This is a test!!

I love to look at this picture. It reminds me of a morning in the country. There looks to be a guy in the photo and he is standing in the sunlight. What a beautiful view to see, I am sure.

Namaste.

Hei, Sunflower,
It is a shame that I have not wanted to write, but it is not without regret. I have been busy with projects and upcoming posts. Peaceful mountain pose. Cobra is nice. Downward Dog into plank pose leads to deep breathing, relaxing, breaths of freedom.

Tankin it Easy

Staying calm in front of the camera is a difficult timidity, such a life for many famous celebs. How can they keep the composure? Help! They must be screaming inside when the papazzi confront them on the streets. It is a lifestyle that is not appealing to me. A picture taken tells a million stories. Encompassing the moment is a talent that must be learned, yet something natural too. Is this true that one can push a moment? This is something of a artform.

What the @*%%^76

So I am, in a restaurant (a casual place) and I am alone. Just then a couple walk in the place and have a seat next to where I am. Only minding my own business I continue eating my early lunch. Chewing slowly in order to enjoy the food more. Meanwhile this couple(male and female) chatting away over time together. Oh, did I forgot to mention the guy is talking on his cell phone at the exact time he is keeping a conversation with his date. So, i just sit and observe and wait to see when she will tell him to go to H**. I mean how rude is that to have a guy on the phone in the middle of lunch. My nerve I would have to say something. The facts though this day and age folks are always being rude to the ones of us in front of them. If we can not respect those in front of our eyes how are we suppose to have any respect for the person on the other end of the wire. Come on, think about it for a minute.. We are having such conversations with different types throught the computer or on the phone and yet we don't know what they look like. So back to the story in that restaurant with me eating alone and the couple that's doomed by the cellphone. The guy is sitting talking some stuff of a meeting and the woman just sits polietly waiting for the food. Looking around like a lost doe she stares at the walls with a look of abandonment. Silly girl, I am staring at her intensely. Kinda want to tell her I understand but don't to avoid any type of conflict. So, they eat lunch and leave I am feeling a little like where am I in all this. What would I do if I sat in her position? How could you be polite without coming off rude? Those questions will ponder me....

Blessed!

It is that time of the year again! Time for good food and punched drink and lots to be thank ful for. I am talking about the holiday season just when you thought I hide under a rock I am back and trying to make time to visit. So if you forgot about me and you want to know what ever happened to Ole Sunflower, I want to hear about it. Don't be shy.....and while you are here let me know when your favorite holiday is.

Mouth watering

Have you ever had a beinet?

OH, if you haven't they are so yum

The only place that I have had one was in the French Quarter, New Orleans. If you have ever visited New Orleans you will know it is a great place of different foods. Crawfish Etouffee is out of this world the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also if you go to the French Quarter you HAVE TO TRY the Muffaletta. With all of the destruction caused in that region I don't recommend going now for dinner but I say that if you happen to be going passed there, that you stop for some GOOD EATS.

Grandma's House

Have you ever been stung by a bee?
I happened to remember my first time being ever stung by a bee. When I was struck by the bumble bee I was the age of 9 years visiting my grandma on her farm land in the deep country. I always loved going to Grandmas house because she had so many places to discover and I loved to be the explorer going in the chicken coop or poking around the barn in interesting places. The smell of the hay brings me into euphoria and I can’t forget the smell of the chickens. Being of the curious nature, I elude away from the house. So a bee stinging me that day I must have been up to no good or was about to be up to trouble. As I recall, I was very curious that day I remember sitting in my uncle’s truck with the windows down waiting for a ride when all of a sudden ÖUCH” that hurt, No it was more like OOOOOOOOOOUUUUUCCCCH!!!!! TTTHHAAATT HHUUUUUUURRRT!!!!!!..... If I would have known it what it felt like (the bees sting)…. I would think I had got stung by a bee before but I hadn’t. Boy, did I swell after that and not only was my brother there; he made sure the tail of this bee was not stuck in my arm. Being younger than me he some how knew what to do? By the way after that I was on the look out for incoming enemies of bumble bees because after it happens once you know the experience and try to avoid it next time. Gees I think I even shed a tear but I was only nine and that bee sting hurt. My writing was inspired by the book “Out of Control” by Kevin Kelly
His writings are inspired by the coming of age technology overriding the nature of creation.

My name is Sunflower

Hello to all who have missed me. I have been terribly busy, much has happened in the last few weeks. Not only have I started college and working but I have had to prepare for hurricanes. So if anyone missed me I would love to know. Just wanted to say that I am still ALIVE and WELL and ready to blog some more. I will in the next couple days post something REALLY COOL so look out for some new stuff.
Love Ya, Sunflower

My daily workout Yeah!

"If working out leaves you feeling hungry, beware. Those post-exercise munchies can add up! To prove it, researchers from the University of Ottawa divided study subjects into three groups — those who had just exercised intensely, those who had just exercised moderately, and those who didn't exercise at all. The researchers then asked the three groups to eat as much as they'd like from a lunch buffet.
They found that those who exercised ate more than those who didn't — roughly the same amount of calories they had just burned! They speculate that the body subconsciously "keeps track" of calories burned and tries to stay even, regardless of how much stored fuel — aka fat — the body already has on board!
That doesn't mean you should skip your workout or starve yourself after, though! The key is to be aware of this effect and to choose what you munch on wisely, the experts say. So reach for a low-fat/low-calorie carbohydrate and protein combo — like yogurt with fresh fruit or half a peanut butter sandwich on whole-wheat bread — after you exercise. Doing so will take the edge off your hunger without undoing all your hard work! " -Denise Austin
Since I was very young my mother was encouraged by her optimistic nature. After having two babies and being in her 40s Denise Austin is keeping the ball rolling. She not only does aerobics anymore but she incorporates dance, yoga, pilates, and tai chi in all her routines. Every Monday through Friday I watch Denise Austin from 7am to 8am on Lifetime Channel. I like to listen to her encouraging words of wisdom and helpful tips from eating to exercising the right way. I am walking proff that it works and want you to try it too. Exercising is one thing you can do for your body and your body will thank you for it. I truely can't understand why no one would not want to exercise but if you want to see a change, then try it.

HEY DANIELLE!!!!!!

Hi Danielle and Audrey!!!!!
From Rachel and Bella!!!!

This candle was lit on the 11th of September 2001. Please pass it on so it may continue to shine.

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle it gains greater brillance. "

9/11

As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
We became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building,
We became one class.

As we lit candles of waiting and hope,
We became one generation.
As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno,
We became one gender.

As we fell to our knees in prayer, for strength,
We became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of encourgement,
We spoke one language.
As we gave blood in lines a mile long,
We became one body.

As we mourned together the great loss,
We became one family.
As we cried tears of grief and loss,
We became one soul.
As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of hereos,
We became one people.

We are:
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One color / / One class
One generation One gender
One faith One language
One body One family
One soul One people
We are the POWER OF ONE. We are UNITED, We are AMERICA.
Dedicated to the victims of terroism and the loved ones that lost ones because of the terroism.

Telephones today?

Have you noticed these days people depend on the technology of computers to function. Kids of 2years old are introduced to cell phones before they can even begin to talk. I see many that would not be able to work with out a cell phone. I had a job where it was nessary to have two cell phones to keep up with my work. Numerious batteries and backup phone chargers were a necessity to get through the day smoothly. During a single day I would use up a battery charged and have to change batteries while charging the other one. Traveling with a big black book with all my numbers and addressses have been replaced with handhelds. All the companies give me email confirmation to my orders within days. Nothing is face to face like it was when I was younger, but impersonal by mail order or mass production sales. Smaller businesses today have bigger corporations with more resources putting them out of businness. Expanding corporations must extend international to make it BIG. If you don't change with the changing markets you will not survive with the thriving BLUR of tomarrow. Many instances if you have more to offer for the same product but for lesser price the consumer will have no choice but take the better offer. With companies like Walmart, Home Depot, Whole Foods Market look at polls for their products or region on polls of consumer demand. My idea today is a reflection on a world that is a everchanging place of new ideas and florishing plans of expansions. New companies walking into the horizon of the new dawn of the new world. Just opening my eyes to a forever of infinity of possibilites with a frontier of adventure.