new beginnings

"When there is a start to be made, don't step over!
start where you are"
- Edgar Cayce

hi-fi love is more on the rise for me than anything. i have always been on this complicated love with hifi from the beginning but i can never just leave it behind. we picked up some new hifi mamas in this past audition that i mentioned in one of my last blogs. to be frank, i couldn't be any happier with the people who are currently on the team. we seeam to have an instant chemistry that, through time will grow into something amazing i am sure. they have definitely inspired me. & i have new found belief that from a rough stretch, new beginnings will eventually always follow.

for a short time being i was kind of falling out of love a little bit the directorship of the team. but since we have had new faces, new hunger for learning, new aura... it has pulled me back so deep in love. dance is not only my hobby nor my lifestyle... its the love of my life. with that being said, i am smitten with you hi-fi once again.

with the new found direction & passion, i am more amped to lead & direct, inspire & be inspired, & most importantly grow & make this newly extended team a family. motivation is the key & we definitely have A LOT of it.

so on that note... i will say this, "one step must start each journey"
& we sure are bracing ourselves for the journey. =]
Hi-FiLOVE. <3

goddaughter

HAPPY 1stBIRTHDAY AAMIYAH!

anywhoooooo. urban legends is next week! & i still dont know how i'm getting there! damn this BS planning. honestly. umm... the weekend was good. i love dance. groove with jonathan was good. groove has definitely been going strong & lets hope it continues! yay for groove!

anyway... I LOST MY CAMERA. honestly, i'm bummed! suuuper bummed! ehh its okay. its just a thing but the memories on there is what i'm upset about. =[ anywayyy, so i decided to cut my project 365 off. simply... whats a complete project 365 if a good 15 days are missing. poop poop poop! ehh, its okay i'll get a new camera soonsie.

but other than that.. i'm off to do some sunday errends.

say whaaa

at home taking care of some business. today was a fun day. went to lexx, ellis, jane, mike & jenn's house warming. i LOVE LOVE LOVE the hifi/form/mcme/rascal connection + friends. there is nothing more that i love than a good time with good people.

i am very pleased with some of the girls we picked up from the workshop on friday. when i called them inviting them to the team & telling them about our rehearsal on wednesday... they were all so excited. & that definitely excites me. they all have great potential & with some work, i think we can make some magic happen. i'll have to evaluate all of them & see what they can do, but for the most part i see the heart. i need to do some reevaluation with the whole team & so we can all come back to the same page. less go hifi LV!

just watched beatfreak's performance from this past week's abdc & OH MY LANTAA. seriously, they are amazing. but what else can you expect from such seasoned vets. anywhoooo, despite of how i feel about the whole abdc phenom, i can't help but appriciate an amazing performance.


jay's in town & its justine's birthday celebration tonight... but just dont feel like going out. i dont know what it is, but i'm falling away from the partying. the thought of clubbing seemed so much fun before i was 21, but now that i'm here i'm not too into it. call me a lame-o or whatever but clubbing once in a while is cool but i can't do this all the time. although tonight would have been a first gathering in a long time, but i still do have LAME parents. ha. well as far as letting me be out clubbing. ehhh, i'm at a conflict. to go or not to go? i got 30mins to decide. -_-

days like this

friday, i worked & it started out hectic, but eventually things got to where it was suppose to be. i don't know but i just felt so confused yesterday. maybe cause it was friday the thirteenth? but whatevs. so after work got a teeny tiny nap it & i was off to the EKetc workshop with mr. joey cruz! can i just say for the record... i love joey. such a wise person, always willing to help & just a great all around guy. =] anywayss the class was fun. i really need to get better pick up. seriously. then we had our rehearsal with joey & dennis. [dennis is quite the character. but still gotta love that guy] we did basic hip hop, clinic type thang. i must say i love the knowledge. it was hot i sweatin' up a storm but i was definitely enjoying myself. & this is why i dance. afterwards, we went to ICHIZA & i haven't been there in AGES! but i was gooood company.

its days like yesterday that remind me i am so blessed to have such great people in my life. also, very blessed to be given the talent of dance. =]


ps.
favorite moments of the night.
[before rehearsal]
dennis: what you doing for v-day?
me: nothing i work
dennis: do you have a valentine?
me: nope
dennis: well i guess your mine then.
... classic dennis.

[groups @ the end of rehearsal]
joey: its okay to change the choreography if you feel like doing something different. i do it too. but i still gotta recognize it.
... LOL. good line good line. =]

OH &&
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. <3

the last lecture

i've been on this inspirational splurge & i have to say although i believe that i am walking this thing called life the best way i can... i'm really not. i need to LIVE a bit more. i'm working so hard to ensure my future... but the irony of it all is that i worked toward a future that's not promised. as much as i rant & rally around about 'looking out for #1' we must never forget the best help you can give... & that's help you give to others. but looking out for '#1' doesn't mean be selfish but be aware of yourself & what i have learned after watching this clip from RANDY PAUSCH is that realize your childhood dreams. because when you are young the childhood wonder is so vast that we as adults should never forget it. its just so important & its what drives us. & through the journey of achieving these goals... you learn great lessons along the way.

we hear about dying people and their incredible will for life even after their predestined fate... but what's captivating about randy is that he didn't make the realize AFTER his diagnosis, he lives & lived what he preaches. & after this diagnosis he decides to share his way of living through this very well entitled 'last lecture' being that he was a professor, had so many accomplishments & was really dying. people i'm sure have read 'tuesdays with morrie' & if you haven't please do read it... or even watch the movie, but he would be equivelent to what morrie was in that book except that he did it in one mass lecture.

so please do if you have the 1hr & 20mins to spare take the time to watch this. yes, its talk about his childhood dreams but there is a greater lesson to be learned.

full lecture @ carnegie mellon university.


reprised version on oprah

if you think you don't deserve it...

it's a more than likely chance you don't.
... just a thought.

viva la vida

just finished watching the grammys.
& dammit coldplay should have won all the categories they were in.
lol. but whatev, love. love. LOVE coldplay. =]
its just too bad they're not making a stop in vegas on their tour.

ps... i'm seriously loving kings of leon.
why? because i love rockin out to their music!

secret o' life

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
Any fool can do it
There ain't nothing to it
Nobody knows how we got to
The top of the hill
But since we're on our way down
We might as well enjoy the ride

The secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's okay to feel afraid
But don't let that stand in your way no
'Cause anyone knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while yeah
Might as well show some style

Give us a smile now
Isn't it a lovely ride
Sliding down
And gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now the thing about time is that time
Isn't really real
It's all on your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said that he could never understand it all
Planets spinning through space
The smile upon your face

Welcome to the human race
Isn't that a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Isn't that a lovely ride
Oh mama yes
See me sliding down
And gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride




let this sit & marinate. james taylor, oldie but definitely a good.

7 decisions

1. the buck stops here.
- i am responsible for my past & my future.

2. i will seek wisdom.
- i will be a servant to others

3. i am a person of action.
- i seize this moment. i choose now.

4. i have a decided heart.
- my destiny is assured.

5. today i will choose to be happy.
- i am the possessor of a grateful spirit.

6. i will greet day with a forgiving spirit.
- Ii will forgive myself.

7. i will persist without exception.
- i am a person of great faith.

so i just read, The Traveler's Gift, & i have to say that i really did enjoy reading the book. i decided to read it because my psychology teacher had the class watch 'the seventh decision' last thrusday. & i have to say... it really lit a spark in me. who hasn't heard the words 'be persistent'? i know i have. but what is different with the 7th decision is the 'without exception' part. people are persistent but after a while people around you start to cheer you on to quit. "you've don't your best," "its stressing you out, you can quit knowing you did your best" etc. but if you persist without exception, yes it will be hard but you will get to where you want to be. the book taught me a few things & reiterated thing i already belived. its definitely a good read, or if you buy the dvd.. a good watch, or if you get the cd... definitely an inspirational listen. =]

i have been delinquent with my blogging... such a shame but definitely going to try to get on this more. i do keep up on my subscriptions but never get around to blogging myself. lol but yes that's my 2 cents.