Project: Kickass.

Meet Savannah, one of my long-time good friends. Recently, she began an incredibly inspirational blog called Project: Kickass. Savannah and I share many things in common, one of those being our idealistic and creative minds; another being our tendencies to procrastinate in just about every area of our lives. Project: Kickass allows its readers to follow Savannah as she takes her procrastinating lifestyle and "kicks its ass." Her blog begins with her personal weightloss goals (she documented today that she has lost 6.4 pounds in the past week!) Her blog will also include everything from volunteering to random thoughts and commentaries on daily life. It's both witty and deeply honest and I find reading it enlightening and refreshing!

I strongly recommend that you follow Project: Kickass! 

http://projectkickass.blogspot.com/

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History.

This is one of my all-time favorite quotes of all of the quotes that have ever been written: "Well-behaved women seldom make history," (by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich). Now, I am not suggesting that you go rob a bank or anything like that. I just think that the old rules, such as "be lady-like," should be tossed out the window. If it is acceptable for men to burp...and spit...and curse...and use rude gestures, it should be just as acceptable for women to as well.

Even more importantly, women shouldn't be afraid to do something just because it is traditionally for a man or because it's not "lady-like." For example, if certain women had been "well-behaved" and hadn't spoken up for their rights during the 1960's, we wouldn't have the right to vote today. If women had followed the proper etiquette and continued to suppress their voices, we wouldn't have women senators, judges, creative directors, principles, business managers, lawyers, CEOs, etc.

"A woman's voice is her most valuable attribute."
-by Sara Black (me)

The Wisdom of the Tea.

I have always been a tea lover, but a few years ago my love grew into an obsession when I discovered a pure organic brand called "Yogi Tea." Yogi Teas are made to cleanse your body, taste amazing, and have really awesome henna designs on the packages; but the coolest thing about this brand is that every teabag gives you the wisdom of a spiritual guru. =)

Every teabag's paper grip features a quote by Yogi Bhajan, a spiritual leader and entrepreneur from India who introduced Kundalini Yoga and Sikhism to the United States.

I'm also in love with the boxes they come in, which feature traditional henna designs.

There are over 65 flavors of tea available...here are some of them:

Green Tea Blueberry Slim Life (helps suppress your appetite)

Green Tea Super Anti-Oxident (cleanses the body, my favorite!)

Aztec Sweet Chili (calms and revitalizes the body)

Ginkgo Clarity (enhances mental performance and memory)

They also specialize in a line of tea made especially to support women's health:

Women's Moon Cycle (helps ease menstrual symptoms)

Women's Mother to Be (supports healthy pregnancy)

Women's Raspberry Leaf (strengthens the female system)

Yogi Teas range from about 4 to 5 dollars each (that's 20 tea bags). You can usually find them at any popular grocery store. If you want to know more or want to know all 65 + flavors here's their official website: http://www.yogiproducts.com/

Karma or Coincidence?

Okay, so I'm delving into the spiritual side of life in today's post. An empty house and a restless mind has led me to ponder the mind-boggling subject of Karma. I have always had a gut feeling that when someone is a truely "good" person, life will eventually reward them. With what? I'm not sure, but I want to believe that when life throws you obstacles and you react with strength and integrity, life will reward you with happiness.

In Buddhist terms, the theory of Karma is defined as the law of moral causation.

As Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw states,

"According to Buddhism, this inequality is due not only to heredity, environment, "nature and nurture", but also to Karma. In other words, it is the result of our own past actions and our own present doings. We ourselves are responsible for our own happiness and misery. We create our own Heaven. We create our own Hell. We are the architects of our own fate."

I think that Karma is a great theory to live by. I want to believe it entirely, but there is still a tiny bit of doubt that remains in my mind.....because obviously, good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people. But is it that simple?

I want to know your thoughts on this subject...

Who Are You Calling Plus-Sized?

Personally, I don't see these women as plus-sized. I see them as heatlthy, real, and beautiful. More often, I think that the media needs to promote normal sized women, like these models, in a positive way. And I think most of you will agree with me that real women have curves. =)

"Plus-sized" beauties go au naturel for Glamour Magazine's November issue. Photos by Matthias Vriens-McGrath.

What is Beauty?

Thanks to the latest reply my mother posted on my "discussions" tab about beauty on my Facebook page, a new topic has sparked a little fire under my ass (in a good way). This is why I attached the picture of the photograph of a pregnant woman's belly to this... as you can see, her belly bears the stretch marks that her pregnancy has caused, yet she still exposes them and allows them to be put on film. In our society, some things like stretch marks, are thought of as "flaws" that we should hide because they're ugly. However, when I look at this photogragh, all I see is beauty, and the last thing I see is ugliness or flaws. PLEASE share your thoughts about this one...I'd love to hear them!

Sometimes We Just Have to Laugh at Ourselves!

From: www.spikedhumor.com

From "Women of Substance" by Revilo

From "Women of Substance" by Revilo

From "Women of Substance" by Revilo