Hmm... and I thought I was a total risk taker. Must have been that bungee jumping question...
Your Risk Taking Level: Medium-High |
 You're not afraid of a little (or a lot) of risk. In fact, you pretty much live to take chances. Consequences be damned, you are willing to go for it. And if it doesn't work out, at least people can't say you didn't try! |
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
George Bernard Shaw
Here are some interesting finds I stumbled upon whilst surfing the web this week. Enjoy.
The Income Snowball and Funding Your Freedom is a very practical article that looks at ways you can fund an unconventional life of freedom.
A Walk on the Beach is an incredibly inspiring story of two old ladies who are far from decrepit. You're never too old to take up new challenges in life.
Kitengela Glass in Kenya recycles glass into gorgeous beads. I want some!
3'413 Resources for Inspiring Creative and Intelligent People - The King of All Lists Ok, it's not really quite that many, but it's a great list nonetheless.
7 Everyday Actions that Reflect Your Lack-laden Thoughts It's the little things that count. This article focusses on the small daily actions which focus on scarcity thinking.
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This type of bracelet is selling like hotcakes at my craft stall. Hope you enjoy the pics.
There’s nothing better than a seaside holiday to regenerate both your body and your soul. Not everyone is lucky enough to live by the ocean, but there are ways you can fake it in your bathroom and still reap the benefits.
To get into the mood of a seaside vacation, decorate your bathroom with aquatic colours and accessories. If you have a blue or turquoise bathroom, all the better. Add some shells, a couple of candles, a couple of blue bottles or maybe even a mini Zen garden and aim for a serene look. This does mean getting rid of rubber duckies and ten different brands of shampoo hanging around place. A polluted beach is not relaxing.
Run a moderately warm bath and add a couple of handfuls of sea salt to it. This doesn‘t have to be fancy Dead Sea salt; any sea salt available in supermarkets will do the trick just fine. (It helps to dissolve the salt crystals in really hot water first.) It’s important for your circulation not to run a too hot bath. I love hot baths and once made the mistake of adding sea salt to a piping hot bath. I collapsed when I got out. Luckily, the bathroom was big enough and I just ended up on the floor without knocking my head against anything. Or did I …
Whilst the bath is running, light some candles and put on some music. An ocean sounds CD would be ideal, but any soothing music will do in a pinch. Rub some coconut oil into your skin much as you would massage in suntan lotion at the beach. The warmth of the bath will help your skin really absorb the oil as well as the minerals from the salt.
Now get in the bath and do what you would do on the beach. Read a book if you like. Just relax and let your senses be overwhelmed by the warm water, the candles and the colours. Close your eyes and breathe slowly in and out, inhaling the soft scent of the salty air and imagine yourself floating in the ocean.
If you’re feeling creative, you could write in your journal. Or visualize your ideal day. Relax and dream.
Your bathtub is an ideal place to meditate, too. Whilst lying in the bath, try chanting a mantra. Treat your bathroom as sacred space, a place for you to retreat to and regenerate.
Stay in the bath whilst letting the water run out. (Unless, like my son, you have childhood memories of imagining yourself being sucked down the drain.) Imagine the water carrying away all your worries and problems, down the drain, into the rivers and, eventually, into the sea.
You see, you’re not that far away from the ocean after all.
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I like the "surrender to a higher power" bit. The rest of it sounds like I'm an obsessive. Which, in a way, I suppose I am...
Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.
The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.
Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.
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The other day, my daughter was complaining about what she considered to be unethical behaviour by some of her friends. I responded by sarcastically suggesting that they probably hadn’t watched “Touched by an Angel” in their formative years. She figured it was probably a lack of Dr. Seuss.
And I realised that my daughter was right. Dr. Seuss subtly (or not so subtly some might say) incorporates little nuggets of wisdom into all his books for children. Read Dr. Seuss to your kids and they will be forever “programmed” to strive to be their highest selves. If you haven’t read the man yet, it’s high time to do so yourself. Now available on Gameboy Advance as well.
Here’s some wisdom from Dr. Seuss and a little translation into Personal Growth Speak (PGS).
