Ladybugs - Under the Tuscan Sun...

Happy Saturday!

Wishing you ladybugs...
Lots of them,
xoxoxo,
Erica

Happy Sunday...Love, Coldplay

pure magic* Coldplay live....

Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
You've put me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead (singing)
Come out of things unsaid, shoot an apple of my head (and a)
Trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed (singing) 
You are, you are

Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks (gonna)
Come back and take you home, I could not stop, that you now know (singing)
Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I)
A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease (singing)

You are...
And nothing else compares
Oh no nothing else compares
And nothing else compares

You are...
Home, home, where I wanted to go

...and she's so busy being free....

Ashes and Snow and Ryan Adams

Here is the song "Lucky Now" off of Ryan Adams new album, Ashes and Snow.

Enjoy and Happy Friday!!!
xoxoxo

For Seth...

I saw Almost Famous when it first came out with my dear friend Seth and I think of him every time I see this scene and it makes my heart smile.

I'm posting this video in memory of him and all of the magic he brought into so many lives during his time on this wild earth...

I miss you my sweet friend.
xoxo

Regina Spektor

The rare talent of Regina Spektor is something not be missed - check out her album Begin to Hope.  She is truly a talented musician and her unconventional lyrics and tone make this album a complete out of the box and unexpected joy.  

Fidelity by Regina Spektor: 

http://youtu.be/wigqKfLWjvM

Vintage Joni

Since I can remember my mother played Joni Mitchell cd's in the background of our house growing up. There is something (to this day) about Joni's voice, her melancholy open-heart, her vulnerable yet powerful soul, her brilliant lyrics and her poetry. Case and point:

"He’s my sunshine in the morning
He’s my fireworks at the end of the day
He’s the warmest chord I ever heard
Play that warm chord, play and stay baby"

I had to share this video because Joni's voice, her art, it is all magic and I am so grateful I grew up knowing that true art and music coexist. She translates and expresses the complexities of her emotions and the depth. I can go months without listening to Joni and then as soon as I hear her again, I know that I am home.
Thanks Mom

xoxoxox
Erica

Sparks by Coldplay

May you "see sparks" in your lifetime*
Blessings xoxoxo

A love story...

Splitscreen: A Love Story from JW Griffiths on Vimeo.

The Biology of Love

Fear and Fearlessness

"Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth"
— Pema Chödrön

Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman "Fearless" from Omega Institute on Vimeo.

Tao Porchon-Lynch :)

I have been lucky enough to take a yoga class with this woman - she is truly incredible. Enjoy! Oh, and she is currently 92 years old.

Top 5 Regrets...

{Top 5 Regrets People Have on their Deathbed} Special Thank You to my magical sister Jess for passing this along*

Deepak Chopra - Life after death...

Earth Song & Chief Seattle

Chief Seattle wrote -

"The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?

Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people.

We know the sap which courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our veins. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters. The bear, the deer, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the dew in the meadow, the body heat of the pony, and man all belong to the same family.

The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water, but the blood of our ancestors. If we sell you our land, you must remember that it is sacred. Each glossy reflection in the clear waters of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water's murmur is the voice of my father's father.

The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. So you must give the rivers the kindness that you would give any brother.

If we sell you our land, remember that the air is precious to us, that the air shares its spirit with all the life that it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather his first breath also received his last sigh. The wind also gives our children the spirit of life. So if we sell our land, you must keep it apart and sacred, as a place where man can go to taste the wind that is sweetened by the meadow flowers.

Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth.

This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

One thing we know: our God is also your God. The earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator.

Your destiny is a mystery to us. What will happen when the buffalo are all slaughtered? The wild horses tamed? What will happen when the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of many men and the view of the ripe hills is blotted with talking wires? Where will the thicket be? Gone! Where will the eagle be? Gone! And what is to say goodbye to the swift pony and then hunt? The end of living and the beginning of survival.

When the last red man has vanished with this wilderness, and his memory is only the shadow of a cloud moving across the prairie, will these shores and forests still be here? Will there be any of the spirit of my people left?

We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother's heartbeat. So, if we sell you our land, love it as we have loved it. Care for it, as we have cared for it. Hold in your mind the memory of the land as it is when you receive it. Preserve the land for all children, and love it, as God loves us.

As we are part of the land, you too are part of the land. This earth is precious to us. It is also precious to you.

One thing we know - there is only one God. No man, be he Red man or White man, can be apart. We ARE all brothers after all." - Chief Seattle

*My Artist Trading Cards*

The Incredible Kris Carr...

If you have never checked out her website and her Vlogs I highly recommend her work. Kris Carr is inspiring and knowledgeable about all aspects of life. Truly an inspiration!

Quotes :) from J.K. Rowling

"We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are."

"...people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right."


"Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth."


"The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution."


"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."


"Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human … the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength."

Wild Heart ...

What a Voice....