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Sunday, 29 November 2009

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    Shiva Rea: Lunar Flow Yoga
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    A new leaf

            I have decided to start a journey into the world of yoga.  I am convinced it will change my life.  I know there will be challenges along the way but I need the challenge in my life... something has to change, and NOW.  Yoga is not just a good work-out, but really a complete mental, physiological, and spiritual transformation-- it is a way of life.  It is something that used to be part of my daily routine, but I have since gotten lazy and unmotivated, nor did I ever make it my lifestyle.  This site is a wonderful tool for anyone who wants to start or strengthen their practice  http://www.myyogaonline.com/.  I would highly recommend it to anyone seeking information as well. 
           Nicole and I are together and have been for 3 months now   We are very happy together and are continuing to get along swimmingly with our roommates.  Money problems and mental/spiritual/physical unrest aside, life is pretty good.  Nicole is the woman i mentioned in my previous post when I was asking if love was worth the risk.  Well Love, I took a risk and you were worth it, so if anyone is battling the same thing, my advise is to go for it because you never know what you would have been missing.  In my case it's pretty great   I think it will be even better once I get all my ducks in a row.  I feel like i haven't been myself lately; instead I feel like I'm being torn in too many different directions, and the result is irritability, fatigue, overwhelm, apathy, and laziness.  I feel bad for the people around me because I know they feel it too.  Well luckily I'm making strides in the right direction to change all of that.  I am sure I will feel a difference, and I will record my progress here in my lovely blog
                 Remember your life is YOUR story to write, not anyone elses.  Make choices that will bring you happiness and leave behind the ones that bring you suffering. 

Friday, 31 July 2009

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    So Jealous
    By Tegan and Sara
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    On the road again...

         So I don't even remember making my last post... lol  but if you got a kick out of it, I'm glad 

         Times are a bit crazy right now-- I am still working full-time at The Massage Company, and possibly transferring to the Preston and Forest location, I am moving to a 3 bedroom duplex with 3 other people on August 14th, and I am starting my second Fall semester at Collin College on August 24th.  Being so busy has forced me to be organized.  Lol.  I am so date oriented now that I have to pencil in hangouts with my friends   I don't know if that's sad or funny, but I'm going to keep laughing to keep myself together.

       I recently made some dietary changes due to my being fed-up with feeling weak and sickly.  I am now a pescatarian; I eat fish, eggs, and dairy now rather than completely abstaining from animal products like I did before.  Also--by eating fish I mean only tuna so far because everything else I have tried has been yucky   I have noticed a difference in the way I feel though: a little stronger and with more gusto...however I need to work on the regular exercise part now. 

       Lately I have been struggling with anxiety, and I wonder if it is due, in part, to my (former) diet, lack of sleep, and lack of exercise.  It's just frustrating because I feel like such a fragile creature.  Some people can run on 4 or 5 hours of sleep and 1-2 meals a day, but if I tried that I would be violently ill.  It happened just the other day, and I had to leave work early.  Before I introduced some fat and protein back into my diet, I would regularly have moments throughout the day where I felt like I was either going to faint or have a panic attack.  I wish I knew exactly what the problem was, but I am making some positive changes to try and build back my strength.  Unfortunately it still happens from time to time, but keep in mind it has only been about 2 weeks since I made these changes.

       The love life is also a fiasco    DAMN my persistant weakness for hetero women.  I don't go after them... it just happens.  I meet one, there's chemisty, and it usually ends in either me leaving them because they can't commit to a lesbian relationship (understandably so, considering it would require a MAJOR lifestyle change), or me getting my heart broken because I end up falling for them.  I used to be able to rip my heart off my sleeve and swallow it, but then I realized it was making me bitter, and rather than loving people, I used people... not because I wanted to hurt them, but because I didn't want to hurt myself.  I built a stubborn barrier there that still rears its ugly head from time to time.  Fear of committment, refusal to give people a chance, relationships that last about as long as a mento: all results of my self-conditioning, which unfortunately I haven't completely gotten over.  I don't know what to do.  On the one hand it could be really great, but on the other it could make things very complicated and uncomfortable.  Is it worth the risk?

Friday, 19 June 2009

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

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    The Fame
    By Lady Gaga
    Poker Face
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    WOOHOO!

    BTW
          I just set up my brand new netbook with Ubuntu- netbook edition, and it is AWESOME!  Everything worked right out of the box and it's so shiny and new

           Plus I bought a shiny new toyota prius which I am also loving!  Life is on the way back up the hill... things were really difficult for a while, but they have definitely leveled off.  I am not completely out of the woods yet because even though I have solved a lot of my problems, life has gotten a lot more expensive.  I'm not really worried about it right this instant... it probably won't get ugly until December when my parents kick me out.  SMILE
     
          Well just wanted a short update.  I'll make a more detailed one later.

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

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    I'm Yours
    By Jason Mraz
    I'm Yours
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    Why?

    It may be a pretty pointless question...
            
             but why does it pour when it rains?

    It seems like when I am in the middle of a financial hardship for one reason or another, everything ends up costing me money at the same time.  I got into a car accident about two weeks ago--a bad one.  I am (somehow) fine, but my car is totaled.  I was driving on 190 westbound and I hydroplaned, hit my brake and lost control, spun into a a guardrail, and bounced off of it and hit the cement wall on the other side of the road.  I took out about 30ft of the guardrail, and completely smashed my car.  My airbags did NOT deploy even though they should have, and now I have to buy a new car, PLUS my insurance only covers my rental until tomorrow.  So that is part of the financial crisis.  On top of that, my phone is on the fritz and I think my computer is on its last thread (knock on wood)... however I just installed the latest version of Ubuntu, and my computer is running swimmingly with a shiny new operating system 

           This morning I found out my best friend was in the hospital yesterday.   She is in pain, but up and walking around.  We are not really sure what is going on, but she is at work awaiting test results.  I feel bad for being so out of the loop... it is partial thanks to my stupid phone, which I suspect is seriously delaying my text messages. 

           I will be happy when everything is peaceful again.  I think I'll cook this morning...that should help.    Cooking is my meditation when the rest of the world wonks out.  Unfortunately my mom is home...and very depressed and cranky, which as you know is extremely contagious.  If she were in a good mood it would be fine, but because she's not, I can't become "chef zen" and dig in and get messy with "Charmed" playing in the background.  That is my happy place.  *sigh*  Another time I guess.  Tofu scramble it is.  mmmm.

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