The worst prison would be a closed heart.
- Pope John Paul II
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating acknowledge, accept and share unabashedly...
letting go into vulnerability; how will my heart open newly today?
peace, love and joy...
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
- Eric Hoffer
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating recognition, responsiveness and clear expression...
letting go into gratitude; what and whom will be noticed newly today?
peace, love and joy...
If you board the wrong train, it's no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating acknowledge, listen deeply and choose freely...
letting go into glorious expressions; is there desire and willingness to change direction today?
peace, love and joy...
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
- George Santayana
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating attentiveness, pursuit and enjoyment...
letting go into fascination; what will stimulate me newly today?
peace, love and joy...
Art is the triumph over chaos.
- John Cheever
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating expressiveness, dexterity and nimbleness...
letting go into creativity; what will be drawn from the depth of the soul today?
peace, love and joy...
Life is a lively process of becoming.
- Douglas MacArthur
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating growth, develop and transform...
letting go into flourishing; will surviving shift into thriving today?
peace, love and joy...
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
- Margaret Mead
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating connectivity, integration and expressiveness...
letting go into wide open heart; what's stopping me today?
peace, love and joy...
Live truth instead of professing it.
- Elbert Hubbard
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating authenticity, integrity and heartfelt actions...
letting go into being; am I willing to sit in the midst of it all without judging today?
peace, love and joy...
Beauty is whatever gives joy.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating delight, satisfaction and creativity...
letting go into all is well just as it is and just as it is not; will contentment be embraced fully today?
peace, love and joy...
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
- Margaret Fuller
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating awareness, insight and contribution...
letting go into curiosity; will beginner's mind be the starting point today?
peace, love and joy...
Beauty is not the face. Beauty is a light in the heart.
- Kahlil Gibran
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating outreach, generosity and unconditional love...
letting go into transcend; is there willingness to be unstoppable today?
peace, love and joy...
Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating engagement, readiness and dynamism...
letting go into capabilities; how will confidence exude out today?
peace, love and joy...
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
- C. S. Lewis
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating enthusiasm, buoyancy and fearlessness...
letting go into trying new ways of being; where will my heart lead today?
peace, love and joy...
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
- Arthur Rubinstein
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating gathering, nurturing and full out bear hugs...
letting go into the beauty surrounding; how will acceptance and release be lovingly intermingled today?
peace, love and joy...
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
- John Muir
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating awareness, artistry and insight...
letting go into deep listening; will creativity be embraced in all of my actions today?
peace, love and joy...
He who feels it, knows it more.
- Bob Marley
- original drawing by christine
creating depth, awareness and acknowledgment...
letting go into what is and what is not; will an abundance of time be discerned by being present in the moment today?
peace, love and joy...
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
- Mary Antin
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating enliven, renewal and emergence...
letting go into blooming; will patience be integrated into today?
peace, love and joy...
Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment.
- Stephen Covey
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating intent, declaration and integrity...
letting go into contribution; where will heartfelt purpose lead today?
peace, love and joy...
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.
- Thomas Szasz
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating construct, deconstruct and discovery...
letting go into actualize; will actions be viewed as experiments today?
peace, love and joy...
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.
- Kenneth Clark
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating faith, trust and declaration...
letting go into shine; how will my light radiate out fully today?
peace, love and joy...