The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.
- Nadia Boulanger
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating distinction, zest and empowerment...
letting go into cherishing; where will my heart lead me today?
peace, love and joy...
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
- Frank A. Clark
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating insight, commitment and outreach...
letting go into being bold; where and how will I share love freely today?
peace, love and joy...
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things both great and small.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating request, invite and explore...
letting go into serenity; what will be noticed newly today?
peace, love and joy...
We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.
- H.G. Wells
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating bliss, blessings and wonder...
letting go into embracing each moment; will expectations be released freely today?
peace, love and joy...
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.
- Albert Ellis
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating acceptance, answerability and freedom...
letting go into creating a life I love; which steps will be boldly taken today?
peace, love and joy...
I invent nothing, I rediscover.
- Auguste Rodin
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating reclaim, regroup and balance...
letting go into embracing recovery; am I willing to release to explore newly today?
peace, love and joy...
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
- Joseph Campbell
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating affirmation, acknowledgment and humility...
letting go into authenticity; what will be faced lovingly, yet fearlessly today?
peace, love and joy...
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
- Muhammad Ali
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating awakening, lift and artistry...
letting go into soaring; where will my wings take me today?
peace, love and joy...
It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
- Maya Angelou
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating redeem, atone and harmony...
letting go into being responsible; is there willingness to accept our own humanness today?
peace, love and joy...
People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
- John C. Maxwell
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating boldness, expressiveness and authenticity...
letting go into leaning in; which aspect of life will be nurtured lovingly today?
peace, love and joy...
Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.
- Tad Williams
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating renovate, enrich and refurbish...
letting go into beautification; will small steps taken be acknowledged today?
peace, love and joy...
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
- Nathaniel Branden
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating noticing, accepting and stepping forward...
letting go into courage; what am I willing to transform today?
peace, love and joy...
But the real secret to lifelong good health is actually the opposite: Let your body take care of you.
- Deepak Chopra
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating deep listening, acceptance and loving spirit...
letting go into attentiveness; what will be noticed newly today?
peace, love and joy...
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life if thank you, it will be enough.
- Meister Eckhart
- watercolor by marie dudek brown
creating grace, ease and contentedness...
letting go into simplicity; how will acknowledgment be exquisitely expressed today?
peace, love and joy...
Money often costs too much.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating aggregate, benefits and blessings...
letting go into awareness; will simplicity be acknowledged today?
peace, love and joy...
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
- W. Somerset Maugham
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating open heart, open mind and acceptance...
letting go into transformation; how will I create today?
peace, love and joy...
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
- Washington Irving
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating freshness, radiance and outpourings of love...
letting go into heart-centered; will actions come from the heart today?
peace, love and joy...
How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating love, mercy and kindness...
letting go into solace; how will comfort be administered to others, and ourself, today?
peace, love and joy...
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
- Benjamin Franklin
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating attentiveness, vigor and stamina...
letting go into whatever it takes; what am I committed to accomplish today?
peace, love and joy...
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.
- Wilhelm von Humboldt
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating grace and ease, flow and integration...
letting go into harmonious; which heart-centered actions will be stepped into fearlessly today?
peace, love and joy...
