Some days you feel out of sync. . .

Sick with the motion
too much commotion

like these gears. . . 
vertigo of the ears

just spinning round 
and counter~round
 
Lifesickness.
Definitely not idleness.

 

from Petteri Aimonen - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Cycloidal_drive_thumb.gif

If people were flowers, what moments in their life would they blossom?

 The Painter's Honeymoon by Frederic Leighton (1864)

Topless Skull. Why topless?

Have topless skull ... 

Have moonroof ???

Give me your reason to have a topless skull

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image from comment section of Diesel Sweeties through this link: 

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/12/holiday-giveaway-21-diesel-swe.php 

Holiday Style. Classic. Vogue has competition.

love this.
http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.152303862.jpg

From Kelly Lynne's facebook collection

http://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=e2d51b267d51105a3281c2deb5579e38&eu=FyScavjfgJyPzd68jYqc6g#!/album.php?profile=1&id=108738416103

Sleep renews the soul

Image via Wikipedia

When you think of basic functioning what do you need most? Treasure most?

Among the most needed is restful sleep. When your head gears are whirring they need time to cool down and let the grit settle.

Remember the peace you felt on having a morning to sleep in  and not have the brain have to hit  the accelerator as soon as your eyes opened. When the day gets bumpy and the gears are not meshing TAKE THE TIME JUST TO RECONNECT WITH THAT FEELING AND THE SENSATIONS THAT SURROUND IT.

Value yourself enough to find your music box throughout the day. Crawl into it when the daily head noise is too loud and unwind. Raw thoughts kink up the gears. Accelerators are meant to go on and OFF.

Group Resilience

You must read this blog:
http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/dave-shearon/200905172044

It describes a group resilience example from the book, Joker One, by Lt. Donovan Campbell. I don't want to summarize it. The article is too dramatic for me to limit the message.  All the more reason to form deep connections. We do need group resilience for survival. Got to get some buddies to cover my ____.

Campbell, D. (2009). Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood. New York: Random House.
Note: the book link has a video of Lt. Campbell.