Sunday Night THROWBACK

La Vida

Breaking it down, if happens to be little more than really just a string of moments - make 'em count.

Sun

"Make good time to have a genuinely good time."  #TDT Truth Dictates Truth
*http://www.wearesalt.org/why-leaders-need-to-grow-authentic-self-esteem/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxLTkue7L_M

Choosing To Talk

C2T stands for Choosing to Talk. In this phrased "digital age," it is challenging to do - so much so that we can flow through our days and most (if not all) of our lives have flowed through a device.
That's troubling. Harness your humanity. Let your soul speak. It's better when done in manner intended.
Justasayinandenjoyyourweekend

Last

Chasing Dollars is more often than not a path to separation.
Chasing knowledge is most often a path to harvestation.
#FFT Food For Thought

True Story

Be mindful that The Truth is the only thing that exists. At every point in our lives, we are somewhere near far or even close to directly being on such a line.

At every point in our lives, we are either near, far, or even close to directly being on such a line.

And we're that much different?      :)

Recipes

Maybe the best one for good (or better) health for people is just this:

1. Find some trees
2. Be near some tress
3. Grow? like a tree or two

Yes it will take some patience and imagination and maybe a disruption of flow, but just try it.
We are people in line with the seasons, likely always will be the case. Trees and vegetation changes and shifts are probably a part of this fact and principle. How we affect we also effect.

Have a great day! Remember to sniff, see, sense, touch, and even listen today :)

The sad truth about People

(And what could be our detriment in the long-term)
Is that if something happens to not affect us directly, most of us care too little to do much about it.

Possibility

I have yet to meet a person who wants to be dumb and does not want to be wise.

Gang Starr - Skills

GHP

As a whole, we should be much MUCH more conscious of the Global Health Product (or "progress" :)) than the Gross Domestic product. It is something that when even or ironed out will be the source of supreme sustainability.

HI!

Embrace what I call the "two tab rule." Limit the self to two tabs up on a computer screen at one time if possible. Three is allowable but at times excessive and could be cognitively detrimental.

Have a great day!!!

Indeed

GASD or Great American Slowdown. Easily one of my favorite acronyms.. Leadership Personified

Also

Won't be the last anyone hears of this (if any are seeing it) but I am more and more convinced that it takes little more than 2 minutes out of each day - that is 14 minutes in any given week for those who enjoy math - this is the amount of Time is takes for most every one of us to live our best lives. A #timerevolution is what's needed more than anything else.

:)

A random, but yes good article for anyone wondering about exercise -
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/07/exercise-for-a-healthier-pregnancy/490424/

Learning to Love

Couple points:

Love is the only real antidote to fear.

Fear actually dissolves and is non-existent seen through a lens of love.

We all don't exactly know how to love or when to love or the essence of what love is.

We need help with this. And it is vitally critical now perhaps as much as any other time.

Voices. Choices. Actions. Less silence. Less screen glaring. More eye-staring. Much more sharing.

Life is simple when then the static fades away, no? Yes? No? So

Blinkblink

Wednesday!

Don't be fooled - as people we more want to be Fulfilled than to be happy. It's tough when industry and promotion and attention seeking vehicles work to in ways convince us happiness lies in some simple formula. Grit and effort and longer-term thinking or vision is part thee process.

:) Be Well, always.

Last..

In case you're wondering what the truth looks like, it looks (still) like this

And all of us have one of these

Rolling

2 General and very important rules for living from this standpoint:

One is very basic - "Expand more than we contract" (weightlifters can conceptualize this one!)

The second is for everyone on Earth and some of the highest (and simple) wisdom that exists:

Find your breath, Find your life.

Patience 201

Remember that barely any person has ever fully grooved with life before finding his or her groove :)

Choices

Rather than viewing the world as a land of many many people, I prefer to see one grateful forest.

Time and Life

The life of One carries such little significance in the grand scheme of things that it makes little sense to not do near everything possible with such a thing. This has to do with the concept of a lifespan, and seeing time as something that is not constraining but rather is optimizing. Think of how many opportunities one can have in a lifetime is we are just more capable of seeing things with a longview. As humans, this is part of the trouble we're in and we have been confronted with by Instant, Instant, Instant. Everyone can understand and acknowledge such a concept, but shaking it becomes a whole 'nother tricky thing.

Nobody can act or work well without prompts. Think of it, with all of the messages we receive about getting something or desiring something in the immediate moment, we cannot exactly s-t-r-e-t-c-h our brains or mind to understand that Time is something that is long and enduring and will be around Forever - meaning long after any of us are taking breaths and as long as this universe exists.

Time in itself is only a universal construct. We play with it and tinker and toy and see how well we can mold it in our minds but in the end we can't defeat the fact that it all is based on Space. Think about that.

Digest that. Breathe easy. And seek and work and network and do everything possible to expand your mind and better come to know what kind of place in a spinning world you are really seeking to have.

Beauty.

Also

If almost Everybody is impatient (and maybe growing more impatient), how about we all work on being more patient together!!!

It's perhaps the most integral ingredient to long-term overall health.

Time is Honey, Sonny.

Mind Control!

In reality, we're probably best served eating like we are feeding our minds and thinking as though our brains were in our bellies. Work it...putyourthangdownflipitandreverseit...

I heart Humans

Truth

If one can't take some time for some humor, we're all probably suffering.

To a degree

I think everyone is suffering from something called TMTD - Too Much Texting Disease.
:)

FS - Young at Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG7suS4YJWk

How We See Life

One day of living the truth (or according to the Soul) is universally better than 365 days of not.
Together Not Apart -

Have a great week.

Good. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/opinion/why-the-survivors-should-return-to-pulse.html?action=click&contentCollection=opinion&module=NextInCollection&region=Footer&pgtype=article&version=column&rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Frichard-a-friedman

C4C

Mistakes are things that only exist in one's mind.

This is the greatest case for community that exits.

Each One Teach One

#

Begging The Question

If Joy and Love (the two most desirable things among humans for those playing along) are at the most choices when compared to anything else, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH OUR MINDS?

Also

The important thing about stories is that they are primarily what enable us to keep things alive, and it is possibly more vital now than ever to talk, talk, talk. Keep on talkin' in the Free World?  :)

Aaliyah - We Need A Resolution*

Atmosphere - Lovelife

Sat.

workworkworkworkwork

Don't allow yourselves to get lazy folks, especially now. Comfort is part human nature, but probably not as much as collectively driving for something better.

Dreams & "budgeting"

At the end of the day, one's dreams still are more than likely the most important thing that exists.

Also, remember that it probably takes little more than 15 minutes each day to be in the best shape of one's life. Take a day off if desired. And I'm not talking just "exercising" but taking time for oneself.

Life's a choice - choose wisely :)

Awareness 102

Especially for the kids, but Anger is not really a "bad" emotion - it is more in how it manifests and utilized where the focus need lie. Probably of ultra importance considering the climate and times.

#Teachoneandnotnone

Have a good day!

OBOE

On Behalf Of Earth
I like how that flows together

"Dumb It Down" - Lupe Fiasco

I.E.

http://tinybuddha.com/blog/5-ways-to-reclaim-the-human-wealth-that-is-your-right/

IN The Aisle

WE WON"T SEE IT

But

I don't want to hear anymore talk of this "across the aisle" business or we "need someone who can work across the aisle." While there are differing opinions and ideas and concerns about the country, needs, and desires for action, I have to believe that the root of very many of these issues remains the same. Love, Progress, Education, Access, Growth - start with words and words like these are good ones to use.

Here's to hoping that we don't continue to get "more lost" in the remarkably awesome digital age.
People working with people, shaking hands, smiling, talking, this is still the type of action that will lead this country (and anywhere else) ahead. And start refusing goddamn selfies when asked. Or at minimum ask someone else to help take a picture. Voila, Brilliant right!?

:)

Wednesday

Nelly - Hot in Here

I think this song has one of the best choruses of all time. Simple enough for anyone to follow.
Go Listen :)

Subtleties

"The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment." - perhaps unknown

and

Big Shout to the crib in La Crosse! Definitely not forgotten and impressive in very many ways

TUES

Hey Y'all
Understand this
The Cool thing about life is that..
No Matter what, there is always something True to Do.

We just can't run from the truth. Me, you, us, them, evil, poor, great, loved, heroic. etc
It's the same field, even if some of us take it in a different way or end up playing much different positions. Understand, and we will much better know and be more aware of the proper way to Go.
It's out there, still. And the Earth or planet of greater good won't let it go anywhere.
So something's on your side.
:)

SOIL

http://www.ecowatch.com/7-reason-healthy-soil-is-vital-to-human-life-on-earth-1881989408.html

See number 7 particularly :)

Blackstar - Redefinition

......

World Emoji Day was yesterday!!! Hope you didn't miss Out

***

Noted

Phone-Free Fridays will be a thing at some point and I'll play a part in such an orchestration.

Wisdom, maybe

Remember, that for every hill that goes up there's also a downslope.
This could also be called "the importance of Effort."
Kiss

Mos Def - Perfect Timing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PMw4p6vtP0

Knowing/Going

"Heed the place that brings out to tears, for this is where the truth is, and this is where your Personal Legend will be."  - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (a message that's stuck with me in many times)

Oh the importance of being Human - the pendulum is swinging in a manner where this can be increasingly difficult. Stay strong, resist if necessary, and call on those with a similar and possibly confounding challenge. We're all out here, just waiting to a degree..

Enjoy the Saturday

Awareness Inc

Without being able to see, one cannot harness.
Without being able to harness, one certainly cannot achieve.
Tune in, Please.

:)

Friday thoughts

If all you had to eat in a day were 3 (plump) blueberries, these would be the best blueberries you have ever had. This was to be called "Joy, Choice, and Availability."

Little great has ever happened without some Integrity, Honesty, and maybe just a bit of good fortune.

"Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better." - Al Einstein


'Round and around we go :)

Point Of Emphasis*

When one knows how his or her mind is being shaped, he or she can better shape his or her mind.
(Many examples of this today - and probably every day)

Two

Work?

Golden Rule

More than anything, it's probably to live more like rubber than like glue.
Think of music if we want, "Rubber Souls" Bouncing Souls, Ann Reed song(s)
We're made of over 70% water anyways, so it's the main thing that is logical. I don't know many water bodies that stay still for very prolonged periods of time. We need live similarly.
Thanks

Wed

RESPECT

Give It, Get It, Good and Mostly Well-Balanced. Also, trust more or learn to trust more :)
Helpful tools for modern society, and primarily "human based"

J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart

Maybe

Maybe it's cause I'm a naturalist, but people as trees is a far better sight than people as phones.
#Growingstrongalldaylong

HPH

I once read someone wise had said the purpose of life is to "give it away."
I don't fully believe in that, at least for now. I see it somewhat more as getting what's ours, fulfilling our purpose (or purposes) and getting out of the circle to watch the partly self-made fire take its course. It's not much unlike the hokey-pokey, which all of us know and could still likely sing or recite. Thing is, you gotta get a foot (or hopefully two) in there and also feel the body shake in order for some of the truth to unfold :)

Enjoy the day

Yep

WAR

We're All Responsible.. The beauty and the challenge of the whole thing.
Welcome to America :)

Locate the Breath

Even if we're lost as humanly possible, the good thing is we can still locate our breath. Even further, we can appreciate it and even marvel at the wonder of what it actually means to be alive. Strictly physiologically if one wants, and no audience if necessary for such a strengthening feat :)

Have a good week

Erykah Badu - 'Me'

Sunday

Say it with me now if you like,


Kindness is what prevails


Kindness is what prevails


Kindness is what prevails


Kindness is what prevails


A fifth time ain't bad too.

Time & Humanity

Our view of time is probably the thing with the power to bind us or separate us more than anything at all.

Also

The expounding thing about the present moment is the fact it is always existent, waiting for our acknowledgement.

Interesting - http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/10/07/call-hearts-higher-self/

AOL

The Ascension of Love, just an acronym to share.
The thing with the most enduring power in the universe, to my knowledge.
:)

Lauryn Hill - I Find It Hard To Say (Rebel)

JLTW

TnA can stand for the somewhat common female descriptor but also for thought and action. Think about it and it is one of the highest correlations there is. The only authentic way to know the resonant qualities of our solo cognitions is to in some way(s) act upon them. This is where the symphony or the swell can occur, and we all love music of some form. Have a great Saturday.

M.B.S.

What's possible in the mind
Is possible in the body
Is possible in the Spirit

Remember that.

Beck - Where It's At

-Partially Responsible-

Heinous Acts. Gruesome. Monsters!
Isis. Black on White, White on Black, School shootings there are common threads.
It's a world of sensationalism and sending things to the masses quickly as means of filling a space inside, a desire of a semblance of importance. It's a human need, but it is terribly twisted. And it is something our twitching fingers and minds have allowed to boil to the surface. We have been taught to tune in to acts that represent a small faction of us, or things that simply lead to death. Because we're interested, and while many of us don't really know what we want out of life, we know we definitely don't want death. This sparks those little mind cells and we climb on board the boat with others who may be confused just like us. Not sure of the meaning of this thing called life. But our eyes have to see (fast) and we need to know the details to help grow our Fear centers, and we contact those we know - usually not via a phone call - and we actually in ways feed the beast(s) of need by way of our actions. 1 Person at a time. Me, you, he, she, her, him, little, small, etc. It's going to take a radically beautiful collective effort, and a reprogramming of our most precious vehicle between our ears. Take control of our actions, live out your own dreams and lives, and acknowledge yet choose not to get on board that small-souled boat of fear.

It's time for the silent plenty to turn into the silent few, and just maybe we start anew.

:)

VIBRANCE

I think the first lesson in Food Rules is "if you want to feel more alive than dead, eat foods that are more alive than dead." If so many more of us were aware (and showed care?) of such truths.

#Energy

Thursday

Let's Go Addddddddd!

What's Happened

We may not read about it in many scientific journals (yet - or maybe we would ha) but I'll give you a synopsis of an epidemic called "Just texting." Imagine a Turtle for a second. Whenever that turtle wanted to communicate with another turtle, it hobbled on down to the nearby crick or patch of green and used it's turtle mouth to express something on its turtle mind. Now consider that turtle having another new means of communicating that did not have the elements of walking and talking and listening all mixed in. This turtle sadly inches back into its turtle shell until most tragically maybe it does not quite come back out or it loses the skills to speak and remain active, etc. temporarily in its experiment with novel communication.

Many of us have been duped when it comes to what's long been the connective tissue in our hearts, minds, and bodily fibers. Plenty of statistics would prove something relative to our unintended "distancing" from one another as a method of one of the most primary human needs - if not the most. So I guess stick your turtle neck out once in a while. Or forget to be human maybe. Lose Yourself? (Hey Em) Regardless of what it is, there is a whole natural world that is sweeping by very many of us and some of the conversations I have been having are close confirmation of a race of people being consequently out of touch. It's everywhere too. Which is both magical and also concerning and a definite stimulus for change with many of our current and looming challenges.

That's all. Go Turtles.

Ohio

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20160705/it-is-what-it-is-what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-free

*EAE*

EAE stands for Everything Affects Everything.
Other words, there is nothing as important as the manner in which we Live.
Any spot on the map, even places which I've not yet been (there are very many)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/upshot/helpless-to-prevent-cancer-actually-a-lot-is-in-your-control.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

What's Stress?

I'll tell you what, when "managed" properly it's probably something that should last no longer than 5 minutes at a time. Physiologically, it is a manifestation of tension on our brains, which is the tissue (capable of great expansion and contraction) that resides within the skull. Be better, think wiser, practice compassion, see more of the beauty, realize the power of our connectedness, enjoy the rest of this week we have.

:)

dot dot

Had a great trip to Maine over weekend. Also, it's clean air Action day today - do something.

#AmericanResponsibility

Sun.

GD 'Merica....Long Live Music

LLAC

The time is here for us all to Live Like A Conservationist. Not only a select few or groups of us. This is a job, whether desired or not. But it does have the true potential to help us live better together.

:)

*****

http://www.dailygood.org/2016/06/28/a-world-of-solutions/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8hXuQKDrrw

Raw Materials

And an example of how we're not disconnected from the lunar or cosmic world, but the 3 things needed for "miracles" and genuine creativity to occur are 1. Time 2. Energy 3. Some space

Strive to not allow the brain to turn into anything but simple.

:) :) :)

Competition

Overall, it's probably not meant to separate us as much as make us better and perhaps more wise.

Going to be a good month.