Girl Boss Part 1

I go to work at midnight five days a week till eight in the morning. I have a physical class I go to for three hours total for the week on Fundamental Oral Communication (COMM 111).

I also have three online classes Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 201), Lifespan Development (PSY 250), and Introduction to Sociology (SOC101).

I came in and checked my e-mail. I just finished my days off for this week and it is usually the first thing I do. To my surprise I got a raise ( 2% due to cost of living expense).  This was a wonderful surprise and much needed as well.

I did not start my day healthy at work with a can of Pepsi.  But I was productive enough to work on my work and such and take time to read for some parts of my classes.

So for PHIL 201, I reviewed ‘’the arrangement of the incidents’’ such as Oedipus Rex [1].  Which fits Aristotle’s ideals on plots must be single whole from start to finish.

I will later today be watching to films for this class Blow up (1966) and Shutter Island (2010)

For SOC 101, I discussed the negative aspects of cultural hybridization. Issues with hybridization cultures cause things to be mass produced and collecting of materials and waste from non-reusable cups to causing small business to go under due to global companies taking over many societies. These things like fast food effect local economies, the environment, obesity and so forth.  A lot of food we eat are seen as a cuisine but actually have been Americanized such as Chinese buffets, taco bell and so forth [2]. Along with food we find small businesses such as Mom and Pop stores to shrink as major companies like Walmart, and other outlet shops expand. Even those physical stores are becoming less due to online shopping.

I also worked on my project for COMM 111: On mindfulness. It was our discussion at class for September 20, 2018. Along with intercultural dimensions, individualism-collectivism, power distance (High/Low Power Distances), Gender Expectation Dimension, High/Low context Culture, and mindlessness.  I also went over my third chapter on Adapting to Others.

Ideas for Mindful moments or day:

Yoga

Journaling

Eating mindfully no distractions

Walking mindfully

Also in my Mindful ideas I mentioned reasons why to meditate:

Meditate for better health

·         Lower your blood pressure

·         Manage pain

Sharpen your mind

·         Able to focus

·         Concentrate under stress

Mindfulness of body and mind

·         Allows you to be in the present

·         Alleviates stress

·         Calming and centering

·         Living mindfully

Balance emotions

·         Monitor your emotions

·         Help with anger issues

·         Transforms negative emotions to positive ones

·         Less Emotional reactivity

Psychological issues

·         Helps with grief

·         Recovery

·         Enhances therapy

·         Helps with procrastination

Pain Management

Pain it is something we all experience. 
Many people have to create a method to cope with pain.

One way people learn to manage pain is by knowing they are not alone this also goes for mental illnesses too.
We all come through emotions from guilt, shame, anger and other negative emotions as we try to adapt or cope with our pain.

For the links below offer ways to quieting your mind down and listening to your pain.

Having compassion for yourself and your pain is a way to move forward.

“Meditative approaches to physical pain”

• Releasing breath. When we are in pain, it’s common to hold our breath. We try to create a barrier between us and the pain with our breath. Shockley suggests a practice she calls “releasing breath” which involves first noticing how you are breathing, allowing your breath “to be a little freer and calmer”, and then notice how your pain level is affected by letting your breath move more freely through your body.

• Loving the places that hurt. Ignoring your pain and battling against it are both generally not helpful - nor may they be possible. Shockley decided that instead she “would offer it softness, understanding, compassion and inclusion.” She suggests first checking in with your pain, noticing the shape and contour of it. Next, breath into your heart and feel the capacity for peace there. Using the energy from your heart, send loving kindness to your pain, “thank your body for its efforts to heal.” Practice being judgement free about your pain-even, or especially- when it feels difficult. Finally, she suggests that you “soothe the pain as if it is a child who has never had a kind word or a soft caress.” Become aware if you are resisting being kind to your pain.

• Imagining pain’s form. Using the principles of art therapy, Shockley found that “images, symbols, and metaphors that emerged were very revealing and helpful.” She suggests that what emerges could offer insight into your pain. She suggests starting by working with paints. Sit quietly and settle for a few breaths and then consider your history with your pain. Imagine the form of your “pain story” and begin to paint from your pain. Again, being non-judgmental about what comes out is important, “especially if it’s dark and messy.”

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DISCLAIMER: This is for knowledge and I do not have a degree or licenses to say this works. I am only assisting to help others in their journey. 

Flowers

This is a meditation to use when you are struggling whether from illness or losing a loved one. This meditation will be best if you can find some flowers. You can pick the flower or buy one. Put it in a vase that when you are meditating the flower will be eye level to you.

This meditation will provide calming energies during time of stress. Encourage one to heal and provide comfort in time of sorrow.

Many flowers have different meanings and by such I will give a few examples:

Daffodil symbolizes the resurrection of Christ

Violets of the Virgin Mary also in some text violets represent as a sign of Mohammed teachings.  Along with Persephone as she was in a field of violets in some myths before being kidnapped by hades.

Flowers are fragile but they captivity the masses they can inspire the imagination, show affection and heal. Flowers can be a wonderful tool for meditations.

The actual Meditation of Flowers:

Sit in a chair or cushion and take a few deep breaths and set aside any worries or distractions focus on the flower in the vase and empty your mind and breath normally.

Now once you have settled your mind look at the flower and notice its beauty and scent, visualize the perfume filling your body and healing any illnesses or health problems. If you are grieving for a loved one, let your tears flow and allow the flower essence soothe you.

End the meditation when you are calm and breathing deep and normal.

NoMo Update 17-23

Hello Folks,

It is a wonderful day. I am almost done taking my medication and after a few days of detoxing; I hope to be able to do readings again. Currently have two people waiting for a reading so. They will be given shortly.


HOW TO GET A READING!!!
Now for those who would like a reading; as I am sure many of you are aware. I no longer give free readings. However, they do not cost currency for this month. Instead for a reading I request that you have three people like my page and send me a message on Facebook stating that you were referenced by  them to my page. After this I will be offering the reading to the person they referred.

SESSIONS
So this Wednesday(June 20, 2018), I will start sessions on chakras and meditation. If you are interested in learning either or both; message me on Facebook. Next week I will go into details what the sessions will have for the upcoming month.

So, for this week I am not as busy as last week but I will be trying to go to my college and seeing about getting a few things done. I will be filing for health insurance and next month will be going to a session on my health insurance provider.

Fathers Day is today. I will be wishing my father in law a great day and offering Loki something sweet.

Summer Solstice is this week. I will try to make a post on it in the near future!

Otherwise, I am currently on the fourth Harry Potter book and reading the Financial Diet.

Pathwalking experience

I had a success today with Pathwalking to Jotunhiem today. Though doing this was not very easy as it has been and I required assistance from the entity I work with.

What is Pathwalking?

I know this is perhaps the first time me mentioning an event of myself with doing such an activity. Pathwalking is a practice where one is able to travel from one realm to another. The common way and easiest way is perhaps by leaving the body behind and letting one soul or self-go and travel.

I have known I could pathwalk when I was a teenager but when I did. I did it in not a safe manner and have because some worry to my partner during the time as my heart beat would go slower and body would go cold and limp. I could easily shift from being in this current state of mind and shift and leave my physical body to explore the vast worlds around me. But during my early years I did not have direction and was rather enjoying the feeling of not being tired to such a shell that I was in. This is one of the reasons I always request my Entity I work with to stay with me. So I do not lose direction nor stay to long that it may cause issues to my psychical form.

Anyways this was early experiences and I have had far better ones after those dark days in my practice. I am able to work and see Gods in their realms. Though I do favor one realm over all others; Jotunhiem. This is where my entity lives at; at least as far as I know.

So the day before the Full Moon I decided before I seek refuge in sleep I would cast myself out and see if I can reach out to the entity I work with and speak to them. As previously my attempts have been harsh and chaotic in reaching them. They tend to always have my back but if I do not keep a healthy connection with them. It can be hard to keep contact; alike to keeping in contact with a family member. If I was unable to reach them due to not keeping a healthy social interaction it may be hard for one or both sides to return to the state they were. It has been a few months since my interactions with them but I have received messages from them as of late of ‘Getting off my lazy bum and doing things that need to get done.’ Always lovely feeling of having the one you work with feel like a parent at times as the request for you to clean up your act. No one is perfect and we all lack motivation at times.

Well anyways, I was able to have a solid connection with them and being greeted by them filled me with such peace and serenity; that I enjoyed my time with them to a rather large extent.

Yin Breathing

This exercise is very relaxing.

Sit down and rest your right elbow on a table.

Put your right index finger on your forehead,

Between your eyes.

Then close your right nostril with your right thumb and inhale until your chest is full,

Then exhale just slowly until all the air has gone.

Now release your right nostril and close your left one,

Using your right middle finger.

Breathe in and out again slowly.

Repeat this 5 times.