Posted in Abundance, Change, Joy, Life, Time, tagged Flourish, Harmony, Letting-go, Life, Living, Reflection, Time on June 11, 2013 | 2 Comments »
“And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. But most of all, I learned that life is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks with my hand on her knee and sometimes, on good days, for falling in love.” ~ Nicholas Sparks
Posted in Abundance, Human Spirit, Life, Nature, Time, tagged Being, Choice, Hope, Joy, Letting-go, Life, Living, Love on June 8, 2013 | 5 Comments »
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.
A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.
A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master…”
~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
Posted in Abundance, Human Spirit, Life, Time, tagged Joy, Letting-go, Life, Living, Optimism, Reflection on June 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Abundance, Joy, Life, Time, tagged Abundance, Hope, Kindness, Life, Living, Love, Optimism, Reflection on May 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Abundance, Human Spirit, Joy, Life, Time, tagged Being, Discovery, Free, Life, Meaning, Reflection, Thought, Time on May 26, 2013 | 2 Comments »
“Each of our voices has something unique to say. Not only should I not mold my life to the demands of external conformity; I can’t even find the model by which to live outside myself. I can only find it within.” ~ Charles Taylor, Multiculturalism
Posted in Abundance, Human Spirit, Joy, Life, Time, tagged Being, Choice, Compassion, Hope, Life, Love, Meaning, Optimism, Power, Smile on May 25, 2013 | 2 Comments »
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe to match your nature with Nature.” ~ Joseph Campbell
Posted in Abundance, Human Spirit, Life, Time, tagged Being, Choice, Dreams, Flourish, Gratitude, Imagination, Letting-go, Life, Meaning, Thought, Time on May 22, 2013 | 4 Comments »
“Maybe the fear is that
we are less than
we think we are,
when the
actuality of it
is that we are much much more.”
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn, Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness
Posted in Change, Nature, Time, tagged Letting-go, Life, Living, Meaning, Solitude, Thought, Time on May 20, 2013 | 1 Comment »
“Only if I move my arm a certain way,
it comes back.
Or the way the light bends in the trees
this time of year,
so a scrap of sorrow, like a bird, lights on the heart.
I carry this in my body, seed
in an unswept corner, husk-encowled and seeming safe.
But they guard me, these small pains,
from growing sure
of myself and perhaps forgetting.”
~ Jane Hirshfield
Posted in Human Spirit, Life, Time, tagged Giving, Hope, Joy, Life, Meaning, Reflection, Smile, Thought on May 18, 2013 | 6 Comments »
My second nomination for the WordPress Family Award is to Mimi Krumholz at http://waitingforthekarmatruck.com/ whose blog, “ Waiting for the Karma Truck” leads you through her thoughts and observations of this thing we call life. As a seasoned human resources professional, she has seen it all, and will put a smile on your lips, or a tear in your eye.
Every post is worthy of this award. Only Mimi can write with such honesty and clarity. You will truly enjoy her blog as much as I do.
Thanks Mimi for sharing your wonderful odyssey .
Be well, Biill
Posted in Human Spirit, Life, Nature, Time, tagged Hope, Life, Meaning, nature, Reflection, Smile, Thought on May 18, 2013 | 2 Comments »
“Sun’s up, uh huh, looks okay
The world survives into another day
And I’m thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
I had another dream about lions at the door
They weren’t half as frightening as they were before
But I’m thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
Walls windows trees, waves coming through
You be in me and I’ll be in you
Together in eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
Up among the firs where it smells so sweet
Or down in the valley where the river used to be
I got my mind on eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
And I’m wondering where the lions are…
I’m wondering where the lions are…
Huge orange flying boat rises off a lake
Thousand-year-old petroglyphs doing a double take
Pointing a finger at eternity
I’m sitting in the middle of this ecstasy
Young men marching, helmets shining in the sun,
Polished as precise like the brain behind the gun
(Should be!) they got me thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
And I’m wondering where the lions are…
I’m wondering where the lions are…
Freighters on the nod on the surface of the bay
One of these days we’re going to sail away,
going to sail into eternity
some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
And I’m wondering where the lions are…
I’m wondering where the lions are…”
~ Bruce Cockburn
