Sunday rolls into Monday Morning, March 31, 2014

Austerity : a simple and plain quality
"Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused." ~ Thanks for sharing on FB Deb
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=787377692104&set=a.783942481294.1073741846.47302456&type=1&theater
Feed the Fire
"Get out of your head and into your heart..." p. 71 God is No Laughing Matter
Happiness is Here and now... Plum Village with Thich Nhat Hanh
"Inner sanctuary is more like an alchemical heart where the heat of our disappointments and joys are accepted and melted together to become a realized unity..." ~ Gunilla Norris
Kelly baby born!! Congrats Jess, Zeke and Liam!
My soul wants to fly away / When your Presence calls it so sweetly / My soul wants to take flight / When you whisper, "Arise." ~ Rumi
New words brought to you by Sue Gager Palmer. For example...
Ourie : Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering; Bleak; melancholy
Plovers! for 91 points - way to go Sue!!
Remove anger fear and sorrow, offer freedom to those you love - Thich Nhat Hanh
Sun Salutation Sequence p. 28-29 of 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom by Liz Lark
Tapas : "austerity," or disciplined practice also from 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom p. 14
Unspoken Prayer p. 39 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom 
Vajrasana - thunderbolt pose p. 33
Welcome to the World: Josephine Lynn
xoxoxox
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Zebu : humped cattle or Brahman, a domestic cattle originating in South Asia - another Sue move!

End of March already? really?

"Arise" as in: My soul wants to fly away / When your Presence calls it so sweetly. My soul wants to take flight / When you whisper, "Arise." ~ Rumi
Dance! as in...
Feeling
Grateful
Higher companions are "believing mirrors." They reflect back to us an image of our highest potential. ~ Julia Cameron
"In the end, all of us are just angels flying to close to the ground." ~ Willie Nelson
Jibaku: the act of unintentionally demolishing your own argument while trying to defend it.
Kind
Mature
"Our hearts should do this more." ~ Hafiz
Prosperous Profitable
Quickly breaks the wine glass. what does, you ask? Any thought that you are better or less  than another man. ~ Hafiz p. 205
 Rainy day Misty
"Spiritual companions allow us to hit the bull's-eye of our values" ~ Julia Cameron
"Two solitudes that border and protect and salute each other." ~ Rilke
Virtues: Positivity, empathy, connectedness
"When are you going to sit down?" ~ EKM 29 March 2014

"You are your best self when you give yourself away." ~ Karen Armstrong
Zinn plus 3 others birthday cartwheels for a total of 4 today. wahoo!!

"Give me a minute"

Appreciative of the Awesome Abundance of wealth God is constantly bestowing upon me
Began reading Blessings by Anna Quindlen - thank you Martha :)
Core self - Can Cartwheel through anything
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Feeling very great-Full
"Give me a minute" ~ My kid, 7am Thursday, March 27th 2014
"Happiness must be grown in one's own garden." ~ Mary Engelbreit
Irie : "alright": powerful and pleasing; excellent, highest; the state of feeling great
Just finished reading The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz. I'd read it before, I know because my pen marked it, but I do not  remember reading it, so again, better with new eyes :)

"Living arrows sent forth" ... interesting concept, now that my daughter is an "adult" ;)
Opposite of stress - deep, easy breath
Power of Physiology
Quietly content?
Surrender all those ideas about being what you are not, and become who you really are... Surrender to Life... Surrender to God. p. 187
Three simple points: Truth, forgiveness, and self-love. p 178
Ultimate
Voyage
Wisdom" We are born with the right to be happy, with the right to enjoy life. p. 181
You are perfect just the way you are. p. 183
Zen Mama message for today: 

March 22-24 Beach weekend

Atlantic Ocean and Atlantic Beach Seafood - yes!!
Beaufort Coffee Shop
Cru Chocolates
Dark chocolate with sea salt and espresso beans - yum!

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - entire series on BluRay

Happy 18th Birthday to you, Elizabeth Kathryn

Inner fire is Indubitable : certainly true : not able to be doubted
John Q - powerful movie
Listen to and touch the Longing...
Make a wish...
"No time to rush"
"Open your heart you already have all the love you need" p. 95 The Mastery of Love.
Piggly Wiggly 
Quite time with my girl and our pup
Reflect, Read, Rest, Relax
"Treasures"
Unwinding and Unconditional love xo
"Warrior is the hunter who hunts herself" p. 141 The Mastery of Love.
eXpression of loving presence.
"Yes, please." "Your own essence is your wealth." ~Rumi
Zest for life...

Valerie Randall Memorial today at Enders Island

"Accept that it is true. And we will hear..."
"Beloved life well lived, job well done..."
"Champion the younger ones...have the strength to see it through"
“Death does not come when a body is too exhausted to live. Death comes because the brilliance inside of us can only be contained for so long.” ~Micheal Lee 
Everyday is a canvas on which we can create
"...Feel the pain in someone else..."
"Give back love, let go my pride."
"Hear the truth and accept when it is true... Hear when my life on this earth is through."
"If you can hear the truth and accept that it is true..."
"Job Well Done" written and performed by Linda Webb-Khakaba.
"Look within and Look without and Let my champion come out"
"My beloved child, job well done, my precious one"
Oh! so that's how we are meant to live! Oh! I get it now. Thank you, Valerie

"Race well run, you gave the love you came to give"
"Stand up tall and look your demons in the eye"
Transforming
Unfolding in front of me
Valerie was one of the rare few who made me feel: "Oh! Now I get it!!"
"Walk in darkness when We cannot see the sky. We will stand up tall..."
You will hear ... job well done... You gave the love, you came to give. Beloved, life well lived!!

Closing out this winter chapter March 19-20, 2014

Amen
Be at peace
Clarity and Courage to exert the right leverage and make the right difference at the right time in the world

Effervescent
Friday, Elizabeth will turn 18!
 Go in peace
"Here and now, breath and relax." ~ Dan Millman
Jackie enJoying
Ken Law inspiration early am
"Life comes at us in waves of change...Learn to surf the waves of change here and now, each moment." ~ Dan Millman
Mindy Kaling would play me in The Movie Version Of Your Life?
Navel gazer vs.
Open heart, Opening to life...
Image: Igor Zgrablic 
 "Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full." ~ Shams Tabrizi
"Quality of our moments become the Qualities of our lives." ~ Dan Millman
"Raise your words not your voice. It is the rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~ Rumi
Thank you
Universe
Vast
What Will you do now in response to the circumstance?
eXecise
Your capacity to love

March 18, 2014 - Another Awakening?

Always do that which you are afraid to do
Brian Johnson on YouTube: "Philosopher's Notebook"
Create wealth by making Changes with Courage. Courage is the virtuous mean
"Discipline ultimately creates freedom...finding quiet time to be a guest in the sanctuary of our own hearts frees us in ways we cannot dream of or force into being." ~ Gunilla Norris
Emotions are the ultimate power
Fear is excitement with out the breath - Fear will dissolve
Giving is how we create more by Growing bolder
History is the emotion of the world. How can we utilize them?
It's the way we re-present our feelings - take into 5 sense and re-present how I feel.
John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress
Kill the scarcity; rid it from your life ~ Tony Robbins' Get the Edge
Learn from them and utilize them
Mary McCarthy ~ "We are the hero of our own story"
New stories being written every day
Opportunity costs
Pay attention to the stories and add Powerful meaning to my life.
Quiet the wanting mind, change the Quality of my life
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Start beyond scarcity with abundance!
Treasure your story...
Unravel the thread of attention
What stories am I telling myself? What stories am I telling you?
eXpectations
"You are the universe in ecstatic motion." ~Rumi.
"Zendo...In this sanctuary it is best to enter not only barefooted but bare-hearted." ~ Gunilla Norris

Inspiration - 17 March 2014

Attached and Avoidance - both psychotic
 Bunnyyoga sequence
http://jillyink.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/half-bunny-pose/
Compassion
Divine abodes and Duck meditation
Forgiveness Freedom or Balance
Grounds of any expression of love - the ground work
Happy St. Patrick's Day - thank you Laura Rowe :)
Happy Birthday to you Matt Patterson!
“If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.”
 ~ Jiddu
Krishnamurti
"Loving Kindness" ~ "Love is the breath of the soul"
Mindfully present
No demanding of anything - Natural state
Om practice this am
Penny lick :)
Qualities of Love, Grace and Presence
Receptionist at a yoga studio :) thanks, Flying yogini!!
 Starfish pose - is this what you meant, Carmen?

Tara Brach "Trusting of Life"
Understanding Ultimate purpose
Violet: "Can't you even offer help without sounding like a trumpeter on the peak of the moral high ground?"
"We're getting on Mr. Carson, you and I. We can afford to live a little" ~ Mrs. Hughes
"Your strength has made me strong" Mrs. Baxter to Mr. Mosely

Spring Break weekend

 great movie for me to watch this week
Bringing joy to others brings joy to and through my life
"Celebrate how marvelous you really are." ~ Sarah BanBreathnach 
Decide to surprise
Elizabeth by cleaning her room
Finally "Found" her Floor :) 
God is No Laughing Matter by Julia Cameron
Imbibing of tea - to drink; into other sense; soak, steep - to receive into the mind and retain * 
*Journal entry, Friday, Sept 18, 1998

"Let God work on you instead of you working on God." ~ Julia Cameron
National Pi Day 3.14.14
Obsolete words, who decides such a thing? Let's bring this one back: "redamancynoun (obsolete) the act of loving in return."
Pumpkin Pi!

Quest for excellence and...
"Relish this Ridiculous Ride" ~ About Time
Sunday Align and Shine Yoga
Thank you, God, for everything
Understanding
Vastness of all that is
What does one do to celebrate the day AFTER Pi day? Pie for breakfast, of course!!
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/grownups.png
Young Yogini

Zig Ziglar classic quote : “People often tell me Motivation doesn’t last, neither does bathing, that why I recommend it daily.”

HOW do we march forth?

"Beloved child. Job well done, my precious child, race well run...Beloved life well lived. You gave the life you came to give. Beloved life well lived." ~ Linda Webb-Khakaba
"Champion the younger ones. Have the strength to see it through" ~ Linda Webb-Khakaba
"Death does not come when a body is too exhausted to live. Death comes because the brilliance inside of us can only be contained for so long." ~Micheal Lee
Ebullient : cheerful and full of energy.
Full of energy
"Give back love, let go my pride.."
Instructions for living a life. / Pay attention. / Be astonished. / Tell about it.” ~ Mary Oliver

"Job Well Done" by Linda Webb-Khakaba
Keep in our hearts forever
"Look my demons in the eye...Let my champion come out..."
"My beloved child, job well done... race well run. You gave the life you came to give. Beloved life well lived." ~ Linda Webb-Khakaba
Now what?
Open
Profound
Quiet
Rafe Ellis created a "hauntingly beautiful video in honor of our friend
"Sit a Spell in Stonington" by Valerie Randall
Transforming me and you..." ~ Linda Webb-Khakaba
Unbelievable that this Unique person has left this earth
Valerie's Corner at the Yellow House
"When I can see outside myself, and feel the pain of someone look ahead, I cannot see the path unfold in front of me.."
eXcellent eXample of a friend, an artist, and a loving person
Zadie Smith ~ “The past is always tense, the future perfect.”