Feeling Humble

We feel so independent and humble when we depend only on Him.”

Enlightened

The disciples asked, “What does one need in order to be Enlightened?”

The Master said, “You must discover what it is that falls in the water and does not make a ripple; moves through the trees and does not make a sound; enters the field and does not stir a single blade of grass.”

After weeks of fruitless pondering, the disciples said, “What is this thing?”

“Thing?” said the Master. “But it isn’t a thing at all.”
“So it is nothing?”
“You might say so.”
“Then how are we to search for it?”
“Did I tell you to search for it? It can be found but never searched for. Seek and you will miss.”

Do not search. It’s there. Feel it. Just be it. Just be.

Divine Sunrise

My heart glows like a candle

To witness this divine sunrise.

Looks like a boundless majesty..

Feels like all the heavens lit.

And I smile and say to myself,

“How trivial is this life!”

“How divine a destiny ahead!”

Listening

A melancholy mood …..

Above and beyond,

Listening to the clouds floating by.

A melancholy mood, singing to me

To loosen up a bit, to take pause….

But now and then, I long for the hurt that this melancholy mood gives me!

Strange!

Round and around the sounds

Listening to the mood that belongs to me!

Lotus Love – A Painting

If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong

Masaru Emoto, Secret Life of Water

Sunset – A Painting

Flower-Fair

There are always flowers for those who want to see them

Henri Matisse

In the Foggy Morning

Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves that all of life is not black and white.

Jonathan Lockwood Huie

উৎসবের ত্বত্ত্ব

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

A Book

As a global community, it is imperative that we act quickly and together to confront this crisis. And this will require innovation and collaboration around the world.  It will require the use of renewable energy and new technologies. And it will give each of our nations the opportunity to build healthier communities and stronger economies

Kamala Harris, US Vice President

Gracefully Falling

But we have to learn to be free.

Doesn’t mean happy all the time, or okay all the time.

It’s okay not to be okay. I told you that, but I’m relearning it myself.

But not being okay doesn’t mean you stop living.

Jasinda Wilder

Fly Away

We were young, we were wild, we were restless

Had to go, had to fly, had to get away

Took a chance on that feelin’

We were lovin’ blind borderline wreckless

We were livin’ for the minute we were spinnin’ in

Baby we were a lot of things, but we weren’t crazy

Josh Gracin

His Selfless Love

The sun never says to the earth: ‘You owe me.

His selfless love illuminates the sky.

Hafiz

Becoming Happier

Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.

Luther Burbank

Butterfly

Let go of the past

Trust the future

Embrace change

Come out of the cocoon

Unfurl your wings

Dare to get off the ground

Ride the breezes

Savor the flowers

Put on your brightest colors

Let your beauty show.

Unknown

Just Live It

Life is too deep for words, so don’t try to describe it, just live it.

C. S. Lewis

Draw Freely – A Painting

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Albert Einstein

Earth’s Blessings

You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”

Walter Hagen

Imagination Exists – A Painting

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working” –

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Smell the Flower

A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and a man cannot live without love.

Max Muller

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Glitters

“It’s not what you have on the outside that glitters in light,

it’s what you have on the inside that shines in the dark.”

― Anthony Liccione