Tired vs Keeping Up

I’ve made a tremendous amount of changes in my life over the last two years. These are major life changes that mainly involve moving to another land and changing careers, not to mention the lack of sleep. (When all of this is added up, I scored a 620 on this stress test.)

Eventually, the lack of sleep gets to me. I’m not a daytime sleeper or nap taker, but on rare occasions if I do nap, it means my body is shutting down. I have learned to listen to what my body tells me.

Cats have it made.

I have to keep reminding myself to be at one with nature, because in this digital age, we tend to get caught up in reading things online or otherwise finding things that take up time (i.e. Youtube videos). I’ve noticed I’ve become less interested in being creative (or blogging) or taking beach walks and more interested in doing mindless things (i.e. watching Youtube videos or playing my online garden game). Why is this? Is this a sign of being completely worn out?

Sometimes we all need a little rest.

Now I suppose I must make another change in my life that requires me to force myself into a routine of doing better things for myself. Taking beach walks is usually a pretty good start, because it’s refreshing and clears my head.

A little beach walk goes a long way.

Magificent Skies – Relaxing Photos for Meditation

I’ve taken thousands of sky photos, so a few years ago I decided to choose about 70 of my favorites and put them to a video. After adding some of Youtube’s free music, it became more of a relaxing meditation video. When I’m feeling stressed, this video takes it all away. Enjoy!

Native American Pow Wow: Jingle Dancer

The Jingle Dance is performed by Native American women, and its origins began with the Chippewa tribe. Traditionally, the jingles on the dress were made with tobacco cans, but today they can be made of other tin materials. The dancer carries a feather fan, often made of eagle feathers, and wears a feather headpiece.

Jingle Dance

Jingle Dancer

Native American Jingle Dancer

Jingle Dancer with feather