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Thursday, 18 April 2013
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Hang Loose
Don't worry sweet baby!
Don't you ever worry 'bout a thing.
Put them worries on the shelf 'n' learn to love yourself
Don't be your own worst enemy.
Hang loose, hang loose
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Come with me sweet darlin'.
I got a seat ya ticket for the plane.
We gonna fly to Waikiki, it'll just be you 'n' me.
And we'll let the sun melt our cares away.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Alright, we gon' be alright.
Alright, you're gon' be alright!
Hang loose.
Hang loose!
Hang loose.
Hang loose.
--Alabama Shakes
Don't you ever worry 'bout a thing.
Put them worries on the shelf 'n' learn to love yourself
Don't be your own worst enemy.
Hang loose, hang loose
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Come with me sweet darlin'.
I got a seat ya ticket for the plane.
We gonna fly to Waikiki, it'll just be you 'n' me.
And we'll let the sun melt our cares away.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Alright, we gon' be alright.
Alright, you're gon' be alright!
Hang loose.
Hang loose!
Hang loose.
Hang loose.
--Alabama Shakes
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Recipe: Fruit and Nut Smoothie
Favorite Fruit + Nut Smoothie
2 cups of frozen fruit (I used a combo of strawberries and raspberries)
1/2 frozen banana
3 ounces plain kefir or plain greek yogurt (you can use more if you like)
2 teaspoons nut butter (I used peanut butter)
a small handful of almonds (optional)
1 cup of water or water/ice combo (can also use almond milk or coconut water)
you can also add some chia or flax seeds if you want
Put all ingredients in blender and blend.
( image and recipe from Simply Breakfast)
Monday, 15 April 2013
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Comes The Dawn
After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
And presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today,
Because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans,
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure...
That you really are strong,
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn...
With every goodbye you learn.
-- Veronica A. Shoffstall
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
And presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today,
Because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans,
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure...
That you really are strong,
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn...
With every goodbye you learn.
-- Veronica A. Shoffstall
Flowers
Flowers. I always start my week with them.
I think a beautiful arrangement is the closest i will ever get to owning an old Dutch master still life.
Simple pleasures!
Here's this weeks.....
top image from Amy Merrick . She is amazing.
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Sunday Tune
Dancing In The Dark - Praything from Avi Kovacevich on Vimeo.
You can't start a fire without a spark.
We're just dancin in the dark.
Saturday, 13 April 2013
Mom & ME & Mom
...I took her hand and said, "I've been told some people need to be given permission to leave. I don't know if you are waiting, but I can say you may have done all you came here to do.
"You've been a hard worker – white, black, Asian and Latino women ship out of the San Francisco port because of you. You have been a shipfitter, a nurse, a real-estate broker and a barber. Many men and – if my memory serves me right – a few women risked their lives to love you. You were a terrible mother of small children, but there has never been anyone greater than you as a mother of a young adult."
She squeezed my hand twice. I kissed her fingers. Then I went home.
I awakened at dawn and raced downstairs in my pyjamas. I drove to the hospital and double-parked my car. I didn't wait for the elevators. I ran up the stairs to her floor.
The nurse said, "She just left."
I looked at my mother's lifeless form and thought about her passion and wit. I knew she deserved a daughter who loved her and had a good memory, and she got one...
-- extract from Mom & Me & Mom, by Maya Angelou,
Read an extended (edited) extract here and here's the book. I can't wait to read it!
"You've been a hard worker – white, black, Asian and Latino women ship out of the San Francisco port because of you. You have been a shipfitter, a nurse, a real-estate broker and a barber. Many men and – if my memory serves me right – a few women risked their lives to love you. You were a terrible mother of small children, but there has never been anyone greater than you as a mother of a young adult."
She squeezed my hand twice. I kissed her fingers. Then I went home.
I awakened at dawn and raced downstairs in my pyjamas. I drove to the hospital and double-parked my car. I didn't wait for the elevators. I ran up the stairs to her floor.
The nurse said, "She just left."
I looked at my mother's lifeless form and thought about her passion and wit. I knew she deserved a daughter who loved her and had a good memory, and she got one...
-- extract from Mom & Me & Mom, by Maya Angelou,
Read an extended (edited) extract here and here's the book. I can't wait to read it!
“Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.”
— Pema Chödrön
Friday, 12 April 2013
“Valley of Smoke” by Miranda Lehman, Portland, USA. via ilikethisblog
i love photos that look like paintings...
Yves Klein: Making Shapes
I'm currently enjoying this book Yves Klein: With The Void, Full Powers.
He LOVES to fling himself (and others) around. I hadn't realise he was a Judo pro!
Thursday, 11 April 2013
James Blake
James Blake's latest Album Overgrown is...in my little brothers own words...SICK! It has something reminiscent of good solid gospel record about it and i always love the artwork he uses. I recommend a listen...
Sequence: Tiredness/Recuperation from Illness
The following sequence is from The Breathing Book by Donna Farhi.
I've been practicing it, with amendments, this week to get my body back on track after illness and it certainly works for me...i highly recommend the book too.
Focus on improving the quality of how you feel, rather than on how many repetitions you do or how long you stay in the different movements.
Practice Sequence (30-40 minutes)
1. Pelvic and hip openers.
Constructive Rest Pose
Pavanamuktasana
Supta Padangustasana 1, 2, 3
2. Jathara Parivartanasana
3. Supta Baddha Konasana
4. Setu Bandha (supported)
5. Viparita Karani
6. Savasana
I've been practicing it, with amendments, this week to get my body back on track after illness and it certainly works for me...i highly recommend the book too.
Focus on improving the quality of how you feel, rather than on how many repetitions you do or how long you stay in the different movements.
Practice Sequence (30-40 minutes)
1. Pelvic and hip openers.
Constructive Rest Pose
Pavanamuktasana
Supta Padangustasana 1, 2, 3
2. Jathara Parivartanasana
3. Supta Baddha Konasana
4. Setu Bandha (supported)
5. Viparita Karani
6. Savasana
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