WARNING: This video may induce a sudden urge to buy a one-way ticket to an exotic island, sleep around with hot foreign guys and party hardy.
…only you can set yourself free.
; )
Watch and I’m sure you won’t regret it.
3:46 is when it gets really good.
…the end is sucky, but at least she died happy…
ya know? Like that Santigold song. Here you go, you can listen to this song while you read the rest of my post
There is this restless feeling in me that has been growing.
Good things have been happening in my life, I have many people surrounding me who adore me and I’m having fun just being with them. I feel sometimes like I’m having too much fun and that life will come back to bite me in the ass sooner or later and then I’ll be sorry. I should be working! I should be saving money! I should be paying off my student loans and looking for a real job instead of waiting tables! But…I like the freedom this life brings. Hanging out with friends in the sun and going to concerts is all I want to do at the moment. Is that so wrong?
I will not be a slave to a 9-5! I can’t see myself following the traditional school->work->work->work->retire->live framework. I want to live the life I want to live NOW. I have so many self-help-y books littering my room. Here are a few:
I’ve only just recently solidified that this is what I want, to live outside of the traditional box, but how….that is something that I pray pray pray will show itself to me along the way. But, I have to be working towards something. I can’t just wait for the perfect opportunity to show itself. I must choose something and work towards that. I’ll describe this feeling with an image:
It’s like I’m crossing a river by jumping on stones that are sticking out of the water. Only thing is, its foggy. So foggy in fact that I can only see one rock at a time in front of me. The wind is blowing heavily and I’m carrying a heavy load so I have to lean into the wind to not be knocked off balance and thrown into the rushing river. I have to consider the wind when jumping to the next rock. I do not know if there is a path that crosses the entire river, and I do not know how wide it is, but I must move forward…because I cannot go back.
Er…I just…can’t. Would you go back to where you were? I don’t know specifically where I’m going in life, but I do know that I ALWAYS ALWAYS want to be moving forward and growing and learning constantly. Challenges will always come up. You never know how close you may have been to reaching the end…
I just discovered this guy, Jonathan Budd who is focused on empowering ppl to become entrepreneurs. I like him because he talks very poignantly and also from a spiritual perspective: Only You Can Set Yourself Free
Some of his main points:
Hope you found something interesting in this post. More coming soon.
Keep Up xoxo
By now you have probably heard of the recent shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin this past Sunday. It has definitely shaken up the whole Sikh community.
“When things are down and darkest, thats when we stand tallest…”
It has caused us to come together to educate our communities about Sikhism, and look at the larger issue here: ignorance. Since 9/11 anti-Islamic sentiment, according to the FBI has risen 1600%. Although Sikhism is a separate religion than Islam, we have always considered them as part of our human family. The “War on Terror” waged by our previous president who will not be named, along with other factors, has made fear of differences take a front seat in our political discourse. I’d say fear in general is used as a tool to manipulate and control many Americans. It is “us vs. them”! We need to take this tragic event as a wake up call. Here is an excellent article by a young Sikh woman for CNN about her family and her vision for a new, more aware America
How you can support the Sikh community, educate yourself and cultivate peaceful relationships with those different than you:
Whatever you choose to do, even if it is tweeting about this or making it your facebook status for a day, please do not perpetuate this cycle of hatred. Take this as an opportunity to feel compassion, send out a healing prayer to all those affected and check yourself. How often do you feel fear or dislike towards someone who is different than you? Educate yourself. Do not act from ignorance and impulse. Do not believe everything our politicians, the media and society tell you. Think for yourself.
Can you look into the eyes of another, who you may fear because they are different, yet see their human-ness which is the same as yours?
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Here is whats been on my ipod recently. I can comfortably say these are all dam good songs.
Florence + The Machines
Mumford and Sons
The Weeknd
Birdy Nam Nam (Skrillex Remix)
Daddy Yankee (I know…)
Cut Copy
Ok, I have to admit I was never a HUGE fan of the DJ Skrillex in the past, but after listening to this album I’m so down with his work. He is an amazing artist. This album really got me. I was dancing in my chair the entire time, and I am super picky with my music. It has to have a really good beat to make me want to move. I really appreciate that he is doing some really experimental things with mixing different genres that I’ve never heard. I think what really got me was the last part which is classical! What the…..? It still has the same tune from earlier in the album, but there is no deep beat behind it. Soooo cool. I really like the hip hop beats that he mixes in along with sometimes kinda creepy synthesizers.
WARNING: If you are sensitive to loud noises or deep bass or electronic music at all then this is not for you. For example, I know my mum would get a headache listening to this.
Music is like wine. You can taste it and savor it and discuss it, or chug the cheap stuff just cause you wanna get drunk.
Try a meditation to handle depression, deal with an addiction or heal yourself
“The most beneficial way of breathing is to inhale completely by filling your lungs with the breath and then exhale and completely empty them. By intentionally focusing attention on your breath, you are practicing conscious breathing.
By changing the rhythm and depth of your breath one can begin to change addictive behavioral patterns.” -http://www.super-health.net
this song gets me so hard
i’ve had this stuck in my head all day
“Do you know how beautiful You are?
I think not, my dear.
For as you talk of God,
I see great parades with wildly colorful bands
Streaming from your mind and heart,
Carrying wonderful and secret messages
To every corner of this world.
I see saints bowing in the mountains
Hundreds of miles away
To the wonder of sounds
That break into light
From your most common words.”
~Hafiz
Seriously. What is your opinion on this?
