Talkin' in church...

The other day,in the middle of ustrasana, or camel pose—a killer backbend that some consider the toughest posture in the whole Bikram practice—it occured to me that if I can remain calm and focused while in such a physically stressful state, I can get through anything. The studio around me is full of people who know just what I mean. They practice not because a Bikram studio is a particularly lovely place to spend 90 minutes a day but because without it, they would be angry, inflexible, immobilized, fatigued, intolerant, petty, pained, and maybe even dead. So I can stand on that pulpit for 10-12 minutes and talk about the Holy Ghost without passing out or hyperventilating. (I am really trying to talk myself into this!)
Well for now I must boil me some eggs for the week and visit someone from the ward that needs a smile--its about all I can give with the time that I have :)

Tulu
(thats how they say goodbye in India since I am getting geared up for my trip!)

Balance...

There is nothing better than having a long weekend so I can see my dear friends! The only problem is I let my hair down! I eat crap and am always full of regrets soooo my goal this week--I am on my diet 24-7, regardless of who I am with. Tomorrow I am going to Jordan Valley to take a load a cattle so I am going to try to go on a walk while I am there and stick to my diet! Life is great--God is good!

Diet

Tomorrow I am going back on my diet. I am waking up at 4:45 so I will be able to go to Bikram yoga before school starts. After I am going on a hike with my dear friend Lewt. I am going to do whatever I can to finally lose the last ten lbs! I am going to use this lame blog as moral support/fitness and gratitude journal. In Bikram I learned that I need a fitness and gratitude journal so that is exactly what I am doing!
What I ate today: Hot chocolate for breakfast, string cheese at ten, half a protein bar for lunch and spaghetti and veggies for din-din!
What I did today: Went to my arobics class where we used resistant bands--was going to go on a run but got my shots with Colby instead! :/
Things I am grateful for today:
The sunshine!
A reliable car
Institute
The fair-haired favorites
Mormon Messages
iTunes
My grandma's hilarious sayings
Sudafed

Ta-ta!
Kimbra

“I always thought Helen Keller was a weirdo!”

I started reading Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen. I cannot believe what I read! I remember when I was in 6^th grade learning about Helen Keller. I remember having this really long unit where we read a book about her childhood and then watched Disney’s The Miracle Worker. I remember all of the Helen Keller jokes and everyone imitating her down the halls. I also remember thinking how she was such an inspiring young child…and that is about it.

I started to tell my mother about Helen Keller and what I was reading. She then told me, “I always thought Helen Keller was a weirdo.” She is always throwing crazy statements around so I asked her how she conjured up that idea…I was flabbergasted with her response. “Because, Kimbra, you never hear about what happened to her. She probably became a lesbian or something.”

Why had I never thought about that? Why did I never question the real Helen Keller? AND she even became something worse than a lesbian…a radical socialist! I now understand why we do not hear anything about Helen’s adult life. “After the Russian Revolution, she sang the praises of the new communist nation: “In the East a new star is risen!...Onward, comrades all together!” Keller hung a red flag over the desk of her study,” (14) and became a member of the Industrial Workers of the World.

To most people today, Helen Keller remains frozen in time; a young courageous girl dealing with her handicap. People need to be aware that textbooks sometimes lie by omission.

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