January 12, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
One of the most googled questions ever is “What is love?” So, in view of its popularity alone I felt compelled to look into this. I hope that those reading my response will get some insights. An insight is something you get which allows you to achieve something that could not have been achieved had it not been for that insight.
So, here’s my answer to that very pertinent question ‘what is love?’ Here are the insights: What I have gained from learning about love. .
Love is…
1 Having a deep and genuine love for yourself. How do you expect the cycle of love to come back on you when you haven’t began with a real deep and genuine love, compassion and acceptance for yourself?
2 An innate love or natural urge towards partnership; caring for one’s spouse, family and children…
3 An innate love towards groups; being in teams and teamwork.
4 An innate love of the human race. A natural want to care for cultures, communities, preserve populations… etc.
5 An innate love and natural instinctive urge to want to care for the life on this planet.
6 An innate love for Mother Earth; the environment…
7 Having an innate love for all things spiritual.
8 An innate love for God, Goddess, All-There-Is. (I have written it in this form to avoid a narrow interpretation). Notice if you turn 8 at right angles it becomes: which is infinity!
Love means accepting a loved one for the way they are or the way they are not. -For me, this is the single most effective insight I have ever gained and learned about love.
For further insight it is also very effective to know what love is not
Love is NOT:
Thinking the person you love is like the car you have, or the clothes you’re wearing. That is, love is not possession.
Love is not belongingness, feelings, emotions, chemistry or domination… All these things can only be the effects of love. Tie these things in with the false understanding they are love then this could lead to confusion or victimhood drama. Learn to discern what love actually is when these things show up in your life.
So, above all, I would say, do realize that love is something that we do not understand.
I indeed hope that this all to brief little tour through love has allowed you the reader to get some useful insights.
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January 12, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
When you come home, you are tired, your child with autism is tired, your family is exhausted, everyone wants to eat. You want to prepare the meals that are to be kept simple for your autistic child and the whole family. But, how?
You may not want to eat off of good china, but having the family set a time for dinner brings the whole family together. It creates closeness, conversations, connecting in the days events and it encourages the family to understand one another in a positive way.You are concerned about meals that you want to keep simple and can be prepared easily. In addition, the concern for proper nutrition and time saving effort.
Parent(s) and caregiver(s) have to decide what would be enjoyable for meal-time preparation, that can be kept simple for the whole family to enjoy. Having a child with autism may be challenging for the family at meal-time.
In order to fix healthy good meals for your family and your child with autism, is to understand the needs of your child and the rest of the family at meal-time, this will allow you to keep the preparation for meal-time simple.
One of the things you can do, is, create an environment for your child or children, by being aware of the different ages and what each individual child can eat. By you understanding how they grow and develop, this will educate you on the appropriate foods to serve them. Keeping the preparation for meals simple, will bring your family together easily.
Remember, to keep in mind and be observant with your child who has autism, for his or her eating habits, so you can try to coordinate it with the rest of the families schedule, or make changes to prepare meals that are kept simple.
To keep your meals simple in preparation, present your children with a variety of nutritious foods. Encourage favorable attitudes toward food, good eating habits, and not being afraid for them to try new foods to taste and evaluate.
Be sensitive to the needs of your autistic child, of his or her dislikes of certain foods. Each person in your family has a unique personality and may react to foods in a different way. This can be an education for you and your child.
Remember, that you are feeding children, so they should have their portion as a child and not as an adult within the family. Do not put too much on their plate. They can always ask for more if they desire.
It is wise when preparing simple meals with an autistic child in your family, to try to encourage them to participate in helping you at meal-time, with your supervision. For example: bringing food to the table, setting the table, clearing some of the dishes to the kitchen, when you are finished. Educate your child as to what foods you will be eating at meal-time and perhaps, tell him or her, what the foods contain as nutritional value.
Keep your meals simple for preparation and fun. Serve your meals in a bright and attractive room that is not dull. Be creative, arrange the foods on the plates in interesting and attractive designs, according to their textures colors, shapes and flavors.
Eat with your children and let them know how good the food tastes, or what their thoughts are about the foods that are on their plate, and what they think of the taste. Join in on their conversation. Respect them if they say they do not care or like the foods that they have received, and try to introduce another kind at a better time, or prepare it differently.
Give positive input and feelings to your autistic child and family. Allow your child to leave food on the plate if he or she does not want it. They have choices too. Sometimes if you make your child clean up his or her plate, they may become overweight or rebel against those foods in the future.
Enjoy your child by keeping your meal-time preparation simple with fun and filled with enjoyment.
January 11, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
How many artists can boast that they have an entire musical festival to their name? Or a giant family of underground followers. Very few, but Insane Clown Posse can!
Gathering of the Juggalos is one of the largest music festivals in the country, and has been around for 12 years. Every year, tens of thousands of Juggalos (referred to as a family underground when spoken of collectively) flock to the Gathering of the Juggalos music festival, hosted somewhere in the Midwest.
And the family underground knows how to party. Dont believe it? Just watch the 2008 documentary A Family Underground.
Whoop whoops, oil wrestling, late night parties and more are all documented in A Family Underground. The film does a great job of providing insight into the legitimate family that horror rap duo Insane Clown Posse has created. The Family Underground label isnt just because its a large group of fans in the same place at the same time; theres more to it than Insane Clown Posse appreciation.
The Gathering of the Juggalos Family Reunion
As Juggalos explain in A Family Underground, the family terminology is used because theres a sense of unity amongst Juggalos. They all feel misunderstood, and have had to face enough BS in life that coming together with like-minded people creates a wonderful sense of belonging. One festival attendee in the documentary says theres incredible openness between Juggalos too; people talk about their problems like they were having heart to heart conversations with life-long friends.
It doesnt hurt that the Juggalos who make up the Family Underground have a lot in common with each other either. Theyre fans of Insane Clown Posses music, horror rap in general, wrestling, Faygo soda, face paint, and causing mayhem. Put these people in the same enclosed area for four days in August and it will be unforgettable.
Thats not to say they come from many different walks of life. The video loosely follows a British couple in their early 30s around who took time off from work to come to the Gathering of the Juggalos. When Shaggy 2 Dope drives by in a golf cart, both of the Brits say they can go home happy now, and are visibly in awe for a considerable amount of time after. If that wasnt good enough, the couple is unofficially married by Insane Clown Posse member Violent J at the end of the video.
In fact, wrestling has been so ingrained in the Gathering of the Juggalos music festival and Insane Clown Posse culture that theres a wrestling league within it all. Juggalo Championship Wrestling (originally Juggalo Championshit Wrestling) plays host to epic rematches and world famous WWF wrestlers at every Gathering of the Juggalos festival. Blood and guts galore are displayed to much delight.
Juggalo Empire is Only Growing
Insane Clown Posse members Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope deserve a lot of credit for doing what theyve done. Not many artists can say theyve yet or ever will build a cult-like following consisting of fans as devoted as the Family Underground. With the 12th Insane Clown Posse album releasing in 2012, theres no end to the Family Undergrounds expansion in sight.
January 9, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
There are a lot of things that you will need to do when going through a dog adoption. You’ll find that the minute that you fill out the application, you’ll have to take steps in order to make the transition a smooth project. First, you should keep in mind that not only should you get involved in the process, but also the whole family needs to get involved. If this is a family pet, then the family needs to go to the shelter and spend some time playing with the dog. You’ll also find that if you take some extra time in the beginning when it comes to bonding with the dog, as a family, then you’ll be able to build a lasting-bond, but also you’ll be able to start off on the right foot.
When it comes to bringing the dog home, you’ll first want to talk to everyone about how it is quiet time. If you scream or if you say anything above a normal talking voice, you will be making the dog uncomfortable and you’ll place the bonding on the back burner, because it will not trust anyone.
Then you will need to get your pet into a routine too. You’ll need to start the first day. Take the dog outside everyday at five and eight. Feed the dog everyday at 8am. These are things that will comfort the dog and they will also begin to realize that there is stability in the home for them. If you forget about a part of the routine, then you need to correct it right away. You’ll find that the schedule will not only make the dog feel better, but it will also make the family bond together and it’ll be a healthy strength for the relationship.
Keep in mind that the dog is now a part of the family. It’s not just a dog, but also an extension of the family. You’ll want to have a plan for the dog when it comes to the times where it is left alone. Keep in mind that this new dog is a responsibility to everyone. You’ll want to make sure that everyone takes the responsibility needed to keep the pet healthy and growing.
It is also a good idea to have the whole family get involved with the actual duties that it takes to keep a dog healthy and safe. You’ll find that not only is it good for the children to get involved, but it will teach them how to become a responsible young adult. There are life lessons to be learned when you take the time to bond as a family with the dog that you just adopted. It is so important that you take the time to get use to the dog as part of the family.
January 8, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Have you ever heard of the saying, -it takes a village-? This means rearing up a child and as a matter of fact, this principle can be applied in the workplace as well. This norm can help in the success of an individual. The -village- as defined is a unified community lesser in population than a town. Each person, although distinct as he is; has his or her place in a group. A human being needs others to survive. We are all born in a family and we belong within the family. We grow through life attached to others-may it be with family members or friends. We have made friends in school and overtime, created relationships. Relationships, when nurtured and cared for, grow and develop, some relationships don’t last long-some, last forever. It’s inexorable that people come and go. That’s life. In this age, it seems like everyone is running in a race. In the work force, it is not very common to see people who establish a relationship beyond the professional. After all, it is a competition. When there is a promotion, it is hard to work in harmony with your close competitor for the position. Essentially, people come to work for the money and not so much to make friends. However, people connection is vital for an individual’s welfare, development and accomplishments. Having your colleagues recognize you and accept you as and accept you with heartfelt and friendly treatment is priceless. It is imperative to develop a healthy relationship with co-workers since you spend more time with them than you spend with loved ones at home. Build a network of relationship that endures through time and space-established by reverence and appreciation, invigorated with truthfulness, and secured with compassion and understanding. Make this relationship advantageous to every person involved. Choose the right people you wish to be a part of your tribe; people who shares similar concerns, expectations and dreams and likes and dislikes. Don’t allow destructive relationship to thrive in your network. See to it that you have connections with everyone in your tribe-emotional and spiritual connections. Establish good interaction skills that signify more on good listening skills other than the talking skills. When the other person talks, connect with him or her and listen beyond the words. Feel the person’s emotion when she or he is talking, dive down deeper into it. Don’t let yourself be the center of your circle; instead plac e the whole group at the core. Think for the general interest and avoid self-centeredness. And finally, you can progress and mature together as a group. Be of support for one another and should one person succeed, celebrate his or her victory. Everyone will all have their time to make it to the top in their own unique fashion.