Getting what I want.

I know what I want and I know how to get it. I am just scared to get out there and do it! I know I am worth it! I know this! But what if putting myself out there does not work in my favor. I think it will damage me forever!!! But if it does work out the payoff is way worth it.....

Holi cow!

So Saturday was the Festival of Colors or the Holi Festival. I took Zoei, Remi and Uhi. It was so much fun. I am alittle annoyed by the fact that BYU students and Utah students in general think that it is just a fun event to throw chalk at eachother and they forget that they are in fact at a religious temple and are in fact performing a religious ceremony! That aside it was a blast. I think that my sisters enjoyed themselves! I wish Anney had gone. We all took cameras so there are lots of pictures from all directions! I find it funny that some of the things I found interesting to capture were also what my sisters found interesting and also caputred. There were a few photos that Uhi took that I wished I had thought of taking. But I am glad that Uhi took them so we have everything on film!!!!

Legend

There are many legends given as the reason for celebrating ‘Holi’. There is one popular legend that is reputed to bring about the birth of ‘Holi’. It seems that long ago there was an evil king named King Hiranyakasipu. His son , prince Prahlad however was very holy and often prayed to God and this infuriated his father One day, the wicked king ordered his sister, the demon Holika, to kill his son. The demon Holika, who was immune to fire, captured prince Prahlad and entered a fire furnace. She had done this to kill the prince, however it was her who was burnt to ashes. Prince Prahlad was safe and was not burnt at all. The legend goes that before the demon aunt died, she begged for prince Prahlad’s forgiveness and the prince forgave her and announced that her name would be remembered once a year. Thus the festival ‘Holi’ was created. There is also another story behind the festival of ‘Holi’ and it is based on the everlasting love between Krishna and Radha. It seemed that in the Hindu mythology Lord Krishna was known to court Radha and the light-hearted mischievous courtship of his was linked to Holi. Thus Holi is known to be the celebration of love between the two of them.
Celebrations
To start off the festival, preparations are usually made on the eve of Holi: huge bonfires are burnt as a symbol of its representation. These fires are created to ward off evil spirits around the place.
'Holi' is grandly celebrated in villages around Mathura, the place where Krishna is said to be born. Before the start of the festival, shops are busy selling ‘Gulal,’ the colored powders, and it is no surprise that the shops are flooded with festive shoppers. In preparation for the festival, new clothes are also bought for the family: it is a tradition for Mothers to buy new clothes for their Married daughters.
On ‘Holi’, mothers let their children go out on the streets to indulge in the splashing of colors. Men like to wear white ‘Kurtas’ while ladies prefer to wear white saris, or ‘Salwar Khameez,’ on 'Holi'.
One thing that is very attractive about this festival is the spirit of the people who celebrate the occasion.
Whether they are young or old, all the people are lost in the joyful occasion, having fun throwing colors at each other. Even water balloons would be thrown at each other.
When they splash colored water on passer-bys, it is common for the passer-bys to get involved in the color riots themselves. Even kids love this festival, as they enjoy being drenched in colored water.
On this happy occasion, dances and folk songs are also important features in the festival

Healthy living

So I have been on a diet for the past 4 weeks and its going pretty well. I have more energy and I can feel the difference. I was not going to start this diet but Laura and Kodak were so I decided to join on in. My biggest issue is eating! I hardly ever eat more then once a day. So that was the biggest issue to get over because you should be eating at least three meals a day. So I have decided to eat as often as I can and I eat only healthy foods. I have cut cola out of my diet and I have cut out red meats and most dairy. If I need milk to cook or drink I use Soy or Rice milk! I enjoy it.

I try to run everyday for at least 15 min mostly I run before I go to bed. But on Tuesday we got all of our stations and desks in at work so we were building all day and into the night. I was lifting and pushing and all sorts of other muscle straining things. So I woke up wed. morning and my butt hurt. I think it only hurt my butt because I have been lifting weights so my arms were not suffering. So Wed night I knew I had to run again even though I knew it hurt to walk. So I woke up today and my butt is not as sore but my thighs are killing me which means I have to run again tonight even though my life hurts!!