Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
- Calvin Coolidge
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating mindset, open arms and heart-centered actions...
letting go into graciousness; how will abundance be acknowledged today?
peace, love and joy...
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
- Robert A. Heinlein
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating connectivity, companionship and generosity...
letting go into embracing it all; what is there to acknowledge today?
peace, love and joy...
Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.
- Tad Williams
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating renovate, enrich and refurbish...
letting go into beautification; will small steps taken be acknowledged today?
peace, love and joy...
Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.
- Gerard De Nerval
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating growth, development and flourishing...
letting go into blooming; how will my light radiate today?
peace, love and joy...
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
- Henry Ford
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating opportunities, expanse and imagination...
letting go into this moment; am I willing to acknowledge lessons learned today?
peace, love and joy...
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
- Nathaniel Branden
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating noticing, accepting and stepping forward...
letting go into courage; what am I willing to transform today?
peace, love and joy...
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
- William Morris
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating capacity, embrace and wonder...
letting go into embody; what will be newly discovered in my daily routine today?
peace, love and joy...
I do not "get" ideas; ideas get me.
- Robertson Davies
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating concept, interpretation and essence...
letting go into meaninglessness; what if there was no place to get to today?
peace, love and joy...
If every year is a marble, how many marbles do you have left? How many sunrises, how many opportunities to rise to the full stature of your being?
- Joy Page
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating delight, possibilities and gratitude...
letting go into embracing all of life; where will outreach be generated newly today?
peace, love and joy...
Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in our lives or may leave without a moment's notice, who may be loyal to the day they die or betray us tomorrow - that's vulnerability.
- Brene Brown
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating accountability, integrity and delicacy...
letting go into depths; is there willingness to consider the fraility of all human beings today?
peace, love and joy...
Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.
- Clarence Day
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating possibilities, adventure and gusto...
letting go into full participation; what will be bravely tried out today?
peace, love and joy...
But the real secret to lifelong good health is actually the opposite: Let your body take care of you.
- Deepak Chopra
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating deep listening, acceptance and loving spirit...
letting go into attentiveness; what will be noticed newly today?
peace, love and joy...
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life if thank you, it will be enough.
- Meister Eckhart
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating grace, ease and contentedness...
letting go into simplicity; how will acknowledgment be exquisitely expressed today?
peace, love and joy...
The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.
- Gustave Flaubert
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating interest, variety and effervescence...
letting go into blossoming; what will be viewed newly today?
peace, love and joy...
I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
- Jackie Robinson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating dignity, honor and acknowledgment...
letting go into loving spirit; who will I be today?
peace, love and joy...
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
- Paulo Coelho
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating opportunities, courage and learning...
letting go into limitless; what will be gleaned from failing today?
peace, love and joy...
Money often costs too much.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating aggregate, benefits and blessings...
letting go into awareness; will simplicity be acknowledged today?
peace, love and joy...
Your beliefs don't make you a better person your behavior does.
- Sukhraj Dhillon
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating heart-centeredness, kindness and outreach...
letting go into needed action; is there willingness to be of service to another today?
peace, love and joy...
A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.
- Tom Stoppard
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating initiative, inspiration and necessary actions...
letting go into living fully; how will contribution be generated today?
peace, love and joy...
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
- W. Somerset Maugham
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating open heart, open mind and acceptance...
letting go into transformation; how will I create today?
peace, love and joy...
