so it's a new year

and in thegeneral tradition, i'm supposed to make a lists of resolutions
but i haven't really thought about it
i just left my good friend negarra's house and toasted in the new year with new friends all around
i suggest it as a new beginning for anyone tired of the club scene

i know i may be a lil late, but there is no time like the present, so here's my list, developing as i continue breathing in this moment
by the way, it should be mentioned that my new year's eve's eve was filled with lots of thought and tears, which i was thankful for and which very likely influenced the list i'm conceptualizing right now
here goes:
1-approach love and its possibility with recklessness, because i may only get one chance to share the love that's been given me
2-be wise, not only in the sharing and passing on of wisdom, but in my personal life and matters
3-pray out loud for the things that i NEED first, and then what i want
4-be fully committed in mind and actions to the goals i want to achieve: performing more often, writing and publishing songs, being a good friend always, making arinmaya-made a viable business
5-let go of the things/people/relationships that don't lift me up
6-recognize that though it's not ALL about me, a whole lot of it really is all about ME
7-achieve a level of financial comfort through a channel that brings me happiness and peace
8-keep traveling
9-continue to clear out the things i have that i don't need
10-explore the possibility of yes before suggesting "no"

i love you all--happy new year, happiness, peace, possibility and prosperity!

instructions for life

(i doubt the dalai lama (sp?) actually wrote this list but it's pretty good no matter)
i sent this list to some friends a while ago but thought it was good to look back at as the new year quickly approaches

enjoy!
Instructions for life
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 R’s:
Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for all your actions
4-remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful blessing from God
5-learn the rules so you know how to break them properly
6-don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship
7-when you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it
8-spend some time alone every day
9-open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values
10-remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
11-live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time
12-a loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life
13-in disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past
14-share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality
15-be gentle with the earth
16-once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before
17-remember that they best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other
18-judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it
19-approach love and cooking with reckless abandon

good men

and music...

so i'm sitting at my desk at my part-time job in the lifestyle i had chosen for myself (at least temporarily post-paris)
(read: i must revert back to something with normalcy and not having to be broke anymore)
back to the program:
i'm at my desk and i'm entering gifts from our year-end appeal for the non-profit i work for that helps homeless people and (it appears) would like me to join that roster instead of paying me decent wages
by the way, the reason i have to revert back to (god-forbid) a 9-5 life and a salary is because (a) i have no insurance, (b) i need to live alone--solitude is my new year's resolution, (c) because the economy, similar to the nation, is built on lies and fear
yea

so--oooh just got dizzy from something--somewhere between not eating enuf and not sleeping enuf i hope

THE POINT:
in 2002, RL (formerly of "step back you're dancing kinda close") made a song called "Good Man"
and it was the bomb--so i just finished listening to it on YouTube (can't embed it because it was disabled by the user, go fig), and just before that, i listened to "We Can't Be Friends" with him and Deborah Cox, one of the two (or probably more) Canadian divas of song--the other being Tamia, who i just listened to with Eric Benet (still over/under sexed?) singing "Spend My Life With You"

and I just thought I would share these wonderful musical memories with you (yes, in the midst of talking about how i even came to the point of being able to/feeling like i must watch/listen to YouTube in order to pass my days--because having less makes you want to revel in the more(s) that are available to you)

word of the day: Don't forget the good times, or good music as the years come and go by--they're there to be held onto

have you ever...?

done something you knew you would regret the minute you decided "yes"?

this morning i woke up a teensy bit early and so decided to get my extra fifteen minutes in
when i woke up again, i realized i had take another 30+ minutes instead--oops
when i finally rolled out of bed though, i was glad to have gotten the extra sleep. i felt refreshed.
so much so that i thought to myself: self, you're gonna be cute today

once i got out of the shower i knew i was going to wear my jeans that are too long, which means i had to wear heels (enter stupid moment)
which heels?
the green rounded toe heels from nine west that i haven't EVER worn before
greatly horrible idea!
and so now, i stand witness to pain and the fact that i could have avoided this had i just listened to myself as i put them on, debated about them and the initial pain, which i dismissed as temporary...the LIES

word of the day: don't lie to yourself--you know the truth standing before you
word no. 2: don't wear uncomfortable shoes--it's NEVER worth it, and if you can avoid it, don't even BUY them!

have you ever...