Gaia Community: Rebeca's Blog

What was your favorite playground activity?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:02:34 GMT

Always the swings! I felt like I could touch the blue sky and just be with nature. Now that I am older, I realize swinging put me in a meditative state. Sort of what swimming or rowing does to me now. The last time I was on a swing was about 2 months ago. I never can pass up a swing set if it is empty... but now since I have HIPS and I get nauseas after being on a swing for 5 minutes... I can't enjoy it as much but those first five minutes are always bliss :)..

Tags: QaR, playground, playing

Whose smile makes you happiest?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:42:17 GMT

Grandma, the kids, Christopher, dogs when they're so happy they pull their lips up and show their teeth.... genuine smiles of courageous people, myself when I am completely centered

Tags: QaR, smile, joy, delight, happiness

What's your favorite question?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:14:33 GMT

What moves your spirit?

Tags: QaR, questions, people

For whom and for what are you grateful?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:12:21 GMT

I am grateful for my health, my strong legs that allow me to explore, my eyes and ears that let me see and hear the beauty of nature, my sense of smell and taste,my voice that allows me to speak my independant thoughts, and my mind that never gets bored with learning new things. My enthusiasm for simple things. And grateful for my family , friends, and Christopher. Lastly, I am grateful for being able to be self-reflective and confront my projections, ego talk and be truthful with myself and others.

Tags: QaR, gratitude, appreciation

What's been the biggest transition of your life?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:05:22 GMT

After a very difficult experience I had in 1995, my philosophy on life and my place in it, no longer worked. I had to re-learn how to truly live in this lifetime. I had to change how I viewed life from a glass that was half empty to one that was brimming with possibilities. The journey was difficult for the first few years but I slowly was able to change those entrenched negative, self-destructive patterns. And that is where you find me today. Happy, joyful and unconditional love for all aspects of my self (most of the time) . Habits do die hard but once you are aware, you can spend less time in that negative state (which is your comfort zone) and eventually you CHOOSE to be at a higher vibration more and more. You ALWAYS HAVE CHOICE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE TODAY?

Tags: QaR, transition, change, learning

What was your favorite recent gift?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:48:06 GMT

Finding www.firethegrid.com. On July 17th people from all around the world will join and meditate for 1 hour in unison to send positive energy to heal the earth.

Tags: QaR, gifts, presents

You've got one month of complete freedom. What do you do?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:46:18 GMT

I would go to South India. Spend my mornings learning ayurvedic medicine , my afternoons volunteering with a clinic, and my nights talking to my new friends, learning the tabla, and looking up at the starry night.

Tags: QaR, freedom, month, vacation

Pick a word of the day. Tell us about it.

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:06:54 GMT

Discombobulate: "be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. " For some weird reason it hurts my ears whenever I hear someone use this word. Bad vibes.. The first time I heard "discombobulate" was around 5 years ago and since then I hear it ALL the time. It just feels so rough rolling off the tongue. Yet I have found myself , more than once, only being able to use THAT word to really describe the feeling of the moment. Please make it go away. :)

Tags: QaR, words

What is your favorite part of waking up every morning?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:46:22 GMT

The birds chirping me awake instead of an alarm clock. It grounds me and starts the day in absolute perfection.

Tags: QaR, mornings, appreciation

What did you learn yesterday?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:29:41 GMT

Wearing a rubber band on your wrist REALLY helps serve as a reminder to have your intention always before you. I have been working on setting my intentions for the day but then don't think about them again until I get home. Yesterday, every time I caught my mind wandering I happened to look at my wrist and WA LAH! It reminded me to bring my focus back to the present moment and realign myself with tmy goals for the day.

Tags: QaR, learning, life, lessons

What purpose does money serve in your life?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:13:04 GMT

Money has allowed me to not have to worry about the basic necessities of life. I have the luxury of being able to work on evolving as a person and serving the greater good. For a long time, I judged people who (in my eyes) were materialistic. I equated money with greed and heartbreak. I now realize laboring with love gives people who are trying to elevate the vibration of this world the ability to really serve the greater good. Bill and Melinda Gates are a wonderful example of the impact 2 people have made on international health. Per Linda Goodman, my goal of giving 50% of my money away is a work in progress -- with a very very long deadline ;)

It has also given me the ability to be an example for others in the choices I make as a consumer. I have the ability to spend the extra money to buy organic food, env. sustainable clothes, and fair trade goods.

Tags: QaR, money, meaning

What do you love most about where you live?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:56:37 GMT

. What I love the most about San Diego are the trees. My two favorite (which I don't know their names) that I say hello to and touch whenever I see them are 1) the birch like trees that are as soft as a baby's bottom and are always peeling layers, and 2) the massive trees you see in Balboa Park with the amazing root system and braches that are just calling you to climb up and listen to the birds and talk to the squirrels. ---Currently in San Diego but moving to Tucson in 2 months

Tags: QaR, home, house, neighborhood

What do you appreciate most about your mother?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:48:50 GMT

True unconditional love. When we (3 sisters) were younger it definitely bordered on co-dependency at times. However, as we got older and started our own separate lives, she learned to embrace her own life - independent from us. The older I get, the more I realize how lucky I was to learn unconditional love from her - and still do.

Tags: QaR, mother, motherhood, mother's day, mom

If you could design a religion, what would it look like?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:28:29 GMT

We don't need anymore religions! People need to embrace whatever works for them but since the questionsis what would I design if I HAD to , I would say it already exist in Theosophy. Its primary purpose is to encourage altruism and compassion. From the Society's website: The Society does offer for consideration some basic theosophical concepts which lie at the root of the world's philosophies and religions; but beyond supporting its objectives, those wishing to join need not accept any particular beliefs, and members may belong to any religion or to none.

Basic concepts include : consciousness is universal and individual, reincarnation, karma, universality, evolvement .

http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/home/art-ol.htm

Tags: QaR, religion, spirituality

Begin your blog post with "Starting today I will..."

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:58:42 GMT

set the intention every day to instruct my higher self to override all other channels so my higher self can take over and make my decisions. I will have the courage to follow the guidance provided.

Tags: QaR, beginnings, plans

How can we collectively grow a greener marketplace?

http://wanderlustintucson.gaia.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:54:54 GMT

Well for one, it is the whole supply- demand thing. If the consumer demands organic food choices then more businesses are going to offer those options because there is that market. 10 years ago the "buying green" was a niche market for just a few companies -- ie Whole Foods. Now the larger mega stores and every grocery store you go into today, the consumer has choice and prices are many times equivalent to non green items. Look at the mega stores like Cosco, Supercenter, etc. I don't shop there but I have had multiple people tell me how surprised they are of the range of organic choices available to them: organic baby food, organic milk, frozen meats. I'm not sure if they have the paper products that are "green". For those of us who can afford to pay the extra price for some of these products, it is our responsibility to do it. You don't think twice about buying 5 cups of coffee at Starbucks but wince about spending an extra dollar on organic produce??? The more people who choose to make green choices, the more popular the option is going to be, thereby reducing the price and making the product more available to the masses.

Greater incentives to the small local farmers who are growing organic more programs getting kids actively involved in growing food during the school year. Suburban and inner city kids have no idea where that food they are eating actually comes from. And what a wonderful gift to give them. THey learn science, they learn to appreciate and love Mother Earth and the gifts she provides, and they gain some peace spending time outside.

Tags: QaR, business, ethics, green, environment