Alan!!

After a weekend of sticks hitting me in the head and throwing my shoulder out at our first ball practice... I needed a little laugh before bed:)

Enjoy!

Let's Play Ball!!

Spring time means that our softball team is gearing up for another exciting season!

Scared Hitless is our name... probably not the best name to start out with... our first season we lived up to it. We sure stepped it up last year, coming 2nd in our division... not too shabby.

 Now entering into our third season we are picking up our socks.  Two new bats and the excitement of spring in the air... we are set!

Can't wait to get started!  April 4th here we come!

Go Team Go!!

Spring

"The three months of the spring season bring about the revitalization of all things in nature.  It is the time of birth.  This is when heaven and earth are reborn.  During this season it is advisable to retire early.  Arise early also and go walking in order to absorb the fresh, invigorating energy.  Since this is the season in which the universal energy begins anew and rejuvenates, one should attempt to correspond to it directly by being open and unsuppressed, both physically and emotionally. 

On the physical level it is good to exercise more frequently and wear loose-fitting clothing.  This is the time to do stretching exercises to loosen up the tendons and muscles.  Emotionally, it is good to develop equanimity.  This is because spring is the season of the liver, and indulgence in anger, frustration, depression, sadness, or any excess emotion can injure the liver.  Furthermore, violating the natural order of spring will cause cold disease, illness inflicted by atmospheric cold, during summer." 

~ Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine)

The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, also known as Huangdi Neijing or simply Neijing, is one of the earliest ancient Chinese medical texts. The book has been accredited to the Yellow Emperor Huang Di who lived at around 2500 BC. This book is composed of 2 parts, where each is composed of eighty-one chapters. It is written is a question-and-answer format between Huang Di and his six legendary ministers. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic firstly discusses and explains the fundamentals of ancient Chinese medicine in the first part, the Suwen. The second part, the Lingshu, refers to the acupuncture therapy in great detail.

The Yellow Emperor’s Class of Internal Medicine is a book which has enlightened us about the fundamentals of ancient Chinese medicine and the complex therapy of acupuncture, designed by Bian Que. The Ancient Chinese believed, according to the Yellow Emperor’s Classic, that the Chinese believed that diseases were due to diet, lifestyle, emotions, environment and age, instead of demons. This is still what we believe in modern times with some diseases. Therefore, the book is revolutionizing in the sense that the Chinese developed our beliefs (to a certain extent) over 2300 years ago.

http://www.med-street.com/history-of-medicine/2600-bc-1-bc/

Mmmmmmm.........

It's almost 11pm and this is what I'm craving.....  warm, sweet, delicious, sticky cinnamon buns.... 
I can almost smell them....  yummmmm

Committed

It has been almost 3 years since I read a book outside of my studies. I love reading anything about Chinese Medicine but it was due time to step out of that box.  During my holidays I picked up one of my girlfriends books, Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, and loved it.  I haven't read "Eat, Pray, Love" but it's on my to-do-list.  Hopefully it wont be another 3 years before I can indulge myself into someone else's world again.  

Home Sweet Home

There is nothing quite like home... It was hard to leave the beach, sun and all the amazing friends but something I was longing for awaited me at home. I almost forgot what it was like to be cuddled up in bed Sunday morning with a cup of tea, my puppy and my man... Unbeatable.

With all the relaxing time behind me, it is now time to open the books and start the count down to my Board Exam in October.  Study, study, study

But the sweet memories of my trip will help me get through it:)