Photo By: Diane
Saturday, February 11, 2012
It Is not "what" you are In life.......It Is "who" you are that counts most.
My favorite three! My children.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Believe~Shauna Niequist
“Believe that this way of living, this focus on the present, the daily, the tangible, this intense concentration not on the news headlines but on the flowers growing in your own garden, the children growing in your own home, this way of living has the potential to open up the heavens, to yield a glittering handful of diamonds where a second ago there was coal. This way of living and noticing and building and crafting can crack through the movie sets and soundtracks that keep us waiting for our own life stories to begin, and set us free to observe the lives we have been creating all along without ever realizing it.
I don’t want to wait anymore. I choose to believe that there is nothing more sacred or profound than this day. I choose to believe that there may be a thousand big moments embedded in this day, waiting to be discovered like tiny shards of gold. The big moments are the daily, tiny moments of courage and forgiveness and hope that we grab on to and extend to one another. That’s the drama of life, swirling all around us, and generally I don’t even see it, because I’m too busy waiting to become whatever it is I think I am about to become. The big moments are in every hour, every conversation, every meal, every meeting.
The Heisman Trophy winner knows this. He knows that his big moment was not when they gave him the trophy. It was the thousand times he went to practice instead of going back to bed. It was the miles run on rainy days, the healthy meals when a burger sounded like heaven. That big moment represented and rested on a foundation of moments that had come before it.
I believe that if we cultivate a true attention, a deep ability to see what has been there all along, we will find worlds within us and between us, dreams and stories and memories spilling over. The nuances and shades and secrets and intimations of love and friendship and marriage an parenting are action-packed and multicolored, if you know where to look.
Today is your big moment. Moments, really. The life you’ve been waiting for is happening all around you. The scene unfolding right outside your window is worth more than the most beautiful painting, and the crackers and peanut butter that you’re having for lunch on the coffee table are as profound, in their own way, as the Last Supper. This is it. This is life in all its glory, swirling and unfolding around us, disguised as pedantic, pedestrian non-events. But pull of the mask and you will find your life, waiting to be made, chosen, woven, crafted.
Your life, right now, today, is exploding with energy and power and detail and dimension, better than the best movie you have ever seen. You and your family and your friends and your house and your dinner table and your garage have all the makings of a life of epic proportions, a story for the ages. Because they all are. Every life is.
You have stories worth telling, memories worth remembering, dreams worth working toward, a body worth feeding, a soul worth tending, and beyond that, the God of the universe dwells within you, the true culmination of super and natural.
You are more than dust and bones.
You are spirit and power and image of God.
And you have been given Today.”
― Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life
I don’t want to wait anymore. I choose to believe that there is nothing more sacred or profound than this day. I choose to believe that there may be a thousand big moments embedded in this day, waiting to be discovered like tiny shards of gold. The big moments are the daily, tiny moments of courage and forgiveness and hope that we grab on to and extend to one another. That’s the drama of life, swirling all around us, and generally I don’t even see it, because I’m too busy waiting to become whatever it is I think I am about to become. The big moments are in every hour, every conversation, every meal, every meeting.
The Heisman Trophy winner knows this. He knows that his big moment was not when they gave him the trophy. It was the thousand times he went to practice instead of going back to bed. It was the miles run on rainy days, the healthy meals when a burger sounded like heaven. That big moment represented and rested on a foundation of moments that had come before it.
I believe that if we cultivate a true attention, a deep ability to see what has been there all along, we will find worlds within us and between us, dreams and stories and memories spilling over. The nuances and shades and secrets and intimations of love and friendship and marriage an parenting are action-packed and multicolored, if you know where to look.
Today is your big moment. Moments, really. The life you’ve been waiting for is happening all around you. The scene unfolding right outside your window is worth more than the most beautiful painting, and the crackers and peanut butter that you’re having for lunch on the coffee table are as profound, in their own way, as the Last Supper. This is it. This is life in all its glory, swirling and unfolding around us, disguised as pedantic, pedestrian non-events. But pull of the mask and you will find your life, waiting to be made, chosen, woven, crafted.
Your life, right now, today, is exploding with energy and power and detail and dimension, better than the best movie you have ever seen. You and your family and your friends and your house and your dinner table and your garage have all the makings of a life of epic proportions, a story for the ages. Because they all are. Every life is.
You have stories worth telling, memories worth remembering, dreams worth working toward, a body worth feeding, a soul worth tending, and beyond that, the God of the universe dwells within you, the true culmination of super and natural.
You are more than dust and bones.
You are spirit and power and image of God.
And you have been given Today.”
― Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life
Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. - Mother Teresa
My Dog & his old Buddy Moose
To serve. You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love. -Martin Luther King
Me, my siblings & my Mom~
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Relationships~ They are supposed to be truly amazing....Love never fails....
Own your own experiences. Relationships are meant to be great & work.....Seek God for what you want & It will just come to you In his timing... For me, some relationships there was more error than I would like to admit, I lead myself down the wrong path, with people that were wrong for me... but so very glad for It eliminated what I did not want or need, for I happily lead myself far away from such a person whose values did not resonate with mine, & onto an amazing journey~~~ the most awesome place to be~ We must realize a relationship can be a beautiful journey, more than a destination. In relationships for all, there should be no drama, no Mr right or Miss right, no someone that you believe will make you whole...........you must be whole first. A fairy tale Is a nice thought, but you need to stay real & be a match In mind & In likeness of spirit.....You "know" the right relationship when It Is really truthful, great, the union of two already whole people, healthy, happy, bringing each other more joy than pain, laughter, love, then this Is the "one" for you.
To get Into your best journey, or on the right road to a healthy relationship, move into a space of self love~ There are no saviors, don't use anyone to fill in the blanks spots in your world, be whole first. What ever you, or someone else brings to a relationship gets exaggerated. The more you contribute In joy from a healthy place, the more that shall be given to you. Great advice for those who date, choose to date a person because you enjoy the company, then see where It goes, not looking for "the" destination, really enjoy the person you are with. Don't be with someone just to be with someone, make sure you celebrate & enjoy them & likewise to you. Relationships are truly meant to be healthy, not to be filled with drama & dysfunction. Before jumping In: love your life, be ready to feed your soul more, live from Inside out, rather than outside In.......
We are born to have good relationships & they work! No one knows the big path In life, so practice Joy In the little things, and build your world so you know what Is right when the big things come. If you have had a bad experience, remember anger is awareness, It teaches you about what you do want from a relationship, & eliminates what you do not want. We are meant to be good to each other & relationships are truly amazing. You must have joy before you enter, you must have your own love and peace.....Nothing In life Is ever perfect, but a great relationship Is the fruit of life, so have a healthy one, be amazing together. So choose love by being In a place of Joy, with trust In God as number one, love yourself. Own your own experiences :) Diane
I wrote based what I took away from listening to Alan Cohen
You have been made in the image and likeness of God, and your soul will be restless until it rests in him and his plan for you.
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