lara simmons

"In 1588, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of  Japan, confiscated the swords, daggers, and spears belonging to every citizen. He announced they would be melted down and used to make a giant Buddha statue. I'd love to see you undertake a comparable  transformation in 2014, Capricorn. You shouldn't completely shed all your  anger and pugnacity, of course; a certain amount is valuable, especially  when you need to rouse yourself to change situations that need to be  changed. But it's also true that you could benefit from a reduction in your  levels of combativeness. What if you could "melt down" some of your  primal rage and use the energy that's made available to build your  personal equivalent of a Buddha icon?" --Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology ( www.freewillastrology.com) I have shared Rob Brezsny's wisdom on my blog before and felt this one was a gem. If you have never read him, check him out! Even if you are not "into" as...

"Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis." --Ralph Waldo Emerson I read this on Facebook the other day and it was one of those quotes I immediately knew was going on the blog because it contains a nugget of truth so sharp I want to tell everyone I know. It's about getting out of your head and into your body. It's about feeling your life and not rationalizing it. It's about living and not just plodding along. There is more life in a scream than in a thesis. More truth. And sometimes even, more joy. It you are feeling frustrated or confused or angry today, why not take a break, go somewhere quiet and just scream it out? Happy Monday All!