Beautiful Quote on Service

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy.

I awoke and saw that life was service.

I acted and behold, service was joy."
- Rabindranath Tagore

Deep Breaths

I just recently discovered that if I make my breath long and full like ocean waves while I'm putting Haley to bed, she falls asleep fast, I get relaxed and the night is more peaceful.  Just thought I'd share.

Breath is an amazing tool, for coming into the moment, slowing down, and calming down, and it's hard to talk about breath without breathing more consciously and deeply.

An itty bitty goal

My little goal for today:

replace 5 minutes of computer madness with 5 minutes of meditation. 

Was it life changing? not really- but it sure did feel satisfying.

I think achieving goals uses spiritual muscles that for me are some what weak at the moment. 

So starting itty bitty is important and soon maybe I'll be able to go for days without plugging in

(thought I guess if I'm going to get serious about blogging that might not work)

Home Made Popsicles

In my opinion, the best way to get a picky toddler to eat her fruit is turn it into a popsicle.

Haley will eat anything in popsicle form ( except carrot juice)  I have even taken those

Odwalla smoothies and put them in a popsicle mold- green drinks, veggie/fruit mixes,

we love popsicles.

Our popsicle combo of the week: blueberry, banana, soy milk.  

Goals

"The Trajedy in Life

doesn't lie in not

reaching your goal. 

The tragedy lies in

having no goal to reach."

-Benjamin Mays

Thankyou Awareness

While searching online for hours it seems, tweeking my search threads to find just the exact collection of writings to motivate, inspire, and leave me with a feeling of fulfillment and togetherness, I realized that what I was searching for cannot be found online (what a shocker)... and might actually require me to get up off my bum and take action... in reality, and not in the virtual cyberspace I have gotten thoroughly lost in.  Thank you awareness.  I'm going to go do some yoga now.   

Shopping...

Haley and I went shopping today.  I'm not much of a shopper.  But I always forget that I'm not much of a shopper.  I get excited about accumulating all the unnecessary luxuries that I imagine I need and then... after losing my wallet, multiple toddler melt downs, nothing fitting right, and the anxiety of indecision, that comes with racks and racks of style variations, I remember...well I remember a few things actually-


1. I'm not a shopper
2. I need very little compared to what corporations would have me believe I need
3. I am not my outfit