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 13 2014

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
- Antonio Smith

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating welcoming, appreciation and delight...

letting go into open hands; what will be received newly today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 12 2014

There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.
- Mark Twain

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating acknowledgment, reverence and forgiveness...

letting go into the full spectrum; will authenticity be the focus today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 11 2014

Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.
- Malayan proverb

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating aware, appreciate and evolve...

letting go into sacred; will there be listening from deep within the soul today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 08 2014

Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.
- Osho

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating content, pleased and upbeat...

letting go into joyful; how will simplicity be embraced 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 aug 06 2014

What is to give light must endure burning.
- Viktor E. Frankl

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating radiate, experience and sparkle...

letting go into moonbeams; will strength and courage abound today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 05 2014

Living the truth in your heart without compromise brings kindness into the world. Attempts at kindness that compromise your heart cause only sadness.
- Anonymous 18th century monk

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating genuine, openness and veracity...

letting go into authenticity; will thoughts and actions come from the heart today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 04 2014

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
- John Burroughs

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating appreciation, awareness and alignment...

letting go into essentials; what really matters today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 02 2014

We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together.... I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude.
- Helen Hayes

- photo by jenn gutowski

creating retreat, sanctuary and deep listening...

letting go into introspection; what will be astutely observed in my own reactions today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today aug 01 2014

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
- Albert Camus

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating contribution, open heart and open hands...

letting go into living today fully; am I willing to notice where I'm holding back today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 31 2014

Dare to be wise; begin! He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
- Horace

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating act, persevere and risk...

letting go into discovery; how will the journey be enjoyed 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 24 2014

Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so.
- Marcia Wieder

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating aspiration, eagerness and focus...

letting go into visualization; how will I expand my world today?

peace, love and joy...

creating today jul 23 2014

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
- John Muir

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating sustenance, refreshment and uplift...

letting go into nourishment; what will be generated 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 20 2014

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.
- Susan B. Anthony

- photo by marie dudek brown

creating bits, slivers and snippets...

letting go into the present moment; how will today be created today?

peace, love and joy...