Sunday, November 8, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Carry on.
circling around
cap and gown
veil and corset
your busy mind
rest yet
more less
less more
who's keeping score
this way to your heart
this way to your soul
who the hell was i
if i never let go
selecting love
over dreams
an envelope
of sunshine
peeking through
the trees.
home creeps around
the bend of the bright-eyed
city in the back of your head
opinions fall to ones standing tall
matter minds to those who care.
surely you don't mind if i take
a deep breath
to rearrange the day and night.
half smiling
skipping stones
past the joneses'
but you're a lot like they were.
a dreamers teeth
do chatter and grind
sign of the times
wanting drives the day
a moment of time slips away
broken
woken in a deep sleep
moving on with a wordly view
of something you never knew.
circling around
cap and gown
veil and corset
your busy mind
rest yet
more less
less more
who's keeping score
this way to your heart
this way to your soul
who the hell was i
if i never let go
selecting love
over dreams.
Friday, August 7, 2009
the sun is shining brighter everyday
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
raising myself
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Setting Your Intentions
I intend to see more choices because I want to be the best person I can be and create wonderful new things! So exciting!
I intend to have joy radiate through my heart because I feel wonderful when joy is in my heart and I can give it to others. Yay joy!!
I intend to have healthy relationships so that I might relate and shine my light on others and create wonderful opportunities.
I intend to have a closer connection to my source so that I can be strong mentally and physically.
I intend to work at Bluegrass Barkery this fall because I know it would be a great experience to have with raw food for dogs and for G and I could learn more about organic foods and I love the atmosphere.
I intend to work at Good Foods Co-op and feel comfortable working at both places because I love the atmosphere and I deserve to work somewhere wonderful and would be great to learn more about health and wellness and apply that to my dream of opening a holistic center.
I intend to apply for the Lexington Healing Arts Academy Program and have it fully funded this fall because I want to spend my money on fun activities and to learn something that I can make money with during school and to strengthen my knowledge
In a field I will use in my holistic spa.
I intend to own a car by September of this year because I want to be able to travel from place to place. I want the car to work perfectly and to have an Ipod jack and have low-gas mileage.
I intend to find a fully furnished apartment with a friend that has a yard or a park near by
That is warm in the winter so that I can take G on walks and play with him because he deserves to get exercise and have fun.
I intend to decorate it in an feng shui/asian manner because I love the calming feeling it has on me and the spiciness to it! It is going to be great in my new home!!
I intend to go to Australia next summer with a friend because I love the beautiful landscape and the raw food people there and the wildlife
I intend to buy a dehydrator this fall and make eat 80% raw because I want to make lots of raw food! I am very excited about this!! Think of all the wonderful foods I can create!!!
I intend to feed G a healthy organic diet because I want him to be very healthy so that he might have the best life possible! I love him so much!!!
I intend to start making my own organic body care line because I love the feeling that I made these things and I know the ingredients and I can help people on a path to physical wellness!!
I intend to have my own spa business in 2011 because I want to have the first Holistic Center in Lexington with a spa, health café and with homemade organic skin care!!
I intend to try durian because I have heard great things about it and I have wanted to for a long time!
I intend to create a meet-up group for raw foodies so that I will meet others who love raw food in Lexington too!
I intend to wear mostly dresses from now on because I feel feminine and wonderful and beautiful in them!
I intend to do yoga more often and mediate because it calms me down and eases my mind
I intend to read more books because I want to learn more! Learning is exciting to me!
I intend to volunteer at a non-kill shelter and humane society because I love being around animals and helping them. Maybe I can even convince them to give them better food and convince the humane society to be a no-kill organization!!!
I intend to paint in my new apartment and attend art classes because I think it would be liberating and wonderful to create with color and just let go.
I intend to take belly dancing, salsa, and any other classes I find interesting because I love dance and I love the feeling of knowing how to dance and letting go of your inhibition once you have learned what is needed…then your spirit takes over!
I intend to take the distant learning program through Global college for Master in Holistic Science so that I might learn as much as I can about Holistic health and begin building my dreams for a Holistic Center
I intend to travel to London, England Brussells, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Miami, Asheville, NC, Jamaica, Savannah, GA all by the end of 2010 because I know I will love all of those beautiful places and it will open my mind
I intend to use my soul power and knowledge to create a confident feeling inside of me because I love feeling confident and secure with myself…it let’s me be me.
I intend to use the law of attraction more often and to learn more about it so that I might attract everything I want for the best life ever!
I intend to own exotic jewelry from all parts of the world because I love wonderful artistic jewelry it makes me feel unique and wonderfully different!
I intend to have an indoor garden in my house and grow herbs and fruits and vegetables so that I will have food year round and I can start making skin care products!!!
I intend to have thick long flowing curly hair because I love how it looks on me! I want it to be thick and long and beautiful and vibrant!
I intend to play tennis more often because it makes me feel awesome and confident
I intend to get massages every month and body wraps every month at Zian Spa because I love being pampered and I deserve it!
I intend to pay off all my credit cards by September so that I will start fresh with my credit!
I intend to fly G back to Lexington to live with me in August so that he will have the best life with me! I love him!
I intend to get a blood test done in September so I can know what my body needs as far as nutrition goes.
I intend to use aromatherapy in my house and create my own fragrances because I love the aroma and I love mixing amazing scents and being tantalized by it all.
I intend to make lots of raw dishes and take pictures of them and share them with friends because I love raw foods and I want others want to try them too!
I intend to find a guy that is incredibly funny, goofy, attractive, goal-driven, confident, well groomed, artistic, sensitive and amazing because that is what I want in a guy. I want to find my soulmate.
I intend to buy a juicer this September because I want to juice a lot of veggies and fruits! Pure health!!
I intend to have friends that are health conscious and down-to-earth because I want to have wonderful people around me!
I intend to feel confident and comfortable and knowledgeable in any situation because I live the best life ever and I give my soul and heart with joy in everything that I do!
I intend to become a dance within a dance company and travel in my late 20’s because I absolutely love Alvin Ailey and has inspired me from a very young age! I love dancing! I want to dance dance dance!!!!!
I intend to own amazing tribal antiques and beautiful colorful soul things in my home because the bring me closer to the world and would look lovely in my living room!
I intend to be creative and think creatively and above and beyond because I want to surprise myself and inspire others and bring life into whatever I do.
I intend to be in control of my emotional well being so that I might handle every situation with ease.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unable to do yourself
anything in us that we don't see in ourselves.
Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.
~ Marianne Williamson ~
and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.
~ Marianne Williamson ~
Things have to come up in order to be released.
Once we have asked to be healed,
then our unhealed places are forced to the surface.
~ Marianne Williamson ~
I don't want to be a victim to it or a victim to my emotions. If I have the power, I can change that. My hardest virtue is patience. I feel like sometimes everything should be right now once I change, everything else should to. I know this isn't right. It's a bad habit. I am realizing a lot of bad habit lately since this cleanse:
In the world of illusion, we are lost and imprisoned,
slaves to our appetites and our will to false power.
~ Marianne Williamson ~
Saturday, July 25, 2009
The Law Of Attraction In Action
Unnatural Foods
When you introduce to your body something like sugar, or caffeine or preservatives ...when you introduce those substances that are not natural to your body to your body, your blessed body, which is so resilient, acclimates to them. It makes itself work anyway. It absorbs it. It consumes it. It does the best it can with it, and it compensates for it. But it has to work harder to compensate for these foods than it would if you were giving it the foods that are natural to it — and in its compensating process, it overcompensates on a cellular level. That overcompensation, to you, now feels like it’s asking for more of it, and so that translates to you as a craving.
Understanding Cravings
Have you ever had something like a box of chocolates and you wanted to eat only one or two? But then you found yourself wanting more. There’s a sort of illogical craving where you’ve gone far beyond the limit that your stomach really wants, far beyond the limit of satisfaction. You’re not even really enjoying it, but you’re consuming it in some sort of obsessive way. The cells of your body, in their trying to compensate for this weird stuff you have given it, are now overcompensating, which is setting up an attitude of craving...That’s why people have discovered that sometimes a fast or a cleansing — sometimes they use juices or just water — is sometimes the very best thing to do in starting a new process. We don’t really recommend it, because it is so extreme, but it does sort of put your cells back into the place of knowing what’s more natural. It’s sort of like going cold turkey for a little while, getting off the drug that the cells have acclimated to, and sometimes it’s a much easier way to begin.
Do you feel that you are motivated to eat from your head or from your cells? Do you think you are called more by your palette or by your desire for fuel?
GUEST: By my palette.
ABRAHAM: And so, perhaps this information will put you into a place of choosing a little bit more deliberately. Like most things, it only takes a day or two or three or four of being deliberate about it before you have developed a new pattern. Haven’t you noticed you can get on a trend where suddenly it’s hard for the first two or three days and then suddenly it isn’t so hard anymore?
Discovering The Simpler Foods
Now, we’re not suggesting that you have to go out and eat nuts and berries. We’re not suggesting that you have to deprive yourself from all of this other stuff. But what we are saying is that you are going to discover much more satisfaction in simpler foods. And as you begin to discover the satisfaction in simpler foods, this business of being guided by your palette instead of by your physical body’s desire for fuel will change.
The other alternative is to get your body so much in motion that the need of the cells changes. If you can get your body to move enough that the cells of your body are generating a sort of nuclear activity, they can burn anything that you’ve eaten. But your body can take care of the things that it’s naturally calling for in the course of a normal day’s activities.
You have learned to guide yourself through flavor, through satisfying your palette. You are consuming things that are not natural to the cells. The cells work very hard at then compensating for this stuff that you’ve eaten. If you increase the activity of your body to very high levels, which usually amounts to running or something very aerobic, then your body can deal with all that you’re palette has asked for. But if you stop that and your palette is still asking, then your body is out of balance.
(Excerpted from G-2/27/97 — Napa, CA
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Listening to my body: Post Master Cleanse
The Lemonade Diet
You can do the cleanse from anywhere from 10-40 days. Good luck and enjoy!~ Marina
BENEFITS OF THE MASTER CLEANSE:
-WEIGHT LOSS
-MENTAL CLARITY
-HIGH-ENERGY
-A HEALTHY CHANGE IN SKIN, HAIR, EYES...ETC.
-A CHANGE IN OVER ALL HEALTH AND PERSPECTIVE
There is no doubt in my mind that embarking on a journey like this for 10 days or more can have an incredible life-changing effect. If you don't believe me, try it and see for yourself.
Before I list off the ingredients and instructions I suggest you make a promise to yourself for your health and well-being!
When you come off a cleanse like this you CAN NOT jump back into your old ways. You must ease your way in and out of this cleanse and you must eat healthy, organic foods.
I'm not advising that you switch to raw foods or go vegetarian or vegan (although you may want to after your cleanse for optimal health---your standard american diet perspective does change) but it is very important that you go to organic foods! Do your research!
If you decide to still eat meat, make sure it is grass-fed beef and is organic. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! EATING A SICK, MALNURISHED, HORMONE INJECTED ANIMAL ONLY MAKES YOU SICK IN THE LONG RUN!
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR OWN HEALTH! THIS MEANS LESS TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR, LESS MONEY BEING SHELLED OUT FOR MEDICATION AND OPTIMAL HEALTH THAT IS IN YOUR CONTROL!
EASING IN: PRE MASTER CLEANSE FOOD
Before you start the actual cleanse it is important that you ease your way in with raw fruits, veggies and liquids. If you do the easing in it is easier to start the master cleanse.
You should eat pre-master cleanse food for 2-3 days.
day 1: nuts, legumes, salads
day 2: smoothies, soups, salads, raw fruit or veggies
day 3: all liquids ie: soups and/or smoothies
WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY:
* Celtic Sea Salt
*Maple Syrup Grade B (not pancake syrup!) -you can find this at Whole Foods or Good Foods Co-op.
or Raw Agave Syrup
A 16 oz bottle should last you about 3 or 4 days.
*Organic Lemons- STOCK UP!!
ie: you might want to buy a hand juicer
* Cayenne pepper (If you would like a less potenent flavor try the liquid cayenne)
*Distilled Water (If you decide to buy a huge refillable gallon of distilled water make sure the container has a 1 on the recyclable label. Most have 7's which release nasty harmful chemicals in your water. Even the Co-op sells these so be careful!)
* laxative tea (optional)
RECIPE:
SALT WATER FLUSH
Every morning or evening you will need to do a salt water flush or drink a laxative tea to detox your body. It is important that you do so!
If you do the salt water flush start with:
25-32 oz of distilled water and a tsp of Celtic Sea Salt
Mix well and drink.
The salt water flush isn't very pleasant and after drinking it you will most likely have to run to the bathroom.
So, stock up on that TP!
After about anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour you can drink the lemonade.
LEMONADE
This makes a days worth of lemonade
* 60 oz of distilled water
* 12 tbsp of lemon juice (2 large lemons or 3-4 small lemons juiced)
* 12 tbsp of Grade B Maple Syrup or Raw Agave Syrup
* 1 tsp of Cayenne...teaspoon that is!!
SHAKE AND ENJOY!
Note: DO NOT MAKE ANY LEMONADE IN ADVANCED UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO BE DRINKING IT THAT DAY, IT DOES NOT TASTE GOOD!
ALSO, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, MAKE SURE YOU DRINK WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY, ALWAYS!
YOUR MOOD WILL FLUCTUATE IF YOU DON'T MAKING YOU CRANKY.
THIS IS DEBATABLE, BUT, IF YOU ARE HUNGRY YOU CAN EAT SOME RAW FRUIT. I WOULD KEEP IT TO 1-2 PIECES A DAY. A LITTLE LESS THAN A HANDFUL FOR BERRIES.
ALSO A SPOONFUL OF AGAVE OR GRADE B MAPLE SYRUP CAN CURB HUNGER AS WELL.
FOR THE FIRST 3 DAYS TAKE IT EASY!
DO NOT JUMP BACK IN TO EXERCISING. YOUR BODY NEEDS TIME TO ADJUST TO THE CLEANSE. YOU WILL LOSE LOTS OF WEIGHT FAST WHEN YOU DO START EXERCISING, SO DON'T WORRY!
TAKE IT EASY AND ON THE 4TH DAY START WITH A LIGHT JOG OR BRISK WALK AND BUILD UP!
YOU PROBABLY WILL WANT TO EXERCISE BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY!!
During the cleanse you will have cravings. They say that what you are craving at the time is what you are detoxing.
Be strong! Think about the long run and what you truly want and not the short term fix of a hamburger or hot dog!
You will experience spurts of high energy and happiness!
The possibilities are limit less. It really depends on the person!
You may want to look up natural nutrition information while doing the cleanse for your post- cleanse lifestyle.
If you cheat, or get discouraged just keep drinking your lemonade! It's okay! It's a learning process!
To keep you motivated join some on-line forums or check out youtube for master cleanse videos...they are very motivating!!
After you have met your goal of how ever many days of the master cleanse you will need to ease out.
EASING OUT
Easing out is a lot like easing in but backwards. This is when you need to contemplate your post-master cleanse lifestyle and what kind of food you are going to be eating after the cleanse.
Easing out should take 2-3 days.
You will need to start with liquids and work your way up to solid foods.
The day you come off start with Organic freshly squeezed orange juice.
The next day start with more fruit juices and smoothies.
The 3rd day go to raw fruit, soups, raw veggies and salads.
Then you can go to your new healthy life style! Which ever you choose!
If you have any questions just message me back!
I hope this is a wonderful, challenging, amazing, beautiful, life changing experience for you as it was for me!
Cheers to good health!
Peace Love and Happiness,
Marina :-)
Monday, May 11, 2009
losing control
Friday, May 8, 2009
art worth living: the quotables and notables
- The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.
- - Josephine Baker
art 1 (ärt) n. 1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. |
All art requires courage. ~Anne Tucker