“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.” ~Stephen Covey
Today's Affirmation
I move through my life with an open heart.
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So this is what 7 hours sleep feels like? :P I’m awake, alert, I have concentration (whoa!) and I noticed so many things on my drive into the office today. Like, how pretty things are right now, etc. Hell, I’m even dealing with Crony well! (gasp!) I think I could get used to this kind of sleep. I’ll try to get more of it more often.
As I was driving in this morning I was thinking of today’s post. I have been so lacking in inspiration lately. I’ve missed my muse. But yesterday, she returned in a BIG way. I wrote a poem yesterday that for the first time in a LONG time gave me goose bumps as it was being penned (click the link, it’s a really good poem if I do say so myself…). I immediately called several people even risking being yelled at for going outside at work outside of my normal break. I just HAD to tell folks to read it. The poem itself wasn’t the only reason for the excitement. For the next 4 hours, I was giddy with happiness, because inspiration had returned as well. I am a creature of creativity. Sometimes I spread myself too thin with all the things I want to do. But yesterday I had no choice. The poem literally came out of me. Additionally, I posted a picture of my latest painting. Take a look and give me your thoughts!
It is my intention to cultivate that feeling of inspiration, and the resultant happiness. That coupled with more sleep and the healthy eating habits I’m finally forming should help me see the clear path in my life to lead to the other things I want to get done.
On top of all this, it’s Friday :D. And for the past three days I’ve not deviated from the plans I’ve set in motion.
Today thus far (and going forward, because I demand it!) is a good day despite mother nature doing her best with the grays and rain she displays, to make us gloomy. When I look at the sky instead of gray I see the sun, patiently waiting to come out and shine, kind of like my muse who has decided, finally… to come home
May it be a beautiful day for you as well in whatever you endeavor to do!
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WELL WISHES
May the sun in your heart shine brightly overcoming all the darkness that attempts to come your way. May you smile more, laugh aloud, offer help, be compassionate, be childish, and see the roses as you stop to smell them. May you make it a great day!
You are a blessing to me everyday.
XO
Muse
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AND REMEMBER
"Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer." ~Barbara de Angelis
Friday, April 27, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Rose Colored Past
In the warm embrace of the rosy past
Dreams flourish and dance
Sensuously clouds glide by
Disguising the hurt so long ago felt
Now sublimely changed
I am the dancer
Dancing to a tune only I know
Music filters through changed, light, pleasant
Providing the smile that drapes across my face
Limber and light I sway inexplicably lost
For but a moment the past rosy though it is
Maintains the presence of what I want now
Eyes closed, silent tears wipe clean my face
My mind plays like a child free
Roaming among the sun kissed flowers and trees
That grow perfectly in the garden of memories
I am the gardener
Pruning the weeds of memory
Allowing the sun filtered to shine its vitamin gaze
A lovers caress, the sun streams golden rays
Soft to the touch, warming, engaging
Intoxicating scents, exotic in their nature
Spark the elemental, primal flash of joy
Unfettered by reality
Unhindered by fear
Music swells, like ocean waves crashing luxuriously
Against my now warmed heart
Oh how the past sings to me
How it feeds me at times
Nutritious in its perfectly planned courses
Stimulating in its perfection
Until such time as I must wake
Dreams flourish and dance
Sensuously clouds glide by
Disguising the hurt so long ago felt
Now sublimely changed
I am the dancer
Dancing to a tune only I know
Music filters through changed, light, pleasant
Providing the smile that drapes across my face
Limber and light I sway inexplicably lost
For but a moment the past rosy though it is
Maintains the presence of what I want now
Eyes closed, silent tears wipe clean my face
My mind plays like a child free
Roaming among the sun kissed flowers and trees
That grow perfectly in the garden of memories
I am the gardener
Pruning the weeds of memory
Allowing the sun filtered to shine its vitamin gaze
A lovers caress, the sun streams golden rays
Soft to the touch, warming, engaging
Intoxicating scents, exotic in their nature
Spark the elemental, primal flash of joy
Unfettered by reality
Unhindered by fear
Music swells, like ocean waves crashing luxuriously
Against my now warmed heart
Oh how the past sings to me
How it feeds me at times
Nutritious in its perfectly planned courses
Stimulating in its perfection
Until such time as I must wake
And remove my rose colored glasses.
©SKW
©SKW
Love's the Only House
I was standing in the grocery store line
The one they marked express
When this woman came through with about 25 things
And I said don't you know that more is less
She said this world is moving so fast
But I just get more behind with every day
And every morning when I make my coffee
I can't believe my life's turned out this way
All I could say was
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
You drive three miles from all this prosperity
Down across the river and you see a ghetto there
And we got children walking around with guns
And they got knives with drugs and pain to spare
And here I am in my clean, white shirt
With a little money in my pocket and a nice warm home
And we got teenagers walkin' around in a culture of darkness
Livin' together alone, and all I can say is
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
And I can't explain it and I can't understand
But I'll come down and get my hands dirty and together we'll make a stand
Somewhere cross the parking lot some bands playin out of tune
City streets are gonna burn if we don't do something soon
And senorita can't quit cryin, baby's due now any day
Don Juan left, got sick of tryin
No one there to show him the way she came down to the grocery store and
She said I, I wanna buy a little carton of milk but I don't have any money
I said hey I'll cover you honey cause the pain's gotta go somewhere
Yeah the pain's gotta go someplace
So come on down to my house
Don't you know that
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
Love’s the Only House – Martina McBride
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This is the song that I was listening to on my way in to work today. It’s an older song, but it came up on my iPod playlist and it still makes me cry when hearing it. It’s such a true portrait of where we are in the world today. This song was followed up with Switchfoot – This is your Life. That’s another good song of reflection for me.
Would you believe I’m 35 and I still don’t know that I’m who I want to be? I think in the big scheme of things this is the way it goes. After all that’s what the journey of life is right? Growth, change, awareness, re-membering, experiencing, etc.
But in other ways I have so many things I want to do and while neither one of them individually makes me who I want to be, they add up to a picture of someone I know I would like to be. The interesting thing is while I’m in this hold pattern, I know that I’m not someone different, I’m just getting to those points/actions in my life slower than I would like. Make sense?
Surprisingly the name post I did a few days ago (All About…Muse) was eerily accurate in a lot of ways. I have so many things I want to do that sometimes the end result is a feeling of being scattered. Too many endeavors and not enough arms so to speak. One of my goals going forward is to really iron my chosen path out; to really push in one direction and go for it.
I also still have a lot of interpersonal work to do and that takes time. But that’s a part of the process of change; patience, acceptance, success.
This is my morning reflection; the recognition that I can’t change certain things in my life (money, getting into school, etc), but I can work on others (purpose, direction, focus, losing weight, interpersonal happiness, living in the present and enjoying life to the fullest).
Each day we start again, each day we have a chance to do what we wanted to do. I have hope for today.
So should you.
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WELL WISHES
Hope is such a powerful emotion. It’s such a small piece of the big picture but when utilized can be such a big inspiration to us all. I write from the perspective that everyone at some point may glean some usefulness from the words I pen down. Today is no different. Today’s wish for you all is that you have hope. Maybe you don’t need hope today. Maybe your day, your life is exactly where it should be in your mind. For you I still give you hope that it may fill your day with inspiration. Maybe if you’re like me, you do need hope. Hope for change, hope for the world, hope to just make it through the day. For you I send hope too, because right now I have enough to go around. May it light upon your shoulder and rest there all day guiding you and inspiring you to greatness in everything you do. That is my wish for you today
You are a blessing to me everyday (and for those skeptics, I truly mean this ;)
XO
Muse
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AND REMEMBER
"Happiness lies in the consciousness we have of it." ~George Sand
***EDIT***
I've deleted the Blog: Digital Soup Online. I've been thinking of doing that for months. It never receives any hits, and the only comments it gets are spam comments. I enjoyed posting those posts for the time that it existed.
The one they marked express
When this woman came through with about 25 things
And I said don't you know that more is less
She said this world is moving so fast
But I just get more behind with every day
And every morning when I make my coffee
I can't believe my life's turned out this way
All I could say was
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
You drive three miles from all this prosperity
Down across the river and you see a ghetto there
And we got children walking around with guns
And they got knives with drugs and pain to spare
And here I am in my clean, white shirt
With a little money in my pocket and a nice warm home
And we got teenagers walkin' around in a culture of darkness
Livin' together alone, and all I can say is
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
And I can't explain it and I can't understand
But I'll come down and get my hands dirty and together we'll make a stand
Somewhere cross the parking lot some bands playin out of tune
City streets are gonna burn if we don't do something soon
And senorita can't quit cryin, baby's due now any day
Don Juan left, got sick of tryin
No one there to show him the way she came down to the grocery store and
She said I, I wanna buy a little carton of milk but I don't have any money
I said hey I'll cover you honey cause the pain's gotta go somewhere
Yeah the pain's gotta go someplace
So come on down to my house
Don't you know that
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love's the only house big enough for all the pain
Love’s the Only House – Martina McBride
~*~*~*~*~*~
This is the song that I was listening to on my way in to work today. It’s an older song, but it came up on my iPod playlist and it still makes me cry when hearing it. It’s such a true portrait of where we are in the world today. This song was followed up with Switchfoot – This is your Life. That’s another good song of reflection for me.
Would you believe I’m 35 and I still don’t know that I’m who I want to be? I think in the big scheme of things this is the way it goes. After all that’s what the journey of life is right? Growth, change, awareness, re-membering, experiencing, etc.
But in other ways I have so many things I want to do and while neither one of them individually makes me who I want to be, they add up to a picture of someone I know I would like to be. The interesting thing is while I’m in this hold pattern, I know that I’m not someone different, I’m just getting to those points/actions in my life slower than I would like. Make sense?
Surprisingly the name post I did a few days ago (All About…Muse) was eerily accurate in a lot of ways. I have so many things I want to do that sometimes the end result is a feeling of being scattered. Too many endeavors and not enough arms so to speak. One of my goals going forward is to really iron my chosen path out; to really push in one direction and go for it.
I also still have a lot of interpersonal work to do and that takes time. But that’s a part of the process of change; patience, acceptance, success.
This is my morning reflection; the recognition that I can’t change certain things in my life (money, getting into school, etc), but I can work on others (purpose, direction, focus, losing weight, interpersonal happiness, living in the present and enjoying life to the fullest).
Each day we start again, each day we have a chance to do what we wanted to do. I have hope for today.
So should you.
~*~*~*~*~*~
WELL WISHES
Hope is such a powerful emotion. It’s such a small piece of the big picture but when utilized can be such a big inspiration to us all. I write from the perspective that everyone at some point may glean some usefulness from the words I pen down. Today is no different. Today’s wish for you all is that you have hope. Maybe you don’t need hope today. Maybe your day, your life is exactly where it should be in your mind. For you I still give you hope that it may fill your day with inspiration. Maybe if you’re like me, you do need hope. Hope for change, hope for the world, hope to just make it through the day. For you I send hope too, because right now I have enough to go around. May it light upon your shoulder and rest there all day guiding you and inspiring you to greatness in everything you do. That is my wish for you today
You are a blessing to me everyday (and for those skeptics, I truly mean this ;)
XO
Muse
~*~*~*~*~*~
AND REMEMBER
"Happiness lies in the consciousness we have of it." ~George Sand
***EDIT***
I've deleted the Blog: Digital Soup Online. I've been thinking of doing that for months. It never receives any hits, and the only comments it gets are spam comments. I enjoyed posting those posts for the time that it existed.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Lantern
Here's a new painting from me. It's not what I would call good, but I am getting significantly better :)
Maybe, through the Dirty Window
Maybe, Through the Dirty Window
Sitting alone in this mode of hold
Clocks ticking away at the day
Teeth suffer the wear of my stress
As the enamel ebbs slowly away
Like a record the thoughts spin
Continually round and round
Where can I go, what can I do?
I need to get back on ground
Possibilities rise and fall eager to be my salvation,
Spiking their sales pitch like a seismograph
Each one thought of, turned over, mused about
Eventually resting untouched in the past
The train keeps moving forward
But here I sit unmoved
Life keeps unfolding about me
But somehow I’ve lost my groove
The record needle skitters around its tracks, skipping often
When the rails on my train threaten to come undone
But still in any dim light of chance attempted
I’m left with my two hands empty, nothing won.
So now I sit forever on hold
Praying for a miracle to come through
As life continues on about me
Tearing away at more of me; my youth
I think as the sun sets slowly tonight
I’ll peer out the dirty window as I go by
Maybe beauty ensconced in life’s chaos
Can offer some hope to my starved eyes.
Maybe
©SKW
Sitting alone in this mode of hold
Clocks ticking away at the day
Teeth suffer the wear of my stress
As the enamel ebbs slowly away
Like a record the thoughts spin
Continually round and round
Where can I go, what can I do?
I need to get back on ground
Possibilities rise and fall eager to be my salvation,
Spiking their sales pitch like a seismograph
Each one thought of, turned over, mused about
Eventually resting untouched in the past
The train keeps moving forward
But here I sit unmoved
Life keeps unfolding about me
But somehow I’ve lost my groove
The record needle skitters around its tracks, skipping often
When the rails on my train threaten to come undone
But still in any dim light of chance attempted
I’m left with my two hands empty, nothing won.
So now I sit forever on hold
Praying for a miracle to come through
As life continues on about me
Tearing away at more of me; my youth
I think as the sun sets slowly tonight
I’ll peer out the dirty window as I go by
Maybe beauty ensconced in life’s chaos
Can offer some hope to my starved eyes.
Maybe
©SKW
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Weight loss & Promises not kept
A year ago I made myself a promise. A promise I didn’t uphold. I was reaching a point medically where I knew something was wrong but hadn’t really begun the journey that led me yet to find out about my cancer. I knew however that everything started with weight loss. So I told myself:
“I’ll give myself one year. If in that one year I am not at least on a good track towards losing weight, I will have surgery to finally end this struggle.”
Man how time flies?
A year later, having been diagnosed with cancer and having a very expensive surgery to save my life, I find that this promise made, had been forgotten about. So what do we do when we fail? We try again. Armed with the tools listed below, and a motivation that I hope remains (accelerated due to the 40lbs lost after my surgery), I endeavor again to continue on a path of weight loss.
We begin today. Starting today I will make the same promise, slightly extended to be healthy.
"By 9-21-2008, I will lose xxx amount of pounds. "
Wish me luck.
Oh and if you want to be a motivator for me, I do have a profile on Traineo (see below) and could use 4 motivators. If you’re interested email me at suekw71 @ gmail.com (remove the spaces) and let me know. Being a motivator means unbiased, loving, supportive & helpful. Not everyone who may email me will be chosen to be a motivator; I simply am inviting anyone who wishes to help to do so.
~*~
So, I’ve found some really great sites to help me lose weight. I’ll try to list them all so you can benefit from them too.
The Lose Weight Diet – An informational, basic, easy to understand site on weightloss. They provided for me the formula with which I learned how many calories LESS I need to eat per day to lose two pounds a week. Also full of good links to other sites like calorie calculators etc.
Urban legends; 8 Glasses of water per day - Interesting article on the myth surrounding the 8 glasses of water per day. I still follow this rule (because I’m dieting and it helps me stay full) but nonetheless an interesting read.
Traineo – A very nice site, free, which allows you to track loss, have motivators; people to support you (of your choice), keep your information private and did I mention free?
The Hackers Diet – For those of a more technical nature, this is where I started my journey today. This has some good approach ideas (for me anyway) but also has some good computerized tips too for all those computer geeks ;) (like me!)
Log your weight – A cool little script that works with Excel in keeping track of your weight. You can follow the instructions and have this run everyday automatically for you or just do it manually. Puts the numbers in Excel and lets you see the progress.
Mindless Eating – I didn’t really go through this whole site, but I did take the Mindless Eating quiz. It is full of information you might not normally think of. Worth a read for sure.
Calorie King – A very informative site providing calories and nutrient information for just about any food you can eat.
And the best site I came across today.
FitDay – a nice site that allows you to track daily your caloric and nutrient intake. You can purchase the PC version for $29.95, ($19.95 with discount after creating a free online account). I’ve used it today and WOW was I surprised at the food I had already consumed this morning and what it meant as far as planning the rest of my day out. I HIGHLY recommend this site to folks. It makes tracking and calculating a snap (which is what I need).
Carpe Diem
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WELL WISHES
May you know the joy of determination today. May it guide you in what you know you need to do but haven’t yet done or are afraid to do. May the sense of accomplishment help reward you in the best possible way and get you to your goals.
You are a blessing to me everyday.
XO
Muse
“I’ll give myself one year. If in that one year I am not at least on a good track towards losing weight, I will have surgery to finally end this struggle.”
Man how time flies?
A year later, having been diagnosed with cancer and having a very expensive surgery to save my life, I find that this promise made, had been forgotten about. So what do we do when we fail? We try again. Armed with the tools listed below, and a motivation that I hope remains (accelerated due to the 40lbs lost after my surgery), I endeavor again to continue on a path of weight loss.
We begin today. Starting today I will make the same promise, slightly extended to be healthy.
"By 9-21-2008, I will lose xxx amount of pounds. "
Wish me luck.
Oh and if you want to be a motivator for me, I do have a profile on Traineo (see below) and could use 4 motivators. If you’re interested email me at suekw71 @ gmail.com (remove the spaces) and let me know. Being a motivator means unbiased, loving, supportive & helpful. Not everyone who may email me will be chosen to be a motivator; I simply am inviting anyone who wishes to help to do so.
~*~
So, I’ve found some really great sites to help me lose weight. I’ll try to list them all so you can benefit from them too.
The Lose Weight Diet – An informational, basic, easy to understand site on weightloss. They provided for me the formula with which I learned how many calories LESS I need to eat per day to lose two pounds a week. Also full of good links to other sites like calorie calculators etc.
Urban legends; 8 Glasses of water per day - Interesting article on the myth surrounding the 8 glasses of water per day. I still follow this rule (because I’m dieting and it helps me stay full) but nonetheless an interesting read.
Traineo – A very nice site, free, which allows you to track loss, have motivators; people to support you (of your choice), keep your information private and did I mention free?
The Hackers Diet – For those of a more technical nature, this is where I started my journey today. This has some good approach ideas (for me anyway) but also has some good computerized tips too for all those computer geeks ;) (like me!)
Log your weight – A cool little script that works with Excel in keeping track of your weight. You can follow the instructions and have this run everyday automatically for you or just do it manually. Puts the numbers in Excel and lets you see the progress.
Mindless Eating – I didn’t really go through this whole site, but I did take the Mindless Eating quiz. It is full of information you might not normally think of. Worth a read for sure.
Calorie King – A very informative site providing calories and nutrient information for just about any food you can eat.
And the best site I came across today.
FitDay – a nice site that allows you to track daily your caloric and nutrient intake. You can purchase the PC version for $29.95, ($19.95 with discount after creating a free online account). I’ve used it today and WOW was I surprised at the food I had already consumed this morning and what it meant as far as planning the rest of my day out. I HIGHLY recommend this site to folks. It makes tracking and calculating a snap (which is what I need).
Carpe Diem
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WELL WISHES
May you know the joy of determination today. May it guide you in what you know you need to do but haven’t yet done or are afraid to do. May the sense of accomplishment help reward you in the best possible way and get you to your goals.
You are a blessing to me everyday.
XO
Muse
Friday, April 20, 2007
May you be blessed (Happy Friday!)
"If you want to do something for world peace, cultivate kindness, stop hating, and have hope for all individuals including you." ~Patricia Sun
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Love, Hate and Forgiveness in a Crazy, Crazy World
We speak of problems of the future...
we blame the methods of the past
What resolution have we come to...
we want solutions that last.
Its a crazy world....
Its a mixed up world....
Its a human world....
But its our world....
its our world.
Got to give some love
to this crazy world.
Got to give some love
to this crazy, crazy world.
Song Lyric from "Crazy World"; by Karl Anthony
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Today is a BEAUTIFUL day. Not only is my iPod working albeit a little unorganized (long story), but it’s sunny, I’m awake (only a little bit sleepy), and feeling good. Fridays are always like that for me. I have carried over the excitement that I used to feel when I was younger in that Friday meant two days away from school HOORAY!.
I haven’t had much inspiration though lately, that bothers me a bit. I’ve been busy in “real life”, always having something to do, someplace to go etc. I wonder how I managed for three years not doing much of any of it? I’m working now to find the balance to give me back the time to be creative and inspired as well as get it all done.
I feel very blessed today. For all my issues, concerns, and chaos, I feel blessed. There are so many reasons I feel blessed today. I feel blessed by conversation, by physical contact, by renewed health, by so many things. And lately as I’ve lacked inspiration I’ve not had too much going on except daily life. So today’s post is a sharing of blessings. Today at noon I will participate in the world blessing (see the hyperlink below). But I’ll start right now using my little corner of the digital world to offer some blessings. Who knows, maybe you’ll pass them on too ;)
You are a blessing to me everyday.
XO
Muse
~*~*~*~*~*~
WELL WISHES
Today’s well wishes is in the form of a newsletter. Please take the 4 minutes it takes to read it. It’s a feel good newsletter in the form of a cute story, some information about how you can participate in the blessings experiment, and inspirational quotes. Today I wish for you to find the 4 minutes to read this. And I wish too for you to pass it on. Share some light and some love today.
May you be Blessed
~*~
Love, Hate and Forgiveness in a Crazy, Crazy World
We speak of problems of the future...
we blame the methods of the past
What resolution have we come to...
we want solutions that last.
Its a crazy world....
Its a mixed up world....
Its a human world....
But its our world....
its our world.
Got to give some love
to this crazy world.
Got to give some love
to this crazy, crazy world.
Song Lyric from "Crazy World"; by Karl Anthony
~*~*~*~*~*~
Today is a BEAUTIFUL day. Not only is my iPod working albeit a little unorganized (long story), but it’s sunny, I’m awake (only a little bit sleepy), and feeling good. Fridays are always like that for me. I have carried over the excitement that I used to feel when I was younger in that Friday meant two days away from school HOORAY!.
I haven’t had much inspiration though lately, that bothers me a bit. I’ve been busy in “real life”, always having something to do, someplace to go etc. I wonder how I managed for three years not doing much of any of it? I’m working now to find the balance to give me back the time to be creative and inspired as well as get it all done.
I feel very blessed today. For all my issues, concerns, and chaos, I feel blessed. There are so many reasons I feel blessed today. I feel blessed by conversation, by physical contact, by renewed health, by so many things. And lately as I’ve lacked inspiration I’ve not had too much going on except daily life. So today’s post is a sharing of blessings. Today at noon I will participate in the world blessing (see the hyperlink below). But I’ll start right now using my little corner of the digital world to offer some blessings. Who knows, maybe you’ll pass them on too ;)
You are a blessing to me everyday.
XO
Muse
~*~*~*~*~*~
WELL WISHES
Today’s well wishes is in the form of a newsletter. Please take the 4 minutes it takes to read it. It’s a feel good newsletter in the form of a cute story, some information about how you can participate in the blessings experiment, and inspirational quotes. Today I wish for you to find the 4 minutes to read this. And I wish too for you to pass it on. Share some light and some love today.
May you be Blessed
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Clearing the Heart Chakra
With your eyes closed, and in a comfortable positions, take two or three very deep cleansing breaths. Visualize a beautiful cloud of emerald-green light surrounding you. As you breathe in, you take this healing energy into your lungs, your cells, your heart. Concentrate on your heart a moment as you allow the emerald-green light to cleanse away any negativity that may have caused you to feel pain.Excerpted from (Heart Chakra Clearing); Chakra Clearing by Doreen Virtue Ph.D.
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I’ve had the recent fortune (or maybe misfortune) to be without my iPod for several days. You have to understand, my dependency on this iPod is nothing short of addiction. :P It keeps me sane at work. On very slow days I have one ear bud plugged in listening to an audio book on “Shenpa”. During lunch I watch an episode of Heroes, or a bit of a movie (my latest movie watching is the Thomas Crown Affair). On my way too and from work, I listen to all kinds of music; some light, some soft, some hard, some fast. So being without it has been difficult. Think about poor google man as he and I ( mainly him), work tirelessly to fix this infernal contraption… pray for him, he’s discovered this muse’s angry side :P).
So today, I had some free time on my hands during lunch. I had forgotten about a book I had stashed away in my purse for just such an occasion and with some joy, pulled this out today and sat outside in the brisk air and sunlight to read a chapter or two on chakra cleansing.
I have always been someone who has lived in my heart chakra. This is a good thing, but as the old saying goes “Too much of a good thing is also a bad thing”. Living too much in the heart chakra produces emotions/actions such as: fear about giving or receiving love, relationship addictions and obsessions. A “dirty” heart chakra will look dark forest green in color as opposed to the bright emerald green of a clear chakra.
Well truthfully, my heart chakra has been a forest green for some time if I go by these standards. I carry some baggage around of past hurts and such. And as a true Virgo, I hold on to these memories and such using them as a “Learning lesson” of what not to get involved with again. The problem is however, that in keeping those memories close, I keep the pain fresh. In other words I never… let… go.
So finding the silver lining around the broken iPod, I have to say today was a good day to find this book. At lunch today I read a bit and then I meditated for almost 15 minutes doing a meditation from the book mentioned above to clear my heart chakra. I can’t say it’s a miracle or that I feel 100% better, but I do feel clearer, relaxed, and hopeful that maybe if I return to these routines (I used to to do them daily) that I might just do some good for myself.
Chakra clearing, it does a body good.
I can see the marketing now. Picture anyone, with the associated color of the chakra around them (instead of the typical milk lip). Might be a good marketing tool ;)
In any event, here’s to some good clear chakras today everyone. May your chakras shine brightly too.
You are a blessing to me everyday
Muse
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Angel Mail
Healing yourself is connected with healing others. ~Yoko Ono
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Today is one of those days. I don’t have much going on. The only good news to report is that I slept for 6 unbroken hours last night; but I need more of it. So in light of the “no news day”, I decided to post an article that I read and really enjoyed. Hopefully you will too…
Be well friends,
Muse
~*~
Help from Your Guardian Angel
Adapted from Messengers of Love, Light, and Grace, by Terry Lynn Taylor (New World Library, 2005).
Of all the methods of communicating with angels, Angel Mail is the most popular. If you have a problem or could use some extra help, use this simple technique to write a special request to your guardian angel. Even if you don't believe in angels, this effective focusing method really works. Here’s how.
Angels are special request agents. Special requests cover a wide range of issues, from assistance with immediate tasks, such as finding your lost keys, to help with achieving long-term goals. When we involve angels in our special requests, we are acknowledging the desires of our higher selves. It is fine to ask angels for help with your goals and aspirations. You may think that angels should already know what you want and that you shouldn't ask, but asking is the positive step that sets the action in motion and inscribes it in the divine registry. There is no harm in asking the angels for something, because they only do things for the highest good of all concerned. Prosperity author Catherine Ponder has said, "Your ships come in only after you have sent them out." Asking the angels for a special request is like sending out your ships and asking God to bless them. You are protected from greed by the angels, because they see into excesses and are attuned to your higher consciousness.
With angel mail, you write your special request on a piece of paper and mail it to the angels. The written word is said to have a special power of its own. Declaring your wishes on paper and addressing your letter to the angels is a good way of clarifying your goals and truest desires. To make a special request to the angels, simply take a piece of paper and address it to your own highest angel and the highest angels of the others your request involves. In your request, be specific and define what it is you want as clearly as you can. Always add the phrase "for the highest good of all concerned" to your note. Then express your gratitude. Thank the angels as if the request has already been granted. Also, thank the Higher Power, and anyone else who has something to do with the request.
A story about one of the Catholic popes describes how he prayed to his guardian angel every day for guidance. When he was scheduled to confer with someone he thought might be troublesome, he would ask his guardian angel to speak with the other person's guardian angel regarding the upcoming meeting. The two guardian angels would work out the disagreements beforehand, and the meeting would proceed without needless arguments.
Apply this idea to angel mail. A problem cannot be solved at the level it was created. If there is someone in your life--your boss, your spouse, your child, your coworker, or your friend--with whom you have trouble communicating without disagreements and arguments over trivial issues, try writing to that person's guardian angel and ask that the situation be understood on the highest level. Then pay attention to what happens the next time you see that person. Look for any subtle or obvious change of heart on the part of that person concerning the areas of disagreement.
You can use this technique whenever you feel resistance from other people. Write to their angels, and state clearly what you want from them, what it is you want them to understand, how you want them to react, and what you want them to do. By writing to a person's guardian angel, you can get past any emotional blocks either or both of you may have in the situation. Use this technique for helping those you care about to do something positive for themselves. If people you know need healing, release, love, or knowledge, write to their highest angels and ask that they be blessed with what they most need. This technique is especially useful if people you know have created situations for themselves that you can't talk about face-to-face. Maybe the situation involves something that you can see clearly from the outside but that they are in denial about.
When writing to angels with regard to other people, keep in mind that other people have free will. We experience pain when those we love disappoint us by doing something we don't appreciate. If you have expectations about people, eventually you are going to be disappointed, one way or another. On the other hand, if you don't expect anything and give and release freely, loving unconditionally, you will not allow their negative actions to affect you. If you are trying to influence someone romantically by writing to that person's angel, the best thing to do is to bless and release him or her with love.
If you are meant to be with this person, he or she will come to you freely, with no conditions. The angels want you to be happy, but they also know that no other person can make you happy; it's up to you to claim your own happiness first.
When you are ready to "mail" a written request, the first thing to do is to fold and seal it; then find a special place for it. Some people keep their requests in books like the Bible; others use a jewelry box, their wallet, their journal, or their altar. After you mail your request in this way, be prepared for action. You have asked the angels, so listen intuitively for messages regarding your request, or just mail your request and forget about it until it pops into your mind again.
Steps for Mailing Requests to the Angels
1. Define your request.
2. Write your request on a piece of paper. Specify the angel you are addressing, for example:
"To the guardian angel of ____________" or "To the prosperity brokers" or "To the highest angel of ____________." Somewhere in your request, include the phrase "for the highest good of all concerned." Close your request with an expression of gratitude. "Thank you" is always good.
3. If there are any people who might interfere with the fulfillment of your requests, write to their guardian angels and ask that anything that might block your progress with those people be removed.
4. Fold and seal your letter, find a special place for it, and consider it mailed.
5. Wait for a response, which may come in the form of intuition, opportunities for action, or feelings, such as peace of mind and knowing that all is well.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Today is one of those days. I don’t have much going on. The only good news to report is that I slept for 6 unbroken hours last night; but I need more of it. So in light of the “no news day”, I decided to post an article that I read and really enjoyed. Hopefully you will too…
Be well friends,
Muse
~*~
Help from Your Guardian Angel
Adapted from Messengers of Love, Light, and Grace, by Terry Lynn Taylor (New World Library, 2005).
Of all the methods of communicating with angels, Angel Mail is the most popular. If you have a problem or could use some extra help, use this simple technique to write a special request to your guardian angel. Even if you don't believe in angels, this effective focusing method really works. Here’s how.
Angels are special request agents. Special requests cover a wide range of issues, from assistance with immediate tasks, such as finding your lost keys, to help with achieving long-term goals. When we involve angels in our special requests, we are acknowledging the desires of our higher selves. It is fine to ask angels for help with your goals and aspirations. You may think that angels should already know what you want and that you shouldn't ask, but asking is the positive step that sets the action in motion and inscribes it in the divine registry. There is no harm in asking the angels for something, because they only do things for the highest good of all concerned. Prosperity author Catherine Ponder has said, "Your ships come in only after you have sent them out." Asking the angels for a special request is like sending out your ships and asking God to bless them. You are protected from greed by the angels, because they see into excesses and are attuned to your higher consciousness.
With angel mail, you write your special request on a piece of paper and mail it to the angels. The written word is said to have a special power of its own. Declaring your wishes on paper and addressing your letter to the angels is a good way of clarifying your goals and truest desires. To make a special request to the angels, simply take a piece of paper and address it to your own highest angel and the highest angels of the others your request involves. In your request, be specific and define what it is you want as clearly as you can. Always add the phrase "for the highest good of all concerned" to your note. Then express your gratitude. Thank the angels as if the request has already been granted. Also, thank the Higher Power, and anyone else who has something to do with the request.
A story about one of the Catholic popes describes how he prayed to his guardian angel every day for guidance. When he was scheduled to confer with someone he thought might be troublesome, he would ask his guardian angel to speak with the other person's guardian angel regarding the upcoming meeting. The two guardian angels would work out the disagreements beforehand, and the meeting would proceed without needless arguments.
Apply this idea to angel mail. A problem cannot be solved at the level it was created. If there is someone in your life--your boss, your spouse, your child, your coworker, or your friend--with whom you have trouble communicating without disagreements and arguments over trivial issues, try writing to that person's guardian angel and ask that the situation be understood on the highest level. Then pay attention to what happens the next time you see that person. Look for any subtle or obvious change of heart on the part of that person concerning the areas of disagreement.
You can use this technique whenever you feel resistance from other people. Write to their angels, and state clearly what you want from them, what it is you want them to understand, how you want them to react, and what you want them to do. By writing to a person's guardian angel, you can get past any emotional blocks either or both of you may have in the situation. Use this technique for helping those you care about to do something positive for themselves. If people you know need healing, release, love, or knowledge, write to their highest angels and ask that they be blessed with what they most need. This technique is especially useful if people you know have created situations for themselves that you can't talk about face-to-face. Maybe the situation involves something that you can see clearly from the outside but that they are in denial about.
When writing to angels with regard to other people, keep in mind that other people have free will. We experience pain when those we love disappoint us by doing something we don't appreciate. If you have expectations about people, eventually you are going to be disappointed, one way or another. On the other hand, if you don't expect anything and give and release freely, loving unconditionally, you will not allow their negative actions to affect you. If you are trying to influence someone romantically by writing to that person's angel, the best thing to do is to bless and release him or her with love.
If you are meant to be with this person, he or she will come to you freely, with no conditions. The angels want you to be happy, but they also know that no other person can make you happy; it's up to you to claim your own happiness first.
When you are ready to "mail" a written request, the first thing to do is to fold and seal it; then find a special place for it. Some people keep their requests in books like the Bible; others use a jewelry box, their wallet, their journal, or their altar. After you mail your request in this way, be prepared for action. You have asked the angels, so listen intuitively for messages regarding your request, or just mail your request and forget about it until it pops into your mind again.
Steps for Mailing Requests to the Angels
1. Define your request.
2. Write your request on a piece of paper. Specify the angel you are addressing, for example:
"To the guardian angel of ____________" or "To the prosperity brokers" or "To the highest angel of ____________." Somewhere in your request, include the phrase "for the highest good of all concerned." Close your request with an expression of gratitude. "Thank you" is always good.
3. If there are any people who might interfere with the fulfillment of your requests, write to their guardian angels and ask that anything that might block your progress with those people be removed.
4. Fold and seal your letter, find a special place for it, and consider it mailed.
5. Wait for a response, which may come in the form of intuition, opportunities for action, or feelings, such as peace of mind and knowing that all is well.
Monday, April 16, 2007
All you ever wanted to know about...muse (LONG POST)
All about me (found on Birth Data)
For reference before you begin reading, some definitions:
Golden Number: A number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold.
Epact Number: The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
The Life Path Number: The Life Path is the sum of the birth date. This number represents who you are at birth and the native traits that you will carry with you through life. The most important number that will be discussed here is your Life Path number. The Life Path describes the nature of this journey through life.
Julian date: The number of days since noon 4713 BC January 1.
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And now on to the good stuff (eerily right):
21 September 1971
~Your date of conception was on or about 29 December 1970 which was a Tuesday.
~You were born on a Tuesday under the astrological sign Virgo.
~Your Life path number is 3.
~Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
~You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 2, 5 & 11.
~You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 7, 8 & 22.
~The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2441215.5.
~The golden number for 1971 is 15.
~The epact number for 1971 is 3.
~The year 1971 was not a leap year.
~Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/27/1971 and ending 2/14/1972.
~You were born in the Chinese year of the Pig.
~Your Native American Zodiac sign is Bear; your plant is Violets.
~You were born in the Egyptian month of Hathys, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
~Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 2 Tishri 5732.
~Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 3 Tishri 5732.
~The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.18.2.11 which is12 baktun 17 katun 18 tun 2 uinal 11 kin
~The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 30 Rajab 1391 (1391-7-30).
~The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 11 April 1971.
~The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 18 April 1971.
~The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 24 February 1971.
~The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 30 May 1971.
~The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 6 June 1971.
~The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 21 September 1971.
~The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 11 April 1971.
~The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 23 February 1971.
As of 4/16/2007 1:51:13 PM EDT
You are 35 years old.
You are 427 months old.
You are 1,856 weeks old.
You are 12,991 days old.
You are 311,797 hours old.
You are 18,707,871 minutes old.
You are 1,122,472,273 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Joseph Mazzello (1983)
Nicole Richie (1981)
Liam Gallagher (1972)
David Silveria (1972)
Alfonso Ribeiro (1971)
Ricki Lake (1968)
Faith Hill (1967)
Darva Conger (1965)
Rob Morrow (1962)
David James Elliott (1960)
Dave Coulier (1959)
Bill Murray (1950)
Stephen King (1947)
Henry Gibson (1935)
Leonard Cohen (1934)
Larry Hagman (1931)
H.G. Wells (1866)
Top songs of 1971
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
It's Too Late by Carole King
One Bad Apple by Osmonds
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees
Knock Three Times by Dawn
Brand New Key by Melanie
Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond
Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves by Cher
~Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 5.08454011741683 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)
~There are 158 days till your next birthdayon which your cake will have 36 candles.
~Those 36 candles produce 36 BTUs,or 9,072 calories of heat (that's only 9.0720 food Calories!) .
~You can boil 4.11 US ounces of water with that many candles.
~In 1971 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
~In 1971 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
~In 1971 in the US there were approximately 2,158,802 marriages (10.6%) and 708,000 divorces (3.5%)
~In 1971 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
~In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
~In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
~In 1971 the population of Australia was approximately 13,198,380.In 1971 there were approximately 276,361 births in Australia.
~In 1971 in Australia there were approximately 117,637 marriages and 12,947 divorces.
~In 1971 in Australia there were approximately 110,650 deaths.
Your birthstone is Sapphire -->The Mystical properties of Sapphire
Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources): Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is: Lime Tree, the Doubt
Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress and labour, tends to laziness and idleness, soft and relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing and complaining, very jealous, loyal.
~There are 253 days till Christmas 2007!
~There are 266 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were born was waxing crescent.
Tuesday, September 21, 1971
Moon's age (days): 1
Distance (Earth radii): 63.80
Percent Illumination 2.89%
Ecliptic latitude (degrees): -4.69
Ecliptic longitude (degrees): 197.68
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My life path Number:
3 (3, 12/3, 21,/3, 30/3)
The Life Path 3 indicates that you entered this plane with a strong sense of creativity and with wonderful communication skills. Achievement for you most likely comes through engaging your ingenious expression. A truly gifted 3 possesses the most exceptional innovative skills, normally in the verbal realm, writing, speaking, acting, or similar endeavors. Here we are apt to find the entertainers of the world, bright, effervescent, sparkling people with very optimistic attitudes. The bright side of this path stresses harmony, beauty and pleasures; of sharing your inventive talents with the world. Capturing your capability in creative self-expression is the highest level of attainment for this life path.
Life is generally lived to the fullest, often without much worry about tomorrow. You are not very good at handling money because of a general lack of concern about it. You spend it when you have it and don't when you don't.
The 3 loves connecting with people. The characteristics of the 3 are warmth and friendliness, a good conversationalist, social and open. A good talker both from the standpoint of being a delight to listen to, but even more importantly, one who has the ability to listen to others. Accordingly, the life path 3 produces individuals who are always a welcome addition to any social situation and know how to make others feel at home. The approach to life tends to be exceedingly positive. Your disposition is almost surely sunny and openhearted. A happy and often inspired person, you are constantly seeking and needing the stimuli of similar people.
There is a remote side to your 3 Life Path, as well. This comes as a surprise to the native and to those who think they are well acquainted. The 3 is actually a very sensitive soul. When hurt, you can easily retreat to a shell of morose silence for extended periods. Nonetheless, the 3 eventually copes with all of the many setbacks that occur in life and readily bounces back for more. It is usually easy for you to deal with problems because you can freely admit the existence of problems without letting them get you down for too long. Because of your own sensitivity to hurt, you have a caring disposition and seem to be very conscious of other people's feelings and emotions.
In romance, the 3 is a very ardent and loyal lover. Affairs that don't go well can leave scares that seem to linger. Emotional experiences of all sorts tend to deeply touch the 3 and the drama may take some time to play out. Regrettably, the giving disposition of the 3 often attracts demanding partners. As with most of life's issues for the 3 Life Path, balance in relationships is illusive.
Your big test with a 3 Life Path is controlling your highs and lows. You won't survive very well in any routine environment or when you are placed under dominating management. Slow thinking and overly contemplative people tend to frustrate you, and you don't function too well with this type whether you are working for, with, or under them. Your exuberant nature can take you far, especially if you are ever able to focus your energies and talents.
For the few living on the negative side of this Life Path, a 3 may be so delighted with the joy of living that the life becomes frivolous and superficial. You may scatter your abilities and express little sense of purpose. The 3 can be an enigma, for no apparent reason you may become moody and tend to retreat. Escapist tendencies are not uncommon with the 3 life path, and you find it very hard to settle into one place or one position. Guard against being critical of others, impatient, intolerant, or overly optimistic.
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What my name means (birth name):
You entered: ##### #####
~There are 10 letters in your name.
~Those 10 letters total to 35
~There are 3 vowels and 7 consonants in your name.
~What your first name means: Hebrew – Female - Variant of Susannah: Graceful lily.
Your number is: 8
The characteristics of #8 are: Practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.
The expression or destiny for #8:
Your Expression is represented by the number 8. The 8 Expression is well-equipped in a managerial sense. You have outstanding organizational and administrative capabilities. You have the potential for considerable achievement in business or other powerful positions. You can expect to receive the financial and material rewards. You have the skill and abilities to establish or operate a business with great efficiency. You have good judgment when it comes to money and commercial matters, and you understand how to build and accumulate material wealth. Much of your success (or lack of it) may come due to your ability (or inability) to judge character. With the number 8 Expression, you exercise sound judgment in most of your affairs; you are realistic and practical in your approach to business matters.
The positive 8 Expression produces individuals that are very ambitious and goal-oriented. If the 8 energy is not in excess in your makeup, you will no doubt express these traits to some extent. No one has any more energy that a person with the 8 Expression who has a plan laid and is starting to work. No one has any more self-confidence, either. If you are expressing the positive qualities of 8, you are an outstanding manager because you can plan, initiate, and complete projects; you are very dependable and determined.
As it always happens, there can be too much of a good thing. If you have too much of the 8 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative attitudes. A negative 8 can be very rigid and stubborn. Ambition sometimes has a way of becoming over-ambition, and you may express an unreasonable impatience with the lack of progress. If your negative side is showing, you may be too exacting, both of yourself and of others. Sometimes this can even becomes a case of intolerance.
The number 8 is very materialistic and also very desirous of status and power. Neither of these drives are inherently negative unless they are taken to an extreme. You must avoid the tendency to strain after money, material matters, status, or power, to the detriment of the other important factors in your life.
Your Soul Urge number is: 1
A Soul Urge number of 1 means: Your Soul Urge is the number 1. With a Soul Urge number of 1, you want to lead and direct, to work independent of supervision, by yourself or with subordinates. You take pride in your abilities and want to be recognized for them. You may seek opportunities to display your strength and usefulness, wanting to create and originate. In your desire to manage the big picture and the main issues, you may often leave the details to others.
The positive 1 Soul Urge is Ambitious and determined, a leader seeking opportunities. There is a great deal of honesty and loyalty in this character. If you possess positive 1 Soul Urge qualities, you are very attainment oriented and driven to success. You are a loyal friend and strictly fair in your business dealings.
The negative side of the 1 Soul Urge must be avoided. A negative 1 is apt to dominate situations and people; the home, the spouse, the family and the business. Emotions aren't strong in this nature. If you possess an excess of 1 energy, you may, at times, be boastful and egotistic. You must avoid being too critical and impatient of trifles. The great need of the 1 Soul Urge is the development of friendliness, and a sincere interest in people.
Your Inner Dream number is: 7
An Inner Dream number of 7 means: You dream of having the opportunity to read, study, and shut yourself off from worldly distractions. You can see yourself as a teacher, mystic, or ecclesiastic, spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.
For reference before you begin reading, some definitions:
Golden Number: A number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold.
Epact Number: The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
The Life Path Number: The Life Path is the sum of the birth date. This number represents who you are at birth and the native traits that you will carry with you through life. The most important number that will be discussed here is your Life Path number. The Life Path describes the nature of this journey through life.
Julian date: The number of days since noon 4713 BC January 1.
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And now on to the good stuff (eerily right):
21 September 1971
~Your date of conception was on or about 29 December 1970 which was a Tuesday.
~You were born on a Tuesday under the astrological sign Virgo.
~Your Life path number is 3.
~Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
~You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 2, 5 & 11.
~You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 7, 8 & 22.
~The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2441215.5.
~The golden number for 1971 is 15.
~The epact number for 1971 is 3.
~The year 1971 was not a leap year.
~Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/27/1971 and ending 2/14/1972.
~You were born in the Chinese year of the Pig.
~Your Native American Zodiac sign is Bear; your plant is Violets.
~You were born in the Egyptian month of Hathys, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
~Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 2 Tishri 5732.
~Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 3 Tishri 5732.
~The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.18.2.11 which is12 baktun 17 katun 18 tun 2 uinal 11 kin
~The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 30 Rajab 1391 (1391-7-30).
~The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 11 April 1971.
~The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 18 April 1971.
~The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 24 February 1971.
~The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 30 May 1971.
~The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 6 June 1971.
~The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 21 September 1971.
~The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 11 April 1971.
~The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 23 February 1971.
As of 4/16/2007 1:51:13 PM EDT
You are 35 years old.
You are 427 months old.
You are 1,856 weeks old.
You are 12,991 days old.
You are 311,797 hours old.
You are 18,707,871 minutes old.
You are 1,122,472,273 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Joseph Mazzello (1983)
Nicole Richie (1981)
Liam Gallagher (1972)
David Silveria (1972)
Alfonso Ribeiro (1971)
Ricki Lake (1968)
Faith Hill (1967)
Darva Conger (1965)
Rob Morrow (1962)
David James Elliott (1960)
Dave Coulier (1959)
Bill Murray (1950)
Stephen King (1947)
Henry Gibson (1935)
Leonard Cohen (1934)
Larry Hagman (1931)
H.G. Wells (1866)
Top songs of 1971
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
It's Too Late by Carole King
One Bad Apple by Osmonds
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees
Knock Three Times by Dawn
Brand New Key by Melanie
Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond
Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves by Cher
~Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 5.08454011741683 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)
~There are 158 days till your next birthdayon which your cake will have 36 candles.
~Those 36 candles produce 36 BTUs,or 9,072 calories of heat (that's only 9.0720 food Calories!) .
~You can boil 4.11 US ounces of water with that many candles.
~In 1971 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
~In 1971 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
~In 1971 in the US there were approximately 2,158,802 marriages (10.6%) and 708,000 divorces (3.5%)
~In 1971 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
~In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
~In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
~In 1971 the population of Australia was approximately 13,198,380.In 1971 there were approximately 276,361 births in Australia.
~In 1971 in Australia there were approximately 117,637 marriages and 12,947 divorces.
~In 1971 in Australia there were approximately 110,650 deaths.
Your birthstone is Sapphire -->The Mystical properties of Sapphire
Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources): Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is: Lime Tree, the Doubt
Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress and labour, tends to laziness and idleness, soft and relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing and complaining, very jealous, loyal.
~There are 253 days till Christmas 2007!
~There are 266 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were born was waxing crescent.
Tuesday, September 21, 1971
Moon's age (days): 1
Distance (Earth radii): 63.80
Percent Illumination 2.89%
Ecliptic latitude (degrees): -4.69
Ecliptic longitude (degrees): 197.68
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My life path Number:
3 (3, 12/3, 21,/3, 30/3)
The Life Path 3 indicates that you entered this plane with a strong sense of creativity and with wonderful communication skills. Achievement for you most likely comes through engaging your ingenious expression. A truly gifted 3 possesses the most exceptional innovative skills, normally in the verbal realm, writing, speaking, acting, or similar endeavors. Here we are apt to find the entertainers of the world, bright, effervescent, sparkling people with very optimistic attitudes. The bright side of this path stresses harmony, beauty and pleasures; of sharing your inventive talents with the world. Capturing your capability in creative self-expression is the highest level of attainment for this life path.
Life is generally lived to the fullest, often without much worry about tomorrow. You are not very good at handling money because of a general lack of concern about it. You spend it when you have it and don't when you don't.
The 3 loves connecting with people. The characteristics of the 3 are warmth and friendliness, a good conversationalist, social and open. A good talker both from the standpoint of being a delight to listen to, but even more importantly, one who has the ability to listen to others. Accordingly, the life path 3 produces individuals who are always a welcome addition to any social situation and know how to make others feel at home. The approach to life tends to be exceedingly positive. Your disposition is almost surely sunny and openhearted. A happy and often inspired person, you are constantly seeking and needing the stimuli of similar people.
There is a remote side to your 3 Life Path, as well. This comes as a surprise to the native and to those who think they are well acquainted. The 3 is actually a very sensitive soul. When hurt, you can easily retreat to a shell of morose silence for extended periods. Nonetheless, the 3 eventually copes with all of the many setbacks that occur in life and readily bounces back for more. It is usually easy for you to deal with problems because you can freely admit the existence of problems without letting them get you down for too long. Because of your own sensitivity to hurt, you have a caring disposition and seem to be very conscious of other people's feelings and emotions.
In romance, the 3 is a very ardent and loyal lover. Affairs that don't go well can leave scares that seem to linger. Emotional experiences of all sorts tend to deeply touch the 3 and the drama may take some time to play out. Regrettably, the giving disposition of the 3 often attracts demanding partners. As with most of life's issues for the 3 Life Path, balance in relationships is illusive.
Your big test with a 3 Life Path is controlling your highs and lows. You won't survive very well in any routine environment or when you are placed under dominating management. Slow thinking and overly contemplative people tend to frustrate you, and you don't function too well with this type whether you are working for, with, or under them. Your exuberant nature can take you far, especially if you are ever able to focus your energies and talents.
For the few living on the negative side of this Life Path, a 3 may be so delighted with the joy of living that the life becomes frivolous and superficial. You may scatter your abilities and express little sense of purpose. The 3 can be an enigma, for no apparent reason you may become moody and tend to retreat. Escapist tendencies are not uncommon with the 3 life path, and you find it very hard to settle into one place or one position. Guard against being critical of others, impatient, intolerant, or overly optimistic.
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What my name means (birth name):
You entered: ##### #####
~There are 10 letters in your name.
~Those 10 letters total to 35
~There are 3 vowels and 7 consonants in your name.
~What your first name means: Hebrew – Female - Variant of Susannah: Graceful lily.
Your number is: 8
The characteristics of #8 are: Practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.
The expression or destiny for #8:
Your Expression is represented by the number 8. The 8 Expression is well-equipped in a managerial sense. You have outstanding organizational and administrative capabilities. You have the potential for considerable achievement in business or other powerful positions. You can expect to receive the financial and material rewards. You have the skill and abilities to establish or operate a business with great efficiency. You have good judgment when it comes to money and commercial matters, and you understand how to build and accumulate material wealth. Much of your success (or lack of it) may come due to your ability (or inability) to judge character. With the number 8 Expression, you exercise sound judgment in most of your affairs; you are realistic and practical in your approach to business matters.
The positive 8 Expression produces individuals that are very ambitious and goal-oriented. If the 8 energy is not in excess in your makeup, you will no doubt express these traits to some extent. No one has any more energy that a person with the 8 Expression who has a plan laid and is starting to work. No one has any more self-confidence, either. If you are expressing the positive qualities of 8, you are an outstanding manager because you can plan, initiate, and complete projects; you are very dependable and determined.
As it always happens, there can be too much of a good thing. If you have too much of the 8 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative attitudes. A negative 8 can be very rigid and stubborn. Ambition sometimes has a way of becoming over-ambition, and you may express an unreasonable impatience with the lack of progress. If your negative side is showing, you may be too exacting, both of yourself and of others. Sometimes this can even becomes a case of intolerance.
The number 8 is very materialistic and also very desirous of status and power. Neither of these drives are inherently negative unless they are taken to an extreme. You must avoid the tendency to strain after money, material matters, status, or power, to the detriment of the other important factors in your life.
Your Soul Urge number is: 1
A Soul Urge number of 1 means: Your Soul Urge is the number 1. With a Soul Urge number of 1, you want to lead and direct, to work independent of supervision, by yourself or with subordinates. You take pride in your abilities and want to be recognized for them. You may seek opportunities to display your strength and usefulness, wanting to create and originate. In your desire to manage the big picture and the main issues, you may often leave the details to others.
The positive 1 Soul Urge is Ambitious and determined, a leader seeking opportunities. There is a great deal of honesty and loyalty in this character. If you possess positive 1 Soul Urge qualities, you are very attainment oriented and driven to success. You are a loyal friend and strictly fair in your business dealings.
The negative side of the 1 Soul Urge must be avoided. A negative 1 is apt to dominate situations and people; the home, the spouse, the family and the business. Emotions aren't strong in this nature. If you possess an excess of 1 energy, you may, at times, be boastful and egotistic. You must avoid being too critical and impatient of trifles. The great need of the 1 Soul Urge is the development of friendliness, and a sincere interest in people.
Your Inner Dream number is: 7
An Inner Dream number of 7 means: You dream of having the opportunity to read, study, and shut yourself off from worldly distractions. You can see yourself as a teacher, mystic, or ecclesiastic, spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.
Enjoy the day :)
“The deeper hunger in life is a secret that is revealed only when a person is willing to unlock a hidden part of the self. “ ~Deepak Chopra
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Getting Unstuck
I’ve discovered the wonderful tool of Audio books on the iPod. I’ve downloaded a few now and am pleased to say that I’m enjoying them immensely. While at work I’ll have one ear of my earbud plugged in and listening so that I can keep myself busy. It’s wonderful to hear all day how positive we can be, the good we can do and maybe even get some guidance.
This audiobook (see above) is what I’m listening to today. It provided a brief meditation and has given me a sense of calm today. You might enjoy it.
In a post by Mrs. Virgo copied from another’s blog, Excerpt from Lee Iacocca; Where Have all the Leaders Gone, is an insightful piece that I think should be read by all.
The weekend was very nice. I slept well Sunday night which is a nice change of pace. There really isn’t too much to report in my life which for this muse, is a good thing :D I painted my first what I call “real piece” of artwork the other day (picture coming soon). I am pleased with it.
I feel some small measure of frustration that I can’t begin to take the steps that I want to take to better myself. But I try daily to not fight the frustration; to accept it so I can see the other possibilities that await my attention now.
For now though, I’m learning the lesson I had forgotten in all the chaos that my life had become… Since its quiet, calm, and not a day where I’m frantically trying to fill a void with some activity; I’m remembering what it’s like to just enjoy the day.
That is my goal today.
Enjoy your day everyone!
XO
Muse
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Getting Unstuck
I’ve discovered the wonderful tool of Audio books on the iPod. I’ve downloaded a few now and am pleased to say that I’m enjoying them immensely. While at work I’ll have one ear of my earbud plugged in and listening so that I can keep myself busy. It’s wonderful to hear all day how positive we can be, the good we can do and maybe even get some guidance.
This audiobook (see above) is what I’m listening to today. It provided a brief meditation and has given me a sense of calm today. You might enjoy it.
In a post by Mrs. Virgo copied from another’s blog, Excerpt from Lee Iacocca; Where Have all the Leaders Gone, is an insightful piece that I think should be read by all.
The weekend was very nice. I slept well Sunday night which is a nice change of pace. There really isn’t too much to report in my life which for this muse, is a good thing :D I painted my first what I call “real piece” of artwork the other day (picture coming soon). I am pleased with it.
I feel some small measure of frustration that I can’t begin to take the steps that I want to take to better myself. But I try daily to not fight the frustration; to accept it so I can see the other possibilities that await my attention now.
For now though, I’m learning the lesson I had forgotten in all the chaos that my life had become… Since its quiet, calm, and not a day where I’m frantically trying to fill a void with some activity; I’m remembering what it’s like to just enjoy the day.
That is my goal today.
Enjoy your day everyone!
XO
Muse
Monday, April 09, 2007
Where to begin...
She walked in the room and conversation ceased. The hushed silence brought on by everyone’s smiles and glances insisted that indeed she was royalty. Heading straight to the reception desk where she was greeted with a soft hello and a welcome to the Hotel Monaco, the Muse smiled and knew that a weekend removed from all life’s daily routines was underway…
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This weekend… This weekend. Oh my goodness there just aren’t enough descriptive words in the English language to describe this weekend. So I’ll offer snippets. Little tasty tidbits if you will. Here we begin:
Chocolate covered strawberries delivered to the room. Fizzy balls of aromatherapy for the hot tub. A room that looked like a palace. People dying to wait on you hand and foot. Wide screen plasma HD TV on the wall. A dozen beautiful long stem roses. Turn down service complete with chocolates and a breakfast card for room service. Phenomenal breakfast offerings and even better dinner offerings. Fully stocked wet bar. TV and snack tray in the bedroom of the suite. Chaise lounges in two different places. Window seating in EVERY single window the room had. Black out drapes that made day turn to darkest night with the simple tug of the drapes. Pillows you sank into forming against your shape. Wine tasting every night between 5 and 6pm. Homemade chocolate cookies so warm they melted in your mouth. A doorman who opened and closed every door for you as well as hailed a cab at any time. A concierge willing to do anything for you if you just ask. Wicked (need I say more?). An extra day of pampering. Blue Man Group!
And the best part? The thing that topped it all? Well two actually:
The company of one very caring man – Google Man
The company on our last day of two very special friends: Mrs. Virgo and Kyle
From the start on Thursday on arriving, I felt removed from my life. I felt like a princess or maybe even a queen. The whole weekend had its wonderful moments like this that reminded me of just how special an occasion like this is. I’m busily trying to imprint every single memory into my head, and busy trying to plan some future things ;)
So now, where words have failed me, I will give you pictures. Rest assured this muse had the best weekend of her life in so many ways this weekend. (It had been lengthened by a day too!)
Thank you Google man, for an experience I shall never forget.
~*~
This weekend… This weekend. Oh my goodness there just aren’t enough descriptive words in the English language to describe this weekend. So I’ll offer snippets. Little tasty tidbits if you will. Here we begin:
Chocolate covered strawberries delivered to the room. Fizzy balls of aromatherapy for the hot tub. A room that looked like a palace. People dying to wait on you hand and foot. Wide screen plasma HD TV on the wall. A dozen beautiful long stem roses. Turn down service complete with chocolates and a breakfast card for room service. Phenomenal breakfast offerings and even better dinner offerings. Fully stocked wet bar. TV and snack tray in the bedroom of the suite. Chaise lounges in two different places. Window seating in EVERY single window the room had. Black out drapes that made day turn to darkest night with the simple tug of the drapes. Pillows you sank into forming against your shape. Wine tasting every night between 5 and 6pm. Homemade chocolate cookies so warm they melted in your mouth. A doorman who opened and closed every door for you as well as hailed a cab at any time. A concierge willing to do anything for you if you just ask. Wicked (need I say more?). An extra day of pampering. Blue Man Group!
And the best part? The thing that topped it all? Well two actually:
The company of one very caring man – Google Man
The company on our last day of two very special friends: Mrs. Virgo and Kyle
From the start on Thursday on arriving, I felt removed from my life. I felt like a princess or maybe even a queen. The whole weekend had its wonderful moments like this that reminded me of just how special an occasion like this is. I’m busily trying to imprint every single memory into my head, and busy trying to plan some future things ;)
So now, where words have failed me, I will give you pictures. Rest assured this muse had the best weekend of her life in so many ways this weekend. (It had been lengthened by a day too!)
Thank you Google man, for an experience I shall never forget.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Energy, Excitement, & Anticipation...Oh my!
The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited. ~ Earl Nightingale
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Well excited is definitely how I feel today! My stomach is in knots, my energy level is high (despite only 4 hours sleep AGAIN last night), and I’m ready to go!
Tonight is the start of a weekend I’ve never experienced before in my life. Starting with a long relaxing soak in a Jacuzzi tub, followed up with some good food and (hopefully) much needed sleep, the start of the weekend sounds promising. Then tomorrow an extravagant lunch at Foga De Chao, followed up with relaxing (maybe a walk on the beach ?) as we spiral closer to the 8pm showtime of Wicked, rounds out the middle of the weekend nicely. Saturday, with a slow wake up and lunch downtown before heading home is just what the doctor ordered too for this muse to wrap this magnificent weekend up nicely!
I am so excited!
I’ve never done anything on this scale before. In some cases with all the pampering the hotel offers, and the company, and the special events, I feel almost like I’m embarking on a magical journey; one which will hold much memory for me for a very long time.
Did I mention I’m excited?
So today I got up at an ungodly 4:45am (Yes, not even God is up at that hour!), took a nice long shower full of pampering to help jumpstart the weekend. I made a body scrub of Lavendar, a tiny amount of Ylang Ylang, and Sandalwood with a drop (literally!) of Sweet orange. It’s a wonderful combination! I took extra time this morning to wake up slow, to meditate (for 2 minutes) and to breathe deeply before I rushed around my morning (yes I was late :P but who cares!)
I then spent the drive to work which was almost an hour today thanks to the errands I had to run, talking with my favorite Australian male (oooh la la!). I think I jumped from topic to topic like my mouth was on fire or something, but thankfully Aussie_male can keep up quite nicely.
And now I’m at work, having secured already the “Can I leave an hour early if I skip lunch” promise, just waiting for the day to speed up! I wish I had control of time to make it speed up just for a few hours, maybe 1pm or so… Then to slow it down so that the rest of this weekend goes by nice and slow.
I want to enjoy every offering of this weekend. I want to digest it, process it, retain it, and file it away neatly in my library of memories that are so real I could relive them everyday. I might even write about it if inspiration finds my exhausted mind.
There are so many things I want to blog about but right now, this is all that is running through my mind.
I am so excited :D
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WELL WISHES
Today I have an abundance of excitement (No, say it isn’t so!). I wish to pass that on to you. So that you too may feel what it’s like to have that joyous anticipation that you know will herald good times. I wish you not only the anticipation, but also the good times that go along with them. That, and many hugs...
You are a blessing to me everyday.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Well excited is definitely how I feel today! My stomach is in knots, my energy level is high (despite only 4 hours sleep AGAIN last night), and I’m ready to go!
Tonight is the start of a weekend I’ve never experienced before in my life. Starting with a long relaxing soak in a Jacuzzi tub, followed up with some good food and (hopefully) much needed sleep, the start of the weekend sounds promising. Then tomorrow an extravagant lunch at Foga De Chao, followed up with relaxing (maybe a walk on the beach ?) as we spiral closer to the 8pm showtime of Wicked, rounds out the middle of the weekend nicely. Saturday, with a slow wake up and lunch downtown before heading home is just what the doctor ordered too for this muse to wrap this magnificent weekend up nicely!
I am so excited!
I’ve never done anything on this scale before. In some cases with all the pampering the hotel offers, and the company, and the special events, I feel almost like I’m embarking on a magical journey; one which will hold much memory for me for a very long time.
Did I mention I’m excited?
So today I got up at an ungodly 4:45am (Yes, not even God is up at that hour!), took a nice long shower full of pampering to help jumpstart the weekend. I made a body scrub of Lavendar, a tiny amount of Ylang Ylang, and Sandalwood with a drop (literally!) of Sweet orange. It’s a wonderful combination! I took extra time this morning to wake up slow, to meditate (for 2 minutes) and to breathe deeply before I rushed around my morning (yes I was late :P but who cares!)
I then spent the drive to work which was almost an hour today thanks to the errands I had to run, talking with my favorite Australian male (oooh la la!). I think I jumped from topic to topic like my mouth was on fire or something, but thankfully Aussie_male can keep up quite nicely.
And now I’m at work, having secured already the “Can I leave an hour early if I skip lunch” promise, just waiting for the day to speed up! I wish I had control of time to make it speed up just for a few hours, maybe 1pm or so… Then to slow it down so that the rest of this weekend goes by nice and slow.
I want to enjoy every offering of this weekend. I want to digest it, process it, retain it, and file it away neatly in my library of memories that are so real I could relive them everyday. I might even write about it if inspiration finds my exhausted mind.
There are so many things I want to blog about but right now, this is all that is running through my mind.
I am so excited :D
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WELL WISHES
Today I have an abundance of excitement (No, say it isn’t so!). I wish to pass that on to you. So that you too may feel what it’s like to have that joyous anticipation that you know will herald good times. I wish you not only the anticipation, but also the good times that go along with them. That, and many hugs...
You are a blessing to me everyday.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Weddings and Getting healthy and Lord of the rings... Oh my!
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ~Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
Ways to Volunteer to the Many Blessings Project:
3. Step into the Circle of Blessings. Every day at 12 noon, Greenwich Mean Time (7am CST During DST, 6am Otherwise in CST), we invite you to stop whatever it is you are doing and spend three minutes blessing the world. For that brief span of time each days, simply close your eyes and mentally connect with others around the world as together we visualize a peace-filled and prosperous planet where harmony, joy, love, beauty and abundance abide. Imagine a world where everyone is blessed by the presence of everyone else. Just imagine how beautiful such a world would be. http://www.mayyoubeblessedmovie.com/
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Many thanks first off to Mrs. Virgo. She took my literally by the hand and filled me with all sorts of healthy nutrients and supplements this weekend. I am now taking a large does of Omega 3, and all sorts of other things. She helped me find and get my Homeopathic remedies for so many things, and boy do I feel good!
It has been SO long since I took the things that I know are good for me. I’ve been doing some small amounts of things, like a one a day, and some other things. But to truly feel my best, I need so much more.
I have to find a way to reorganize my budget so that I have more towards buying the things that are healthy for me to eat. That’s the only way I’m going to re-do my eating habits. I’ll spend more time trying to move things around to do this.
I’m really excited to get healthy. I’ve been doing ok with weight loss. Had a major shift this past few weeks and gained quite a bit of weight (13 pounds!!!). SO I’ve spent this week working my buns off to lose that weight in anticipation of the outfit I want to wear for the Theater this Friday. So far I’ve lost 8 of it. But before you get too excited, remember this is weight loss from a weight gain. Once I lose this weight, I have to keep going!
I’ve done some recalculating (serious recalculating, not guesstimating) about how much I want to lose. I have a goal of 155 pounds (based on my height and bone structure) but I will accept up to 180. That’s quite a bit of weight to lose. (no I wont tell you how much :P just know it’s a lot). In any event, I’m motivated today. I feel like I could go right now and buy a ton of good for me stuff, meditate, pull my daily cards and goddess cards and be fine. The problem is I’m NOT motivated when I get home. I notice my motivation comes during the day, and always when I can’t do anything about it (i.e. at work). So I need to find a way to either prolong that motivation, get some quick results to add more motivation or find a way to utilize the motivation when it hits so it’s not wasted energy.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Also as for the items listed above (the quotes) I fully intend to do exactly what she said. Everyday at 7am (I start work then) I’m going to bless the world. I’ll allow whatever thoughts of whomever, wherever, worldwide to pass through my mind and hopefully many others will be doing it too. If nothing else, it will start my day off right. I need that.
In other news, your favorite muse is very very very tired. I haven’t been sleeping well and it’s been wreaking havoc with my emotions. I’ll be spending this week trying to recoup some sleep so that for the weekend I’m not a walking zombie. I was so tired on Saturday that my muscles, and my bones ached. Not just ached, but I was so bone weary that poor Google man spent the majority of the night massaging my legs and back and neck just so I could move! I’ve only one other time felt so tired and trust me I don’t want to feel that tired again!
And lastly, I received a key for the game Lord of the Rings Online. I’ve activated that and am going to try that for a bit tonight as I relax and wind down. It will be the first game I play where I’m not the “lead” of anything, but am just a player enjoying a game.
Oh! And one more important thing I forgot! Mrs. B in AZ is getting married!!! She’s asked me to partake of this joyous occasion by being her Maid of honor! I’ve never been a maid of honor and am petrified. Imagine me, trying to straighten her gown and pulling it off because I’ve pulled too hard, or pulling her backwards making her lose her step. EEK! I have all these visions of trying to help her get ready and doing something clumsy like poking her in the eye or something. Is it normal to be this scared? All kidding aside though, I am honored to be asked to do this and I accept it wholeheartedly. I will be doing my best to lose some weight so that come May or June of 2008, I don’t look like a pig stuffed in a blanket and instead look like the goddess I truly am. Wish me luck in this!
~*~*~*~*~*~
WELL WISHES
Today I wish for you to get healthy! Take an extra vitamin, drink more water, do something that makes you feel good. And I’ll be right there along side you cheering you on!
You are a blessing to me everyday
With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ~Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
Ways to Volunteer to the Many Blessings Project:
3. Step into the Circle of Blessings. Every day at 12 noon, Greenwich Mean Time (7am CST During DST, 6am Otherwise in CST), we invite you to stop whatever it is you are doing and spend three minutes blessing the world. For that brief span of time each days, simply close your eyes and mentally connect with others around the world as together we visualize a peace-filled and prosperous planet where harmony, joy, love, beauty and abundance abide. Imagine a world where everyone is blessed by the presence of everyone else. Just imagine how beautiful such a world would be. http://www.mayyoubeblessedmovie.com/
~*~*~*~*~*~
Many thanks first off to Mrs. Virgo. She took my literally by the hand and filled me with all sorts of healthy nutrients and supplements this weekend. I am now taking a large does of Omega 3, and all sorts of other things. She helped me find and get my Homeopathic remedies for so many things, and boy do I feel good!
It has been SO long since I took the things that I know are good for me. I’ve been doing some small amounts of things, like a one a day, and some other things. But to truly feel my best, I need so much more.
I have to find a way to reorganize my budget so that I have more towards buying the things that are healthy for me to eat. That’s the only way I’m going to re-do my eating habits. I’ll spend more time trying to move things around to do this.
I’m really excited to get healthy. I’ve been doing ok with weight loss. Had a major shift this past few weeks and gained quite a bit of weight (13 pounds!!!). SO I’ve spent this week working my buns off to lose that weight in anticipation of the outfit I want to wear for the Theater this Friday. So far I’ve lost 8 of it. But before you get too excited, remember this is weight loss from a weight gain. Once I lose this weight, I have to keep going!
I’ve done some recalculating (serious recalculating, not guesstimating) about how much I want to lose. I have a goal of 155 pounds (based on my height and bone structure) but I will accept up to 180. That’s quite a bit of weight to lose. (no I wont tell you how much :P just know it’s a lot). In any event, I’m motivated today. I feel like I could go right now and buy a ton of good for me stuff, meditate, pull my daily cards and goddess cards and be fine. The problem is I’m NOT motivated when I get home. I notice my motivation comes during the day, and always when I can’t do anything about it (i.e. at work). So I need to find a way to either prolong that motivation, get some quick results to add more motivation or find a way to utilize the motivation when it hits so it’s not wasted energy.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Also as for the items listed above (the quotes) I fully intend to do exactly what she said. Everyday at 7am (I start work then) I’m going to bless the world. I’ll allow whatever thoughts of whomever, wherever, worldwide to pass through my mind and hopefully many others will be doing it too. If nothing else, it will start my day off right. I need that.
In other news, your favorite muse is very very very tired. I haven’t been sleeping well and it’s been wreaking havoc with my emotions. I’ll be spending this week trying to recoup some sleep so that for the weekend I’m not a walking zombie. I was so tired on Saturday that my muscles, and my bones ached. Not just ached, but I was so bone weary that poor Google man spent the majority of the night massaging my legs and back and neck just so I could move! I’ve only one other time felt so tired and trust me I don’t want to feel that tired again!
And lastly, I received a key for the game Lord of the Rings Online. I’ve activated that and am going to try that for a bit tonight as I relax and wind down. It will be the first game I play where I’m not the “lead” of anything, but am just a player enjoying a game.
Oh! And one more important thing I forgot! Mrs. B in AZ is getting married!!! She’s asked me to partake of this joyous occasion by being her Maid of honor! I’ve never been a maid of honor and am petrified. Imagine me, trying to straighten her gown and pulling it off because I’ve pulled too hard, or pulling her backwards making her lose her step. EEK! I have all these visions of trying to help her get ready and doing something clumsy like poking her in the eye or something. Is it normal to be this scared? All kidding aside though, I am honored to be asked to do this and I accept it wholeheartedly. I will be doing my best to lose some weight so that come May or June of 2008, I don’t look like a pig stuffed in a blanket and instead look like the goddess I truly am. Wish me luck in this!
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WELL WISHES
Today I wish for you to get healthy! Take an extra vitamin, drink more water, do something that makes you feel good. And I’ll be right there along side you cheering you on!
You are a blessing to me everyday
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