May 5, 2011

Quotes

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. ~ Gandhi

Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct for the day. Optimistic thoughts will make your day bright and productive, while pessimistic thinking will make it dull and wasteful. Face each day cheerfully, smilingly and courageously, and it will naturally follow that your work will be a real pleasure and progress will be a delightful accomplishment. ~ William M. Peck

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. ~ Walter Gagehot

Blog Posts

Tiny Wisdom: On Getting Unstuck ~  Tomorrow has limitless potential if you’re willing to act today. It may even become something better than you knew to imagine, but it can only happen if you start and keep going.

May 4, 2011

Quotes

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.~ Ray Bradbury

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. ~ Dr. Seuss

Blog Posts

Tiny Wisdom: On Choosing Passion ~ “Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.” -Unknown

From other FB Pages


" I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love and abundance. Then, whenever doubts, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal ~ and soon they'll forget my number. ~Edith Armstrong Via ~ EMBRACE POSITIVE PASSION
 

May 3, 2011

Enjoyed a nice day off (sort of ~ I squeezed a little work in; I had to).  My hubby got our motorcycles out over the weekend to make sure they were ready to be up and running.  So we took a quick ride this afternoon in the sun.  It was still pretty cold outside though.  I had my cold weather gear and my leathers on and was still frozen when we got home. But man was that nice.

The work was of the fun variety.  I've been asked to speak at a women's luncheon next week in relation to my shop (Coastal Serenity).  Their topic this moth is Japan so I spent some time researching Japanese Tea and Japanese Tea Ceremonies.  I've got a week to get it finished and into some sort of form that I can talk from (speaking is not one of my strong skills). I'm excited to be invited to talk though it will be fun no matter what. 

Quotes

Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what's going on outside of us, there's always something we could be grateful for.

~ Barry Neil Kaufman

Gratitude is the fairest blossom Which springs from the soul. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

The law of gratitude is universal. It is a natural function of the soul. All things upon this earth or in the universe operate and respond to love and praise. ~ Robert Scheid

Blog Posts

Tiny Wisdom: On the Power of Gratitude ~   I chose this post today because the opening quote is part of one of my favorite gratitude quotes ~ “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Melody Beattie

See the Bright Opportunity ~ Each and every day we have the option to let go of old issues, to stop worrying about things we cannot change, and to focus on the opportunity here and now.

#253 Optimistic Weather Dressers ~ Living in the NW of the United Sates I can relate to this post. Especially here on the coast; the weather guys can never seem to get it right. So I look out the window. If its windy the shorts stay in the drawer. If its raining or even threatening on go the shoes & socks (I'm sorry but socks & sandals is not an option for me; at least not anymore). I never carry an umbrella, only tourists do that here ;-).

May 2, 2011

Wow; some days just present more challenges than others. Today numbers were kicking my butt. I work two days a week as a bookkeeper for a timeshare resort. Today was the day we got to take care of a bunch of end of the month things.  Numbers . . . numbers . . . numbers. Transposing numbers, re-adding numbers, subtracting numbers, multiplying numbers and even on occasion getting the numbers to add up correctly the first time.  I was pretty tough on myself about it. I don't know why, but I was. It felt like it took all day to complete a task that should have only taken an hour (I'm kind of rambling now). 

The point I guess I'm trying to make is that we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves when things don't add up right away.  Some days are just like that and you know what? Tomorrow will be better (Plus, I wont have to touch a calculator).Give yourself a break.  


Quotes

"Hope is like a path in the countryside: originally there was no path - - yet, as people are walking all the time in the same spot, a way appears." ~ Lu Xun

"Be careful with your mouth, but primarily with your mind; do not let evil thoughts start talking to you.  Do not let your mouth say words that could perhaps wound your brother.  Let your mouth put forth words which are fragrant: words of consolation, courage and hope.  It is a person's mouth that reveals his interior, inner man." ~ Elder Ephraim

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth. ~ Bradley Whitford

Blog Posts

50 Creative Questions to Create The Life You Really Want ~   What if you went wild? Got crazy? Did something you would never do? Unleashed? What if you could be free? Hold a loving, safe container for yourself as you express and create what is innately inside you.

On the Day Everyone is Pleased . . . ~ Perhaps the approval of every person in the entire world doesn't need to be the goal of your work.

Quotes from other FB pages
  
"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King Jr Via ~ Activating Optimism


"Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope." ~Charles D. Brodhead Via ~ EMBRACE POSITIVE PASSION

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