Song for a sad day today

Beautiful

Every day is so wonderful And suddenly, i saw debris Now and then, I get insecure From all the pain, I'm so ashamed I am beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring me down I am beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring me down So don't you bring me down today To all your friends, you're delirious So consumed in all your doom Trying hard to fill the emptiness The piece is gone left the puzzle undone That's the way it is You are beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring you down You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring you down Don't you bring me down today... No matter what we do (no matter what we do) No matter what they say (no matter what they say) When the sun is shining through Then the clouds won't stay And everywhere we go (everywhere we go) The sun won't always shine (sun won't always shine) But tomorrow will find a way All the other times 'cause we are beautiful no matter what they say Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no We are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring us down Don't you bring me down today Don't you bring me down today Don't you bring me down today

Beauty

"She wins who calls herself beautiful and challenges the world to change to truly see her."

Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

A daily review

This is kind of cool daily show to look at -

http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/

Production and film quality are excellant

Quote for today

"We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming,
and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind
of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould

The Wizard of Oz

Did you know...

The Wizard leaves the Scarecrow in charge of Oz when he departs. After a short period of attempted rule by rational thought, which the Scarecrow represents, Ozma, the personification of love and compassion, takes the throne and Oz becomes more and more an earthly paradise, a new Jerusalem, where even death is abolished. By this time, Dorothy and Toto have become permanent residents of Oz, as have Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.

......

“The kingdom of Oz is within you.”

what’s in a birthday

What's in a birthday
There is life, full on
There is change, measured and unavoidable
There is friendship, pure and simple
There are dreams, filled and real dreams
There peach blush, smiling, knowing
There is pride, prudence and old spice gathered
There is anticipation, abundant and wasted
There is appreciation and love unlimited, unconditionally
There is it all, face to face, figured and final.

Sounds Simple

The biggest mistake people make in life is not
making a living at doing what they most enjoy.


- Malcolm S. Forbes (1919-1990)

Lavender Blue

Try reading this without smiling :-)

Lavender Blue


This I must say, dilly dilly, and it is true,
You must love me, dilly dilly,'cause I love you.
Lavender's green, dilly dilly, Lavender's blue.
I'll be your queen, dilly dilly, when I wed you.
Send for your men, dilly dilly, set them to hoe,
Set them to reap, dilly dilly, set them to mow,
Some to cut hay, dilly dilly, some to cut corn,
While you and I, dilly dilly, keep ourselves warm.

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When you are King, dilly dilly, I'll be your queen,
Who told me so, dilly dilly, how can I know,
I told myself, dilly dilly, love told me so.

When you're away, dilly dilly, work all day through,
I'll be at home, dilly dilly, waiting for you.
Lavender's green, dilly dilly, Lavender's blue.
I'll be your queen, dilly dilly, when I wed you.
While you're at work, dilly dilly, I'll brew your beer,
When you come home, dilly dilly, I'll be your dear,
I'll serve your meat, dilly dilly, I'll bake your bread,
I'll share your board, dilly dilly, I'll share your bed.

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When you are King, dilly dilly, I'll be your queen,
Who told me so, dilly dilly, how can I know,
I told myself, dilly dilly, love told me so.


Wedding's for life, dilly dilly, love is to share,
And love must grow, dilly dilly, with joy and care.
Lavender's green, dilly dilly, Lavender's blue.
I'll be your queen, dilly dilly, when I wed you.
If you love me, dilly dilly, never to roam,
If I love you, dilly dilly, babies must come.
Pink for a girl, dilly dilly, blue for a boy,
Binding us close, dilly dilly, bringing us joy.

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When you are King, dilly dilly, I'll be your queen,
Who told me so, dilly dilly, how can I know,
I told myself, dilly dilly, love told me so.


Close we will live, dilly dilly, and when we die,
Both in one grave, dilly dilly, close we will lie,
Lavender's green, dilly dilly, Lavender's blue.
I'll be your queen, dilly dilly, when I wed you.
If I die first, dilly dilly, and that may be,
You must live on, dilly dilly, thinking of me.
If you die first, dilly dilly, maybe you will,
I will live on, dilly dilly, loving you still.

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When you are King, dilly dilly, I'll be your queen,
Who told me so, dilly dilly, how can I know,
I told myself, dilly dilly, love told me so.

Song for a sunny day today

Feeling Good song by Nina Simone and others

Birds flying high
You know how I feel
Sun in the sky
You know how I feel
Reeds driftin' on by
You know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Fish in the sea
You know how I feel
River running free
You know how I feel
Blossom in the tree
You know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when the day is done
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me

Stars when you shine
You know how I feel
Scent of the pine
You know how I feel
Yeah freedom is mine
And I know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me

And I'm feeling good

Wisdom

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

- Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)

AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (Mister In-Between)

By Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen. Song by Bing

 You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene

(To illustrate his last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark)

Man, they said we better
Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
No, do not mess with Mister In-Between
Do you hear me, hmm?

(Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear
About the elininatin' of the negative
And the accent on the positive)
And gather 'round me children if you're willin'
And sit tight while I start reviewin'
The attitude of doin' right

(You've gotta accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between)

You've got to spread joy (up to the maximum)
Bring gloom (down) down to the minimum
Otherwise (otherwise) pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate (well illustrate) my last remark (you got the floor)
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they say (what did they say)
Say when everything looked so dark

Man, they said we better
Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
No! Don't mess with Mister In-Between

Tuesday -

Coffee and juice to start the day

This is a cool movie

• Interesting Documentary - http://www.blackcoffeemovie.com/home.html

More on Happiness

Physologically can we every gain happiness?

Corticosteroid is apparently the only class of harmones that we cannot do without. They regulates our routine, throught the day and sleep. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte levels, and behavior.

They apparently play a key role in your overall happiness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol

Happiness is good for you, happy people are sick less. but are health people happier?

Happiness - Not an evolutionary Goal but Everything else

Emotions - guidance system for people based on key evolutionary needs. We are wired for wants, but happiness is not a goal of Evolution as such, it does not directly help us survive. Needs can never be satisfied really, as we are decided to keep moving the goals. This is important for evolution and keeping us alive.

Happiness is not something you get and then own. Emotions are intended to move up and down and around. Like a compass that is set on North is not any good, emotions set on happy are not useful. We are therefore perhaps designed to seek happiness not get it, nessarcarily.

Stumbling toward happiness - Things that don't make you happy:

• Money (Happiness from Money comes very quickly - after basic needs are met)
• Children (People with Children are no happier than people without)
• Intelligence or Education (ditto above)
• Youth

Stumbling toward happiness - Things that Do make people happy:

• Community (Appears to be very important)
  
• Good food, sleep, exercise (Physical and Mental exercise are key -(Mental and physical states are very closely linked))
• Being happy - biofeed back - taking a moment to be happy and thankful for your life
  

Interestingly the unhappiness countries are Russia and other Ex soviet block people in these countries are even less happy than poorer countries. It is believed that this is due to breakdown of social activities and the mistrust that was created.

Some research (on Twins for example) suggests that people are naturally happy or grumpy - ie genes play a key part. Like physical fitness we can move inside the band through practice and exercise. Happiness exercise might be called cognitive behavioral therapy. We cannot however become olympic happiness runners unless we are genetically wired for that.

There is an area of the brain that is very active in happy people - it is the Left frontal cortex - People with active left frontal cortexes are engaged and enphusiastic. Buddish monks are highly active in this area.

How do we become happier? Exercise and Practice.

Vacation

Coco (Keating) Islands - a place with brackets in the name...hummm

http://www.cocos-tourism.cc/

Interesting place for a relaxing vacation perhaps