and sang it.
it's called i know
where you can detoxify your soul.
but i erased it.
still, i had great fun singing it
to myself.
maybe for an hour?
that soul detox... puts me in touch with my self. what a good place to be.
still integrating body, mind, and spirit, but spirit and mind are making a come-back. they've been in shock, i noticed when i forgot the rice and beans in the oven. good thing i smelled that they were done.
today i put both legs behind my head for the first time. i was really limber right then. i don't think i could do that now. my yoga class clapped ;)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
more from liz
"when you finally integrate body, mind, and spirit -- watch out: dynamite!"
the brain has about 145 million thoughts going through it per second... we choose to listen to about 12. the twelve that we habitually choose create our world, our belief system. we can decide whether to reach into positive consciousness or negative consciousness and create our world in doing so.
me: when we act with positive spirit, we can achieve anything... we find all we need. when we act with negative spirit, with the desire to control or possess, to manipulate someone... we don't end up getting our way... we are not living life the right way, and we will create misery. if we believe that we should get our way, even when it violates others against their will, we end up violating ourselves, too, and eventually we will have to meet up with society's support system to help us get well: counseling and/or the police. these are not bad things. prisons could use reforming. pysch wards don't sound glamorous. but people end up needing to be in a place that can contain them when they don't do the work to make sure they're in a good place by themselves. we all end up needing help. we accept it when we're ready.
the brain has about 145 million thoughts going through it per second... we choose to listen to about 12. the twelve that we habitually choose create our world, our belief system. we can decide whether to reach into positive consciousness or negative consciousness and create our world in doing so.
me: when we act with positive spirit, we can achieve anything... we find all we need. when we act with negative spirit, with the desire to control or possess, to manipulate someone... we don't end up getting our way... we are not living life the right way, and we will create misery. if we believe that we should get our way, even when it violates others against their will, we end up violating ourselves, too, and eventually we will have to meet up with society's support system to help us get well: counseling and/or the police. these are not bad things. prisons could use reforming. pysch wards don't sound glamorous. but people end up needing to be in a place that can contain them when they don't do the work to make sure they're in a good place by themselves. we all end up needing help. we accept it when we're ready.
favorite quote
Competition is giving away your opportunity for joy to the standards of others. Be joyful simply because you are.
-krista burlae
-krista burlae
Monday, March 30, 2009
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is your life a bad dream you feel like you can't wake up from?
see pete at heather thursday at 3:15. by grateful bread, where they have the best soup in the world.
see pete at heather thursday at 3:15. by grateful bread, where they have the best soup in the world.
love transcends
love transcends understanding
as it should
the love that transcends understanding
is to be free
it need not be granted any permission
or blessing of any past
it is born of the moment
as each cell in our body
is born each moment
we are changing
we are becoming who we'd most
love to become
it is our evolution
is our growth
it is our truth
it is the love
we've abandoned each past moment for
because it only enriches it all.
it only enriches us all.
as it should
the love that transcends understanding
is to be free
it need not be granted any permission
or blessing of any past
it is born of the moment
as each cell in our body
is born each moment
we are changing
we are becoming who we'd most
love to become
it is our evolution
is our growth
it is our truth
it is the love
we've abandoned each past moment for
because it only enriches it all.
it only enriches us all.
flow
you have to release yourself into the flow
of the life that you have created for
yourself
out of the deepest desires of your heart
only you know why you pick up that book
why you pick up on that scent
why that body moves you
to touch
why that voice
begs by your ears to be heard
only you know why you crave what you do
why you crave the partnership
that you do
only you know how to pursue
the dreams you have
for yourself
so release into the flow
of the life you are presented
the funnest part is the surprises
that come
which were
more than you'd imagined
more a combination of your own energies
than you ever expected to live.
of the life that you have created for
yourself
out of the deepest desires of your heart
only you know why you pick up that book
why you pick up on that scent
why that body moves you
to touch
why that voice
begs by your ears to be heard
only you know why you crave what you do
why you crave the partnership
that you do
only you know how to pursue
the dreams you have
for yourself
so release into the flow
of the life you are presented
the funnest part is the surprises
that come
which were
more than you'd imagined
more a combination of your own energies
than you ever expected to live.
an idealist
i want to be an idealist
i want to believe we can all
have our dreams
we can all have our journeys
we can make them as ideal
as we dream them to be
without controlling
any other human being
what we share in our dreams
we can share
and live
and we can remember
the past was a dream of its own
and strive higher
and happier
and wish the same
for every living creature
that we may all evolve
into our most glorious self
into the self that is loving and giving
to ourselves and our deepest happiness
which only we can find for ourselves
and when we find it
we will never give up in finding
it possible
we will never give up in making
our audacious hopes
our audacious reality
we are not held back
by money or fear
we are not held back
by the expectations of other people
because our ultimate being
exists in the framework
that we can make anything happen
to this oneself is the dream
to make it, whatever it is, happen for you,
and if it involves others,
by the full consent of their heart and mind.
we can love who we love
we can live the lives we want to live
without fear
because fear is the only thing
that holds us back
and guilt
guilt is the past
guilt is the surrender
of one's own heart to another
and that can never lead
to true happiness
true love is the true surrender
to what two people naturally share
it cannot be shaped by any obligation
of power and submission
true happiness can only flourish
for us all
when our unfettered hearts
love truly
living truly means
living by our hearts
and being true about
how we must live
in our own greatest joy
we support the happiness of others
by holding strong to our own hearts
only then can we all live the dream
of living the dream of our lives
all together
only then can we be
who we were meant to be
when we adapt to the new possibilities
that are presented
to our souls
and when they fit
we open up into a
bigger and bigger soul
so we can set an example
for all the souls still growing
so when we merge the final time
our light is glorious and luminous
based on deep feeling
shared and lived
this is the life force
the force of our hearts, and minds
this is why the beauty of life
is that it's no chore
to take care of yourself
when you let your heart live.
when you let all hearts live.
i want to believe we can all
have our dreams
we can all have our journeys
we can make them as ideal
as we dream them to be
without controlling
any other human being
what we share in our dreams
we can share
and live
and we can remember
the past was a dream of its own
and strive higher
and happier
and wish the same
for every living creature
that we may all evolve
into our most glorious self
into the self that is loving and giving
to ourselves and our deepest happiness
which only we can find for ourselves
and when we find it
we will never give up in finding
it possible
we will never give up in making
our audacious hopes
our audacious reality
we are not held back
by money or fear
we are not held back
by the expectations of other people
because our ultimate being
exists in the framework
that we can make anything happen
to this oneself is the dream
to make it, whatever it is, happen for you,
and if it involves others,
by the full consent of their heart and mind.
we can love who we love
we can live the lives we want to live
without fear
because fear is the only thing
that holds us back
and guilt
guilt is the past
guilt is the surrender
of one's own heart to another
and that can never lead
to true happiness
true love is the true surrender
to what two people naturally share
it cannot be shaped by any obligation
of power and submission
true happiness can only flourish
for us all
when our unfettered hearts
love truly
living truly means
living by our hearts
and being true about
how we must live
in our own greatest joy
we support the happiness of others
by holding strong to our own hearts
only then can we all live the dream
of living the dream of our lives
all together
only then can we be
who we were meant to be
when we adapt to the new possibilities
that are presented
to our souls
and when they fit
we open up into a
bigger and bigger soul
so we can set an example
for all the souls still growing
so when we merge the final time
our light is glorious and luminous
based on deep feeling
shared and lived
this is the life force
the force of our hearts, and minds
this is why the beauty of life
is that it's no chore
to take care of yourself
when you let your heart live.
when you let all hearts live.
liz's wisdom
yoga was dripping with liz wisdom today, and the stories of my own mind that i need to tell right now.
first, we were practicing balancing. practicing being balanced is very challenging for me right now. we went to the wall. we had to learn that we can touch the wall for balance. we can know that it's there (available in the form it can provide)... but, we have to learn to be balanced on our own. we can know the wall is there, maybe touch it, but ultimately, we need to be balanced bodies, able to place our bodies where we need to be as we're able to get there, as our journey takes us. we can't be mad at our bodies for where they are. we just have to have positive thoughts, imagine the future we want, and create it. take our bodies there.
the body regenerates every 5 years. we get a whole new body. the thoughts we give our cells shape that body. we could run a marathon at 88, if we give our body those messages, if we practice. exercise makes our cells feel good, gives us positive energy.
it reminds me of a friend of mine who is a rabbit. he likes to dart from place to place without making conflict. he happens to live with a monkey. she likes to chatter and chatter. sometimes he wants to dart, but feels like he can't. lucky me, a horse, the rabbit likes my company. horses are supposed to be attractive and popular to the opposite sex, you know, but i prefer this rabbit... i hear someone saying "it's an addiction, for sure," outside of this five willows office, and i hear that. i guess we get addicted to the good feelings. but sometimes, we have to be balanced on our own, or get our bodies there somehow, while only touching the wall. even without.
i thought of a time when i was hanging with z and her friend jc. z was really in an acting place. but the way she was acting that night made me uncomfortable. it wasn't meeting my needs. i love z, and i like to take in a good performance, and be appreciative, but that night, i was getting really annoyed. i didn't feel like i wanted to be an audience anymore, but i also didn't know how to leave. i didn't know how to participate, and i didn't know how to leave. when i finally left, my exit made her upset. i love z. i didn't want to make her upset. she was mad at me for awhile, and i had to learn to deal with it. talk to other people. that has happened with c a lot, too. pisces are sensitive and can make you feel like you need to be uber-sensitive.
but, clint and bones kind of gave me a wake-up call. i felt bad for hurting z. they said i shouldn't. they said if i was annoyed, i should leave. i didn't understand. why should i hurt z? because you don't want to be there. sometimes in z's life she has an audience. other times she just takes care of herself. she likes it that way.
amy was pointing out that my ex is a "stand-up" guy. that night i had to be a stand-up girl. i had to stand-up, because i didn't want to be there, even though it would hurt z. the thing is, if we don't stand up when we need to leave, we'll never feel balanced. then we really can't give much of our heart and mind to anyone, including ourselves, and that's no good. we'll be stuck in our heads, an audience to a show we don't want to watch anymore.
every good tv watcher knows to change the channel. there will always be another viewer somewhere.
liz also talked about embracing what we attract. we've attracted it because we were looking for it. two people walk around looking for the same thing, and eventually they find each other. then you figure out what to do with the people who have come into your path, this new soul who wasn't here yesterday but is here now. wow. what kind of excitement does this bring? do i want to stay on this path?
the rabbit likes to dart. the monkey likes to chatter and stay busy. the horse likes to talk and be admired. somehow we learn to deal with our natures.
the taurus is stable and hates to change. the pisces is sensitive and artistic.
we're given our nature. we're given this life. we go, go, and go, and then we're gone.
ps. i invite anyone in lincoln to go to five willows. it is open to all. helpful and good for all.
first, we were practicing balancing. practicing being balanced is very challenging for me right now. we went to the wall. we had to learn that we can touch the wall for balance. we can know that it's there (available in the form it can provide)... but, we have to learn to be balanced on our own. we can know the wall is there, maybe touch it, but ultimately, we need to be balanced bodies, able to place our bodies where we need to be as we're able to get there, as our journey takes us. we can't be mad at our bodies for where they are. we just have to have positive thoughts, imagine the future we want, and create it. take our bodies there.
the body regenerates every 5 years. we get a whole new body. the thoughts we give our cells shape that body. we could run a marathon at 88, if we give our body those messages, if we practice. exercise makes our cells feel good, gives us positive energy.
it reminds me of a friend of mine who is a rabbit. he likes to dart from place to place without making conflict. he happens to live with a monkey. she likes to chatter and chatter. sometimes he wants to dart, but feels like he can't. lucky me, a horse, the rabbit likes my company. horses are supposed to be attractive and popular to the opposite sex, you know, but i prefer this rabbit... i hear someone saying "it's an addiction, for sure," outside of this five willows office, and i hear that. i guess we get addicted to the good feelings. but sometimes, we have to be balanced on our own, or get our bodies there somehow, while only touching the wall. even without.
i thought of a time when i was hanging with z and her friend jc. z was really in an acting place. but the way she was acting that night made me uncomfortable. it wasn't meeting my needs. i love z, and i like to take in a good performance, and be appreciative, but that night, i was getting really annoyed. i didn't feel like i wanted to be an audience anymore, but i also didn't know how to leave. i didn't know how to participate, and i didn't know how to leave. when i finally left, my exit made her upset. i love z. i didn't want to make her upset. she was mad at me for awhile, and i had to learn to deal with it. talk to other people. that has happened with c a lot, too. pisces are sensitive and can make you feel like you need to be uber-sensitive.
but, clint and bones kind of gave me a wake-up call. i felt bad for hurting z. they said i shouldn't. they said if i was annoyed, i should leave. i didn't understand. why should i hurt z? because you don't want to be there. sometimes in z's life she has an audience. other times she just takes care of herself. she likes it that way.
amy was pointing out that my ex is a "stand-up" guy. that night i had to be a stand-up girl. i had to stand-up, because i didn't want to be there, even though it would hurt z. the thing is, if we don't stand up when we need to leave, we'll never feel balanced. then we really can't give much of our heart and mind to anyone, including ourselves, and that's no good. we'll be stuck in our heads, an audience to a show we don't want to watch anymore.
every good tv watcher knows to change the channel. there will always be another viewer somewhere.
liz also talked about embracing what we attract. we've attracted it because we were looking for it. two people walk around looking for the same thing, and eventually they find each other. then you figure out what to do with the people who have come into your path, this new soul who wasn't here yesterday but is here now. wow. what kind of excitement does this bring? do i want to stay on this path?
the rabbit likes to dart. the monkey likes to chatter and stay busy. the horse likes to talk and be admired. somehow we learn to deal with our natures.
the taurus is stable and hates to change. the pisces is sensitive and artistic.
we're given our nature. we're given this life. we go, go, and go, and then we're gone.
ps. i invite anyone in lincoln to go to five willows. it is open to all. helpful and good for all.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Longfellow: "Not enjoyment, and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us farther than today!"
Robert Kennedy: "Some men see things as they are and ask ""Why"", I dream things that never were and say, ""Why not""?
J.M.Keller: "Much thunder, little rain", "A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden filled with weeds"
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us farther than today!"
Robert Kennedy: "Some men see things as they are and ask ""Why"", I dream things that never were and say, ""Why not""?
J.M.Keller: "Much thunder, little rain", "A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden filled with weeds"
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