Aug 31, 2008

Calm Center


A LOST MARBLE FOUND, originally uploaded by littlefeather100.


We each face different kinds of storms in our lives. Even in the center of such external difficulty it remains possible to locate your center of compassionate strength and nurturing calm. Give yourself a moment today to feel and embrace your center of calm.

Aug 28, 2008

Shine




Meditate. Live Purely. Be Quiet. Do your Work with Mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds. Shine.

Buddha.

Images: By Eglatine
RegiaArt

Aug 27, 2008

Dream

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.

Dale E. Turner

Image: Fanny Mae

Aug 26, 2008

Spread Light


"There are only two ways of spreading light -
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."

Edith Wharton

Image: 2 for the Price of 1

Aug 24, 2008

Share Your Loving Thoughts




"If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give."


George MacDonald

Images: Qunitera by Moranga
*(highly recommended photo stream to see) Dragon Love by Zack Schnepf

Aug 23, 2008

Wings Within



Optical Wings, originally uploaded by Reciprocity.


If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.


Chinese Proverb.

Images: Green Bird by Charles Harley
Optical Wings by Reciprocity

Aug 21, 2008

Discover Now


“If we are not happy and joyous at this season,
for what other season shall we wait and
for what other time shall we look?”

Abdul-Baha


Image: Tree by Caram Batack

Aug 20, 2008

Cultivate Bliss


Up,Up and Away, originally uploaded by aussiegall.


Cultivation requires thoughtfulness and directed energy. Try cultivating yourself a moment of peaceful blissful calm today.

Aug 17, 2008

Begin with a Smile




Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thich Nhat Hanh


Images:
Joyful Star by
Chide Okoye
Prudence by Shawn Mcnulty

Aug 15, 2008

You Are


, originally uploaded by Artem Portnoy.

The Key

What lies behind you and what lies before you are small matters compared to what lies within you.

Emerson (edited)

Aug 14, 2008

Your Unique Peace



Each of us has a unique spectrum of peaceful beauty within. Breathe in a bit of calm and allow yourself to feel the full spectrum of your unique and beautiful inner peace.

Images:
Abstracts by Realeoni
Kinetics by Torley

Aug 12, 2008

Compose Your Joy


Joy is not in things; it is in us.
Richard Wagner

There is always a composition of joy within you, have you stopped to listen to it lately?

Image: Paul Klee

Aug 11, 2008

Expanding Light




A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Father James Keller

Images:
By Boris Drenec
By JP Stanley
By IStargazer

Aug 10, 2008

Reimagine Rooftops


The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for.
And the most you can do is live right inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof
Unknown

Images: From the Roof Top and The Boab by Seb Przd

Aug 9, 2008

Yes Simply Try



“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

Image:by jonmatthew photography.

Aug 7, 2008

You Deserve Delight


Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve Delight.

Hannah Arendt

Images:
Colors by Eduardo Aviz
Drops of Spring: by Steve Wall

Aug 6, 2008

Sweet is Simple




Although we are as humans, complex organisms, the truth is what's inside of us is so simple it's precious and sweet in ways we often forget. Take a moment today to think about what's sweet and simple within yourself and let the smile bloom naturally after.

Images: The Giant Golden book of Biology - An introduction to the Science of Life
By Gerald Ames and Rose Wyler.
Illustrated by Charley Harper. c 1961 Golden Press.

Aug 5, 2008

Serenity

Mirth is like a flash of lightening, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

Joseph Addison

You too are Full with Beauty


Photo by: grispix

Inside a Still Mind

Be Mindful of your Breath today and Pause to allow the gentle nourishment of Stillness fill you with gratitude, strength and calm.

Photo: Sky Magic by FestBlues