Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you.
- Annie Dillard
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating absorb, exhaust and savor...
letting go into basking; what will reveal itself today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jul 17 2014
Success is due less to ability than to zeal.
- Charles Buxton
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating desire, diligence and fulfillment...
letting go into stamina; where will the heart lead today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jul 15 2014
Who forces time is pushed back by time; who gives up to time finds time on his side.
- The Talmud
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating opportunities, intervals and continuity...
letting go into surrendering; will interrelationships be approached newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jul 14 2014
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
- James Thurber
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating playfulness, happiness and levity...
letting go into sparkling; where will humor be discovered newly 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 12 2014
In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibration of beauty.
- C. Morley
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating resonance, deep listening and revelry...
letting go into exquisiteness; how will beauty be acknowledged newly today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jul 10 2014
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating open-heartedness, tolerance and patience...
letting go into grace; am I willing to forgive today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jul 09 2014
The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating ownership, integrity and authenticity...
letting go into being blessed; what will be viewed newly 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 27 2014
You can't reach old age by another man's road. My habits protect my life but they would assassinate you.
- Mark Twain
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating authenticity, trust and extension...
letting go into integrity; how will I be the CEO of my own life today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jun 26 2014
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
- Ruth Ann Shabaker
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating festive, jubilant and joyous...
letting go into celebration; how will others' greatness be acknowledged today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jun 25 2014
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
- St. Theresa of Lisieux
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating peace, rapport and affinity...
letting go into good vibrations; what will radiate outward today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jun 23 2014
We find greatest joy, not in getting, but in expressing what we are...
- R. J. Baughan
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating intention, declaration and manifestation...
letting go into clear articulation; where will focus be placed today?
peace, love and joy...
creating today jun 19 2014
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating balance, harmony and self-assurance...
letting go into dignity; is there willingness to be open and honest with myself 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 16 2014
In the end, nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another.
- Daphne Rose Kingman
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating cherish, respect and vulnerability...
letting go into what really matters; where will affinities be noticed today?
peace, love and joy...