A Kaleidoscope

The universe
is a kaleidoscope:
now hopelessness, now hope
now spring, now fall.
Forget its ups and downs:
...... do not vex yourself:
The remedy for pain
is the pain.

~ Sarmad (from Beautiful Soul Secrets)

What We Are

"We do what we are, and we are what we do." - Abraham Maslow

A Pearl

"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl." - Blissful Quotes (@ Facebook)

Broad Perspective

"If you you are having trouble clearing the clouds of confusion from your mind, it might be time to take a step back and reach for a higher, broader perspective of things. Observe your world from a place of calm acceptance within, and know that everything falls into place in its own sweet time." - Dorothy Mendoza Row

Stand Out

" Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out?" ~ Oliver James

Creating Your Dreams

"Let go of how you thought things should turn out and get about the business of creating your dreams." - The Daily Love (@ Twitter)

Wishes

"Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes." - Charles Caleb Colton

What Makes Us Happy

"We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people's expectations. The tongue of the original self is the language of the heart."

- Julia Cameron

Yourself

"What you must dare is to be yourself."

- Dag Hammarskjold  (from the Daily Guru)

An Uncommon Way

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."- George Washington Carver

Reality

"Some people who live in a dream world, and some face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other." - Douglas Everett

Identifying with Soul

"If you are willing to identify with your soul, your physical world will come into a graceful alignment with your dreams." - Ships of Song (@ Twitter)

Celebrate

"Celebrate the moments of your life for they are the droplets of paint that create the masterpiece of one’s life." - Ships of Song (@ Twitter)

Closer to God

"To be closer to God, be closer to people" - Kahlil Gibran

Theophany

“We live in a world of theophanies. Holiness comes wrapped in the ordinary. There are burning bushes all around you. Every tree is full of angels. Hidden beauty is waiting in every crumb. Life wants to lead you from crumbs to angels, but this can happen only if you are willing to unwrap the ordinary by staying with it long enough to harvest its treasure.” - Macrina Wiederkehr 

The Enemy

"First, I saw the enemy, and it was evil. Then, I looked closer and realized it was fear. I stepped back, readjusted my vision and noticed the enemy was ignorance. Later, in a moment of reflection I became aware that the enemy was really the egoic mind. Finally, I went deeper and realized there was no enemy." - Enlighten Me (@ Twitter)

Authentically You

"When you let go of the outcome you are free to be authentically you. When you're simply you, the best things tend to happen." - The Daily Love (@ Twitter)

As You Want To Be

"Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth" - Blissful Quotes (@ Facebook)

Happiness

"Happiness happens when you fit with your life, when you fit so harmoniously that whatsoever you are doing is your joy." ~ Osho

Come Alive

"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman

Nothing to Lose

"When you live each moment as though you have nothing left to lose you are in the strongest position you have." - An American Monk (@ Twitter)

Letting Life Unfold

"Stand tall. Stand in peace. Stand in love. Let life unfold and reveal itself to you, step by step, moment by moment. No matter what happens and no matter what anyone else says or does, glow with the loving presence that you are, light up your corner of the world with love and peace. Just be. It is enough." - Veronica Flynn

Mother's Day

"After my mom's death, Mother's Day served as reminder of a tender love lost. This week, missing her, I sought her guidance. Her gentle voice spoke, "If you want to honor me, do something you love. In loving yourself, you honor me. In nurturing yourself, you inspire me. In celebrating yourself, you make my heart soar!" Love, nurture, celebrate your light! Oh, what a glorious Mother's Day it shall be." - Angel's Insight

Culture

Bring soul into the world

"We live in a culture that is greatly biased against the imagination, because our culture is very materialistic, objective and literal. Our culture lacks soul, and doesn’t know it, although it experiences the consequences. When you don’t know what’s missing, then of course you don’t know what to bring in, even though you feel something is missing."

“We live in a world that needs more soul, more meaning. We, as conscious beings, have, as our primary responsibility, at this time in human history, the task of bringing soul into the world, or releasing soul into the world. We do this, first of all, in ourselves and in our own personal world; then we do it in our groups – including family; then we do it in our society through our work, relationships and presence there.”

-- Andrew Schneider

Healing

"Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are." ~ Rachel Naomi Remen