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lotusawakening
08 May 2008 @ 09:20 am

Sometimes I get so caught up in all the stress of life that I forget to do the things that balance me.  I got a gentle reminder of that this week.  I'm going to make an effort to devote time to meditation and my spirituality.  This morning I did Shiva Rhea Yoga and dance trance which was so amazing and rejuvenating. 

I found the following and posted it by my computer as a daily reminder.  Thought I'd share.
Daily Necessities

Pray
Meditate
Be aware/Stay awake
Bow
Practice yoga
Feel
Chant and sing
Breathe and smile
Relax/Enjoy/Laugh/Play
Create/Envision
Let Go/Forgive/Accept
Walk/Exercise/Move
Work/Serve/Contribute
Listen/Learn/Enquire
Consider/Reflect
Cultivate oneself/Enhance competencies
Cultivate contentment
Cultivate flexibility
Cultivate friendship and collaboration
Lighten up
Celebrate and appreciate
Dream
Give thanks
Evolve
Love
Share/Give/Receive
Walk softly/Live gently
Expand/Radiate/Dissolve
Simplify
Surrender/Trust
Be born anew

 
 
lotusawakening
28 April 2008 @ 07:40 pm

Which Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Character Are You?
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You scored as Asher

You are Asher! You are very self-conscious of your faults, and tend to hide when you feel threatened. Your issues often make you overly sensitive to the comments of others, which can make being your friend difficult at times. But under that hard exterior, you are really a very caring and loyal person. You long to find love, though love has hurt you in the past.

Asher

75%

Edward

60%

Nathaniel

55%

Jean Claude

55%

Richard

55%

Anita Blake

50%
 
 
lotusawakening
31 March 2008 @ 01:29 pm

Poll #1163594 P90X
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14

Are you doing P90X

View Answers
Yes-exactly on schedule
3 (21.4%)
Here and there when I can fit it in
1 (7.1%)
Not yet-but I plan too
9 (64.3%)
Hell no! Do yu think I'm that crazy?
1 (7.1%)

Are you following the nutrition program?

View Answers
Yes-perfectly
1 (7.7%)
I follow my own program
6 (46.2%)
Nope-I eat whatever I want, when I want
6 (46.2%)

 
 
lotusawakening
14 February 2008 @ 12:25 pm
What does it mea n when you oepn a fortune cookie with no fortune?
What does it mean when you open a second fortune cookie and it falls and breaks apart all over the floor?
 
 
lotusawakening
14 February 2008 @ 09:25 am
I hope everybody Feels lots of love not only today, but, everyday! 
 
 
 
lotusawakening
11 February 2008 @ 08:30 pm
 
 
lotusawakening
08 February 2008 @ 11:13 am
“I wish I never met you”. Strong words…words spoken in anger or revenge. Words I wish I could take back for every time I’ve screamed them. I try to look back upon my life with no regrets.

Many people have come and gone in my life….strangers, coworkers, Friends, family, lovers. Some of these people have stayed long, others have shared a mere minute with me. Some leave without warning, some leave with angry words, some have left with tears and hugs. Some are gone before I even realized they were there. Each and every time someone exits my life, I have a hard time. If I have one fear which strangles me more than any other, it is fear of abandonment. Perhaps this fear forces me to hold on to some longer than I should. When I’ve finally gotten past the panic and anger of a lost love one, it’s only a two questions which help me to accept the hurt of being left behind. I ask myself. What have you learned? And, do you have any regrets? No matter how hard the fall out, no matter how bad I was hurt, No matter how traumatic the experience, the answers are all always the same.

I always learn a lesson. Some lessons are hard to learn. We all act as both student and teacher in our lifetime. I believe this may sometimes be the only reason a being has entered our life…to teach us a lesson. Some lessons are easy. The may sometimes seem simple, the impact they may have at another time or space can have great magnitude. In my experience, the harder the lesson, the more volatile the end. Learning to let go, learning to love…these are 2 of the greatest lessons I’ve been taught. I learned these lessons in the least desirable of conditions, my sorrow of a love lost has never been deeper. Do I have regrets for sharing my life with this person? Absolutely not…for these are 2 of my greatest gifts. I realize that if I had not actually learned these lessons, I would not have fallen so low. I now have these gifts to move forward. I now know how to let go, I know how to love deeply with all of my being.


I believe my next lesson will be in accepting love.