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A lifestyle blog by Daiken Nelson on The Whole 9

Buddhist Priest, Yoga Practitioner & Instructor, Mystic, Photographer, Writer, Web & Graphic Designer, Traveler, Beekeeper, Honorary South Bronx Puerto Rican, Citizen of The World. And now Bloggeur.

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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Each Moment is New & Fresh: New Moon, New Year, New You

January 26, 2009
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Today is The New Moon, the First of The New Year and therefore, The Lunar New Year: The Year of The Ox.
The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work. This powerful sign is a born leader, being quite dependable and possessing an innate ability to achieve great things. As one might guess, such [...]

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All Of Us: The Fierce Urgency of Now / Make Real The Promises of Democracy

January 19, 2009
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We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from [...]

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The Gospel According To Ethel

January 13, 2009
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The 12-day experience of the New Year has come to a close. As I mentioned in my most recent post, the first 12 days of the New Year symbolize the coming 12 months.
In the past 12 days, I have:
Had a date (with a mutual wish for a second)
Gotten a job
Not had caffeine (Well…OK, yerba maté…once….)
Gotten [...]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2009
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Be the Change you wish to see in the World  ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi
I arrived back where I am staying at 1:11 a.m., after ushering in the New Year by attending Kirtan (call-and-response devotional chanting in the Hindu/Yogic tradition) in Venice.
Driving through the glorious fog, I was reminded of something.
In the Nahuatl (Aztec) Belief System, the [...]

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