Image via Wikipedia“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and
rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you
there.” ~Rumi
Quote Tuesday
Image via WikipediaImage via WikipediaMy Wish For You This Week
I first received this quote on Twitter from renowned author/speaker Marianne Williamson. The first time that I read it, I was touched by its beauty and thoughtfulness. Even though I am certain that she sent the sentiment to all of her tens of thousand followers, I remember feeling as though it were directed to me and me alone. With those warm feelings in mind, on December 6, 2010, I posted it on this blog for the very first time. For me, this is one that bears repeating, again and again.
Image by Swamibu via FlickrImagine a carpet sparkling with diamonds, stretched out before you and leading only to joy. That is the week God [Spirit/Your Source/the Universe] has planned for you. ~Marianne Williamson
Happy President’s Day to you. Blessings,
Quote Tuesday
Image by Slideless in Seattle via Flickr“Your mind may be likened to a garden that may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild–but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.
Just as gardeners cultivate their plots, keeping them free from weeds, and growing the flowers and fruits they desire, so may you tend the garden of your mind, weeding out all the wrong, useless, impure thoughts, and cultivating towards perfection the flowers and fruits of right, useful, and pure thought.” ~James Allen
Happy Valentine’s Day
Image via WikipediaToday is Valentine’s Day–the day for love and expressing your love to your loves. Now, I hate to quibble, but my personal opinion is that I don’t need a special day of the year to convey my love. No, for me, and I am sure, most of us, it happens throughout the year in the things that I do and the things that I say, and sometimes in what is not said. Love is not a once a year affair, but an every day gift borne of the heart to the ones that we love.
The modern day celebration of February 14th has become less about the expression of love through hand-made cards and small heartfelt tokens of affection, and more about mass-produced cards bought at the nearest grocery store along with the gazillion flowers grown specifically for the occasion, and lest I forget, expensive jewelry. Preparing for Valentine’s Day has become tantamount to preparing for a rigorous exam or running a marathon. Indeed, especially for men, there is no ecstasy, only agony in choosing the perfect gift for a partner, especially if it is a new relationship. These days it requires a Herculean effort to purchase a gift that will be received without shock, anger, surprise (I am not referring to a ‘happy’ surprise.) or bitter disappointment. Yes, the commercialization of Valentine’s Day has made it less a celebration of love, and more a minefield that one must walk in search of the “right” gift. It’s little wonder why there are members of both sexes that choose to end a relationship to avoid dealing with the Valentine’s Day dilemma.
Anyway, for those of you in search of appropriate quotes for your Valentine, I’ve listed several quotes from a beautiful little book titled “You + Me,” and compiled by Dan Zadra and Kristel Wills. It is a collection of beautiful quotes concerning love. Perhaps, one of them might assist you in expressing your love jones to that special someone.
I come
to fetch
MY HEART
where I left it,
that is to say,
in yours. ~Juliette Drouet
In your presence
I fell more in love with
the best of myself.
That was your gift. ~William Cummings
Sometimes
your nearness
takes my breath away.
And all the things I want to say can find no voice.
Then in silence, I can only hope,
My eyes will speak
my heart. ~Unknown
So it is with love in my heart that I wish you a very Happy Valentine’s Day.
Blessings to you and your loves.
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