May 1, 2011

Quotes from other FB pages

Always be joyful. That is the only truly saintly state. ~ Saint Teresa of Avila

❤ N♥A♥M♥A♥S♥T♥E ♥ love ♥ ~ Via Namasteॐ Om

╭♥╯The Morning Wind Spreads,
The morning wind spreads its fresh smell.
We must get... up and take that in,
that wind that lets us live.
Breathe before it's gone.~

~╭♥╯ Rumi╭♥╯See More

“ Possess the heart in love. ” Exhale only love.╭♥╯

Via ~ Namasteॐ Om

"Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize t...here is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you."
~ Laozi ~ Via ‎"gr8quotes" 

Blog Posts

Meditation on the Move: a Beginner's Guide ~  Remember that walking meditation is unlike other forms of meditation.  While it can be a very peaceful practice, it is an active meditation often practiced in locations with many sounds and distractions.  Don’t be discouraged if your mind wanders with these distractions.  Use the steps outlined in this guide to help focus your awareness.  If your mind does become distracted, simply acknowledge those thoughts, then set them aside and continue your meditation.  As you become more experienced, it will be easier to maintain your focus.

Quotes
 
Anyone who says you can't buy happiness has forgotten about puppies! ~ Wilfred Lampton

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. ~ Helen Keller

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
 

April 18, 2011

21 Tips to release self neglect and love yourself in action ~ "You don’t have to be different to be worthy. Your worth is in your true nature, a core of love and inner goodness. You are a beautiful light. You are love. We can bury our magnificence, but it’s impossible to destroy." From Tiny Buddha

Tiny Wisdom: On Enjoying the Light ~ “If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” -Morris West

Create ~ "Seize the bull by the horns, grasp it tenaciously, never let it go. Time has a habit of trampling over us, so softly we don’t even notice but so powerfully we become crushed over the course of weeks and years." Leo Babauta

Quotes Shared from other FB pages

"Become like the sun. If you do so, all darkness will be dispelled. No matter w...hat happens, live confidently with the conviction that you, yourself are the 'sun'. Of course, in life there are sunny days and cloudy days. But even on cloudy days, the sun is still the sun. Even when you are suffering, it is vital that you strive to keep the sun shining brightly in your heart." ~ Daisaku Ikeda Via Inspirology

" I'm strong of mind... strong of heart... I'm strong in spirit. There's strength within my soul, strength in my body. I have passion & ambitions. I am driven... determined & I will not go down without a fight because I have fire burning on the inside. There's something that whispers within & tells me...don't give.up! I swear it. I won't give up!" ~ Brianna G Via Positive Inspirational Quotes (PIQ)

I haven't posted here in a while. No matter what anyone tells you writing a blog isn't easy. The thing I struggle with the most is coming up with topics and sticking to it once I've committed.  My mind wanders a lot, jumping from one topic to another kind of like a teenage girl chatting on the phone with her friend, barely taking a breath in between words.

So I'm going to try something new. One of my favorite blogs is Tipnut. The creator of the site searches through her one favorite blog posts, links and other web items and posts lists of great crafty projects. Everything from recipes to gardening tips. It is a great resource for people who love crafts of all kinds and if you are a cook you have to check out some of the recipes.

I wish I could keep track of everything that I post on our FB page; but unfortunately FB doesn't hold onto posts indefinitely. So I'm going to start posting a sort of archive of our posts.  Including blog posts that we've shared, quotes from other pages that we have shared, etc.

I hope that you enjoy.

Meditation

This was in a post from one of the blogs I read (Teeny Tiny Pieces)

May you know peace
May your heart remain open
May you feel safe, honored, and respected at this time
May you see the light of your own true nature, and see that as good
May you feel love, compassion, and human kindness
May you feel whole in body, mind, and spirit
~   Unknown

I attempt to meditate. Usually in the mornings before I get up or at night before I go to bed.  My struggle with meditation is not in the sitting still; I do that pretty well. My biggest challenge with meditation is quieting my brain. It is constantly jumping from one subject to the next. Making my lists of things to do the next day at the shop; orders to make, bookkeeping to do or even blog posts to write. If it isn't about my work; its about a craft. Which project do I want to work on next, how I'm going to fix the mistake I made 4 rows ago in my knitting . . . this could go on and on about what ever topic.

Meditation is not contemplation because it is not thinking at all – consistent, inconsistent, crazy, sane. It is not thinking at all; it is witnessing. It is just sitting silently deep within yourself, looking at whatsoever is happening inside and outside both. Outside there is traffic noise, inside there is also traffic noise -- the traffic in the head. So many thoughts – trucks and buses of thoughts and trains and airplanes of thoughts, rushing in every direction. But you are simply sitting aloof, unconcerned, watching everything with no evaluation. ~ Osho

I love this quote. I think we can sometimes take meditation too seriously. So seriously that we worry about all those thoughts, or traffic, as Osho calls it; "but you are simply sitting aloof, unconcerned, watching everything with no evaluation. That is the key. "It is witnessing" and "sitting silently deep within yourself, looking at whatsoever is happening inside and outside both."

Go easy on yourself when you are working on your meditation practice. I'm still learning how to make it a part of my every day life and sometimes get frustrated with the ongoing traffic my head. One of the things I'm working on this year is just letting those thoughts come and releasing them without judgment and evaluation.

This post is part of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I am going to really get this blog going. So I decided I'd join the Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to post 31 posts in the month of January and to get more traffic to my blog and to other blogs. This is post number 14. For more info or to join the challenge check the link below.