Testando a Internet 3g. Parece que finalmente funciona. Tomara que agora eu resolva todos os meus problemas de mobilidade.
Que tempos são esses? Eu não estou muito satisfeita. Mas, acabo de ser magoada. Se não aguenta mais, pode ir. C A N S E I.
E isso é de coração. Hoje e amanhã e depois eu só quero ficar só. Começar a traçar o meu caminho sozinha.
Meu presente hoje é só a correção comoda dos enganos alheios. Nao devia magoar-me, mas fere. Mais com palavras do que de outra forma. Só acusação. Nenhuma palavra de animo. Vou buscar coisas que me motivem bem distante da rotina. Um hobby talvez me salve do tédio. E hoje eu começo a fazer uma retrospectiva do ano que está quase terminando. E do ciclo que se inicia. Recolhimento... Esse é o momento.
sábado, 19 de dezembro de 2009
quarta-feira, 28 de outubro de 2009
Rinpoche
Rinpoche é um título do budismo tibetano que se dá a um lama considerado precioso em função de seu conhecimento e prática
# 0001 Ignorância
Tive sonhos marcantes. Duradouros e que pareciam bem reais. O mais esquisito foi ler justamente sobre ioga dos sonhos ao despertar-me. Coincidências existem? Afinal, o capítulo era sobre ignorância, mas por que cargas d´água falar justamente sobre sonhos?
Na verdade, foi feita uma analogia. Quando sonhamos e lembramos durante o sono que tudo o que nos amedronta é apenas um sonho, logo perdemos o medo. Daí a comparação com a nossa vida. Se meditarmos e contemplarmos a impermanência, também essa vida não é mais do que um sonho. Sem medo ou esperança esse é o resultado daquele que já está desperto, num nível de consciência mais elevado. A ioga dos sonhos seria justamente lembrar de que o sonho é um sonho no momento do próprio sonho. Assim, poderíamos controlar e interferir nesse estado. E não simplesmente seríamos levados.
É de se refletir a respeito.
Mas, e a ignorância? Deve ser porque não sabemos que estamos sonhando...
Na verdade, foi feita uma analogia. Quando sonhamos e lembramos durante o sono que tudo o que nos amedronta é apenas um sonho, logo perdemos o medo. Daí a comparação com a nossa vida. Se meditarmos e contemplarmos a impermanência, também essa vida não é mais do que um sonho. Sem medo ou esperança esse é o resultado daquele que já está desperto, num nível de consciência mais elevado. A ioga dos sonhos seria justamente lembrar de que o sonho é um sonho no momento do próprio sonho. Assim, poderíamos controlar e interferir nesse estado. E não simplesmente seríamos levados.
É de se refletir a respeito.
Mas, e a ignorância? Deve ser porque não sabemos que estamos sonhando...
terça-feira, 27 de outubro de 2009
B 9# 1816
Eu fico imaginando quantas horas do meu dia eu perco na internet. Ou será que ganho? Nenhuma coisa nem outra?
Fico navegando, e isso é uma distração sem fim. Mas, há tanta inutilidade.
Hoje li alguns jornais. Só violência. Não aprendi nada. Só notícia. Pouca refexão. Nenhuma dica.
Um pouco mais organizada, acordei cedo. Tomei chá, fiz suco verde de goiaba, abacaxi e linhaça.
Nao descobri ainda a diferença entre a normal e outro. Aumento a quantidade de fibra na dieta.
Mas não me liberto do café. Não deixo o chocolate. Essa mudança tem que ser lenta. Mas, por que será que às vezes não tenho a força de vontade que deveria.
Estou novamente com o livro do guerreiro. Mais uma vez lendo sobre o budismo. Pensando nos antídotos contra a raiva, a aversão... Impermanência... Assisti a um filme budista já há algum tempo. Era sobre o budismo. Depois, logo em seguida , virou o título do blog. Mas, isso, foi antes. Bem antes de 2009 chegar... E agora que ele já quase termina.
Ter a morte como uma conselheira. De uma forma mais complicada, isso também é meditar sobre a impermanência. Pensando assim, tudo ganha uma outra expectativas. Nada é tão importante assm. E é como se hoje fosse o ultio dia , ou o primeiro... já nem sei.
Fico navegando, e isso é uma distração sem fim. Mas, há tanta inutilidade.
Hoje li alguns jornais. Só violência. Não aprendi nada. Só notícia. Pouca refexão. Nenhuma dica.
Um pouco mais organizada, acordei cedo. Tomei chá, fiz suco verde de goiaba, abacaxi e linhaça.
Nao descobri ainda a diferença entre a normal e outro. Aumento a quantidade de fibra na dieta.
Mas não me liberto do café. Não deixo o chocolate. Essa mudança tem que ser lenta. Mas, por que será que às vezes não tenho a força de vontade que deveria.
Estou novamente com o livro do guerreiro. Mais uma vez lendo sobre o budismo. Pensando nos antídotos contra a raiva, a aversão... Impermanência... Assisti a um filme budista já há algum tempo. Era sobre o budismo. Depois, logo em seguida , virou o título do blog. Mas, isso, foi antes. Bem antes de 2009 chegar... E agora que ele já quase termina.
Ter a morte como uma conselheira. De uma forma mais complicada, isso também é meditar sobre a impermanência. Pensando assim, tudo ganha uma outra expectativas. Nada é tão importante assm. E é como se hoje fosse o ultio dia , ou o primeiro... já nem sei.
segunda-feira, 26 de outubro de 2009
quarta-feira, 21 de outubro de 2009
1. Learn what “build slowly” means
Be realistic about your abilities. Experts say to progress gradually, but most of us don’t know how to translate that into real-life terms–especially those who used to be active but have gotten out of the habit. “Formerly fit people are surprised and frustrated when they find themselves winded after a walk around the park,” says Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD, director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
If you haven’t worked out in years, start with a manageable goal, like 20 minutes of walking or yoga twice a week for 2 weeks. When you’re ready to progress, either bump your number of workouts to 3 a week or increase their length to 25 or 30 minutes–but don’t try both at the same time. Taking on too much too soon can leave you achy and discouraged; that’s why experts recommend you change only one thing at a time–the frequency, duration, or intensity of your workouts.
If your new cardio workout still leaves you gasping for air, don’t be afraid to slow your pace–you should be slightly breathless but able to talk. You’ll be more likely to follow your program if you exercise at a comfortable level, according to White’s research. Strength-training will get easier, too. A new study from Ohio University found that muscles adapt to resistance exercises after a mere 2 weeks.
2. Keep an activity log
Hands down, lack of time is the number one reason we struggle to keep exercising. Yet studies find we may have more time than we think. Women ages 45 to 70 spend an average of 28 hours a week in sedentary activities outside of their jobs, such as reading and Web surfing, according to a University of Oklahoma study–ample time to find at least 2 1/2 hours a week for exercise. Keep a log of everything you do for 3 days, suggests Jennifer White, PhD, an assistant professor of fitness and wellness at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Then find ways to sneak in activity. Time in front of the TV can double as a stretching session, while a cell phone headset allows you to power walk while you’re on hold with the credit card company.
3. Prepare for post-workout hunger
Exercise can boost metabolism for a few hours, but burning more calories can increase your appetite. To avoid the munchies after exercising (and eating back the calories you just burned), try to schedule workouts so that you have a meal within an hour afterward. Or save part of an earlier meal to eat during that time, says Fernstrom. Snacks combining carbohydrates and protein–like a fig bar and fat-free milk, or cantaloupe and yogurt–are best to refuel muscles and keep you from feeling ravenous later on. If you still feel hungry, wait 10 to 15 minutes before eating more to make sure you’re physically, not just mentally, hungry. Distract yourself while you wait: Keep your hands occupied by cleaning out a drawer or giving yourself a manicure.
4. Be alert to prime drop-out time
About half of new exercisers quit in the first few months, research has found. But support, either one-on-one or in a group, can keep your momentum going. “Getting help specific to your particular issues is key,” says Fernstrom. If you struggle with exercise, try finding (or even forming) a walking group at work or at your local Y. If you’re goal-focused, signing up for an event, like walking a half or full marathon, can be the carrot you need to stay on track.
5. Take breaks
Missed a workout? Don’t worry: Your waistline won’t notice. Brown University scientists found that people on a 14-week weight loss program who took occasional breaks from working out lost an average of 7 pounds–about the same amount as those who never missed a day. “Just pick up again as soon as you can,” says Fernstrom. In the long run, it’s the habit, not the individual days that matter. For help, sign up for a weekly e-mail health newsletter: People who did exercised 14% more and ate better than those who didn’t get inbox reminders, reports a University of Alberta study. (To join our free Best of Prevention newsletter, which covers health, weight loss, and fitness three times a week, go to prevention.com/newsletters.)
6. Splurge–then get up and move
One date with a pint (or even two) of ice cream won’t doom your weight loss unless you let guilt keep you off track. In fact, French researchers discovered that obese exercisers who bicycled for 45 minutes 3 hours after a high-fat meal metabolized more stored belly fat than those who cycled on an empty stomach. Although bingeing on cookies before your next workout obviously won’t help you slim down, the study is a good reminder that not all is lost when you stray from your diet–in fact, your body may even kick it up a gear to help with damage control. Instead of giving up when a celebratory dinner with friends sends your calorie count through the roof, suggest a postmeal stroll or dancing. The party moves away from the table, and the evening can continue with a fun activity that helps you toward your weight loss goal.
7. Put the treadmill in a pretty room
If a workout bores you, don’t do it. “Research shows that if you enjoy an exercise, you’ll stay with it, so keep trying activities until you find something you like,” suggests White. Or jazz up a ho-hum workout with music or audiobooks. Just don’t try to exercise in some dark, dreary corner of the house. “So many women make the mistake of consigning the treadmill to the basement,” White says. You’ll be more likely to use exercise equipment if it’s in a pleasant space with good light and in easy reach of the radio and TV, like the family room. It’s worth investing in a home exercise space that’s both functional and attractive, whether by spending a little extra on a treadmill you won’t mind showing off or buying pretty baskets to store your workout DVDs and dumbbells.
Be realistic about your abilities. Experts say to progress gradually, but most of us don’t know how to translate that into real-life terms–especially those who used to be active but have gotten out of the habit. “Formerly fit people are surprised and frustrated when they find themselves winded after a walk around the park,” says Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD, director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
If you haven’t worked out in years, start with a manageable goal, like 20 minutes of walking or yoga twice a week for 2 weeks. When you’re ready to progress, either bump your number of workouts to 3 a week or increase their length to 25 or 30 minutes–but don’t try both at the same time. Taking on too much too soon can leave you achy and discouraged; that’s why experts recommend you change only one thing at a time–the frequency, duration, or intensity of your workouts.
If your new cardio workout still leaves you gasping for air, don’t be afraid to slow your pace–you should be slightly breathless but able to talk. You’ll be more likely to follow your program if you exercise at a comfortable level, according to White’s research. Strength-training will get easier, too. A new study from Ohio University found that muscles adapt to resistance exercises after a mere 2 weeks.
2. Keep an activity log
Hands down, lack of time is the number one reason we struggle to keep exercising. Yet studies find we may have more time than we think. Women ages 45 to 70 spend an average of 28 hours a week in sedentary activities outside of their jobs, such as reading and Web surfing, according to a University of Oklahoma study–ample time to find at least 2 1/2 hours a week for exercise. Keep a log of everything you do for 3 days, suggests Jennifer White, PhD, an assistant professor of fitness and wellness at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Then find ways to sneak in activity. Time in front of the TV can double as a stretching session, while a cell phone headset allows you to power walk while you’re on hold with the credit card company.
3. Prepare for post-workout hunger
Exercise can boost metabolism for a few hours, but burning more calories can increase your appetite. To avoid the munchies after exercising (and eating back the calories you just burned), try to schedule workouts so that you have a meal within an hour afterward. Or save part of an earlier meal to eat during that time, says Fernstrom. Snacks combining carbohydrates and protein–like a fig bar and fat-free milk, or cantaloupe and yogurt–are best to refuel muscles and keep you from feeling ravenous later on. If you still feel hungry, wait 10 to 15 minutes before eating more to make sure you’re physically, not just mentally, hungry. Distract yourself while you wait: Keep your hands occupied by cleaning out a drawer or giving yourself a manicure.
4. Be alert to prime drop-out time
About half of new exercisers quit in the first few months, research has found. But support, either one-on-one or in a group, can keep your momentum going. “Getting help specific to your particular issues is key,” says Fernstrom. If you struggle with exercise, try finding (or even forming) a walking group at work or at your local Y. If you’re goal-focused, signing up for an event, like walking a half or full marathon, can be the carrot you need to stay on track.
5. Take breaks
Missed a workout? Don’t worry: Your waistline won’t notice. Brown University scientists found that people on a 14-week weight loss program who took occasional breaks from working out lost an average of 7 pounds–about the same amount as those who never missed a day. “Just pick up again as soon as you can,” says Fernstrom. In the long run, it’s the habit, not the individual days that matter. For help, sign up for a weekly e-mail health newsletter: People who did exercised 14% more and ate better than those who didn’t get inbox reminders, reports a University of Alberta study. (To join our free Best of Prevention newsletter, which covers health, weight loss, and fitness three times a week, go to prevention.com/newsletters.)
6. Splurge–then get up and move
One date with a pint (or even two) of ice cream won’t doom your weight loss unless you let guilt keep you off track. In fact, French researchers discovered that obese exercisers who bicycled for 45 minutes 3 hours after a high-fat meal metabolized more stored belly fat than those who cycled on an empty stomach. Although bingeing on cookies before your next workout obviously won’t help you slim down, the study is a good reminder that not all is lost when you stray from your diet–in fact, your body may even kick it up a gear to help with damage control. Instead of giving up when a celebratory dinner with friends sends your calorie count through the roof, suggest a postmeal stroll or dancing. The party moves away from the table, and the evening can continue with a fun activity that helps you toward your weight loss goal.
7. Put the treadmill in a pretty room
If a workout bores you, don’t do it. “Research shows that if you enjoy an exercise, you’ll stay with it, so keep trying activities until you find something you like,” suggests White. Or jazz up a ho-hum workout with music or audiobooks. Just don’t try to exercise in some dark, dreary corner of the house. “So many women make the mistake of consigning the treadmill to the basement,” White says. You’ll be more likely to use exercise equipment if it’s in a pleasant space with good light and in easy reach of the radio and TV, like the family room. It’s worth investing in a home exercise space that’s both functional and attractive, whether by spending a little extra on a treadmill you won’t mind showing off or buying pretty baskets to store your workout DVDs and dumbbells.
terça-feira, 20 de outubro de 2009
limbo
Ansiedade e oportunidades perdidas. Nem sei por onde estou indo. Mas um bocado de oportunidades perdi recentemente. talvez por querer demais. Por esforçar-me em demasia. De repente tudo se quebrou. Eu perdi o barco. Fico triste e ninguém percebe.
Momento limbo.
Momento limbo.
long time no see
Horário de verão. It just suck!!
Headache...
Moreover, I have strange dreams...When I remember than.
to try tomorrow: remember the milk...
Headache...
Moreover, I have strange dreams...When I remember than.
to try tomorrow: remember the milk...
terça-feira, 22 de setembro de 2009
great ideas to become a better writer!!
73 Ways to Become a Better Writer
by Mary Jaksch
it’s the readers that help us improve.
Doing these things can help you become a better writer:
1. Become a blogger.
2. Use self-imposed word limits.
3. Accept all forms of criticism and learn to grow from it.
4. Read what you’ve written over and over, until you can’t find any more problems.
5. Show what you write to a trusted friend for feedback.
6. Outline. And then write to that outline.
7. Edit, and edit again.
8. Live with passion.f
9. Be open, curious, present, and engaged.
10. Take a break between writing and editing.
11. Learn a new word a day.
12. Get the pen and fingers moving.
13. Write in different genres: blog posts, poems, short stories, essays.
14. Read grammar books.
15. Write without distractions.
16. Challenge yourself: write in a crowded cafe, write on the toilet, write for 24 hours straight.
17. Take a trip. Road trips, beach trips, bus trips, plane trips.
18. Watch movies. Can you write the story better?
19. Write. And then write some more.
20. Read, think, read, write, ponder, write – and read some more.
21. Read your stuff aloud to anyone who can stand it – including the cat.
22. Go back and cut 10% from your word count.
23. Talk to people.
24. Listen to how people talk.
25. Read lots of books. Both good and bad.
26. Make notes of your (fleeting) brilliant ideas.
27. Start your writing ahead of time – not hours before a deadline.
28. Listen to podcasts on writing tips.
29. Use simple, declarative sentences.
30. Avoid passive voice.
31. Limit your use of adjectives and adverbs.
32. When in doubt, cut it out.
33. Kill clunky sentences.
34. Be inspired by other art forms – music, dance, sculpture, painting.
35. Read your old stuff and acknowledge how far you’ve come – and how far you have to go.
36. Write for publication, even if it’s only for the local newsletter or a small blog.
37. Make writing your priority in the morning.
38. Keep squeezing words out even if you feel uninspired.
39. Tell everyone: “I’m a writer.”
40. Recognize your fear and overcome it.
41. Let your articles rest and then return to them with fresh eyes.
42. Comment on your favorite blogs.
43. Keep a journal to keep the writing juices flowing.
44. Use a journal to sort out your thoughts and feelings.
45. Keep it simple.
46. Practice monotasking. Set a timer for uninterrupted writing.
47. Watch people.
48. Get to know someone different from you and reflect on the experience.
49. Try new ideas or hobbies – the more variety you have in your life, the more likely you are to keep on generating good ideas on the page.
50. Read works from different cultures. It helps keep your writing from tasting stale in the mouths of your readers.
51. Rethink what is ‘normal’.
52. Work on brilliant headlines.
53. Check if your assumptions are right.
54. Join a writing group. If you can’t find one, form one.
55. Write during your most productive hours of the day.
56. Designate time to research.
57. Take time to muse and mindmap.
58. Map out a writing schedule for your project and stick to it.
59. Ask someone else to proofread.
60. Read Zinsser’s “On Writing Well” at least once a year.
61. Break out of your comfort zone.
62. Write at the scene. If you want to write about a beach, get a picnic rug and go write by the sea.
63. Go to the supermarket, the ball game, the class room, the building site. Make notes of the sensuous details, the atmosphere, the people.
64. Start with metaphors and stories.
65. Approach writing with gratitude, not just with a ‘must do this’ attitude.
66. Deconstruct and analyze books and articles you enjoy.
67. Know about story architecture. Many writers don’t. Which is like doing heart surgery or flying an airliner by intuition. Survival rates are low.
68. Socialize with other writers.
69. Stretch or exercise in between writing.
70. Make a note of ideas for further development before you leave a piece for tomorrow.
71.Use mindmaps for inspiration.
72. Take risks – don’t be afraid to shock. You are not who you think you are.
73. [Please add your own suggestion in the comment section!]
I hope that one or more of these suggestions has inspired you. Let me know which ones resonated with you. And please add to the list. I look forward to reading your comments! Thanks to all the Write to Done readers who contributed to this list.
About the Author: Mary Jaksch is Chief Editor of Write to Done. Get Leo Babauta’s free report How I got 100,000 Subscribers: Lessons from Zen Habits.
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by Mary Jaksch
it’s the readers that help us improve.
Doing these things can help you become a better writer:
1. Become a blogger.
2. Use self-imposed word limits.
3. Accept all forms of criticism and learn to grow from it.
4. Read what you’ve written over and over, until you can’t find any more problems.
5. Show what you write to a trusted friend for feedback.
6. Outline. And then write to that outline.
7. Edit, and edit again.
8. Live with passion.f
9. Be open, curious, present, and engaged.
10. Take a break between writing and editing.
11. Learn a new word a day.
12. Get the pen and fingers moving.
13. Write in different genres: blog posts, poems, short stories, essays.
14. Read grammar books.
15. Write without distractions.
16. Challenge yourself: write in a crowded cafe, write on the toilet, write for 24 hours straight.
17. Take a trip. Road trips, beach trips, bus trips, plane trips.
18. Watch movies. Can you write the story better?
19. Write. And then write some more.
20. Read, think, read, write, ponder, write – and read some more.
21. Read your stuff aloud to anyone who can stand it – including the cat.
22. Go back and cut 10% from your word count.
23. Talk to people.
24. Listen to how people talk.
25. Read lots of books. Both good and bad.
26. Make notes of your (fleeting) brilliant ideas.
27. Start your writing ahead of time – not hours before a deadline.
28. Listen to podcasts on writing tips.
29. Use simple, declarative sentences.
30. Avoid passive voice.
31. Limit your use of adjectives and adverbs.
32. When in doubt, cut it out.
33. Kill clunky sentences.
34. Be inspired by other art forms – music, dance, sculpture, painting.
35. Read your old stuff and acknowledge how far you’ve come – and how far you have to go.
36. Write for publication, even if it’s only for the local newsletter or a small blog.
37. Make writing your priority in the morning.
38. Keep squeezing words out even if you feel uninspired.
39. Tell everyone: “I’m a writer.”
40. Recognize your fear and overcome it.
41. Let your articles rest and then return to them with fresh eyes.
42. Comment on your favorite blogs.
43. Keep a journal to keep the writing juices flowing.
44. Use a journal to sort out your thoughts and feelings.
45. Keep it simple.
46. Practice monotasking. Set a timer for uninterrupted writing.
47. Watch people.
48. Get to know someone different from you and reflect on the experience.
49. Try new ideas or hobbies – the more variety you have in your life, the more likely you are to keep on generating good ideas on the page.
50. Read works from different cultures. It helps keep your writing from tasting stale in the mouths of your readers.
51. Rethink what is ‘normal’.
52. Work on brilliant headlines.
53. Check if your assumptions are right.
54. Join a writing group. If you can’t find one, form one.
55. Write during your most productive hours of the day.
56. Designate time to research.
57. Take time to muse and mindmap.
58. Map out a writing schedule for your project and stick to it.
59. Ask someone else to proofread.
60. Read Zinsser’s “On Writing Well” at least once a year.
61. Break out of your comfort zone.
62. Write at the scene. If you want to write about a beach, get a picnic rug and go write by the sea.
63. Go to the supermarket, the ball game, the class room, the building site. Make notes of the sensuous details, the atmosphere, the people.
64. Start with metaphors and stories.
65. Approach writing with gratitude, not just with a ‘must do this’ attitude.
66. Deconstruct and analyze books and articles you enjoy.
67. Know about story architecture. Many writers don’t. Which is like doing heart surgery or flying an airliner by intuition. Survival rates are low.
68. Socialize with other writers.
69. Stretch or exercise in between writing.
70. Make a note of ideas for further development before you leave a piece for tomorrow.
71.Use mindmaps for inspiration.
72. Take risks – don’t be afraid to shock. You are not who you think you are.
73. [Please add your own suggestion in the comment section!]
I hope that one or more of these suggestions has inspired you. Let me know which ones resonated with you. And please add to the list. I look forward to reading your comments! Thanks to all the Write to Done readers who contributed to this list.
About the Author: Mary Jaksch is Chief Editor of Write to Done. Get Leo Babauta’s free report How I got 100,000 Subscribers: Lessons from Zen Habits.
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domingo, 30 de agosto de 2009
Bonnes vacances - Ne t'arrêtes pas.
Au dessus des capitales,
Des idées fatales,
Regarde l'océan.
Desireless.
tantas expectativas e eu ainda nao planejei nada direito.
tudo o que eu faço é achar que tudo é muito caro! Eita economia...
Viajo o mundo inteiro em sonhos.
Do site da gol, para o da tam; o dia inteiro, de cvc em cvc. Onde é que vamos parar? Fazer tudo sozinha ou pagar caro pra tudo prontinho?
A gente leva um tempao planejando e isso pode até ser gostoso. é só mais um exercício de escolha.
o problem é que eu devo parar com essa historia de deixar tudo para os últimos momentos...
Por que será que eu não consigo me antecipar?
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Sur le Gange ou l'Amazone,Chez les blacks, chez les sikhs, chez les jaunes,
Voyage, voyage
Dans tout le royaume.
Sur les dunes du Sahara,Des iles Fidji au Fujiyama,
Voyage, voyage,
Ne t'arrêtes pas.
Au dessus des barbelés,
Des coeurs bombardés,
Regarde l'océan
sábado, 29 de agosto de 2009
Mudando o Lay out
changing the lay out. Maybe this will makes me fell better, stronger or at least alive. Full of collors..
Mestra?
Meu compromisso de sábado acabou sem ter terminado. Complicado de se entender. Mas, depois eu me explico melhor. Durmo cada vez mais tarde e a consequencia é que despertar é cada vez mais difícil.
Tive um sábado daqueles dedicados a bobeiras e passeios no shopping. Até as 12 horas fiz tudo o que se pode imaginar de desconforme "acordei tarde, matei aula, nao fiz exercício, paguei uma grana de estacinonamento, encarei junk food..." um desajuste total. Depois das 13 tentei melhorar.
Quero que essa semana que se inicia seja diferente. Que eu tenha mais calma e persistência naquilo que me proponho a realizar.
Essas tonterias...
Hoje, procurando um dvd de pilates, encontrei de dança do ventre... Precisava ouvir flamenco...
Precisava ouvir cançoes francesas, mais saí correndo da fnac quando vi os valores em reais...
No final da tarde passou um anjo triste perto de mim. Tem sempre algo faltando.
Eu ando sendo uma mocinha bem rídicula. Preciso confessar algo: a kristin está se tornando minha mestra.
Hehe... era só o que faltava. Eu não existo.
sexta-feira, 28 de agosto de 2009
quinta-feira, 27 de agosto de 2009
o saber e a experiência
"um show da condição humana, que, mesmo em nível parlamentar, é o que conhecemos: feita de barro, sujeita aos mil acidentes da carne e do espírito"
" sinal de oportunidades que surgem de uma confiança maior em seu potencial. Você terá de adaptar sua imagem pública a isso. Terá de fazer alterações. Muitos se espantarão. Que seja! "
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Pergunta: o que aconteceria em nós, visitantes, se os museus escondessem toda informação sobre as obras expostas ?
" Moral da história: o debate entre saber e experiência, por mais que seja um clássico do pensamento pedagógico, é sem solução.
A falta de saber compromete e empobrece a experiência, mas, sem a liberdade da experiência imediata, o saber se torna chato, estupidamente repetitivo e, no fundo, frívolo."
c. calligaris
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Eu deveria gostar mais de museus. Mas, ainda prefiro o presente, as ruas, e os bares quando viajo. Não que os dispense. Mas sempre prefiro a liberdade experiência própria e do momento atual. Vai ver também que por isso é que prefiro nao ler a crítica antes dos filmes e espetáculos.
Entrentanto, hoje, lendo um artigo na folha acho que entendi o porquê desse meu comportamento esdrúxulo ou exótico. E ele se relaciona com o tal do debate entre o saber e a experiência, que descobri hoje. Não é lindo isso?
" sinal de oportunidades que surgem de uma confiança maior em seu potencial. Você terá de adaptar sua imagem pública a isso. Terá de fazer alterações. Muitos se espantarão. Que seja! "
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Pergunta: o que aconteceria em nós, visitantes, se os museus escondessem toda informação sobre as obras expostas ?
" Moral da história: o debate entre saber e experiência, por mais que seja um clássico do pensamento pedagógico, é sem solução.
A falta de saber compromete e empobrece a experiência, mas, sem a liberdade da experiência imediata, o saber se torna chato, estupidamente repetitivo e, no fundo, frívolo."
c. calligaris
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Eu deveria gostar mais de museus. Mas, ainda prefiro o presente, as ruas, e os bares quando viajo. Não que os dispense. Mas sempre prefiro a liberdade experiência própria e do momento atual. Vai ver também que por isso é que prefiro nao ler a crítica antes dos filmes e espetáculos.
Entrentanto, hoje, lendo um artigo na folha acho que entendi o porquê desse meu comportamento esdrúxulo ou exótico. E ele se relaciona com o tal do debate entre o saber e a experiência, que descobri hoje. Não é lindo isso?
quarta-feira, 26 de agosto de 2009
determinaçao and angels...
jornada de determinacao. todo dia o dia é muito curto. porque nao consigo desacelerar?
como cantava o cazuza... "tem sempre um lugar, onde vc nao está"
eu ja cansei. e também nao quero faze sentido nas coisas que escrevo. quando quiser ser clara, assino de verdade. mantenho assim meu desleixo declarado e minha identidade bem guardada.
sem compromissos...
ontem anjos me perseguiram. primeiro caíram 2 livros que falavam de anjos pertinho da minha cama... um dizia que era o anjo do nascimento... ou outro convidava para desenhar um saco de lixo e jogar lá tudo o que pertuba, e , simples assim, esperar um anjo carregar.
Mas, o terceiro foi o mais esdruxulo. já fugindo dos anjos peguei o livro epifanias, do CFA, e o que apareceu? Mais uma cronica de anjo e mais outra... sei lá. Ja estou desconfiando que o Gabriel tá querendo falar comigo!Uau, Uau
depois citava algo em frances - referencia a Camile C. genial e louca. bom, to cercada.
mas era qualquer coisa do tipo que sempre falta algo... c'est la vie!
eu transcrevo certinho depois...
como cantava o cazuza... "tem sempre um lugar, onde vc nao está"
eu ja cansei. e também nao quero faze sentido nas coisas que escrevo. quando quiser ser clara, assino de verdade. mantenho assim meu desleixo declarado e minha identidade bem guardada.
sem compromissos...
ontem anjos me perseguiram. primeiro caíram 2 livros que falavam de anjos pertinho da minha cama... um dizia que era o anjo do nascimento... ou outro convidava para desenhar um saco de lixo e jogar lá tudo o que pertuba, e , simples assim, esperar um anjo carregar.
Mas, o terceiro foi o mais esdruxulo. já fugindo dos anjos peguei o livro epifanias, do CFA, e o que apareceu? Mais uma cronica de anjo e mais outra... sei lá. Ja estou desconfiando que o Gabriel tá querendo falar comigo!Uau, Uau
depois citava algo em frances - referencia a Camile C. genial e louca. bom, to cercada.
mas era qualquer coisa do tipo que sempre falta algo... c'est la vie!
eu transcrevo certinho depois...
sexta-feira, 21 de agosto de 2009
Pause lecture : Cet été, on a dévoré tous les romans de la saison. On profite donc de la pause déjeuner pour lire encore un peu et découvrir les bouquins de la rentrée littéraire. On évite ainsi les cancans déprimants des pipelettes de la société.
quinta-feira, 20 de agosto de 2009
terça-feira, 18 de agosto de 2009
sábado, 15 de agosto de 2009
Declare guerra - barao vermelho
Vivendo em tempo fechado
Correndo atrás de abrigo
Exposto a tanto ataque
Você ta perdido
Nem parece o mesmo
Tá ficando pirado
Onde você encosta dá curto
Você passa, o mundo desaba
E pra te danar
Nada mais dá certo
E pra piorar
Os falsos amigos chegam
E pra te arrasar
Quem te governa não presta
Declare guerra aos que fingem te amar
A vida anda ruim na aldeia
Chega de passar a mão na cabeça
De quem te sacaneia
Vivendo em tempo fechado
Correndo atrás de abrigo
Exposto a tanto ataque
Você ta perdido
E pra se ajudar
Você faz promessas
E pra piorarAté o papa te esquece
E pra te arrasar
Nem o inferno te aceita
sexta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2009
manifestação - recorte
proselitismo. cavilosamente. abrolhos.
"Nada tenho. Devo muito. O resto deixo para os pobres". Rabelais
remediados, ou seja, tomavam muitos remédios para aguentar as pontas e a barra...
quinta-feira, 13 de agosto de 2009
canseira
As vezes a falta de assunto toma conta de mim. Então procuro um desenho ou qual quer imagem que inspire. Reparei numa coisa nos últimos tempos. Uma estranha coincidencia. Desde que perdi o celular, perdi também boa parte da minha concentração.
Tudo bem, é uma contastação esdrúxula, mas, essencialmente verdadeira. Estava tudo muito certo. Casa arrumada. Chá de limão. Meditação. Tudo muito organizado e sincronizado. De repente tudo desandou. Um cansaço enorme. Sem coragem pra nada. Para nada. Enfim. Começei a engordar. A despertar sem vontade de levantar. Parece que a malvada irá atacar-me na esquina. um cansaço e uma vontade para doces. O que explica isso. Será inicio ou o meio de uma depre. Nao quero isso.
Mas é difícil deixar de reconhecer que ela parece estar querendo instalar-se...
quarta-feira, 12 de agosto de 2009
assim, assim...
to assim, assim...
sem vontade.
sem coragem.
querendo abraço.
fugindo das braçadas.
tirando fotos.
evitando telefonemas.
esperando as férias
sonhando sem dormir.
sexta-feira, 7 de agosto de 2009
quinta-feira, 6 de agosto de 2009
quarta-feira, 5 de agosto de 2009
Being vague - De
Já cansei de procurar sentido. Tento começar a agir mais e pensar menos.
Mas, ainda penso demais.
Ontem por exemplo, veio repentinamente uma onda de coragem que infelizmente não perdurou até a manha de hoje.
Preciso marcar um check up!!
Preciso fazer uma atividade física.
Preciso de um óculos para ler...
E, no entanto, continuo como sempre enrolando. Agora, pelo menos, tomei a atitude: doação. E desapego já Livrar-me de pelo menos 5kgs de papele todos os dias. Tudo o que acumulo... tantas letras que jamais irei reler.
Criar espaço para o novo. Como já dizia há um ano. E ainda que muito não tenha mudado, é hora de começar. Mesmo que seja trabalho de formiguinha. Um pouquinho todos os dias...
Being vague... being free... being fair... being soft!
terça-feira, 4 de agosto de 2009
Postura
As vezes eu fico horas e horas surfando. E sem quase qualquer benéfício. Deve ser mesmo um vício como este de ficar na frente da telinha. E penso em escrever, enrolo o trabalho. Faço planos malucos que nunca chegam ao fim. Depois exausta e com a cabeça estourando vou pra casa imanginando que amanha, finalmente amanha eu paro com isso e faço uma atividade física. E é um engano. Esse excesso de horas na frente da tela está acabando com minha visão.
Ontem surpreendi-me com uma reportagem que dizia que a apartir do dos 27 a gente começa a declinar na capacidade mental. Que tristeza. To ficando cada vez mais atrapalhada. Sem saber onde coloco as coisas e as vezes trocando as palavras.
Mas eu insisto, amanha vai ser bem diferente. Acordarei com música. Tomarei um chá de limão ou um chá branco. Meditarei. Enfrentarei o tratack. Acenderei um insenso. Recitarei um mantra. Tomarei um banho quente e escolherei roupas claras. Chegarei para o trabalho maquiada e sorridente. Planejarei. planos razoáveis e mensuráveis. até o final do ano. Incluindo as férias.
Ontem li dois livros a noite. leitura dinamica. Mas, é que tudo me parece dizer nada. se é que isso faz algum sentido. Nem sei se tem sentido viajar. Afinal, ainda não sei fotografar. Afinal to me sentindo pesada. Preciso de uma cama nova. No sentido literal. Um teto novo. Um carro novo. Uma posição nova. Talvez começe simplesmente, com uma nova postura. Hoje não. Amanha de manha. quando o sol chegar. quando escutar o galo cantar. porque é verdade que tenho escutado recentemente. e olha que nem tao longe da cidade estou. só um pouquinho para o canto. como em tantas areas da vida, do trabalho e mesmo do coração!
segunda-feira, 3 de agosto de 2009
Tu connais cette maladie fiévreuse qui s’empare de nous dans les froides misères, cette nostalgie du pays qu’on ignore, cette angoisse de la curiosité? Il est une contrée qui te ressemble, où tout est beau, riche, tranquille et honnête, où la fantaisie a bâti et décoré une Chine occidentale, où la vie est douce à respirer, où le bonheur est marié au silence. C’est là qu’il faut aller vivre, c’est là qu’il faut aller mourir! Oui, c’est là qu’il faut aller respirer, rêver et allonger les heures par l’infini des sensations. Un musicien a écrit l’Invitation à la valse; quel est celui qui composera l’Invitation au voyage [...]
[Charles Baudelaire, Petits poëmes en prose (Le spleen de Paris)]
[Charles Baudelaire, Petits poëmes en prose (Le spleen de Paris)]
Moon....
lua quase cheia. e eu me sentindo assim, por completo. perdas. ganhos. ultimos dias em execesso gastronomico. necessidade de dar um rumo na minha vida. descobrindo que um pouco de execicio é capaz de transformar meu humor. e muita, muita dor de cabeça.
Hai kai.
Hai kai.
terça-feira, 14 de julho de 2009
Alone
sentindo-me sozinha. O que posso fazer? Mil planos para quando estiver sozinha. Mas, muito pouco realizo. Falta de motivaçao.
quinta-feira, 2 de julho de 2009
e55 Ways to Get More Energy
http://zenhabits.net/2009/05/55-ways-to-get-more-energy/
If you’re tired all the time, a change in what you eat (diet) or what you do all day (activity pattern) may be all you need to turn things around 180°.
You won’t be able to do everything on this list all the time — you’d tire yourself out trying to get more energy — but do try them all to see which ones work for you and your schedule. Add a few of these tips to your regular routine. Or mix them up to keep things interesting.
1. Change your socks for refreshment.
It’s an amazing trick. Bring a change of socks to work, and change your socks midway through the day (say, after lunch). You’ll be amazed at how much fresher you’ll feel. This trick is especially handy on days with lots of walking — like during a hike or family outing to the amusement park.
2. Rock out loud.
Whether you work alone or in a room with coworkers, a quick one-song rock out loud session is an effective way to beat back exhaustion.
In a cube farm? Get everyone to sing along! The key is to choose a song that everyone can sing along with. (I like Kokomo.) The energy boosting effect comes from bobbing your head and singing out loud. One song, 3 minutes. That’s a quick boost of adrenaline that lasts for a bit. You’ll be singing to yourself the rest of the never ending project delivery night.
3. Get rid of the stuffy nose.
If allergies have your sinuses blocked, you may be feeling more tired and cranky. An over-the-counter allergy medication should clear up your sinuses (and your mind).
4. Work with your body’s clock.
There is a natural ebb and flow of energy throughout the day. We start off sluggish after waking up, even after a solid 8 hours of sleep. Our energy peaks mid-morning, and it’s natural to want a siesta in the afternoon. We get a second spike of energy in the early evening, followed by our lowest energy point just before bedtime. Once you understand this natural rhythm of energy throughout the day, you can work on the important tasks during your peak hours and avoid early afternoon snoozefests (meetings).
5. Have a piece of chocolate.
Not too much, but if you’re going to have some candy, it might as well be chocolate. We get an endorphin buzz from chocolate (not to mention the energy boost from the slight bit of caffeine chocolate contains). Dark chocolate has more caffeine than milk chocolate.
An afternoon snack of yogurt, berries, and nuts will provide the boost of energy to carry you through the day. Photo by lepiaf.geo / Flickr
6. Have an afternoon power snack.
A small healthy snack that is low in sugar and has protein and/or fiber a couple hours after lunch helps you finish off the day strong. Some suggestions:
mixed nuts
nonfat yogurt
apple and peanut butter
frozen berrie smoothie
trail mix
granola bar
7. Hit up the water cooler for inconsequential banter.
A little midday gossip and random banter is a great pick-me-up for your tired mind. It works because it gets your mind on zero-stress thoughts for a while. The mental break for just a few minutes will revitalize you.
8. Eat lots of berries.
Especially berries that are blue, red, or purple. The color comes from anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant, that boosts energy. Any kind of berry will contain tons.
All types of berries help fight fatigue and are delicious to boot! Photo by Zabowski / Flickr
9. Wear brighter colors.
This trick is related to the mood you project to people, and the reciprocating mood they project towards you. If you wear dark, somber colors, you project a dark, somber attitude, and people will respond to you with a somber attitude. If you wear bright, happy colors, you’ll get that attitude projected towards you, which will boost your own mood and energy levels.
10. Take a power nap.
But do it in your chair. Don’t lie down on the sofa or you won’t get back up. Keep it short: 5-10 minutes max. Any longer and it will have the opposite effect of knocking you out for the rest of the day.
11. Flirt.
It’s fun, it’s harmless (keep it innocent), and it’s effective. Nothing quite gets the heart pumping like a little flirting.
Amore gets the blood flowing. Flirt for more energy. Photo by Kjunstorm / Flickr
12. Aromatherapy with lavender.
Research has shown that the lavender scent increases alertness. Test subjects were given math tests before and after 3 minutes of lavender aromatherapy. The group completed the tests faster and more accurately after aromatherapy.
13. Wake up at the same time everyday.
Including weekends. This sets your body clock. Otherwise, you’ll be wide awake when you should be asleep. Or worse, asleep when you should be awake (dozing off in a meeting is embarrassing). The key is to go to bed at the same time every night. If you need to reset your sleep cycle in one day, stop eating for the 16 hours before the time you want to wake up.
14. Drink lots of water.
Dehydration is a sinister cause of fatigue because it slowly creeps up on you. If you consistently drink less than 8 cups of water a day, you may be sluggish all the time. Get a 32 oz (1 quart, 4 cups) water bottle. Your goal is to polish off 2 of those a day. Try it for a week and see if your general energy level increases.
15. Use caffeine wisely.
Coffee and caffeinated sodas can boost your alertness, but be careful about letting it be a habitual crutch. The temptation to drink more caffeine to get even more energy will be strong. Eventually you’ll be downing 5 double-shot espressos a day just to function. Drink coffee earlier in the day to avoid insomnia, which will make the next day worse.
Use caffeine in moderation. Coffee provides a shot of energy, but can also become a counterproductive dependence. Photo by visualpanic / Flickr
16. Avoid energy drinks.
Energy drinks provide a near-instant hyperactivity boost, but they always result in a crash. Energy drinks are like energy credit cards — you’re spending future energy to get short-term energy. The resulting energy deficit gets worse until you hit energy bankruptcy.
17. Eat low glycemic (low or complex carb) foods.
Trade in good, complex carbohydrates (low glycemic index) for the bad, simple carbs (sugar). Carbohydrates with a high glycemic index means the sugar is more easily digested by your body. That results in a spike in energy followed by a low-sugar crash.
High glycemic index foods to avoid include white bread, potato, and high sugar foods (like sodas). Low glycemic foods (the good carb foods) include fruits and vegetables, grains (eg., whole wheat bread), low-carb foods (eg., meats), and pasta. Check this chart of foods and their glycemic index before your next trip to the grocery store.
18. Eat more soluble fiber.
Soluble fiber is the kind that slows down the rate of absorption of sugars. It evens out your energy levels by preventing a sugar high and crash. (By the way, insoluble fiber is the kind that prevents constipation.) Don’t worry too much about which kind of fiber you’re getting — they’re both good for you. Rotate more high soluble fiber foods like nuts, grains, fruits, plant matter (vegetables), beans, and oats into your diet.
Eat and sniff more citrus fruits for an energy boost. Photo by Steven Fernandez / Flickr
19. Get your Vitamin C.
Get a daily dose of citrus fruits (eg., orange juice in the morning) or a vitamin C tablet. Study after study shows the correlation between citric acid deficiency and chronic fatigue. Vitamin C also helps you absorb more nutrients from food.
20. Sniff some citrus.
In addition to the Vitamin C, citrus scents (like orange, lemon and lime) stimulate alertness. So lather on some of that lemon scented lotion.
21. Cover the B Vitamins.
B vitamins cover a range of bodily functions, but most B vitamins are involved in the process of converting blood sugar into usable energy. To ensure you get the proper amount of B vitamins, eat a balanced diet.
22. Quit smoking.
Ex-smokers frequently report an energy boost of 2-3x when they quit smoking. Nicotine affects your sleep, so you don’t get as good a night’s sleep. That makes you cranky, frustrated and tired the next day. Which leads to more smoking. It’s a vicious energy sapping cycle.
23. Play to relax.
Playing a game keeps your mind working (versus, say, watching TV), but doesn’t have any of the energy-sapping stresses of work. Go ahead and play that quick game of Scrabble on Facebook, but have a strict time limit if you don’t want your boss to say something.
Play a game to relax. It keeps your mind active without the debilitating stress. Photo by Sukanto Debnath / Flickr
24. Eat smaller, more frequent meals.
Snack throughout the day. By eating smaller but more frequent “meals”, you will maintain a steady dose of energy instead of experiencing food comas. Don’t snack on fatty and sugar laden junk food though. You may get a short 30 minute burst of hyperalertness, but it’ll be quickly followed by a debilitating crash.
25. Enjoy a cup of tea.
In a recent study, University College London researchers noted that drinking a cup of tea 4-6 time a day reduces stress hormone levels in your body. The study’s results suggest “drinking black tea may speed up our recovery from the daily stresses in life.”
26. Splash some water on your face.
Just letting the cool water hit your face washes off the grime and stresses of the day. You could also jump in the pool or take a shower for the same effect. Showers stimulates the circulatory system and metabolism. Get wet to feel more energetic.
Get wet to freshen up and get a shot of energy. Photo by Liz Noise / Flickr
27. Stand up, stretch and take a couple of deep breaths.
Stretch your arms, back, legs, and neck. Take a deep breath through your nose, hold it, and let it out slowly and forcefully. Repeat several times. This will take 30 seconds and will be an instant fix. When you sit back down, you’ll have the clear head and fresh feeling needed to power through the tough/boring task in front of you.
28. Get your world organized.
When your world is organized, you don’t have to expend mental energy keeping track of a million things. Here’s how to take back control of your time and productivity:
The Getting Things Done (GTD) FAQ - Beginner’s guide to GTD
Zen to Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System - Leo’s even simpler system
7 Productivity Tips for People that Hate GTD
Zen desk = less stress = more energy. Photo by Laure Wayaffe / Flickr
29. Look on the bright side.
A generally upbeat and optimistic outlook on life will keep your energy level up. Yes, the worst thing that can happen might actually happen, but giving it too much worry will only drain you. Look for the positive in every situation and you won’t be so tired.
30. Take a mini-vacation.
Take one day and just do whatever you want. No work, no chores, no errands. Enjoy your one full day of vacation, then come back to work more motivated and energetic.
31. Eat a satisfying breakfast but a light lunch.
A heavy lunch, especially one with lots of carbs or fat (like a burger combo) will hit you as soon as you get back to the office. And it’ll be a sluggishness that lasts to the end of the day. Eat a big breakfast instead. It provides the fuel you need for the day, at the time when your body needs it the most. Not only will you avoid the afternoon food coma, the big breakfast will make you more productive in the mornings. Double win.
Start your day with a powerful breakfast that provides the fuel you need for the day. Photo by Charles Chan / Flickr
32. Choose protein over fat or carbs.
Foods with lean (low fat) protein help you feel fuller for longer. It also prevents blood sugar spikes, giving you more steady energy. Lean protein foods include fish and other seafood, lean pork, or chicken breasts (”white meat”).
33. Shed a few pounds.
The things you do to lose weight — exercise, drink water, avoid simple sugars — are actions that also have a positive effect on your energy level. Even better, the actual loss of excess fat provides an energy boost of its own. You’ll feel “lighter” and things that use to make you breathless will now seem much easier. Losing weight provides a double-impact to boosting your energy.
But be careful with fad and/or crash diets. Cutting out too many calories (ie., energy your body needs) too fast will cause you to be even more tired. Take small steps, and make it a lifestyle change so you shed the fat for life.
34. Listen to tunes while you work.
It’s well known that our brain’s pleasure centers light up when we hear music. Throwing on the headphones and listening to any music you like while working will give you a productivity boost.
35. Start exercising.
If you have a fairly sedentary life, just the idea of starting an intense exercise program is exhausting. But if you go slow, literally taking one step at a time, you can go from being sedentary to becoming a runner just like Leo.
Get moving! Getting some exercise will lift your energy levels all day. Photo by Hamed Saber / Flickr
36. Eliminate stress.
Stress is draining. Sometimes it’s worth it, like when you’re on a deadline to delivery a big project. Sometimes it’s just a waste of energy. Leo says,
Certain things in our life just cause us to be more exhausted than others, with less value. Identify them, and cut them out. You’ll have much more energy and much less stress. Happiness ensues.
Here’s how to eliminate stress from your life.
37. Have more sex.
Talk about an endorphin rush! If you keep those endorphins flowing regularly, you’ll have more natural energy. Literally, more bounce to your step.
38. Move gym time to the morning.
A lot of people go to the gym after work. Try going to the gym in the morning instead to get energy that lasts all day. Sure, you’ll have to wake up an hour or two earlier, but you get that time back at night. That exercise in the morning gets the endorphins flowing, which keeps you happy and productive the rest of the day. By exercising in the morning instead of at night, you spend the same amount of time at the gym, but get the added benefit of having more energy at work.
39. Purge low-value tasks from your todo list.
If you have a ridiculously long todo list that is impossible to get all the way through, you’ll feel tired just thinking about the todo list. If you want to actually cross off tasks from your todo list, you’ll need to throw out the crap tasks that you don’t want/need to deal with. Either delegate those tasks, move them into a second “nice but not critical” list, or just admit that they’re probably never going to get done and move them to the “maybe/someday” list. Shortening your todo list to just the most critical, must-do tasks will give you the “energy” to start knocking out those tasks.
40. Avoid the mid-day cocktail.
If you want to function in the afternoon, avoid alcohol at lunch. Even if it’s just one beer. Alcohol’s sedative effects will take hours to recover from, killing the rest of your afternoon.
Skip the alcohol at lunch if you want to make it to 5:00. Photo by ktylerconk / Flickr
41. Get a massage.
Loosen up those tight muscles and you’ll feel more relaxed. A more relaxed you means a happier and more productive you. Trade a quick shoulder rub with a coworker after lunch to perk both of you up for the rest of the afternoon.
42. Dress up.
Feeling better about yourself has a magical way of giving you more energy. Put just a tad more effort into looking your best for work, and you’ll get compliments from coworkers that will make you feel better — and make you a perkier, more energetic worker bee.
43. Don’t drink yourself to sleep.
Alcohol keeps your body from entering deep sleep, so even if you get the same hours of sleep, you won’t feel as rested. Limit alcohol the hours before bedtime to get the best night’s sleep.
44. Get a thyroid test from your doctor.
If you are chronically fatigued, it may be a symptom of hypothyroidism. That’s when not enough thyroid hormone is produced, with fatigue as one of its symptoms. Visit the doctor if you’ve been tired for a long time and haven’t had a checkup in a while.
45. Take a walk outside.
Getting outside for some fresh air, a change of scenery, and a quick walk to get your blood going will do wonders for your mood and motivation. Seeing the sun is a signal to your body that it’s not bedtime yet.
Take a walk outside to clear your head. Photo by vshioshvili / Flickr
46. Lower your blood pressure.
Besides being a risk factor for a heart attack, high blood pressure makes you fatigued. If you haven’t seen your doctor lately, go in and get your blood pressure checked.
47. Rotate yogurt into your diet.
Yogurt with live cultures keep your digestive system clean, which helps your body absorb all the nutrients from food. That makes you healthier and more energetic. Yogurt is also a good low-fat snack.
48. Have a laugh.
Laughter is great medicine for exhaustion. Make sure you laugh regularly to keep your mood up. Seek out funny people or subscribe to a daily email joke. I like the geeky comic xkcd for a quick smile. What’s your favorite quick funny pick-me-up?
49. Add more cardio to your gym time.
The aerobic exercise gets your blood pumping. It builds stamina and endurance, which is useful for both triathalons and neverending department meetings.
50. Take up yoga.
The stretching, slow controlled movements, and focus on breathing reduces tension (and stress). The benefits include better sleep, feeling more relaxed, and being mentally sharper.
51. Eat eggs.
When people have eggs (mostly protein) for breakfast, versus bagels (all carbs), they feel more energy and eat less at the next meal. Protein makes you feel fuller without feeling stuffed, and they provide a steady stream of energy for your body (versus the quick high and crash of carbohydrates). Eggs are a great for breakfast or as an addition to a lunch salad.
52. Get a good night’s sleep.
We need 7-8 hours of sleep to be fully rested. Consistently sleeping less than 6 hours a night builds up a “sleep debt” that is hard to recover from. If you’re getting enough sleep, it should take you up to 30 minutes to fall asleep. If you’re falling asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow (or while sitting at your desk), that’s a symptom of sleep deprivation.
53. Get more ginseng.
Ginseng is well-known to have energy boosting properties. It is an adaptogen, which means it build resistance to stress and boosts energy. A ginseng supplement or sipping tea with ginseng can help improve energy.
54. Socialize.
Turn off the Internet and go socialize with friends. Humans are social animals, and we need regular socializing to keep ourselves in peak health and energy.
Go out and play with your friends! Photo by Strocchi / Flickr
55. Get on your toes.
Roll up and down on your toes. This stimulates your circulatory system, which will deliver much-needed oxygen and fuel (glucose) throughout your body. You’ll be more energized and sharper. You can do this right now.
What’s your secret for getting more energy? Share it in the comments!
Ebates
If you’re tired all the time, a change in what you eat (diet) or what you do all day (activity pattern) may be all you need to turn things around 180°.
You won’t be able to do everything on this list all the time — you’d tire yourself out trying to get more energy — but do try them all to see which ones work for you and your schedule. Add a few of these tips to your regular routine. Or mix them up to keep things interesting.
1. Change your socks for refreshment.
It’s an amazing trick. Bring a change of socks to work, and change your socks midway through the day (say, after lunch). You’ll be amazed at how much fresher you’ll feel. This trick is especially handy on days with lots of walking — like during a hike or family outing to the amusement park.
2. Rock out loud.
Whether you work alone or in a room with coworkers, a quick one-song rock out loud session is an effective way to beat back exhaustion.
In a cube farm? Get everyone to sing along! The key is to choose a song that everyone can sing along with. (I like Kokomo.) The energy boosting effect comes from bobbing your head and singing out loud. One song, 3 minutes. That’s a quick boost of adrenaline that lasts for a bit. You’ll be singing to yourself the rest of the never ending project delivery night.
3. Get rid of the stuffy nose.
If allergies have your sinuses blocked, you may be feeling more tired and cranky. An over-the-counter allergy medication should clear up your sinuses (and your mind).
4. Work with your body’s clock.
There is a natural ebb and flow of energy throughout the day. We start off sluggish after waking up, even after a solid 8 hours of sleep. Our energy peaks mid-morning, and it’s natural to want a siesta in the afternoon. We get a second spike of energy in the early evening, followed by our lowest energy point just before bedtime. Once you understand this natural rhythm of energy throughout the day, you can work on the important tasks during your peak hours and avoid early afternoon snoozefests (meetings).
5. Have a piece of chocolate.
Not too much, but if you’re going to have some candy, it might as well be chocolate. We get an endorphin buzz from chocolate (not to mention the energy boost from the slight bit of caffeine chocolate contains). Dark chocolate has more caffeine than milk chocolate.
An afternoon snack of yogurt, berries, and nuts will provide the boost of energy to carry you through the day. Photo by lepiaf.geo / Flickr
6. Have an afternoon power snack.
A small healthy snack that is low in sugar and has protein and/or fiber a couple hours after lunch helps you finish off the day strong. Some suggestions:
mixed nuts
nonfat yogurt
apple and peanut butter
frozen berrie smoothie
trail mix
granola bar
7. Hit up the water cooler for inconsequential banter.
A little midday gossip and random banter is a great pick-me-up for your tired mind. It works because it gets your mind on zero-stress thoughts for a while. The mental break for just a few minutes will revitalize you.
8. Eat lots of berries.
Especially berries that are blue, red, or purple. The color comes from anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant, that boosts energy. Any kind of berry will contain tons.
All types of berries help fight fatigue and are delicious to boot! Photo by Zabowski / Flickr
9. Wear brighter colors.
This trick is related to the mood you project to people, and the reciprocating mood they project towards you. If you wear dark, somber colors, you project a dark, somber attitude, and people will respond to you with a somber attitude. If you wear bright, happy colors, you’ll get that attitude projected towards you, which will boost your own mood and energy levels.
10. Take a power nap.
But do it in your chair. Don’t lie down on the sofa or you won’t get back up. Keep it short: 5-10 minutes max. Any longer and it will have the opposite effect of knocking you out for the rest of the day.
11. Flirt.
It’s fun, it’s harmless (keep it innocent), and it’s effective. Nothing quite gets the heart pumping like a little flirting.
Amore gets the blood flowing. Flirt for more energy. Photo by Kjunstorm / Flickr
12. Aromatherapy with lavender.
Research has shown that the lavender scent increases alertness. Test subjects were given math tests before and after 3 minutes of lavender aromatherapy. The group completed the tests faster and more accurately after aromatherapy.
13. Wake up at the same time everyday.
Including weekends. This sets your body clock. Otherwise, you’ll be wide awake when you should be asleep. Or worse, asleep when you should be awake (dozing off in a meeting is embarrassing). The key is to go to bed at the same time every night. If you need to reset your sleep cycle in one day, stop eating for the 16 hours before the time you want to wake up.
14. Drink lots of water.
Dehydration is a sinister cause of fatigue because it slowly creeps up on you. If you consistently drink less than 8 cups of water a day, you may be sluggish all the time. Get a 32 oz (1 quart, 4 cups) water bottle. Your goal is to polish off 2 of those a day. Try it for a week and see if your general energy level increases.
15. Use caffeine wisely.
Coffee and caffeinated sodas can boost your alertness, but be careful about letting it be a habitual crutch. The temptation to drink more caffeine to get even more energy will be strong. Eventually you’ll be downing 5 double-shot espressos a day just to function. Drink coffee earlier in the day to avoid insomnia, which will make the next day worse.
Use caffeine in moderation. Coffee provides a shot of energy, but can also become a counterproductive dependence. Photo by visualpanic / Flickr
16. Avoid energy drinks.
Energy drinks provide a near-instant hyperactivity boost, but they always result in a crash. Energy drinks are like energy credit cards — you’re spending future energy to get short-term energy. The resulting energy deficit gets worse until you hit energy bankruptcy.
17. Eat low glycemic (low or complex carb) foods.
Trade in good, complex carbohydrates (low glycemic index) for the bad, simple carbs (sugar). Carbohydrates with a high glycemic index means the sugar is more easily digested by your body. That results in a spike in energy followed by a low-sugar crash.
High glycemic index foods to avoid include white bread, potato, and high sugar foods (like sodas). Low glycemic foods (the good carb foods) include fruits and vegetables, grains (eg., whole wheat bread), low-carb foods (eg., meats), and pasta. Check this chart of foods and their glycemic index before your next trip to the grocery store.
18. Eat more soluble fiber.
Soluble fiber is the kind that slows down the rate of absorption of sugars. It evens out your energy levels by preventing a sugar high and crash. (By the way, insoluble fiber is the kind that prevents constipation.) Don’t worry too much about which kind of fiber you’re getting — they’re both good for you. Rotate more high soluble fiber foods like nuts, grains, fruits, plant matter (vegetables), beans, and oats into your diet.
Eat and sniff more citrus fruits for an energy boost. Photo by Steven Fernandez / Flickr
19. Get your Vitamin C.
Get a daily dose of citrus fruits (eg., orange juice in the morning) or a vitamin C tablet. Study after study shows the correlation between citric acid deficiency and chronic fatigue. Vitamin C also helps you absorb more nutrients from food.
20. Sniff some citrus.
In addition to the Vitamin C, citrus scents (like orange, lemon and lime) stimulate alertness. So lather on some of that lemon scented lotion.
21. Cover the B Vitamins.
B vitamins cover a range of bodily functions, but most B vitamins are involved in the process of converting blood sugar into usable energy. To ensure you get the proper amount of B vitamins, eat a balanced diet.
22. Quit smoking.
Ex-smokers frequently report an energy boost of 2-3x when they quit smoking. Nicotine affects your sleep, so you don’t get as good a night’s sleep. That makes you cranky, frustrated and tired the next day. Which leads to more smoking. It’s a vicious energy sapping cycle.
23. Play to relax.
Playing a game keeps your mind working (versus, say, watching TV), but doesn’t have any of the energy-sapping stresses of work. Go ahead and play that quick game of Scrabble on Facebook, but have a strict time limit if you don’t want your boss to say something.
Play a game to relax. It keeps your mind active without the debilitating stress. Photo by Sukanto Debnath / Flickr
24. Eat smaller, more frequent meals.
Snack throughout the day. By eating smaller but more frequent “meals”, you will maintain a steady dose of energy instead of experiencing food comas. Don’t snack on fatty and sugar laden junk food though. You may get a short 30 minute burst of hyperalertness, but it’ll be quickly followed by a debilitating crash.
25. Enjoy a cup of tea.
In a recent study, University College London researchers noted that drinking a cup of tea 4-6 time a day reduces stress hormone levels in your body. The study’s results suggest “drinking black tea may speed up our recovery from the daily stresses in life.”
26. Splash some water on your face.
Just letting the cool water hit your face washes off the grime and stresses of the day. You could also jump in the pool or take a shower for the same effect. Showers stimulates the circulatory system and metabolism. Get wet to feel more energetic.
Get wet to freshen up and get a shot of energy. Photo by Liz Noise / Flickr
27. Stand up, stretch and take a couple of deep breaths.
Stretch your arms, back, legs, and neck. Take a deep breath through your nose, hold it, and let it out slowly and forcefully. Repeat several times. This will take 30 seconds and will be an instant fix. When you sit back down, you’ll have the clear head and fresh feeling needed to power through the tough/boring task in front of you.
28. Get your world organized.
When your world is organized, you don’t have to expend mental energy keeping track of a million things. Here’s how to take back control of your time and productivity:
The Getting Things Done (GTD) FAQ - Beginner’s guide to GTD
Zen to Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System - Leo’s even simpler system
7 Productivity Tips for People that Hate GTD
Zen desk = less stress = more energy. Photo by Laure Wayaffe / Flickr
29. Look on the bright side.
A generally upbeat and optimistic outlook on life will keep your energy level up. Yes, the worst thing that can happen might actually happen, but giving it too much worry will only drain you. Look for the positive in every situation and you won’t be so tired.
30. Take a mini-vacation.
Take one day and just do whatever you want. No work, no chores, no errands. Enjoy your one full day of vacation, then come back to work more motivated and energetic.
31. Eat a satisfying breakfast but a light lunch.
A heavy lunch, especially one with lots of carbs or fat (like a burger combo) will hit you as soon as you get back to the office. And it’ll be a sluggishness that lasts to the end of the day. Eat a big breakfast instead. It provides the fuel you need for the day, at the time when your body needs it the most. Not only will you avoid the afternoon food coma, the big breakfast will make you more productive in the mornings. Double win.
Start your day with a powerful breakfast that provides the fuel you need for the day. Photo by Charles Chan / Flickr
32. Choose protein over fat or carbs.
Foods with lean (low fat) protein help you feel fuller for longer. It also prevents blood sugar spikes, giving you more steady energy. Lean protein foods include fish and other seafood, lean pork, or chicken breasts (”white meat”).
33. Shed a few pounds.
The things you do to lose weight — exercise, drink water, avoid simple sugars — are actions that also have a positive effect on your energy level. Even better, the actual loss of excess fat provides an energy boost of its own. You’ll feel “lighter” and things that use to make you breathless will now seem much easier. Losing weight provides a double-impact to boosting your energy.
But be careful with fad and/or crash diets. Cutting out too many calories (ie., energy your body needs) too fast will cause you to be even more tired. Take small steps, and make it a lifestyle change so you shed the fat for life.
34. Listen to tunes while you work.
It’s well known that our brain’s pleasure centers light up when we hear music. Throwing on the headphones and listening to any music you like while working will give you a productivity boost.
35. Start exercising.
If you have a fairly sedentary life, just the idea of starting an intense exercise program is exhausting. But if you go slow, literally taking one step at a time, you can go from being sedentary to becoming a runner just like Leo.
Get moving! Getting some exercise will lift your energy levels all day. Photo by Hamed Saber / Flickr
36. Eliminate stress.
Stress is draining. Sometimes it’s worth it, like when you’re on a deadline to delivery a big project. Sometimes it’s just a waste of energy. Leo says,
Certain things in our life just cause us to be more exhausted than others, with less value. Identify them, and cut them out. You’ll have much more energy and much less stress. Happiness ensues.
Here’s how to eliminate stress from your life.
37. Have more sex.
Talk about an endorphin rush! If you keep those endorphins flowing regularly, you’ll have more natural energy. Literally, more bounce to your step.
38. Move gym time to the morning.
A lot of people go to the gym after work. Try going to the gym in the morning instead to get energy that lasts all day. Sure, you’ll have to wake up an hour or two earlier, but you get that time back at night. That exercise in the morning gets the endorphins flowing, which keeps you happy and productive the rest of the day. By exercising in the morning instead of at night, you spend the same amount of time at the gym, but get the added benefit of having more energy at work.
39. Purge low-value tasks from your todo list.
If you have a ridiculously long todo list that is impossible to get all the way through, you’ll feel tired just thinking about the todo list. If you want to actually cross off tasks from your todo list, you’ll need to throw out the crap tasks that you don’t want/need to deal with. Either delegate those tasks, move them into a second “nice but not critical” list, or just admit that they’re probably never going to get done and move them to the “maybe/someday” list. Shortening your todo list to just the most critical, must-do tasks will give you the “energy” to start knocking out those tasks.
40. Avoid the mid-day cocktail.
If you want to function in the afternoon, avoid alcohol at lunch. Even if it’s just one beer. Alcohol’s sedative effects will take hours to recover from, killing the rest of your afternoon.
Skip the alcohol at lunch if you want to make it to 5:00. Photo by ktylerconk / Flickr
41. Get a massage.
Loosen up those tight muscles and you’ll feel more relaxed. A more relaxed you means a happier and more productive you. Trade a quick shoulder rub with a coworker after lunch to perk both of you up for the rest of the afternoon.
42. Dress up.
Feeling better about yourself has a magical way of giving you more energy. Put just a tad more effort into looking your best for work, and you’ll get compliments from coworkers that will make you feel better — and make you a perkier, more energetic worker bee.
43. Don’t drink yourself to sleep.
Alcohol keeps your body from entering deep sleep, so even if you get the same hours of sleep, you won’t feel as rested. Limit alcohol the hours before bedtime to get the best night’s sleep.
44. Get a thyroid test from your doctor.
If you are chronically fatigued, it may be a symptom of hypothyroidism. That’s when not enough thyroid hormone is produced, with fatigue as one of its symptoms. Visit the doctor if you’ve been tired for a long time and haven’t had a checkup in a while.
45. Take a walk outside.
Getting outside for some fresh air, a change of scenery, and a quick walk to get your blood going will do wonders for your mood and motivation. Seeing the sun is a signal to your body that it’s not bedtime yet.
Take a walk outside to clear your head. Photo by vshioshvili / Flickr
46. Lower your blood pressure.
Besides being a risk factor for a heart attack, high blood pressure makes you fatigued. If you haven’t seen your doctor lately, go in and get your blood pressure checked.
47. Rotate yogurt into your diet.
Yogurt with live cultures keep your digestive system clean, which helps your body absorb all the nutrients from food. That makes you healthier and more energetic. Yogurt is also a good low-fat snack.
48. Have a laugh.
Laughter is great medicine for exhaustion. Make sure you laugh regularly to keep your mood up. Seek out funny people or subscribe to a daily email joke. I like the geeky comic xkcd for a quick smile. What’s your favorite quick funny pick-me-up?
49. Add more cardio to your gym time.
The aerobic exercise gets your blood pumping. It builds stamina and endurance, which is useful for both triathalons and neverending department meetings.
50. Take up yoga.
The stretching, slow controlled movements, and focus on breathing reduces tension (and stress). The benefits include better sleep, feeling more relaxed, and being mentally sharper.
51. Eat eggs.
When people have eggs (mostly protein) for breakfast, versus bagels (all carbs), they feel more energy and eat less at the next meal. Protein makes you feel fuller without feeling stuffed, and they provide a steady stream of energy for your body (versus the quick high and crash of carbohydrates). Eggs are a great for breakfast or as an addition to a lunch salad.
52. Get a good night’s sleep.
We need 7-8 hours of sleep to be fully rested. Consistently sleeping less than 6 hours a night builds up a “sleep debt” that is hard to recover from. If you’re getting enough sleep, it should take you up to 30 minutes to fall asleep. If you’re falling asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow (or while sitting at your desk), that’s a symptom of sleep deprivation.
53. Get more ginseng.
Ginseng is well-known to have energy boosting properties. It is an adaptogen, which means it build resistance to stress and boosts energy. A ginseng supplement or sipping tea with ginseng can help improve energy.
54. Socialize.
Turn off the Internet and go socialize with friends. Humans are social animals, and we need regular socializing to keep ourselves in peak health and energy.
Go out and play with your friends! Photo by Strocchi / Flickr
55. Get on your toes.
Roll up and down on your toes. This stimulates your circulatory system, which will deliver much-needed oxygen and fuel (glucose) throughout your body. You’ll be more energized and sharper. You can do this right now.
What’s your secret for getting more energy? Share it in the comments!
Ebates
segunda-feira, 22 de junho de 2009
why?
comecei a ganhar peso de novo. Isso é uma lástima. Com certeza é a ansiedade sem fim. e sem motivo. A vida continua igual. Ganhei alguns presentes essa semana.
Estou com preguiça de escrever. na verdade estou cansada nao sei de que. é falta de motivacao e de atividade física.
por que eu sou assim?
Estou com preguiça de escrever. na verdade estou cansada nao sei de que. é falta de motivacao e de atividade física.
por que eu sou assim?
segunda-feira, 15 de junho de 2009
bigger brain
from:http://www.blifaloo.com/info/brainpower.php
Want a Bigger Brain?
You won’t get it by watching television. That is a passive activity. While you may pick up a few interesting facts if you watch the educational channels, it won’t increase your brain capacity any more than watching weightlifting will make you stronger.
It has been said many times. While the brain is not technically a muscle, it functions like one. If you don’t use it, it will become weaker.
Standard thinking for years has been that after a person reaches maturity and the brain has fully developed that new growth or increases in neuron formation not only do not occur but can only be expected to decrease.
New developments in the field of neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to grow and reorganize itself, are proving these conventions wrong.
Here are a few activities we have found that will make your brain bigger, or at least make it more active. You may even enjoy these activities:
Juggling
Juggling may actually make your brain grow. German researchers published a report in the journal Nature that studied 24 participants. Before their findings, it was believed that the brain could only change through deterioration. They divided their research participants into two groups.
For three months, one group learned to juggle. We don’t know how adept they became, but after 3 months, brain scans using magnetic resonance imaging showed that the volume and density of their brains in areas used for visual and motor activity had increased.
The researchers were concerned with measuring the structure of the participant’s brains, not the activity.
The group that did not juggle had no change. The bad news? After 3 months with no practice, the juggling group lost their gains. The researchers were not sure whether longer periods of training would have enable participants to retain their increased brain size.
Until further evidence is collected we can call this “use it or lose it” theory demonstrated in cold hard facts.
Meditation
A group of neuroscientist went to visit the Dalai Lama and a few of his closest monk friends at their home in Dharamsala, India. What they wanted to know was whether meditation can expand or strengthen circuits in a person’s brain.
It has already been demonstrated that outside stimulation can affect the brain. They wanted to verify whether the power of one’s own internal concentration can do the same.
Their findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, were remarkable. The monks who participated had in excess of 10,000 hours of meditation experience.
They were asked to meditate on specific ideas, like compassion.
Their brain functioning was compared to inexperienced meditators focusing on the same subject. The increase in the activity of the monk’s brains was not only greater than that of the inexperienced people to whom they were compared; it was greater than anything previously recorded in similar research.
The high-frequency brain activity called gamma waves of their brains dramatically increased during the experiment. These tests also relied on functional magnetic resonance imaging to document activity in the left prefrontal cortex of the participant’s brains.
The thought experiment actually overwhelmed activity in the right prefrontal cortex where negative emotions and anxiety dwell.
It appears that their discipline has increased the level of their consciousness in a positive and measurable way.
Additional information gathered by research scientist Sara Lazar of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School revealed a thicker cortex in the brains of those who practiced Buddhist insight meditation.
Face to Face Contact (Face Time)
Harvard lecturer, Edward M. Hallowell, tells us in his article “The Human Moment at Work” that we need face to face contact to get our brains to work at their best.
The information we process in impersonal communication or reading the computer screen just does not compare to the neurons that are firing when we’re reading someone’s face and engaging in the complex array of skills used while interacting with them.
Research conducted at McGill University showed that it could take as little as one day for someone to begin to hallucinate without normal human contact.
Coffee
Don’t forget that morning cup of coffee, and mid-morning, and lunchtime, and early afternoon, etc. In preliminary findings published by Florian Koppelstaater of the Medical University at Innsbruck, Austria, caffeine was found to inhibit adenosine receptors and excite nerve cells in the brain.
Effectively, this improves short-term memory and speeds up reaction time by acting on the brain’s prefrontal cortex. It regulates higher brain function in areas involved in executive memory, concentration, attention, planning, and monitoring. What a great pick-me-up effect.
The study group abstained from coffee and other stimulants for 24 hours before being tested. Some were then given either strong cup of coffee while others were given a placebo. Several days later their roles were reversed. The participants who actually ingested the caffeine had significantly greater activation in parts of the prefrontal lobe, known as the anterior cingulate and the anterior cingulate gyrus and performed better in memory tests than those who did not receive caffeine.
Sex
In general, having a relaxed and stress free mind will lead to better thinking. We can think of many ways to accomplish this. Put on some great music, laugh a little, take a walk in the woods, exercise, get a good night sleep. If none of these suit you, you may want to try a little intimate contact. During orgasm, the chemical oxytocin is released. It creates a feeling of trust between partners that allows them to relax and generates bonding and emotional attachment
The hormone was given to patients with autistic spectrum disorders. It improved their brain function, reduced repetitive disorders, and helped them to perform better in reading social cues. The hormone increased activation of the prefrontal cortex of the brain, the area that processes facial cues.
Drugs
Not the illicit kind. We mean cognitive enhancement drugs. Many are being developed to treat age related dementia and other disorders such as Narcolepsy but have been found to be just as beneficial to the healthy mind.
Research has found that with the use of modafinil, even someone who is sleep deprived can perform better mentally than they do when fully rested.
Ritalin, developed for those with attention deficit disorders, has come into common use among many people with no attention deficit disorders for the superior concentration that it provides.
Pharmaceutical companies are fast developing a long list of other memory enhancement drugs. Most of these drugs act on nicotinic receptors to excite the brain or the cannabinoid system to prevent a person from being too relaxed. Other drugs focus on memory enhancement but researchers foresee some drawbacks in this area. They have found that the drugs can unlock unwanted memories. Forgetting sometimes has its advantages also.
Conclusion
We’re sure our list is not exhaustive. We’d love to hear from you any ideas you have for brain stretching activities.
Want a Bigger Brain?
You won’t get it by watching television. That is a passive activity. While you may pick up a few interesting facts if you watch the educational channels, it won’t increase your brain capacity any more than watching weightlifting will make you stronger.
It has been said many times. While the brain is not technically a muscle, it functions like one. If you don’t use it, it will become weaker.
Standard thinking for years has been that after a person reaches maturity and the brain has fully developed that new growth or increases in neuron formation not only do not occur but can only be expected to decrease.
New developments in the field of neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to grow and reorganize itself, are proving these conventions wrong.
Here are a few activities we have found that will make your brain bigger, or at least make it more active. You may even enjoy these activities:
Juggling
Juggling may actually make your brain grow. German researchers published a report in the journal Nature that studied 24 participants. Before their findings, it was believed that the brain could only change through deterioration. They divided their research participants into two groups.
For three months, one group learned to juggle. We don’t know how adept they became, but after 3 months, brain scans using magnetic resonance imaging showed that the volume and density of their brains in areas used for visual and motor activity had increased.
The researchers were concerned with measuring the structure of the participant’s brains, not the activity.
The group that did not juggle had no change. The bad news? After 3 months with no practice, the juggling group lost their gains. The researchers were not sure whether longer periods of training would have enable participants to retain their increased brain size.
Until further evidence is collected we can call this “use it or lose it” theory demonstrated in cold hard facts.
Meditation
A group of neuroscientist went to visit the Dalai Lama and a few of his closest monk friends at their home in Dharamsala, India. What they wanted to know was whether meditation can expand or strengthen circuits in a person’s brain.
It has already been demonstrated that outside stimulation can affect the brain. They wanted to verify whether the power of one’s own internal concentration can do the same.
Their findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, were remarkable. The monks who participated had in excess of 10,000 hours of meditation experience.
They were asked to meditate on specific ideas, like compassion.
Their brain functioning was compared to inexperienced meditators focusing on the same subject. The increase in the activity of the monk’s brains was not only greater than that of the inexperienced people to whom they were compared; it was greater than anything previously recorded in similar research.
The high-frequency brain activity called gamma waves of their brains dramatically increased during the experiment. These tests also relied on functional magnetic resonance imaging to document activity in the left prefrontal cortex of the participant’s brains.
The thought experiment actually overwhelmed activity in the right prefrontal cortex where negative emotions and anxiety dwell.
It appears that their discipline has increased the level of their consciousness in a positive and measurable way.
Additional information gathered by research scientist Sara Lazar of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School revealed a thicker cortex in the brains of those who practiced Buddhist insight meditation.
Face to Face Contact (Face Time)
Harvard lecturer, Edward M. Hallowell, tells us in his article “The Human Moment at Work” that we need face to face contact to get our brains to work at their best.
The information we process in impersonal communication or reading the computer screen just does not compare to the neurons that are firing when we’re reading someone’s face and engaging in the complex array of skills used while interacting with them.
Research conducted at McGill University showed that it could take as little as one day for someone to begin to hallucinate without normal human contact.
Coffee
Don’t forget that morning cup of coffee, and mid-morning, and lunchtime, and early afternoon, etc. In preliminary findings published by Florian Koppelstaater of the Medical University at Innsbruck, Austria, caffeine was found to inhibit adenosine receptors and excite nerve cells in the brain.
Effectively, this improves short-term memory and speeds up reaction time by acting on the brain’s prefrontal cortex. It regulates higher brain function in areas involved in executive memory, concentration, attention, planning, and monitoring. What a great pick-me-up effect.
The study group abstained from coffee and other stimulants for 24 hours before being tested. Some were then given either strong cup of coffee while others were given a placebo. Several days later their roles were reversed. The participants who actually ingested the caffeine had significantly greater activation in parts of the prefrontal lobe, known as the anterior cingulate and the anterior cingulate gyrus and performed better in memory tests than those who did not receive caffeine.
Sex
In general, having a relaxed and stress free mind will lead to better thinking. We can think of many ways to accomplish this. Put on some great music, laugh a little, take a walk in the woods, exercise, get a good night sleep. If none of these suit you, you may want to try a little intimate contact. During orgasm, the chemical oxytocin is released. It creates a feeling of trust between partners that allows them to relax and generates bonding and emotional attachment
The hormone was given to patients with autistic spectrum disorders. It improved their brain function, reduced repetitive disorders, and helped them to perform better in reading social cues. The hormone increased activation of the prefrontal cortex of the brain, the area that processes facial cues.
Drugs
Not the illicit kind. We mean cognitive enhancement drugs. Many are being developed to treat age related dementia and other disorders such as Narcolepsy but have been found to be just as beneficial to the healthy mind.
Research has found that with the use of modafinil, even someone who is sleep deprived can perform better mentally than they do when fully rested.
Ritalin, developed for those with attention deficit disorders, has come into common use among many people with no attention deficit disorders for the superior concentration that it provides.
Pharmaceutical companies are fast developing a long list of other memory enhancement drugs. Most of these drugs act on nicotinic receptors to excite the brain or the cannabinoid system to prevent a person from being too relaxed. Other drugs focus on memory enhancement but researchers foresee some drawbacks in this area. They have found that the drugs can unlock unwanted memories. Forgetting sometimes has its advantages also.
Conclusion
We’re sure our list is not exhaustive. We’d love to hear from you any ideas you have for brain stretching activities.
Açodada
Um sono estranho. Um pouquinho cansada. Sem vontade. Sugar blues.
Pelo mundo a fora, há manifestaçoes contra e a favor do presidente iraniano reeleito. Era a unica noticia que se repetiu durante o dia inteiro de ontem. A grande preocupaçao é como o programa nuclear.
Estou cansada. Preciso arranjar umas técnicas para melhorar minha concentracao. Não tem café que de jeito. Acho tudo sem graça, sem graça.
Queria ler, ouvir ou sentir algo especial. Mas essa rotina... sei que é preciso ritmo. Mas estou desanimada. O que fazer? Não consigo nem mesmo me motivar pra trocar de carro.
Sinto apenas sono. E já queria estar em casa.
Respirar e tentar manter a consciencia plena. Nessa semana reli alguns dos meus sonhos. E eles eram totalmente sem sentido algum. Mas com alguma ajuda pude interpretar e chegar a algumas conclusões. A primeira e não muito importante é que esse meu careless style torna completamente ininteligível uma pancada de coisas que escrevo. Uma releitura de vez em quando não faria mal a ninguém, não é mesmo? Madame, Anne.
Li na Marie Claire desse mês uma reportagem sobre a Sophie-Calle. É que ela estará na Flip este ano. Não só, o escritor francês que terminou o relacionamento por e-mail também estará lá. O interessante foi ver o outro lado da historia. E num ponto ele tem razão, é estranho que tantas outras, mais de 100 mulheres, deem opiniao sobre uma historia que elas mesmas nao viveram. Então ele entrou para o imaginário, como o próprio símbolo da cafajestice. Não tenho pena dele. Mas concordo que há um desequilibrio nessa historia. No fim, tanto ele como Sophie estão aí em Parati promovendo-se...
That´s all business!
domingo, 14 de junho de 2009
calma calma...
Buscando o sentido da vida. As vezes fico sem saber o que fazer com o pouquinho de tempo livre que tenho.
Quase que fujo novamente para ir ao cinema. Mas, prudentemente vim para casa. As vezes me sinto tao oca, tao vazia. Nao li os jornais. Comi demais. Dormi no meio da tarde mas nao descansei. Passei a manha inteira trabalhando , afazeres domésticos. Tento me conscientizar da relevancia do drala interno. mas, as vezes fico tao sem motivacao.
será que eu preciso ser mais simples, parar de esperar e somente viver...
Quase que fujo novamente para ir ao cinema. Mas, prudentemente vim para casa. As vezes me sinto tao oca, tao vazia. Nao li os jornais. Comi demais. Dormi no meio da tarde mas nao descansei. Passei a manha inteira trabalhando , afazeres domésticos. Tento me conscientizar da relevancia do drala interno. mas, as vezes fico tao sem motivacao.
será que eu preciso ser mais simples, parar de esperar e somente viver...
quinta-feira, 11 de junho de 2009
DedicationThroughout my many lives and until this moment, whatever virtue I have accomplished, including the merit generated by this practice,and all that I will ever attain, this I offer for the welfare of sentient beings.May sickness, war, famine and sufferingbe decreased for every being, while their wisdom and compassionincrease in this and every future life.May I clearly perceive all experiences to be as insubstantial as the dream fabric of the night and instantly awaken to perceive the pure wisdom display in the arising of every phenomenon.May I quickly attain enlightenmentin order to work ceaselessly for the liberation of all sentient beings.
Prayer of Aspiration
Buddhas and bodhisattvas altogether: whatever kind of motivation you have, whatever kind of beneficial action, whatever kind of wishing prayers, whatever kind of omniscience, whatever kind of life accomplishment, whatever kind of benevolent power, and whatever kind of immense wisdom you have,then similarly I, who have come in the same way to benefit beings, pray to attain these qualities.Prayer of Aspiration
Buddhas and bodhisattvas altogether: whatever kind of motivation you have, whatever kind of beneficial action, whatever kind of wishing prayers, whatever kind of omniscience, whatever kind of life accomplishment, whatever kind of benevolent power, and whatever kind of immense wisdom you have,then similarly I, who have come in the same way to benefit beings, pray to attain these qualities.
The Auspicious Wish
At this very moment, for the peoples and the nations of the earth, may not even the names disease, famine, war and suffering be heard.Rather may their moral conduct, merit,wealth and prosperity increase, and may supreme good fortune and well-being always arise for them.
At this very moment, for the peoples and the nations of the earth, may not even the names disease, famine, war and suffering be heard.Rather may their moral conduct, merit,wealth and prosperity increase, and may supreme good fortune and well-being always arise for them.
Corpus christi
Feriado. Melhorei. Era pressão hormonal. Misturada com um pouco de solidão. Fugi e fui ao cinema. Bom desafio, mas não o suficiente para que eu me sentisse de fato melhor. Estou me esquecendo dos compromissos mais básicos, como aqueles do drala interno... take care of my home.
Uma coisa muito boa que fiz hoje foi descobrir os textos das aspiraçoes. tão bonitos, que vou incluí-los nas minhas meditaçoes diárias.
Mundo a fora, a pandemia da gripe anunciada.
Uma coisa muito boa que fiz hoje foi descobrir os textos das aspiraçoes. tão bonitos, que vou incluí-los nas minhas meditaçoes diárias.
Mundo a fora, a pandemia da gripe anunciada.
quarta-feira, 10 de junho de 2009
anger...
Muito dura. Talvez eu seja assim mesmo. Por isso tenho que me policiar. Nao to mais com vontade de dizer nada.
terça-feira, 9 de junho de 2009
Ritmo
Ritmo.
Constancia na vida. Como ao dia segue a noite. Do mesmo modo que as estações se seguem. Tudo na vida tem seu proprio ritmo. É preciso estar atento a isso. Cuidar, por exemplo do próprio ritmo biológico. Já percebi que funciono bem melhor pela manha. Por isso foi o momento que escolhi para meditar.
Tem um apelo. Para fazer nesse final de semana um retiro meditativo? Será que posso? Será que há como trocar todos os compromissos e dedicar-me a isso? É uma possibilidade. Vamos ver. Uma vez que não há aula na próxima sexta, é uma questão a se pensar. Afinal, tenho apreciado bastante o podcast, inclusive treinando.
Hoje foi complicado. Minha concentração estava precária. E era como se a cada momento eu pedisse para os "elefantes vermelhos" parassem de pular de galho em galho. A imagem é esdrúxula. Mas é assim mesmo.
Mundo a fora.
Depois de 30 anos, primeiro cinema é inaugurado na capital da arabia saudita. Quanto obscurantismo. O pior é que mulheres não podem entrar. Que mundo é esse? Inimaginável.
Já havia escutado algo a respeito em relação aos Emirados Arabes em relação à condição feminina, mas a situação é sempre mais terrivel do que imaginamos.
Em momentos de enventual pandemia, li algo a respeito de Plagues and Peoples. Como que os Europeus trouxeram uma quantidade enorme de doenças para América. Nessas terras, os contatos não eram tao intensos, as populações não estavam tao aglomeradas. Foi isso que fez Cortez conquistar. Não somente suas armas e cavalos. Outro elemento é que grande parte dessas epidemias estavam relacionadas aos animais. Na europa eles já estavam sendo domesticados o que tornava a contaminação mais fácil. Nas Américas isso não acontecia.
Constancia na vida. Como ao dia segue a noite. Do mesmo modo que as estações se seguem. Tudo na vida tem seu proprio ritmo. É preciso estar atento a isso. Cuidar, por exemplo do próprio ritmo biológico. Já percebi que funciono bem melhor pela manha. Por isso foi o momento que escolhi para meditar.
Tem um apelo. Para fazer nesse final de semana um retiro meditativo? Será que posso? Será que há como trocar todos os compromissos e dedicar-me a isso? É uma possibilidade. Vamos ver. Uma vez que não há aula na próxima sexta, é uma questão a se pensar. Afinal, tenho apreciado bastante o podcast, inclusive treinando.
Hoje foi complicado. Minha concentração estava precária. E era como se a cada momento eu pedisse para os "elefantes vermelhos" parassem de pular de galho em galho. A imagem é esdrúxula. Mas é assim mesmo.
Mundo a fora.
Depois de 30 anos, primeiro cinema é inaugurado na capital da arabia saudita. Quanto obscurantismo. O pior é que mulheres não podem entrar. Que mundo é esse? Inimaginável.
Já havia escutado algo a respeito em relação aos Emirados Arabes em relação à condição feminina, mas a situação é sempre mais terrivel do que imaginamos.
Em momentos de enventual pandemia, li algo a respeito de Plagues and Peoples. Como que os Europeus trouxeram uma quantidade enorme de doenças para América. Nessas terras, os contatos não eram tao intensos, as populações não estavam tao aglomeradas. Foi isso que fez Cortez conquistar. Não somente suas armas e cavalos. Outro elemento é que grande parte dessas epidemias estavam relacionadas aos animais. Na europa eles já estavam sendo domesticados o que tornava a contaminação mais fácil. Nas Américas isso não acontecia.
segunda-feira, 8 de junho de 2009
ROTINA
Rotina é importante para vida. Mas, em que medida? Parece-me relevante por conta da disciplina. O modo como traçamos um caminho para alcançar um objetivo. Mas, nao é só isso. Nenhum planejamento pode ser plenamente rígido. Por que não? Porque imprevistos acontecem. E para eles precisamos estar atentos, alertas. Vivendo cada momento em sua intensidade como único.
Tenho tentado meditar todos os dias pela manha. A cada dia a tarefa é um pouco mais difícil. Procuro novas técnicas. Que incluem a respiracao. Na verdade, desenvolvi um verdadeiro ritual. Levanto, arrumo a cama, acendo o incenso, faço um chá, acendo velas, ligo uma música. Tomo um pouco do chá. Daí sento-me. Respiro. Miro o Tratak. Respiro. Foco num único ponto. Respiro. Deito em savassana. Olho o céu. Antes disso tudo anoto os meus sonhos da noite.
Ainda nao avaliei precisamente os resultados. Mas estou menos triste. Mais feliz e contente. Nos ultimos dias, entretanto, um pouco ou , quero dizer, ansiosa.
Nesse mês li o livro sobre a trilha do guerreiro. Shambhala. Foi um ponto alto. Porque dali tirei muitos ensinamentos. Particularmente em relação aos drala. Externo, Interno e Secreto. O caminho para o desenvolvimento do gurerreiro é a meditação. Por isso, enquanto lia o livro foi mais fácil ter um estimulo a mais para meditar. Pretendo estudar os ensinamentos. E de um modo mais consciente internalizá-lo.
Lendo sobre os estoicos no final de semana aprendi que eles buscam o bem, vivem com o mínimo e nao estao simplesmente atras das recompesas. É outro tema que preciso meditar a respeito. Contemplar. Porque as vezes , leio muito, mas a parcela internalizada é mínima.
Khalil Gibran & Mary Haskell foi o tema do final de semana. Especificamente as cartas trocadas entre eles. Um amor que não se transformou em casamento. Ela atuou como mecenas. Era mais velha e sua família se opunha ao relacionamento. Ele morreu com apenas 48 anos. Somente mais tarde, com a revelação da correspondência trocada entre eles é que ficou mais claro o papel fundamental que ela teve na vida dele, uma influencia marcante. Bonita a parte que ele diz que ela indicava o topo da montanha perguntando-se quando khalil lá chegaria e assim o instava a ir cada vez mais longe. Ele se imortalizou pela literatura, mas considerava seu ofício principal a pintura. De todas as maneiras, ele nao seria quem foi sem ela. Que belo, isso não?
Há de se meditar sobre o amor. Se esse é possível entre 2 seres. Também é uma esperança para todos nós. Um amor sem carência e sem demandas irritantes, sereno e que não quer nada além do bem do outro. Platônico na medida que as afinidades aumentam porque ambos olham na mesma direçao e sentido, sendo que ao caminharem, mais próximos ficam. Porque se fosse apenas físico ou psiquico, logo se esgotaria pela presença, ou , digamos, pela rotina.
Have a nice week!
Tenho tentado meditar todos os dias pela manha. A cada dia a tarefa é um pouco mais difícil. Procuro novas técnicas. Que incluem a respiracao. Na verdade, desenvolvi um verdadeiro ritual. Levanto, arrumo a cama, acendo o incenso, faço um chá, acendo velas, ligo uma música. Tomo um pouco do chá. Daí sento-me. Respiro. Miro o Tratak. Respiro. Foco num único ponto. Respiro. Deito em savassana. Olho o céu. Antes disso tudo anoto os meus sonhos da noite.
Ainda nao avaliei precisamente os resultados. Mas estou menos triste. Mais feliz e contente. Nos ultimos dias, entretanto, um pouco ou , quero dizer, ansiosa.
Nesse mês li o livro sobre a trilha do guerreiro. Shambhala. Foi um ponto alto. Porque dali tirei muitos ensinamentos. Particularmente em relação aos drala. Externo, Interno e Secreto. O caminho para o desenvolvimento do gurerreiro é a meditação. Por isso, enquanto lia o livro foi mais fácil ter um estimulo a mais para meditar. Pretendo estudar os ensinamentos. E de um modo mais consciente internalizá-lo.
Lendo sobre os estoicos no final de semana aprendi que eles buscam o bem, vivem com o mínimo e nao estao simplesmente atras das recompesas. É outro tema que preciso meditar a respeito. Contemplar. Porque as vezes , leio muito, mas a parcela internalizada é mínima.
Khalil Gibran & Mary Haskell foi o tema do final de semana. Especificamente as cartas trocadas entre eles. Um amor que não se transformou em casamento. Ela atuou como mecenas. Era mais velha e sua família se opunha ao relacionamento. Ele morreu com apenas 48 anos. Somente mais tarde, com a revelação da correspondência trocada entre eles é que ficou mais claro o papel fundamental que ela teve na vida dele, uma influencia marcante. Bonita a parte que ele diz que ela indicava o topo da montanha perguntando-se quando khalil lá chegaria e assim o instava a ir cada vez mais longe. Ele se imortalizou pela literatura, mas considerava seu ofício principal a pintura. De todas as maneiras, ele nao seria quem foi sem ela. Que belo, isso não?
Há de se meditar sobre o amor. Se esse é possível entre 2 seres. Também é uma esperança para todos nós. Um amor sem carência e sem demandas irritantes, sereno e que não quer nada além do bem do outro. Platônico na medida que as afinidades aumentam porque ambos olham na mesma direçao e sentido, sendo que ao caminharem, mais próximos ficam. Porque se fosse apenas físico ou psiquico, logo se esgotaria pela presença, ou , digamos, pela rotina.
Have a nice week!
quinta-feira, 4 de junho de 2009
quarta-feira, 3 de junho de 2009
flanando...
Como a Internet pode ser uma perda de tempo. Horas pesquisando e muito pouco absorvido e refletido. Leio jornais. Vejo novos sites de busca. Mas parece sempre que não aprendo muita coisa. Como evitar isso?
Como estabelecer um foco?
Como estabelecer um foco?
terça-feira, 2 de junho de 2009
It is an strange world. How can we understand that an airplane just disappear. This time there was no one we knew there. Even knowing that more people die everyday from car accidents we feel shocked and scared. too violent way of dying.... (how to spell that?)
Everything was ok yesterday. I was concetrated and determinated. Almost. I mean. Because I did not resist to take a look at the e-mail. I didn´t call but talked to.
Everything was ok yesterday. I was concetrated and determinated. Almost. I mean. Because I did not resist to take a look at the e-mail. I didn´t call but talked to.
segunda-feira, 1 de junho de 2009
Promisses
Promisses
I was just thinking about to find a way to forget you forever. My conclusion is quite simple. Let´s try to use what I learnede in the past: First, I will cry as it was yesterday. Secondly, I will feel all the pain from the universe. And then I will cry again. I will send messages that you will never answer back. So that I may go home. Decide to study to change something in my life. I will study hard to fill the empiness of my heart. I will be exhausted while trying to runnwaway from myself. I will change to another job. Maybe I will see you again. But it will not hurt so much.
I may find someone else. But this time I hope someone finds me and not the opposite.
This is the way things may go. I have already gone trhough all the process. The point is that universe will take care of filling up this empity space in my heart. Cause I am not going to run after anything else. It is time to take care of myself. It includes to forget any temptative to find someone that can be by my side to make me happy. I will do it by myself. And I promisse not to look for you. Not today and not tomorrow. This is the most difficult and infalible way to stop doing stupid things. Even if I feel like crying everytime I think about my dreams that have just vanished as dusty in the wind. No Castles anymore...
domingo, 31 de maio de 2009
Funeral
A quem queremos enganar? Eu a mim mesma, sempre. Parece um vício. Gostar de alguém talvez seja assim. Mas por que eu fico nessa de anular-me. Quase por completo. Será falta de amor próprio. Cansei. Essa é a única idéia que vem até a minha cabeça. Se eu pudesse, e eu acho que eu posso, faria e faço hoje mesmo um funeral.
Estou por me acabar. De tanto sentir. E de tanto esperar. Enfim, isso definitivamente nao é amor. Porque eu definitivamente também nao sei o que é amor. Enganei-me. Pensei que fosse. Mas náo é. E agora isso começa a ficar mais claro. Porque o amor nao exige, nao cobra e nao é carente. Isso tudo é o que eu sou nesse exato momento. Carente. Muito carente. Exigiria um pouco de atencao, um pouquinho de carinho. Mas, quanto mais eu demando menos eu tenho.
Parece que tem uma ferida aberta no meu coracao. Esta em carne viva. Talvez seja a consciencia da realidade. Eu nao esperava que isso pudesse doer assim novamente.
Eu queria agora, somente despdir-me e esquecer. Parar de mendigar, de insistir e de ter esperan;a. Acabar de uma vez por todas com essa ilusao. E como chamar de outra coisa. Foi só ilusao. Tudo isso que eu alimentei portantos anos, talvez sete... esperança, expectativa e o resultado? To no chao, na lona. Eu nao precisava ouvir nem a metade do que eu ouvi hoje. Entao pra que que eu continuo indo atras? Que eu tenha capacidade de aprender com esses acontecimentos. Que eu nao fique tao suscetível.
Que isso fique registrado para que eu evite mais uma vez cair nessa cilada.
Love and shame. I am feeling miserable tonight. For me it is as if you had killed my last hope. I am going to runnway......... to get away!
Estou por me acabar. De tanto sentir. E de tanto esperar. Enfim, isso definitivamente nao é amor. Porque eu definitivamente também nao sei o que é amor. Enganei-me. Pensei que fosse. Mas náo é. E agora isso começa a ficar mais claro. Porque o amor nao exige, nao cobra e nao é carente. Isso tudo é o que eu sou nesse exato momento. Carente. Muito carente. Exigiria um pouco de atencao, um pouquinho de carinho. Mas, quanto mais eu demando menos eu tenho.
Parece que tem uma ferida aberta no meu coracao. Esta em carne viva. Talvez seja a consciencia da realidade. Eu nao esperava que isso pudesse doer assim novamente.
Eu queria agora, somente despdir-me e esquecer. Parar de mendigar, de insistir e de ter esperan;a. Acabar de uma vez por todas com essa ilusao. E como chamar de outra coisa. Foi só ilusao. Tudo isso que eu alimentei portantos anos, talvez sete... esperança, expectativa e o resultado? To no chao, na lona. Eu nao precisava ouvir nem a metade do que eu ouvi hoje. Entao pra que que eu continuo indo atras? Que eu tenha capacidade de aprender com esses acontecimentos. Que eu nao fique tao suscetível.
Que isso fique registrado para que eu evite mais uma vez cair nessa cilada.
Love and shame. I am feeling miserable tonight. For me it is as if you had killed my last hope. I am going to runnway......... to get away!
sábado, 30 de maio de 2009
Que um deus venha.
Aprendendo muitas coisas sobre mim mesma. Continuo irritada. Por solidao. Aborrecida. Mas, o que será que estou mesmo tentando controlar? A vida nao é exatamente o que eu esperava.
Hoje foi uma surpresa ver tanta gente reunida. Tantos buscadores. Estive presente. Mas meu nivel de reflexao nao raro parece tao baixo. Olho para o lado e me pergunto: por que nao eu? Por que nao eu? Onde é que estou errando. O que é que eu to fazendo para as coisas simplesmente nao acontecerem?
Energia inutil despendida. Movimentacao equivicoda. Tudo bem compreendo. Fiquei feliz por um momento uma coisa só que me disseram. Alguem sonhou comigo e me contou. Disse que eu estava num nivel muito elevado e que me expressava de um modo muito especial.
Mesmo que tenha sido um sonho fiquei contente. Por que nao foi um sonho meu. Porque fiquei sabendo. MaS principalmente porque essas semanas tem sido tao dificeis. Tenho a certeza de que preciso crescer como preciso de uma mudança. Mas nao sei exatamente por onde comecar.
Talvez eu ainda esteja esperando demais que um dEUS venha, antes que seja tarde demais... como diz aquela cancao.
Hoje foi uma surpresa ver tanta gente reunida. Tantos buscadores. Estive presente. Mas meu nivel de reflexao nao raro parece tao baixo. Olho para o lado e me pergunto: por que nao eu? Por que nao eu? Onde é que estou errando. O que é que eu to fazendo para as coisas simplesmente nao acontecerem?
Energia inutil despendida. Movimentacao equivicoda. Tudo bem compreendo. Fiquei feliz por um momento uma coisa só que me disseram. Alguem sonhou comigo e me contou. Disse que eu estava num nivel muito elevado e que me expressava de um modo muito especial.
Mesmo que tenha sido um sonho fiquei contente. Por que nao foi um sonho meu. Porque fiquei sabendo. MaS principalmente porque essas semanas tem sido tao dificeis. Tenho a certeza de que preciso crescer como preciso de uma mudança. Mas nao sei exatamente por onde comecar.
Talvez eu ainda esteja esperando demais que um dEUS venha, antes que seja tarde demais... como diz aquela cancao.
sexta-feira, 29 de maio de 2009
DOWN O LONG
Down So Long
(Jewel)
Boop Boop Be Do Yeah! The sun sets across the ocean I'm a thousand miles from anywhere A pocketbook and my heart Both just got stolen And that sun act like she don't even care Wind blows cold when you reach the top It feels like someone's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe I got a plastic Jesus and a cordless telephone for every corner of my room Everybody but you telling me what to do Well I've been down so long Oh it can't be longer still And I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near I looked to everybody but me To answer my prayers Til I saw an angel in the bathroom Who said she saw no one worth saving anywhere And the blind man on the corner said "It's Simple, like flipping a coin Don't matter what side it lands on It's someone else's dime" Well I've been down so long Oh It can't be longer still And I've been down so long That the end must be drawing near I take a trip I catch a train I catch a plane Got a ticket in my hand And then a fat man takes my money And like cattle we all stand We've been down so long Oh it can't be longer still We've been down so long That the end must be I know the end must be Oh I know the end Must be drawing near
(Jewel)
Boop Boop Be Do Yeah! The sun sets across the ocean I'm a thousand miles from anywhere A pocketbook and my heart Both just got stolen And that sun act like she don't even care Wind blows cold when you reach the top It feels like someone's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe I got a plastic Jesus and a cordless telephone for every corner of my room Everybody but you telling me what to do Well I've been down so long Oh it can't be longer still And I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near I looked to everybody but me To answer my prayers Til I saw an angel in the bathroom Who said she saw no one worth saving anywhere And the blind man on the corner said "It's Simple, like flipping a coin Don't matter what side it lands on It's someone else's dime" Well I've been down so long Oh It can't be longer still And I've been down so long That the end must be drawing near I take a trip I catch a train I catch a plane Got a ticket in my hand And then a fat man takes my money And like cattle we all stand We've been down so long Oh it can't be longer still We've been down so long That the end must be I know the end must be Oh I know the end Must be drawing near
sexta-feira, 15 de maio de 2009
What is new... What is up...
Things does not change in my life. Neither do I. In what should I believe? What should I try to do in order of being happier? My english is a total disaster. I have just concluded it after a test on internet. I will try to make a list of things that can make me feel better...
1 - not postponing
2 - having my hair brushed
3 - waking up early and meditating
4 - living on my appartment
4 - reading magazines
5 - writing a journal
6 - taking pictures
7 - swiming
8 - dancing
9 - reading an interesting book
10 - painting
11 - reading a newspaper
12 - talking to interesting people
13 - going to the movie
14 - wearing high heels
15 - not going to meetings
16 - sleeping well
18 - going to bookshops
19 - reading blogs
20 - writing blogs
Everywhere I go I see people complaining about their partners. Why relationships are so difficult. Why working is so boring. Why are we alone. Why people are so rude?
Sometimes I can not stand you... Because you are so condescendent with people you think is beautiful and rich or more inteligent than you. Sometimes you think you are so clever.
But must of the time you are just stressed and intolerant.
So am I.
Good Bye...
1 - not postponing
2 - having my hair brushed
3 - waking up early and meditating
4 - living on my appartment
4 - reading magazines
5 - writing a journal
6 - taking pictures
7 - swiming
8 - dancing
9 - reading an interesting book
10 - painting
11 - reading a newspaper
12 - talking to interesting people
13 - going to the movie
14 - wearing high heels
15 - not going to meetings
16 - sleeping well
18 - going to bookshops
19 - reading blogs
20 - writing blogs
Everywhere I go I see people complaining about their partners. Why relationships are so difficult. Why working is so boring. Why are we alone. Why people are so rude?
Sometimes I can not stand you... Because you are so condescendent with people you think is beautiful and rich or more inteligent than you. Sometimes you think you are so clever.
But must of the time you are just stressed and intolerant.
So am I.
Good Bye...
sábado, 18 de abril de 2009
loneliness
When do you fell lonely? What are you supposed to do?
What if you are abandoned?I feel rarely sad.
What if you are abandoned?I feel rarely sad.
quarta-feira, 4 de março de 2009
and if I
I just feel anxious. Not enough to run away. Where should I go? Who could come with me?
Comfortable as I am I need your reassurance And comfortable as you are You count the days But if I wanted silence I would whisper And if I wanted loneliness I'd choose to go And if i liked rejection I'd audition And if I didn't love you You would know And why can't you just hold me And how come it is so hard And do you like to see me broken And why do I still care still care You say you see the light now At the end of this narrow hall I wish it didn't matter I wish I didn't give you all But if I wanted silence I would whisper And if I wanted loneliness I'd choose to go And if i liked rejection I'd audition And if I didn't love you You would know And why can't you just hold me And how come it is so hard And do you like to see me broken And why do I still care Poor little misunderstood baby No one likes a sad face But I can't remember life without him I think I did have good days I think I did have good days And why(why) can't you just hold me And how come it is so hard And do you like to see me broken And why do I still care
Comfortable as I am I need your reassurance And comfortable as you are You count the days But if I wanted silence I would whisper And if I wanted loneliness I'd choose to go And if i liked rejection I'd audition And if I didn't love you You would know And why can't you just hold me And how come it is so hard And do you like to see me broken And why do I still care still care You say you see the light now At the end of this narrow hall I wish it didn't matter I wish I didn't give you all But if I wanted silence I would whisper And if I wanted loneliness I'd choose to go And if i liked rejection I'd audition And if I didn't love you You would know And why can't you just hold me And how come it is so hard And do you like to see me broken And why do I still care Poor little misunderstood baby No one likes a sad face But I can't remember life without him I think I did have good days I think I did have good days And why(why) can't you just hold me And how come it is so hard And do you like to see me broken And why do I still care
terça-feira, 3 de março de 2009
ensaboria
Difícil começar pela manha. A vontade era de não fazer absolutamente nada. Um aborrecimento sem limites. E um mau humor incomensurável. Tive que levantar-me mesmo que quase me arrastando. Imaginando uma colherada do pote de nutella. Tem algo mais ridículo? Ou mais kitsh? Molho a cabeça na água quente mas nao tenho coragem de passar escova ou pente. Ataco a nutella. Encontro biscoitos de chocolates. A recompensa. E assim surge o impulso. Mais um dia. A rotina. O mesmo caminhos e as mesmas pessoas. Por que tão aborrecida.
Momentos de reflexão se seguem. E se eu pudesse viver em outro momento histórico? Onde escolheria estar? Sem muita imaginação. E faltam conhecimentos de historia. Nao acredito que a vida fosse melhor em outro tempo. Talvez seja melhor em outro lugar. Porventura outro qualquer em meu lugar não se deixasse tomar pelo enfado e pela ensaboria.
Daí me pego a imaginar como seria o trabalho dos meus sonhos. Ah, como se isso pudesse existir. Não tenho muito do que reclamar, mas não consigo me contentar e me apaziguar.
Leio notícias esdrúxulas. O Presidente de Guiné Bissau foi assassinado. No Rio de janeiro é inaugurado um armazém humanitário para os países que sofrerem de calamidades humanos. Reclamamos na OMC porque nossos genéricos vindos da índia foram confiscados na Holanda. Pode ser que presos de guantamanos venham para cá. E enquanto isso, os hermanos sobretaxam em 413 nossas exportações de Tramontina.
Momentos de reflexão se seguem. E se eu pudesse viver em outro momento histórico? Onde escolheria estar? Sem muita imaginação. E faltam conhecimentos de historia. Nao acredito que a vida fosse melhor em outro tempo. Talvez seja melhor em outro lugar. Porventura outro qualquer em meu lugar não se deixasse tomar pelo enfado e pela ensaboria.
Daí me pego a imaginar como seria o trabalho dos meus sonhos. Ah, como se isso pudesse existir. Não tenho muito do que reclamar, mas não consigo me contentar e me apaziguar.
Leio notícias esdrúxulas. O Presidente de Guiné Bissau foi assassinado. No Rio de janeiro é inaugurado um armazém humanitário para os países que sofrerem de calamidades humanos. Reclamamos na OMC porque nossos genéricos vindos da índia foram confiscados na Holanda. Pode ser que presos de guantamanos venham para cá. E enquanto isso, os hermanos sobretaxam em 413 nossas exportações de Tramontina.
segunda-feira, 2 de março de 2009
sexta-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2009
something is missing
This is the way I feel... as something was always missing. the point is that this headache does not want to leave me alone...
quarta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2009
o olhar
Quarta-feira de cinzas
Nem cansada nem feliz. Nem carnaval nem oscar.
nem festa nem cinza. as palvras parecem futeis e fracas.
ser um artista é nunca desviar o olhar.
Nem cansada nem feliz. Nem carnaval nem oscar.
nem festa nem cinza. as palvras parecem futeis e fracas.
ser um artista é nunca desviar o olhar.
terça-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2009
WHITE TARA
It is her. She came to stay some time ago. I din't know who was she. But now we all know!
Tara Branca
Sitatara é associada com a vida longa.
Seu mantra cantado frequentemente pode ser dirigido para uma pessoa em particular sendo mentalizada durante a recitação, ou para beneficiar seres cuja saúde ou energia vital possa sofrer danos ou ameaças.
Além de Tchenrezing, o bodisatwa de compaixão, Tara Branca é uma outra forma de representar a compaixão. É retratada como sendo dotada com sete olhos: olhar nas palmas das mãos, nas solas dos pés, e em sua testa para simbolizar a atividade consciente da mente compassiva.
Benefícios de praticar Sitatara
A prática constante com a motivação correta, aumenta a energia vital, promovendo disposição e bem estar. Entretanto, por se tratar de uma meditação vajrayana, o principal mérito de fazermos esta prática reside na motivação de ajudar os seres sensicentes a se libertarem do sofrimento, praticando a bodichitta, ou mente altruísta, que compreende o sofrimento de todos os seres sencientes, e não apenas o próprio sofrimento.
segunda-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2009
SELF - CONFIDENT
que lindo! Um blog sem seguidores... e pra falar a verdade nem eu mesma ando querendo seguir-me...
carnaval sem festa. super planos de virar uma garota ultra competente. o que impede é a preguicinha... Como vence-la? Sera que todo mundo tem essas fases de desanimo? Vamos lá garota! comecar tudo de novo...
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