Journey’s band needed a lead singer to fill the shoes of STEVE PERRY! Sounds impossible right? Both Arnel and the band were in dire straights with a desire so great that only this amazing life could connect the two! Anything IS possible people! Don’t stop believing!
Have you been feeling down lately? Don’t worry. Everyone goes through a phase like that. What’s great about it is it’s only temporary. How do I know that it is? Because I’ve been stuck in a rut before too, and I didn’t like it because being stuck limited me. It did not allow me to be productive and I wasn’t being myself. I got through it though and you can too. One thing’s for sure, however, nobody can get you “un-stuck” but yourself. Here are a few quotes for encouragement so you have the inspiration to pick yourself up.
As a parent, how would you feel if your child said: “I want to be a hacker when I grow up”. Would you cringe at the thought? Don’t worry, there’s no judgement if you do cringe because most parents worry – that’s what parents do. But, we shouldn’t be worried according to Logan LaPlante – a young TEDx speaker. See his video for yourself. He is one amazing kid and he has some grown up insights on how to be happy.
Logan is Studying the Science of Being Happy and Healthy. He mentioned that we all need to practice these 8 things:
These are from Dr. Roger Walsh, and he calls them Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes or TLC. These 8 aspects of life are also included in Logan LaPlante’s Hackschooling along with:
In case you didn’t finish the video, Hackschooling (Hacking School) is a way in which Logan learns. There’s no set curriculum as it is not a system. It is more of a mindset.
This means that even traditional schools can adapt it. Kids learn what they want to learn. Kids learn subjects that they’re interested in and, most importantly, Hackschooling teaches kids how to be happy.
My kids and I were making our “to do” lists this past Saturday. As we were cleaning up I saw this. This is my daughter’s list. I wrote #4 – typical for a mom, but I didn’t realize she added the rest. I’m so happy she sees what I “try” to do and is learning right along with me.
I explain things as I’m learning about life – what helps me BE a better version of myself. I especially love her 6, 7, and 9:
6. Work out
7. Meditate
9. Have good thoughts
These are HUGE and if I was aware of this stuff when I was her age, WOW!
It is interesting! Technology is so advanced these days that it can now sense and measure our brain waves. In case you don’t now what I am talking about, I am referring to a device is called Muse. I use MUSE and I wrote two reviews about it:
This wearable technology DOES NOT change your brain waves to help you relax and meditate. The device helps you help yourself. The makers, Interaxon, designed MUSE to gather data, arrange it and then present it in a way that you can easily understand. Users can use MUSE as a tool to measure their progress with their meditation practice. I highly suggest that you read my first review so you have an idea of how Muse works.
MUSE will show you the data it collected through its mobile app. You can easily find the app on iTunes or Google Play. This is how you use MUSE on your phone:
The first time you use Muse, you’ll be led through a simple tutorial that teaches you how to adjust the headband for a good fit and to ensure it’s reading your brain signals correctly. Just follow the instructions.
Your brain is different every day. Before you use MUSE, it has to be calibrated. Or more accurately, it needs to calibrate itself.
To calibrate itself before each session, MUSE will take a snapshot of your brain in an active state. MUSE uses this snapshot as a reference to understand your brain signals (what does it measure?). For each calibration, MUSE listens to your brain signals for 60 seconds as you perform a simple brainstorming task. It will ask you stuff like think of “kitchen utensils”. Then, you think of as many as you can. Maybe it will be famous places. It changes up all the time.
MUSE gives you feedback about your meditation in real time by translating your brain signals into the sounds of wind. When your mind is calm and settled, you hear calm and settled winds. When your mind is active the winds will pick up and blow.
After each session, you’ll see how you did through a series of graphs and charts. Track your progress over time and earn points to unlock new features.
Your results are saved in a private account. Use Muse to follow your progress over time and learn new things about your own mind. To help keep you motivated and improving, MUSE also gives you points, goals, challenges and bonuses to strive for. With every session you earn points, and can adjust your goal to fit your needs.
Muse is based on focused, attention-based training exercises, which have been shown to produce many benefits over time (why train my brain?). The final step of the process is noticing the differences in your daily life. Enjoy greater composure and focus through regular sessions with Muse (what are people saying?).
I have noticed an amazing difference in my daily life especially with focus, concentration, and making time for doing the things I am passionate about.
Well there you have it, some great info from MUSE to explain the HOW TO. Are you ready to get yours and find out the benefits it will have in your daily life?
Love,
DK<3
I am always right because I AM the mom – I think, a long time ago when my oldest was small, I used to think this. But on this parenting journey I am on, I admit that I make mistakes. The best parenting tip I picked up is that learning never stops as long as we are conscious and really want to be the best we can.
Believe it or not, making mistakes can even be fun. Let me explain what I mean. I believe making mistakes and admitting when I am wrong to my children teaches my children (and myself) a lot!
Here is an example: I am tired. It’s 8 p.m., a school night . We only just got done eating dinner and the kids are just are being silly, and not listening to all the things we need to get done, like NOW! I am getting on them. I’m feeling my patience dwindle. My voice is rising and I feel like a NAG is coming! I hate this feeling more than anything.
As the heat rises in my head and I’m getting after them for the 5th time, I realize I am totally coming from a NEGATIVE place instead of coming from a positive place! Yuk.
Sometimes I don’t realize it right away, but I have become very in tune with my feelings so if I am suddenly feeling negative emotions. I am really getting “on them” THEN, I stop everything.
I sit my children down and tell them what I am feeling. I tell them my intention and what I want “for” them and “why” I want this for them.
I might say something like this addressing each thing I want them to do:
I tell them I did not like the way I was feeling and so I am saying all this differently now (or I am going to do this differently).
I say sorry if I need to and demonstrate the “better” way to do things. I say this is a “DO OVER”. I explain to them that it’s okay to make mistakes. I am learning tooand that we can do this better together. As long as we are learning something and we try to do it better. “Just because I am the parent does not make me better than my children!”
By showing kids I can catch myself and do a “do over”, they can learn to do a “do over” too. Then I can praise them when I see them consciously stop and decide to do it better. They feel happy and good about themselves that they had the power and strength to stop and do the right thing.
One night before bed, my son came into my daughter’s room when we were about to read her book. She started to raise her voice and tell him “Get Out!” and then she quickly grabbed pillows and a blanket off her top bunk and said to her brother. “Here, come down here on the floor”.
She went down too and they got all cozy while I read from a new book series that they can now share togetherWarriors 1: Into the Wild (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin).
It was really nice! She told me she was about to yell at him and then she changed it and told him to come lie down. I told her “I saw that! That was great and doesn’t that feel so much better?” She agreed. I have found that by letting them “see” and, more importantly, “feel” the difference between the two different ways. Of course, it does not always work out this great, but when it does it’s very touching and good learning for all of us!