Fight real injustice not distractions from the truth. Mass media is playing you. Think beyond the herd.
Fly.
Life outside our window in the early morning.
Everyday is Saturday in our world. :]
– Mushpa y Mensa
Category Archives: Inspiration
My Criminal Mind
Last night I was watching Criminal Minds. It is great-ish show. I have a somewhat odd interest in serial killers, sociopaths, psychopaths, and the un-rested. At times I have to mute it and look away, which thankfully confirms I am not a sociopath. ;]
I am interested in things that are a conundrum of the norm. Events, circumstances and people that make me question, that propel me to discover more through knowledge and my own truth that comes from wherever it comes from. I also like the nerd factoids and of course the quotes.
On to the point, this was a long intro to basically let people know that I am going to start posting some of the quotes from this show on a regular basis. Yes, I am that nerdy. B] I like quotes because they inspire me not only to be different, but get me interested and/or remind me of people, books, periods that help me evolve, to understand things, and to not feel so alone in this world. They move me. Anything that gets me to pick up a book is a good thing.
The quote from last night I am posting is by William Faulkner.
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner (The Paris Review interview (1956) with Jean Stein; later published in Writers at Work)
Anyway…hope you are into it. I am going to read, “The Sound and the Fury” because of this and because I am living in rural North Carolina, I know nothing about Jefferson, Mississippi and my cat’s name is Jefferson, so let’s do this.
– Mushpa
Never Be Afraid to be a Poppy in a Field of Daffodils
Thanks for this Sabrina. It was beautiful.
– Mushpa
Helping Keep a Language Alive
These 3 are amazing humans. I love Donovan. Makes me want to learn a million languages. ;]
– Mushpa
Update from the Ladies of Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover!
Hello All!
We here at Mushpa y Mensa hope this email finds you terrific, happy and healthy. We would love to share with you a little bit of what we have been up to this summer.
First huge news…. Maya got some color!!! Remember when she was our blank canvas?
Maya went from dreary and pale, to sunlight and bright, with a dash of original Mushpa y Mensa artwork on the side.
With the help of our friends Marco and Sidney, we gave Maya a splash of purple posies, pastel mint, and a smidgen of bronzer. Next, the drawings we had on paper came to life in the form of a giga-sticker! So cool! This all came together, completing her present fantabulous exterior look! Still in the potential plan: red hub-cabs that will make everything pop! Glitter red slippers you could say. Oh Dorothy…
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In other exciting news, we will be spending some time down south in order to build the inside of the truck! We said goodbye to NYC a week ago. Mushpa y Mensa will be out of The Big Apple for a bit, but make sure to keep updated with our outrageously awesome news via our newsletter (Sign up Now!), our Tweets @mushpamensa, and other good info at mushpamensa.com.
Thanks for tuning in, and again thanks to all for supporting the reality that once was a dream.
Much love,
Cara Elaine and Maria Emilia
Success
These are the 14 ways success can be achieved:
(1) LESS TALK, MORE ACTION. “Well done is better than well said.”
(2) DON’T PROCRASTINATE. “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.”
(3) BE PREPARED. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
(4) DON’T FIGHT CHANGE. “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.”
(5) GET MOVING. “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.”
(6) AVOID BUSYWORK. “Never confuse motion with action.”
(7) GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO MAKE MISTAKES. “Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.”
(8) ACT QUICKLY ON OPPORTUNITIES. “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”
(9) CONTINUE TO GROW. “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better person.”
(10) KEEP GOING. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
(11) KNOW YOURSELF. “There are three things which are extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.”
(12) DON’T SELF SABOTAGE. “Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?”
(13) DON’T GIVE UP. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
(14) WISE UP. “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”
Let’s do this!
-Mushpa
Love
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
~Zora Neale Hurston
You are Oceanic
All she wanted was to find a place to stretch her bones.
A place to lengthen her smiles
and spread her hair
a place where her legs could walk without cutting and bruising
a place unchained.
She was born out of ocean breath.
I reminded her; ‘Stop pouring so much of yourself into hearts that have no room for themselves
do not thin yourself, be vast.
You do not bring the ocean to a river.’
– Tapiwa Mugabe, You are Oceanic
Art of Today
Think about it…
– Mushpa
The Universe is On It!
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
– Marianne Williamson
I love Oprah and all her Aquariousness! Marianne is not so bad herself!
Download this!
– Mushpa