"The
purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within
us
~Marianne Williamson
Thoughts
become things... choose the good ones! www.tut.com!
To
laugh often and much, To win the respect of intelligent people, And
the affection of children, To earn the appreciation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends, To appreciate beauty, To
find the best in others, To leave the world a bit better, Whether
by a healthy child, a garden patch, Or a redeemed social condition,
To know that even one life has breathed Better because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We
come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see
an imperfect person perfectly." ...Anonymous
Go
confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
-- Henry David Thoreau
You
cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
-- Mark Twain
I
shut my eyes in order to see.... Paul Gauguin
The
position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. ...Piet
Mondrian
Creativity
is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to
keep. ....Scott Adams, 'The Dilbert Principle'
Each
painting has its own way of evolving...When the painting is finished,
the subject reveals itself. ....William Baziotes
You
see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were;
and I say, "Why not?" ....George Bernard Shaw
A
life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful
than a life spent doing nothing. ...George Bernard Shaw
Imagination
is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will
what you imagine and at last you create what you will. ....George
Bernard Shaw
Go
confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have
imagined ....Henry David Thoreau
Imagination
is more important than knowledge ...Albert Einstein
The
creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but
by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind
plays with the objects it loves. .....Carl Jung
Everything
you can imagine is real. ....Pablo Picasso
"I
believe in the spirit of innocence,
the wonder that shapes us
and leads us to dream.
I believe that life is a gift to be unwrapped everyday and given freely
to those in need.
I believe that even in our darkest hour;
we can take a deep breath
and start all over again.
Most
of all, I believe in the Power of Love and that in the end it will
heal us all."... Unknown
"What
you are is what you have been, and what you will be is what you do
now."-Buddha
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate
the mind on the present moment." -Buddha
"The
snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do
anything but be yourself." -- Lao Tzu
"Good
friends are like stars....you don't always see them but you know they
are always there."
-- Unknown
"Your
work is to discover your world
and then with all your heart
give yourself to it." -- The Buddha
Nothing
is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. ~Ralph Waldo
Emerson
Self Reliance
Dignity
consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we
deserve them. ~Aristotle
As
we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation
is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Do
not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. So aim
above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. ~Henry
David Thoreau
Don't
try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.
~Arthur Freed
Are
right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?
~William Lloyd Garrison
The
measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he
never would be found out. ~Thomas Babington Macaulay
The
right to do something does not mean that doing it is right. ~William
SafireThe New York Times--
"To
be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have."
---Ken S. Keyes, Jr., Handbook to Higher Consciousness