“YOU LOOK LIKE THE SUN, AND WHEN YOU DON’T YOU LOOK LIKE THE MOON.” This page exists as somewhere for my thoughts to go. Creation, in any form, anything and everything. Before you love others pure and true, love yourself, for you’ll always be you. http://twitter.com/ERIKALANE var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-8247732-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @laneurl)http://erikalane.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8vcPYvu1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18083233502http://erikalane.com/post/18083233502Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:59:36 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8skDj6e1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Durango, CO</p> <p>-Erika Lane</p>http://erikalane.com/post/18083153467http://erikalane.com/post/18083153467Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:57:56 -0800“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”<br/><br/> - <em>Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)</em>http://erikalane.com/post/18083134455http://erikalane.com/post/18083134455Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:57:34 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8qpQRpi1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18083099633http://erikalane.com/post/18083099633Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:49 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz2ge1r3Aj1r1th70o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><blockquote>OK, so it’s not <em>real</em> spaghetti — it’s a computer visualization of the complex magnetic field that creates Earth’s magnetosphere — but it sure looks tangled.</blockquote></p>http://erikalane.com/post/18083089305http://erikalane.com/post/18083089305Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:38 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8pbfDn31qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Durango, CO</p> <p>-Erika Lane</p>http://erikalane.com/post/18083059875http://erikalane.com/post/18083059875Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:59 -0800<p><strong>Physical Intuitiveness</strong><br/><em>The Body Is Natural</em> </p> <em>So much of the human experience is removed from nature that we forget we are products of the natural world.</em> <br/><br/> So much of the human experience is removed from nature that we tend to forget that we are products of the natural world. At the moment of birth, we are perfectly attuned to nature. Our feelings are an authentic response to the stimulus we encounter. We interact with our environment viscerally, desiring only what is necessary for our survival. And, if we are lucky, we take in nourishment in the form of pure mother’s milk. As months and years pass, however, we discover the sights, sounds, and scents of the synthetic world. Though these often momentarily dazzle us, the dim memory of our naturalness remains. When we embrace the notion that human beings are inherently natural, bringing it to the forefront of our day-to-day experiences, we achieve a new level of wellness that boasts nature at its very core. <br/><br/> We innately understand that our bodies are not composed of plastics or man-made chemicals and that there is no legitimate reason to consume or expose ourselves bodily to such substances. This knowledge is reinforced each time we find ourselves energized by sweet, fresh air and warm sunlight or awed by the majesty of Mother Nature’s beauty. We feel the strength of our connection to nature when fresh food that is close to the earth sustains us more effectively than artificial supplements and when the pleasures of exercise outweigh the pains of exertion. The human body has been blessed with the same physical intuitiveness that all nonhuman living beings employ instinctively. But because our lives are no longer bound up in nature’s rhythms, we must actively seek to reconnect with this formerly innate skill. The process of rediscovering our place in the natural world can be exciting and inspiring, since nothing more is required of us than to delight in nature’s wonders, to derive nourishment from natural foods, and to drink deeply of all the wisdom that plants and animals have to share. <br/><br/> Your own naturalness will reveal itself to you when you look beyond your beliefs, your lifestyle choices, and the attitudes you hold. When these constructs are stripped away, you will see a body and mind that never gave up its relationship to the essence of the natural world from which consciousness sprang.http://erikalane.com/post/18083036737http://erikalane.com/post/18083036737Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:31 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8n5TqPn1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18082997743http://erikalane.com/post/18082997743Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:54:41 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8kxjd641qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>L.A.</p> <p>-Erika Lane</p>http://erikalane.com/post/18082933328http://erikalane.com/post/18082933328Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:53:21 -0800“The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.”<br/><br/> - <em>    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes)</em>http://erikalane.com/post/18082903170http://erikalane.com/post/18082903170Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:52:46 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8i9HwcI1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8i9HwcI1qzxlkuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8i9HwcI1qzxlkuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18082858998http://erikalane.com/post/18082858998Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:51:45 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8gvsCH71qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18082815506http://erikalane.com/post/18082815506Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:50:55 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt8geWUo71qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>-Erika Lane</p>http://erikalane.com/post/18082803152http://erikalane.com/post/18082803152Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:50:38 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li27t0kNQ31qb5tu1o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18082651883http://erikalane.com/post/18082651883Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:47:30 -0800“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”<br/><br/> - <em>Chinese Proverb</em>http://erikalane.com/post/18082612152http://erikalane.com/post/18082612152Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:46:40 -0800<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H9W9rc-P9UQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Jamiroquai - Feels Just Like It Should</span></p>http://erikalane.com/post/18082592840http://erikalane.com/post/18082592840Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:46:15 -0800<p><span><strong>Information and Inspiration</strong><br/><em>Roadmaps of Life</em> <em>When we learn to attune ourselves to our inner compass we follow a map that only we can see, our own path.</em><br/><br/>All the major spiritual traditions serve the purpose of offering us a roadmap to guide us on our individual journeys to enlightenment. These roadmaps are made up of moral codes, parables, and, in some cases, detailed descriptions of mystical states. We often study the fine points of a particular ascended master’s narrative in order to better understand our own and to seek inspiration and guidance on our path. In the same way, when we plan a road trip, we carry maps and guidebooks in an effort to understand where we are going. In both cases, though, the journey has a life of its own and maps, while helpful, can only take us so far. There is just no comparison between looking at a line on a piece of paper and driving your own car down the road that line represents. <br/><br/>Some people seem well-suited to following maps, while others are always looking for new ways to get where they’re going. In the end, the only reliable compass is within, as every great spiritual guide will tell you. The maps and travelogues left behind by others are great blessings, full of useful information and inspiration, but they cannot take the journey for us. When it is time to merge onto the highway or pull up anchor, we are ostensibly on our own. Strange weather patterns, closed roads, and traffic jams arise in the moment, out of nowhere, and our maps cannot tell us what to do. Whether we take refuge in a motel by the side of the road, persevere and continue forward, or turn back altogether is entirely up to us. <br/><br/>Maps are based on observations from the past and we are living in the present, so we are the only true experts on our journey to enlightenment. We may find that the road traveled by our predecessors is now closed. We may feel called to change direction entirely so that the maps we have been carrying really no longer apply. These are the moments when we learn to attune ourselves to our inner compass, following a map that only we can see, as we make our way into the unknown territory of our own enlightenment.</span></p>http://erikalane.com/post/18082327383http://erikalane.com/post/18082327383Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:40:39 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt7zcOjaB1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Annie Hall</p>http://erikalane.com/post/18082317776http://erikalane.com/post/18082317776Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:40:24 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt7ysbz9c1qzxlkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://erikalane.com/post/18082301884http://erikalane.com/post/18082301884Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:40:04 -0800“Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.”<br/><br/> - <em>Woody Allen</em>http://erikalane.com/post/18082261283http://erikalane.com/post/18082261283Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:39:14 -0800