Made Double

"A joy that is shared is a joy made double."

~ English Proverb

Being Kind To Others

"Being kind to others 

is a way of being good to yourself."

~ Harold Kushner

Make the Instrument Stretch

"Challenges make you discover things about yourself 

that you never really knew.

They’re what make the instrument stretch -- 

what make you go beyond the norm."

~ Cicely Tyson

Limit of Our Sight

"A horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."

~ Carly Simon

A Cloudy Sky

"I feel like I've swallowed a cloudy sky."

~ Haruki Murakami

Accept Yourself

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. 

You don’t need to be accepted by others. 

You need to accept yourself."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

I seem to pay more attention to the view out back, but the view out front is pretty spectacular as well... The proof is in the panorama...

It Lasts For Always

"Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."

~ Margery Williams

Burning With Love

"A joyful heart is the inevitable result 

of a heart burning with love."

~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

You're Expecting

8:01 AM Fireworks!

"Whatever it is you're seeking 

won't come in the form you're expecting."

~ Haruki Murakami

7:55 AM

I'm on the deck and I am barefooted, enthralled with the dawn sky...

A New Beginning

“This is a new year. A new beginning. 

And things will change.” 

~ Taylor Swift

Just Let Awareness

"Just let awareness have its way with you completely."

~ Scott Morrison

Creation of Beauty

"Love of beauty is Taste. 

The creation of beauty is Art."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I live on a mountain top. This is how I see the world. Everything is simple, really. Glow. We all glow.

Peace With Ourselves

"We can never obtain peace in the outer world 

until we make peace with ourselves."

 ~ The Dalai Lama

Manifest the Divinity Within You

"Manifest the divinity within you 

and everything will be harmoniously arranged around it."

~ Swami Vivekananda

We Are Joy

"A joy that is shared is a joy made double."

~ English Proverb

First-Rate Intelligence

33º

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless yet be determined to make them otherwise.” 

~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Even when overcast, without a proper sunrise, the sky still shares such beauty.

Love All Beings

34°

"Love all beings; that is enough."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

We All Shine On

 

 

 

7:17 AM

"We all shine on,

Like the moon and the stars and the sun."

~ John Lennon

Instant Karma (We All Shine On)

All Knowledge

"All knowledge begins with a question."

~ Neil Postman

Love Is Our True Destiny

"Love is our true destiny. 

We do not find the meaning of life 

by ourselves alone - 

we find it with another."

~ Thomas Merton

6:58 AM Today I will give my smile to everyone I meet.

7:00 AM: I will try to remember that my small light touches and changes everything.