Love Always Hopes

For Dana and Mark

"Love... 
always protects, 
always trusts, 
always hopes, 
always perseveres."
~ 1 Corinthians 13:7

I Think Of Beauty

"When I think of art I think of beauty. 
Beauty is the mystery of life."
~ Agnes Martin

The world is a crazy place. And somethings things happen that scare me, things I don't understand. But with all of the challenges and uncertainty comes the rising sun. Radiating beauty. Proof that life goes on and each new day brings hope and some answers or perhaps better understanding... and love.

With Gold at Both Ends

“Dare to love yourself
as if you were a rainbow
with gold at both ends.” 
~ Aberjhani

Always it seems, I let the sky speak to me.

Summer Solstice Aloha

Delight In Colors

"Among the several kinds of beauty, 
the eye takes most delight in colors."
~ Joseph Addison

An Amazing Miracle

Each morning a miracle occurs. And what's more, I can share this miracle with you.

"You ARE the universe, 
an intrinsic part of it...
What an amazing miracle.”
~ Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth

A Place Inside

“Find a place inside where there's joy, 

and the joy will burn out the pain.”

~ Joseph Campbell

A More Human World

"Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, 

a more human world."

~ André Maurois

Into a Sun

"One must not imitate the sun, 

one must make oneself into a sun."

~ Raoul Dufy

The Rhythm and Vibration

"Music is in all our souls. 

We are actually surviving

because of the rhythm and vibration of music."

~ Yoko Ono

Leaning Unnecessary

Happy Mother's Day

"A mother is not a person to lean on, 

but a person to make leaning unnecessary."

~ Dorothy Canfield Fisher

The Days Are Nouns

"The days are nouns: touch them."

~ Naomi Shihab Nye

Out front this morning with the sun through my Japanese maple tree.

Keep In The Sunlight

"Do not anticipate trouble, 

or worry about what may never happen. 

Keep in the sunlight."

~ Benjamin Franklin

The Cleverest of All

“The cleverest of all, in my opinion, 

is the man who calls himself a fool 

at least once a month.”

~ Fyodor Dostoevsky

Being

"Love is not thinking, but being."

~ Antoine de Saint Exupery

Take Your Best Swing

Happy Birthday, Mikioi

"In playing ball, or in life, 

a person occasionally gets the opportunity 

to do something great. 

When that time comes, only two things matter: 

Being prepared to seize the moment 

and having the courage to take your best swing."

~ Hank Aaron

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