“Cooking is one of the best ways for your authentic self to remind your conscious self that you are an artist. ” Sarah Ban Breathnach
I am reading “Spiritual Literacy” by Frederic and Mary Anne Brussat. It is an amazing collection of hundreds of quotes from authors, thought leaders who have written about love, devotion, mediation and all sorts of topics! Its great to read a few pages at night or in the morning. Such wisdom. I am never giving this
“The world needs all its flowers. Sometimes we may think, Well I am not a flower, I am not beautiful, and I don’t have any qualities that might be useful. What hubris that is, to think the world has singled you out to be useless and unbeautiful!” Jon Kabat-Zinn
I am re-reading “A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson. If you have not read it, you must. In her very practical way, she explains how we were taught mostly through our traditional religions that we are not lovable (we are sinners). As a recovering Catholic, it was helpful in understanding how my believing
“Try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. ” Rainer
I am reading “Be the Change-How Meditation can Transform You and the World,” by Ed and Deb Shapiro. It is an amazing collection of writings from all the amazing leaders on mindfulness. From Marianne Williamson to Jon Kabat-Zinn. I will never give this book away.
What if we had culture based on what Bishop Tutu referred to as “Ubuntu”, which means, “I only exist because you exist, my existence is dependant on your existence, my well-being is dependant on your well-being?” This culture would be very different than a culture of individualistic competition where everyone is out for him/herself. [re-worded from a quote by Mark
“Mediation for me is an amazement that whatever I am contemplating is there at all. How incredible that spring comes and the grass grows, or that a cup of coffee awaits me on a table, even that a table exists! Anne Bancroft.
Yes, its true. I am dedicating three days to locate my artist inside. The best part is that it is in Whistler BC. Thanks to Whistler Arts Council who plans all these events. Go to www.ArtsWhistler.com or call 604-935-8410 to find out more. Wish me luck!
“As the philosopher Socrates once said, the unexamined life is not worth living. But the opposite is also true. the unlived life is not worth examining. Swami Beyonananada