CamieKarma

I think my blog blew up today.  I had so many readers! Over 300 views today! Yay!!  Thank you so much for taking the time to read, look a my pics, and just look at my site.  It really makes me happy.  I am so glad that you all liked reading about Ricky Williams. 

I hope you had a nice Tuesday despite the down pours of rain at times (if you were anywhere near Baltimore).  My day was pretty uneventful- did the laundry, saw my granny, taught the yoga.  Typical day. 

I made this amazing smoothie today.  I tried to recreate it from one I tasted from Zia’s and it’s sooo good.  1 cup of almond milk, 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder, 2 dates(without the pits) and a huge heaping scoop of peanut butter…that’s probably not the healthiest but I had it in between teaching classes and it was amazing. 

So I want you to watch this video and listen to the speakers- and then read below.

My mom sent me this- thanks mom!

If you didn’t watch it- you won’t know what I am talking about!

So in essence this video talks about gratitude and since it’s the holidays I only think it’s appropriate to talk about this.

The older gentleman in the video tells us that we are all connected in nature and in life.  One plant, animal, species, all depends on the actions of the bigger whole.  We are all connected to each other and we all are on our own path in life- the path to find the connection to another person, our family, god, and whatever it is that we want out of life.  

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Even though we all know we should treat every day like it’s our last- we really just go through the motions of our every day routines.  We get up, get dressed, pour our coffee in our to go cups and out the door we go! I loved hearing about using our eyes to see things like we have never seen before and to treat every day as an important and unique moment in our life.  Each day is a gift to us and we should be grateful that we are lucky enough to see, feel, and experience another day on this planet.  Do you think you can do that everyday? Wake up and treat each morning like something that is new, exciting, and unfamiliar?  Because really in essence, we will never ever experience the same thing twice. 

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In order to live life to the fullest, we have to live with an open heart.  That means being open and accepting to everything that comes your way- good and bad.  That’s hard.

You have to ask yourself if you really are open to love.  And I don’t mean love with another person.  I’m talking about love with yourself.  We all want comfort and steadiness yet we sometimes (more often than not) tend to feel like something is missing.  Why do we do that?  Why does something have to be missing? The truth is, we can’t cant be afraid.  The love that we want is always inside of ourselves.  We all have it.  And when you realize that, you then know that there isn’t anything is missing and you can go through life with open eyes while being open to love and all kinds experiences.  It’s tricky- I know.  Believe me as these are the words from a single girl. 

All in all- I hope you take the time each day to let yourself simply enjoy your life.  Because when you’re grateful- life is good. 

Let your heart open- gently, safely, surely, and certainly…you have learned that you are a loving being.  You know now that your love comes from within you.  It is safe to open your heart.  The universe awaits ready, willing, delighted to be able to help you open, the same way it aides the opening of a flower with the sun, the rain, the earth.  To deny your power and ability to love is to deny joy.  To deny your loving essence is to deny yourself…and the Diving in you.

Look around.  It’s not your location that makes you safe.  It’s where you are in your soul, your mind, and your heart.  That place is good.  That place is safe.  Open your heart.  Embrace life.  Go joyfully on your way.  ~Melody Beattie

Now it’s time for me to face plant into bed! G’night!

~C

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