Lifespotting!

Children always seem to have an inner gauge to exponentially...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:16:31 -0700

Children always seem to have an inner gauge to exponentially expand their joy and happiness in any given moment.

Stop scheduling fun time and take moments where you see it.

We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:34:51 -0700

We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.
- Muhammed Ali

A different perspective is always a good idea. We can get...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:11:31 -0700

A different perspective is always a good idea.

We can get really immune to certain things after a while, impatience takes over and pretty soon we start to negate the value of someone or something.

Taking another viewpoint and/or empathising with others can really keep us out of our own ego minds and help us come more gently from the heart.

An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining,...

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:50:22 -0700

An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.

“How does it taste?” the master asked.
“Bitter,” spit the apprentice.

The master chuckled and then asked the young man to take the same handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake, and once the apprentice swirled his handful of salt in the water, the old man said, “Now drink from the lake.” As the water dripped down the young man’s chin, the master asked,

“How does it taste?”,
“Fresh,” remarked the apprentice.
“Do you taste the salt?” asked the master.
“No,” said the young man.

At this, the master sat beside this serious young man who so reminded him of himself and took his hands, offering,

“The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. However, the amount of bitterness we taste depends on the container we put the pain in. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things …Stop being a glass. Become a lake.”

In many parts of this world water isScarce and precious.People...

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:18:33 -0700

In many parts of this world water is
Scarce and precious.
People sometimes have to walk
A great distance
Then carry heavy jugs upon their
Heads.
Because of our wisdom, we will travel
Far for love.
All movement is a sign of
Thirst.
Most speaking really says
“I am hungry to know you.”
Every desire of your body is holy;
Every desire of your body is
Holy.
Dear one,
Why wait until you are dying
To discover that divine
Truth?

Hafiz

In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make...

Tue, 29 May 2012 16:32:42 -0700

In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art. Rumi

Finding the beauty in a rainy day can be hard - keep your...

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:35:00 -0700

Finding the beauty in a rainy day can be hard - keep your playful spirit, jump into puddles, don’t worry about your hair, stay in and read, indulge in a bath and know that the sunny day will come back around.

Stop for a few moments to enjoy what is, instead of rushing for...

Sun, 27 May 2012 19:03:42 -0700

Stop for a few moments to enjoy what is, instead of rushing for the next Awesome! Gratitude for the small things engages the heart and lets you live in the Here.

We cannot allow our happiness to depend on our external circumstances, for every positive event and accomplishment we experience are accompanied by rapid adaptation and escalating expectations. Even as we attain greater heights, we begin to want even more. -Sonja Lybomirksy, The How Of Happiness

I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search...

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:05:25 -0700

I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions.” - Zora Neale Hurston

There is no recreating or repeating you, The magic that...

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:15:00 -0700

There is no recreating or repeating you,

The magic that surrounds you is all your own.

You are connected to everything…love accordingly!

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:26:09 -0700

You are connected to everything…love accordingly!

To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak. Hopi Indian...

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:13:18 -0700

To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.

Hopi Indian Saying

Good rules to live by…

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:09:19 -0700

Good rules to live by…

My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; The more...

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:18:32 -0700

My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep;
The more I give to thee
The more I have,
For both are infinite.

William Shakespeare

Beauty is not in the face, Beauty is a light in the heart....

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:24:30 -0700

Beauty is not in the face,

Beauty is a light in the heart. Khalil Gibran

Where do you see beauty daily?

The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want...

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:46:19 -0700

The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be…

Because of all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap!

Mary Anne Radmacher

Those who fear the darkness have no idea what the light can do.

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:18:54 -0700

Those who fear the darkness have no idea what the light can do.

Our friends are an outer mirror of our selves - make sure to...

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:32:20 -0700

Our friends are an outer mirror of our selves - make sure to pick the best ones. They’ll lift you up, make you laugh and hold you when you most need it.

On any given day we can go through a range of emotions - like...

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:48:22 -0700

On any given day we can go through a range of emotions - like the colors of a rainbow. This is what we call being human.

These colors are beautiful.

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:54:35 -0700

These colors are beautiful.