Philosophical wonder woman

I have a few postings on Craigslist that I thought I'd also share here. DRAGON A year ago I bought a cute, fuzzy, red dragon at the Renaissance Faire and still have not used it, so I think it's time the little fella found a better place to play than in my closet.  He'll hang out on your shoulder and look around at all the people. Here is the Craigslist posting for more info: http://denver.craigslist.org/tag/3873941889.html Belly Dance Bra / Belt Sets (Cabaret style) Eventually, a girl's just gotta move on from past costumes... 1 - Pale blue sequins - $60 Craigslist posting: http://denver.craigslist.org/clo/3873941091.html 2 - Turquoise sequins - 75$ Craigslist posting: http://denver.craigslist.org/clo/3879290850.html India-style Belly dance embroidered crop top - $15 Craigslist posting: http://denver.craigslist.org/clo/3881313247.html Check out the Craigslist links for all the details.  Considering the dragon's...

" It is NOT important to me what you think about me, and i don't take what you think personally.... I dont have the need to be accepted. I dont have the need to have someone tell me, " Miguel you are GREAT"... What ever YOU think, whatever YOU feel is YOUR problem not MY problem. " "PERSONAL IMPORTANCE or taking things personally, is an expression of SELFISHNESS because we make the assumption that everything is about ME!! NOTHING PEOPLE DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU!! IT'S BECAUSE OF THEMSELVES!!" Don Miguel Ruiz

It's so easy to get caught up in our every day lives... things that seem important but when compared to the people we love and dramatic world tragedies - just seem ridiculously unnecessary. With Memorial Day just passed - I am also reminded of recent tragedies. There was a very dear friend my age who I never expected to die so young who passed May 4th.  Even though he had health problems and quite often was in and out of the hospital... it's still hard to believe.  I'm grateful he's at peace and will no longer suffer... But I am trying to let go of the regret I have from not spending time with him the last couple times I had a chance. Another family friend very suddenly died leaving a devastated family.  A truly tragic accident that no one ever could expect... it's a reminder of just how fragile our bodies can be and how we never really know how long we have on this earth. Of course we are always reminded when there is a massive tragedy such as in Oklahoma, ...

This is a good time for the release and letting go of unwanted emotions; worry, angst, self-consciousness and anything else that holds one back.  I don't know about you, but I want to be my genuine self, working daily to transcend darkness and find the path that's rewarding and purposeful. Here is my list of the numerous worries I want released and to be free from.  They are all immensely difficult and thus why I am writing this, so I will reference and remember the things I feel hold me back in life.  I am not lecturing you... I am basically talking to myself.  :-)  1.  Stop worrying about money.  Despite unemployment and all the hard times, you have always gotten by and been completely blessed by supportive family and unexpected financial blessings from others as well.  You will never starve or be out on the streets.  (Grateful) 2.  Let go of the bitterness, anger, frustration and shame of losing jobs.  You know that yo...

I want you to know that wherever you are today, a bigger life awaits you. Here are the things I learned that may support you in "defying gravity": 1. Always dream bigger than you think you can achieve at this moment 2. See the vision of your bigger life in your mind and embrace the possibility of it happening 3. Research and study so that you gain skills in the area of your dreams 4. Ask the universe to support you beyond your wildest imaginings 5. Say "yes" when opportunities arise. You may not be great at something but the universe will give you chances to learn and grow 6. Model people who do what you want to do 7. Expect Miracles and when they come celebrate Please affirm with me: Today, I boldly step into the amazing adventure of my life. I defy the odds of limitation and create a life of endless and enduring possibilities.

Let's face it, most movies about dancing pretty much stink. The plot is predictable, the dialogue is cheesy...  We all know the plot. There's the misunderstood person whose passion is to dance and they struggle, struggle, till finally there's an ending breakthrough dance & they hear from a parent or authority figure, "oh I was so wrong! I see now dancing is who you are and what you have to do!" Or the protagonist has poverty or some kind of tragedy to overcome, couldn't dance & then re-discoveres it.  Get a new plot already. Yet true dance fans endure that for those few moments of dance number bliss. I wish dance movies could be told entirely through dance, like ballets are in the theatre. Since I enjoy all types of dancing, I used to own You Got Served & would just fast forward through the talking parts... Until I realized I was mostly just fast forwarding. I used to be a big fan of Dirty Dancing... Until I really got into other genres of dancing ...

I really don't know the legality of writing in detail about a ticketed event at a convention... but I just had to share the fun that was Ben Browder for my fellow Farscape fans.  He is also know for Stargate (which I didn't really watch but just might now!) and was also on a recent episode of Arrow. But my heart will always beat for John Crichton of Farscape .  Thanks to my AZ BFF Alisha, I was introduced to the most creative sci-fi show I've ever seen.  Working with the Muppet studios and fantastical make-up creations, the show TRULY felt like another universe that would be phenomenally confusing to any human.  And that is part of the humor in it for me... I don't want to spoiler anyone who plans to watch the show, but poor John is a brilliant astronaut who is accidentally sucked into another universe, fumbling his way through, perpetually confused and mocked mercilessly for it. I'd been kind of disappointed in certain sci-fi shows in the past in t...

Isn't it amazing how much of our lives we spend  seeking and demanding to be right? We can be  right or we can be happy. - Dr. Roger W. Teel ------------------------- Consider this: Whatever we say about anybody else contains at its core an affirmation about ourselves. - Dr. Roger W. Teel ------------------------- "This most basic question, who am I, is the one that is most overlooked. We spend most of our days telling ourselves or the other we're someone important, someone unimportant, someone big, someone little, someone young, someone old. Never truly questioning its most basic assumption. Who are you, really? How do you know that is who you truly are? Is that true, really? When you turn your attention to your question, who am I, perhaps you'll see an entity that has your face and your body. But, who is aware of that entity? Are you the object, or the awareness of the object? The object comes and goes. The parent, the child, the lover, the ab...

Sent from a co-worker... enjoy :) Why did the Cyclops have to close his school? Because he only had one pupil. Why don't angry witches ride their brooms? They're afraid of flying off the handle   What do skeletons say before they begin dining? Bone appetit ! Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers? No they eat them separately. What is a vampire's favorite coffee? De-coffinated Who did Frankenstein take to the prom? His ghoul friend What do witches put on their hair? Scare spray What kind of mistakes do spooks make? Boo boos How do you mend a broken Jack-o-lantern? With a pumpkin patch When does a skeleton laugh? When something tickles his funny bone Why was the mummy so tense? He was all wound up What does a skeleton order at a restaurant? Spare ribs Who did the ghost invite to his party? Anyone he could dig up! What is a monster's favorite food? Ghoul scout cookies What did the skeleton say while riding his Harl...

I have to make a formal apology to Google+.  In the previous blog post , I stated my opinion that, other than the "hangouts,"  Google+  seemed like little more than a simplified Facebook page. But then this morning, I was curious to know the origins of Labor Day, typed "Labor Day" in the search box and I discovered an article by a dear friend regarding Labor Day getaways and it was the 3rd search result... simply and only because she shared it on Google+. I don't know about you but that motivates me quite a bit more to utilize Google's social media tool. If you use blogger, it automatically prompts you to share with your circles.  It's nice not to have to set that up in your blog functionality and just have it "happen."

I am trying to make the transition from web designer to more of a marketing / social media role because that has been my passion for a while.  So naturally I use as many social media tools as possible, evaluating their end result and ways to fully utilize them. Obviously Facebook and Twitter  were a given in their massive popularity and YouTube began as a fun experiment for this singin dancin fool. Then I really wanted to blog about important and fun issues to me but find there's rarely time to spend the quality time I want on it.  I tried to keep regular posts going for a while but now I'm lucky if I post every month or so. Now there's Pinterest , which seems to be spreading like wildfire - and I enjoy it because I am such a visual person. Of course I'm an avid, daily user of LinkedIn for the purpose of networking in the job arena and finding that right place of employment. Then we have Google+ which you can't really ignore since, well it's Google...

It costs so much to be a full human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price. One has to abandon altogether the search for security and reach out to the risk of living with both arms. One has to embrace the world like a lover. One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a stubborn will in conflict, but apt always to total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. Morris West Australian novelist 1916 - 1999

Two good girl friends (also wacky Supernatural fans like myself) and I set off last weekend to explore some ghost towns of Colorado.  We were clad in our flannel, armed with iron & holy water, salt and whatever else a Supernatural hunter needs... in case.  We tried to play our parts (Dean, Sam & Gabriel) but I found myself always saying "AMATEUR! Stay - in - character" till I just gave that up.  :)  We stayed in a cheap motel like Sam & Dean would, ate at diners and were always on the look-out for pie.  To some aspects of the characters we were true.  I did my research on the various local ghost tales, we talked to as many residents as we could regarding the supernatural in their area.  We found more stories and lore than proof - but what I found was that I could never be Dean. Of course it didn't help that there were aspects of my femininity reminding me I wasn't a male hunter :) But even more - WE were there having fun... we were not ...

short fan fic stories I'm considering writing: How Wash and Zoe fell in love... (Firefly) A spin off of Simon and Kaylee (Firefly) A spin off of Buffy and Spike... (Buffy) Willow in England (Buffy) A spin off of Cordelia and Angel... (Angel) A story from Illyria's point of view... (Angel) Females audition for the next Avengers movie... (SUPER HEROINES - Avengers) I have a lot of ideas for fan fiction - and they are all equally fun and there is no time to write them all.  So if you are a big fan in the Whedonverse, please cast your vote here! Or offer others! Thanks you shiny folk. Nielle

Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das (@LamaSuryaDas) Why not extend your love first?  Why are you waiting there like a crying baby, demanding for others to love you? Are you lovable? Are you kind? Have you been unreasonable? Have you been unkind? To love yourself is to love others. Don't do that with conditions attached; conditional love is returned with conditional expectations. Like a smart investor, invest for happiness the smart way. When your love is unconditional, beings as vast as space would love you unconditionally. Is this not a wonderful life? Is this not what we are looking for? - The Gyalwang Drukpa Lama

From the fascinating movie "Catfish" ::: "They used to tank cod from Alaska all the way to China. They'd keep them in vats in the ship. By the time the codfish reached China, the flesh was mush and tasteless. So this guy came up with the idea that if you put these cods in these big vats, put some catfish in with them and the catfish will keep the cod agile. And there are those people who are catfish in life. And they keep you on your toes. They keep you guessing, they keep you thinking, they keep you fresh. And I thank god for the catfish because we would be droll, boring and dull if we didn't have somebody nipping at our fin."

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I've been reading about meditation but it never crossed my mind before that it may be necessary to do open-eyed meditation... Susan Piver describes why in an email subscription I recently received: Regarding the eyes: people often wonder why they're kept open during practice, saying that it's just too distracting or that it's easier to become peaceful with the eyes closed. Duly noted! And if the point of meditation was to minimize distraction and feel peaceful, this would be a problem. But the idea (of this practice, in any case) is neither. Instead, it is to find a sense of steadiness in the midst of all distractions and to cultivate acceptance of any and all mind states: including peacefulness, but also extending to irritation, ecstasy, sadness, dullness, silliness, sharpness, and so on. If we try to cut out all mind states but one, we miss the glorious wakeful brilliance of things as they are, of ourselves. So when you practice, keep your eyes open and the gaze soft...

I've heard this called the "Belly Dancer's Code" - but I really like this affirmation that came from the newsletter of Shimmy in the Spirit of Bellydance by Holly Luky. March Affirmation- by Tonya Chianis RScP Dignity Have you thought about how many different cultures have embraced the wonderful art form of Le Dance Oriental or Belly Dance. It's being accepted and perfected by practically every country in the world. And even more amazing is how wonderful the dancers are. When you become a part of this dance world, be so proud to know that you are supporting the women and men whose roots are in this dance. Make up your mind to share your finest costume creations, as well as perform, in the most dignified and thoughtful ways. So many countries of this dance origin have suffered and continue to suffer greatly through wars. Every time we do this dance we bring to the attention of others, not only our desire to be respected in this dance, but our respect to the...

It's pretty unlikely I'll buy this (you know, tight budget and all that) but I just had to give props to MAC for releasing this new Wonder Woman line of make-up . It would be awesome to see their NYC store as it's currently transformed to look like a Wonder Woman comic . I'm not a girly girl and am severely fashion impaired but I do wear lots of make-up for bellydance... I'll bet amazon-powered lips and lashes and would be especially exiting for Hips of Fury ;-) The glitter alone could be useful in deflecting unwanted evil... The mascara pitch has lured in this naive WW fan to believing in amazon lashes: "A superhero mascara! Lashes go dense and dramatic with an anti-gravity high volume curled effect. Longwear, fighting-fit formula offers up to 15 hours of wimp-free wear." And whoa shiny, they have WW accessories to store all your amazon secret weapons. The bags are said to be bullet-proof. I'd like to see them test that theory. OK thanks. That was ...