Month: July 2016

“You never know what is going to happen when your feet hit the floor in the morning!” Roberta Woods, friend and co founder with Nancy Rossof the Mad Hatters an educational drama group run out of Kalamazoo Michigan in the 19 80″s…….

“(You) can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown.” Claude Bernard So very simple. So very true. And not always easy to do. Facing the unknown can be………

Thich Nhat Hanh says, “We have a lamp inside us, the lamp of mindfulness, which we can light any time. The oil of that lamp is our breathing, our steps, and our peaceful smile. We have to light that lamp of mindfulness so as to……..

Back from 2 weeks in northern Michigan I am quoting The Dali Lama, “My religion is kindness.” How very true and peaceful and safe to contemplate that simple thought……

” Harriet Tubman said,” Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”…….Always , always, even even when it feel too difficult, you can reach for and touch the stars. You can! It is in you……

“I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.” Carl Sandburg. Now that is something to ponder. What if……just what if…….

“Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.” Claudia Black …..Far far too often we let ourselves down….we fail to listen to our inner voice……we are way too hard on ourselves…….

Excerpt taken from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Big Magic. “I (E.G.) heard a respected neurologist say in an interview, “The creative process may seem magical, but it is not magic.” ” With all due respect, I do not agree,” (say E. G.)……