Slowing Down for Spring Break

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."  ~Eddie Cantor

Oh SNAP!

Haha, This is some really crazy stuff; Ya dig?

I don't think breakfast is ever gonna be the same for me again.

Say Cheese...

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.  It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.  ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Because You're Worth It

Sometimes you just gotta choose your own adventure. But you know, choose wisely...

A face only a mother could love...

While I am first and foremost an advocate of nature based mentor ship and outdoor learning, I have a feeling this is most likely the outcome if my Calculus class was taught outside.

But seriously have you looked at those faces, especially the ones on the water buffalo. They're priceless

The Nature of a Mentor

‎"When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear... We cannot see our reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see..."

"Change and growth take place when a person has risked themselves and dares to become involved in experimenting with their own life."  - Herbert Otto

"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."  - Oliver Wendell Holmes

"The value of experience is not in seeing much but in seeing wisely."  - Sir William Osler

"Study nature, Love nature, be close to nature. While some might; it will never fail you." ~Frank Lloyd Wright

Fish out of water...

This was a collage that I did for class de-constructed from Photoshop.

Original Emphasis....



Simplified...



“Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need?” ~Jennifer Garner

Well if it feels good...

Sic n Heavenly

Imogen Heap - Hide and seek (Roxsonix Remix).mp3

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"When I die I want to be encased into a tomb filled with sub-woofers pumping out a mix of industrial, dub step, and ambient music. An eternal playlist mofo...haha" ~C. Enleightenedheimer

Surprise!!!

Because anytime's a good time for a surprise party, right?

Mapped Model of My friends

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"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." — E.B. White

This is one hell of a tool to try and plan my spring break. JK, i'm not going to Greece, not yet anyway, not just YET. = p

Somebody's Puppy Pooh'pd

“Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need?” ~ Jennifer Garner

Hey, It's your choice....

The Power of Dreams

"It takes a special individual to start out a dreamer, develop into a believer and end up an achiever." ~Qaadir

What is a Dream

that you're willing to work toward?

Finding Beauty in an Unexpected place...

This was definitely on my bucket list. I'm glad to see that it doesn't make me as weird as I thought...

Photo Essay: Exploring Sewers, Utility Tunnels, and Catacombs Around the World (Part 2)

Source: The Matador Network

11. Paris Catacombs
A self-portrait while exploring the ossuaries of the Paris Catacomb

12. Knickerbocker Sewer, NYC
One of the largest sewers in the world when it was built in the 1880s, this one runs underneath Williamsburg, Brooklyn.


13. Salle Egyptienne, Paris Catacombs
Perhaps the most beautiful of all the cataphile-decorated spaces in the underground complex.



14. Old Croton Aqueduct, NYC
New York’s first water supply tunnel, now unused except by the roots of many trees.

15. Tyburn River sewer, London
The Tyburn River was an important waterway from the beginning of London’s history, originally flowing into the Thames by Westminster Chapel.

16. Utility tunnels, St. Paul, MN An incredible labyrinth of tunnels extends underneath St. Paul.

17. Park River, Hartford, CT
The Park River is the largest urban underground river I’ve been in, and the only one I’ve been able to canoe through.

18. Roosevelt Island smallpox hospital, NYC
The view from the abandoned smallpox hospital on Roosevelt Island in New York.

19. Sewer, Rome
Rome’s sewer system still includes sections of the old Cloaca Maxima from the days of ancient Rome, a sewer now more than 2,000 years old.

20. Tibbetts Brook, Bronx, NYC
The old Tibbetts Brook, now running underground in the Bronx.

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Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose Wisely!

“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the hell with sugar and spice.” -Bethany Hamilton

& FYI

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Authenticity

"Isa" as performed by Berea College Afro Latin Percussion Ensemble

photo credit goes to Kim Nguyen

"Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic self-hood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we ought to be. As we do so, we will not only find the joy that every human being seeks--we will also find our path of authentic service in the world." — Parker J. Palmer

Wee Wee Weeeeeehhhh; All the Way Home

"Change and growth take place when a person has risked themselves and dares to become involved in experimenting with their own life." - Herbert Otto



lOl. you've been warned = P *

Tis Better to Ask for Forgiveness than Permission

Timothy Leary said, “Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” But how can women ever truly have it all? Is the idea of "having it all" a construct we use to compare ourselves that deprives us of our own happiness?

James Oppenheim said, "The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet." This has led me to question whether the way that women define happiness, love & other constructs override what we already intuitively know -- that our best choices come from the decisions we make. And that happiness, love & other constructs are inevitably a choice.

I tested this theory using nutritional cognitive behavior reconditioning (something I just made up) to try and eradicate myself of some of my gender & race based limiting beliefs ( or toxic behaviors). And I've found that transition difficult. So I've been reinforcing those choices with biochemical conditioning. I've found that rewarding healthy choices with biochemical boosters (e.g. tea mixed with safflower oil, granola with flax, or "magic cupcakes," etc.) has been much more effective than trying to motivate myself with any little tidbit that man has ever said, save this:

‎"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." -Einstein

My experiments with nutritional cognitive behavior reconditioning are primarily based upon an experiment I read in Amit & Maggi Goswami's book Quantum Creativity: Waking Up to Our Creative Potential about dolphins and the use of reward theory to train these mammals to not only learn new tricks, but to also create incentives for these creatures to adapt new tricks using their own creativity to gain these rewards. It's a heady read, but definitely recommend for anyone looking to broaden their skills and creative outlets.

Choose to Love

I have way too much ♥ in my life to be a Valentine's Day grinch. So this Valentine's greeting goes out to all my wonderful friends out there, especially those who are single and loving it. (^_^") May you find love anywhere you look.



How are YOU contributing to an experience of LOVE in the world today?