Archive: March 2013

All the things that truly matter — beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace — arise from beyond the mind … You cannot be both unhappy and fully present in the Now.
~  Eckhart Tolle ‘The Power of Now’

Another interesting cloud morning … The upper layer clouds were almost like jelly fish, with tentacles reaching down towards the sea.

I skipped my yoga practice this morning, as I have a full day of villa cleaning to do, and I’ll practice and stretch this afternoon. read more

“It’s like this old patchwork quilt my momma used to have. Each piece on that quilt meant something.  And some of those pieces were the damn ugliest things you’ve ever seen.  But some of the pieces were so beautiful they almost hurt my eyes to look at when I was a kid.  That’s the best you can hope for, Danny.  That your life turns out like that patchwork quilt.  That you can add some bright, sparkling pieces to the dirty, stained ones you have so far. That in the end, the bright patches might take up more space on your quilt than the dark ones.”
~ Brooke McKinley, Shades of Gray read more

Watching my thoughts this morning, feeling a bit grumpy because I did not get a good night’s sleep, I changed the channel ….  It’s as simple as that ….

“For a moment, I’d like you to imagine that you’re sitting in a comfortable, plush chair in front of a large, high-definition TV screen. You have a remote control in your hand, and you are just about to tune into a particular channel. This is the station where you’ve spent most of your time over the past 6 – 12 months. It contains the programming – the content – that has most often captured your attention, and it directly relates to the predominant experiences, thoughts, and feelings you’ve had over the past year. So, with that in mind, what channel have you been watching? read more

“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”
~ Winston Churchill

The sun sure was persistent as it peeked through the clouds this morning.  That red orb was quite spectacular.

I’ve been thinking about persistence the last few mornings, in between moments of no-thought.

One of my mentors – JB Glossinger – has a saying that the average human is caught in psychological time, but that a master can manifest instantaneously. read more

I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn’t write anything without hope in it.
~  Oscar Hammerstein

After such a gorgeous sunrise yesterday, this morning’s sitting felt quite drab by comparison.  But as I dropped the concept of like-dislike, the clouds became interesting as they moved about, became better defined, and the sun still somehow managed to find a break in the clouds.   And we so badly need the rain! read more