As we experience life, it is good but at times challenging. How we perceive and interpret them is the key.
I hope to share with you what inspires me and perhaps together we can help one another in changing our perceptions that lead to mental and physical well-being. Or just enough to provide strength and hope for the day….
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Thought for the week of 06/29-07/05, 2009
Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death.
--Unknown
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
--Norman Cousins
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
--Mahatma Gandhi
Living beings die all the time, all over the world. It's an undeniable fact of life. We all die. It's not depressing to talk about it unless we view it as such. It's simply a part of life. Views, beliefs, feelings vary about our mortality. I have recently experienced loss of people close to me. Also, there have been deaths of well known figures like Michael Jackson. We grieve and reminisce. Such events remind us about the nature of our existence and to reevaluate our lives.
I invite you to consider the quotes above to reflect on this week and take away what is valuable for you. I intend to.
Thought for the week of 06/22-06/28, 2009
I think teenagers get bad rep more often than not. We read and hear about their disturbing, unhealthy behaviors like stealing, lying, violent attacks on or even killing others. News media tends to focus on the negative too much and not enough on good deeds practiced by teens.
A 14 year old teenager named David Ashby exemplifies the latter. He plans to walk from Florida to Washington DC during this summer in order to raise public awareness to the 1.4 million homeless children in the US. He intends to sleep on the street and eat only free food given to him through begging. He will chronicle his audacious, inspiring experience on his blog.
How great is this young guy, how wonderfully creative and meaningful is this? Watch the video below to learn more about this remarkable person and his vision.
Thought for the week of 06/15-06/21, 2009
Awesome, humorous expressions of creativity. Let your imagination soar! View more here.
Thought for the week of 06/08-06/14, 2009
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you choose, but you can only spend it once.
--Lillian Dickson
Fundamental truth about our life that consists of freedom, responsibility, limited opportunity are all rolled into this simple and yet powerful metaphor...don't you think?
Thought for the week of 06/01-06/07, 2009
I love the landscape of the Southwest. Been to Arizona and New Mexico but not Utah yet. Viewing these images makes me want to jump into my car and hit the road. Come join me.
Thought for the week of 05/25-05/31, 2009
Thoughts are powerful. How we think determines how we feel and act. It is entirely up to each of us to decide what kind of thoughts we will allow to linger in our mind. With that thought in mind, meditate on these affirmations to direct yourself toward health and success:
I know what I have chosen to experience and am comfortable with that choice.
Everything I think, say and do proves that this experience is happening.
I proceed with the confidence that comes from knowing my good cannot be withheld.
All my self-talk is constructive.
I am ready. I relax and let it happen.
My future is unfolding perfectly. Life is good.
I have such complete faith in myself that doubt and fear have no power over my life.
Thought for the week of 05/18-05/24, 2009
True healing begins with an individual. We must turn inward and discover who we are at core. The rest follows naturally. Healing within us leads to healing with others. We connect to our Higher Source of life, to all that there is. May this week be a time of awakening, healing, and renewal for us all.
Thought for the week of 05/11-05/17, 2009
Just to make your heart melt by this sweet, adorable boy professing his love for a pretty girl with ponytail. Enjoy!
Indeed, LOVE transcends all differences!
Thought for the week of 05/04-05/10, 2009
I was amused and then moved by this video telling a story about being around to be supportive and lending a helping hand cross-species (animal and human) style.
It's basically about a big squirrel and a younger (maybe a baby) squirrel trying to get over a short wall. And of course, the baby can't jump high up like the older one. It's heartwarming to see the older one not abandon the other but stays around and tries to demonstrate how to jump up. Repeated unsuccessful attempts follow and in the end a bit of help was needed and provided by a human. And the little one makes it!
Yup, I think we all would like more of this...caring, supportive, I am-with-you, with persistent forging ahead togetherness, especially when there are obstacles seemingly insurmountable.
Thought for the week of 04/27-05/03, 2009
I hope viewing this video allows your imagination to soar and find your own creative expression. Inspiration is everywhere when we are open to it!
Thought for the week of 04/20-04/26, 2009
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.- Maya Angelou
I agree with Maya Angelou. I can only speak for myself with certainty but I believe it is true with most, if not all, of us. Just close your eyes and recall an event from your past (e.g., meeting a person, visiting a speical place, doing something creative like painting or writing) . What do you remeber about it? Chances are not so much what was said or done but how it made you feel...happy, sad, elated, angry, scared, calm, and so on.
Our verbal, physical signals leave lasting impressions at the emotional level. This realization brings forth an important lesson for me: Be aware of my words and actions for they can either embrace, support, inspire, and comfort people or can do exact opposite.
Thought for the week of 04/12-04/18, 2009 I was infatuated with typography in college. Many could not understand its appeal. No matter. It was fascinating to learn about different typefaces and use them graphically to communicate a message, an emotion...thus was created "word and image" pieces.
Recently I stumbled upon my old portfolio case and found some of the works I have created many years ago. Oh the joy of rediscovering one's old love. Then it occurred to me, "What happened to that passion?, Where did it go?, Can I have it back?"Well, my imagination has been stirred....
This piece expresses to me that life is a journey and to celebrate it with boldness and spontaneity.
Thought for the week of 04/05-04/11, 2009
Visualize or imagine in your mind that you are gazing at the moon...the soft, luminous glow about it...surrounded by mysterious darkness....How or what do you feel? Nostalgic, longing, warm, peaceful, calm, reflective, awe, romantic, or perhaps melancholic?
I invite you to further experience the magic of the moon in these wondrous images and rediscover the transcendent beauty all around us.
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