Each Day R/Evolutiontag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2750622009-01-28T13:46:15-08:00.:Astride the whipcrack of the oscillating wave:.TypePadCarnivorous Life is fraught with peril. A short tale of meat.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-620583702009-01-28T13:46:15-08:002009-01-28T13:46:15-08:00On Sundays, we go to the Farmer's Market in the Rockridge/Temescal area of Oakland. It's in the parking lot of the local DMV. This Farmer's Market is positioned in between 2 parks, both walkable in 3 minutes. Therefore, it is...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2009/01/carnivorous-life-is-fraught-with-peril-a-short-tale-of-meat.htmlPaulo Coelho asks: Does context make art?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-610873322009-01-09T02:11:07-08:002009-01-09T02:11:07-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_coelho/3180151696/ Context is EVERYTHING. The reality in which we frame our perceptions and the filters we apply to the sensory data we receive - we create according to our context. What is trash to one is art to another. What...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2009/01/paulo-coelho-asks-does-context-make-art.htmlMerry Christmas 2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-604154322008-12-24T11:12:08-08:002008-12-24T11:12:08-08:00carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/12/merry-christmas-2009.htmlNew Moon Musingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-591506162008-11-27T01:34:28-08:002008-11-27T01:34:28-08:00I asked myself, how do I get what I want? My self answered: Intention must be reinforced by ritual in order to manifest/cross over from the quanta into reality - this is the reinforcement of eigenstates. Prayer and Ritual. Uploading...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/11/new-moon-musings.htmlComing Home to my City So Small - the MP3tag:typepad.com,2003:post-562653992008-09-29T00:31:39-07:002008-09-29T00:31:39-07:00Download Carmen_jpop_voicemail.mp3 In 2002, I wrote a song about San Francisco called City So Small. The story behind the song: I used to ride the express bus from the outer Richmond into downtown San Francisco every day. One day I...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/09/coming-home-to-my-city-so-small---the-mp3.htmlBreaking Radio Silence for Status Updatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-562128402008-09-27T11:28:28-07:002008-09-27T11:28:28-07:00Aside from the Jedi training of young Lord Phoenix, my resources of time and energy have been focused on the following "projects" as a human swiss army knife: 1. Relocating to the Bay Area - Matt just got a job...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/09/breaking-radio-silence-for-status-update.htmlBursting with Soul Capitaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-537198762008-08-04T02:01:14-07:002008-08-04T02:01:14-07:00My karma bank is overflowing, and it feels like heavy wool clouds are sodden and bursting with magnetic return blessing goodness. In all endeavors I am walking forward with faith, allowing the gracious benevolence to receive my footfall. Radio silence...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/08/bursting-with-soul-capital.htmlThe Purpose of Emotiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-520797002008-06-30T11:24:49-07:002008-06-30T11:24:49-07:00The Purpose of Emotion ( Rumi ) A certain Sufi tore his robe in grief, and the tearing brought such relief he have the robe the name faraji, which means ripped open, or happiness, or one who brings the joy...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/06/the-purpose-of-emotion.htmlDeadly Yummies - Pasta with Chocolate Recipetag:typepad.com,2003:post-515913482008-06-19T12:47:16-07:002008-06-19T12:47:16-07:00pasta with fruit and chocolate Originally uploaded by mollykielySo my Filckr friend Molly posted this arresting photo of "Pasta with fruit and chocolate." I've been quietly obsessing about how this would taste. I hacked my own version. I would highly...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/06/deadly-yummies---pasta-with-chocolate-recipe.htmlEmpathy vs Sympathy vs Telepathy . . tag:typepad.com,2003:post-509101002008-06-05T22:45:43-07:002008-06-05T22:45:43-07:00"Empathy may be painful to oneself: seeing the pain of others, especially as broadcasted by mass media, can cause one temporary or permanent clinical depression; a phenomenon which is sometimes called weltschmerz. One must be careful not to confuse empathy...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/06/empathy-vs-sympathy-vs-telepathy.htmlR/Evolution June 2008 - CDJ Updatestag:typepad.com,2003:post-509095182008-06-05T22:28:20-07:002008-06-05T22:28:20-07:00Six months into this year. Almost 12 full months since I gave birth to Phoenix. Worlds of professional projects and logistical movements and now I find myself in the middle of yet another Mercury Retrograde and I tell you, life...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/06/revolution-june-2008---cdj-updates.htmlHair Brushing Satoritag:typepad.com,2003:post-505176822008-05-28T09:39:46-07:002008-05-28T09:39:46-07:00I had a mirror moment today, the kind that activates and sends you directly into the council of your Meta Self godhead - where you know you're looking directly at your most intimate, authentic, and infinite self. I thought about...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/05/hair-brushing-satori.htmlStriving for Gracious Change - Parting Waystag:typepad.com,2003:post-497510782008-05-12T11:53:32-07:002008-05-12T11:53:32-07:00For anyone who has ever had to part ways with a loved one, an open letter shared, but meant for one. --- We are both experts in recapitulation and crafting the optimal story to express our understanding of a situation....carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/05/striving-for-gr.htmlApril 15th: Death & Taxes for Reals, or Eggs Killed my Dadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-485105802008-04-15T19:05:09-07:002008-04-15T19:05:09-07:00It's been 5 years since my father passed away. It was 2003 and I was living in San Francisco in the Richmond District. My own grief has finally transformed - into strength, compassion, and refined selective memories of his better...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/04/april-15th-deat.htmlA Virtu-ous Woman.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-478750802008-04-02T11:23:56-07:002008-04-02T11:23:56-07:00The single most articulated value in the work of Machiavelli is virtú (Latin virtus), which is related to our word, "virtue." Machiavelli means it more in its Latin sense of "manly," but individuals with virtú are primarily marked by their...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/04/a-virtu-ous-wom.htmlNow THIS is brand EVANGELISMtag:typepad.com,2003:post-471639002008-03-17T14:54:56-07:002008-03-17T14:54:56-07:00Christvertisingcarmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/03/now-this-is-bra.htmlMy 33rd bday - the JESUS year, I mean the DE JESUS year!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-455665622008-02-13T10:12:21-08:002008-02-13T10:12:21-08:00Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/02/my-33rd-bday--.htmlI enjoy being ME. I LOVE IT.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-447016762008-01-26T13:28:12-08:002008-01-26T13:28:12-08:00"Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/01/i-enjoy-being-m.htmlMindmapping the Unthinkabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-446607182008-01-25T10:56:27-08:002008-01-25T10:56:27-08:00"If you insist on leaving your fate to the gods, then the gods will repay your weakness by having a grin or two at your expense. Should you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/01/mindmapping-the.htmlNOT GTD and the POWER of MEHtag:typepad.com,2003:post-443279962008-01-18T01:03:55-08:002008-01-18T01:03:55-08:00Link: Amasszone.com: Not Getting Things Done: Books: David McAllen.carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/01/not-gtd-and-the.htmlMotivation versus Inspirationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-436384242008-01-03T14:52:18-08:002008-01-03T14:52:18-08:00"When we talk about motivation, it goes back to this concept we have of intention. A motivated person is generally thought of as someone who has goals and objectives and is trying to get someplace else, and has an inner...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/01/motivation-vers.htmlGoethe Remindertag:typepad.com,2003:post-436350702008-01-02T01:25:00-08:002008-01-02T01:25:00-08:00Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plan - that the moment...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/01/goethe-reminder.htmlOnward into 2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-435779182008-01-01T00:11:00-08:002008-01-01T00:11:00-08:00Thoreau to kick off the year - "If you advance confidently in the direction of your own dreams and endeavor to live the life which you have imagined, you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” I am...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2008/01/onward-into-200.htmlPost-Midnight Litanies summon the earthquaketag:typepad.com,2003:post-402732462007-10-16T02:38:23-07:002007-10-16T02:38:23-07:00Feeling the strain and the pressure of multiple responsibilities. Make me a diamond, pressure. Just now, as I was awake at 1.30am-ish, I began to break down - the tears flowing out of the cracks in my tightly bound shell....carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2007/10/post-midnight-l.htmlFeeling Yourself Disintegratetag:typepad.com,2003:post-395630862007-09-29T21:41:05-07:002007-09-29T21:41:05-07:00Sometimes, the wanderlust surges to be unbearable. To travel, to get lost, to assimilate and wander, to sidestep this current life trajectory and be another me. I am envious of travelers. I feel a loss of mobility. Home is where...carmenleilanihttp://carmenleilani.blogs.com/transmutation/2007/09/feeling-yoursel.html