I've been through many endeavors these past few years.
For this post, I would like to share with you many awesome online resources that I have found valuable. I seem to consistently venture into my own pursuit of knowledge in lieu of imminent responsibilities.
Only second to the hundreds of great books I've been reading lately, I hope these recommendations will be an asset to you as much as that they have been to me.
1. Here we begin.
This European based video-tutorial web site, videojug.com, is a truly simple idea. Their motto is "Get Good at Life." There are so many specific nuances in life that we can't learn it all while we are children. Everyone has holes in certain types of knowledge.
Broad topics are given in nice clean videos.
They are often accompanied by experts in the fields. This site is really something to check out; believe me--lots of value.
I remember I lol'ed when I saw the video on how to give a great handshake in my early high school days. Yet, I still know some people that are lacking in that department and should take a gander. ^ _ ^ It's actually quite an informative video.
www.videojug.com
2. Are you a student?
Are you taking calculus, or any math for that matter, but find yourself spacing out during lectures or having troubles understanding material? I recommend you owe it to yourself to visit KhanAcademy. Salmann Khan is a tutor of a wide variety of scholarly topics. From arithmetic to engineering, and finance to astrology.
Sal originally made his informal teaching videos to tutor a family member at long distance. It really took off, and his simple style certainly works, for Bill Gates honored his material and spoke on his behalf!
Sal just loves making all his videos and he offers it as a free gift to all.
www.khanacademy.com
3. During my Yoga classes, I went through a great phase.
This phase was where I learned a bit too much about holistic remedies. I became so
For this post, I would like to share with you many awesome online resources that I have found valuable. I seem to consistently venture into my own pursuit of knowledge in lieu of imminent responsibilities.
Only second to the hundreds of great books I've been reading lately, I hope these recommendations will be an asset to you as much as that they have been to me.
1. Here we begin.
This European based video-tutorial web site, videojug.com, is a truly simple idea. Their motto is "Get Good at Life." There are so many specific nuances in life that we can't learn it all while we are children. Everyone has holes in certain types of knowledge.
Broad topics are given in nice clean videos.
They are often accompanied by experts in the fields. This site is really something to check out; believe me--lots of value.
I remember I lol'ed when I saw the video on how to give a great handshake in my early high school days. Yet, I still know some people that are lacking in that department and should take a gander. ^ _ ^ It's actually quite an informative video.
www.videojug.com
2. Are you a student?
Are you taking calculus, or any math for that matter, but find yourself spacing out during lectures or having troubles understanding material? I recommend you owe it to yourself to visit KhanAcademy. Salmann Khan is a tutor of a wide variety of scholarly topics. From arithmetic to engineering, and finance to astrology.
Sal originally made his informal teaching videos to tutor a family member at long distance. It really took off, and his simple style certainly works, for Bill Gates honored his material and spoke on his behalf!
Sal just loves making all his videos and he offers it as a free gift to all.
www.khanacademy.com
3. During my Yoga classes, I went through a great phase.
This phase was where I learned a bit too much about holistic remedies. I became so
involved with taking control of my health, I became a little too passionate about it, it was almost overbearing. Yet, I in order to have a more dramatic effect on the people around me, I wanted to drop everything and get a holistic medicine practitioners license so people would truly actually listen to me! Haha...
Well, that phase is at a low tide.
I never did earn that license. However, I still have EarthClinic's "treasure chest of home remedies" to thank and turn to whenever I have an ill ailment rear it's ugly head.
My favorites are Epsom Salts for tired feet after a long day standing at work, Cayenne Pepper for sore throats, and the hundreds of uses of raw eggs (like getting rid of a sunburn!).
www.earthclinic.com
4. All forms of violence begin within the mind.
This is the first lesson I learned from my weathered Yoga teacher. She was quite the traditionalist. She taught me about Ahimsa, which is one of the first yoga teachings written. Written in Sanskrit, Ahimsa means non-violence. This non-violence stems not only from abstaining from harming others and also one-self, but it goes as far as non-violence in thought, word and deed.
This web link doesn't focus only on this aspect, but brings a calming spiritual practice of taking every moment in to the fullest. To avoid letting our thoughts rule our reactions to different things.
Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher who wrote the books "A New Earth" and "The Power of Now." These books primarily focus on the nature of mind. Eckhart's vision is to help his students shift thier focus on what they are thinking rather than letting their thinking control their actions. To my surprise, after I read some of Eckhart's books and saw a couple of videos, my favorite childhood actor, Jim Carrey, spoke of how Eckhart showed him a piece of enlightenment.
Try not to take everything about it too seriously, just take with you what is meaningful to you. I hope you gain a taste of the stillness Eckhart speaks of, it feels great!
You can jump around Eckhart Tolle's teachings, but I find this video a great start: Your Pain Body is very Seductive. You will like it--trust me, it's a great watch.
5. A dose of fun when I was in a long distance relationship.
My girlfriend and I would play Dino Run, a fun online game, where a dinosaur has to "escape extinction" by running away from an imminent meteor explosion. We would play the free online multiplayer, and we always had a blast racing each-other and picking up eggs, eating little critters, and riding on pterodactyls. This always filled the loneliness with great fun.
I hope you enjoy this last link. I'm glad I decided to make dino run an honorable mention here, since it suits 8BitGate with it's heavy 8-bit classy style!
www.pixeljam.com/dinorun/
I thinkI'm going to make a pixel dino from here--since I'm such a fan!
Thank you.
Thank you for listening and checking out some great links that have held importance in my life. I didn't want to make an extensive list, I wanted to throw some great resources your way, and I hope you make most out of them!
Well, that phase is at a low tide.
I never did earn that license. However, I still have EarthClinic's "treasure chest of home remedies" to thank and turn to whenever I have an ill ailment rear it's ugly head.
My favorites are Epsom Salts for tired feet after a long day standing at work, Cayenne Pepper for sore throats, and the hundreds of uses of raw eggs (like getting rid of a sunburn!).
www.earthclinic.com
4. All forms of violence begin within the mind.
This is the first lesson I learned from my weathered Yoga teacher. She was quite the traditionalist. She taught me about Ahimsa, which is one of the first yoga teachings written. Written in Sanskrit, Ahimsa means non-violence. This non-violence stems not only from abstaining from harming others and also one-self, but it goes as far as non-violence in thought, word and deed.
This web link doesn't focus only on this aspect, but brings a calming spiritual practice of taking every moment in to the fullest. To avoid letting our thoughts rule our reactions to different things.
Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher who wrote the books "A New Earth" and "The Power of Now." These books primarily focus on the nature of mind. Eckhart's vision is to help his students shift thier focus on what they are thinking rather than letting their thinking control their actions. To my surprise, after I read some of Eckhart's books and saw a couple of videos, my favorite childhood actor, Jim Carrey, spoke of how Eckhart showed him a piece of enlightenment.
Try not to take everything about it too seriously, just take with you what is meaningful to you. I hope you gain a taste of the stillness Eckhart speaks of, it feels great!
You can jump around Eckhart Tolle's teachings, but I find this video a great start: Your Pain Body is very Seductive. You will like it--trust me, it's a great watch.
5. A dose of fun when I was in a long distance relationship.
My girlfriend and I would play Dino Run, a fun online game, where a dinosaur has to "escape extinction" by running away from an imminent meteor explosion. We would play the free online multiplayer, and we always had a blast racing each-other and picking up eggs, eating little critters, and riding on pterodactyls. This always filled the loneliness with great fun.
I hope you enjoy this last link. I'm glad I decided to make dino run an honorable mention here, since it suits 8BitGate with it's heavy 8-bit classy style!
www.pixeljam.com/dinorun/
I thinkI'm going to make a pixel dino from here--since I'm such a fan!
Thank you.
Thank you for listening and checking out some great links that have held importance in my life. I didn't want to make an extensive list, I wanted to throw some great resources your way, and I hope you make most out of them!
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