Ideas...

Interesting people doing inspirational things.

Waves of Hope: http://elcocoloconicaragua.com/woh.php

Casa Llanta: http://www.casallanta.com/Home.html

Earthship: http://www.earthshippitayafestival.com/

Triathlon training day 1...

So I have decided that 2010 is going to be my year of random fitness goals. The major one is the triathlon I have decided to participate in in August. It's what I'd like to call a baby triathlon - 400m swim, 10km bike, and 2.5km run.... the distances might not be long, but I think that's plenty to start! ;) I would also like to run at least one half marathon, probably in the spring. Considering how miserably out of shape I am, I decided to start training now!

Today was my first day of training and the following were my numbers:

Run - 2.5km in 18.52 minutes, average incline of 4.

... followed by 20 minutes of strength training, lifting weights, etc...

Bike - 10km in 23.04 minutes, average include of 8.

Not so fabulous overall BUT it's only day one and I can get through the triathlon land distances without dying - good news! And really, I am posting these rather dismal numbers to look back on in 10 months and see just how far I have come. :)

Yippie!

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Stories...

Maya has been instructed to write her story... in the third person. Strange.

Today's song: "Protection" by Massive Attack.... AND... "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson - so all over the place, I know! That's Maya's way. ;)

Soundtrack continued...

oct. 24 - "Today Will Be Better, I Swear!" by the Stars

oct. 25 - "Good Man" by India Arie

oct. 26 - "Waiting Line" by Zero 7

oct. 27 - "Shine" by Rosi Golan

nov. 1 - "I Don't Live in a Dream" by Jackie Greene

nov. 3 - "Enchantment" by Lily Frost

nov. 8 - "Beautiful Flower" by India Arie

and today...

nov. 9 - "Running" by Jully Black

Be the change you wish to see...

It's such a cliche at this point, which is unfortunate, but it nevertheless remains true: change begins with each and every one of us.

Gok Wan is doing a wonderful thing. He has started a campaign, and a hit TV show, to help British women feel good about themselves JUST AS THEY... right NOW ... naked! What a wonderfully refreshing concept... and really, it's about time! So many of us waste such a profound amount of time stressing about something "someone" told us we should be stressing about, time that we could be using to live our lives freely, happily, confidentially, etc. I realize it's easier to say than do, but I really think that the time has come for us to shake the shackles of some boring and outdated social norms. The future of little girls everywhere, at least with respect to body image, depends on us.

Today feels like: "Beautiful Flower" by India Arie.

Enchantment...

What an enchanting day! Just the beginning, I presume.

A land forgotten...

This weekend felt like Jackie Greene's "I Don't Live in a Dream". 100%.