Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness. When one desires to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being, then generosity – in action, word, and thought – is this desire put into practice. It is important to recognize the “generosity” here refers not just to giving in a material sense, but to generosity of the heart.
– Dalai Lama
Generosity
19 Jan 2012 3 Comments
in Inspirational, Quotations Tags: compassion, Dalai Lama, generosity, kindness
Amazingly Beautiful!
15 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in For your entertainment, Recent Posts, Shorts Tags: dance
Many thanks to my mom for sharing this with me – she received it from a relative overseas 🙂
Like Tom Petty
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Moi
The reservation has been made and I will be free-falling soon.
Am I nervous? uh, yea!
A friend of mine does this as a hobby nearly every weekend (perhaps he’s an adrenaline junkie? lol) – when you can go with someone you trust, then why not bring a friend as well? Kristin and I will be diving the friendly Florida skies in a little more than two weeks with Jairo.. and I still have to decide on what to wear! What goes well with ‘guy in the sky?’ helmet and straps for starters… Yipe.
Jairo at play
Maxin’ it out
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Inspirational, Moi Tags: God, inspire, Life, Love, Max Lucado
School just made him sick.
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Informational Tags: air, clean, cleanliness, CNN Health, federal health standards, health, mold, school, sick
When I was in school and I used to tell my parents that “it’s the teacher, not me!” they would roll their eyes and tell me to go do my homework. Thankfully it didn’t make me sick..
When I was in high school, the buildings were old, the air was musky and humid (even with the a/c kickin’…) -I don’t even want to know what the air ducts were like inside. It crossed my mind that it probably wasn’t the cleanest, most sanitary air to be breathing while enhancing our minds…! Recently, my brother’s girlfriend was telling me about her cough. It started while in school and over the summer it subsided measurably, she was pondering the same thing I had pondered back in high school; “is school the cause of my affliction?” –well, we are definitely intent on finding out. She starts back again soon this month, and the somewhat unofficial study will begin. Btw, my high school has since been completely torn down/renovated/renewed… the year after my class graduated.
For this little 3rd grader, it took over a year to figure out what was causing his health issues – poor lil guy!! Having a clean learning environment is crucial! Always question the location if this is something you find happening with yourself or someone you know… and spread the word/information/knowledge. We must be ever vigilant.
Read more by clicking the image or by following this CNN Health link:
Café au lait V.1
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in For your entertainment, Tunes Tags: ambient, Cafe au lait, chillout, DJ River, downtempo, relax
Current chill blogging music comes from this album mixed by DJ River
(and fully, freely downloadable – just click the image above)
Take a sample..:
You don’t say..
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in For your entertainment, Inspirational, Randomites Tags: happiness, happy, inspire, smile, Wikipedia
“… evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby say that happiness comes from ‘encountering unexpected positive events.'”
Cats!: NeyNey & BayBay
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Cats!, Photography Tags: cats, photography
Yes, they have weird names; unsure of the origin of BayBay (or auntie Bay), NeyNey because her little meows sound like a horse neighing (no joke). Here they are, again c/o my brother, BayBay leading :
Cats!: Sunnin’ Nitty
14 Jan 2012 1 Comment
in Cats!, Photography
From evening sleepin to morning naps in the sun (!) – kind of reminded me of Garfield…:
Spotted!: Getting Knighted
14 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Moi Tags: black & gold, Fighting Knights, Florida, Knightro, Orlando, Pegasus, UCF, University of Central Florida
After spending the day on the UCF campus going through orientation and all, to my pleasant surprise I realized I have ended up on a campus with a Pegasus symbol (favorite animals have always been horses). The athletics team mascot is a fighting knight – but I happen to like the academic logo of Pegasus better for some reason (maybe it’s a girl thing lol!).
Here are some pics of the days fun:


















