“Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to
the body.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
Archive for January, 2009
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Posted in inspirational, personal, tagged body, life, soul on 2009/01/30 | Leave a Comment »
Tips for a Better Life
Posted in family, friendship, health, inspirational, personal, relationship, tagged blessing, life, love, making difference, smile on 2009/01/25 | Leave a Comment »
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep. 4. When you wake up in [...]
Inventory of Normality
Posted in personal, tagged family, friends, life, love, norms, relationships, society on 2009/01/08 | Leave a Comment »
I decided to conduct a survey among my friends about what society considers to be normal behavior. What follows is a list I have made of some of the absurd situations we face in day-to-day life, just because society sees them as normal:
Anything that makes us forget our true identity and our dreams and [...]
How Do You Celebrate?
Posted in advocacy, family, friendship, inspirational, relationship, tagged birthday, crossroads, family, friends, gold, life on 2009/01/04 | 2 Comments »
Gold… gold is associated with wealth and prosperity, personal wisdom and power. While all that glitters is not gold the color gold still suggests grandeur, and perhaps on the downside, the excesses of the rich. Gold is the traditional color for the 50th anniversary.
In this line, how does one [...]
DreamCatchers
Posted in Volunteers, advocacy, inspirational, personal on 2009/01/04 | Leave a Comment »
December 14… I, together with some Add Up! Volunteers joined the group of integral artists of K@TROPA to act as facilitators for an Ecopark Event with the aim of nourishing the body, mind and soul of the children through art. The beneficiaries are 50 street kids from Child Hope Philippines.
The activities include a nature walk [...]
A Woman’s Version
Posted in humor, personal, relationship, tagged humor, men, women on 2009/01/01 | Leave a Comment »
I’m glad I’m a woman…Yes I am, yes I am.
I don’t live on Budweiser, beer, nuts, and Spam.
I don’t brag to my buddies about my erections.
I won’t drive to Hell before asking directions.
I act nice at parties; don’t act like a clown;
And I know how to put the damn toilet seat down.
I won’t grab your [...]
New Year’s Resolution Can Be Bad For You
Posted in health, inspirational, personal on 2009/01/01 | Leave a Comment »
Making self-improvement New Year’s resolutions often leaves people feeling worse, the British mental health charity Mind has warned.
Mind urged people not to make resolutions focusing on physical imperfections — such as attempting to lose weight — because they create a negative self image and lead to feelings of low self-esteem, hopelessness and even [...]















