September really flew by...

Albert Einstein quote captures the essence

"Be (Recapitulation And Farewell To Fletcher)" the song at the end of the movie I watched this morning maybe the one song that makes me stand up and shout/sing complete with arm gestures:)

Clarity, Competence, Confidence, Drive, and Power - Bulletproof Radio with Brendon Burchard

Dealing with the ways we hold ourselves down - don't wait for piano of purpose... Decide!

Expression of who I truly am

Fly! Find my own Freedom!!

Generate the emotions you do want to feel - Gratitude on a daily basis.

"Home" is the name I gave this image by ValerieLorimer as soon as I saw it.

 ValerieLorimer.com

Infinity within the competence-confidence loop: - Intentionality : being deliberately purposeFULL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Be on Youtube

Kind, compassionate, and happy

"Lost / On a painted sky / Where the clouds are hung / For the poet's eye / You may find him / If you may find him"

Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power by Brendon Burchard

No. A complete sentence.

Opus: personal freedom to express who I truly am

Peppermint cane grass on Meredith College campus

 photo by me :)

Quash: put an end to; suppress

Radish, greens and all!!

"Synchronicity is an ever present reality for those who have eyes to see." ~Carl Jung

"...Until even the golden apples in the Garden of Hesperides will seem no more than my just reward."

Vagueness creates self-doubt which is the real killer. ~ Brendon Burchard

"Wouldn't it be great if we could...?" What?

... far beyond my most eXtravagant dreams... ~ Og Mandino The Ten Greatest Salesman in the World

thank you, Maura. Perfect timing :)

Zealously inspect all things which enter my body, my mind, my soul, and my heart.  ~ Og Mandino The Ten Greatest Salesman in the World

JLS revisited - Sept 26, 2015

 A new perspective...

"A way of finding what's true" p. 107

Brave enough to fact the fact ... p. 111

... Come sudden from the unknown, arrows from a bow we've never seen." ~ Richard Bach p. 125

Despairs and victories p. 125

Enjoyed re-reading the whole book in its Entirety 

Finally picked it up again and for the first time... "Fun-Flying" p. 121

Gratefully, Gladly p. 111

Honest with themselves

"I don't care what the other gulls think about me." p. 110

Key - Anthony Seagull Knew it in the instant he said the words p. 111

"Lost in the perfection of his own flight..." p. 101

Mystery is part of the Magic p. 125

Nestling: a bird that is too young to leave its nest.

Official Local Student - translation: follower of dogma

Pointless is by definition meaningless Playing p. 121

"Questions hold us puzzled for years, and then a storm of answers come..." p. 125

Remember the dialogue from beginning to end." p. 125

Swirl images

Thinking blankly p. 111

Unknown

Victories

"Writers swirl images to match the action they see." ~ Richard Bach p. 125

oddly eXhilarating p. 116

thank you,

Zen Mama! Perfect!!!

Always another season, another book, and another chance to grow

"...And the gift of the Challenger is yours..." p. 128

Choice Point : that sacred and bittersweet place p. 122

David Emerald's The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)

Each morning: sit quietly, invite guidance, affirm orientation, review choice, decide on baby steps

Forgiveness is giving up the hope of ever having a better past" p. 127

Gratitude

Humphrey Chronicles

Just asking the question shifts your focus toward what you want to create" p. 124

Keep asking yourself questions p. 127

Let go of the whole thing p. 131

"My intention was to connect with her, to bridge the distance between us. But the things I did actually drove us further apart." p. 132

Now: manifesting desired 

Outcomes p. 134

sQueeze, saunter, rest p. 142

Rest

Spiraling in to the Season

U

V

W

eXuberant squeeze as if she were a long lost sister returning home p. 142

Y

Z

As another season ends... Sept 22, 2015

Appreciation of Aggregates

Being open and taking Baby steps toward a new vision

Circulate, Communicate, Creator, Challenger, Coach

Disconnect and Discover Different quality of life

Empowerment dynamic

Financial sustainability

"Gorilla Gardening 101: How to Make a Seed Bomb" by Yuki Sakugawa

Increase in awareness results in Involuntary shivers of affirmation p. 94

Journey starts with the fundamental choice to live from Creator Orientation

Karman's Drama Triangle, not new 1968

"Long Journey" by Sarah Jarosz

“Magic Lessons” Podcast with Elizabeth Gilbert

"No such thing as a wasted baby step." p. 92

Open to it... Objective and detached enough to see reality as it is." p. 92

People Participation, and Productivity

Quality Questions: Am I creating consciously or sleepwalking through my life..." p. 118

"Reversing the youth and brain drain of Rural America..." ~ Mike Kwasniewski Civil Eats.com

Seed Bombing video

TED* - The Empowerment Dynamic
Unpredictability spontaneously helps the twin sisters of synchronicity and serendipity p. 94
Vision: clarify by giving myself the time to get clear before I make another change
What if One Farm Raised (Almost) Everything You Ate?
eXperimenting with what's neXt

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens. ~ Rumi

Zuchetta Serpente di Sicilia - Serpent of Sicily. Sometimes called cucuzzi. Actually it is a gourd (it has white flowers rather than yellow like squash), but is grown and eaten like a summer squash.

Sunday the 13th thru Thursday the 17th Sept 2015

"Awakening to new ways of being" p. 10 of The Power of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic

BFOs - Blinding Flashes of the Obvious p. 10 The Power of TED* by David Emerald

"Ethics, it's a movement of people that starts with Ethics... Earth care, people care... return of surplus" ~ Geoff Lawton

Fresh From the Three Sister Community Garden

 

Geoff Lawton  "Come up with solutions that will supply all our needs" from this video arden
Howard Lyman, author of  Mad Cowboy : "I don't have all the answers, I have questions."

 thanks for the reminder, Angela

Joel Salatin: "I think it's one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what's in their food, and how it was grown." ~ Food, Inc.

Kristen inspires me more often than she Knows: "People who enjoy exploiting people when they are down... generally are acting from ignorance as it is impossible to celebrate another beings misfortune when you personally have never walked a day in their shoes... Nor can be assured you have ALL the facts!"

Lutalica: The Part of Your Identity That Doesn't Fit Into Categories [video link]

"Mindfulness Meditation and the Brain" with Shauna Shapiro

Not just a little bit green

"Optmism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." ~ Helen Keller

"Permaculture is a system of sustainable living on earth that benefits ALL creatures." ~ Geoff Lawton

Quote by

Rumi

 thank you, Irie Yoga :)

"The marvelous sound / That comes from the sky / I am That / The sweet fragrance / That comes from the garden / I am That / The great beauty That comes from the heart and soul...

 Until I leave . . . Wait..! I can’t leave I am That." ~ Rumi

"Vertigo of freedom" ~ Jason Silva Video

natural systems are eXtremely diverse

Yoga at 4 pm with Meghan. Yes!

Inspirations... and sharing what I see, learn and question

"All is Well" ~ J.K. Rawlings

Beet Kvass recipe at Mommypotamus

"Caretaker of Creation" ~ Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm

Essential prerequisite for an organic farmer: a deep passion for your work

How to Quickly and Easily Optimize Your Garden’s Growth Potential by Dr. Joseph Mercola

Ignorance is certainly not bliss

"Just then [we] rounded a bend into a Jagged maze of sandstone blocking the path..." p. 14 David Emerald's The Power of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic

Kiwano (Horned Melon) is native to central Africa and a member of the melon and cucumber family,  It contains a green jelly with edible seeds and the taste is a combination of banana, melon, cucumber and lime." source

Make fun foods this weekend like lemon balm pesto and California quinoa

Out to Pasture: The Future of Farming?

People, Pigs, and Poultry - enjoying learning about all this and more :)

Quiddler is a delightful challenge for rookies and wordsmiths alike

Sue Gager Palmer recent quote/encouragement: "You can do it if you set your mind to it! (wasn't that a cheer?)"

Tarzan analogy: "True true entrepreneurs wouldn't hang on to the vine at all." ~ Peter Sage

Undulating its way into infinity..." p. 1 The Power of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic

Venus Buzz: Did you know??

"What is your WHY?" ~ Peter Sage

Xenophilius Lovegood explaining the Sign of the Deathly Hallows: There is nothing Dark about the Hallows-- at least, not in that crude sense. One simply uses the symbol to reveal oneself to other believers, in the hope that they might help with the Quest."

Yoga with MEGHAN at 4 pm todaY! YaY!!

ZenMamathank you 

Anniversaries September 1 thru 5

"Been writing and re-writing for hours..." 3 years ago today on my Facebook feed

Crustaceans

Drawing in Nature at JC Raulston Arboretum

Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' - tag found on way in Gaddy side of rose garden

photo snagged from PlantDelights.com

Facebook helped with this one by giving me tidbits from previous years on this day.

Happy September - Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad

I love my parents xoxox

Jack and Nancy Law

"Keep the Colors Wet" thanks for sharing Mark Nepo, Ken

"Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving."  ~ Kahlil Gibran

"Mouths don't empty themselves unless the ears are sympathetic and knowing" ~ Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men

"Our essential purpose is always with us and is designed to be revealed and experienced over the course of a lifetime." ~ Deepak, Day 16, Desire and Destiny, "Uniquely Me"

Practicing Presence

 

 "Quittin' Time" by Mary Chapin Carpenter was also on my "3 years ago today" list

Running throughout my life is a defining thread...

Share

That

Uniquely Me meditation, Day 16 of Deepak and Oprah's Desire and Destiny Meditation series

Valerie Lorimer Contemporary Arts' "Happy September"

"When we recognize our purpose and our innate talents and share them freely with one another, we create a world of peace, harmony and love." ~ Oprah

eXplore, living our unique destiny in each moment.

"Your Life's Purpose and the Common Thread that Weaves It." by Chela Davison

Zoodles? Thanks to Dr. Sara Gottfried

End August with renewed sense of inspiration...

Abundant universe holds Absolutely nothing back. ~ Deepak - Day 11: Intentional Me

Believe in my own infinite potential and receive as much good, love, peace and joy as I Believe

Connect with infinite possibility, we open the door to our supreme destiny.

 Destination can be reached more quickly when effortlessly - take a Deep breath, relax...

Each experience then contains within it, a sense of awe, of wonder and potential, and knowledge that there is a reason and a divine design to your life.

"Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon." ~ Nelson Mandela

Good news : while uncertainty can be unsettling, it is also the source of our Greatest joy.

Invictus (2009)

JC Raulston Arboretum post regarding World Sauntering Day Aug 28:  Sauntering = walking in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort. 

Kimberly Williams inspired me to go to library and get Sara Gottfried's book.

Loved

Morgan Freeman as

Nelson Mandela

"Out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole 

I thank whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud 

Under the bludgeonings of fate, my head is bloody, but unbowed. 

Beyond this place of wrath and tears, looms but the horror of the shade 

and yet, the menace of the years finds, and shall find me, unafraid. 

It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishment the scroll 

I am the master of my fate - I am the captain of my soul." Invictus by William Ernest Henley 

Plant the seed of intention...trust and know ...clear and connected to our true purpose...surrender all of your fear, all of your anxiety, and settle into the expansive abundance and grace of the universe. 

Quote from Wayne Dyer posted on Facebook on August 30th, his last day on planet earth

Relinquishing all attachment to the result, you affirm your unquestioning belief in the power of your true self which is a divine expression of the universe." ~ Deepak, Day 13: Faithful Me

"Stay present with Strength and trust...make each choice with intention...Stay aligned with our true power." ~ Oprah

"Times change, we need to change as well." ~ Francois Pienaar, Matt Damon

Upstander: someone who is willing to stand up and take action in defense of others.

Valerie Randall, Wayne Dyer and so many others continue to teach me Valuable lessons

We need inspiration. ~ Nelson Mandela

eXpect more of myself

 on my screen when I went back to what I was doing after getting side tracked. I love it!