We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together.... I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude.
- Helen Hayes
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating peace and quiet, sabbatical and liberty...
letting go into choice in the matter; will time be taken to align heart, mind and spirit today?
peace, love and joy...
You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.
- John Ruskin
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating outreach, support and willingness...
letting go into being helpful; will I ask what's needed before acting today?
peace, love and joy...
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
- Kimberly Johnson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating acknowledgment, disclosure and openness...
letting go into grace and ease; how will love radiate out today today?
peace, love and joy...
Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.
- Elizabeth Lawrence
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating observing, dwelling and appreciation...
letting go into spontaneity; what will inspire today?
peace, love and joy...
Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
- Henry Ford
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating opportunities, trust and willingness...
letting go into experimenting; what will be distinct today?
peace, love and joy...
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
- Eric Hoffer
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating bonanza, breakthrough and abundance...
letting go into there is nowhere to get to; is there contentment today?
peace, love and joy...
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
- Walter Anderson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating genuine, trust and compassion...
letting go into integrity; am I willing to fully embrace all aspects of me today?
peace, love and joy...
Everybody needs something for the body and something for their soul. Something that feeds us and something that makes us hungry.
- unknown
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating nourish, satisfy and yearn...
letting go into growth and development; will the spirit's appetite be heard today?
peace, love and joy...
Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity; but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance. What man can stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see the span of his world and the meaning of the rolling hills that reach to the far horizon?
- Hal Borland
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating brightness, serenity and growth...
letting go into gathering; is there willingness to stop and take it all in today?
peace, love and joy...
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
- Jean de La Bruyère
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating abundance, contentment and delight...
letting go into enough; am I willing to transform my point of view today?
peace, love and joy...
Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart on the line. That means not only being brave, but being compassionate towards yourself, your teammates and your opponents.
- Phil Jackson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating courage, patience and resolve...
letting go into the necessary work; will benevolent actions be boldly stepped into today?
peace, love and joy...
Who forces time is pushed back by time; who gives up to time finds time on his side.
- The Talmud
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating opportunities, intervals and continuity...
letting go into surrendering; will interrelationships be approached newly today?
peace, love and joy...
The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating ownership, integrity and authenticity...
letting go into being blessed; what will be viewed newly today?
peace, love and joy...
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating balance, harmony and self-assurance...
letting go into dignity; is there willingness to be open and honest with myself today?
peace, love and joy...
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
- Jim Valvano
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating gratitude, forgiveness and love...
letting go into appreciation; how will outward expressions of love be shared today?
peace, love and joy...
Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have not used, the selfish prudence that will risk nothing and which, shirking pain, misses happiness as well.
- Mary Cholmondeley
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating expand, unfold and embrace...
letting go into thriving; will bliss be generated today?
peace, love and joy...
Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
-Bob Marley
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating awake, conscious and dynamic...
letting go into opportunities; where will bliss be generated today?
peace, love and joy...
Some self-confronting questions: ''Where do I want to be at any given time?'' ''How am I going to get there? ''What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?''... ''What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?''
- George A. Ford
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating inquiry, curiosity and yearning...
letting go into blessings; which expectations am I willing to release today?
peace, love and joy...
Our way is not soft grass, it's a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upward, forward, toward the sun.
- Ruth Westheimer
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating progress, wholeness and blessings...
letting go into openings; will courage be present to take the next step today?
peace, love and joy...
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
- Margaret Bonnano
- photo by marie dudek brown
creating presence, calm and welcoming...
letting go into now; how will being present in the moment impact living fully today?
peace, love and joy...
