So, again sex. Ladies our bodies are temples. Men, you are not bees, with the sole purpose of gathering honey from every flower you see. One of the things Iyanla said is that every time we have sex with someone, we are married. We have married that person.
It is not City Hall, the ring, the flowers, nope, none of that. The act itself does that.

So, how many ex’s do you have floating around?

If you are interested in connecting with your divine and loving mate, and wondering when will it happen, perhaps you need to make sure that the previous attachment has been honored, nullified and laid to rest. I found a cool article on the topic here.

Always keep love flowing in your life.

“He who suppresses a moment’s anger may prevent many day’s sorrow.”
-unknown

While there are some who believe it is better to let it all hang out, it can be much more redeeming to forgive and overlook the faults of others, or remove ourselves from a negative situation. Speaking out of anger helps no one. Once it is “out there” it is difficult to take back. A little forbearance can go a long way.

Penn researchers demonstrate improved attention with mindfulness training

Philadelphia — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that practicing even small doses of daily meditation may improve focus and performance.

Meditation, according to Penn neuroscientist Amishi Jha and Michael Baime, director of Penn’s Stress Management Program, is an active process that literally changes the way the brain works. Their study is the first to examine how meditation may modify the three subcomponents of attention, including the ability to prioritize and manage tasks and goals, the ability to voluntarily focus on specific information and the ability to stay alert to the environment.

In the Penn study, subjects were split into two categories. Those new to meditation, or “mindfulness training,” took part in an eight-week course that included up to 30 minutes of daily meditation. The second group was more experienced with meditation and attended an intensive full-time, one-month retreat.

Researchers found that even for those new to the practice, meditation enhanced performance and the ability to focus attention. Performance-based measures of cognitive function demonstrated improvements in a matter of weeks. The study, published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, suggests a new, non-medical means for improving focus and cognitive ability among disparate populations and has implications for workplace performance and learning.

Participants performed tasks at a computer that measured response speeds and accuracy. At the outset, retreat participants who were experienced in meditation demonstrated better executive functioning skills, the cognitive ability to voluntarily focus, manage tasks and prioritize goals. Upon completion of the eight-week training, participants new to meditation had greater improvement in their ability to quickly and accurately move and focus attention, a process known as “orienting.” After the one-month intensive retreat, participants also improved their ability to keep attention “at the ready.”

The results suggest that meditation, even as little as 30 minutes daily, may improve attention and focus for those with heavy demands on their time. While practicing meditation may itself may not be relaxing or restful, the attention-performance improvements that come with practice may paradoxically allow us to be more relaxed.
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The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Penn Stress Management Program.

Before the soul can hear,
the image (Man)
has to become as deaf
to roarings as to whispers,
to cries of bellowing elephants
as to the silvery buzzing
of the golden fire-fly.

Before the soul can comprehend
and may remember,
she must unto the silent speaker
be united,
just as the form
to which the clay is modeled
is first united
with the potter’s mind.

For then the soul will hear,
and will remember.
And the inner ear will speak
the voice of silence.

The author of this poem is unknown to me, if known please let me know so that I may give proper credit.

“Trying to become like somebody else, or like your ideal, is one of the main causes of contradiction, confusion and conflict.

A mind that is confused, whatever it does, at any level, will remain confused; any action born of confusion leads to further confusion. I see this very clearly; I see it as clearly as I see an immediate physical danger. So what happens? I cease to act in terms of confusion any more.
Therefore inaction is complete action.”
-J. Krishnamurti, Freedom from the Known.

To see a man fearless in danger,
Untainted by lust,
Happy in adversity,
Composed in turmoil,
And laughing at all those things
which are coveted or feared by others -

All men must acknowledge,
that this can be nothing else but a beam of divinity
animating a human body.

“Kind words elicit trust. Kind thoughts create depth. Kind deeds bring love.”

Lao Tzu

• review the Serenity Prayer
• Reflect on the 5 Reiki Principles
• Look for alternatives to gas such as travel by bus or train or coordinating trips as much as possible.
• Consider car pooling.
• Seek out positive ways to regain a sense of control. Stress increases when individuals feel as if they have lost control.
• Focus on essentials.
• Don’t let anything get you down!!

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rising gas prices are affecting more than the family budget. More pain at the pump results in more employee stress on the job, says Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University’s College of Business.

“People concerned with the effects of gas prices were significantly less attentive on the job, less excited about going to work, less passionate and conscientious and more tense,” Hochwarter said. “These people also reported more ‘blues’ on the job. Employees were simply unable to detach themselves from the stress caused by escalating gas prices as they walked through the doors at work.”

Hochwarter gleaned the information by surveying more than 800 full-time employees this spring when gas prices hovered at about $3.50 per gallon. All of the people surveyed work in a wide range of occupations, primarily in the southeastern United States. All drove personal transportation to work and had an average commute of 15 miles each way.

Survey respondents said gas prices were foremost on their mind, including a disgruntled factory worker who wrote, “I spend more time at work trying to figure out what I need to give up to keep gas in my tank than thinking about how to do my job.”

Hochwarter’s research will be submitted for publication later this summer. Among his findings:

• 52 percent have reconsidered taking vacations or other recreational activities;
• 45 percent have had to cut back on debt-reduction payments, such as credit card payments;
• Nearly 30 percent considered the consequences of going without basics including food, clothing and medicine;
• 45 percent report that the escalating gas prices have “caused them to fall behind financially”;
• 39 percent agreed with the statement “Gas prices have decreased my standard of living”; and
• About 33 percent — or one in three — said they would quit their job for a comparable one nearer to home.

Hochwarter’s discussions with employees confirm the study’s results. Many employees report that gas prices rank as the No. 1 water-cooler discussion topic, ahead of family, sports or work, he said. He found little difference in responses among different ages, gender, work tenure and occupations.

“Several employees said they simply could not escape the media onslaught of bad news regarding the future of gas prices, and many reported their financial futures were looking bleaker and bleaker,” Hochwarter said.

As gas prices rise, so does the stress. Consider the words of Sandy, a medical records clerk: “The more it goes up, the more behind I get. If gas goes up to $5 or $6 a gallon, I just don’t know what I’ll do.”

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By the proper practice of pratyhara, your senses come fully under your control. They become obedient horses, taking you wherever you want. You become a complete master over them.

We shouldn’t think we lose anything by avoiding sensual pleasures.
If our senses try to pull us somewhere we should feel, “No; I’m not going to satisfy you.”
Although we might feel a little tension at first, it is just momentary.
After that we’ll really feel proud: “Ah, I have gained some mastery.”
If we satisfy the senses, we might feel momentary pleasure followed by a greater dejection afterward.

The happiness we can receive by mastery lasts longer than temporary joys. We should all become masters. That is true freedom and real victory. If you are free from your own mind and senses, nothing can bind you; then you are really free. Even imperial power, even dictatorship, can never bind you. You are not afraid on anything.

This isn’t the birthright of just a few people. It is everyone’s. But we should build up our mastery, never allowing the mind to fall back. If we have that control, we can do whatever we want, find peace and joy within and share the same with all humanity.