If this video doesn’t start your day off with a smile, I don’t know what will! hahaha!
It’s a lesson in not taking things too seriously and having fun with life! (And she is an amazing dancer too!)
Love this!!! :)
March 5, 2013
THIS. IS. AMAZING!
March 4, 2013
PUSH YOURSELF
We all hit plateaus….we either feel that we’ve hit our peak and can’t go higher…or that we’ve hit our lowest and can’t go lower. (I don’t believe that either is ever really true.) But when you get bored…or stop seeing results…it’s probably time to change things up! And you have to push yourself to move up.
Whether it’s in life, in a relationship, or in the gym, you have to push yourself beyond what you previously thought was possible. That is the only way that you can grow…either individually or together in a relationship.
Instead of seeing a dead-end, embrace the new opportunity to get to the next level. Try new ways of working out or having fun to add some extra spice in your life! The best way to get off of a plateau is to push yourself to the next level. The alternative is to fall back to a lower peak…but who really wants that? :)
Photo source: Horseshoe Bend (Arizona)
March 4, 2013
SOME DAYS
Some days, the best you can do is take a deep breath, take a shower, and take a walk outside. Start there.
(And add music if you can ;)
Photo source: storm clouds, no wind
March 3, 2013
WISHFUL THINKING
“And I wanna laugh until tears fall down my face and my abs are aching…is that too much to ask….in life…to have….nothing but the sweetest things…too much for one to have…or is it wishful thinking?
And how I hope the nations would stop fighting and find sweet peace…somewhere down deep…”
Love this! :)
March 3, 2013
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
All I want is freedom
Is that too much to ask
All I want is freedom
To forget everything in my past
All I want is freedom
To take away all the tears and the pain
All I want is freedom
To never feel that way again
All I want is freedom
To love you my own way
All I want is freedom
To make all my fears go away
All I want is freedom
To say “I love you”
All I want is freedom
To hear you say “I love you too”
–Christal Carpenter
March 2, 2013
HEALING WITH TRUTH
When you are truthful with yourself, you start to see everything as it is, not the way you want to see it. Though it may be true that something bad may have happened to you, it is no longer true that you must suffer this experience. You discover that perhaps what you believe hurt you so badly was never true. Even if it was true, it doesn’t mean that now it is true. By using the truth, you open the wound and see the injustice from a new perspective.
Three Rules for Seeing What is True:
1. Don’t believe me. Believe what you want to believe according to what I say, but only if it makes sense for you, if it makes you happy. If it guides you to your awakening, then make the choice to believe it.
2. Don’t believe yourself. Don’t believe all the lies you tell yourself — all those lies that you never chose to believe, but were programmed to believe. Don’t believe yourself when you say you are not good enough, you are not strong enough, you are not intelligent enough. Don’t believe all of your boundaries and limitations. Don’t believe you are unworthy of happiness or love. Don’t believe you are not beautiful. Don’t believe whatever makes you suffer. More than 80% of what you believe is a lie…it isn’t true.
March 2, 2013
HERO: MALALA
The story of Malala Yousafzai literally makes me cry. The bravery of this young girl, still only 15, is beyond imagination. In 2007, terrorism took over the Swat region of Pakistan [where Malala is from], with constant attacks on the citizens and children of the region. In 2009, the Taliban issued a warning that girls were no longer able to attend schools. Despite attacks and bombings of girl’s schools, at just 11 years old, Malala publicly spoke out against the Taliban. She continued to share her story through the media [namely the BBC and New York Times] to fight for the right for girls to be educated.
Her bravery resulted in international attention for Swat. She was awarded Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize and was able to help regain rights for young girls in the region to be educated. In 2011, Desmond Tutu nominated Malala for the International Children’s Peace Prize, gaining her even more fame.
Sadly this fame came at a price, and Malala was gravely injured from an assassination attempt by the Taliban in October 2012. By a miracle that could only be described as Heaven-sent, Malala survived and in January of 2013, she began speaking out again for the right of girls to be educated.
Malala is a symbol of courage, bravery, strength, and compassion. She is unafraid to speak up for equal rights, and has already changed the world. Recently, Malala became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize nominee in history.
I hope she wins.
Read more: Malala’s story
March 2, 2013