Kuschel-Cape

Nach ewig langer Suche habe ich nun meinen Cape gefunden.

Er ist No-Name, bei den üblichen Verdächtigen habe ich einfach

keinen passenden gefunden! Wirklich gut erkennen kann

man ihn leider nicht auf diesen Bildern, er ist ein dunkelgraues

Strickmonster, das mich selbst bei 10 Grad morgens auf dem

Fahrrad noch warm hält :) Ob ich das Fell an der Kapuze wirklich

dran lasse, weiß ich noch nicht genau, was meint ihr?

Ich wünsche euch ein tolles Wochenende!

Edit: Ok, das Fell werde ich erstmal dranlassen :)

Zu dem "No Name", er ist leider wirklich No Name, hab ihn in

einem Laden gekauft, in dem normalerweise Ladenverkäufer

einkaufen, somit leider, leider nicht für euch zu bekommen :(

Tut mir leid!

Daily Inspiration

How Meditation Affects the Gray Matter of the Brain

I like to meditate. It makes me feel at ease and I am convinced that the sense of calm it produces helps me to handle the daily challenges of my life. There are, of course, times when I don't keep up my daily practice of sitting quietly for 10 or 15 minutes, but these are the times in my life when I experience more stress.

Stress affects everyone. I don't know a single person who doesn't get stressed. But unfortunately, it plays a major role in illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in fact, up to 90 percent of doctor visits in the U.S. may be stress related. Meditation is an antidote to stress, just as an aspirin can counter a headache. A regular practice can be a major boost to health.

It calms the nervous system. It's good for the immune system. It's also good for the heart; it helps produce nitric oxide (not nitrous oxide -- that's laughing gas!) in the arteries, dilating them and reducing blood pressure. It also smooths heart rhythms.

But thanks to an explosion of brain research we now know that it also physically impacts our gray matter. (MORE)

Sourde: Huffington Post

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Adages of Wisdom by Master Sheng Yen

Pursue only what you can and should acquire. Never pursue what you can't and shouldn't acquire.

***

Gratitude can make us grow, and the resolve to return favors can help us succeed.

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Feel thankful for the chances to hone ourselves: both good and ill fortune are our benefactors.

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When good things happen, we should rejoice in, praise, encourage, and then learn from them in modesty.

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To criticize less and praise more is a good way to avoid creating negative karma of speech.

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An ordinary mind is a mind of utmost freedom and unsurpassed joy.

***

Daily Inspiration

Meditation Calms, Teaches Peace

When Cynthia Handlen was going through a difficult transition in her life about 10 years ago, she heard a book interview on public radio about destructive emotions and how meditating might help.

She decided to give it a try.

After studying with a Zen Buddhist meditation practitioner in Poland for a year or so, the Gilead resident discovered how simple, yet effective, quiet meditation and mindfulness can be.

Mindfulness is a term, she explained, that means a person is fully present in the moment and is in touch with what's going on both inside and outside the body.

“To be able to focus on whatever we are doing,” she said. “We practice (meditation) to work on what we have, what is. You do not have to be a Buddhist.”

For almost a year she has been leading several like-minded people on a weekly meditation session through her group, Mountain Heart Sangha. Sangha means group.

“We focus on bringing our practice with us throughout the day to a calm state of being,” Handlen said. “We practice peace, harmony, stability, freedom from attachment to views, to be more tolerant.” (MORE)

Source: The Sun Journal

Be Yourself

Be yourself - everybody else is already taken.

~ Oscar Wilde

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from
yarnabees
a hobbit mouse so it seems!
how sweet.

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How Meditation Reshapes Your Brain

In 2006, filmmaker David Lynch—a poet of the sublimely bizarre and the surreally normal—wrote a book on transcendental meditation. Describing his experience, he writes: "It takes you to an ocean of pure consciousness, pure knowingness. But it's familiar; it's you. And right away a sense of happiness emerges—not a goofball happiness, but a thick beauty."

Coming from the man behind disturbing mindbenders like "Eraserhead" and "Blue Velvet," it's hard to take this statement seriously. But Lynch is indeed being sincere; he has reportedly meditated for 20 minutes twice a day since the 1970s. And his belief in the power of this age-old practice is shared with an estimated 20 million people in the United States alone who engage some form of meditation. (MORE)

Source: Big Think

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Off Track

Well, it seems I've done it again.
Fallen off the blog-wagon.

I was so excited for fall and now that it's here I just have no idea what to wear! I am dissapointed with my outfit almost everyday. My hair is driving me crazy (time for a haircut and me with no money) and I feel unhappy about how out of shape I feel some days. Ugh.
Do you have days/weeks like this?

It feels tough to share with you when I feel so crummy about this stuff.

I need some much needed fall wardrobe inspiration. I'm feeling the need to simplify. Maybe downsize my wardrobe.
I dunno.

I'm trying to get back in the swing of things.
I found these two photos that make me pumped about getting dressed for fall.
Please send me some links to some more vintage inspired fall fashion! I need the help!!

from Dorothea's Closet

Sorry, I can't remember where I got this one. Let me know if you know!!

Sigh. On the plus side, I finally got all of the pillows sewn for my new couch! And I've started decorating a little for Halloween. The Boy and I are in the process of picking out a rug for the living room.

Speaking of Halloween, I've signed on to work in the costume department at Harlequin for the month of October with my friend Jen! Should be fun!

You'll be seeing more of me. Promise! (And welcome to my new readers!!)

Lisa.xo

Daily Inspiration

Heart Yoga: A Response to Today's Stress

All the authentic mystical traditions tell us that the cosmos is a Sacred Marriage of seeming opposites, such as: spirit and body, light and matter, good and evil, masculine and feminine, the transcendent aspect of the divine and its immanent embodiment. They also tell us that the purpose of being born a human being is to become conscious in the illumined mind, awakened heart and soul, and increasingly peaceful and vibrant body of this Sacred Marriage, so as to be flooded with its peace, bliss and power. With this energy, we are able to access and act with unconditional compassion and wisdom.

One of the reasons why we wrote "Heart Yoga" is to express our conviction that it is this vision of the Sacred Marriage that can rescue humanity from its tragic paralysis in the face of world devastation. Experiencing this union of apparent dualities can heal us from the split that is aiding and abetting this devastation--our dissociation from the body, from the Creation and from the experience of divine love as our true essence. (MORE)

Source: Huffington Post

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Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom Quotes by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

If we are not
attached to outcomes
then we will not
suffer from the pain
of fallen expectations.

***

Only by undergoing
the trials and challenges
of human affairs
do we become
strong and resilient.

***

To a beautiful heart,
Everything appears beautiful.

***

Taking a step back
to accommodate others
refines our character
and nurtures
spiritual growth

***

It is better to speak less, and best to speak kindly.

***

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Promenons nous dans les bois

Autumn Inspiration: Freja Beha

via

Freja Beha for Dossier Journal.

Photographed by Cass Bird.

My autumn inspiration, I especially love

the first picture and the last one.

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RHA Sunday 3rd October - Ship in a Storm

Daily Inspiration

Rest And Revive With Yoga

The change of seasons is a vulnerable time for our immune systems. There is less sunlight (vitamin D) as the days get shorter, the temperatures become more erratic and there is plenty of pollen in the air to trigger allergies.

For families with children, “back to school” means that life becomes more hectic. These various stresses on our health can be eased by taking appropriate rest which, by the way, does not mean “vegging out” in front of the TV for hours.

Allowing yourself to take five or 10 minutes a day in a restorative yoga pose, coupled with some deep breathing, will do wonders for your state of mind and for your immune system.

This month we are devoting our column to poses, such as this week’s Elevated Legs Posture, that will deliver healthful rest in a New York minute. The pose is a simple inversion that will give your hard-working heart a well-earned rest and facilitate greater blood flow to the brain while giving your legs a mini-vacation. (MORE)

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Meditate To Learn Patience

Posted: Oct 3, 2010 at 3:00 AM [Today]

Sometimes when I meditate the time goes slowly; I’m checking the clock and wondering what’s keeping me from staying focused. Other times, I suddenly come out of meditation and find an hour has passed--and no, I wasn’t sleeping! As much as I’ve tried to figure out what the difference is, I haven’t been able to come to a conclusion. However, I’ve learned I can’t control when I have each experience. The whole examination process has taught me to be patient. Like the serenity prayer, “accept what I can’t change,” meditation has helped me relax about whatever is happening. I no longer judge my sessions as good or bad. They are what they are.

The same thing has begun to apply to my non-meditating states. No matter what I’m going through, I see it as temporary: It's been “one of those days,” or stress has made me impatient, or this peak excitement/joy is circumstantial and will fade. Each thought and emotion has become a blip on my inner mirror. (MORE)

Source: AnnArbor.com