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Attitude is More Important than Action. ~ Lama Thubten Yeshe

by on May 18, 2013

These days, even though many people realize the limitations of material comfort and are interested in following a spiritual path, few really appreciate the true value of practicing Dharma. For most, the practice of Dharma, religion, meditation, yoga, or whatever they call it, is still superficial: they simply change what they wear, what they eat, [...]

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Getting Lost Helped Me Find Myself.

by on May 17, 2013

Your weakness is your strength. I woke up this morning with eyes practically swollen shut from all the crying I had done the night before, when I had gone through the oddest experience. I’ve moved around a little bit in my life, but this is the first place that my husband and I really have ever [...]

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How I Planted My Most Perfectly Imperfect Garden. ~ Daisy Tasch

by on Apr 4, 2013

What seed have you buried, only to see blossom at some time so beyond the memory of when the seed was planted, perhaps you forgot that it was even there? Estimates are that millions of trees in the world are planted unintentionally by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget them. I have planted seeds [...]

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Bondi Hipsters: It’s the Life Organic for me (3 3 3).

by on Mar 21, 2013

F*ck Gluten. F*ck “the Mindful Life.” It’s the Life Organic for me (3 3 3, irony). Hunky Bondi Hipsters are backatit. PS: True Definition of a true Hipster? Here. The best video making fun of, well, us (minus the coke) since the last one they did that we loved: Official Music Video to the song “The [...]

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Beauty in Sadness. ~ Nichole Gould

by on Mar 6, 2013

How (the hell) did I get here? I am sure that you have asked yourself this question. I know I have, especially when I was younger and far more naive, back when I would let the wind carry me and made decisions based on a whim. I would find myself in all kinds of precarious [...]

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Discipline is Overrated. ~ Nichole Gould

by on Feb 27, 2013

I struggle with self discipline. There, I said it, for the whole world to hear. I suck at sticking to my goals. I’m easily led astray by temptation, social and psychological influences as well as environmental distractions. Here I am, day 17 of my meditation and winter cleanse challenge. I’ve spent a week away from [...]

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Life Lessons, as Told by this Year’s Oscar Nominees. ~ Caroline Scherer

by on Feb 25, 2013

Source: Uploaded by user via Tessa on Pinterest   Last night marked the 85th Annual Academy Awards, a ceremony which honors the year’s greatest achievements in film. As is my tradition, I watched the entire telecast in rapt attention—drooling over the gowns, deconstructing the performances, and waiting with bated breath for the winners to be [...]

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“Still the best Oscar acceptance speech.” (Video)

by on Feb 25, 2013

  For those of us who don’t revel in the golden pageantry (and I’m with you, more or less, though there were some great moments last night), this has got to rank as one of the more meaningful moments among so many thank you thank you thank you Oscar speeches. “Sacheen Littlefeather refusing to accept [...]

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Seth MacFarlane Offends Me.

by on Feb 25, 2013

  Source: Uploaded by user via Sharon Dowling on Pinterest And I’m not alone. But, even if I am, I have to speak up. Otherwise, the disgust eats away at me. It was a very different Academy Awards show last night. Granted, I only watched the first third but that was enough to leave me [...]

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Namaste, Les Mis, Adele, Clooney, Quvenzhane’s biceps, Tripping & Recovering, Lewis, Tarantino, Streisand v Streep…12 Oscar Moments.

by on Feb 24, 2013

I can’t believe Twilight was passed over again, Cocaine Trees & “I want to thank Canada!” Namaste, Hugh Jackman to the rescue, Vfx layoffs, Ted pronounces “Les Mis” better than Travolta, and 12 other highlights of the Oscars. Ang Lee says Namaste! It’s Waylon Lewis‘ Top 10 Oscar Moments, plus Two. 1. > Les Miserables [...]

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The Soundtrack of My Life: My Top Ten Favorite Break Up Songs. ~ Nichole Gould

by on Feb 21, 2013

Source: tumblr.com via Betsy on Pinterest   “Music is what feelings sound like.” ~ author unknown I am a big fan of music—all kinds of music. Whether it is pop, jazz, blues, alternative, swing, opera, bluegrass or any combination of these, it all has it’s place. You can find me singing along to old timey [...]

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Rousing the Male Feminist. ~ Alena Q. Reed

by on Jan 15, 2013

I am not a misandrist. I have not been especially active, in the past, advocating for social and political change to bring the rights, entitlements and treatment of women equal to those enjoyed by men. However, it occurrs to me, without realizing it consciously, perhaps the primary reason I have avoided identifying myself as a [...]

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Oscar, James Bond: Adele sings “Skyfall,” Shirley Bassey returns with “Goldfinger.”

by on Oct 5, 2012

Update: 12 Moments from the Oscars (including Adele), plus, Shirley Bassey’s towering, commanding return: I’ve listened to this 5 times, and am just getting started: Still, a fan of Shirley Bassey’s classics above all—her style, her voice, iconic. And the opening credits, particularly for the early ones…wow. High camp meets art: From the video: Three [...]

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A Bunch of Awesome Quotes on Abortion.

by on Sep 26, 2012

Pro-life? Pro-choice? Caring for life may or may not begin at conception, but it certainly shouldn’t end there. “If you want to prevent abortions, you make sure everyone has health care, a high school education and birth control. Not the exact opposite.” (eclectablog.com) …That presumes you give a sh*t about the actual people involved, and [...]

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What Does it Mean to Stand in your Power?

by on Sep 26, 2012

I needed to find my courage. I needed to stand more powerfully. I was confused for most of my life, I have let people take advantage and use me. I allowed myself to be less then who I was. I often give away my power too freely.

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Songs for Your Sign ~ Annie Padma

by on Sep 3, 2012

How we feel about our zodiac sign is personal. But there are definatly themes all the signs share—Aries are daring, Scorpios are mysterious, Libras love justice and so on. Not everyone has the same taste in music, but hopefully some of these songs will resonate with your sun or moon sign and help you understand [...]

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Die (& Love) While You’re Alive. ~ Natalie Baginski

by on Aug 14, 2012

A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel happiness That even lovers drown. ~ William Butler Yeats Like the mermaid, I have plunged down, into the warm, heady realm of not thinking clearly. I recognize it because I’ve seen it [...]

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Adele’s most heartbreaking, soaring Someone Like You.

by on Aug 12, 2012

Adele, singing Someone Like You at the height of her tour—Royal Albert Hall. A little cheesey? A lot. But that’s what that heart stuff is—raw, messy, un-cool—and to celebrate love lost and sadness and hope in a hall such as this with Adele, at the height of her tour—well this might just be the best [...]

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An Affair. ~ Azra Mustafa

by on Aug 11, 2012

As a little girl, you are often told stories of how girls grow up to fall in love and live happily ever after. More often than not, you spend a lot of time waiting for this prince charming that you will fall in love with. My first love was a marine technician, but he wasn’t [...]

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Bitches get stuff done! I am Fat!

by on Jul 4, 2012

Love Thyself. “Bitches.” Like many words used as insults or taunts that are well on their way toward being reclaimed (like, gay, fat…) it’s a tricky word, and one we’ve discussed before. I don’t use it in the singular. But many independent, kick-ass, know-themselves women, and men, use it in the plural. We can own [...]

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My Silicone Heart. ~ Joanna Francis

by on Apr 12, 2012

The mastectomy was preceded by six months of chemotherapy. I was used to feeling awful. Bald and pale, I was barely recognizable as I struggled to hold a down dog for more than a few breaths. My practice was limited but I still made it to my mat.

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Adele + Daft Punk.

by on Mar 10, 2012

  A Fun Mash up of Adele‘s “Set Fire To The Rain” + Daft Punk‘s “Something About Us.” Enjoy! Via GigWise: Serial mash-up producer Carlos Serrano, who hails from San Diego, has worked his American magic on Daft Punk’s mellow ‘Something About Us’ from the band’s 2001 album ‘Discovery’ with Adele’s 2011 hit single, ‘Set [...]

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This Could Take Some Time. ~ Douglas Brooks

by on Feb 23, 2012

For each of us our own past must play a critical role in our evolution even as we learn from the critical process that invokes tradition as ligature of contiguous consciousness. Remaking yourself in every moment—being here only now—may sound swell, but it’s one short step from senility.

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Adele’s first song post-surgery: she looks happy…

by on Feb 12, 2012

…And here’s how she sounds: Welcome back, Adele. And thank you for that. More Adele. Daily What: “her first live performance since the Mass General surgeon removed a hemorrhaging polyp from the singular singer’s vocal cords.” Bonus wow cover by those famous children:

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Enlightened Tantric Yogi? Or Abusive, Capitalist Con Artist? ~ Adele Wilde-Blavatsky

by on Jan 5, 2012

My first reaction on watching the video was it was very focused on Kalu’s pain and grievance. This was in stark contrast to the vast view and understanding of karma, impermanence, selflessness and emptiness that we are used to seeing embodied in great Buddhist practitioners.

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elephant’s Best of the Week: The Most Meaningful New Year’s Resolution, 26 Great Books to Read in 2012, Sh*t Yoginis Say…

by on Dec 31, 2011

Auld Lang Syne. Sing it at Midnight! Soon enough, you and I will die. Nobody gets out of life alive. Everything’s impermanent. The only constant is change (and plastic). But if we can live for others, and die having left our room clean and our country more enlightened, then we can get some satisfaction. We can die happily—in the same [...]

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Ragas are for yoga class, so please leave the pop music at the door.

by on Dec 19, 2011

When the teacher fills the room with empty music that has no relation to the spirit of yoga, then it’s one more distraction — and a very intimate one — that will have to be put aside to have a proper practice that aligns you with the spirit.

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Sometimes You Have to Think Zebras.

by on Dec 14, 2011

I’ve had a headache on and off for two weeks and a day. Mostly on. And not just a “headache” but a “please just let me lay here in the dark and don’t talk to me” migraine.

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“His Name Is Luka.” Suzanne Vega’s Lesson on Compassion. ~ Elena Shlychkov, M.Ed.

by on Dec 5, 2011

On a 1987 Swedish television special, Vega said the following about her song: “A few years ago, I used to see this group of children playing in front of my building, and there was one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I always remembered his face, and I didn’t know much about him, but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would see playing. And his character is what I based the song Luka on. In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child. In real life, I don’t think he was. I think he was just different.”

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Holy Kindness Batman! A rebel with a cause.

by on Dec 3, 2011

“Nonviolence isn’t just a philosophy of resistance. It is a way of life. Nonviolence is the thoughts we have, the words that we use, the clothes that we wear, the things that we say. It is not just an absence of violence, not even just the absence of wanting to cause harm. Nonviolence is a state when your heart is so full of love, compassion, kindness, generosity and forgiveness that you simply don’t have any room for anger, frustration or violence,” Pancho describes.

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Three Intimidatingly Talented Teens take on Adele’s Rolling in the Deep.

by on Nov 20, 2011

They may not have (time to have) had their hearts broken yet, but they make up for the lack of depth with cuteness. And, needless to say, they come awfully close to Adele herself in pure good-god talent. …Angie (10, vocals), Abelardo (15, guitar/bass/piano), and Gustavo Vazquez (13, drums)… We are siblings doing what we [...]

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