creating today oct 03 2015

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
- Oprah Winfrey

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating recognition, acknowledgment and thankfulness...

letting go into wonderous; will miracles be noticed today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today sep 30 2015

Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.
- Dorothy Day

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating nurture, enrich and gratify...

letting go into nourishment; will my mind, body and soul be revitalized today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today sep 11 2015

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
- Henri Nouwen

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating space for everyone, forgiveness and healing...

letting go into unconditional love; how will I make a difference in another's life today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today sep 05 2015

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
- Confucius

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating clarity, unity and candor...

letting go into simplicity; what will be uncluttered today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today sep 04 2015

I remind myself every morning: nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.
- Larry King

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating interest, hearing and understanding...

letting go into learning; will beginner's mind be present today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 31 2015

I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that's from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.
- Jay-Z

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating acquiring, cultivating and radiating...

letting go into shining brightly; how will elegance be generated today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 25 2015

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating rapport, trust and expressiveness...

letting go into parallels; will new commonalities be uncovered today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 03 2015

Being joyful is the greatest offering you can make to the world.
- Sadhguru

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating sparkle, shine and radiance...

letting go into contribution; will I step out of my comfort zone today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 25 2015

Weekends are sacred for me. They're the perfect time to relax and spend time with family and friends.
- Marcus Samuelsson

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown


creating unwind, unbend and loosen up...

letting go into tranquility; will I embrace peacefulness today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 12 2015

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
- R. Buckminster Fuller

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating transformation, shift and renewal...

letting go into evolution; which ways of being will be altered today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 07 2015

Sometimes you never realize the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
- Dr. Seuss

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating outreach, achievement and graciousness...

letting go into actualize; will being present to the moment be practiced today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 15 2015

As a human being, I'm a work in progress.
- John Lyndon

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating openness, authenticity and loving spirit...

letting go into peaks and valleys; will I unabashedly embrace my humanness today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 13 2015

Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven,
Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.

― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating acknowledgment, remembrance and loving heart...

letting go into peacefulness; how will another's memory be honored today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 11 2015

All glory comes from daring to begin. 
- Eugene F. Ware

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating initiative, actualize and fulfillment...

letting go into inspiration; is there willingness to follow where my heart leads today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 08 2015

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
- Thomas Campbell

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating remembrance, regard and thoughtfulness...

letting go into heart wide open; which actions will honor a memory today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 05 2015

Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thous shalt progress.
– Maimonides

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating freshness, authenticity and open-heartedness...

letting go into beginner's mind; what will be noticed newly today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today may 22 2015

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
- Frank A. Clark

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating movement, flow and stick-to-itiveness...

letting go into durability; which routine actions will be freshly embraced today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today may 20 201

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating relaxing, grace and ease...

letting go into mercy; is there willingness to view through another's perspective today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today may 19 2015

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
- John Quincy Adams

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating motivation, awakening and sparks...

letting go into heart-centered; what will radiate out from the heart today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today may 13 2015

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
- Albert Einstein

- photo by marie dudek brown

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating purpose, play and contentment...

letting go into thriving; where will a shift occur today?

peace, love and joy...