November 27, 2011 in pix
I will not die and unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling, or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days
to allow my living to open me
to make me less afraid, more accessible
to loosen my heart
until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance
to live,
so that which came to me as seed
goes on to the next as blossom,
and that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
~Dawna Markova
November 21, 2011 in pix
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go.
Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you.
~Pueblo Blessing
November 16, 2011 in pix
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.
~Arthur O’Shaughnessy
November 15, 2011 in Uncategorized
I said to myself,
I have things in my head
that are not like what anyone has taught me,
shapes and ideas so near to me,
so natural to my way of being and thinking
that it hasn’t occurred to me to put them down.
I decided to start anew,
to strip away what I had been taught
~Georgia O’Keeffe
November 5, 2011 in Uncategorized
The function of authentic spirituality
is not to provide security and solace,
but to encourage the seeker to venture out
on the lonely and difficult path of self-knowledge.
So do not be intimidated.
Have confidence in your own spiritual potentiality,
your ability to find your own unique way
~John Snelling
October 22, 2011 in Uncategorized
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:
“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election
(please read on… it’ll only take a couple minutes)
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971… before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.
Warren Buffet is asking everyone who receives or sees this, to post it or send it to a minimum of twenty people and in turn ask each of those to do likewise.
In three days, most people in The United States of America will have received the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. ***All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. ..Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.***
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!! !
If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete. You are one of my 20+.. Please keep it going.
August 14, 2011 in Uncategorized
A true shaman is not a self-promoter.
A true shaman does not bask in the limelight.
A true shaman is not self-glorifying.
A true shaman does not seek publicity and fame.
A true shaman does not seek followers.
A true shaman does not practice Capitalism.
A true shaman does not write books.
A true shaman does not explain or define the Mystery.
A true shaman is not concerned with the chemical processes involved in ceremony.
A true shaman is humble and self-effacing.
A true shaman has a fluid, inscrutable character vis a vis others.
A true shaman listens more than expounds.
A true shaman sees the transitory nature of this existence.
A true shaman is detached from the world around him/her.
A true shaman has little concern for money or money matters.
A true shaman sees the shallowness and folly of those with the loudest, most public voices.
Look beyond the surface – do not confuse a sorcerer with a shaman
~anon
August 8, 2011 in Uncategorized
to fit in all the things I want to do…
I have to make time by dropping all the things
I don’t want to do.
Much simpler!!
~Wendy Fisk
June 27, 2011 in Uncategorized
To get the best out of someone,
give them your best,
and be willing to do
the very thing you ask.
The best leaders are the ones
that lead by supporting others.
~kenji
June 25, 2011 in Uncategorized
The game of life is the game of boomerangs.
Our thoughts, deeds and words
return to us sooner or later,
with astounding accuracy
~Florence Shinn
June 20, 2011 in Uncategorized
Self-importance is our greatest enemy.
Think about it –
what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds
and misdeeds of our fellowmen.
Our self-importance requires
that we spend most of our lives
offended by someone
~Carlos Castaneda
June 18, 2011 in Uncategorized
Assumptions are the termites of relationships
~Henry Winkler
June 11, 2011 in Uncategorized
But all endings are also beginnings…
We just don’t know it at the time
~Mitch Albom
June 10, 2011 in Uncategorized
To be one’s self,
and unafraid whether right or wrong,
is more admirable than the easy cowardice
of surrender to conformity
~Irving Wallace
June 7, 2011 in Uncategorized
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder
than one closed by belief
~Gerry Spence
