None of us are going to make it out alive but,

You woke up every morning last year ALIVE! That alone made it a good year.

~Anonymous

Keep up the good work!

forgotten wisdom

If you light a lamp for someone, it will brighten your own path.

~The Buddha

I think most of the world has forgotten this. We're too worried about the economy, war, celebrities, and "dissing" people who don't agree with us, and getting ourselves to the front of the line.

Something to think about this week

When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.

~C. S. Lewis

Waking up this morning, I smiled

Just remember this as you go through your week...

Credit: ambigutron (on Reddit)

let it begin with me

One Word

In the name of peace
They waged the wars
Ain't they got no shame
~Nikki Giovanni









*sigh* I'm a wee bit disheartened by the World. I probably won't renew my subscription.

The Mom Apple

If you’re a Mom you know what the 'Mom Apple' is; it’s that last apple in the basket. It is the apple that sat there while all the other ‘better’ bigger, shinier, less wrinkly apples got eaten. It’s the one that no one will eat and it will go to waste until Mom eats it or turns into apple sauce.

It’s not just apples though is it Mom? It’s the overly ripe banana, it’s that battered first slice of bread at the front of the bag that everyone reaches past, it’s the first pancakes out of the pan that are mangled no matter how careful you are, it’s those leftovers that have been in the fridge too long but that would be a sin to waste.

It’s the damp sleeping bag on camping trips, the lumpy pillow, and the non-window seat.

It’s all for a good cause but, every once and awhile, don’t forget to spoil yourself, eh?

Magic

“I want to be magic. I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. I want to be a friend of elves and live in a tree. Or under a hill. I want to marry a moonbeam and hear the stars sing. I don’t want to pretend at magic anymore. I want to be magic.”

~ Charles de Lint

art credit: "Light Flurries", R. Gonsalves

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

~Madame Marie Curie

Food for Thought

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
Sarah Williams
from "The Old Astronomer to His Pupil" in Best Loved Poems of the American People

I love this...
I put it here, there, and everywhere more for me than for you gentle readers.
Hopefully you enjoy it too.

Food for Thought

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities also has the power to make you commit atrocities.

~Voltaire

Something to think about as our politicians and religious leaders spout rhetoric and propaganda

just cuz...

Looking behind I am filled with gratitude. Looking forward I am filled with vision. Looking upwards I am filled with strength. Looking within I discover peace.

Quero Apache Prayer

Food for Thought

Put very simply, prayer is when we ask the universe for something, and meditation is when we stop and listen.