How to Improve All 9 Types of Intelligences

Traditionally, intelligence was measured by short aptitude tests that measures competence in core subjects such as reading and mathematics. And to a large extent, intelligence is still defined by how well you do on aptitude tests. However Howard Gardner, an academician from Harvard University, thinks that being intelligent doesn’t mean that you can easily comprehend what you read or can easily solve an equation. That is why he presented the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which states that there are actually multiple types of intelligences, 9 to be exact.

In this theory, Gardner explains that there should be no single ability that defines intelligence. The hypothesis, as printed in his 1983 book ‘Frames of Mind: the Theory of Multiple Intelligences,’ proposed that several criteria should be looked upon in order to predict the intelligence of a person. Whatever you excel in makes you intelligent in your own right. But if you are looking for more ways to improve your multiple smarts, then read on below to find out how you can do so:

Naturalist Intelligence

This type of intelligence is defined as the ability to distinguish and classify animals, plants and other naturally-occurring objects in the environment. As such, individuals who are touted as ‘nature smart’ excel in applying scientific theories to real-life scenarios. Landscape architects, naturalists and scientists are said to be ‘nature smart.’ Do you want to become just like them? Then here are ways on how you can improve your Naturalist Intelligence:

1) Experience the great outdoors.

In order to be one with nature, you must expose yourself to nature. Break away from the comfortable confines of your home. Trek, hike and bike your way through forests and mountains. These exhilarating activities will help you improve your skills in categorizing and recognizing plants, animals, even rock formations!

2) Do gardening.

Bring out the green thumb in you by transforming your home’s vacant spaces into a plant sanctuary. It is one of the best ways to connect you with your primal state, according to James Jiller of Urban GreenWorks. By tending to your garden on a regular basis, you can boost your knowledge of the environment.

Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Accurate and abstract visualization is just one of the many skills possessed by ‘picture smart’ persons. With their exceptional ability in thinking in pictures, visually-spatially intelligent people can paint, construct and design objects with relative ease.

If you want to hone this kind of smartness – then make sure to do the following mental workouts:

1) Play Puzzles.

Yes, you can have fun while you hone your visual-spatial intelligence. In fact, the most entertaining way to hike your IQ by a few notches is to play puzzles. Games such as Rubik’s Cube, Jigsaw puzzles and spatial puzzles that require you to maneuver items inside your head will do wonders for your visual-spatial skills.

2) Play Chess.

Another enjoyable way to improve your ‘picture smarts’ is to play chess. It cannot be denied that this game has multitudes of brain benefits. Apart from boosting memory and enhancing problem-solving skills, chess improves one’s creativity – one of the most important aspects for visual-spatial intelligence. With enhanced creativity, you will be able to create and design items just like picture-smart architects and painters.

3) Utilize Google Earth and Google Maps often.

Apart from helping you find your way in an unfamiliar place, Google Earth and Google Maps applications can help you boost your visual-spatial intelligence. These programs, after all, help develop your sense of direction. One of the best things about these tools is that they can transform you into a navigational pro, even without the need for a map.

However, it is important that you do not use GPS navigation to navigate though as that will turn you into a mindless drone. Instead, use maps and learn how to navigate from place to place on your own, with the assistance of a navigation system. Research has been done on this topic and it shows that navigating the city without the use of GPS is how you would improve your visual-spatial skills.

Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

Word smart people – or those who possess verbal-linguistic intelligence – feature exceptional verbal skills. They are highly-sensitive to meanings, sounds and rhythms of words. In essence, they possess great capacities in writing, reading, teaching and listening. If you want to be smart in the verbal-linguistic aspect, take heed of the following tips:

1) Keep a journal of things that fascinate or interest you.

Go through the things you find noteworthy – a unique news article or a famous celebrity, perhaps. Write all the thoughts that draw you to this appealing event/entity.

2) Write about a country or city you want to visit.

Are you dreaming of visiting Paris or living in the United Kingdom? What if you were given the chance to live out your fantasy? Talk about what you plan on doing, if ever you are given the opportunity to live a life different from the one you have right now.

3) Write a literary masterpiece.

It can be a story, poem, novel or even a play. Let your imagination fly and allow the words from your mind to trickle down to your journal. Show your write-up to your English teacher or Literature professor and ask for some feedback. What parts are exceptional? What sections need improvement? While you might not write down an award-winning novel on your first try, your dedication and hard work might help you pen down the next Harry Potter series.

Mathematical-Logical Intelligence

Defined as the skill to think abstractly and conceptually, this intelligence is often seen in number smart people such as engineers, scientists and mathematicians. If you want to develop exceptional skills in logical and mathematical problem solving, then these brain exercises can definitely help you out:

1) Play card games.

Contrary to popular beliefs, you need not engage in a boring activity just to improve your logical smarts. One of the most entertaining ways for you to increase your number IQ is to play card games that stimulate your brain to perform mental math. Fun pastimes such as Crazy Eight, Go Fish and Gin Rummy are perfect for the young ones, while matured players will benefit a lot from the addicting game of Black Jack.

3) Break secret codes.

Take the role of Sherlock Holmes by playing detective with your friends. Let your friends create secret codes – or lift some from the web – and try to break them without the help of anybody. Once you get the hang of cracking codes, you will find it easier to solve logical and mathematical problems along the way.

4) Join a math club.

If you are really determined to improve your mathematical smarts, a knowledgeable and fun way to do so is to join a math club. While this might sound boring – it is not! Such a club allows you to learn in a supportive yet sociable environment. Learning with your colleagues and participating in events and competitions will give you the math IQ boost you are looking for.

Musical Intelligence

Singers, composers and musicians usually possess this kind of intelligence. Such ‘musical smart’ persons can appreciate and produce perfect timbre, rhythm and pitch. Become the musical virtuoso you aspire to be by training your mental faculties with these methods:

1) Sing!

You might think singing doesn’t like you, but it does not mean that you should not sing to your heart’s content! Sing whenever you can: in the shower, in the car, even in the office pantry during break time! While you might not be able to hit the high notes just like your favorite singers, singing constantly is a great way for you to perfect your music smarts.

2) Learn how to play an instrument.

This is perhaps the best thing you can do in order to hone your musical intelligence. Studying an instrument – no matter how simple or complicated it might be – enables you to learn the basic tones, rhythms and pitches. And as you improve your instrument-playing capacities, you will be able to demonstrate the music smarts that your idols possess.

3) Listen to different types of music.

Musical intelligence is not just about singing well and playing a plethora of instruments, it is about appreciating the beauty of music – no matter how peculiar or weird it might be. Hone your music smarts by lending an ear to different kinds of symphonies – from classic to pop, even from native to eclectic. By immersing your ears in multitudes of melodies, you will be able to distinguish the different tones that govern the world of music

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Wonder why professional athletes boast of perfect score cards? And why dancers can jive to fast tunes all so well? That is because they possess bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, outlined as the acumen in skilfully handling objects and controlling physical movements. Here are some tips that can help you become physically smart:

1) Practice and Play Sports.

It goes without saying that practice indeed makes perfect. Of course, if you want to be physically intelligence just like pro athletes – then you need to engage your body in sports that tickle your fancy. It does not matter if you suck at first. As long as you set your mind to it – and as long as you are 100% motivated to improve your bodily intelligence, then you will be able to improve your bodily-kinesthetic intelligence – sooner or later. The key to improving your bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is to practice well and often—and to practice correctly. By learning how to improve your skills and getting better, you will improve your bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.

2) Play Charades.

Do you want to become an excellent actor? Then you need to be able to portray people and events accurately. One good way to enhance your bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is to play charades with friends. Not only is this an entertaining way to spend time with pals, it can also improve your skills in acting. If your friend manages to decipher all of your acts in just a few seconds’ time, then it means that you are getting better and better with your kinesthetic abilities.

3) Join Acting Classes.

Say that you are already a pro in charades – then it is time for you to take your acting skills to another level. Join acting classess in school and audition for simple plays if you can. Not only are these good methods to hone and improve your thespian capabilities, these will give you the confidence to act in front of throngs of audiences.

Interpersonal Intelligence

A people-smart person, or one who possesses interpersonal intelligence, excels in determining and responding to the motivations, moods and desires of other people. Known as the ability to empathize and visualize from numerous perspectives, interpersonal intelligence is often seen in counselors, ministers and politicians. Solidify your counseling and interpersonal skills with the help of such techniques:

1) Be Empathetic.

It is not enough to just listen to your friend’s woes. If you want to improve your interpersonal intelligence, then you must make sure to practice empathy whenever you are engaged in a conversation with a family member or a pal. Put yourself in another’s shoes and try to resolve the conflict as if it were your own.

2) Socialize.

You might have a big brood of friends, but if you want to improve your interpersonal intelligence, then you need to get out of your shell and be a social butterfly. Take time to meet new people and engage in conversations that will help you learn more about your newfound buddies.

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Theorists, philosophers, and philosophers are seen to possess this kind of intelligence. Self smart people are said to be aware of their own values, beliefs, feelings, and attitudes. Improve your self-reflection and sentience by conditioning your mind with the following activities:

1) Formulate Your Own Personal Development Plan.

How do you want to be in the next few years? What are your plans when you grow old? Write them all on your journal and reflect on them whenever you can. This will keep you aware of your own emotions and desires in life.

2) Engage in Personal Pep Talk.

Before the start of each day, face the mirror and boost your confidence with positive thoughts and ideas. Positive self-talk has been touted for many years as an important tool to reaching success and attaining goals. In fact, Navy SEALS are known to engage in positive self-talk on a daily basis to get through their grueling six-month BUDS training program.

Existential Intelligence

What is the meaning of life? How did we get here? Why do we die? These are just some of the sensitive questions that existentially intelligent persons are not afraid to ask.

People who possess this astuteness – such as theologians, philosophers and scientists – outclass others in terms of deep and reflective thinking and formulating abstract theories. Hone your existential intelligence with the help of these mind-conditioning methods:

1) Apply what you have learned.

2) Relate the subjects you have learned with national concerns and global issues.

3) Study topics from multiple points of view.

Intelligence does come in several facets and domains. If you think you suck at math or music, you can still excel in many other ways and be smart in many other aspects. The tips mentioned above are practical ways for you to boost your brain power. Apply them in to your day-to-day routines, and see how smart you can turn out to be!
i also found this interesting....there are 9 levels of consciousness....

Magic words ♥

The transitional moments of stillness in our lives can be restless, they can trigger unnecessary anxiety, which is detrimental to our overall health. We need to pay attention to our thoughts and which direction their physical manifestation is leading us. It is crucial to have total awareness of one self at all times.The instant we realize that the process of any negative thinking is taking place, it is important to guide it into a positive direction. There are several ways to do so. One must find an outlet. Whether its painting, writing poetry, running, going for a walk, exercising of any kind, any form of activity will allow an inflow of fresh air into our troubled brain.
Another, an even easier way to clear up the mind is to just simply start expressing our gratitude. Even in the most desperate and hopeless moments of our lives there's is always something to be grateful for. Express your gratitude for everything that surrounds you, no matter how silly it may seem to do so. Everything from park benches to trees, cars and buses, stores, a cup of coffee in your hand, a table and a chair that we are able to use every day, and the persons that manufactured it, say" thank you" for all of your family, and close friends, naming them individually, for the sun that comes up each and every day to warm the planet, for the plants that sprout to feed us because of it, for the fresh air and water that we still have to make our survival possible. And if you are still struggling to find something to be grateful for, just simply repeat words "Thank You". Make a song out of it if you have to, the words have been labeled "magic" for a reason. It is a very simple, and highly effective concept. Continue to vocalize it until you feel better, however long it takes. Let it be the first thing you say when you wake up, chant it at breakfast lunch and dinner, in the shower and in the car, at each and every traffic light, at work, and as you fall asleep at the end of your day. Make it your mantra! In the midst of the deepest blues those "magic" words will help you brake free. They will allow you to gain your independence from the destructive forces of negativity in all its forms. The practice of being grateful will lift the heaviness and make you receptive to the LOVE that is all around us. It will help you breathe deeper, which will in turn nourish every cell in your body with rejuvenating oxygen and slowly, or in some cases very rapidly will restore the balance that was lost due to the stress that we find our selves under.
Any physical or mental strain translates into stress, if we are alive we are stressing. Stress within it self can be good for us or bad. It's all a matter of how we choose to perceive it. If we are stressing our bodies and minds in hopes to achieve a specific goal, to learn something, or solve a problem, to get our selves in better physical shape, that would be an example of beneficial stress, but if we worry and beat our selves up senselessly about things that we have no control over, such as being stuck in traffic, your bosses crankiness, or your partners need for space(which often makes us feel insecure and rejected), are all perfect examples of bad stress. For as long as we are alive , as long as we are breathing, it will always be there. Everything within us is under constant stress . Our heart is beating, our cells are producing life giving energy, our brains are transmitting electrical impulses with each thought, everything is hard at work for the team "HUMAN BODY". Then why can't we join this team and work just as hard toward total unity with our own selves? Everything and anything that you can think of is there for us to appreciate and learn from. So start putting more energy into restoring your body's homeostasis. Stop fighting the flow of life, bloom where you're planted, strengthen your character, be grateful in all, and as a very dear friend of mine often says ; " always see the beauty!" all my love. Olga Melkumova for FLS (Forever Onward)

How To Raise Your Vibration
Many of us are struggling with family relationships right now as not everyone has chosen to raise their vibration. When we all chose to incarnate on this planet we all chose, in the beginning, that we wanted to be here for this opportunity to evolve and expand in consciousness with the planet. However, once we incarnated....many of us used our free will to not ascend. Some people, and their higher selves, decided they needed more time to learn and evolve in duality/conflict/fear/ego based experiences. Now this creates a problem for the other half of us who have chosen to ascend in consciousness and raise the vibrations of our energy fields because we no longer are a vibrational match to our incarnated family members who are choosing not to ascend. And our energy fields are clashing and repelling... as like energy attracts like energies and opposite energies repel each other.
An ascending humans energy field vibrates much faster and tends to pull the other persons energy field up into a higher vibration, simply by being in our presence, and this will throw others who are choosing not to ascend in ATTACK mode because when their vibration begins to rise they run into fear....as they are not wanting to step into their truth and accept responsibility for their lives. They want to remain in a 3D blinded state of consciousness of forgetfulness, and this is perfectly fine for them. Unfortunately, this creates great pain for an ascending soul because we still want to interact with our family and we also want to help them ascend in vibration as well. But it is not our place......and just our very presence can create so much conflict and confusion in their being the relationship can become a huge burden on all parties involved. This really becomes our lesson in detachment and also learning how to respond to others without reacting.
Because we have a higher vibration and a higher state of consciousness, more is expected of us. We will need to remain focused on our ascension path and release the need to save others, because truly they are exactly where they are choosing to be. They don't want us to raise their vibration, but we need to be there for our SELF and choose to spend time in relationships that are on a more resonant vibrational level otherwise we will constantly find ourselves in chaos and duality over and over again. This is hard because we as souls have never ascended in consciousness, at such an accelerated rate, with half of the planet saying YES and the other half saying NO. In order to speed up your dark night of the soul, you will need to grasp the lessons. Keep your focus on you; your ego will keep distracting you by getting you to think about them and what they did wrong and what they need to learn etc... What have you learned from this latest altercation? What can you improve on? What do you need to release? What do you need to accept about your self?
Love your self and honor your imperfections as you rapidly learn and evolve through intense learning experiences that will help you make better, more life affirming choices for your souls ascension! Let things go that do not serve a love, joy, peace, unity vibration. When you view all of this from a higher perspective you an see how actually PERFECT half of us ascending and the other half not ascending is for an ascending souls lessons in mastery. We are learning so much through the behaviors, rejections, demands and fears of our unascending brothers and sisters. We are learning what we no longer want to experience anymore through our interactions together. However,
YOU will need to trust your self and the decisions you make for your highest and best good. Stop feeling guilty or responsible for everyone else and their well being and also stop expecting all of your relationships to be in perfect harmony at this time of great transition. Do what is right/light filled for YOU.....after all who are YOU living for? This is your souls journey.....do what enhances your light not depletes it....and be ok with your decisions. In addition, always know that if a relationship is meant to be....it will be. We are never separated from anyone, as we are all one and energetically connected at all times. Sometimes setting a boundary with someone and also giving each other a little space generates the healing energy each person needs to return to the relationship in a more evolved manner. In the mean time know that it is your love, compassion and acceptance that you seek....gift it to your self.

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EMOTIONS and EGO means (Creative Projected Thought) that's it.. it is not a big boogy man.. to be feared* We are INDEED the ultimate responsible masters, architects, alchemists, designers, conductors, creators and determiners of our own reality wherever we ARE ! Whether we are aware of this process or not it is still happening, nothing but this... On every level and dimension of our projective thought ! When we fully acknowledge this.. We create for ourselves our natural eternal rite Of passage or pipeline and we naturally make ourselves available to find or build our own bridge.. to dissolve, transcend and understand.. ALL Of THIS !!!! It never Was Anything Anyway.. but Merely Our Own Idea and A Blip* in our own self created time Adventure! This is The incredible explorer that lives innately inside all of creation itself* and indeed all of US ! Only to make the final and ultimate realization that there never was anything to explore in the first place.. Because WE KNEW WE ARE ALL THIS ONE LIGHT and INDEED The Impeccable ORIGINAL ETERNAL SELF ! But we must take our First Steps by acknowledging all of this as it stands..completely.. right now.. This is where TRULY integrated honesty and integrity take birth in our lives.. And ARE INDEED LIVING and ALIVE for us to SEE before us! This whole experience is totally and completely self contained inside of YOU, I and ALL ! ~Ariana Sha



Humans are going to have conflict. It is not something we need to avoid; however, we do need to learn how to speak our truth with words of love ~ harming none ~ or we could create additional karma for ourselves. Now that does not mean....we step out of authenticity and integrity, and tell people what they want to hear just so we don't hurt their egos feelings. We need to be honest and express our needs, standing up for ourselves ~ however, we can do this in a grounded, loving way with strong yet compassionate words. We also need to address these situations DE-PASSIONATELY...... because if we are very passionate about our "truth" then the likely hood of us opening up our energy field to outside influences becomes very possible. When we open our energy field, we loose our protection and leak energy..... our energy becomes scattered. Oftentimes, this is when we will project portions of our energy into someone else's energy field, and likewise they will project energy into ours. We also create energetic cords and entanglements with other people, and this will drain both people's energetic systems, as well as, create great confusion within both beings. If you get caught up in a moment where you loose your balance, it would be best to walk away and gather yourself (your energy) and get grounded before you address the situation. The situation will need to be dealt with....otherwise, it will continue to re-create itself.



We are approaching the end of an age. We are moving out of the dark ages where we have been immersed in the negativity of polarity and duality and entering a 2,000 year cycle where each one of us has the opportunity to rapidly raise our vibration and receive the transmutational energies of our higher/spiritual self.
Layer upon layer of distortion that has been residing within our energy fields ~ blocking us from our truth as divine, LOVING, spiritual beings is being transmuted by the light of our higher selves. We are going through our own inner apocalypse. Apocalypse in greek means lifting of the veil:
WIKIPEDIA: An Apocalypse (Greek: ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis; "lifting of the veil" or "revelation") is a disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception, i.e. the veil to be lifted. The Apocalypse of John (Greek Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου) is the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament. By extension, apocalypse can refer to any End Time scenario.
Everything that is not based on truth will rise to the surface to been seen so we can release it. This is why we see so many "secrets" being revealed at this time.....football coaches who have sexually abused their players, banks and corporations who have been dishonest and greedy with their monies, political leaders who have been caught using drugs and hiring call girls, priest and pastors who have misused their power, family secrets coming out and families falling apart, etc..... These events are all mirror reflections of the collective ego and shadow consciousness we are all being asked to heal now.
We are unveiling our "selves" and releasing those distorted aspects of self that can not reside in the higher vibrational dimensions of peace, love and oneness. Everything that is not LOVE, must go.
As we go through this process ~ it may not feel so great. Old distorted emotions, feelings, behavioral patterns, and beliefs are rising to the surface at an accelerated rate. Most of these are unconscious....we don't even know they are there. The more we surrender to the process and are willing to "see" ourselves ~ being brutally self honest ~ the more we will be able to accept our fragmented "unloved" negative parts of ourself that get pushed to the outer edges of our energy field, bringing them back to our center so the LIGHT of our higher self can shine down on them helping us to transmute them. If we refuse to "see and accept" our inner negativity we push it away from the center of our energy field....it remains fragmented and outside of our true self where the LIGHT from our higher self is not able to transform it into it's highest expression of love. All of our disowned, unloved parts must be brought back into wholeness so we can be healed and returned to our truth ~ which is LOVE. ~ How To Raise Your Vibration — with Rokalla Balakrishna.

triskelion

I've been searching for a new necklace, found this pendant among my craft supplies, not sure where it came from, but I am pretty sure I'm supposed to have it. I love the symbolism.



Triskelions: Ancient and Modern
The triskelion or” triskele” is also known as the tri-spiral or “Spiral of Life.” The three spirals in the triskelion are interconnected with no open ends thus creating one continuous line. Each spiral turns in the same direction. The three spirals represent balance, harmony and continual motion indicative of the flow of life and of the Earth in her seasons and cycles.


This symbol is found on many ancient carvings, the most famous of which is Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland, which dates back to 2500 BC. The symbol is carved into the rock at the main entrance. It is one of the most famous stones in Megalithic art. The same symbol is found Triskelion Newgange roofengraved on one of the stones inside the chamber. Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its chamber by the Winter Solstice sun. Morning sunlight travels up the passageway. Then, as the sun rises, the whole chamber is dramatically illuminated.

The triskelion is often thought to have Celtic origin, but it was carved at least 2000 years before the Celts inhabited Ireland. According to Celtic tradition the triskelion is connected to the mother goddess. It is an invocation of the three material domains of earth, air, and water.

The gold quimbaya is another example of the use of the triple spiral– from Columbia.


As receivers and transmitters, triskelions made of certain metals gather and disseminate the frequencies at which they resonate. The triskelion has an amazing ability to neutralize harmful energy, balancing Yin and Yang, (positive and negative; masculine and femine) in almost any setting.

Triskelions set up a bioelectric and biomagnetic energy flow based on mathematics and sacred geometry. Placed in or around water, they create energetic vortices that bring molecular structure to water.

Since the writing of the book, as the authors have experimented with different ways of making triskelions, they have discovered both a masculine and a feminine form of the triskelion. The basic masculine form is made using a single copper wire or tube. The feminine version is made by twisting 3 smaller copper wires together before forming the spirals. For maximum benefit, use triskelions in pairs—one masculine and one feminine. Place one at the base of your water container; place the other at the top of your container on the opposite side. Copper tubing (1/8 or ¼ inch) filled with paramagnetic rock powder makes a powerful triskelion that can be placed underneath your water pitcher.

In our most recent work with triskelions, we have incorporated gold and silver. This takes the masculine and feminine energies to a higher octave. Triskelions made with gold and silver-plated copper wire bring in the resonance of the divine masculine and the divine feminine—an influence that has been lacking on the Earth for hundreds of years. Using a pair of gold/silver triskelions with your water helps to re-balance the masculine/feminine in your personal life and in your surroundings. And when you achieve greater balance, others usually follow.

According to Brenda Schnose, the spirit of water was anciently referred to as “Heddeka,” and represented by the triple spiral. According to Brenda:

As a whole, the three swirls together represent Heddeka. When you look at them together but separate, one circle represents You as creator, one circle represents the beloved Earth and one circle represents the Central Sun of all universes. This symbol comes from the time of Atlantis. The water element Heddeka has been upon this earth from the time of the first humans. Through this symbol, the water will increase in vibration. So it is helpful and beneficial for humans, animals, plants, and the earth itself. . . . . Carry the symbol with you next to your body. Place the symbol in or under your water glass. By coming together with this water element you can help clean the water of our beloved earth. Heddeka is here to be of service to you in these changing times. This element has been forgotten through time but is now returning through the bearers of light.

from the website http://www.dancingwithwater.com/

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no half steppin

1. When your friends ask you to hangout, and you don’t feel like it, don’t go. Don’t ever do things halfway or do something that makes you uncomfortable. With everything, give all of yourself, even the pieces you never knew existed.
2. It is okay to not know. Everyone always despises the phrase, “I don’t know” but no one tells you that it is okay to not know. The becoming is more important than the being, anyways.
3. If someone ever makes you feel less, in any way, you have every right to walk away. You have every right to cut out toxic people in your life. To close the door on people who make you feel bad about who you are or what you stand for. Friends don’t tear down, they build up.
4. Loss is always going to happen. Just like paint will always chip and rain will always fall, loss will always be part of life. No matter how much I don’t like it, or avoid it, it is going to walk my way at several times in my life. Learn to embrace it and learn to get closure.
5. Give yourself a chance. Stop saying, “I don’t think I can” or “But what if I am not able to?” and give yourself a chance. This may be cliche, but try to believe in yourself. When you get older, your knees won’t work the same and you won’t have the best memory, and you are going to wish you’d given yourself a chance years sooner.
6. Fall in love. Don’t be guarded before you fall in love. You could fall in love three times and still not find the right one, but none of it is going to make “the one” matter less. Don’t fall into that idea that your first love has to be your best love. Fall in love as many times as it naturally happens.
7. Firsts are going to be messy. First loves, first kisses, first dates, first failed tests, first college class, first time you drive a car, first time you ride a plane - first times were made to be imperfect. Just because it’s messy and all over the place, doesn’t mean it can’t be good or worthwhile.
8. You want another scoop of ice-cream? Go get it. Get three more scoops of ice-cream if that is what you want. “Fat” is not the opposite of beautiful and it is not the opposite of happy. Don’t let anyone tell you that your body type isn’t beautiful. Beauty is a social construct, create your own, become your own.
9. Let yourself be alone. Loneliness is not a bad thing. It is healthy and normal. Everyone needs to spend a good portion of their life alone. We learn who we are when we are alone; life is less crowded and more clear when we are alone.
10. If you aren’t happy where you are, change it. Quit your job, move, become a vegetarian, get a new hobby, pick up an old hobby, whatever you do - make sure it benefits you. Life is too short to not be alive, to not be passionate, and overflowing.
—Amanda Helm, Ten Things I Learned before 20

"If your life is not quite working out like you think it should, have the courage to admit it is not because of other people. It is not because there are unknown forces out there which are conspiring against you. It is not because for some unknown reason (and even being unknown you still accept as fact) it was just not meant to be for you. It is soooooo not, not meant to be. Admit you are where you are because of you, because you are not doing what you need to do. Maybe you don't know what you need to do or maybe you do but you are afraid. I know. I've been there. I've used all those excuses in the past. When I finally took full responsibility, my world became truly blessed."




“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness, but like great, solitary men, like Beethoven and Nietzsche. In their highest boughs the world rustles, their roots rest in infinity; but they do not lose themselves there, they struggle with all the force of their lives for one thing only: to fulfill themselves according to their own laws, to build up their own form, to represent themselves. Nothing is holier, nothing is more exemplary than a beautiful, strong tree. When a tree is cut down and reveals its naked death-wound to the sun, one can read its whole history in the luminous, inscribed disk of its trunk: in the rings of its years, its scars, all the struggle, all the suffering, all the sickness, all the happiness and prosperity stand truly written, the narrow years and the luxurious years, the attacks withstood, the storms endured. And every young farm boy knows that the hardest and noblest wood has the narrowest rings, that high on the mountains and in continuing danger the most indestructible, the strongest, the ideal trees grow.

Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.

A tree says: A kernel is hidden in me, a spark, a thought, I am life from eternal life. The attempt and the risk that the eternal mother took with me is unique, unique the form and veins of my skin, unique the smallest play of leaves in my branches and the smallest scar on my bark. I was made to form and reveal the eternal in my smallest special detail.

A tree says: My strength is trust. I know nothing about my fathers, I know nothing about the thousand children that every year spring out of me. I live out the secret of my seed to the very end, and I care for nothing else. I trust that God is in me. I trust that my labor is holy. Out of this trust I live..... with

When we are stricken and cannot bear our lives any longer, then a tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me! Life is not easy, life is not difficult. Those are childish thoughts. Let God speak within you, and your thoughts will grow silent. You are anxious because your path leads away from mother and home. But every step and every day lead you back again to the mother. Home is neither here nor there. Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.

A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening. If one listens to them silently for a long time, this longing reveals its kernel, its meaning. It is not so much a matter of escaping from one's suffering, though it may seem to be so. It is a longing for home, for a memory of the mother, for new metaphors for life. It leads home. Every path leads homeward, every step is birth, every step is death, every grave is mother.

So the tree rustles in the evening, when we stand uneasy before our own childish thoughts: Trees have long thoughts, long-breathing and restful, just as they have longer lives than ours. They are wiser than we are, as long as we do not listen to them. But when we have learned how to listen to trees, then the brevity and the quickness and the childlike hastiness of our thoughts achieve an incomparable joy. Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.”

current jams

i stumbled upon 'obey city' on you tube and now i got these songs on repeat


this video has me inspired to start collecting clips so i can and make something similar and learn to use final cut ;D

talkin about Brazil ufo & aliens

hey guys hey, here's a new video i got to do at work. hope u enjoy it, i really love reading and researching and writing these pieces, digging up the different details of these cases is entertaining and fun and i truly believe everybody knows something you don't, so that always keeps me going and i really like seeing out how people in other countries investigate the phenomenon

i am not so stoked about the blemish on my nose, but oh well just ignore that or better yet use it as a reminder: nobody's perfect! however, i am super stoked about my katniss inspired side braid, because i'm SO obsessed with the hunger games right now



some additional videos









and here are a bunch of links to copy/paste
http://www.paolaharris.com/spbraziliandisclosure.html
http://www.cohenufo.org/brazilmilitaryufo2.htm
http://www.cohenufo.org/BrazilianUFODocumentsReleased.htm
http://www.fenomenum.com.br/
http://www.fenomenum.com.br/EN/ufo/governos.htm
http://www.ufo.com.br/documentos/Documentos_liberados_oficialmente/
http://www.fenomenum.com.br/ufo/governo/brasil/docbra.htm
http://www.mufon.com/bob_pratt/oprato.html
http://www.ufocasebook.com/colares1977.html
http://ufoevidence.org/cases/case51.htm
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