August has been brilliant in so many ways.
Rainbows...
Yes, I was lucky enough to see a double rainbow. This past month I have seen more rainbows than I have in the last five years. Very fascinating! Perhaps the evanescent nature insists upon some wish-making in addition to my daily 11:11's and occasional eyelash-on-the-cheek moments. Just so magical and ephemeral. The fleeting moments that this kaleidoscopic image dances in the sky is divine. The sheer visual allure of it all is my pot of gold.
My feel good for the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDK07Zg1GNA
Just some inspiration for your Wednesday, hump day...
Psychedelic
A couple years ago, I stumbled upon this beautiful piece. I have since been enlightened...
The Station Robert J Hastings.
TUCKED AWAY in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision in which we see ourselves
on a long journey that spans an entire continent. We're traveling by train and, from the
windows, we drink in the passing scenes of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at
crossings, of cattle grazing in distant pastures, of smoke pouring from power plants, of row
upon row upon row of cotton and corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of city skylines and
village halls.
But uppermost in our conscious minds is our final destination--for at a certain hour and on a
given day, our train will finally pull into the station with bells ringing, flags waving, and bands
playing. And once that day comes, so many wonderful dreams will come true. So restlessly, we
pace the aisles and count the miles, peering ahead, waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.
"Yes, when we reach the station, that will be it!" we promise ourselves. "When we're
eighteen. . . win that promotion. . . put the last kid through college. . . buy that 450SL
Mercedes-Benz. . . have a nest egg for retirement!"
From that day on we will all live happily ever after.
Sooner or later, however, we must realize there is no station in this life, no one earthly
place to arrive at once and for all. The journey is the joy. The station is an illusion--it
constantly outdistances us. Yesterday's a memory, tomorrow's a dream. Yesterday belongs to a
history, tomorrow belongs to God. Yesterday's a fading sunset, tomorrow's a faint sunrise. Only
today is there light enough to love and live.
So, gently close the door on yesterday and throw the key away. It isn't the burdens of today
that drive men mad, but rather regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and
fear are twin thieves who would rob us of today.
"Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24, "This is
the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, swim more rivers, climb more
mountains, kiss more babies, count more stars. Laugh more and cry less. Go barefoot oftener.
Eat more ice cream. Ride more merry-go-rounds. Watch more sunsets. Life must be lived as we
go along. The station will come soon enough.
My heart bleeds for the victims of the Libyan atrocities. In my thoughts and deepest prayers for the families and the deceased, Eid Mubarak!
I can not believe I am boycotting the news to save my own tush from this hollow feeling. Seriously I feel so sick. I wanted to cry looking at those bodies. MY GOODNESS...so barbaric and inhumane. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/28/libya.massacre.report/
Now, to deviate from being such a Debbie downer
Here's my feel good video of the day. Simply adorable... MUST WATCH
http://www.maniacworld.com/stay-calm-dad.html
Isnt she just STUNNING?! This woman exemplifies beauty in its essence. She would make a trashbag look good. The epitome of classiness...
"A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, prana, to every body cell. The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy" Paramahansa Yogananda
A funny for the day...
Things I am <3'ing right now
1. White nailpolish. Im absolutely in love with this new trend. White looks good on everyone!!!! My fave Scarlett J, and even the Chanel models are rocking this. So fresh...
My feet (excuse them...) courtesy of OPI: Oh so glam
Going along with the nail thing im so loving OPI: Gargantuan Green Grape. LOVE... perhaps because I like all things different. Breaking the monotony of the comfort of mundane neutrals. Comments...
2. Bikram yoga: Posture of the day Dandayamana Janusharasana: Standing head to knee.
* You can never perfect yoga, you can just practice it and your body will thank you a million times over. How immaculate is this. Beautiful
3. Cotton candy colored skies. Seriously, this sky looks so enigmatic and romantic all wrapped into one. I just HAD to smile, and want to dance on the clouds...LITERALLY
4. Song of the day: Carpenters On top of the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crWGGy2oBT0&feature=related
This is certainly my feel good of the day :)
"Such a feeling's coming over me,
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I wont be surprised if it's a dream...
Everything I want the world to be
Is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear
Its because you are here
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen..."
