Your Reality = A Reflection of your Mind

Adrift by Simon Christen & A Tribute to San Francisco

Adrift is a wonderful time-lapse photography project that Simon Christen, completed over the course of 2 years. One of the most interesting, peaceful, and beautiful cities in the world, San Francisco is done proper justice in this awe-inspiring short film. Enjoy!












And now, a Mayer Hawthorne tribute to the classic Tony Bennett song about the greatest city on Earth.

Life is good.

Take a deep breath.

2 Easy Steps to Living A Happy Life

1. If it looks like bullshit, smells like bullshit, and tastes like bullshit,
    you are probably eating bullshit.

2. Eliminate the bullshit from your life.

Echo Movement - Pale Blue Dream featuring Carl Sagan

Happy Earth Day everyone! Today we celebrate the scientific miracle of life on this tiny pale blue dot, floating in space amidst the vastness of the universe. Today also celebrate what it means to be human and to be live. Rejoice! because we are all a part of a whole, we are all one, and together we are all ALIVE.  Take care of each other, my friends, and take care of the Earth -- it is our home and we are just a part of it, so in a way I urge you to take care of yourselves.

Alabama Shakes - You Ain't Alone

She got SOUL. Do you?

When life gets you down, don't forget that you are never alone. Peace & Blessings~

Thinking On A Saturday.

My Brothers & Sisters of Earth:

The boundaries of your enlightenment are constricted by the worldly dogma produced by the hegemonic powers of your own species' history, which you tacitly accept.

Free your mind.

Aloha. ♥

National Geographic -- Extreme Photo of the Week

Here's a little something the adrenaline junkies and photogs will surely enjoy. The National Geographic website selects an extreme photo of the week and posts them here for all to enjoy. There truly are no limits to what the human body/mind/soul can accomplish. If only our species could invest the same amount of energy into our interpersonal relationships...

Imagine what a world that would be.

Hollie Smith - Philosophy

"You've got to follow a philosophy of soul,
you've got to hold on,
you've got to stay strong."

The Overview Effect

Perspective really does create a vehicle of radical enlightenment as it is quite the profound metaphor for ourselves as individuals as well as a collective species. Push yourself and your mind to think beyond your own immediate scope of knowledge and undertake the mental stretches required to strengthen your capacity for personal growth. The Overview Effect that these scientists discuss verges on the spiritual connectedness that ties together all life contained within our tiny blue orb of energy floating in space. Take care of one another, and together we can take care of the Earth. Brought to you in HD. Enjoy!


OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo.

Mishka - 3rd Eye Vision

Continuing along in today's theme of the human mind: What does it mean to be "third eye blind?" Although many associate the concept of the third eye with mysticism and Eastern philosophy and religion, there have also been many well-known Western discussions on the concept of the human soul and consciousness. René Descartes actually called the pineal gland the "principle seat of the soul."

By the way, Mishka is probably the reggae artist today who reminds me the most of Bob Marley's musical style and content. Enjoy!



LYRICS: 

[Verse 1]
I heard you saying it won't make a difference
It's only you and it's just this once yeah
It's only this time
Don't you think that it all adds up
There's a reaction for each action many drips fill the cup
Where do you draw the line
Know thyself and to thine own self be true
Any other way is gonna make you feel blue yeah
Ya gotta reason to be here
Hey maybe if we focus and we get it together
We could raise the human consciousness and make things better yeah
I know you think I'm a dreamer 

[Chorus]
But I know that you're also seeking peace of mind
Wonderin' why you feel so tired why your third eye's blind
I know that you're also trying to find your place
Somewhere out in time and somewhere out in space 

[Verse 2]
Get so exhausted from all the exhaust
From living in fear yeah from living in a box hey
How come we always have to drive
I keep wishing corporations, and the politicians
Would make tighter restrictions on our fossil fuel emissions and meanwhile
Why don't we walk
If we all did a little then a lot would be done
We could clean up the mess and try to have some fun yeah
I'm off to plant a tree now
Cause if everybody takes and nobody gives
There'll soon be no air to breathe and no where to live
But you can't stop mother nature

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Did you remember to give thanks for the food
The earth, the air, the water, and everything good
The fire's still burnin'
Talk to yourself cause no one knows you better
Even take the time to write yourself a letter
To know the wheels are still turnin'
There's no better time than now to stand up straight
Take a deep breath Lord it's never too late to
Exhale your confusion
They say its all been done and there's no sense trying
But they don't really know you and they're probably lying
You got to see for yourself yeah

[Chorus]

I know that you're also seeking
I know that you're also out there
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Brain Tricks - This Is How Your Brain Works

Have you ever stopped to think about why you think about the things you think about?
Do you ever think about how exactly you are able to think?
Or how about why it is you think the way you think?

It is all a beautiful mess of ontology, epistemology, and etymology. THINK! Your brain is a wonderful miracle of science. So use it! :)

Here is a fun little web demo on how your brain tends to operate. Check out the book recommendation in the link below!


Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
...
"Cogito ergo sum"

Yosemite Nature Notes - One Day in Yosemite

Visit a National Park or a State Park near you today! These beautiful landscapes are maintained and preserved for the public to enjoy, and I urge you to take advantage of them. Nothing compares to that feeling, that connection to the natural 'forces' that we are sometimes aware of deep down within our soul. It is a feeling that we can train, nurture, and recall at will if we just invest the time and energy to become more attuned to it. Try it! Your mind, body, and soul will love you and thank you for it later - I promise. :)

Infinite Possibilities

TAKE A MOMENT to meditate on this. Is it true?

Be Convicted

And don't forget: Repetition is the Mother of all Learning~

The 7 Wonders of the World

Now, go out and explore the world!

Wandering Souls

The Garden

In the garden ideas sprout and ideas grow.
Some yield fruit
harvested to nourish the body
& soul.

Others bud, and bloom
into bright, colorful flowers.
Their pollen is collected
taken beyond the garden on the wings of knowledge.

But let us not forget,
that among the flowers and the fruit
weeds spring up with the slightest change in winds
stealing nutrients and spoiling the soil.

Who is planting the seeds in your garden? And have you tended your garden today?

'Spirits All Around Us'

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily."
~Walter M. Miller, Jr. in Fiat Voluntas Tua




Things are getting large way too much
What you can't feel is what you can't touch
I want to feel
The more we see the less we feel
We go too far and we miss what's here
Let's keep it real.

Please don't clone me... just remember me
There are spirits all around us