Euphoric Calm

Euphoric calm...it's one of the ways I can describe how I feel after a session with Michael Winer. I call him an energy healer, but he is soooooo much more than that. I am not sure there are words to appropriately describe what it is that he does. Except to say that after a healing session with Michael I always feel vindicated, enthusiastic, focused and at peace.

Some fog was cleared out of my system, my channels were aligned and the road in front of me...MY road was dusted off making it is easier to see which way to move....and HOLY SMOKES, watch out! I had such an amazing day! Giggles and knowledge and positive interactions. I changed ME.

Positive attracts positive, wisdom attracts wisdom, enthusiasm attracts enthusiasm. Becoming stronger within myself, becoming me...it brings light into every interaction of my day.

So as I fell asleep last night and as I started my day today I did so with the anticipatory excitement of a kid in a candy shop with all of my Christmas money...I am PUMPED about my most certain future, and I OWN a sense of calm that is allowing me the STRENGTH of persistence.

I wish this on everyone. :)

Peace.

OWN it!

The book, Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese has been sitting on my bedside table for months. I have longed to find time to do some pleasure reading, but text books have always been the priority. Finally the chance came to me via a presentation needed for my Eng. Lit. class. The whole book has been amazing. During one emotional part of the book, I found myself crying, balling like a baby (and yes, I was at the library. As if people didn't think I was weird enough!) I really like the message that is being shared during this one part and am passing it along to you.

"It was a tale well know to children all over Africa. Abu Kassem, a miserly Baghdad merchant, had held on to his battered much repaired pair of slippers even though they were objects of derision. At last, even he couldn't stomach the sight of them. But his every attempt to get rid of his slippers ended in disaster: when he tossed them out of his window they landed on the head of a pregnant woman who miscarried, and Abu Kassem was thrown in jail; when he dropped them in the canal, the slippers choked off the main drain and caused flooding, and off Abu Kassem went to jail...

One night when Tawfig finished, (retelling this story) another prisoner, a quiet dignified old man, said, 'Abu Kassem might as well build a special room for his slippers. Why try to lose them? He'll never escape.' The old man was right. The slippers in the story mean that everything you see and do and touch, every seed you sow, or don't sow, becomes part of your destiny...

The key to your happiness is to own your slippers, own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don't. If you keep saying your slippers aren't yours, then you'll die bitter, always feeling you were promised more. Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny."

Things that make you go hmmm. :)

Peace.

Burger King and Other Important News

Tuesday night is Family Game Night in my household. The favorites are Twister and Hide N Seek. Perhaps the following comment from Turner stemmed from a slight jealousy towards my reigning champion status at Twister...

"Mom, your butt is really big."
To which I replied..."Mmmhmmm. In Twister this works to my benefit."

In other important news...

Today Burger King announced that due to grass root restaurants (like in-and-out burger) as well as pressure from mom and pop places, they had to change their french fries for the first time since 1998. They have made them bigger, reduced sodium and "added a substance" in order for the fries to stay crispier. I am curious to know what "substance" qualifies as on the FDA's "Edible Food" list.

Still in other important news...

Kirstie Alley is still making money off her weight loss. No, I mean weight gain. Or is it weight loss. No wait! I mean loss...oh hell, I don't remember which it is was. I still liked her best when she was doing coke and hitting on a toupe wearing man.

Kate Gosselin denies having a face lift. Really. Demi hasn't had any work done either.

Hugh Jackman sweats off 3 lbs a night dancing...I think that's all I need to say...

And finally... There was a study done somewhere that discovered if a man sits for at least 4 hours with a WiFi transmitter on top of his lap, or with his laptop on top of his lap, or near a WiFi transmitter, all of his available sperm will be dead. Finally. Birth control for a man that doesn't involve latex.
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20 Minutes

I found myself with 20 unscheduled minutes yesterday. What was so disturbing to me was that I didn't know what to do with  myself! Should it happen again, I have made a list so that I won't stand in an empty kitchen with a vacant look on my face not knowing which direction to move in.

...in no particular order...

1. Twist and Detox yoga routine.
2. Read for pleasure.
3. Eat an entire package of Oreo Cookies.
4. Power nap!!!
5. Giggle until my stomach hurts.
6. Dream about....lovely things.
7. Fold and put away Mount Laundry.
8. Study more.
9. Play one mad round of hide and seek with kiddos.
10. Run (away.) HAH!
11. Plan the week's menu.
12. Clean the house.
13. Clean the car.
14. Jump up and down.
15. 300 sit ups.
16. 20 pushups. (Pitiful, yes. Sad upper body strength.)
17. Fix that underwire issue that has been bothering me the whole bloody day!
18. Breathe.
19. Talk to friends.
20. Write.

You? What would you do?

Sounds of Thanksgiving

Pack. Load up. Buckle up. Are we there yet? 3 more hours. I have to pee. Snuggles with mommy or chocolate cake? Chocolate cake! Where's the Kooken?! Are we there yet? 2 more hours. Pass the Kooken! I really have to pee. Unbuckle. Buckle. In case of accident, at least you are warm. Unbuckle.  Unpack.  I need to study. It's hard to tell the difference between the shell and the nut. Why don't you kids go outside. Look how creative I was! Is that a skateboard? Yup. Really? It's only 6:15 AM! Screw the nursing, you need to write! She has done it! I am so proud of her! I really need to sit down and study. Pack. Load up. Buckle up. Are we there yet? 532 Polka Dots. I think the whole world should be made out of candy. Then you can eat your arm and it will grow back. I love you, Mommy. I love you too, Bug. How in the WORLD can you be hungry right now? Are we there yet? 22 Kangaroos. Unbuckle. Unpack. If only I could channel my inner boy. One step at a time. Pack. Load up. Buckle up. Silence.... Unbuckle. Unpack. If there is an unlimited number of prime numbers, aren't there also an unlimited number of twin prime numbers? How'd it go? Brought my A game. Sorry we are leaving you all alone. Must. Sleep. How can I be hungry? Pack. Load up. Buckle up. Have you ever dropped anything you really like out of the car window? One full hour of children's giggles. How much longer? 8 minutes less than the last time you asked. Wait. Rewind. Did you throw something out the window? No. Just teasing you, Mom. Perfect, Guns and Roses singing "Patience" on the radio. How long have we been in the car? 20 minutes. 20 minutes?! It's been like an hour already! I'm bored. Read. Unbuckle. Unpack. Home. All of the coffee in the world put into one cup could not keep me awake and allow me to study right now. Feeling grateful. Absolutely perfect holiday.

Happy Day of Thanks

For the first time in 3 years, I am lucky enough to spend both Thanksgiving and Christmas with my kiddos. Never one to tackle any opportunity quietly, I have decided this year I will pass along what I believe to be the "true" meaning of this holiday season...Family. Friends. Kindness. Love. (ie: F*ck the gifts.)

Having said that...not sure what this says about me ... but as I lovingly prepared my contribution for today's dinner, I lost the food. So focused at chopping and going through my mental list of the To-Do's before we take off and celebrate, I somehow misplaced all of the veggies I just cut. I looked in the frig, the cooler thinking maybe I was so efficient that I packed them already. I even went so far as to check the car. All to no avail.  Totally confused and starting to think this is absolutely ridiculous, I checked the cupboard.

Yes. This is my cupboard. Yes. I found the vegetables here. In the cupboard.

So let me start off this holiday season by saying I am THANKFUL for finding the food.

Peace, love and giggles to you all.
Christa

Bold Moves

1. Picked up a few hours at my favorite local coffee shop.

2. After T announced he would only play basketball if I coached...I agreed.  Hahahahah! HELP! I wonder if there is a "Basketball for Dummies" book? I was a skier. Never good with the whole eye-hand coordination thing. This should be interesting.

3. Motivated to take on and conquer Mount Laundry. 

However, it IS snowing outside...