I WAS LISTENING TO SOME OLD MADONNA MUSIC THIS MORNING AND I REMEMBERED THAT MADONNA AND BASQUIAT DATED WHEN THEY WERE BOTH JUST COMING UP. IMAGINE THE CREATIVE ENERGY BETWEN THE TWO OF THEM, THEY BOTH WERE ABOUT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD. I BET THEY WERE CRAZY TO HANG OUT WITH.
A COUPLE DALAI LAMA QUOTES FOR YOUR DAY
WAYNE DYER - R.I.P. YOU WILL BE MISSED
DR WAYNE DYER WAS THE MAN IF YOU ARE A FAN OF MOTIVATION AND FEELING GOOD, HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE WORKING ON FINDING WAYS TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL BETTER AND MAKE BETTER LIVES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LOOKING INTO THIS MANS WORK. HE WROTE A BUNCH OF BOOKS AND THERE ARE LOTS OF VIDEO, HE WAS A VERY BUSY GUY WHEN IT CAME TO PUTTING INFO OUT. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS ALIVE WHILE HE WAS AROUND, CAUSE HE HAS MADE AN IMPACT ON THIS WORLD AND DEFINATELY ON ME. AND HE WAS FROM THE SAME AREA OF MICHIGAN I AM FROM.
http://www.drwaynedyer.com
RUSSELL SIMMONS - IS A COOL DUDE
THE REASON WE LOVE RUSSELL SIMMONS IS THE DEPTH HE POSSESSES, ONE OF THE CREATORS OF HIP HOP MUSIC WAS JUST ONE THING, HE IS A HUGE ADVOCATE OF ANIMAL RIGHTS AND VEGETARIANISM, HE MEDITATES, PRACTICES YOGA AND MOST OF ALL I LIKE HIS PRESENCE, HE HAS A CALMNESS THAT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN, YOU WORK FOR IT. HE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HARD WORK CREATES GOOD THINGS.
In January 2011 he stated in an interview that he is not a Buddhist as previously reported, but is a non-religious practitioner of Yoga, where he prays to the Ātman, or the self. Simmons practices a method of Yoga known as Jivamukti Yoga, which encourages vegetarianism and social and environmental activism.
Simmons is a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and a supporter of the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, which was established to ensure that any child in America who wants to learn and practice TM can do so.
THE CELESTINE PROPHECY - BY JAMES REDFIELD
THE CELESTE PROPHECY IS ANOTHER BOOK I WILL CALL A LIFE CHANGER. ITS GOT A GREAT INDIANA JONES KIND OF ADVENTURE FEEL, AS THEY LOOK FOR THE ANCIENT SCROLLS THAT TEACH THEM SPECIAL INSIGHTS. THE CRAZY THING IS THAT AS YOU READ THE BOOK YOU TRY THE INSIGHTS ON YOUR OWN IN YOUR OWN LIFE, THEY ARE REAL AND THEY WORK.
YOU WILL HAVE FUN WITH THIS SERIES BY JAMES REDFIELD.
http://www.celestinevision.com
You are here because this is where you need to be. Your whole life
has been a long road leading you directly to this moment.
James Redfield
In spite of the conflict and fear, there is a great transformation occurring in the world. People everywhere, across all cultures and religions, are sensing and searching for a more inspired and meaningful life — and finding it!
WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR - DAN MILLMAN CHANGED MY LIFE WHEN I READ THIS BOOK
DAN MILLMAN ABSOLUTELY CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER WITH THE BOOK WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR, THE WAY I LOOKED AT LIFE AND HOW TO LIVE IT WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME, THIS IS A LOFTY CLAIM, BUT IT IS TRUE. I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK WHEN I WAS 19, I WASN'T MUCH OF A READER, I THINK MAINLY BECAUSE I HAD NEVER REALLY BEEN EXCITED ABOUT WHAT I READ, I LIKED A GOOD STORY, BUT I WANTED IT TO MEAN SOMETHING. I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN, AND IT OPENED UP MY APPETITE FOR MAKING MY LIFE AND EVERYTHING AROUND ME BETTER, AND THAT I COULD DO IT. IT CHANGED THE WAY I PERCEIVED THE WORLD, NO LONGER A VICTIM, I HAD WORK TO DO, BUT THE WORK HAD MEANING. SINCE READING THIS I HAVE BOUGHT MANY COPIES, I WOULD GIVE THEM AS GIFTS TO ANYONE INTERESTED. PLEASE GO OUT AND FIND THIS BOOK, AND THEN READ ALL HIS BOOKS, THEY WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING YOU NEED, IM SURE IT IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE, AS WE ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT PATH, BUT THE PART I FOUND MOST USEFUL WAS THAT ANYONE CAN BE A BUDDHA ON A MOUNTAIN, BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOUR IN TRAFFIC, BELIEVE ME THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN, AND THIS BOOK TAUGHT ME THAT. CHECK OUT DAN MILLMAN, HE HAS WRITTEN MANY BOOKS SINCE WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR AND THEY ARE ALL EXCELLENT.
SANJAY PATEL - WE LOVE HIS ARTWORK AND HIS BOOKS UNDER THE COMPANY GHEE HAPPY
Ghee Happy is a brand that celebrates Indian mythology and culture thru design and storytelling in a fun and modern way. This vision has lead to the publication of two books, museum exhibits, apparel, and products.
Sanjay Patel is a supervising animator and storyboard artist at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA.
ALANA BLANCHARD - THIS GIRL CAN SURF, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE VIDEO
SACRED GEOMETRY IN ART
THIS IS JUST A SMALL COLLECTION OF ART USING SACRED GEOMETRY, THESE PATTERNS ARE SO AMAZING
SACRED GEOMETRY
SACRED GEOMETRY IS CRAZY, I CAN SAY HONESTLY, I DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT YET. BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT WHEN YOU SEE THE PATTERNS AND THEN SEE THEM OCCURRING NATURALLY IN PLANTS AND OTHER THINGS ON EARTH, IT STARTS TO SEEM REAL. THERES ALSO A LOT OF THESE SYMBOLS OCCURRING IN THE PAST GOING BACK A FEW THOUSAND YEARS. ITS VERY EXCITING TO COME ACROSS THINGS LIKE THIS, I THINK IF YOU GET TO A POINT OF REALLY TRULY UNDERSTANDING THIS, IT WILL EXPLAIN A LOT ABOUT OUR UNIVERSE AND ENERGY AND US. I BETTER GET BACK TO READING MORE ABOUT SACRED GEOMETRY, IM DYING TO UNDERSTAND IT. BELOW ARE A COUPLE VIDEOS THAT START TO EXPLAIN IT, BUT ITS NOT AN EASY SUBJECT.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A COOL PIC, IMAGINE SOMEONE TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT. THANK YOU SIR.
4 MINUTE NECK AND SHOULDER STRETCH - RODNEY YEE
THIS IS COOL, SUPER QUICK AND I KNOW WE ALL HAVE NECK AND SHOULDER PAINS, IN THESE MODERN TIMES THERES A LOT OF STRESS AND WE DON'T SPEND ENOUGH TIME TRYING TO WORK IT OUT PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. THIS AT LEAST WILL PHYSICALLY HELP AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO A CLASS, YOU CAN DO IT AT YOUR DESK.
RODNEY YEE - THE YOGA MASTER
IF YOU DO YOGA, YOU KNOW RODNEY YEE, HE IS THE MAN, AND A COOL INTERVIEW ABOUT YOGA. AND IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING ON YOGA, THERE IS SO MANY FREE VIDEOS AROUND WITH RODNEY YEE. WHETHER ITS A BASIC STRETCH TO LOOSEN UP OR FOR BACK PROBLEMS HE CAN HELP.
HANDSTANDS
HANDSTANDS ARE REALLY POPULAR RIGHT NOW, ITS FUNNY HOW PEOPLE MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY, WHEN REALLY, IT IS HARD. ITS ALWAYS COOL TO SEE SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU GET POPULAR, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WE ARE GETTING BETTER AS A PEOPLE.
BUDOKON - CAMERON SHAYNE
CAMERON SHAYNE IS PROBABLY MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION PHYSICALLY, NOT ABOUT BULKY MUSCLE, BUT LEAN STRONG FLEXIBLE MUSCLES. THESE WORKOUTS WILL HELP YOUR OVERALL MOVEMENT WHETHER IN SPORTS OR JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
NANU NANU - THERE IS TOO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT ROBIN WILLIAMS, SO I WILL JUST SAY HE WAS AMAZING AND WE WILL MISS HIM
ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS AMAZING, ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE TO EVER LIVE AND HE SEEMED LIKE A VERY CARING COMPASSIONATE PERSON. I FEEL LUCKY THAT I WAS AROUND AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSE THERE WILL NEVER BEEN ANOTHER ONE LIKE HIM.
MICHAEL FRANTI - THERE IS SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT MICHEAL FRANTI, SO EXPECT MORE POSTS IN THE FUTURE
WHEN I THINK OF MICHAEL FRANTI I THINK OF COMPASSION, HE IS A SINGER SONGWRITER AND IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE ON IT, EVERYWHERE. GO FIND SOME MUSIC BY MICHEAL FRANTI OR SPEARHEAD OR THE DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HYPOCRISY, YOU WILL LOVE IT. NOT JUST CAUSE HES RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED, BUT BECAUSE I THINK HE REACHES PEOPLE, AND THATS IMPORTANT THESE DAYS, TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND SPREAD POSITIVITY AND LOVE.
HIS MUSIC IS SUPER MOTIVATIONAL TO GET OUT THERE AND GIVE LOVE TO EVERYONE.
AND MAYBE INSPIRE YOU TO GO BAREFOOT, IT WORKED ON ME.
EARTHING - THIS IS NEW TO ME, SOUNDS COOL, WE USED TO CALL IT BAREFOOT
EARTHING IS APPARENTLY GOING BAREFOOT. FUNNY, I NEVER KNEW IT WAS A THING, AND APPARENTLY ITS SCIENTIFICALLY GOOD FOR YOU. WHO KNEW? I CHOOSE BAREFOOT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, MAINLY CAUSE I HEARD THAT MICHAEL FRANTI HAD GONE BAREFOOT FOR 13 YEARS, I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL, HA. BUT BE CAREFUL, NOT EVERYONE BELIEVES IN THIS THEORY, MY RECORD WAS 21 DAYS, WHICH INCLUDED GOING TO WORK AND SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS, IN 21 DAYS I ONLY FOUND 1 PERSON WHO TRIED TO KICK ME OUT OF A TRADER JOES BECAUSE APPARENTLY, BAREFOOT IS A DIRTY THING AND I WAS BAD. FOR ME TOO, I HAD A SHOE ADDICTION, SO ONE DAY I DONATED MY OVER 100 PAIRS OF SHOES AND WENT BAREFOOT, IT FELT GOOD. TRY IT, UNLESS YOU LIVE IN THE SNOW, THEN MAYBE JUST GO BAREFOOT IN THE HOUSE.
DAVE RASTOVICH - A LEGEND
ITS HARD TO EVEN TELL ALL THE THINGS THAT RASTA DOES FOR THIS PLANET.
HERES A FEW, RASTA IS ONE OF THE BEST SURFERS ON THE PLANET, ON ANY TYPE OF SURFBOARD AND ON ANY TYPE OF WAVE, HE HAS SUCH AN AMAZING BOND WITH THE OCEAN. WHEN HE IS NOT PLAYING IN THE WATER HE IS USUALLY SAVING OUR FRIENDS IN THE OCEAN, HE HAS PADDLED INTO THE KILLING POOLS OF TAIJI JAPAN TO TRY TO STOP THE JAPANESE FROM KILLING DOLPHINS AND WHALES. HE TRAVELS WITH THE SEA SHEPHERD ORGANIZATION AS THEY PATROL THE OCEAN FROM THE PEOPLE TRYING TO HUNT AND KILL WHALES AND OTHER CREATURES. BOTTOM LINE RASTA DOES ALL THE THINGS MOST PEOPLE WANT TO DO. SO, I THINK HE IS A GREAT ROLE MODEL OUT THERE FOR OUR MODERN CULTURE, IF SOMETHING OUT THERE SEEMS TO BE HURTING THIS EARTH OR CREATURES ON IT, THEN GET OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU WILL PROBABLY RUN INTO RASTA, CAUSE HE IS ALREADY DOING IT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU DAVE RASTOVICH .