Result of Practice

"Inspiration comes and goes, 

creativity is the result of practice."

~ Phil Cousineau

What You Believe

"Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, 

because you become what you believe."

~ Oprah Winfrey

Ultimate Sophistication

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

~ Leonardo da Vinci

Life Itself

"Goodness begins simply with the fact of life itself."

~ Gwendolyn Brooks

Rise to the Occasion

Happy Easter

Decent Fellow

Happy Birthday, Rodney

"Inigo Montoya: You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you.

The Man in Black: You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die."

~ William Goldman, The Princess Bride

Best of Both Worlds

"Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin... 

 the best of both worlds."

~ David Allen

The Sun Will Rise

for Zoe

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

~ Victor Hugo

Respect

"Never spend time with people who don’t respect you."

~ Maori Proverb

The wind and rain last night were fierce and kept me awake. I listened to the trees sway with vigorous ardor and worried one could become a projectile in the gusts of gusto. The new day is calm and beautiful now. 

A New Me

"I wake up every morning 

and I surprise myself. 

I wake up to a new me."

~ Gina Carano

We had an Homeowners meeting this morning on the ridge, so I dashed to the store to buy a welcome gift and missed the sunrise. But on my drive home, I was mesmerized by the clouds and pulled over and caught this shot of Biltmore Lake. That is Mount Pisgah in the distance.

Something Awesome

"There was something awesome 

in the thought of the solitary mortal 

standing by the open window 

and summoning in from the gloom outside 

the spirits of the nether world."

~ Arthur Conan Doyle

Truths Are Easy to Understand

"All truths are easy to understand 

once they are discovered; 

the point is to discover them."

~ Galileo Galilei

The morning light streams into the kitchen with a force so strong it hits me hard and everything seems to glow with rich life. 

I play with the colors and notice, no matter what the combination, the sun responds to them all with delight. Celebrate your unique light.

Celebrate Those Differences

"It is not our differences that divide us. 

It is our inability to recognize, accept, 

and celebrate those differences."

~ Audre Lorde

Watching black birds rest against the sun light and I think, we are all so different yet the same. Why can't we celebrate our diversity? ♥

Yours Forever

"Memorize places. Settle your eyes on a place and learn it. 

See it under the snow, and when first grass is growing, 

and as rain falls upon it. Feel it and smell it, walk on it, 

touch the stones, and it will be with you forever."

~ Tony Hillerman

Home Is

"Home is where one starts from."

~ T. S. Eliot

After days waiting out the big storm and aftermath in hotel rooms from Greenville to Asheville, we were so anxious to be home. We tried to drive it, but our road was covered with ice, so we parked the car and walked up to the top of the ridge. As we arrived home, the sun was setting and the deer prints zigzagged across the front lawn.

We made it.

Happy, I wrote the word "home" in the snow in front of our house.

Peace

“Peace cannot be kept by force; 

it can only be achieved by understanding.” 

~ Albert Einstein

Loving the Ride

"I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m really loving the ride."

~ David Bowie

Great Things

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."

~ Georges Seurat

Your Best

"If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, 

you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives."

~ Vince Lombardi

Becoming New

"Everything is perpetually becoming new."

~ Alan Watts