Through Mother Shyra’s Eyes
Bodhisattva: Awakening You One Moment At A Time!!!Saturday’s Song- Michael Jackson- BAD
WHO’S BAD?!
MICHAEL JACKSON- BAD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHh4RvIUp3M
R.I.P Michael. I will always love you for your talent and beautiful heart! 
Tuesday’s Tips-06Jul2009-Obese Kids/Link-”Generation After Generation Getting Bigger-Monica-UrbaneApts
Just another day @ Mickey D's
\”Generation After Generation- Getting Bigger\”
I’m am posting a link to this article because this issue holds a soft spot in my heart. I abhor seeing overweight children. In my minds eye, this equals child neglect bordering on abuse. Phrases like, “It’s pizza tonight”, or “Let’s get take-out again…I don’t have time to cook,” send chills up my spine and creates visions of plump children dancing in my head. Don’t get me wrong, I do have a pizza night that can be alternated with another kind of fast food, but it’s ONE night a week. I don’t mind that, but if you or your children can’t remember the last time you’ve prepared a home-cooked meal and all of your wastelines are bulging…you need a diet makeover. No, I don’t mean go on some strict superhuman diet (although I do love endorsing \”The Master Cleanse\” and \”The Cabbage Soup Diet\” as jumpstarts to revamping your regular diet into a healthier one), I just mean a strict decrease of white sugar, white flour, carbs, starches, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, fat, meat and adding more fruits and vegetables. I swear the Jack LaLane Power Juicer has helped me pull some Tom foolery on my boys. They can’t wait to get fruit from the store so they can make juices and smoothies. When it comes to vegetables, I cook them in chicken broth or make a sauce and use the all-time favorite parent phrase, “…there are children starving in _______…they’d love to have your vegetables!” If I get too much opposition, I just tell them to eat half of the large serving I’ve given them and THAT IS THAT! Tee-hee. 
Hopefully these blogs will give you some tips on how to raise healthy kids free of diseases and illnesses caused solely by bad diets and obesity. Take care of America’s kids!!!
Monday’s Funnies-06Jul2009-Hugh Laurie’s Song For America
HUGH LAURIE- SONG FOR AMERICA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyHSjv9gxlE&feature=related *******I like these funny little skits.
Motivational Quote/Word/Song/Videos of the Day- 17 Oct 2008
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Anger will never disapper so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.” -Siddhartha Buddha
FORGIVE AND FORGET http://www.youtube.com/user/0rchid33 *******I know it’s hard to forgive and it’s even harder to forget, but holding on to resentment is toxic to your soul. I know this to be true from my own experiences. I thought just the fact I had decided to forgive a person for their ‘wrongdoing’ was good enough, but I held onto the resentment and thought about the event often and was truly saddened each time I recalled it. Then I read some of Radical Forgiveness by Colin C. Tipping (I plan on buying this great book) http://www.amazon.com/Radical-Forgiveness-Making-Room-Miracle/dp/0970481411/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224284823&sr=8-2 and was astounded at how my life was affected because of the resentment I was holding on to. It did me no good to say I had forgiven when I refused to forget. I’ve since let go of the resentment and I feel so free. I live by the motto “everything happens for a reason” and I know exactly why I had to experience what I did. I ended up finding myself and became a much stronger person due to that experience. What grudge are you holding on to? Do yourself a favor and let it go. I know it isn’t easy, but you’ll love the peace you’ll feel once you do.*******
WORD OF THE DAY
HETERODOX
(adjective)
[HET-ahr-ah-doks']
1. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards; of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from the norm (‘orthodox’), but not sufficiently different to be called heretical: “The Church of Alexandria in Egypt is considered heterodox, not heretical.”
Origin:
Approximately 1619; from Greek, ‘heterodoxos,’ from ‘heteros’: the other + ‘doxa’: opinion.
“When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults. A cult differs from a formal religion in many significant ways. It is in the nature of a cult to claim some esoteric knowledge which has been submerged (or repressed by orthodoxy) for a long time but has now suddenly been illuminated. There is often some heterodox figure, mocked or scorned by the orthodox, who presents these new teachings. There are communal rites which often permit or spur an individual to act out impulses that had hitherto been repressed. In the cult, one feels as though one were exploring novel or hitherto taboo modes of conduct. What defines a cult, therefore, is its implicit emphasis on magic rather than theology, on the personal tie to a guru or to the group, rather than to an institution or a creed.”
MIND CONTROL CULTS *******It’s amazing how many people get caught up in cults. It’s also quite sad because they prey upon people searching for love and answers to life. This video is a bit long, but it explains the mind control process very well. It’s strange, but I noticed some similarites to the hiring process at sports marketing companies. They almost had me, but my gut told me to run for the hills!*******
SONG OF THE DAY
BRITNEY SPEARS- WOMANIZER HQ OFFICIAL VIDEO- DIRECTOR’S CUT *******Wow! Britney’s back @#%!#es!!! I love to see people rise after a hard fall. I’m happy for her. This is a hot song and a hot video (not for minors!). Kudos Britney. *******
The Daily: Motivational Quote (Life)/Word (Beset/The Dark Ages)/Song (Blackcowboy- Come On)/Videos Of The Day- 20 Oct 2008
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
“When you know that you’re capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.” -Harry Browne, Financial Advisor and Writer
DIANA KRALL- DEVIL MAY CARE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZ6n7miSX0 http://music.yahoo.com/Diana-Krall/Devil-May-Care/lyrics/2034258#lyricstop *******This is such a great song. When you live life knowing you’ll be fine no matter what happens, the security you have within yourself will allow you to live a much happier, free-flowing life. Depend not the world for peace of mind, but depend upon yourself and you’re bound to live each day to the fullest. Fearing the dawning of a new day or banking upon the success of others will leave you helpless and unhappy. Whatever happens, will happen–and you’ll roll with it when it does.*******
WORD OF THE DAY
BESET
(transitive verb)
[bi-SET]
1. to assail or attack from all sides: “The zebra was beset by leopards.”
2. to annoy continually or chronically
3. to surround or hem in; ‘the mountains which beset it round’ (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
4. to decorate something with jewels or other ornaments
noun form: besetment
Origin:
Approximately 1387; from Old English, ‘besettan’: to surround; of Germanic origin.
In action:
“Ms. Waitz was always lean during her running prime, her face sharply angled, and she looks much the same now despite the chemical mix trying to attack the disease. She says she is not beset by nausea nor is she especially weak, although her sense of taste vanishes for a few days after treatment.
‘The doctors are optimistic; I’m optimistic. I’m crossing my fingers,’ she says. ‘I will beat it.’
Ms. Waitz has one of her sport’s most imposing resumes. In addition to her New York triumphs, she won the London Marathon twice (1983, 1986), a world title (1983) and an Olympic silver medal (1984). All the countless miles of road work are now paying dividends in a different sort of endurance test.”
“New York City Marathon winner in the race of her life,” The Associated Press (November 6, 2005).
THE DARK AGES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhcJpalbFxo *******And you think we have it rough! True, there are evil, barbaric people in the world, but at least civility still exists amongst the greater masses.*******
SONG OF THE DAY
BLACKCOWBOY- COME ON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD9pgbC8wig *******I love this song and I love this band! The lyrics are so heartfelt, the band is perfect and Jonah Johnson’s vocals are awesome! If you love Coldplay and OneRepublic, you’ll love Blackcowboy too.*******
The Daily: Motivational Quote/Word/Song/Videos Of The Day- 21 Oct 2008
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Mother love is the fuel that enables the normal human being to do the impossible.” -Marion C. Getty
STEVIE WONDER- HAPPY BIRTHDAY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJPIZ-C-9c&feature=related http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4353 *******Stevie Wonder wrote this beautiful song in order to have Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday observed as a national holiday. Well done Stevie! It is my mother’s birthday today and I am dedicating this song to her. Her love has fueled my tank for 30 years now and I am honored to have been raised by such a wonderful woman. I know the shaping of a person’s character begins in the home and I thank God I was raised in her’s. I was built on the solid foundation she laid out for me and I have been able to withstand trials and tribulations I know I couldn’t have withstood if it wasn’t for watching her go through the fire with nary a scar to show proof to non-believers. To you Mommy, I am forever grateful for…YOU!!! I love you my lady. Happy Birthday!!! *******
WORD OF THE DAY
LUMMOX
lum·mox
*******
SONG OF THE DAY
NE-YO- MISS INDEPENDENT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtm8v6MryBk http://lyricwiki.org/Ne-Yo:Miss_Independent *******”She got her own thing!” Ladies, they love you more when you have your own life…at least…the good ones do. You still have to make the fellas feel like they’re needed every now and then though…come on…you can do it…it won’t hurt…cross my fingers and…ah hem! *******
Motivational Quote/Word/Song/Videos Of The Day- 22 Oct 2008
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T.S. Eliot 1888-1965, Poet and Critic
MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY- BOB CARLOS CLARKE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjeKhKjb8xQ *******Robert Carlos Clarke (1950-2006) took great risks in his profession as a photographer. He went outside the box and expressed his artistry in editorial work, fashion and advertising while becoming most well-known for his erotic photography. You shouldn’t have to stick to the ’safe’ options to find your successful path. Tried-and-true methods had to be tried before they were deemed true. Besides, it’s not only boring to run with the masses, it’s boring to do only one thing for the rest of your life. That’s just me though… *******
*Please click the link next to the title above to view this video.*
WORD OF THE DAY
DISCOMFITURE
(noun)
[dis-KUM-fi-choor', dis-KUM-fi-chahr]
1. anxious embarrassment: “Everyone shifted in their seats as the discomfiture in the dining room grew.”
Origin:
Approximately 1325; from Middle English, ‘desconfiture’ (‘discomfit,’ from Old French ‘desconfire’: to defeat, to destroy, from ‘des-’: not + ‘confire’: to make, to accomplish + ‘-ure.’)
“The Mutter was barely known to the general public when Ms. Worden, who grew up in nearby Media, Pa., and had a B.A. in physical anthropology from Temple University, joined the museum staff as assistant curator in 1975.
An engaging and erudite eccentric with a public speaking voice somewhere in the Julia Child zone, Ms. Worden became the Mutter’s jolly avatar, rousing it from a dusty, almost secret jumble of curiosities that drew 5,000 visitors annually to one of Philadelphia’s best-known cultural institutions, attracting 62,000 visitors last year.”
John Strausbaugh. “A Curator’s Tastes Were All Too Human,” The New York Times (October 11, 2005).
JON STEWART ON CROSSFIRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE *******WOW!!! Talk about the growing discomfiture! Even I was uncomfortable watching this clip! This is the show that reportedly brought Crossfire down. Jon Stewart laid down the law and Tucker Carlson looked like a fool trying belittle Jon Stewart by mocking The Daily Show and comparing it to Crossfire and the like. I guess he never expected to get caught in the ‘crossfire’ himself. So sad.*******
SONG OF THE DAY
LEONA LEWIS- FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND (AFRICA TRIP VERSION) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYqZeD3RSs&feature=related http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/leona_lewis/footprints_in_the_sand.html *******A beautiful song and video to match!*******
Song Of The Day 23 Oct 2008- Jason Mraz- I’m Yours
JASON MRAZ- I’M YOURS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-myHLPTvaM *******Still one of my biggest inspirers…this is the best version I’ve seen!*******
Song Of The Day- 24 Oct 2008- Jazmine Sullivan
JAZMINE SULLIVAN- BUST YOUR WINDOWS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQ8HLVFy50 http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/jazmine_sullivan/bust_your_windows.html *******Clearly, hell hath no fury… I love Jazmine’s beautiful, jazzy voice! She won’t confirm or deny having done the deed, but she wrote the song and she sure puts a whole lot of feeling into it. Hmmmm…*******
Song Of The Day- Beyonce- If I Were A Boy- 1 Dec 2008
BEYONCE @ EMA 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiM425GiJfU&feature=related
Song Of The Day- Duffy- Stepping Stone- 2 Dec 2008
DUFFY- STEPPING STONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJbPEdmTkic&feature=related *******Listen up ladies!!! Duffy has her head on straight! Yes, it takes some trial and error to reach that point, but it’s sooo liberating when you finally do.*******
Song Of The Day- Kanye West- Love Lockdown- 4 Dec 2008
KANYE WEST- LOVE LOCKDOWN- ELLEN PREMIERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXUzuk_wd0k&feature=related *******I’ve listened to this song dozens of times . It was first introduced to me by my best friend. I didn’t understand the poignance of it until I watched Kanye’s interview with Ellen before the debut of the video. I can see how hardening your heart can ruin a relationship, but I can also understand the ‘necessity’ for the sake of self-preservation. Hard hearts don’t win. They lose. Everytime. I live by the motto; “Everything happens for a reason”, for a reason.
New Poem On My Poetry Page!!!
It is entitled “Memories”. Here is the link: http://shyra.wordpress.com/poetry/.
Happy New Year!!!
“We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential. “
Ellen Goodman
AULD LANG SYNE (BLUES/ROCK VERSION) *******Sometimes you gotta throw a little stank on it!*******“I’m so excited! It’s 2009 and it is finally my year!!! Wait…didn’t I say that last year? Is this really it? The year I actually accomplish everything on my “Resolutions’ and/or ’To Do’ list? How many years have I physically or mentally created these lists, only to find myself struggling to wade in the low tides until the lifeguard orders me in due to the warning of a distant high tide ? Enough is enough! I’ve given myself plenty of time of reclusive and reluctant behavior. Now is the time to embrace the adult-like dreams I dreamt as a child that can only come true once I apply myself as a willing adult. I recall all of the wanting, waiting, wavering on whiles whilst whistfully wishing for wishes to whoosh into this world with wonder. I can’t live like that anymore–for I want more. I need more, but for pure living’s sake, I don’t really need much more. But, I WANT MORE! Therein lies the difference between existing to live and living to exist. Let us LIVE in 2009…truly live. Let us live lives luxuriously ladled with pure living, pure laughter and pure love.
Bad Spellers Untie! LOL
I woke up about an hour ago and whilst trying to find something to do, I stumbled upon this:
Bad Spellers Untie!
Tuesday’s Tips: Smelly Onion Hands
So, you decided to go a little crazy with the onions while preparing dinner and now your hands smell like a pair of lucky gym socks. Have no fear…simply wash your hands with warm water and a nice helping of table salt, follow with your regular soap and you’ll be smelling so fresh and so clean-clean in no time!
Out With The Old And In With The New! Help Stand Up For Kids And Keep The Planet Green!!!
Gazelle partners with Stand Up For Kids
Did you recently upgrade your old cell phone, tv, MP3 player, computer or other electronic gadget to something new and have yet to recycle the old one? You can kill two birds with one stone by recycling and donating to charity with the help of Gazelle. It’s an easy 3 step process.
1. You tell them what gadget you’d like to recycle.
2. You send it to Gazelle in the postage paid box they send you.
3. Gazelle sends a donation to Stand Up For Kids http://www.standupforkids.org/ in the the amount your gadget is valued.
By doing this, you can help a charity that helps homeless kids and help keep the Earth green in one fell swoop. Isn’t that awesome! It t-i-is! You can do this one of 2 ways: click http://www.gazelle.com/standupforkids, open an account and donate the profits from your gadgets, or you can click here
Get Cash For Your Gadgets at gazelle.com!
and sign up through me and I will donate the referral fee I earn by getting you to sign up to Stand Up For Kids also. That’s even more money going towards helping kids get and stay off of the streets! I’ll even send you a receipt when you email me @ mothershyra@live.com, so you can use it for your tax deductions when you file next year. Thank you so much for helping!
The Monday Funnies: 20 Apr 2009- 3 yr. old girl dancing to Michael Jackson’s “THRILLER”
3 YR. GIRL DANCES TO MICHAEL JACKSON’S “THRILLER” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GweUjzhUwNw&feature=rec-HM-r2 *******OMG!!!!!!! It doesn’t get any better than this! Thriller is one of my favorite videos of all time and this kid kills it at 2:30 +! The back of my head still hurts from laughing and smiling so hard! Enjoy and HAPPY MONDAY!!!
Tuesday’s Tips- 21 Apr 2009- Cool Down With This Drink On Hot Days
It's gettin' hot in herre!
I almost burned alive yesterday here in the California desert (it was 98 degrees!) and as soon as I got home, I whipped up a nice Mango Lassi and watched the sun go down on our patio while the dogs played “Who’s the Best Wrestler“. Here’s a video of Sfehmi making a Mango Lassil. Enjoy!
MANGO LASSI RECIPE BY SFEHMI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLYcksxOgzM&feature=related
The Monday Funnies-11 May 2009- Matt Kirsher- “My Mom’s Maniacal Texts”
MATT KIRSHNER-”MY MOM’S MANIACAL TEXTS” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv6HHv3xjgg&feature=channel *******I, too, used to think LOL meant lots of love! LOL fo real!
Tuesday’s Tips- 12 May 2009 – Drink Water To Lose Weight!!!
Wanna lose some weight, but don’t have much money? I learned a trick from my best friend told to her by her doctor. You simply drink a 16 oz. glass of ice cold water upon waking every day to help get rid of water weight.
Another way, to get rid of water and waste weight is to do thea saltwater flush. View my vlog on this topic below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84IrR_J1k2g
The best way to get the full benefits of the saltwater flush and the Master Cleanse is to visit this site: http://healthandlight.com/TheMasterCleanse.pdf
Summer is nigh, so let’s drink (water!) to that!!!
Thursday’s Throwback-11 Jun 2009-Boyz II Men-Motown Philly
BOYZ II MEN- MOTOWN PHILLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzkICG47LU&feature=related *******Aaaah…remember Boyz II Men in their prime? I used to BLAST them…I bet you did too if you’re in your 30’s like me!
Motivational Quote/Word/Song of the Day-06Jul2009-Edwin C. Bliss/Erstwhile/Jack Penate
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a promissory note: Don’t count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it! -Edwin C. Bliss
WORD OF THE DAY
ERSTWHILE
adverb
1. at a previous time; formerly;’ her erstwhile writing’
adjective
2. former; previous: “She has been ostracized by her erstwhile colleagues since leaving the bank and opening a bar.”
Origin:
Approximately 1569; from obsolete English, ‘erst’: before, from Middle English, ‘erest’: earliest, former, from Old English, ‘aerest’: earliest + ‘while.’
In action:
“So where is Bryant at as he prepares for the first of many face-to-face encounters with Shaq? It’s clear that the young man (he’s still only 26) is psychologically and emotionally troubled by the recent turn of events. He’s beginning to figure out that, in the long run, he can’t always talk and/or buy his way out of taking full responsibility for his deeds.
Bryant’s willingness to apologize for mentioning Shaq’s name to the police is a step in the right direction. But he undercut his own erstwhile remorse when he declared that ‘things were blown out of proportion and people really ran with that stuff.’ In other words, the onus was on the media. In any case, that’s all ‘water under the bridge,’ and it’s time ‘to move on.’”
Charley Rosen. “Shaq & Kobe: Apart, yet still very much linked,” FOXSports.com (December 25, 2004).
JACK PENATE- TONIGHT’S TODAY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfrVnYsu1c
