What are you doing with your precious life?

This is a poem by Mary Oliver called Summer Day, which was recommended to me by this guy Alex, who has helped remind me what is important in life. Graduate school has been my life this year, but especially this term, and sometimes I forget that I need to have a bit fun and time for myself. I've embraced the words, and the wisdom this poem has portrayed and hopefully you'll embrace it too! Thanks Alex and Mary for reminding me of what is important!

The Summer Day

Mary Oliver

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

check this out!

http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

Check out this video about the plastic water bottle industry and all of the impacts these plastic bottles have on our environment, and our wallets.

It is time that we together, make a push to STOP buying plastic water bottles because of the harmful, negative and useless impacts these bottles have on our environments and lives. Did you know that even when we recycle plastic water bottles, often they get shipped to INDIA...freaking INDIA. Talk about having a negative impact! Plus so much of the pollution of our tap water, comes from industries like these.

As Earth Day approaches, let's all make a conscience effort to reduce our plastic water bottle intake- actually let's BOYCOTT it all together!

Drinking tap water is SEXY!

Conclusions on concerts

The more concerts that I attend, the more I want to share. I went to the Tegan and Sara concert on Tuesday night in SLC at the place called In the Venue. I learned a few things while attending this concert.

1. I am not a huge fan of all ages shows. It is not the no-alcohol that bothers me, it is the annoying 16 year old girls who need to take a photo every five seconds.

2. I throughly enjoy small concert venues- they provide this intimacy factor that feels very personal.

3. I enjoyed the fact that I was able to take TRAX (the train) to and from the concert venue.

4. I enjoy concerts that do not go on for the entire night!

5. I love getting exposed to new talents and bands. My newest turn on is Holly Miranda. She not only has one breath-taking voice, and is absolutely a goddess on the guitar, but she also has such great stage presence. Check her out because she'll blow your mind!

6. I love acts like Tegan and Sara because they are big enough to put on a great concert, but not sell-outs either.

Images from my night at the Diamond Fork Hot Springs

Jacque, Jayme and I at the Diamond Fork Hot Springs, in Utah drinking some delicious home brews while relaxing in the natural sulfate pools! Just one way I am making some changes in my life.