Timing is everything.

It's been one too many months, since my last post. Yikes!

"No moment is ordinary" - Peaceful Warrior

Also, a friend sent me this poem and thought it was hilarious. Enjoy!

Bridal Shower

Perhaps, in a distant café,
four or five people are talking
with the four or five people
who are chatting on their cell phones this morning
in my favorite café.

And perhaps someone there,
someone like me, is watching them as they frown,
or smile, or shrug
at their invisible friends or lovers,
jabbing the air for emphasis.

And, like me, he misses the old days,
when talking to yourself
meant you were crazy,
back when being crazy was a big deal,
not just an acronym
or something you could take a pill for.

I liked it
when people who were talking to themselves
might actually have been talking to God
or an angel.
You respected people like that.

You didn't want to kill them,
as I want to kill the woman at the next table
with the little blue light on her ear
who has been telling the emptiness in front of her
about her daughter's bridal shower
in astonishing detail
for the past thirty minutes.

O person like me,
phoneless in your distant café,
I wish we could meet to discuss this,
and perhaps you would help me
murder this woman on her cell phone,

after which we could have a cup of coffee,
maybe a bagel, and talk to each other,
face to face


by George Bilgere

Celebrate Life Now

Prepare and get something brewing so you can start bubbling over and spill the most magical potion to the world.

The energy of Love!

Money grows on Trees

Does anyone recall growing up their parents saying to them - Money doesn't grow on trees?

Okay, yes it doesn't grow on trees, but imagine that. Imagine if you had to grow a tree to be wealthy.

I would love for money to be grown on trees because this means that all the hardwork that you do in planting and nurturing a tree will give you that abundance of wealth and joy that you desire.

Point: Plant a seed into something you are passionate about. Take care of it. As time progresses you will be a wealthy being.

I heart Trees.

Ice Ice Baby...

www.breakthrough.tv

I Can End Deportation = ICED

Spread the word.

The Weekend Story

Last Friday, I listened to a speaker, Alex Grey discuss with us about his passion, his life, his art work. It fascinates me how individuals tap into what they are passionate about and how they choose to express it to the world. Alex just returned from a trip to the North Pole and had no idea what he would be doing next. He had given up, so went to reconnect with his art professor. His art professor and him had decided to go to this party that a woman had invited them too. That woman ended up becoming his wife and they shared his first psychedelic experience.

One night, one conversation, one moment can change your life.

His psychedelic experiences allowed him to express emotion through color and imagery that is truly breathtaking. If you have not seen any of his art work then I recommend you going to the website (www.cosm.org) or even better see it live at his gallery in Chelsea. It will be closing down soon, so be sure to see it or you will have to wait to see it the art in upstate New York.

The paintings are inspired by Tibetan culture. Also, something I found interesting was that the fire and eyes in all of his paintings are his own symbols of how he visually sees consciousness. He illuminates consciousness and brings such energy to all who see his work. It brings a smile to my face and as intense as some of the paintings are I must say I do find my silence in it – great environment to meditate or just unwind/relax. The end of his lecture he showed us an amazing video clip, the net of being, and was blown away with the music and visuals that were being displayed in front of me. Art in action.

The following days were nicely packed with meeting up with friends and making delicious live meals and sweets for their taste buds to dance. Sunday, I got to check out a friend’s new exhibition piece that just opened up at the MoMA, Design in the Elastic Mind. It was my second dose in the course of three days to color and design, intelligent art work, all working in energizing my mind.

A quick few lines about the exhibition:

"The exhibition will highlight examples of successful translation of disruptive innovation, examples based on ongoing research, as well as reflections on the future responsibilities of design. Of particular interest will be the exploration of the relationship between design and science and the approach to scale. The exhibition will include objects, projects, and concepts offered by teams of designers, scientists, and engineers from all over the world, ranging from the nanoscale to the cosmological scale. "

Source: http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=5632
Definitely check it out. It will be available on the 6^th floor till May 12th

How amazing is that? It may be even hard to really digest and understand, but you know the past 25 years of technology has transformed us and our ways of living.

We are so connected to technology it seems as though we are going to be developing some sort of health challenges in the future that will be based solely on the fact we are so hooked on technology. We are wired.

It’s not even just about being wired, but it’s also about moving, adapting or should I say being elastic now that technology is moving so quickly. What’s going on with outer space? We are sending rockets out there constantly? Who knows? Ops! That was a side note, but back to the quickness of how life is now compared to other generations – it’s scary, we are able to be on the phone, text message and reply to an email all at once. Imagine what it will be like for the younger generations? My nephew is 4 years old and he knows about Hanna Montana and wants an ipod like many other children. Is it okay for them to be putting in head phones in their cute little ears, playing wii or even computer games at that age? Who knows? We are all the guinea pigs on whether or not technology will affect our health. What happens to playing outside, getting fresh air, creating an imagination with your friends, and learning to share, etc? I suppose it happens but it happens through technology – games. This also brings me to a point about kids now no longer need friends, since they have technology, why bother? This is dangerous because they will then lack physical contact and fundamental emotions (compassion, love, understanding, etc) that are apart of the developing process.

On another note, I am starting to think that there could be a possibility of us all going back to how the previous generations lived back in the day. This is where we will be growing our own food and will start to use technology to help us be more eco-friendly, etc. The reason why I feel this way is because as a society we go in cycles and tailor the repeating cycle with current technology. Just taking a moment to think back to the previous generations - Isn’t it interesting that we no longer use our minds to do the simple things such as being able to sew a button on a jacket, quick calculations of math, memorize all your friend’s phone numbers (or anything – we do have iphones and blackberries), grow a garden or plant a seed. I am aware that there are people who know how to do these things, but it’s the general idea that many basics have been not a priority because technology has provided it for us to help us do manage other things and be lazy and mindless in these specific basic areas.

Overlooking certain areas and quickly moving faster and faster with technology is concerning. Are we moving too fast? I see this especially in New York City, the city of constant buzz. So, how is it to not burn out with this need to keep up with the ever changing technology? I feel it is important to have time for you. Yes, yourself. I said it. You need time to hibernate and restore your energy, so you can increase your natural energy. By hibernate- I refer to you spending that extra time to take it a bit slow, take an hour nap, chew your food slowly, meditate a bit longer, take a long bath, but find a way to truly relax, so that you can find that natural energy instead of the overdose on espresso shots, pills, sugar rush, etc to get your quick fix on energizing yourself.

Speaking of energizing yourself, I realize that this past weekends were energized by a combination of fresh green juice and colors in the art work that I either stumbled upon or actively experienced. It’s clear to me that it is a sign of my creative heart wanting to be released.

Energize yourself.

Check out a comedy club or just be simple about it and laugh with a dear friend.

Peace.

I am Life.

We all have a tendency in making statements that say "My life" or "This is Life" or "Your Life"

Why do we say this?

Today is a day to be life and not make it separate from you.

You are LIFE.

What does that mean?

It embodies fearlessness and being present.
What unfolds is the beauty of the moment and the joy of you.

You being Life.

Yes, I am a cheesy one and love every minute of it.

Love life. Love yourself.

:)

Why not? Let's meet.

Where: Bonobos
When: 2-16-08
Why: We are foodies!

The success of this event was all because of the wonderful healthy people that attended - Thank you.

There was a group of 30 or so health counselors and friends all experiencing the delicious raw food together. The best part of the dinner was hearing everyones own experiences with raw food and how they were introduced to the lifestyle.

I believe the best way to learn is from each other.
Share the knowledge.
Knowledge is power.

Meet ups ROCK!

There will definitely be more events to come... so keep a look out!

Have a powerful energized day!