Palangka Raya-20 November 2008.Hari itu  sepertinya menjadi hari yang super duper memalukan sekaligus mengasyikkan, saya (ridiw) di suruh menjadi pagar ayu dalam kegiatan ‘TEMU SAHABAT’ dalam rangka HUT SMADA ke-25.Jika dilihat dari fisik, badan saya yang body building ini dujadikan seorang cewek berparas cantik (kata teman-teman) dan sangat cocok.Tapi, saya juga sangat senang kok, yang penting bisa menghibur teman-teman dan membuat semua gembira dan lebih meriah.Selain saya yang menjadi cewek, gammabunta juga mengadakan stand ramalan yang dilakukan oleh erainz dan ice.Semua menyerbu stand ramalan itu.Selain stand ramalan, di tautklan pula segala macam benda asing atau apalah yang bisa menyenangkan para tamu.Benda itu seperti, Dart Game, Pohon Tanabata (pohon permohonan), dan juga sebenarnya ada Play Station dengan ruangan yang full music.Namun, semua hal yang bersangkut paut dengan listrik itu sirna karena hadir tamu tak diundang yaitu PEMADAMAN LISTRIK.Tidak seru lagi deh.tapi tak apa, semuanya don’t worry be happy, baru kali ini saya betul-betul merasakan yang namanya kenikmatan di dalam ruangan kodok nun panas namun dingin di hati menyejuk kalbu yang membuat semua senang, tiada pikir ruwet masalah apapun.

Itulah kegiatan yang sangat sulit dikata-katakan karena… apa saja lah, nanti saya tautkan saja fotonya di sini.Namun, sampai saat ini belum saya tautkan karena tamu yang tak diundang (PEMADAMAN LISTRIK) di rumah saya sehingga saya tak bisa meng-upload foto dari SE k750i.Dan saya menuliskan berita ini di warnet begitu sejuk setelah selesai berkegiatan di ‘TEMU SAHABAT’… BETUL-BETUL HAPPY

SAROK, SALAM KROOK… HASTALA VICTORIA SIEMPRE POR SMADA (SEMOGA SMADA TETAP JAYA)

GAMMA…GAMMA…GAMMA… KROOKKK

KEGIATAN BESOK HARUS LEBIH DIMERIAHKAN LAGI, OKE…

Pentru mine, luna noiembrie e cam plină de sărbătoriţi dar o să mă opresc doar la câţiva dintre ei şi anume cei născuţi astăzi, 18 noiembrie.

Încep cu fetele, de fapt fata [că aşa-i frumos]. Un sincer şi călduros La Mulţi Ani unei bobocele mici de la FB pe nume Raluca. Iar tortuleţul virtual de mai jos i-l dedic. [prietenii ştiu de ce ]

Urmează un bun prieten şi “frăţior” -> Dj Scorpyon care a schimbat şi el prefixul. La mulţi ani bro şi să-mi trăieşti muuuult de tot [zise sisu ].

Şi nu în ultimul rând, La Mulţi Ani! unuia dintre cei mai cunoscuţi oameni din Suceava şi nu numai -> Blaj Andrei. E cineva care nu i-a trecut prin mânuţe sau nu îl cunoaşte? M-aş îndoi.

La Mulţi Ani scumpilor!

Namaste Blissful Body Yoga blog readers! The Blissful Body Yoga blog has moved permanently to the following address on blogger:

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Blogger has always been my main site for the blog, and I had been basically copying all my post from that blog to this one, and my Tumblr blog, but I have been doing SO many post it has gotten too difficult to keep up with. I hope you will go to http://blissfulbodyyoga.blogspot.com/

and subscribe to my feed there so that you don’t miss a thing.

A lot of new, great things are coming from Blissful Body Yoga this year, and next, including the premiere of Blissful Body Yoga audio download meditations, available soon on yogadownload.com!! I am so excited about these. They are my offering to you, to bring yoga to your home and to help it grow in your life.

In the meanwhile, you many not be aware of my other blogs. I also write the Daily Gratitude Blog which can be subscribed to here:

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Many of you are familiar with my fine art and work as a graphic designer. I started a blog to showcase my own work, and work of other independant artists, called the Teal Designs Art Studio Blog. It can be found here:

http://tealdesigns.blogspot.com/

Prints on paper and canvas of some of my fine art work is available on ImageKind here:

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If you need a graphic designer with 15 years experience in designing for print and web, look no further. You can few a portion of my portfolio on my Teal Designs site here:

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Or contact me directly at, teal@tealdesigns.net

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May you be happy

May you be free from all suffering

Om Shanti, Shanti Shanti

Teal Marie Chimblo, Owner/Teacher, Blissful Body Yoga

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I was at Barnes and Noble today because I was feeling a little down…and sometimes that’s what I do when I feel down… I love bookstores, I love knowledge, I love books, I love the setting and the whispers. I love the smell of coffee and the smell of books. I can go in there without buying anything and leave a little bit happier.

Ironically enough, today I stumbled upon a book called, be happy. It is a tiny book based on magazine cartoons by Monica Sheehan, just to help you live a happy life. Everyone every once in a while needs a reminder that it really is the simple things that really do make for a happier life. “Show up, do things you’re good at, dance, get a good nights sleep and keep learning”.

So here I am to give you a few reminders a few days at a time, when I remember, to hopefully bring you out of any gloominess this nasty winter weather, a cold, or a disappointment may bring on. A simple thing to remember is:

1. Follow your heart.

This one is pretty obvious but can never be said too often. This goes way beyond your love life. We should always remember to follow our heart when it comes to the biggest or smallest decisions: selecting friends, telling the truth, making choices, voting, choosing a job, giving advice to a friend, and many more. I always encourage people to dig deep and reflect on what they really want and what they really feel.

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

That’s the nice way to say “damned if ya do, damned if ya don’t…” at least this way you feel good about yourself on the inside when it’s all said and done.

Nu mi-am dat sema momentan cine cântă melodia de pe fundal.. dar este timp

Pentru toţi şoferii şi viitorii şoferi -> spor la vizionat!

I have met many people in my life who are very negative. They moan about seemingly everything and walk around with the weight of the world on their shoulders. I was also like that until the age of twenty-two, at this age I decided to have a new approach to life.

For those first twenty-two years, I was forever feeling sorry for myself. My friends all appeared to have so much more than me, and my life was one long hard struggle, compared to theirs. I was caught up in a web of negativity and needed someone or something to help me to escape.

During an afternoon at work one day, aged as I say twenty-two, a colleague I was working with started to talk to me. What he said was a shock to me, however would have a profound effect on my future. He said to me:

“Your are somebody who always thinks in a negative way, you a right depressive person, aren’t you?”

“Am I?”

I said in a shocked voice as I believed I was no different to anybody else. He continued:

“Yes you are. You very rarely smile, you are negative about most issues and you always seem to be carrying the world on your shoulders”.

This man was aged around fifty three and continued:

“I used to be like you and then I was given some advice, of which I am now going to relay to you. When you feel down, depressed or sorry for yourself, read the newspapers or watch the news on the television. You may then realise that you are in fact one of the lucky ones.”

I had a long think about what he had said. I had never been a big reader or watcher of the news, but decided to give it a go. The advice he gave me was totally correct, the news from around the world and even my own country was quite shocking. I realised that the worries I had were actually quite trivial and that I needed to cherish everyday and start to look on the bright side of life.

Stephen Hill

Pra quem acha q o seu coleguinha de classe(Fischer) eh chato…

Tem pior…

Alysia Reiner (www.alysiareiner.com) plays the recurring role of Cindy on The Starter Wife on USA. Her latest film is The Vicious Kind, produced by Neil LaBute, and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role as Christine in Sideways. She is also expecting her first child with husband David Alan Basche.  

When did your Inner Critic first rear its ugly head?

Been there as long as I can remember.

What’s the worst part of having an Inner Critic, or what’s the worst thing it’s ever said to you?

That it never goes away - you just learn to deal with it.

What have you been able to achieve by smacking down your Inner Critic?  

Not just achieving goals but living a life with more joy and peace.

What’s your all-time favorite smackdown?

Thank you for sharing, now shut the f@%& up.  

What do you do when none of your smackdowns are working?   

Call and email friends to help me whip um into shape, put on great music & dance it away, go to kickboxing class

Over time, does it get easier to smackdown the Critic?

Absolutely - it’s a muscle, ya gotta work it.

What keeps you motivated?

I wanna live my dreams, be happy and at peace - the more I do the less the Critic talks.

Acting is one of the toughest careers you can have. How do you handle the Outer Critics?

Don’t read reviews while you are working on something. Period.

Are you scared of raising a kid? If so, how do you smackdown that fear?  

It’s a mix of educating myself, choosing what to use (i.e., choosing supportive, not fear-based, books, videos, classes), and listening to my intuition and heart more than ever.

What are your favorite sources of inspiration?

SO MANY! Nature, music, meditation, yoga, love, art, notes from the Universe, my friends & family, sex, laughter, being of service.

What advice would you give to someone who was stuck in fear and inaction?

Go do something! Get your ass out of bed or out of the house and:

Volunteer somewhere

Go to a museum

Make a list of goals, start with tiny ones

& take one action today - just one.

Recruit a friend to be action buddies

Anything else you’d like to add that I haven’t asked?

Action and Smackdown with faith/hope/belief in yourself are muscles - ya gotta work um. And sometimes they get sore when you first learn to use um or are getting stronger… Work through the pain. Pain is weakness leaving the body. And damn it feels good to be strong, believe in yourself and live the life of your dreams!!

I was always somebody who felt quite sorry for myself, what I had not got compared to my friends, how much of a struggle my life seemed to be compared to others. I was caught up in a web of negativity and needed someone or something to help me to escape.

I was always somebody who felt quite sorry for myself, what I had not got compared to my friends, how much of a struggle my life seemed to be compared to others. I was caught up in a web of negativity and needed someone or something to help me to escape.

During an afternoon at work one day, aged around twenty one, a colleague I was working with started to talk to me. What he said was quite upsetting and disturbing, however would have a profound effect on my future. He said to me:

“Your quite a depressive person, aren’t you?”

“Am I?”

I said in a shocked voice as I believed I was no different to anybody else. He continued:

“Yes you are. You very rarely smile, you are negative about most issues and you always seem to be carrying the world on your shoulders”.

This man was aged around fifty three and continued:

“I used to be like you and then I was given some advice, of which I am now going to relay to you. When you feel down, depressed or sorry for yourself, read the newspapers or watch the news on the television. You may then realise that you are in fact one of the lucky ones.”

I listened and thought about what he had said. I had never been a big reader or watcher of the news, but decided to start. The advice was totally correct, the news from around the world and even my own country was quite shocking. I realised that the worries I had were actually quite trivial and that I needed to cherish everyday and start to look on the bright side of life.

Stephen Hill

Zindagi hai choti , har pal mein khush raho…

Office me khush raho, ghar mein khush raho..

Aaj paneer nahi hai, dal mein hi khush raho,

Aaj gym jane ka samay nahi, do kadam chal ke he khush raho..

Aaj Dosto ka sath nahi, TV dekh ke hi khush raho..

Ghar ja nahi sakte to phone kar ke hi khush raho…

Aaj koi naraaz hai, uske iss andaz mein bhi khush raho..

Jisse dekh nahi sakte uski awaz mein hi khush raho…

Jisse paa nahi sakte uski yaad mein he khush raho

Laptop na mila to kya, Desktop mein hi khush raho..

bita hua kal ja chuka hai, uski meethi yaadon unme he khush raho..

aane wale pal ka pata nahi..sapno mein he khush raho..

Haste haste ye pal bitaenge, aaj mein he khush raho

 Zindagi hai choti , har pal main khush raho…..

One thing about being a wedding photographer, I have fun! And one thing about your wedding day, you too need to have fun! Yes, that’s right, HAVE FUN! A couple I shot this past weekend, they seriously knew how to do just that. The bride, before hand, was a weee bit nervous, actually, the most nervous bride I have worked with this year! But Kevin, just the laid back groom. And once they were together, it was all quite obvious why this wedding couple came to be… Because they just fit, he puts her at ease, she brings a light into his eyes. And most of all, they have fun! The second she got down the isle, they were glued together! Kissing right then and there. No waiting… But oh! The kiss that came after the ceremony, I think the church began to shake! Then, much like the picture above, he must have picked her up and spun her around at least 10 times through the evening. So obvious that this is who they truly are. And that’s what I’m trying to get at. Be who you are, be happy, have fun, enjoy the day because you put so much time into its creation! Take it in, laugh with your guests, smile with each other and love with all…

And to put it all together is not the most simple thing around, but here’s the thing, why stress out? Why worrie? What, scared something is out of place, you know what, you’re the only one that will know. So come on, seriously, let your day unfold, let it all come to be, just enjoy it, take it in and get ready for the new chapter coming your way!!!!

Shine on

~Tim

www.tabphotographic.com

Depois de um dia que começou mansinho e terminou complicado, com direito a atraso por conta do horário de verão (lesada né? depois de tantos dias agora é que eu me atrapalho com ele!), eu sento na minha mesa de trabalho (a da sala de jantar!) e olho pela janela…  

Vale a pena clicar na foto para vê-las maiores! As fotos da fileira de baixo são um mistério… entre muitas tentativas de registrar o momento sem tremer, eis que aparecem patinhos e  diversos número 4 atravessando a ponte… Seriam sinais? Hmmmmm….

Aí minha memória vai longe (não tentem entender a lógica dela!) e eu lembro de um cara que cantava (ainda canta, acho eu!) na estação de metrô Chatelet, em Paris. Todo dia, quando eu voltava da escola morta de cansada, correndo pra aula de Francês, passava por ele e a música era sempre essa (acho que era o horário, ele deve cantar mais de uma música…):

“In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy

Don’t worry, be happy now
Oo, ooo…”

Essa música, além de ter uma letra linda, ainda é ótima pra cantar e assobiar… e ainda dizem que quem canta seus males espanta, não é?! Oba!!

bisous!!

Fluffy and Pud playing with string in the sunshine.

.. şi nu numai

Drifting, mers cu maşina pe 2 roţi, parcări făcute la muchie de cuţit şi mai mult decât perfecte, slalom printre maşini, întoarceri de 360/540 grade.. mai continui?

Mai bine v-aţi clăti ochişorii cu următorul clip care, deşi face reclamă la maşinile produse Hyundai [trecem peste], aş putea afirma că.. “damn.. mai am mult ca să ajung ca ei”

Ei.. care mai poate face ca ei? Ia să vă văd

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To be present, truly present, takes practice. There is no flip of a switch that makes us stop living in worry, in anxiety, in past, in future, and start being fully, bodily, in the present moment.

I remember once reading something that Deepak Chopra wrote:

“The only path to God is a constant state of self-awareness.”

Getting to that place where we are constantly aware, and therefore constantly present, requires heaps of practice. If you want to run a marathon you can’t just get off of the couch after years of lounging and expect to go out and succeed. You have to be patient and kind to yourself, start with a mile or two at a time.

Deepak suggests meditating for 30 minutes, twice a day. My practice recommends two hours a day.

Happiness is a practice, not a destination.

Here is a little story my friend sent me today to cheer me up and it actually helped. I need to put things in perspective and realize that while I may make peanuts at my job and be at high risk of losing it, at least I have a job. Among many, many other good things in and around me. Basically, I need to get just get over myself and take time to enjoy life more rather than worrying so much about it.

The story is a little corny and probably fake, but it can teach us all how to look at life a little less critically; which is something I could definitely use!

Here’s the story:
Today, a 92 yr. old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by 8 o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and perfectly shaved, even though he is legally blind, moved into a nursing home.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making his move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, he was given a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.

“I love it” he exclaimed with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old just having been presented with a new puppy.

“Mr. Jones, you haven’t seen the room; just wait.”

“That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” he replied.

Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not does not depend on how the furniture is arranged - it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or I can get out of bed and be thankful for the the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away. Just for this time in my life.

Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from it what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you is to deposit a lot of happiness in your bank account of memories!

Here are 5 simple rules for living:

1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worry.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Sounds simple enough, no? Aw, what the hell - I’ll try anything once! What about you? What’s your method for ‘not sweating the small stuff’?

Photo courtesy of: flickr

Bekymra dej inte, var glad! Känn ingen oro. “Hur kan man känna sig fri från oro mitt i en värld full av oro?”Genom att vi sätter vår förtröstan på Gud! Tro på Gud, Tro på dej själv. Det du bekänner, det är du, det upplever du. Bekänn inte nederlag, oro. Lämna din oro hos Gud. Bed och du ska få frid och ro. Det är inte så enkelt kanske du tycker.. nej, inte enkelt, men det är sant! Dina ord, det du uttalar, din attityd påverkar hela ditt liv. Så ändra ditt ordval, din attityd. Min far lärde mej detta när jag var ung. Det är sant, varje ord, Testa och se, det fungerar! När mitt hjärta fylls av oro, när jag är rädd vänder jag mej till Gud i bön. Ibland ringer jag en sann vän, själavårdare och pratar av mej. Det lättar! Känn friden, känn ingen oro. With love. Ruth