creating today aug 15 2014

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.
- Anaïs Nin

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating advance, expand and gratitude...

letting go into all dimensions; will beauty be noticed today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 14 2014

Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
- François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating vulnerability, honesty and open-heartedness...

letting go into what really matters; how will I love myself unconditionally today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 07 2014

I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.
- Lillian Smith

- photo by jenn gutowski

creating depth, stretch and emblazon...

letting go into inquiry; will courage be present to move forward newly today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 30 2014

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
- Albert Schweitzer

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating compassion, generosity and empathy...

letting go into an open heart; how will blessings be generated today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 29 2014

Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started.
- David Allen

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating completion, simplicity and enjoyment...

letting go into grace and ease; will actions around what really matters be taken on fully today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 26 2014

Every man takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.
- Arthur Schopenhauer

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating fresh eyes, wonderment and limitlessness...

letting go into new realms of possibility; is there willingness to release what's stopping me today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 21 2014

The world is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will look sourly upon; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion.
- William Thackeray

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating observe, absorb and radiate...

letting go into accompany; who will I be today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 13 2014

Some self-confronting questions: ''Where do I want to be at any given time?'' ''How am I going to get there? ''What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?''... ''What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?''
- George A. Ford

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating query, honesty and motion...

letting go into conscious choice; what will be released to moved forward today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 07 2014

I have learned by some experience, by many examples, and by the writings of countless others before me, also occupied in the search, that certain environments, certain modes of life, certain rules of conduct are more conducive to inner and outer harmony than others. There are, in fact, certain roads that one may follow. Simplification of life is one of them.
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating illuminate, adapt and clarity...

letting go into unraveling; will transparency be embraced fully today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 02 2014

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
- Henry Ward Beecher

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating power, energy and vitality...

letting go into robust; which muscles will put into use newly today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 01 2014

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.
- William Hazlitt

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating awareness, presence and wonderment...

letting go into what is and what is not; where will beauty be distinguished newly today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 30 2014

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.
- Pearl S. Buck

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating newness, freshness and acceptance...

letting go into innovation; am I willing to release resistance today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 29 2014

Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence. The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote, ''Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.
- Deepak Chopra

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating depth, calm and deep listening...

letting go into serenity; what will be heard newly in the stillness of today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 18 2014

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
- Josh Billings

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating connect, relate and focus...

letting go into tenacity; which bold actions are necessary today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 14 2014

Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.
- Mike Murdock

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating correlation, exchange and fellowship...

letting go into being fully alive; will I accept the strength or weakness as it is today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 12 2014

So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us, which is what they are meant to do.
- Mother Maribel

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating unlearning, relearning and breakthroughs...

letting go into peace; is there willingness to be with what is and what is not today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 11 2014

Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life?
- Eric Allenbaugh

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating vibrant, spirited and responsive...

letting go into thriving!  where will conscious choices lead today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 08 2014

Chance comes to everybody. Only those who are slow to acknowledge chance complain that life is unfair.
- Maurice Chevalier

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating felicity, fortunate and thankfulness...

letting go into serendipity; is there willingness to step outside of the box today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 03 2014

The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.
- Thomas Moore

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating comfort, routine and cognizance...

letting go into simplicity; will consciousness of the automatic be recognized today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jun 02 2014

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
- Carl G. Jung

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating alertness, magnetism and responsiveness...

letting go into reconstruct; what will be regenerated freshly today?

peace, love and joy...