RIP Amy Winehouse

I can't tell you how I heard Amy Winehouse, but I am 99% sure it was in a zip file that came to me from a dear friend who told me to not just to unzip and listen, but to listen closely. I did and was astounded by what I did hear. Her flame burned bright and then amidst tabloid headlines and personal addictions, it became less about the music to the point that she was off my radar so much so that I completely left her record off my decade best list. 

I was saddened by her passing but didn't feel I should write about it because there are others whose work would easily eclipse mine. That being said, you should read every word of the next two pieces:

Russell Brand wrote the most emotional tribute I have read. When the attention on her life went from music to what was in her veins, I tuned out. But Brand puts her life, her music and her soul on display for all. More importantly, he puts the tragedy into perspective from his own experience. A must read. 

The other piece is by someone I admire beyond words and I would even dare say I feel close to her despite never meeting her; Holly Gleason. She writes beautifully with deep knowledge of the subject matter and winds her prose with not just a piece of herself, but you as well. She truly encapsulates the thoughts that run inside of you when you experience music like no other. Her piece on Amy is a commentary on not just her music but our sick and odd fascination with seeing celebrities fail. I wish I could have written this piece. Go HERE now and be dazzled. 

In the end, I'm saddened Amy wasn't able to find some sort of piece and continue to create. But above all else she was someone's friend, someone's lover and someone's child and her absence will leave a gap never filled and that is the greatest tragedy of them all. So the next time you make a joke about her addictions, remember, there are people whose lives will forever be shattered by her absence. 

Amy Winehouse Dies and she does deserve recognition!

Well everyone knows the news by now! Amy Winehouse is no longer with us. Whilst it does not come as a shock to me, it does. I think in the back of our minds we did not expect Ms Winehouse to live for a long stretch but it is always shocking when you actually hear the news. What shocks me even more is the response that she has gotten from some people. Yes she has dominated the news recently and so she should! She is a British icon and her death would be heavily publicised, just like her life was. I recently joined the RIP Amy Winehouse fan page on Facebook and what really annoyed me was that every other comment it was someone writing something like “Don’t you think that the 93 people that died in the terrible Norway shootings should deserve a little more notice” erm. To be blatantly honest, no they should not on an Amy Winehouse tribute page. They can have all the notice that they deserve on the victims of the Norway killings page but I really do not think that they should have notice on a page dedicated to Amy. These two news stories have been intertwined on Facebook in some sort of “Who deserves to be dead more” face off and I think it is disgusting. I understand that there are many people out there that do not like Amy Winehouse and to them I say “then don’t listen to her music and read news stories about her then” Yes she was addicted to drink and drugs and yes this is the probable cause of her death but just because she was addicted to drugs and alcohol really does not make her any less of a person in my eyes. Its not like she killed anyone or was a truly horrible person to anyone, it was herself that she has taken it all out on so why are so many people adamant that she is a horrible worthless person. She had an amazing talent that will be recognised for many many years to come. Her songs were different, her writing amazing and that is what I will always remember her for. A great musician. She may have cut her life short but I guess that not many of us know the powers of addiction and the pains that she may have been going through. We only have her music to peer into the windows of her life. I am not saying that these poor people in Norway deserve any less recognition but I am saying that Amy still deserves hers. I will miss her, I did not know her but through her amazing talent we all got that little bit closer to her,

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Amy Winehouse & Letting Go Of What Traps Us

4:33pm

I arrived here at Starbucks a couple of hours ago, opened up my mobile browser, and the headline blared "Amy Winehouse Dead At 27." I was shocked and saddened, if not surprised. 27 years old, so much talent, a dynamite voice.

I wasn't very familiar with Winehouse's music, but she was one of those artists who, whenever I heard about her or heard a clip of a song on the news, I would inevitably say "I really should pick up one of her albums." Her blend of jazz/soul and pop was intriguing.

Her death is for some reason making me think back to September 1997 when I heard the news that singer Rich Mullins had died in a car accident at the young age of 41. Mullins was another artist who I had been slightly familiar with, but had never went out and bought any of his music. That changed quickly after his death, when I first picked up one of his collection CD's, then proceeded to go out and order all of his albums. Tragically, Amy Winehouse didn't even have enough albums to warrant a collection.

Winehouse and Mullins were seemingly completely different people. Amy lived in the spotlight and was frequently in the news because of her drug and alcohol problems and scuffles with fans. Rich, meanwhile, was living in a trailer on a native reservation near the end of his life, forsaking fame and instead teaching music to small children. However, there was a brokenness about Rich Mullins that you could plainly see if you spent much time at all reading his articles or watching his interviews. I believe much of it had to do with loneliness.

Back to Amy for a minute though, who had been working on a new album and recently recorded a duet with Tony Bennett for his new album. She had been in and out of rehab and her most recent public appearance was just 4 days ago at a concert by her goddaughter.

My question this afternoon is: Why do so many of us hold onto things that so evidently poison us? I do not claim to know the answer to that question, or to know what was going on with Amy Winehouse. All that matters today is that a beautiful 27-year-old woman was found dead in her London apartment, cutting short a talented and gifted life. But still I can wonder, why do we hold onto such things?

Pick your poison. Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, an abusive boyfriend, a shitty job that you hate, a toxic friendship that just brings you down. The list goes on and on. What do you hold onto?

For me, a big one is fear. I have dealt with anxiety issues for years. Now, while some of it may be physiological, a great deal of it is my reluctance to let it go, for one reason or another. It has often ate away at me, usurping my happiness and ability to be truly present in a situation.

I like the Bible verse that says that "perfect love casts out all fear." So why am I hanging onto fear, and why do people hang onto ? Could it be that we are afraid of perfect love? Maybe we're used to disappointment or pain or expectations never being met, and so instead we reach out to something that's more tangible and in great supply: the line of coke, the bottle of vodka, the one night stand sitting at the bar. Maybe we think the shitty job is all that we can get, and "hey, it pays the bills." That might work for awhile, but eventually a part of you starts dying because you're not doing what you were meant to do.

Maybe we aren't convinced that we deserve to be truly happy, so we do the S word: we settle. And why aren't we convinced of our deservability? Maybe it's because we aren't convinced of just how valuable and lovable we truly are. We have to fill the void somehow, so we reach out to something that seems to ease the pain for awhile, until it rises up and takes control, and we're hooked.

How do we change or break free? I think that it can start with even a simple desire to let go, whether it's from the obvious things like drugs or alcohol, or the roots like a lack of deservability or feelings of being without value. For me, I am a spiritual person so I believe in putting out the intention to release and let go of whatever it is that I am hooked to, and letting Spirit/The Universe find a way to bring it about. Do I have to do my part? Yes. This may very well involve things like therapy or for some, rehab. It can be hard work. But I am convinced that there is a deeper spiritual power who wants to work on our behalf, if we'd only trust.

I didn't know Amy Winehouse, but she certainly struggled with drugs and alcohol. Whatever we are struggling with, there is always potential for us to let it go and live a happier, healthier life.

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Missy Elliott To Appear On Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Remix

If all goes to plan, Miss E.'s appearance should help the pop star break another record.

Missy Elliott is slated to appear on the remix to Katy Perry’s hit “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” which currently sits at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is slated to hit digital retailers, the web and radio airwaves on Monday, August 8^th.
With Misdemeanor on the cut, the song could become the pop star’s fifth song from her sophomore album Teenage Dream to hit No. 1 on the chart. That would put her in the same company as Michael Jackson, who stands as the only other artist to notch five number ones from the same album. MJ accomplished that feat with his 1987 release Bad.
Perry previously hit number one with her singles “Teenage Dream,” “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg, “Firework” and “E.T.” featuring Kanye West.

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Mobb Deep's Prodigy Speaks On The Illuminati, President Obama & Jay-Z

P chops it up with radio show host Alex Jones about the Illuminati, saying, "It's definitely not a joke." He also says Jay-Z "knows what time it is" and more.

New York's Prodigy of Mobb Deep recently visited The Alex Jones Show to speak about the Illuminati and more. After famously saying, "Illuminati want my mind, soul and my body," Prodigy took his lyrics further in the recent interview with the controversial Jones. Speaking on how society has been brainwashed, talking about President Obama and more, Prodigy shared his feelings about the world's "conspiracies."

"To me, it’s definitely not a joke. There’s a lot of real stuff going on out here, in this world. Secret societies are real. It’s definitely really obvious that they’re at work and it’s at play in the music industry, in the food industry, politics, everywhere you turn, it’s everywhere. You just gotta read the signs, the writing on the wall. It’s right in front of your face. Once people just learn about it and do a little research about it all, they’ll be like, ‘Yeah, I understand what’s going on.’" 

Though he feels passionately about this topic, Prodigy is aware that others don't share his sentiments. He acknowledged this by saying that others are brainwashed, so he and others who speak about conspiracies may not be effective with their messages.

"This plan that they got into effect for hundreds of years or whatever, I think it’s so embedded in people’s brains now. They got people so brainwashed in this world that they don’t even really care anymore about people like Alex Jones, people like Prodigy. They're like, 'Go ahead, tell these people what you want. We got these people so brainwashed, there's nothing you could do about it.'"

Analyzing his role in Hip Hop and how other elements play a part in the formation of the culture, Prodigy said he is unhappy with how his friends and others are "brainwashed." 

"In the Hip Hop community," he added, "In the urban communities, where I come from, they have us so brainwashed with fashion, jewelery and sex, that we don't even care to think about what's going on. A lot of the people I'm around, I look at them sometimes and all they're concerned about is, what I just said, fashion, jewelry and sex, all stuff that's materialistic and it's not going to do nothing for their souls or their lives." 

"I got to a point in my life and in my career where, it's easy to get caught up in that lifestyle with fast money, sex, drugs and rock and roll. I started slipping at some point and I had to catch myself...I got to the point where I got fed up and pissed off and I said, 'I'm not rocking jewelery no more. I'm not doing certain things anymore.' I did it to make a statement." 

While not fully rehashing the now infamous feud he had with Jay-Z, Prodigy did speak about the Brooklyn emcee, saying that he feels Jay-Z has "chosen sides" in the game. He added that Jay-Z took a different route, which is why he has more money and power within the music industry. 

"Jay-Z is just one example and one of the biggest examples of artists in the music industry, because he's so popular and so big...He knows what time it is, he just doesn't promote it. From the looks of things, it looks like he has chosen sides. He's chosen a side and the side he chose is money, power and he doesn't really care to spread the information that might save some body's soul." 

Shifting his focus to the United States' current president, Prodigy spoke about President Obama as well. Saying that he is a part of a conspiracy, "whether he knows it or not," he added that he is a part of a plan to "rule the world."

"My view on [President Obama] is that, number one, you can't be a president of the United States unless you're a part of this bloodline that they got going on that goes all the way back to European royalty. So, they got this bloodline going on and whether people believe it or not, it's very real. You will not be an American president unless you are linked and a part of this bloodline. Obama is." 

"From what I see, whether he knows it or not, he's down with this whole conspiracy to rule the world. He's a part of it. To brainwash people, to kill people, genocide, everything that goes on out here that's so fantastic you really don't want to believe it, he's a part of it." 

DMX Speaks On His Bipolar Disorder, Drug Addiction & More

DMX has opened up about his personal struggles, speaking to Arizona’s ABC 15 about his bipolar disorder, fight to beat drug addiction and dog fighting. During the interview, he revealed that he suffers from bipolar disorder, which causes severe mood swings between mania and depression.
"I'm not the person the media portrays me to be," he said. “X is the bad guy. That’s not who I am. I’m not the person the media portrays me to be.”
He explained that he used to be able to distinguish X from Earl Simmons, but now has difficult separating the two.
“I used to be really clear on who was what and what characteristics each personality had. But I don’t know at this point. I’m not even sure there is a difference,” he continued. “I'm Earl when I'm with my children. I miss my children, I miss my children, I miss my children."
X, whose struggles with substance abuse have been long documented, says that he’s trying to get clean and is taking it one day at a time. “Every day. I start my day off with a prayer, as God to guide my steps,” he continued. “Cover me and keep me safe. Every album there’s a gospel song and a prayer. Every album, from the beginning.”
DMX is currently working on an upcoming album Redemption of the Beast that he hopes to release by the end of the year. As for getting his career back on track, he’s not worried about obstacles.
“There will never be another me, never," he said. "To this date I have records that have yet to be broken."



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 Otis Redding's Daughter Talks Jay-Z & Kanye West

 "Otis" Track

Karla Redding-Andrews talks about how the "Otis" sample was cleared, and how her father landed a feature credit on the track.

As Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Otis" makes its way around the internet and airwaves - to great acclaim - the daughter of the late Soul singer after whom the song is named has revealed the back story to the track.

"We first heard about the song in early July, end of June," said Karla Redding-Andrews in an interview with Billboard. "Concord Music Group has the masters and Bill Belmont and Michele Smith from Concord brought it to us. There was a back and forth about whether the name of the song would be 'Otis' or 'Otis Redding.' And we just wanted to make sure lyrics and references in the song worked with the legacy of my father. To have two current, legendary artists use the legendary music of Otis Redding-we were quite honored."

Redding-Andrews explained that she didn't meet with either Hov or West, the latter of whom previously sampled Redding on Late Registration's "Gone," but explained that the determining factor in deciding whether or not co clear the sample is that "[i]t always amounts to respect to Otis."

Fans will notice that "Otis" is listed as "featuring Otis Redding." When asked about how that came to be, Redding-Andrews simply replied, "The estate was offered the option to have 'Otis' receive a 'featuring Otis Redding' credit, and agreed."

Amy Winehouse's Best Hip Hop Moments

Not only did she rock the pop world, but the fallen soulstress left a big mark on the Hip Hop community.

In the wake of her untimely death yesterday, Amy Winehouse left behind her a mark on Hip Hop that not only contributed to the culture, but made her part of it. The beehive-sporting soulstress not only got props from Jay-Z and Ghostface Killah on remixes to her vintage-sounding tracks, but she had a deep love for Hip Hop that shone through in work with producers Salaaam Remi and Mark Ronson. Not only that, but her schoolgirl crush on Nas proved that she was a B-girl at heart.

Amy Winehouse Pays Respect To Nas On “In My Bed” & “Me & Mr. Jones”

Winehouse didn’t hold back when it came to pledging allegiance to Nasir Jones. On her debut album Frank, she teamed with producer Salaam Remi for the cut “In My Bed,” which touted a soft-edged interpolation of the beat for Nas’ “Made You Look.” Her Escobar stannery didn’t stop there, with Winehouse taking an opportunity to pay respects to the Queensbridge MC on “Me & Mr. Jones.” With its emblematic opening line “What kind of fuckery is this?” Amy let loose an excoriation of some chump who broke a promise to take her to a Slick Rick gig. Now, her plus one to a Nas show was in danger, too, and she wasn't having it. She eventually got her wish to meet Nasty Nas in real life - only this time, no guest list required.

Amy Winehouse Taps Ghostface Killah For “You Know I’m No Good” Remix

Ghostface Killah can make anything Hip Hop, but the hard-edged flair of “You Know I’m No Good” didn’t need a rap verse to take it there. But with its chunky drums, rusty horns and a pool hall vibe, the remixed cut helped give Winehouse the credibility that she needed to carve a space in Hip Hop. Her smoky vocals counter Ghost’s smirk-worthy verses, which include a shout-out to Kelly Clarkson and Cheech and Chong.

Amy Winehouse Works With Producers Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson

One of her earliest co-signs from the Hip Hop community came from producers Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson. Remi, who’s worked with everyone from The Fugees and Nas to Jazmine Sullivan and Nelly Furtado, helped to create a jazzy aesthetic for many of Frank’s stand-out tracks, veering her into Hip Hop territory by supplying her with boom bap drums and sampled loops. Ronson, who has produced for Saigon, Wale, Ghostface Killah and plenty more, split production duties with Remi on Back to Black, a dip into Motown soul with some tough girl attitude.

Amy Winehouse Enlists Jay-Z & Pharoahe Monch For “Rehab” Remixes

When Jay-Z hops on your track, ears perk up. That’s the case for one of two officially sanctioned remixes to “Rehab,” the other of which features Pharoahe Monch. Released in April 2007, Hov’s rendition of "Rehab" gave Winehouse a lifelong membership to Hip Hop, while Monch’s remix of "Rehab" showed just how much space there was in her tracks to insert dizzying verses. "I wouldn't know what it is, apart from being different," Amy told MTV News of rappers’ taking a shine to her music. "Obviously I didn't set out to do that, but I have pride in being different. And the Jay-Z remix is wicked. I'm flattered that he liked [the song] enough to do something with it."

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New York City-based Duck Down Records will celebrate their busy 2011 by releasing the "Duck Down Season Pass." The label, owned and operated by Dru Ha and Black Moon's emcee Buckshot, will offer fans CD releases of albums including Pharoahe Monche's W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), Smif-N-Wessun & Pete Rock's Monumental, Sean Price, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk's Random Axe project, as well as Black Rob's new album Game Tested, Streets Approved release and the forthcoming Buckshot & 9th Wonder The Solution album, all for the price of $55 USD.

The package comes with a specially-made Duck Down Records 2GB zip drive keychain and an autographed Duck Down poster. Fans can purchase the package here.http://store.duckdown.com/index.php?fuseaction=item_cat.ecom_superitem_detail&item_cat_id=6543

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Amy Winehouse e nossa sociedade controversa

Amy Winehouse está morta. Ainda não se sabe, mas a causa mais provável segunda a imprensa é de overdose.

Triste fim para uma jovem cantora de voz esplendorosa e com uma carreira inteira pela frente, é fato.

Podemos ver a decadência dela pelas fotos:

 

 Incrivel mesmo de se olhar o antes e depois.

O mais interessante de toda essa tragédia (?) anunciada não é o fato de Amy ser uma cantora de sucesso e ter um dom de uma voz poderosa como sabemos. Eu sinto pela cantora. Porém um debate se instalou nas mídias e redes sociais desde sua morte anunciada, pessoas, jovens indignados e louvando sua grande ídola e guerreando com quem quer que fosse ousar  dizer que ela tinha problemas com drogas e alcool e outros ainda felizes com sua morte.

Porque não usar ela como um exemplo e debater a prevenção, e os riscos que a droga traz?

Não, preferem ser juízes sem causa, quando digo jovens, digo essa moçada ai que ainda não labuta pelo suor do rosto, mas que poderia melhorar sua criticidade e usar toda a parafernália tecnológica e redes sociais para um bem comum.

Ora ninguém retira o mérito de Amy ser , ou melhor ter sido uma das cantoras notáveis que apareceu, o que me faz sentir por isso sua morte, porém aqui no Brasil temos um problema de ordem social que beira quase o caos, com as drogas. O Sistema Único de Saúde não tem como e nem estrutura de atender a todos os dependentes químicos. Temos a violência aumentando a cada segundo por pessoas na busca da droga matando, assaltando e cometendo barbaridades por ela, acidentes que ceifam vidas de famílias inteiras por pessoas alcoolizadas no trânsito.

Antes de louvar e endeusar a Amy e brigar por ela nas redes sociais, porque não em seu próprio país cobrar medidas para poder tratar essa doença que se avassala sobre todos nós que é a droga e o álcool? Quantas famílias estão destruídas por filhos, netos e etc e não tem a mínima condição financeira de se bancar um tratamento em uma clínica, pois hoje virou um bom negócio, são caríssimas e impossível da grande massa que temos hoje no Brasil de dependentes que querem se livrar das drogas terem acesso.

E as mães desesperadas que chegam a acorrentar seus filhos ao pé da cama, pois não sabem mais o que fazer para que o filho ou filha vá até a boca de fumo mais próxima.

Estranho não vejo ninguém se mobilizar quanto a isso. Sabemos que o dependente é um caso de saúde pública e não de polícia, e o traficante sim um caso de polícia. 

Haverá pais de família que não irão tomar seu café da manhã com seus filhos, porque tiveram suas vidas ceifadas por algum assaltante desesperado por dinheiro para droga, hoje muitas pessoas não chegaram em casa pois ficaram no caminho em algum asfalto inertes por algum alcoolatra irresponsável que cruzou seu caminho dirigindo a noite, e que acha que não tem doença alguma.

Eu posso sim dizer algo nesse sentido, trabalhei muito tempo com jovens em situações extremas na educação, já tive sala invadida por traficante querendo acertar contas com aluno, já tive alunos mortos por policia, por traficantes enfim... 

Já tive casos absurdos para mediar como coordenadora entre pais e filhos procurando ajuda do Conselho Tutelar enfim eu já vi de tudo, e quem é que não sabe de alguém com algum caso de dependente químico ou similares na família? Sei de muitos e sofro por eles, por nós.

Esse jovens que louvam vidas desregradas e tomam como exemplos de vida de famosos ainda não sabem que a vida é curta...nunca sabemos o que pode nos acontecer.

Vidas foram ceifadas na Noruega...não vi nenhum manifesto.

Enfim...a sociedade está de luto... sim está de luto e de olhos fechados para o que acontece ao seu redor.

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Amy Winehouse 

Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London apartment.

According to a press release from the Metropolitan Police:

"Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."

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The D.O.C. Reunites With Dr. Dre To Work On "Detox"

Erykah Badu's baby's daddy is getting his career back on track after a falling out with the Good Doctor in 2009.

Earlier this year, The D.O.C. announced that he had split from Dr. Dre, telling HipHopDX that "I gotta move back and let him do what he doing." But after falling out with the West Coast veteran, one of Hip Hop's most venerable ghostwriters has reunited with Dre after their situation came to a head in October 2009.

Speaking with L.A. Weekly, D.O.C. explained that after dealing with his substance abuse problems and getting clean, he received a call from Dre to go back to the studio to work with him and Snoop Dogg on his oft-delayed Detox. He explains that he wanted to help "get that core audience back, with those types of songs, and that California vibe from the Chronic album."

"We all got love for each other," he continued. "I love Dre like my fucking family."

D.O.C. also explains that he's undergoing testing to see if he's able to have a stem cell surgery to heal his larynx, scarred by a breathing tube after a car crash. Aside from reuniting with Dre, he's filming a reality show titled "I Got My Voice Back" where he pens lyrics for new artists and pairs them with musicians like Snoop Dogg, Andre 3000 and Erykah Badu. Not only that, but he also hopes to film another reality show with Badu that focuses on their Dallas, Texas dwelling and in hopes to end with a marriage between the two.

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O Olho Gordo + Sorteio Relâmpago

A pior gordura localizada que existe é o olho gordo 

                ( Tati Bernardi)

Aconteceram alguns eventos em casa algumas semanas, eventos esses que me trouxeram a essa reflexão. Hoje é sexta feira, encerramos a semana, então acredito que encerrar também energias não produtivas serve para esse dia. 

Só me permito harmonizar o que há de bom  em torno de minha pessoa e o que não faz parte desse contexto descarto simplesmente, isso vale para todas as finalidades. (isso é um exercício que requer esforço diário e que estou tentando muito por em prática).

Comprei esses brincos ontem a noite na passarela do Descobrimento, vou usar sempre que necessitar rs. Ah e ele é pequeno viu gente é na foto que parece grande!

Olha o que eu achei interessante sobre o assunto, fala sobre energias o que eu acredito muito mesmo:

Fonte:  http://www.astrologosastrologia.com

"Desde a antiguidade, os olhos são considerados "a expressão da alma".

Portanto, grande parte da energia gerada por nossos pensamentos e sentimentos é emitida pelos olhos. Além de ser o "espelho da alma", o olho também é um grande emissor de magnetismo e energia.

Existem relatos de homens santos que, apenas com seu olhar, curavam os doentes. Isso nada mais é do que uma energia de cura muito poderosa que é canalizada por meio dos olhos. Mas, infelizmente, nem só de santos vive a Terra. Muitas pessoas desequilibradas emitem, pelo olhar, energia "desgovernada". Podem matar plantas, murchar bolos, colocar quebranto em crianças pequenas, quebrar objectos, enguiçar máquinas e provocar mal-estar em outras pessoas. Esse "fenómeno" é o conhecido "olho gordo".

O "olho gordo" nada mais é do que a canalização, por meio dos olhos, de uma energia interna gerada pelo desejo de possuir o que é dos outros e pela inveja, o que não deixa de ser um roubo de energia. Quem tem "olho gordo" são aquelas pessoas que estão em permanente estado de descontentamento e que têm complexo de inferioridade -mesmo que camuflado. Como não se julgam capazes de conseguir por mérito próprio o objecto de sua cobiça, seguem lamentando-se de sua má sorte e nada fazem para construir uma vida mais feliz.

"Pessoas assim podem ser consideradas vampiros de energia e estão ligadas aos baixos desejos, à mesquinhez, ao egocentrismo e a uma série de assuntos internos mal resolvidos. Gostam de estar sempre por perto e, diante de algum acontecimento, são solícitos e companheiros. Utilizam-se do recurso da aproximação", diz a terapeuta."

 Eu acredito que emanamos energias sejam positivas ou negativas, o que vale é equilibrar nossas emoções dentro de nós para que possamos refletir somente coisas boas e atrair as mesmas para nós.

Podem não ser bonitos e nem ter um designer show porém servem pra quebrar a zica do olho gordo (inveja) rs. Ele é pequeno, pequeno na foto pareceu grande.

 * Como parte alusiva e uma forma de brincar os comentários sobre o post estarão participando de um  sorteio relâmpago hoje via Random de um par de brincos espanta olho gordo igual ao meu só ter endereço de entrega no Brasil.
O sorteio encerra-se nesta sexta feira, dia 05/ 08 ás 23:59. Divulgue para as amigas  que querem espantar o olho gordo!

Paul McCartney: Live Review Wrigley Field July 31 and August 1

Paul McCartney: Carrying the Weight (Live Review)
Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL
July 31/ August 1
By Anthony Kuzminski

Wrigley Field is a place of beauty but also a place of heartache. For close to a century the park has witnessed many magical moments in sports history including Pete Rose’s tying Ty Cobb’s record, Babw Ruth’s infamous called shot and Ernie Banks 500th home run. It’s also been sight to some of the most gut wrenching experiences for Chicago sports fans; so many in fact I won’t even dare to discuss them. 2011 has been a taxing year for the Cubs and Wrigley has seen more bad days than good as of late, but all of that changed earlier this week when Paul McCartney made his way onstage with no fanfare, took center stage with his four backing members and launched into “Hello, Goodbye”. The Beatles cut from Magical Mystery Tour immediately struck a chord and elicited smiles across the board the same way an out of the park home run would on a summer day however this time around, there were no obstacles in front of McCartney except himself. Over nearly three hours and thirty-seven songs (both nights) McCartney didn’t just provide a snapshot of his illustrious career but proved that despite recently turning 69, he delivers a show that in many ways is untouchable. McCartney is part of an illustrious group of musicians (who include U2 and the Rolling Stones) whose music stretches generations. There were those in the audience in the autumn of their life but right next to them was a grandchild belting out every lyric to every song. Perhaps this is one thing Mr. McCartney has an edge over U2 and the Rolling Stones with. His music doesn’t just resonate; it’s tattooed on their inner psyche. They aren’t merely familiar with the music, but know it inside and out.

Making his first stop in Chicago in six years, he took no time in taking the sold out crowd through the corridors of their lives. “Junior’s Farm” returned to the set list after a three decade absence with drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. sweeping the crowd away with his backbeat groove followed immediately by “All My Loving”, the first song the band performed on their inaugural Ed Sullivan television broadcast in 1964. When McCartney spoke to the crowd for the first time and uttered, “Tonight we’re all going to be a part of history” and despite the fact that most of the set comprise of songs more than three decades old, it never once felt like a show without purpose. “The Night Before” was performed for the first time since the Beatles released Help! in 1965 yet it felt fresh. “Paperback Writer” found the band barreling through the song like a lost garage rock classic. Usual staples “Lady Madonna” “Eleanor Rigby” and “Back in the U.S.S.R.” were strident with the crowd singing along to every word. The set was largely an amalgamation of his 2002 and 2005 tours with a few changes thrown in to add balance to those who had seen those tours, but provided enough depth to cover his entire career.

McCartney’s most successful solo work from 1973, Band on the Run was represented at each show by five of the album’s ten cuts. “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five” has been dusted off for the first time in three decades and his four backing musicians provided a hypnotizing focus. “Mrs. Vandebilt” was a song you couldn’t help but be swept away by with the band gleefully kicking along to its stomping beats. “Jet” and “Let Me Roll It” were unyielding but it was the album’s title cut that was downright dynamic in arrangement and especially in performance. This current band performs the song better than anyone has previously with Brian Ray’s acoustic guitar painting pictures of the past and present at the song’s midway point as the fist-pumping chorus takes over.

The midsection of the concert found Paul McCartney on an acoustic guitar playing some of the Beatles most delicate songs and offering a tribute to two of his friends. “I’ve Just Seen A Face” is a fierce yet sweet love song, “Blackbird” is still politically potent and powerful and “I Will” has the ability to transform a heart of stone into tenderness in under two minutes. During the second show, McCartney changed the set by adding the wonderful Rubber Soul track “I’m Looking Through You” and “And I Love Her” from A Hard Day’s Night. Quiet and contemplative songs usually bring about beer runs, but the conscientious audience sat in wonderment as they whispered every last lyric. The two tributes consisted of “Here Today” for John Lennon and “Something” for George Harrison. “Something” which began by McCartney solo on ukulele only to have the full band segue into a full band version midway through the song was nothing short of stunning. John and George may both be gone but as long as their music (and their band mate continues to play) they will never be forgotten.

Once the band plugged in all their instruments for the final stride, they forged forward and never looked back. I can’t place enough importance on the talent of his current touring band. They have been together for the better part of a decade. They’re not just top tier musicians performing the songs note-for-note but a band breathing exciting new life into songs that not only sound impeccably fresh but feel as vital as they’ve ever felt. This is finest set of musicians to back McCartney since he paired with three childhood friends from Liverpool. Drummer Abe Laborial seamlessly replicates Ringo Starr’s touches and flourishes while adding depth to Wings and solo numbers that were previously missing. Brian Ray shifts from guitar to bass seamlessly holding down the grooves and rhythms while Rusty Anderson performs his lead guitar duties diligently and with great care while Wix Wickens performs the piano and keyboard with grace and ease. His job in many ways is the most difficult as he recreates specific sounds whether it’s a flute, a horn section or even harmonicas on his keyboards. They should sound dense, but they don’t which is the highest compliment I can give him. On “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” all five band members, including McCartney, were buoyant with delightful merriment. You never would guess they were professionals as they masked their professionalism with instinct which flowed over to the distortion of “I've Got a Feeling” featuring McCartney on blues-drenched guitar. The hymn “Let It Be” was delivered with devotional force, “Maybe I’m Amazed” found McCartney taking us into not just his psyche but his heart and the medley of “A Day in the Life / Give Peace A Chance” left the crowd is awe.

There were pyrotechnics galore in “Live and Let Die”, the celebratory chorus of “Hey Jude” and the ferocious guitars of “Day Tripper”, “Birthday”, “I Saw Her Standing There” (the latter two performed at the second show) and “Get Back” pushed the shows into overdrive. Each song evoked a different memory pulled from our minds and yet, you couldn’t help but feel that these songs weren’t so much about our collective pasts but who we are now. Many artists we go to see in concert o remind us of who we once were. In McCartney’s case, it’s not simply a reminder of where we came from, but our overall journey and the experiences that have brought us to where we are today. It’s a testament to the body of work left by the Beatles and McCartney. Despite the crowd’s loving reaction to the songs that defined their formative years, it was two more recent songs that struck a chord with this writer; “Dance Tonight” and “Sing the Changes”, both less than four years old. After fifty years of creating music that will be listened to centuries from now, McCartney showcased two new songs that stand among his best. “Sing the Changes” is an anthem deserving of a large audience and is as potent and vital as anything in his catalog. Released on Electric Arguments under the pseudonym of “The Fireman” it’s a startling reminder of his artistry. “Dance Tonight” is a driving pop number led by his mandolin. With the current rage of Mumford & Sons and Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” you can’t help but feel McCartney was a tad ahead of the curve. Most impressive about these songs in concert were the spirited reaction the crowd gave both numbers. People didn’t sit, they didn’t text but stood in rapt attention as they watched the world’s most successful musician to ever live prove his legacy and talent is boundless and not confined to the past. When I hear “Sing the Changes” I’m filled with the same sense of awe that the Abbey Road and show ending finale “Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End” provides. The world stands in awe of artists because they outlay their emotions allowing us to feel so alive yet we conceal our emotions in real life for fear of being hurt. We watch artists like McCartney perform on stage in a carefree manner and we all yearn to be able to convey our thoughts as freely as they do. Paul McCartney has often been derided over the years for simply never putting up a fake front and ultimately, it’s not anger we feel, but jealousy from his ability to express his love without hesitation. For nearly three hours, the sold out crowd at Wrigley Field experienced the closet form of love one can attain from another human they don’t personally know. From “I Saw Her Standing There” to “Sing the Changes” Paul McCartney gave the Wrigley Field concertgoers more than mere entertainment but road maps where the final destination is love and happiness. The only question is whether or not we’re brave enough to make that journey.

Anthony Kuzminski is a Chicago based writer and Special Features Editor for the antiMusic Network. His daily writings can be read at The Screen Door. He can be contacted at thescreendoor AT gmail DOT com and can be followed on Twitter

The Tate Modern Extension 2012

now so much is going on in London over 2012 as you may all be aware but there are some things that have not taken centre stage as much as others. One thing that has interested me for as long as I have known about it is the Tate Modern Extension project. This project has not really been covered by the media that much as I guess it has been overshadowed by the construction of the Olympic park, The Shard and the other “biggies” that are being build the north of the river. Today I decided to do a bit of information hunting on it to see exactly what is going on. All of you must have heard about the Tate Modern. The modern is an art gallery that is hosted in an old power factory that is to be honest as ugly as Hell. It is a huge space and holds so many great pieces of art and exhibitions. Even though the building is rather ugly, people grow to love it and I have to admit that I am one of these people! It just suits the area and when you see it you do not automatically think “oh there is that ugly factory” you think “oh look its the Tate Modern” and I guess that was the intention when it was renovated to become the gallery it is today almost eleven years ago! Now anyway enough of the Tate modern, its all about the extension! You would assume being a modern art gallery, the Tate would have a modern glass building to contrast with the rather dark brown power station but no, this is not the case. In true Tate Modern style they decided to create something rather different and striking. The final plans are a building to me that resembles an urban pyramid. The building is clad in brick which again is rather surprising because barely any builds of this scale use brick and what I think is great is that the brick matches the brick to the original building. There are gaps between the cladding on the building which reveal more larger windows which you can only truly see from the outside of the building at night when it is lit up. Personally I Iove it because there will be no other building like this because if it was built anywhere else other than next to this factory it would look plain hideous. It has a relationship with the original building in a way that not many extensions do (they usually just look exactly the same or completely different) The one thing that excites me the most about this building however is not the exterior, not the new interior but what lies beneath it. The three oil drums that are situated below this extension and to the side of the main building are going to be used as special exhibition spaces. W all love going to the Tate for the turbine hall for the special pieces or art that it hosts and now we will also have this to marvel at too. Could anyone even imagine when the Tate first opened that we would be going to see exhibitions in the oil drums under ground! its just classic and such a great idea to make art stand out.

One thing that intrigues me about the planning of the build is that it says (in news articles only) that the building shall be complete ready for the Olympic games however after seeing live pictures of the site one has to remain very pessimistic about this. I know that people said it about the Shard and in a month it grew to exceptional heights but this building still remains underground! I really hope that it will spring up like a ward on a dirty kids hand but I have a feeling that it has been delayed and no website that I have looked at can tell me any information about this.

Anyway have a look at the pictures and tell me what you think! more information on this can be found at the Tate’s website

happy building, Thatmfeeling

Realization, Not Salvation

The last couple of days I've been thinking about salvation, namely the idea that there is "one way" for humankind to be saved and to be acceptable to God. A passage by the Catholic writer Henri Nouwen arrived in my in-box yesterday, in which he tries to explain the Bible verse "no one comes to the Father but by me" which was supposedly uttered by Jesus. He offers up the idea that Jesus did open the way to God, but that everyone, regardless of if they've ever heard of Jesus or not, can walk through that door. And then today I had a nice chat with a friend and former professor of mine, and we touched on the idea as well. At some point perhaps I will stop writing about Jesus, because frankly after over 20 years of fundamentalism I can get a little tired of all the Jesus-centric talk. But here are a couple thoughts on a Thursday afternoon as I slurp down a Starbucks Java Chip Frappucino.

I think that having a 3 hour (or 20 year) discussion about "how humankind can get to God" is like a fish in the middle of the Atlantic ocean having a lengthy discussion about how to get to the water. I believe that each of us, regardless of our creed, colour, economic situation, or sexual orientation, are all immersed within the vastness of God. One of the verses from the Bible that still resonates for me is "In him we live and move and have our being." Literally...(well maybe not the "he" part, as if God has a penis). We are not separated from God as has often been put forward as truth. We are not bad boys and girls who need to do something or believe the right things in order to be acceptable.

What we need, I believe, is not salvation, but rather realization. We are loved and lovable expressions of God in the world, rather than people so offensive to God that we must be redeemed or washed clean before we dare approach the Father. As I've said before, I think this belief within many groups of Christianity is more a reflection of an innate fear of judgment and an extension of childhood guilt than it is truth. To me God is Spirit within which I live. This Spirit is love, peace, kindness, compassion, etc. When I am not experiencing these things, I may be holding onto thought patterns or beliefs that are "turning off the tap," rather than committing some grievous sin against a vengeful Person In The Sky.

From the day of our birth we are nothing less than acceptable and lovable by God. We are born out of love. It doesn't take us long to start forgetting our divine nature. And then we are taken to church and told that we have to jump through hoops A, B, and C in order to be close to God, and if we have forgotten enough, we buy what they're selling. And this is not to say that all church people are malicious. They just bought into it many years ago as well.

Perhaps it is the world's biggest ongoing lie - not just within Christianity but other religions as well - that human beings are separate from God and must perform special mental or emotional tasks in order to remedy the situation.

I believe that we can realize our unity with God through affirmative prayer, meditation, and immersing ourselves in loving those around us, among other things. A good starting point is to examine ourselves and ask which part of our lives have we left out in the cold, unloved. Perhaps we can't realize our unity with God as long as we continually reject a part of ourselves. Some people ask "Why can't I ever seem to feel close to God?" A good response may be "Do you accept every part of yourself as loved?" And then you realize that God is found in that love.

May you experience love today and realize that you are acceptable.

Blessings,

Mark Andrew