Forward Focus - end of October 2016

"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles

Butterfly Tree
Collard greens plus pumpkin seeds plus grass fed butter = yum!
Doing things that create good ripples
"Enjoy the balance" ~ Michelle Obama rules for success #8 watch video here
Grow your Gifts
"Have fun!" ~ Michelle Obama rules for success #10 watch video here
"I was wondering when I would run into you here." ~ Beth Wallace about me at the garden
Joy of balancing what must be done with what I want to do and also resting
Knights and Dragons playing in peace  thanks for sharing this Greg :)
Loving the feeling of freedom from purging old journals and keeping on the the very special gems.

 yes, I bought some.

Oh, oh, Oh! the sweet scent of  sweet osmanthus on campus is divine
Phenomenon (1996) with John Travolta is one of my favorite movies of all time.
"Quest for Love" by Jewel - first "discovered" while watching Arthur and the Incredibles 9/2010
Rapscallion : a mischievous person.
"Sky and Trees" by me
Temperance: moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking.
Unconditional love, unflinching sacrifice..." ~ Michelle Obama speech here
Volunteers on a Saturday morning at the Three Sisters Community Garden
 photo by Meredith O'Dekirk
"Watching my father Wake up with a smile..." ~ Michelle Obama speech here
eXudes freedom" ~ a friend said this about the picture Liz took of me dancing in the rain
"You pulled me like the moon / Pulls on the tide / You know just where I keep my better side..." ~ Richard Thompson and Bonnie Raitt "Dimming of the Day" video
Zaragoza is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain, and a salvia :) Salvia microphylla `Zaragoza'

October Skies and solid progress

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.” ~ François Rabelais
Beautiful, quiet, Friday afternoon on campus
Children are not coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.” ~ Khaled Hosseini
Deepak Chopra : "The gifts of caring, attention, affection, appreciation, and love are one of the most precious gifts you can give, and they don't cost you anything."
Elizabeth Warren, at Meredith College. That was cool.
"Friendship is every bit as sacred and eternal as marriage." ~ Katherine Mansfield
Great Green I love the light this time of year
How can I tell you / That I love you, I love you / But I can't think of right words to say." ~ Cat Stevens
II tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world.” ~ Mary Oliver


 "Life, Love, Peace, and Joy!" photo by Liz Yaros
Misty in the garden
Nancy Law : "I see a heart that is breaking."
Open Heart Oct 21, 2015
Pineapple Plant

Quagmire: an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.
"Read, be conscious of what you have inside. That is my conviction. We are made to be happy, strong, and healthy." ~ Wim Hof
Sunrise, Oct 6, 2016 in our neighborhood:
"The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.” ~ Joanna Macy
"...[U]niverse presents you with an opportunity to rise to your potential." p. 8 Endless Practice by Mark Nepo
Vision : create and recreat one and stay focused on it DAILY
Wim Hof interview LondonReal video
eXplore, research, have fun!
You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” ~ Rumi

October 21st through 23rd 2016

"Allow the past to die so that you can live in the moment." ~ Deepak Chopra, Day 17 of Perfect Health
Bill Harris on Bulletproof Radio podcast # 186 from Jan 6, 2015
Creativity improvement : "you naturally and automatically can access a theta state" ~ Bill Harris
"Do what makes you happy! That's how I get my buzz, from the ...
ENERGY!!" ~ Angela Deeds 10/21/10
Froggie reminders :)  from Budda Groove
 from Master Shift
Hacking Meditation with Holosync – #186 Bulletproof Radio
I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world.” ~ Mary Oliver
John O'Donohue  Photo: © Ann Cahill
Kali aspect of your Shakti : "The process of being led to the light, of waking up as so many of us like to say, is not simply becoming more luminous... It is also the process of getting very intimate with the dark, ravenous, insatiable heaviness inside of you." ~ Uplift: The Darkside of Being Light
May all that is unforgiven in you / Be released / May your fears yield / Their deepest tranquilities  May all that is unlived in you / Blossom into a future / Graced with love." ~ John O'Donohue

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Thank you for sharing this, John Morgan
Ouroboros: 

Pretty Pinks
Quality time with friends  at...
Roller Derby with Rippi Longstocking 
Saturday night fun
Thank you, Carmen!!

Violet is now 6 months old xo 

"What if" by Meghan Natifa Kerr
What if we all held each other like brothers and sisters with this level of tenderness, nurturing, and love?
'Aha' eXperience, where you put something together in a new way and suddenly go, 'Oh, I get it.' ...
You actually learn something; you have an insight and so on." ~ Bill Harris
ziva MIND popped up again.