Rest and Reconstitution

As any lily in bloom will tell you, to exist in this fully concentrated form demands reserves of energy that afterward requires periods of rest and reconstitution. With this in mind, one must decide for herself which facets of one's life can allow for dilution or diffusion and which facets require the full glory of exposition of one's self.

It is simply to note that we must have a place and time in our lives when one is able do a lot of self-assessment and inward-looking to become one's full Heightened Self. Hence, the time for reverie and contemplation. To fold ourselves into a bud only to spring forth again as the season hearkens us back.

The bud
stands for all things,
even for those things that don’t flower,
for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing;
though sometimes it is necessary
to reteach a thing its loveliness,
to put a hand on its brow
of the flower
and retell it in words and touch
it is lovely
until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing....

—From "Saint Francis and the Sow"
Galway Kinnell



At times, we need to rest and reconstitute. Reflect. Pray. Meditate. In these quiet moments in divine contemplation that is when I truly flower from within.

My Memorable Summer 2006 Roadtrip

MY EAST COAST TO WEST COAST SOJOURN - about 3000 miles



This summer was a blast! I travelled all the way from the East Coast to the West Coast and went on a roadtrip with some awesome fellow Pinoys from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back. The travel from New York to LA was torturous with red alert lines for luggage inspection, flight delays, hurricane in my Georgia stop-over, airplane terminal closure, flight rerouting and cancellations, long queues, confusion, etc. To top it all, I lost my luggage upon arrival in LA. Nonetheless, these did not derail me from having a good time. The trials only served to make the experience more memorable. In the grand scheme of things, the trip was such a fun experience. What a grand adventure! I believe that all of us should recapture our sense of wonder and youthful spirits. The unexpected is the spice melange of life! Just pull out all the stops and take a gamble. Yeah, do something outrageous. Get out of your comfort zone and go on a freewheeling roadtrip with people you just met online. Woohoo! What an adventure that was!

Here's Another Roadside Attraction

Videos by vMix Member:chotgarcia

Video Slide of Summer 2006 California Roadtrip.
Slideshow courtesy of Chot Garcia

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Coney Island In My Mind

From 'A Coney Island of the Mind'
Number 20
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

The pennycandystore beyond the El
is where I first
fell in love
with unreality
Jellybeans glowed in the semi-gloom
of that september afternoon
A cat upon the counter moved among
the licorice sticks
and tootsie rolls
and Oh Boy Gum

Outside the leaves were falling as they died

A wind had blown away the sun

A girl ran in
Her hair was rainy
Her breasts were breathless in the little room

Outside the leaves were falling
and they cried
Too soon! too soon!
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Favorite Things... Reverie... Sweet Reprieve

1. Traveling and culture
2. Raindrops
3. Sleeping with beautiful dreams
4. Reverie… sweet reprieve
5. Cozying up while reading a good book or magazine
6. Hot cocoa, dark chocolate treats, chicheria
7. yoga, meditation and prayer
8. good food, friends and conversation
9. movies, TV
10. good music
11. late spring, cool summer, early autumn
12. Filipiniana
13. nature and flowers
14. a good laugh
15. puppies and children

First Bloom, First Blog

So this is it, my first blog. Welcome to the world of blogging! What shall I write for all the world to see, as if they care for one more blogger in this e-world. Do I make it interesting to make it worth your while to read? Or should I consider this for personal consumption only? Well, since this is my first posting, I will cut myself some slack and take it easy for a bit. My blog title is not called ECdoesit for nothing. Coz I'm easy... easy as Sunday morning. Yet as complicated as the typhoon... as gentle as a drizzle of rain... as soothing...as calm... as tempestuous and unpredictable. And yet, so refreshing. Here, quench your thirst for some insights filled with mirth and pith.