Diet and Weather.

Last night I ate chicken, grilled but processed.

I did not eat the alfredo sauce with my pasta.

I ate a light salad with vinaigrette.

I had a cereal bar for dessert.

I would like to have it so I do not need the cereal bar for dessert.

I had a banana, I could have eaten that.

High of 68F today, sunny.

I wore my hat this morning, I will continue to wear it as I leave the house.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 6, Day 5.

16,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Diet managed, now on to my meditation routine.

Today I started to not wear my hat as I did not need it yesterday.

I started to pull my hood over my head as I was walking because I felt cold.

Then I stopped and put my hat on because I was cold.

Tomorrow I will wear my hat when I walk out the door.

Last night I again had yogurt and cereal for dinner.

I feel better now than when I was eating too much for dinner.

I can feel my body realign to enjoy feeling light rather than feeling full.

I sometimes crave frenzy.

This means to me walking through the streets of a busy city at night.

I like watching the lights of the cars and of the trains and I like to hear people talking.

Now that I have my diet better managed I will try to better my meditation routine.

I like it when I crave stillness.

This means to me meditating in the afternoons and so I feel calm and healthy.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 6, Day 4.

15,10. 2015. Washington, DC.  

Black Tea and Yogurt because I am eating better.

I am back on an eating schedule that I enjoy.

Last night I could have had cheese lasagna but I instead had yogurt and cereal.

It is not yet so cold that I require a hot meal at night.

It will be soon so I enjoyed eating my yogurt and cereal.

I have been sleeping better so that means I get more black tea.

I should buy herbal tea so as to build my immune system for winter.

I already drink green tea and that will help to build my immune system for winter.

Yesterday I got a new jacket and I wore it this morning.

I did not need my hat this morning.

No rain today, high of 70F.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 6, Day 3.

14,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Native American religions.

Native American religions are to do with interacting with nature.

What is the eagle saying to the wolf?

The eagle is likely telling the wolf where to find water.

What is the wolf saying to the eagle?

The wolf is likely thanking the eagle for the information per where to find water.

Why does the eagle share this information with the wolf?

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 5, Day 2.

13,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Are people the same as matter?

Hinduism is such that a tangible substance connects matter and people.

Are people the same as matter?

Buddhism is such that we need to feel the pain that other people feel.

Buddhists understand that people are not the same as matter.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 6, Day 1.

12,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Often yoga sequences begin with sun salutations.

So hum. We are here.

So hum. We are here.

So hum. We are nowhere but here.

In yoga teacher training we learned that if we cannot practice yoga with our bodies, 

we can visualize the sequences in our minds.

Often yoga sequences begin with sun salutations.

Standing at the front of your mat, Tadasana. Mountain pose with hands to heart center.

Inhale arms all the way up, reverse back bend, palms touching each other.

In yoga teacher training we learned that some people do 108 sun salutations every day.

In yoga teacher training we learned that some people do 108 sun salutations every day.

Patanjali. Patanjali.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 5, Day 4.

9,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Job and the Bhagavad Gita

Yamas are how we relate to others.

Niyamas are how to live your personal life.

Judeo-Christian religions are deeply rooted in bipolarity.

Job is the oldest book in the Bible;

It is a conversation between God and the Devil about human nature.

Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Hindu tale;

It is a conversation between God and a soldier about life.

Job is about human suffering.

God tells Job that there is a universe beyond suffering, such that suffering is negligible.

Bhagavad Gita is about human suffering.

God tells the soldier that life is not as horrible as it might seem in any given moment.

Yamas are how we relate to others.

Niyamas are how to live your personal life.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 5, Day 3.

8,10. 2015. Washington, DC.  

Eating habits of the Americans....

Europeans do not jog and run as much as Americans do.

Americans do not walk and stroll as much as Europeans do.

Americans eat many items during one meal.

Russians eat one food item at a time.

On a Russian plate can be one entrée or side item;

That is the entire meal.

On a Russian plate can be one entrée or side item;

That is the entire meal.

Americans often if not always have an entrée as well as one or two side items.

On the same plate, at the same time. 

French meals arrive in courses.

Americans have a meat on their plate, and they eat from the meat.

At the same time, Americans will eat from the vegetable.

Americans will then return to the meat.

At the same time, Americans will eat from the bread roll.

Russians eat meat, then they will save the vegetables for later.

Or Russians eat meat, then they will eat their vegetables.

French meals arrive in courses.

End Daily Meditation. Novena. Week 5, Day 2.

7,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Weather forecast....next 10 days....

I am feeling the positive effects of my diet.

The season is changing.

Now in the mornings, I wear my hat.

Soon I will also wear my gloves.

Today the high will be 74F.

Tomorrow the high will be 78F.

Thursday the high will be 73F.

Friday the high will be 78F.

Saturday the high will be 61F.

Only Friday and Saturday have a chance for rain.

Sunday the high will be 67F.

Monday the high will be 72F.

Tuesday the high will be 75F.

Wednesday the high will be 72F.

Thursday the high will be 67F.

Only Wednesday has a chance for rain.

End Daily Meditation. Novena Week 5, Day 1.

6,10. 2015. Washington, DC.

I am eating better.

I am eating better.

We can adjust what our minds understand as comfort.

Is it more comfortable to eat big meals?

Is it more comfortable to eat small meals?

Is it more comfortable to be full?

Is it more comfortable to be a little hungry?

Much of the time we think we are hungry;

We are thirsty.

If we feel hungry, we should first drink water.

If we still feel hungry, we can eat something.

I try to have bananas around.

I try to have cashews around.

I will drink more green tea today if I struggle with food cravings.

End Meditation. Novena. Week 4, Day 5.

2,10. 2015. Washington, DC. 

Chanting and Duke Ellington....So What.......

What do we do when we feel overwhelmed?

In yoga teacher training we learned to chant in Sanskrit.

Three different songs that I like, but only two I can sing while I walk.

Pantanjali. Patanjali.

So hum. So hum. So hum.

The music we listen to affects our stress level.

I can feel my brain waves either fill will adrenaline or calm.

I am a fan of minimalism in music, minimalism and repetition.

Duke Ellington and "So What".

…….So What……..

..So What…………..So What……..

End Daily Meditation. Novena Week 4, Day 4.

1,10. 2015. Washington, DC.