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April 2, 093/366 As children, most of us were taught : "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything." I have always believed in taking it one step further. The world would be a better place if we took time to reaffirm, encourage and just say something nice to each other. Which brings me to say, I think it's lovely that of all the photos on flickr, you stopped to look at this one. If you've noticed, the gerbera's petals seem to be saying something to you, too. Listen... carefully, can you hear it? I'm sure it's "Hello, you beautiful person, you!"
“Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.”
~ Thomas Merton, 20th-century American Trappist monk and writer
HAPPY JUNE!
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Robert Frost, 1874 - 1963
Adventure awaits.
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Day 304 Year 2 As in believe in joy, yourself, others, the possibilities, laughter, happiness, the future, and life in general. You've only got one go at this rodeo so don't waste it.
“Humility is the most fertile soil from which spirituality can grow and unfold. Learn to always remain humble and you will see how people are transformed by your presence."—Amma, Immortal Bliss, 3rd qtr. 1998
“The best, like water;
Benefit all and do not compete.
They dwell in lowly spots that everyone else scorns.
Putting others before themselves,
They find themselves in the foremost place
And come very near to the Tao.”
—Lao Tzu, “Words to Live By”, p. 279, Eknath Easwaran
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”—Luke 14
The color white.....I have started to try and use natural light and everyday objects that inspire me. This week's creative challenge was tough, I love all colors! But white combines them all in the light spectrum...and it's the color of light, serenity, purity and happiness.
“God makes the rivers to flow. They tire not, nor
do they cease from flowing. May the river of my life flow
into the sea of love that is the Lord.
May I overcome all the impediments in my course. May
the thread of my song be not cut before my life merges in the
sea of love.”
--Rig Veda, quoted in “God Makes the Rivers to Flow”, edited by Eknath Easwaran
“Unto those that hath shall be given, and they shall have abundance; but from those that hath not shall be taken away even that which they have.”—The Gospel according to Matthew. “This is a strange paradox, a little-known secret. Jesus isn’t speaking of worldly goods. He is speaking of a vey rare kind of treasure; the more you draw on it, the more you will have. The more patient you are with people, for instance, the more patience you will have. The more generous you are today, the more generosity you will have tomorrow. The more love you give, the more loving you become. The principle can be stated in the plainest of terms; if you are selfish with your love, the scant security you cling to will be battered by life. But if you give of yourself freely, your security will be unshakeable. Your joy will be limitless. You will always have more to give.” – Eknath Easwaren “Words to Live By”, p. 267