January 2011
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Being Mindful and White in a Multicultural World
As a future psychotherapist it is important that I explore all “issues” that I have within myself so that I can be empathetic to the issues of my future clients. In recent weeks I have been exploring my deep rooted issues with racism, particularly with White people -both personal and social experiences (which aren’t directly related to me but still affect me, like the shooting...
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Lauren Celicia: Dear 157, →
laurencelicia:
I just want to let you know that you are, indeed my role model. I remember when I first met you, I was certainly intimidated, but intrigued all at the same time. You are the epitome of a strong woman. You exude confidence. You radiate beauty. You emanate sexual empowerment. I have never met a…
needed to lift myself up. <3 you aldredge!
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Notes from a Tibetan Buddhist
The real disease is too much activity. The root of all our mental illness is too much thinking. The main problem of the modern world is speed and aggression. We create machines and highways to make life more accessible yet we do not take the time we have saved by creating these things to really enjoy the quality of life.
-Sogyal Rinpoche
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Devotional on a Saturday Night
I am daughter of the earth
wanderer of the sky,
a woman of the water
friendly feminine fire
herbally incensed
by the Spirit of Jah
the Creator
the One
who lives in Me
and is the healing of the nations.
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“Meditation and music cannot be separated. When we cry from the inmost recesses...”
– Sri Chinmoy
Meditation Music @ Radio Sri Chinmoy
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Merritt Bakery
On The World Around Me
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Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules for Living
At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living.
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not...
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“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the...”
– Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (via nomoreundead)
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Senny :]: Something I read to help me feel better... →
senny-188:
LOVE&LIFE
by: ALBERT EINSTEIN
Sometimes in our relentless effort to find the person we love, we fail to recognize and appreciate the people who love us. We miss out on so many beautiful things simply because we allow ourselves to be enslaved by our own selfish concerns.
Go for the man of deeds…
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Don't need a heater
… when I got all this Oakland sun to keep me warm.
How’s the weather in other parts of the Bay?
<3 eL
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“My love, what did I do to make you fall so far from me? And how, I can’t...”
– 20 Foot Wall - Erykah Badu
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Fuck yeah, feminists!: Facts from Filipina... →
A few fun facts about Filipina feminist history:
Prior to Spanish colonization in the 1500s, women practiced pre-marital sex, divorce, abortion and actively participated in trade.
The first Filipina “feminist” organization was established in 1901: Asocacion…
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New Additions to the iTunes Library
via Out of the Closet on Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA ($2 each!!!):
Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack
E-40 The Element of Suprise (2-disc collection)
Damian Jr. Gong Marley Halfway Tree
Buju Banton The Ultimate Collection
Les Nubians One Step Forward
Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope
via Queen Dee:
Erykah Badu The New Amerykah Part 2 (Return of the Ankh)
Reflection Eternal Revolutions Per...
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