Namaste sate te

This song....breaks my heart with how beautiful it is.  

Namaste sate te      by: Shivoham 

Lyrics:

Namaste sate te jagat kaaranaaya
Namaste chite sarva lokaashrayaaya

Namo dvaita tattwaaya mukti pradaaya
Namo brahmane vyaapine shaashvataaya

English Meaning:

Salutations to that Being, the cause of the universe! Salutations to that Consciousness, the support of all the worlds! Salutations to that One Truth without a second, which gives liberation! Salutations to that pure, eternal Brahman who pervades all regions!

I love relaxing.  However, since making way down from the sweet NW land of raindrops on roses and drinking tea to actually keep warm... ;).....I have often forgotten how to relax.

I go through my days and always have more to do....

Last year my roommate-at-the-time (shout out to Lindsey Yuros) found a yoga studio and I joined with her.  It's a studio in Redlands called Inner Evolution Yoga....it's "da bomb" as some might say.  

But, in all honesty, some of my most relaxing moments have been there when I finally take the time to relax and do my best....the best for my body and my mind!  Yoga can be SO empowering and then so relaxing and then so .... just.....great!  We always say "Namaste" to one another at the end of classes....it's such a powerful idea. That's why I love this song!  They say "Namaste" so many times when it's not just a word...it's a beautiful realization about the powerful connection between people and this universe.  

Please just take some time to relax today and remember how much a moment of peace can calm your sweet soul!!! Yep! 

TO-DO LIST

TO-DO LIST:

-thank God for 5 things!! :) 

-tell someone that you love them today

-take a deep breath

-look around right now and notice the beauty in something/someone

-drink a glass of water...NOW!

Sunny days are here again!

Mountain View Mansion love <3

Beautiful beach day posing with Anin ;)

We're dancing!

On one of the first Daisy Ave days! 

It's funny how remembering fun days can feel almost as fun as when you were living them!  I get this happy, warm feeling in my heart.  I want to feel all the love today!  :)

These pictures are from summer 2012

TEST

Sometimes there are bigger tests in my day than the actual BIG TEST I studied for...for hours!  It's kind of weird how that works out.  I end up experiencing much more than I planned.  I end up living more abundantly on those days!

I guess the reason I am writing this is to remind myself to experience each moment in its entirety.  I want to breathe in all the smells, hear all the sounds and feel each emotion.  It's not everyday that I get to experience moments like these.  Be happy and soak them in! Also....I want to start making it a habit to think of why each person I talk to throughout the day "means something to me".  They all do!  I feel like I've been rushing too much and forgetting to appreciate all my peeps! I love them.

Refresh

I love drinking a cool glass of water while my face is still wet and dripping from washing it in the sink before bed. Refreshing to say the least!!!

kinda a tapestry

There is something so artistic about how the world works. How things occur.
I think it's the ultimate form of art...God's plan....how He works things out.
He plants occurences in my life where if I'd done a single thing differently...
even breathed an extra breath...they wouldn't have happened.

He kinda weaves a tapestry that makes my life beautiful.

A perfect purple thread is added into the picture
when there are cookies and I was wanting some dessert!
I'm late for class but the announcements went long...I didn't miss anything :)

Or... sometimes a special, golden, shimmering thread is woven in
perfectly
when I get to spend unexpected time with someone I care about.
Beautiful things, events, and chances occur at least once every day of my life.
Those beauty threads make my life's
tapestry just that much more colorful and complete.

heart feelings

Sometimes there are not words to describe how I feel.
It doesn't help that I'm not very good at expressing anything verbally.
You know those people who can just paint a picture (masterpiece) with sentences?
Those people are so impressive.  They can make me feel something with their words.
How then, can there be things that happen in MY LIFE that spark inexplicable feelings?
Feelings that I have never felt, don't want to feel and I don't know how to NOT feel them.
I pride myself on just "feeling".  I like to feel and I like to follow my heart.  
In this moment, though, I don't know what I'm feeling.  
I just want to shut off my heart feelings or something.  My heart feels but my brain can't figure it. 

I wanna know. Wanna know. Wanna know now.

bed....

pledge?!

This past weekend I had my nursing class dedication.  I want to make an effort to remember these words that I pledged when any patients of mine are testing my patience.  I can't wait to be a nurse :)