Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
- Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
creating sparkle, zest and oomph...
letting go into energy; what will exhilarate newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 20 2014
Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness.
- Floyd W. Tomkins
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating vitality, elegance and peace of mind...
letting go into loving; will my words elevate another today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 19 2014
All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance.
- Theodore M. Hesburgh
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating involvement, influence and graciousness...
letting go into advocacy; where will my actions make a difference today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 18 2014
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
- Margaret Bonnano
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating presence, calm and welcoming...
letting go into now; how will being present in the moment impact living fully today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 17 2014
To find the universal elements enough;
to find the air and the water exhilarating;
to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter...
to be thrilled by the stars at night;
to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring;
these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
- John Burroughs
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating bountiful, satisfying and glorious wonder...
letting go into the simple life; which expectations will be released today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 16 2014
Don't go through life,
Grow through life.
- Eric Butterworth
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating expand, flourish and sprout...
letting go into thriving; how will growth be received today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 15 2014
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
- Denis Diderot
photo by marie dudek brown
creating honesty, integrity and credibility...
letting go into candor; what will be noticed around simple truths today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 14 2014
Living is being born slowly. It would be a little too easy if we could borrow ready-made souls.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
photo by marie dudek brown
creating calm, presence and openness...
letting go into develop; what will be learned newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 11 2014
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
- Joseph Joubert
photo by marie dudek brown
creating momentum, advancement and understanding...
letting go into accepting differences; what new world will be discovered today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 10 2014
Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, "Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you."
- Epictetus
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating observe, measure and be patient...
letting go into experimentation; what will be tried newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 09 2014
People look for wonder-workings and surprises, for phenomena of all kinds. Yet the greatest phenomenon, the greatest surprise, and the greatest wonder is to be found in one's heart. If there is anything that can tune man to the highest pitch, that can tune the strings of his soul to the right note, it is only by the tuning of the heart. The one who has not reached his heart has not reached God.
- Sufi Teachings
photo by marie dudek brown
creating capacity, bravery and compassion...
letting go into heart-centered; will lessons learned be integrated into living fully today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 08 2014
love builds up the broken wall
and straightens the crooked path.
love keeps the stars in the firmament
and imposes rhythm on the ocean tides
each of us is created of it
and i suspect
each of us was created for it
- Maya Angelou
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating affection, esteem and brotherly love...
letting go into intimacy; how will I be vulnerable today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 07 2014
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
- Les Brown
photo by david knopfler
creating sparks, ardor and gusto...
letting go into serendipity; which catalysts will be embraced fully today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 04 2014
We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves.
- Lynn Hall
creating simplicity, directness and brightness...
letting go into being; will openness be newly embraced today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 03 2014
The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
- William Hazlitt
photo by marie dudek brown
creating elevate, enlighten and broad-mindedness...
letting go into illumination; how will insight be put into action today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 02 2014
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
- André Gide
photo by marie dudek brown
creating offering, endowing and conveying...
letting go into giving; what will be released newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today mar 30 2014
Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens. The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
- John Steinbeck
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating confidence, patience and meaninglessness...
letting go into no worries; how will contentment be generated today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today apr 01 2014
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty.
- Albert Einstein
photo by marie dudek brown
creating kinship, connection and affinity...
letting go into neighborly; how will my circle expand today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today mar 31 2014
Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.
- Hans Margolius
photo by marie dudek brown
creating deep listening, softness and ease...
letting go into quiet mind; what will be perceived newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today mar 29 2014
A heart in love with beauty never grows old.
- Turkish proverb
photo by marie dudek brown
creating artistry, charm and elegance...
letting go into exquisite; what will I beautify today?
peace, love and joy...