tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62459973472078199842024-03-14T05:48:58.534-07:00Roots-n-BushUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-56596521660542657902012-04-24T08:09:00.000-07:002012-04-24T08:09:01.451-07:00Add Video to Your Business Web Life: Tools, Content, Publish
Tools
The mantra~
it's really, really, really important to develop and generate interest in your product or services by adding video content to your website or blog.
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It seems as if I've been repeating this quite often lately (especially to myself) and the best part is, thanks to technology, there's relatively little to stop us from taking on the challenge: it's incredibly Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-70263688873214689102012-04-22T09:19:00.001-07:002012-04-22T09:19:38.985-07:00Wrenching life from the cyber social mad scientist
Lately there has been a spate of Facebook friends putting their page on hiatus and quite honestly it's unwittingly planted seeds of doubt, wonder and possibilities. They've all seemed to come to the conclusion that Facebook comparable to an all consuming fatal disease- one that saps your energy and life force, eats at you, little by little, and leaves you with very little time to live. Or betterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-54291799263088775212012-04-16T00:52:00.001-07:002012-04-16T07:33:25.504-07:00Strategy for Brand PositioningAs I mull over the finer points of the business model I'm developing in my head, I'm finding the most interesting bloggers and blogs on a variety of interrelated subjects. My current fascination is centered around the subject of brands, branding, brand essence, brand building and positioning. While burrowing myself deeper into the archives of some excellent resources, I find myself having Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-9657444036052236672012-04-12T08:03:00.000-07:002012-04-12T08:03:51.569-07:00A Controlled DemiseI'm watching the slow demise of a would-be stellar business and it's not the easiest downhill slide to watch. Especially since, by all appearances, the company seems to be on an upward trend. Sales have increased, in general, with occasional plateaus. Growth has necessitated the hiring of more staff. There's been expansion in product line and physical space; including the opening of a new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-52838912383558253552012-03-17T18:17:00.000-07:002012-03-17T18:17:07.811-07:001 year agoI was a different person- honestly. I often think of the experiences I had, leading up to 1 year ago today, half wondering if they were a dream. I'm ready to process and cherry pick the exquisite incidences worth remembering. Herein lies the making a life well lived.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-85043332910262064732011-02-20T02:33:00.000-08:002011-02-20T02:33:37.742-08:0040 Ways to Give More Life
Once correctly understood and applied, this simple, profound thought calls us to be more intentional, more thoughtful, and more persistent. It calls us to…
Smile more.
Hug more.
Give more compliments.
Write more love notes.
Offer more forgiveness.
Ask more follow-up questions.
Show more interest.
Have more compassion.
Talk to more children.
Remember more names.
Leave bigger tips.
Use kinderUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-38901165709941523182011-01-17T13:15:00.000-08:002011-01-17T13:15:42.544-08:00Lottery losersWhat if you were to win the lottery?
This article made me think about the consequences of our thoughts about the value of money and the relationship it has to our happiness. We've heard it a few times, how lottery winners are often broke within a few years. Family, friends, racketeers and their own lack of knowledge about money pulls them in so many directions at once that they lose track and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-38174103306441817432011-01-07T15:02:00.000-08:002011-01-07T15:02:05.119-08:00The Pygmy TruthI am of the Bayaka tribe (called pygmy by some) and could not resist reposting this lovely article. It speaks for itself.
A Pygmy Model for Partnership Relations
by Ushanda io Elima
The Efe Pygmies are “wholly non-aggressive,” Jean-Pierre Hallet told me. Could that be true? Since Hallet largely grew up with the Efe in equatorial Africa, and has lived with them for much of his sixty plus Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-64293573082459608752011-01-05T18:11:00.000-08:002011-01-05T18:11:23.859-08:00SeedsI've compiled a list of seed companies:
Baker creekFedco seedsFranchi Grow ItalianJohnny’s Selected SeedsNichols Garden NurseryPeaceful ValleyPinetree Garden SeedsSeeds of ChangeSeed Savers ExchangeStokes SeedsTerritorial Seed CompanyTurtle Tree
High Mowing Seeds
Baker Creek Heirlooms: http://www.rareseeds.com
Seed Savers Exchange: http://www.seedsavers.or
Real Seeds
Italy/GrowUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-13263458992586120522011-01-03T21:29:00.000-08:002011-01-03T21:29:44.145-08:00Something is bothering me ...I don't want to unpack, nor settle into this or any place - unless it's finally on our own plot of land.
I've mentioned in a previous blog some of the things I/my family have experienced over the past three years. I've just realized the permanence of my previous statement that walking through those years have resulted in bringing me to a place of detachment. After having downsized to enable lifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-86449738665897973652011-01-03T10:49:00.000-08:002011-01-03T10:50:12.055-08:00Housing outside the box: The Halldorson Family Unschool Bus
Here's another a family that's given up paying rent. Plus they are unschooling their children.
Check out this page to scroll down their photo blog of how they created this step by step.
:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-53524389858253100542011-01-02T10:10:00.000-08:002011-01-02T11:29:27.379-08:00Maya and the Life MinimizersI just read an interview of Maya Angelou. I don't consume Oprah and it's been awhile since I've thought about or read Maya so I'm feeling particularly blessed to have Oprah's Master Class series come into my path (in a rather haphazardly on-purpose way of the Universe). Maya's life principles exude the line of thinking and way of being that excites and energizes me at this very moment - so Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-47292905088954531132010-12-30T07:37:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:49:46.021-08:00House Sharing: Frugal EthiopiansWe are in the portion of our journey where we moved out of our residential hotel room (another story, another post) and have been house sharing for a couple of weeks. In other words, as they move out, we are moving in. They are our family friends and recent immigrants from Ethiopia. The experience has been enlightening on layers of levels; however I wanted to focus on one aspect of it for this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-90354021825687615522010-12-30T06:06:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:48:16.268-08:00Moneyless World - Free World - Priceless World: San DiegoCould not have said it better myself. This moneyless traveler visited the city where I live, and aptly put into words the vibrations here and most of this country. SD is heavily militarized and a microcosm of the direction this country is taking with its emphasis on wars and imperialism. I'm not advocating going 'moneyless' per se, but I do advocate dropping out of the zombie zone of living and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-36235632955395419052010-12-30T05:58:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:48:44.950-08:00I live in a van down by Duke UniversityHe writes:
"Living in a van was my grand social experiment. I wanted to see if I could -- in an age of rampant consumerism and fiscal irresponsibility -- afford the unaffordable: an education."
I have to say, it's an interesting read. The creativity engendered by not wanting to go into debt. And of course he had to mention Walden, my favorite slow read these days!
I live in a van down by Duke Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-25454331770935585232010-12-28T09:48:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:46:55.811-08:00Housing outside the box: Tiny House in BerkeleyOne of my greatest pleasures is looking at and dreaming of tiny houses. It's so absolutely contradictory to the concepts of housing that I was raised on. Furthermore, so many people, all over the world live in much smaller spaces than we Americans of the suburban tribe of humanity.
Not only is this 6 room, 420 sq foot home beautiful, but I relish the mentality fit for living and maneuvering yourUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-6661406283210436512010-12-27T20:07:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:42:56.247-08:00The root of simplicity isbeing human. if we permit ourselves enough uninterrupted time to really, really, really, really think about the qualities that make us who we truly are, we'll come to some basic, simple truths. and then, what if we even permitted ourselves to design our lives in such a manner that enables and supports the enlargement of those qualities and nothing else?
sounds idealistic? perhaps to drones. but Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-68007714096679619082010-12-26T21:59:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:45:19.026-08:00Each time someone passes away... we are reminded of how brief life is
it seems mysterious how generation after generation wonders about the power of distraction
how moments melt into years
until the bells of finality toll for others
and
as if awakened by these occasional ringings of life's
alarm clocks
we are reminded of how brief life is
and like unfaithful lovers,
we vow - once again -
to love life and love to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-87673092060672620032010-12-26T08:29:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:49:19.362-08:00Our first teacher is our own heart"Our first teacher is our own heart." Cheyenne Saying
Profound. Simple. Roots.Remembering who we were when we first arrived,unfettered, uncomplicated, undamaged,is fundamental to living simple and simply living.As babies, we lived 100% by and through our hearts We were pure in heart, which was connected to mind– both in a state of oneness with our Creator.Nevermind what and who happened Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-26412528602925726252010-12-25T10:09:00.000-08:002010-12-25T10:09:27.690-08:00I Can Not Borrow a Single ThingI can not borrow a single thing.Why? Because I do not know my neighbors. I remember hearing about times when this was not so. When a homemaker could and would run across the street to a neighbor's house to borrow a cup of sugar, an onion or quart of milk. How much do we [with all our fancy TVs, Ipads, and cell phones] benefit from such an estranged lifestyle. Each and every behavior we hold onto Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-83290120509965689652010-12-24T20:02:00.000-08:002010-12-24T20:02:50.206-08:00Your very own piece of the great puzzle"However progress is not over. Great progress has taken place in this third phase of my life, but it's as though the central figure of the jigsaw puzzle of your life is complete and clear and unchanging, and around the edges other pieces keep fitting in. There is always a growing edge, but the progress is harmonious. There is a feeling of always being surrounded by all of the goodUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-7004428699971619882010-12-23T08:43:00.000-08:002010-12-23T08:51:53.359-08:00Free Rangers: Identifying ZombiesEverett Bogue has written a nice piece about zombification that really resonates and definitely warrants sharing. As the veil of illusion becomes tattered, people are beginning to notice that life isn't what it seemed and the race they've running has been a complete fabrication. Puppets increase awareness when the puppet masters flounder. People want life, our souls desire freedom and elevation. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-54417047266673631402010-12-22T18:52:00.000-08:002010-12-23T08:56:55.866-08:00The Most Venerated Souls Championed SimplicityA meditation for today: I am certain that there is nothing new under the sun and what I'm about to say is nothing ingenious or original. However, I've noticed that there is not one great soul I admire who didn't naturally and instinctively cling to simplicity in lifestyle, action and thought; e.g., poverty in possessions (lack of attachment), wealth in spirit.
Haile Sellassie I, Iyesus ChristosUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-70633137670214154872010-12-22T14:11:00.000-08:002010-12-22T14:11:13.511-08:00Free Rangers: The Prescribed LifeJessica of minimalstudent.com offered an excellent one paragraph microscopic analysis of life as minimalists 'knew it' and I couldn't agree more:
"As people, since childhood, we are told that we should always want more and more. That we should grab as much as we can. We spend our lives earning more money to buy houses bigger than we need, to buy more clothes than we can wear and flashy cars Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245997347207819984.post-7828974023010420242010-12-21T20:22:00.000-08:002010-12-21T20:22:23.705-08:00Observing 'No'How many times a day do I use the word 'No'? How often do I begin a response to my child's question with 'No'?
No, you can not go outside right now.
No, you've had too many sweets already.
No, you can't wear that dress.
No, don't play with that, staplers are dangerous.
No, I don't feel like making that right now.
No, you can't watch another episode.
No, I don't have anymore.
'No' is a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0