Weekend of Wellness

"As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, so the mind dwelling on even one of the senses carries away the intelligence."

Bhagavad Gita (400-300BCE), India

Drop Anchor # 518 of 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom

Easy button, Ever Expanding Effortlessness

Fullness of now Freshness

Go outside, Get a hug from the inside out

Here

I am

Joyful being

"Keep fall spicy" ~ Starbucks

Look upward and outward 

Manifestation

Nurturing

Others

Positive Pinnacle Points

Resistance vs. Reaching for the feeling of what I really want and need most

Sooth resistance

The Tigger Song: A wonderful thing is a Tigger; A Tigger's a wonderful thing.Their tops are made out of rubber,their bottoms are made out of springThey're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,fun, fun, fun, fun, fun,The most wonderful thingabout Tiggers is:I'm the only one! listen and watch here :)

Untroubled seas #529 "One who is undisturbed by the flow of desires finds peace, as the ocean - though filled by incessant rivers - remains still." ~ Bhagavad Gita (400-300BCE), India

Vibrational Vortex 

eXhilarating

Zadok was a high priest descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron

Finishing the week, Finishing what I start

"And I knew that I had undergone a sea change...

"Because I was never going to be able to see life as anything except a great gift...

C'mon, let's be honest. We have an embarrassment of riches. Life is good." ~ Anna Quindlen

Thank you, Elizabeth Johnstone

Give me the strength to challenge my own fate. Give me the feet to walk from this tangled state. ~ Rumi

"Holding space..." ~ Oprah

It is now time

John Chapman's Birthday too

Oh, the Lord is good to me,

And so I thank the Lord

For giving me, the things I need,

the sun, the rain, and the apple tree, 

the Lord is good to me.

- Thank you Sean, for sharing this :)

Kid President says: "Keep going. Keep going. Keep going."

"Look at the view, young lady. Look at the view." ~ Anna Quindlen
Merry Mabon Monica Sutcliffe Mandeville, and thank you for sharing this:

Nickle Pickle's Birthday is today :) Sept 26, 2000

"Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day..." Oklahoma
Powerful yielding: "A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by Nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant." ~ Lao Tzu 

"Questions are the laser of human consciousness. Use their power to cut through any obstacle or challenge."" ~ Tony Robbins

Rumi :
“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”

Universal wish: "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt ... " ~ Shakespeare # 492 of 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom

Visualizations work!

Weekend of yoga practice - coming right up!

eXperience all of it

Zen saying : "Simply look with a pure heart. Not for reasons, nor explanations. In that way you will smash the ball of doubt."

Equinox September 23, 2014

"All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough." ~ Anna Quindlen

Coterie of individuals with unique and diverse talents and abilities and whose individual talents, when added together, are more than the sum of the parts. 

Thank you for posting this Ashley

Focusing on Family

Happy first day of Autumn from Humphrey Chronicles

"I want to learn to think like God thinks" ~ Albert Einstein

Keep Still... Kiss your Mom. Hug your Dad  p. 20-23 A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen

Life is glorious p. 23 A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen

Meredith lake during the fall of 1978.

Now...... 

Play

Queen of the Cartwheel and Queen Bee of Joyner - I am definitely going to need a crown for this year's Halloween costume

Rabindranath Tagore qtd by Deepak Chopra A to Z Affluence 

Stream of Life: The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day

runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into... 

"Tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers...my limbs are made glorious by the Touch of this world of life." ~ Tagor

eXhaust the little moment. Soon it dies." ~ Gwendolyn Brooks

Zen proverb : "Sit, walk, or run, but don't wobble."

Sunday Soul Shine

A great day for a GOLDEN Birthday - Happy 21st to my nephew Ryan John Law

Change your thoughts, Change your life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Dr. Wayne Dyer

"Don’t postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons. Joy is your lesson." ~ Alan Cohen

Einstein I just want to learn to think like God thinks: without force, no one is excluded

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." ~  Mark Twain 

Giving to the Meredith Fund

Hafiz: even after all this time the sun never says to the earth "you owe me" just think about a love like that

I Can See Clearly Now by Wayne Dyer

Thank you for sharing this, Alisa

 Ken Law Loves..

Lazy hazy kinda almost rainy creative pick up the house make a soup slow peaceful effortless Sundays"

“Once you label me you negate me.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

Pincha mayurasana - forearm stand - today's pinnacle pose

Quotes from:Thank you, Carmen

Ryan John Law's 21st Birthday - Golden xo

Thank you for sharing this, Antoinette

Vest of tissues or "fascia" lies benath our skin to support and protect our bones and muscles p. 200 #491 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom

Thank you for sharing this, Alisa

eXcelsior is a Latin adjective ... used in English as an interjection with a poetic meaning of "ever upward".

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh: only love can save us from climate change"

Saturday stuff

Awakened doing: acceptance, enjoyment and enthusiasm

Be here. Be now. Build our collective spiritual muscle

Choose to be present

"Do that which we can Do. Do that." ~ Oprah

Enjoyment and Enthusiasm. Everything is significant when
Fueled by
God

Hafiz expresses this truth beautifully: “I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music.” as qtd by Echart Tolle in A New Earth

Jill Bolte Taylor's Stroke of Insight 

Karla and Darby, met them on a walk this am - Duplin and Brooks

Learn How to Silence Your Mind - Oprah Winfrey Interviews Jill Bolte Taylor
Mind like a restless puppy
Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible. ~ Rumi
Only when we see through the delusion can we be free
Place of Power is in the Present moment: Peace-filled Presence

Quindlen, Anna

Recognize thoughts

Simply as thoughts

This step Today: This is what I need to do now.

Use your highly developed mind in service with awareness

Yoga is about being present. Yoga is about authenticity. Embracing Yourself in the moment.

Thursday Thoughts - Friday Fun

Allowing the light of consciousness (God) to shine through ~ Oprah

"Become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life." ~ Eckhart Tolle

Career path that merges inner and outer purpose

Downward Dog Pose - an old friend who can offer you sage advice on your state of both body and mind" #479 of 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom

Embrace the uncertainty, Evolve internally
Fear no longer dominates my choices

How you do what you do it was really matters
Iyengar ~B.K.S. ~ "You must do the asana with your soul "

Life is an adventure, not a package tour! ~ Eckhart Tolle
Measuring the immeasurable and the Magically Mundane

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” ~Maya Angelou
Om

Peace to you and your family - Pete Young
Quantum healing
Rest
Sleep well

"Understanding, loving kindness, joy, and equanimity."
Viparita Karani - legs-up-the-wall pose
What do we know of true love? ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

eXpansion and contraction of your heart: growing in presence power ~ Echart Tolle

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

'Breaking Free" Chapter 6
"Coming Back to Life" by Pink Floyd

Deepak Chopra: "God is the evolutionary impulse of the universe. God is infinite creativity, infinite love, infinite compassion, infinite caring."

For to the one who has

"Grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it take"

Huffington Post mini videos are great

In the stillness: "I want you to have the fullness of life"

Jesus said: "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap."

Know Thyself 

"Love is the recognition of the essence of who you are in the other as the other - oneness"

Made Oprah laugh with the words:

"Nothing in particular" 

Oneness With All Life: A Companion to A New Earth

"Peaceful aliveness"

Rooted in being, instead of lost in your mind

"Soul to Soul" with Oprah. Spirit recognizing Spirit. Stillness Speaks in Silent presence

The world needs: Spiritual awakening

Ustrasana - Camel Pose - opens up your heart to love and compassion

Visualization

What really matters... ah, ha is a resonation
eXpansive heart

Yogic question by William Blake: "Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too?Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?" #456/1001 Pearls of Yogic Wisdom

Weekend Wellspring...

Ahimsa - #438 of 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom by Liz Lark: soften to connect and infuse with gentleness

Communication and Connection

Delight in stillness - Deepak and Oprah meditations

Flow... interesting word... I keep seeing it everywhere this week

Go within

How can I serve?

Inspiring creative Ideas Inform our action and Intention Into the universe

Thank you, Meaghan Minogue (for sharing Carolyn Myss)

 Kevin Cashman: "PURPOSE is spirit seeking expression." - Day 16 of 21 Oprah and Deepak

"Nothing is more important in life, than reconnecting with our bliss.Nothing is as rich. Nothing is as real." ~ Deepak Chopra

Open your mind...

Quiet sense of deep calm, that stillness and peace inside

Royal Pains quote: "I was clinging to my past instead of looking at my future."

"The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest For the source of his being." ~ Dag Hammarskjöld

Unity for our world...

Visionary me Video

"Why Being Near The Ocean Can Make You Calmer And More Creative" Thank you for sharing the article Kristen

eXperiencing Spirit in this way, we feel abundant love and happiness

Zak, Paul (a.k.a."Dr. Love") TedTalk: "Trust, Morality - and Oxytocin?"Thank you, Jeff