Haven’t been updating much as I’ve been pretty busy with stuffs. Anyway, wanted to post here about one of the things I’d been busy with! Basically, I’ve recently discovered Inkscape. It’s an awesome Open Source vector graphics editor, and I’ve been playing around with their features. The community has been very generous too, there are loads of tutorials/screencasts that teach a particular feature of Inkscape. Anyway, here’s what I’ve just managed to do….
Ok, that’s not very much, but hey I like the effect, and hopefully I’ll be able to come up with some even more interesting and pretty designs myself soon!
The other day I just happened to be listening to the radio and this song came on. I remembered the good old days when listening to the radio was second nature, and I knew almost all the songs that came on. These days though, I can’t stand most of the songs, so I seldom listen anymore, so this is one of those rare occasions, and it was a lovely reminder of good old times, and also, I never realised the lyrics were pretty meaningful, so I’m just posting it here.
I believe that for most of us, we forget to really breathe properly from time to time, especially when we are stressed out about something, be it a task, about our boss, our kids, friends, parents. When we feel anxious, stressed, feeling threatened in some way, we tend to hold our breaths. Try observing yourself and see if it happens.
If it does, no need to panic, just take in deep breaths in 4 counts, and breath out in 4 counts. Allow the universe to breathe you too
~Breathe by Midge Ure~
With every waking breath I breathe
I see what life has dealt to me
With every sadness I deny
I feel a chance inside me die
Give me a taste of something new
To touch to hold to pull me through
Send me a guiding light that shines
Across this darkened life of mine
Breathe some soul in me
Breathe your gift of love to me
Breathe life to lay ‘fore me
Breathe to make me breathe
For every man who built a home
A paper promise for his own
He fights against an open flow
Of lies and failures, we all know
To those who have and who have not
How can you live with what you’ve got?
Give me a touch of something sure
I could be happy evermore
Breathe some soul in me
Breathe your gift of love to me
Breathe life to lay ‘fore me
To see to make me breathe
Breathe your honesty
Breathe your innocence to me
Breathe your word and set me free
Breathe to make me breathe
This life prepares the strangest things
The dreams we dream of what life brings
The highest highs can turn around
To sow love’s seeds on stony ground
Breathe
Breathe
Breathe some soul in me
Breathe your gift of love to me
Breathe life to lay ‘fore me
To see to make me breathe
Breathe your honesty
Breathe your innocence to me
Breathe your word and set me free
Breathe to make me breathe
I wrote about the lady who had a seizure the other day at my yoga class. Well, she came to last week’s class, and looked much better. I am glad for that I am still not so sure if the yoga instructor course at the center is the one for me. But the other day at bf’s place, I was guiding bf with some asanas, and then his mum joined in, asking me lots of questions about what this is good for, what that is for, etc. Then his dad thought I was an instructor already :p But it was nice, and that is what I do want to go for, but I don’t know why I am still having second thoughts about the course.
Anyway, yesterday had a pretty long session with bf doing yoga, and I must say that he seems much more stable now, and is more flexible. I think the running helps. I love to run too, but after that I have to incorporate some asanas to help stretch out my muscles, especially my hip flexors. I also often feel like after running, it’s as if the cells have been shaken out, and then when I get down to do some asanas, it’s like they get reorganised back to where they should be.
I have to say that I am a little lazy at running energy for myself, but recently I did, and it was interesting how things improved right away. Just 2 examples below:
After yoga, I went to look for food to buy as bf wanted to eat some meat, went to the supermarket and found black pepper chicken! Better yet, it was half price cos of the time… and better yet, the nice lady behind the counter decided to give me some extra sausages and hush hush told me it’s free :p
Was at the beach and washing up, but had no soap, but decided to wash up with water anyway, a lady opposite me showering looked over, smiled and asked if I wanted some soap
Many health problems that people suffer from these days are due to an imbalance of the body’s pH. The human blood pH should be slightly alkaline, at 7.35-7.45 pH. Anything below or above this range spells trouble. With the stresses of everyday life though, most of us tend towards the acidic side, and hence suffer from acidosis. If a couple of the terms above have already begun to confuse you, relax, I’ll be explaining them further below.
What is Charisma and charm? In the dictionary, it is “a personal quality that gives an individual authority over the masses or large groups of people” . Now examine the sentence in italics again! Even the dictionary does not nail the definition in my opinion. It is vague and it is useless to one that wants to develop charisma. It is just that something that draws people to you… some call it the X factor as if it is some mysterious characteristic encoded in our genetics.
I believe the law of attraction was at work very clearly yesterday. During my breaks at work, some colleagues with some back pains and problems appeared in front of me at very appropriate times. I was of course, happy to help them. At times like these, I feel very fortunate to have learnt quantum touch.
In the evening, I went for my yoga class as usual, and unexpectedly, a lot of drama happened. I was early, so sat down quietly to meditate a bit. A lady came to settle down beside me initially, but later moved in front. Later on, another lady whom I did not recognise, came to take the place beside me. I assumed she was from another class and was doing a make up or something. I had a strange feeling then, and felt a little disturbed about her, but did not know what it was.
I believe the law of attraction was at work very clearly yesterday. During my breaks at work, some colleagues with some back pains and problems appeared in front of me at very appropriate times. I was of course, happy to help them. At times like these, I feel very fortunate to have learnt 
