence or Consciousness is the essence of a Life {re}Balanced.
L.
health {re}balanced
HEAL is the base of HEALth. I have a relationship with food that is broken and I am setting out to heal it ~ mentally and in practice. Focusing on health and not on loosing a few pounds or inches is my approach to rebalancing my life. I know that balance means letting go of something to gain another. I will gladly give up a few pounds to gain energy and well-being.
spirituality {re}balanced
I believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience and not humans having a spiritual experience. We are made of the stuff the stars are made of! We are energy!! I am beginning to experience the world from this perspective. I am excited to see what comes out of my exploration of this part of me.
exercise {re}balanced
A component of health is strength. From the perspective of balance for a strong, healthy, well-tuned body the exchange is to put in time, energy, focus and connection. I think that last component is key... connection. One who will be successful is in tune with self and nature.
finances {re}balanced
This is one of the most interesting areas to view through the filter of balance. To receive you must give. To remain in balance look at everything that you reach for to see if its trade off is worth it. I am sure that looking at my current finances with the idea of balance is going to be revolutionary.
life {re}balanced
All components put together with the idea of Presence or Consciousness is the essence of a Life {re}Balanced.
L.
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