God Bless the USA!

So.. I was supposed to go to bed like an hour ago??? Instead I texted my friend who is Bahrain... there she is just starting her day and I thought I would send a salutation to her and a thank you, for all she does to ensure that the freedoms we celebrate on this day remain our freedoms.  So we chatted back and forth a bit.. I love modern technology!!!! Now 2 minutes ago as I begin to put my computer away.. my blessed neighborhood comes to life!  Fireworks everywhere!  Its not so abnormal actually... and I have days where it is endearing and so NYC and days where the ruckus outside sends me running down the hall into the living room where I have to dodge a recliner and jump over my roommates computers and printers and sometimes an actual roommate to get up on the futon which was purchased but never removed from our apt... just so I can actually lean out the window where I will yell.. yes yell for a moment of silence... which i never get.. I don't think people actually hear me.  Ok well, I may have every intention of yelling but when I actually arrive at the window a little voice in my head says.. don't disturb the neighbors... anyway you'd have to yell it in spanish anyway, so I just stand there at the window whisper yelling for just a moment of silence. .. ooo speaking of silence.. I think it has happened without me yelling :)  I better try to get to sleep before the kazoo band starts again like last night :)  Ahhhh NYC!!!!

Eat Pray Love By Elizabeth Gilbert

What an amazing book. What a lame start to this mini review! I decided to read it after sitting at a rooftop party listening to people talk about how it changed their lives. I had always thought it was some new age book but...NO WAY! I will say that I am drawn to personal stories, so I am prone to be "Inspired" easily.. but this book did so much more than that for me. It helped me begin to look at myself and have my own personal crossover. If you haven't read this book yet you may not understand that but you will. Upon finishing this book I took time to honestly evaluate who I am, what I believe, how I practice what I believe, and who I want to be. I can't say I've been 100% successful in the areas I am working on but that's right I am human! If you haven't read it pick it up... it's worth it and if you have read it and have thoughts to share I'd love to hear them.