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Recognizing Your Gifts

2010-06-25T10:56:00.000-07:00

Arjuna Ardagh is a great writer and founder of Living Essence Foundation. If you click on the title of this post, you can listen to his talk. It is great. It is about how to contribute your unique gifts to society.

In essence, what he suggest doing is this: ask 10 people to list ten positive qualities you embody. Notice where certain descriptors are repeated across people. With the most common words found, think about what you can do to give these qualities to other people at least once a month. Then, once every two months. Next, once a week, and so on. The end goal is to find a profession where you can actually give other people your gifts through work by sharing your gifts with others.

Note: If you are a bored lawyer or accountant, do not quit your job for this. Become mindful or your strengths and slowly find ways to apply and contribute your gifts to society.

Looking for Evolutionary Women

2010-06-17T09:16:00.000-07:00

There are three kinds of women: 1) those not interested in evolutionary conversations 2) those sort of interested but not committed 3) those who know we need each other to reach a higher level and are willing to engage.

I am grieving a handful of girlfriends who i can't connect with because they are not up for a higher level truth.

-on love...not single minded romance-

2010-06-14T13:06:00.000-07:00

ON TRUTH AND LOVE: WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE MOST WISE and LOVING WOMEN I HAVE EVER KNOW...

"love can mean so much much more, be richer, more fulfilling, with openness and freedom, can permeate so many more dimensions of life, that to limit it to just one aspect of a personal relationship is not very progressive or intelligent."

Wowee...an additional tool for the medicine kit!

2010-06-11T06:15:00.000-07:00

So I have been working on asking my "Shadow Self" (mentioned 2 posts ago) what the different images and dreams represented by my unconscious mind mean. I have been successfully assuming the perspectives of these images, dreams, and people and talking/befriending them even when they are not always very becoming. To add to that, I stared to use the perspectives and feelings I come up through the "Shadow Self" practice to gain a greater connection with everything around me.

Below are two paragraphs from Pema Chodron's Taking the Leap Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. I would have underlined the title of the book but this blog does not underlining capabilities :). I suggest working with the "Shadow Self" practice mentioned from 2 posts ago and then bringing in the practice listed below.

Whatever pleasure or discomfort, happiness or misery you are experiencing, you can look at other people and say to yourself, "Just like me they don't want to feel this kind of pain." Or "Just like me they appreciate feeling this kind of contentment."

When things fall apart and we can't get the pieces back together, when we lose something dear to us, when the whole things is just not working and we don't know what to do, this is the time when the natural warmth of tenderness, the warmth of empathy and kindness, are just waiting to be uncovered, just waiting to be embraced. This is our chance to come out of our self-protecting bubble and to realize that we are never alone. This is our chance to finally understand that wherever we go, everyone we meet is essentially just like us. Our own suffering, if we turn toward it, can open us to a loving relationship with the world.-Pema Chodron

Thank you World, Pema Chodron, and Ken Wibur for bringing both of these practices in my life. You have helped me learn to open up to life and myself in ways I may never have become aware of.

VERY POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY ON ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

2010-06-10T10:40:00.001-07:00

This video has led me to the conclusion that Palestinians need a land of their own but outside of Israel because this is a losing battleground for them and I want them to stop suffering.

Ken Wilbur on the Shadow Self and Coming into the NOW

2010-06-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

I am working with Ken Wilbur's "Shadow Self" practice. In essence, it is meant to help bring you into the present moment without projections from the past shaping how you react to life. Throughout my life I have projected things onto other people and they have projected their baggage onto me as well. None of this makes up who we are in this moment. Projections cloud many Beautiful experiences. Ultimately, when we project, we bring ourselves out of the present moment.

In sum, the "Shadow Self" practice is to identify a monstrous or positive image, dream, or person and ask: "What do you want?" Then, answer the question regarding the desire. Next, take ownership over this desire and befriend and own it.

Feel free to watch and learn.

KEYS TO FEMININE POWER

2010-06-04T09:29:00.000-07:00

A dear friend introduced me to an empowerment project that is amazing. I think you would LOVE IT IF YOU please check it. The project is called “Keys To Feminine Power,” which includes a seven week program for women. “Keys to Feminine Power” is an online and live conference meant to help women awaken their co-creative feminine power. You can listen to it at your convenience.

The intro talk can be found at http://attendthisevent.com/?eventid=13144539. I listened to the talk via the link listed above and create a list of what I consciously want out of life and I suggest you do the same. This introductory talk is amazing.

One reason this was amazing was how deep it took me into understand my true self and desires.

Step one is to consciously ask yourself to list 5 things you want out of life.

Step two is to ask yourself the the following questions but just listen for the answers (as one question at a time with your eyes closed and write down your answers):
* What do you want to feel?
* What do you want to create?
* What do you want to contribute?

Remember this: your desires are within reach as long as your source is rooted within. If you are receptive to yourself and to becoming fulfilled by what is available to you, you can allow yourself to begin to access the support you need to bring forth your potential.

When I was asked to think consciously about what I want out of life, this is what came to mind:

* A Meaningful Job
* Good friends
* An Ability to share life with a partner
* Enough money to be comfortable
* Travel Opportunities
* Integrating a mind, body, and spirit connection in everyday life

As part of this process, I realized I have integrated some of the above in my life.

Then, I was asked to close my eyes and intuitively listen to what I want to feel, express, create, and contribute in life. My answer to this was very different. This is what arose within that context:

As part of this guided meditation, I wanted the following:

* To express my views, affection, care, self-care, and appreciation for life regardless of darkness or light.
* To create music, jewelry, good relationships, positive vibrations, and integration of thought and action.
* To feel beautiful, funny, strong within myself, full of light, happy, and to not be overtaken by other people’s opinions.
* To contribute to my own and other’s well being.
* To become a source of inspiration for other people and myself, which includes how to feel connected with life, one’s self, and finding peace and happiness.

Currently, I am embarking on a journey to separate myself from old patterns. I am beginning to partner with a larger self and truth, which is this affirmation I came up with today: “I am learning to see the truth now. I am evolving. I am a beautiful goddess who can create loving intimate connections to bring forward joy to the universe.”

This meditation has led me to realize that instead of desire being sourced by external things, I can be the source for the desire I urn to experience. I am building the confidence to navigate a destiny that doesn’t yet exist. How am I doing this? I have looked at how sad and painful my childhood was and how it prevented me from being who I wanted to be. Then, I looked at myself as an adult and see how much has changed! THANK YOU GOD and ALL YOU SWEET SPIRITS!

Currently, I have been much more able to show up for life, step outside my childhood self to create, and realize the truth and beauty of a co-creative energy that is interdependent and supportive. The more we look at our major pains and see how we have changed and what we desire from within, the more we can bring forth our powerful potential.

To begin tuning in to the 7 steps of awakening, enter this address in the http bar: FemininePower.com/telecourse. It begins Tuesday the 15th of June. Best wishes all!

Listen!

2010-06-01T14:13:00.000-07:00

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

2010-05-28T12:54:00.000-07:00

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

May your broken heart be restored with vibrant life and love...May my broken heart be restored with vibrant life and love.-Iris's made up affirmation 5/28/2010

Web of Life with Lovers in the Light

2010-05-19T19:43:00.000-07:00

Standing upside down on my head, how did I end up in the desert
holding a green crystal in the palm of my hand
with one orange-yellow sand pyramid behind me?

I appear to be alone.

This large thin log helped me walk, but
it slipped out of my hands.
What was this walking stick for anyway?
I may burn a fire.

As we climb to the top of a lighthouse, a soulful spirit speaks:
You are ready to take up change
when you jump out the window of a burning tower!
That’s right, I said it! JUMP out the tiny window!
There is a huge body of water beneath your feet…
Take this rose in your hand and fly with it.
Once you softly hit the water, your weight will be suspended.
You can swim!

When afraid of change, I am insecure.

I hear her voice again, she says
be Like a lightning bolt,
turn depression into one big sigh and say
“CHEERS.”
Pick up a bunch of sticks, hold these rods, light the wood, and make a move.

Burn a fire. Now, see it blaze?

We can see the light! Crack...crack...crack

We fly out the tiny window…WEEEEEE…out the flaming tower.

A small rainbow colored bird is flying by.
Behind us, an oversized white star is twinkling bright; rest in the stars.

Purpose is guided by light.
We are wearing blazing stars around our necks; as we shine brightly,
we look faithfully at the blazing fire circling us.
A valued path can be built when we are completely lit.

Barefoot, we reach the shore.
Breathe the smell of fresh grass; we are sprung.
Open to space, movement, and distance,
cloth barely covers our private parts.

Lovers hold hands with Sweet Spirits who dance above our heads.
Lovers are complete beings conscious in the middle of chaos.
Each us are a thread surrounded by light.
With the guidance of sweet spirits, we can become whole.
As radiantly beautiful lovers, we maintain a solid connection with the Web of Life.

MOON IN GEMINI

2010-05-18T10:09:00.000-07:00

According to the Jewish calendar, this is the month of SIVAN when the moon is in Gemini. GEMINI is about joy. Typically, Geminis do not have one long term relationship. It's time TO BREAK RULES, COMMUNICATE, HAVE FUN, CHANGE YOUR MIND and CELEBRATE TODAY!THIS MONTH FEEL YOUR UNCONTROLLABLE ENERGY AND LIGHT! Feel the joy of people to see and places to go. Feel the beauty of a golden fire around you! Apply that golden energy to the angry destructive space within to change it and hold up your light. Ask for sustainable energy!

2010-03-11T13:24:00.000-08:00

I miss Howard on the radio and this little piece is autobiographical and funny and sad. He talks about how white people suck and how he got his ass kicked as a kid. I am going to learn martial arts very soon...I am going to scare away all my childhood monsters with some good ass kicking skills.

Fired in a New Direction

2010-03-09T06:37:00.000-08:00

I am fired
into new directions
with a Little Winged Angel and a Fallen King.

Take one foot forward with a soft step and
look to the left.
What is right?
It doesn’t even have to cross your mind.

With my little white and cream spotted dog who sits beside me,
we are both headed to the left.

When life tests our patience or
I am not patient…I have trouble waiting
for the fruit to ripen...at these times,
I am a king whose thrown has been flipped upside down. Yet,

I still feel the little winged angel
who flies above tall buildings.

Do you believe me?

We can learn to move swiftly
on a day like today
when the sky is purple and yellow.
We can move with the beauty of the earth
when we trust life
regardless of the lack of security we may feel here.

When life tests your patience, or
you are not patient with life can you
still feel the crown of your head radiate?

Today, I can digest adventure.
I don’t need to jump
off a cliff.

We move below a purple, blue, and yellow sky
when we fly with refreshed emotions.

Lit up by a new direction---I can see
with vision.
We are not the only ones who plan our lives.
When we move gracefully with openness to each evolving day,
we can hang onto the fire that has erected before us.

I am standing in the middle of an spread out path
in front of clear waters
as blue as the sky that rests behind us.

I see a glow above my head; light is emitted
when I put one foot slightly in front of the other
wearing pale yellow tights and a fire engine red mini dress.

I recognize this: we can trust our guts
when our feet are rooted
on a brave and self-reliant path.

A Magical Woman and The Magician

2010-03-06T21:53:00.000-08:00

When we come out from the clouds, we can manifest a creative power
with at least one hand…with just one branch surrounded by fallen leaves
a new cycle is born
when a firmly held stick is held away from the fog and
points upward.

Even when the sun disappears, heat vanishes, and your white horse is stolen, or
all the sunflowers you planted died because the soil dropped
between the cracks of the brick wall where you planted the seeds,
we can shoot up toward the sky.

Please try to remember this: when a sharp blade pricks you,
you can still manifest your power.

The Magician actively engages his dynamic creative energy.
---the force which creates is here---on earth.
When I am him, I am surrounded by deep red and thick white tulips
in full bloom. I can create dynamic heat
with a table full of tools; metal, silver, wood, or gold
---it doesn’t matter what I make---do something with your pain.

Earth’s life grows from the ground; it also falls and hangs
with grace from the sky. The creative force is rooted; still
---even in the scorching heat of day—so, please
hold a tool up high that extends into the heavens.

If you can take-in-arms the change
tossed into your cup
---even when you are kneeling down with your knees digging into concrete---
you can appreciate the joy that springs from an balanced flow.

While standing in front of a pregnant moon inside a bubbling midnight ocean,
a magical woman stands in the ocean.
She has dark, orange, curly, wild, long hair.
She lights the way at night with a candle
so he can understand;
intuit, master, and create
there is a halo afloat directly above your head.

A magical woman is she who seeks to uncover
your unknown positive vibration, while
The Magician is the man who works with tools, to
activate a dynamic creative force.

The reality of this magic is a connection
rich with giving and receiving; no blocked energy exists here.

I am having one of these days...not one of the fun times in my cycle! :(

2010-02-25T10:15:00.000-08:00

Torn between this song and Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me...i picked the one with no words :).

DEEPAK CHOPRA = PROFOUND!

2010-02-24T19:44:00.000-08:00

I think DEEPAK CHOPRA has some MAJOR insight. He has definitely helped me grow more aware and conscious. In just about 8 minutes he recommends how we can experience love that is beyond transient pleasure...For starters, he recommends we ask ourselves the following 3 questions on a daily basis:
"Who am I?"
"What do I want?"
"What is my purpose?"

Deepak is one of the few who convinces me that we can experience total freedom and love. YES, some of you here right now fit this category too---you know who you are. xox

Everything has to go

2010-02-23T08:07:00.001-08:00

You just can't fly when you are wearing hats and coats and shoes and pants and underwear. Everything has to go.
-Pema Chodron

Dark Matter: Ode to Marcus Raichle

2010-02-22T18:09:00.000-08:00

When we daydream, our brain is busy. In a recent article in Scientific American, a Neurologist realizes a mind at rest but which is also miswired leads to diseases like depression, Alzheimer, and schizophrenia. The brain is an organized structure including a cacophony of competing signals. As a system of interdependent components, some electrical signals take precedence over others… The demands of the outside world may seem chaotic when the brain wrestles with the need to stabilize planned responses with the needs of the moment. How can we prevent disease when six million bits are transmitted through the optic nerve, only 10,000 bits make it to the brain’s visual processing area and only a few are involved in forming conscious perception---to little to generate a meaningful perception,---and the brain projects constant predictions about the outside environment in anticipation of paltry input?—This question was derived from my reading of Scientific American March 2010 Edition by Marcus E. Raichle. His article “Dark Matter” was my inspiration for this poem. I have attempted to answer this question…

Conductors orchestrate cues with the wave of a baton.
Signals coordinate activity to ensure
all players are ready.

Do we really have time to live
like chained cowards with our eyes covered by an iron mask and
horns growing out of our ears;
stuck in flames?

Sick with a disease, he holds her waist outside
in the cold; it is below zero. She would like to ask him several questions,
“Do you want to carry ten huge logs that will break your back?
Do you want to surrender sharp power
and a silver cup filled with clear confident awareness?
Why deny your true feelings?"

His thin muscular legs are bare.
She is unsure why things are ambiguous, but she still looks up
to him. He is glaring into a spark-filled moon.
With his back to her, he fearlessly watches the night
dressed in a dark violet coat.

The lake below encompasses a fluid shadow;
The light reflects, refracts, and bends at an angle.
She hunches over beside this shimmering ball of heat.
A perfect profile is resting inside a blazing translucent moon
that is positively focused within all of this uncertainty.
Ah…to these moments---when life works to reveal---
what is working for you?

In an ever-changing world, how about if we ensure the right computations
coordinated appropriately in the present moment?

The solid man moves forward
when the black and white vehicle
----whether the car(t) is right way up or upside down----
is driven with balance and control----------------- beyond our polarities.
We gain power when we speak with clarity and
express the voice of our truths.

How about we break out from rules we learn in church?
Let’s forget about the man with the stick
who points at us and pins his cane to the ground and tells us what to do.
The golden power of the Chariot can guide us to ride toward ourselves.

A need to remain still is required
to understand neurological maladies
so we can shed light on disease.

The more consciously we act, the more depth our insight inherits.
Mistakes occur when focused concentration abates.

Dear friends, forget over active messages while daydreaming.
With a clearly controlled consciousness over
The Brain’s dark energy ---- what goes below the level of awareness----
we can view the small window of consciousness we experience
to create a properly wired concert that
marks a departure for the Brain's default mode.

Eve's Daddy-Dan

2010-02-22T10:37:00.000-08:00

Dan is the talented man on the drums with Nora

Traveling

2010-02-22T08:29:00.001-08:00

I am on the lonely road and I am traveling.
Oh, I hate you so! Oh, I love you!
Do you wana dance with me baby?
I just wana have fun.
Wana be the one you want to see.
I wana make you feel.-another short rendition on Joni-

My sisters and babes

2010-02-22T07:54:00.000-08:00

Emma (Top) Sasha (Below) Kelly (Below)

Even in the Face of Trauma and Loss

2010-02-18T10:09:00.000-08:00

Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed.
This is the ancient and eternal law.---Dhammapada

Jack Kornfield on Truthfulness

2010-02-18T09:28:00.000-08:00

Okay...so I wrote down notes as I listened to a talk by a Buddhist teacher who is AMAZING! Below you will find his words BUT,I have reorganized and rewritten the talk to match what I heard and what I believe. The piece below is kind of poem but it's more like a message because it lacks imagery...HA! for breaking the rules on poetry...It is my goal to claim ownership of my world. I seek to be free! Below is a statement that is direct--i think---for all you people not into symbolism and poetry.

What You Gonna Do?

If you only had a week to live,
who would you call,
what would you say, and
why are you waiting? We don't know how much time we have left.

We can be saved when someone sees our beauty.
This vision becomes our lifeline.
There is something golden in our spirit that is free and beautiful and present.

No matter how many struggles we face, we can become free.
Beauty and the ocean of suffering take courage.
We need a mirror that reflects clarity and an open heart.

The awakened heart tells us the way things are, which is liberating.
We can see...

You might ask, how can we become free and own our right to joy
without being so committed to pain?
The answer is within each of us. We are all in this together.

So, please ask yourself----"My truth is ____________?
I am ____________?"

This, my friends, is what it means to be current and present.

----If you click on the title of this posting above that reads "Jack Kornfield on Truthfulness" you can here and amazing talk. It is about 45 minutes long but it's worth every second because it may profoundly touch your heart and the rest of your life.------

What is on the other side?

2010-02-17T12:42:00.000-08:00

Jarret is an amazing jazz pianist...among other things.

Lovers Experience Conflict

2010-02-17T08:06:00.000-08:00

Inner emotions can be fiery wands at war.
What if we become one
with the self who knows no bounds?

When the voluptuous naked Renaissance woman
is turned away from him, he holds her closely.
Nude, he touches her head on----
Straight into her...Two bodies merged
are just a material physical need.

Lovers experience conflict...we create friction.
Stick and shoot
hot-air in battle.

Two people share joy when they hold hands
between a large throbbing golden-red heart.

When we point to our individual character, we can study
the only book we need to read.
Illuminated stories of wisdom can be revealed, when
we see each other bare.

Alive Rendition

2010-02-16T19:39:00.000-08:00

When i listened, I wrote, and this is what I heard.

Hmmmmmmmmmm Awe...I've got a little story for you.
What you thought was your daddy was nothing but a ________________.

You sit home alone
at age thirteen,
Ow...

I'm still alive.

Ah...She walks slowly
into the young man's room.
She says, "I'm ready,

for you."

Why? I can't remember
anything
to this very day
Except love.

Is something wrong?
Of course,
you're still alive.
Is that the question?
If so, who answers?

Hey I------

I'm still alive.
Yeh..Yeh...Yeh!

Rebel Moon Connection

2010-02-15T16:07:00.000-08:00

Her gaze does not stare directly into his eyes.
She holds up a golden dollar and a mirror so they can both see their physical bodies in this earth.

He wears a stone armor suit for protection.
Four of seven guns are strapped to a chunky silver belt clip around his waist.
Two revolvers rest on each hip. He looks toward the ground
with a diagonally cocked head
that is shifted to the right.

She does not appreciate what is considered "right."

What are you doing?
There are messages that can be heard if you look at the signs.
If you think you are tied down, you are in bondage.
If you believe you are free, you are liberated.

Self-denial is ignorance.
Coupled with fear, these three are = to a disconnect with nature.

A lack of movement or being stuck-in-the-mud can transform
into two shifting tectonic plates that result in an earthquake.
Under these circumstances, nature is destructive.

He is sitting on-the-fence.
He fell off of it and
he landed flat on his belly.
He is laying in the prone position on a sandy beach during a storm.

Boom...Boom...Boom...BoomBoomBoomBooom...Boom...Boom...Boom.
Ten BB gun pellets sped straight into his back. A
scattered
burning
tremor
has arisen.

What is the root of anger for rebels? Rules lead to fury.

He is a bad boy and she is a naughty girl and we are locked up
when we attack ourselves for breaking the rules.

A man and a woman walk along a path underneath the evening moon;
both of them watch an elderly bald man
who travels across a dark mountain with a walking stick
as the light from behind the mound guides him down a hill.

Three fruitful white flowers are blossoming from a root that looks like a wand
Beside an ocean that is roaring, rainbow colored clouds sway above the sea.
As she holds the coin before his eyes, a major sign has become visible.

Listen!
Silver and gold gold are refined in scorching heat and cold water.
We can swim in this mold even when
Healing is painful.

Iris's Healing Chicken Soup Recipe

2010-02-14T19:55:00.000-08:00

* Season chicken breast with salt, thyme, and cilantro and broil for 6 minutes on each side.
* Meanwhile, saute onions, celery, carrots, and garlic for 5 min.
* Add zucchini and butter nut squash
* Add cilantro, basil, lemon, lemon zest, ginger and a little red pepper
* Add two boxes of chicken broth
* Add frozen peas, corn, asparagus, and mushrooms
* Add the chicken and simmer for an hour.

*If you are a vegetarian, subtract the chicken parts and just use veggie broth.

Toward Mental Clarity

2010-02-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

When the sun does not shine, I express myself
with a sword across my chest in hand.
I rather not lay down in an empty bed
with ten little daggers that stick me along my sides.

I am consciously flipping this story around.

Use tools to disregard the dreamy rainbow imagery associated with love.
Build a genuine commitment; substantial lovers hold two separate full cups.
Cut into the stone wall with the sword.
See the joyful angel gently embracing the the tip of the handle?
In this light, clarity breeds a new cycle that clears the clouds.

Valentines Day with Icicles and a Sense of Security

2010-02-13T11:53:00.001-08:00

In the midst of a rebirth, she is traveling on a new physical path.
On this road, there is a golden coin afloat in mid-air.
Here, a star guides her with a new sense of purpose.
Foliage surrounds the spirit within looming redwood trees.

Wrapped loosely in white sheet, she is somewhat covered.
Robust, one perky full breast hangs out and peeks from behind the sheet.
In this world, she journeys toward balance in tree pose.
With one foot pressed into her groin, she ascends into the sky at mid-day
with light and clouds.

She dances with the devil.
He reaches for the window.
They are married, completely naked, and
chained to a chest. YET,

On this Valentines Day, she experiences the King; secure, she sits
in a chair made of icicles that rest above the ocean on a black platform.
She lifts her yin and yang goblet filled with red wine, and
Floats beside dolphins that glide and swim in and out of the ocean.

Stretch both arms out to either side of the world.
Be graceful and smile.
Within this oval shaped wreath of flowers that surrounds us in this universe, we can
experience freedom and openness.
Unconditional love is present in the outer world.

New Citizen Cope Song I Likes

2010-02-12T12:04:00.000-08:00

I will never forget your healing hands my love.
You gave me daylight.
You gave me twilight.
What's good about a pocket full of dough when you ain't got a woman to hold?
I don't know about right and wrong.
I got a muse from the east to the west.-Citizen Cope

Wish

2010-02-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

To feel okay with spending time alone is so important! I hope I seldom forget and mostly remember that spending time with myself = good company. This is my wish for the day: may I never become too out of balance due to feelings of loneliness!

Loneliness

Usually we regard loneliness as an enemy. Heartache is not something we choose to invite in. It's restless and pregnant and hot with the desire to escape and find something or someone to keep us company. When we can rest in the middle, we begin to have a nonthreatening relationship with loneliness, a relaxing and cooling loneliness that completely turns our unusual fearful patterns upside down. -Pema Chodron

Ode to Emma

2010-02-11T09:18:00.000-08:00

To all my female yogini friends, let's celebrate this festival together in spirit. As you know, Shiva married Shakti on this day. Mahashivaratri is the celebration of creation. This holiday is especially celebrated and followed by Hindu ladies and unmarried girls in honor of ideal husbands. How many of these do you know? I can think of a few. Much love to all you men who are deep and true.

On the Path with a Full Cup

2010-02-10T13:58:00.000-08:00

In my inner world, I stand tough and sexy like a man who hangs in. Even alone, and in a masculine state, I receive what is offered. A sweet young boy gives me a gift. Look, a goblet full of white and yellow daisies; they are pure and simple. A real sign of affection, I can finally accept blessings with joy! Sweet is the experience of an inner child-like state within the outer world.

To know that I am subconsciously undefeated, I celebrate with girls and dance. For, radiant and dynamic sisters have moves.

What do I mean?
I am going to build a stronger relationship.

Independent of victim-hood thinking, I can hear personal messages that struggle to come out. When I share my voice with the world, I am no longer conflicted and anxiety ceases. I can become connected and in love. When on a quest with a cup that is full, I move steadily. Confident and serene, I ride into a rainbow colored sky on a unicorn with a blue bird resting on my head.

what is the difference

2010-02-09T20:36:00.000-08:00

I just reconnected with a great friend who I haven't talk to in over 8 years. In our short communications, she said I remind her of a Black Japanese folk singer from Pittsburgh who is a man, and she wrote: "I won’t be back to Japan for while so I will see you sometime!!! When I was in Japan, I started listening to a folk singer from Pittsburgh. He became really famous in Japan. He sings Japanese folk songs because his gramma was Japanese. You remind me of him…u r funny!"

If I mirror a famous Black Japanese folk singer who is a man, am I versatile or are we all the same?

Inspired by Salt'n'Pepper

2010-02-09T16:58:00.000-08:00

And where is the body? The body is beautiful. I am free and wild. I am sensual. I am beautiful. B to the e a-u-t-y. From the front to the back, it’s all good. If you carry yourself like a queen within, you will attract a king. I am who I am. That’s all I can be. Work that body. Open up your heart and set your mind free.

My first post...

2010-02-09T13:39:00.000-08:00

This is just a test run to see if i am in business :)