When standing in the presence of one who clearly knows his / her purpose we come closer to knowing our own…Tumblr (3.0; @michaelbaez)http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/<p>If you want a break from the typical Hollywood blockbuster, then go check out the Documentary &#8220;Babies&#8221;.</p> <p>They follow 4 newborns from 4 different parts of the world (Tokyo, Mongolia, Africa and California) throughout their first year.</p> <p>It&#8217;s brilliant! And a breath of fresh air.</p> <p>Warning; it also makes ya wanna have a kid! Lol.</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/620341894http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/620341894Fri, 21 May 2010 19:15:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l26b6zCiwv1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the house we celebrated my business partner’s birthday at last night.</p> <p>Amazing!</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/585077163http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/585077163Sun, 09 May 2010 18:15:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l25pn3YPmG1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My lovely wife.</p> <p>I’m blessed to have her in my life!</p> <p>A beautiful woman eats a pretty breakfast.</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/584096662http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/584096662Sun, 09 May 2010 10:30:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l24my4Y6C81qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My lovely wife.</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/582586548http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/582586548Sat, 08 May 2010 20:34:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l24mvxwM2b1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My wife’s lovely breakfast!</p> <p>The OJ is spiked! (shhh)</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/582584032http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/582584032Sat, 08 May 2010 20:33:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l24mrhQGDK1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This cop is staring at this woman as she talks on the phone with her dog on her lap. (the dog was blocking her view)</p> <p>I watched as he pulled her over…</p> <p>“Awareness of your surroundings is the first step of defense”</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/582578980http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/582578980Sat, 08 May 2010 20:30:35 -0400<p>My bank teller kept me and one other person waiting in line while she sent a text!!!</p> <p>Uh&#8230; Can Citibank say &#8220;Customer Service&#8221;?</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/574483669http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/574483669Wed, 05 May 2010 18:31:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1ywaweY1x1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Having patience in the Post Office is an art unto itself.</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/574441633http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/574441633Wed, 05 May 2010 18:10:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1xqdvN6tu1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Slow and steady wins the race… Or was that only for turtles. Hmmm.</p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/572943551http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/572943551Wed, 05 May 2010 03:05:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1xpm54wOE1qbkvo5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" data-ft='{"type":"name"}'> </span><span class="UIStory_Message">I had the honor and the privilege of attending a profound lecture / meditation lead by a Tibetan Monk named Khen Rinpoche. Just being in the room with him, I felt his powerful spirit of Love, Peace and Compassion which were the Virtues of his teachings.</span></h3> <h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="UIStory_Message"> <br/>He said the goal we should keep in mind while meditating is that w<span class="text_exposed_hide">…</span><span class="text_exposed_show">e <br/>want to “reach enlightenment to help ALL sentient beings” (animals too) The Tibetan Monks meditate 6 hours a day, dedicating their meditation and their virtues of Peace, Love and Compassion to others. <br/><br/>Khen Rinpoche lead us all through a mediation called “Tong Lin” (I’m<br/> writing it the way it’s pronounced, I don’t know if that’s the correct <br/>spelling). <br/><br/>The purpose of this meditation was to increase our Compassion<br/> and Love towards our mothers. (Mind you, this wasn’t presented to us as a Mother’s day prayer) It’s simply a powerful and yet difficult <br/>meditation that the Tibetan Monks practice. Why mothers? Because as <br/>Khen Rinpoche shared with us, it’s the ultimate example of Unconditional Love. And if we can truly practice that level of Unconditional Love toward our families, friends, strangers and even enemies then we are on the path to enlightenment and in healing the world. <br/><br/>I can go on and on with all that I learned in just the short 2 and half <br/>hours my wife and I were with him, but I will leave you with this…  He described one’s “Virtues” as a cup of water. “Your cup of water left alone will eventually evaporate. But if you pour your cup of water into the ocean, it will last as long as the ocean exists…”</span></span></h3> <h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br/>So don’t let your cup of Love and Compassion evaporate. Pour it into the world. For the more you give, the more you will receive. Or as one of my other mentors said - “Give what you came here to get”</span></span></h3></p>http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/572915262http://michaelbaez.tumblr.com/post/572915262Wed, 05 May 2010 02:49:17 -0400