May

Loving

One of the greatest mysterious we as humans spend a lifetime trying to uncover is the wonderment of love. Whether you love, they love, she loves or he loves; its all about the right kind of love. In the most intense of conundrums; I have learned that a man who assigns the act of making a woman smile to another man willfully allows and accepts the possibility of losing her without even trying to win her himself. Yes, usually there is a bright and cheery sentiment in my blog entries – and you would think with a title like “Loving” the flow of optimism would be obvious (well of course there is always optimism – its what I strive for in my constant ramblings of thoughts) but we need to be realistic so as to make sure the person that is most important to you is loved by you – and that would be you.

Love is the Message

I will not disappoint you with this one, because for the sake of hope and all that is wonderful in the world, I still believe that love is the message and loving is the way to get to our human happy place. Without love there would be no love-making, which makes the babies, and we all know how important the babies are. I take complete guidance from the love Abuelo and Abuela have (I have even honored it in previous postings) – two people just like you and I who made babies that made this baby writing now. They took their love in complete faith – which I would imagine is how it should be done. She believed in him so much when he was working hard to get the family out of Cuba and even now as they live the later years of life with health issues and the constant reminder of time. How can we believe in another person so much, so blindly and so whole-heartedly without so much as a thought to what we will gain for ourselves?

Where does the justification of such actions place itself when the other person doesn’t believe? I will tell you where; in your own strength and your own energy which will, in turn, open your heart to yourself and your true love. Following the flow of the universe is a sacred ritual and I have become more adept to it as well as to listening with my gut and my heart – it is important to trust your instinct. Bare in mind of the people created for the sole purpose of creating rifts in your heart and rifts in between you and the person you love – forgive them – they can only emulate what you have in your heart.

When the heart possesses something that is beyond the mind and is connected directly to the soul there is no amount of worldly mistakes either of you can make that is not forgiven. Love has no reference of time – no beginning and no end – it is everlasting. Every time you think of that person your heart shines for a brief minute and then the surrounding universe displays its approval of that love by rewarding you with the things you need only to get closer to the one that you love. You see I told you it would be positive. Life is now, today, this moment right here – all that has happened is in the past and all the will happen is up to you – time is the only thing we cannot afford to waste. How much love do you have in your heart?

May

Madre Mia

When I was a chunky baby, she dressed me in a white and red cherry suit and made me laugh for an epic picture of me and my Momma. She was the vessel in which I was carried onto this Earth and played in the waves on the beach while I was still in utero.

My mother is a special person, unique in every sense of the way and extremely strong and successful in raising productive members of society. My siblings and I have been there with her through the struggles of life and she still manages to keep calm and carry on. As a family unit we are strong and sure of each other because of the way she raised us. Mom taught us not to take ourselves so seriously; yet she was my number one dance coach when trying to get things done. She has always been supportive in whatever roll we chose or whatever decisions we make.

Mom always let us be as long as we follow her standards – which was always to be the best in ourselves.

Its Sunday, I’m exhausted from an entire weekend full of moving. Aside from the new workout regimine and training program I begin tomorrow; I also embark on a Vegan Week once more. Vegan, is absolutely fabulous if done the right way – especially if you are working out – you get great results.

I’ll keep you posted on the diet and work out plan so you can see how its working. We all have to be ready for the summer! Happy Sunday.

May

Determination, Justification, Adoration

The helpless are helpless because they do not help themselves. Be the best you can be and everything else will fall into place – as it should.

May

The Most Important Things…

I couldn’t have put it better myself.

May

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…

In life, we are presented with situations where we must make decisions. There are the decisions we make like choosing a career path which can be extremely fulfilling and triumphant and there are the decisions we make after drinking a half a bottle of tequila on Cinco de Mayo. Each decision we make brings an onset of consequential events that start with self-realization and end with universal reaction.

A decision on Cinco de Mayo may result differently than the decision you make to bravely move forward in the direction of certainty within yourself, or do they? Being the purveyor of positiveness, I believe the Cinco de Mayo decisions we have all made could propel us onto a path of certainty from a situation of outside influenced stupors. Perhaps the uninhibited reactions thrown at you were enough to steer you away from the situation the universe feels is not for you.

Of course, I use Cinco de Mayo as a point of reference for the sake of giving the events of unexpectedness a name – it can happen at any time in any situation, the trick is to learn to listen with your feelings. Sometimes we have to take it in and even take blame for our own actions. Other times its exactly what we need to understand whatever the hell is going on around us. We even use those events to move on – so you really cannot beat yourself up about it – its okay, forgive yourself you are only human.

Better decisions like Sunday pool parties with the family make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I know that pulling up to my grandparents house on the weekends is a good decision because I breathe a sigh of relief and tell myself “I’m home.” Then the universe throws Abuela’s home cooking and kitchen lessons and life is good.

Challenging decisions like the career path you embark on can be scary yet invigorating all at the same time. The universe decided you needed to discover the best in you in order to give it back. With a turbo charge of self encouragement only you can make the decision in your life; whether they are the best ones or the not so great ones – all of it is a learning experience with nothing but silver lining and beautiful light.

We may not be perfect, but we’re perfect just the way we are and the universe will never leave you hanging – only the decisions you make can have an impact on how you are left hanging. Sometimes what you think is “left hanging” can really be a push onto your next chapter. We are human beings with shortcomings and imperfections and, hey, if listening to Jimmy Buffett while roasting in the sun and drinking really good tequila leads to a decision – then next year will be different. There is nothing much else we can do after its done except learn something about yourself from it.

Viva la Vida!

Apr

The Wanderer

“I went out walking through the streets paved with gold, lifted some stones, saw the skin and bones, of a city without a soul.” ~Johnny Cash w/ U2

For years now I have heard the all too familiar song of ”Miami is.” Whether you are a brand new transplant or an original local; the streets and people of Miami can leave an impression on any of us at any given time. So many nights under the Miami moon has set the the perfect stage for a wanderer to observe and assess the skin and bones of a city who’s soul is hiding somewhere on South Beach.

Delving into a deeper understanding of the sunny Vitamin D soaked society you begin to uncover that the entire city, as a whole, has a distinct personality of southern warmth and worldly cynicism. We, as Miami, are layers of personality and culture with a twist of historical drama. My own experiences growing up in Miami were extremely out of the norm from any other kid growing up in America, yet I went through all of the same growing pains that everyone in the world went through.

To this day, Miami has been a place of selective inclusion. Clusters of the same kind of people hang out in their own burrows – which makes it interesting to observe the human behaviors that ensue. There are the party people, the sports bar crowds – people south of eighth street – the beach people, those that hang in Miami Lakes and everywhere else.

The wanderer in me has seen the skin and bones of this place and has felt it in the soul – yet it still feels like a wander anywhere I go until I find myself at home. I do know that part of Miami that is spoken about after the line ‘Miami is,’ but I also know the Miami that is real and has raised me to be the person I am now. In gratitude I honor Miami as the place that makes me a lover of life and the classroom where I learned defense. If I am okay in Miami I will be fine anywhere else.

Look at Miami through eyes of a wanderer, you’ll notice the ‘atomic sky’ and the ‘churches where people sit’ – the only question is will you want a ‘kingdom with out God in it?’

Apr

This is Yendiism

Apr

The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul

A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well. (Bhagavad-gita 6.5)

You know its always easier said than done, always. After all, you are your mind and at the same time you don’t control the onset of thoughts that make you freak out. As soon as your mind takes that spiral towards an unknown darkness, remind yourself that the mind is your friend (not your enemy). Like a friend who may need subtle motivation into thinking more positive thoughts, you must motivate your mind.

Bhagavad Gita - Krishna and Arjuna speak - from Parihara.com

Once you can master your own mind; then you can move towards a higher consciousness and a natural premonitory state of mind. You can almost expect what’s to come because you are aware of everything that surrounds you. In the most methodical way you anticipate the next instinctively – like when you came out of your mother’s birth canal. Not having an absolute clue about what to do next, you naturally said to yourself, “ok, its time to get out.”

Getting in touch with your essence, requires you to condition your soul which in turn will elevate you onto a level of divinity that will only attract the good karma. I went to church today, said my prayers and lit my candle. It was a ritualistic experience based on my respect and awareness for the faith I was born to, after all Jesus is my homeboy. As I got on my knees at the pew, I began to recite my prayers in my head (the ones I learned in Catholic Night School). After the Amen, I began to have a conversation with my mind and GOD. It was real, the most real conversation I have ever had to date. The state of prayer and mediation brought me to my realization.

Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

It was silent in the sanctuary, I was the only one there until I heard a couple walk in with a statue of the Virgin Mary (or Santa Barbara for my “homies” back in Hialeah) the priest walked out – he only spoke English and the couple only spoke Spanish. I got up from the pew and helped out with a translation, almost like GOD mercifully presented me a situation to be kind-almost like telling me “Yendi don’t forget what it feels like to be kind, practice it right now.”

After the couple left I just sat there staring at all the statues and wood carvings on the alter and throughout the sanctuary. Then I introduced myself to the priest. I asked him if he needed help with anything and he just responded “no thank you, I am beyond help.” I responded that we all were and realized that the only help we need to get kick-started is self-help. He gave me a blessing in Latin and I went on my merry way. Thank the Lord I was given such a wonderful spiritual upbringing.

Kind of like my friend, I spoke to myself and gave me that “look its time to realize a few things talk.” There was nothing degrading about what I was thinking or reciting in my mind it was all caring and thought out. It was invigorating and fear-eliminating and I walked away with a sense of purpose and inner-strength.

Buddha

Achieving absolute Zen and empty space in your mind cannot happen if you do not nurture it first.

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Apr

Respect and Admiration

Its the perfect formula and standard as to which you uphold your charted path for personal growth.

Beginning with respect and admiration for yourself. Once that happens, then you may live happily ever after. After all, why would you want to align yourself with energies that don’t treasure your role in life and your presence in theirs. You have to begin within yourself, at the core. A simple concept of nature to understand, and the basic principle in the practice of Buddhism.

The more you mature in life, the more you understand and accept the concept of human interaction and its purpose for continued growth – whether personally or biologically. At the very basis of any human relationship there is a basic understanding of respect. Only when respect has been established can you earn the admiration of said human.

When a bag full of air begins to blow or a bucket of water begins to fill, eventually you’ll reach the brim. Once you get to that very edge things boil over and fizzle out. Only when you truly have earned the respect and admiration of the other is when you can begin to understand each other – and yourself.

So as an affirmation to yourself, never tell you or others you are a loser for not doing things, when in fact you are amazing for doing so many incredible things. Take a deep breath and understand that life pans out as it should and you make a couple of decisions on a couple of different days in your life that take you on that course (whatever it may be). Make love in action not just words – true respect and admiration is felt to the bone. Passion is never lost when you admire the person you are loving.

Lessons are the most valuable part of any social interaction between humans; how else are we supposed to develop to full potential if we don’t study the events that have occurred in order to prepare for the ones that haven’t.

Currently listening to The Clash on Spotify: Check out my Punkd playlist.

Apr

In All Seriousness, this is Serious Business

Post season sports time in South Florida and the Florida Panthers, after ten years have dipped into the playoffs! The Boyz lost it in a one-point difference a couple of days ago against the NJ Red Devils in the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals. Tonight they do it again. Hopefully with some skills and knowledge gained from playing their opponents with different mind set – how exciting!

The Heat is also working on some unconventional basketball. Coach Spoelstra communicates well with media as he points out faults that are being studied and fixed for play off time. Decisions like Wade’s longer bench time in the more recent games, show a forward thing Spo as he comments its for “maintenance.” Play-off time is always intense and heart wrenching for Miami Heat fans.

My two favorite sports doing well during play off season. As I light a candle and say a prayer for each of my hometown heroes I hope the rest of South Florida gets in on the pots and pans train. In other words, show your spirit and community pride as you cheer and support an excellent form of entertainment and forward thinking.

Short and sweet this week, I’m going to tan.

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