I loved her
not for the way
she danced
with my angels
but for the way
the sound of
her name
could silence my
demons.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/158318420/the-universe-and-her-and-i-poem-82
Monday, December 30, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
more
“To have more, you must first be more. To achieve more in your outer
world, you must to go work on your inner world.”
Wolfgang von Goethe
Wolfgang von Goethe
Friday, December 27, 2013
happiness
“The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Crumble life: I will fall in love with your pieces poem 20
It was rather
beautiful: the way he
put her insecurities to
sleep.
The way he dove into
her eyes and starved
all the fears
and tasted all the
dreams she kept
coiled beneath her
bones.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/157866412/crumble-life-i-will-fall-in-love-with
beautiful: the way he
put her insecurities to
sleep.
The way he dove into
her eyes and starved
all the fears
and tasted all the
dreams she kept
coiled beneath her
bones.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/157866412/crumble-life-i-will-fall-in-love-with
Saturday, December 21, 2013
happy winter solstice
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an
invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter
how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something
stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
but love wins in the end
I love everything about you,
you're imperfectly perfect
Everyone's itching for beauty,
but just scratchin' the surface
Lost time is never found, can the
DJ please reverse it
In life we pay for change, let's
make every second worth it
Anything can work if you work it
when people say you don't deserve it
Then don't give in, 'cuz hate may win
some battles, but love wins in the end
Ludacris
you're imperfectly perfect
Everyone's itching for beauty,
but just scratchin' the surface
Lost time is never found, can the
DJ please reverse it
In life we pay for change, let's
make every second worth it
Anything can work if you work it
when people say you don't deserve it
Then don't give in, 'cuz hate may win
some battles, but love wins in the end
Ludacris
All Around the World
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
so glad you are still with us, Horace
My One And Only Love
Happy to report that rumours of Horace Silver's death are
FALSE!
So glad you are still with us, Horace
Monday, December 16, 2013
Tiny eternities and Magnificent stars poem 6
All I want,
All I've ever wanted,
since the bones in me
began to grow,
is to know love,
and for love, too,
to know me.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/158868265/tiny-eternities-and-magnificent-stars?ref=shop_home_active
All I've ever wanted,
since the bones in me
began to grow,
is to know love,
and for love, too,
to know me.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/158868265/tiny-eternities-and-magnificent-stars?ref=shop_home_active
Sunday, December 15, 2013
The power of love
"The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Your life has a purpose
"Your
life has a purpose as long as you dedicate it to love. It's not what we
do but who we are that forms our biggest contribution."
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
RIP Jim Hall
thanks for all the beautiful music
'Beautiful Love'
Jim Hall & Michel Petrucciani
live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival
Monday, December 9, 2013
The Blooming of Madness
And in the end,
we are all just
humans,
drunk on the idea
that love,
only love,
can heal
our brokenness
Christopher Poindexter
we are all just
humans,
drunk on the idea
that love,
only love,
can heal
our brokenness
Christopher Poindexter
Thursday, December 5, 2013
bless you, Nelson Mandela
"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right."
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela has been a presence in my life my whole adult life. I cut my political chops on the anti-apartheid movement in the 1980's. I learned about humanity, justice, equality, forgiveness, commitment, the importance of using my voice to create change. "Free Nelson Mandela" was an anthem of my youth.
His release from prision in 1990 was a connecting point in a new friendship. I remember phoning Christy when I heard the news of his release. We never thought we'd see the day... A group of us gathered to watch his interview with Barbara Frum on CBC. Thanks, Barry, for having a television.
And then, I saw him speak. His first public appearance outside of South Africa after his release. I left work early, under the guise of a doctor's appointment. The Montréal Jubilation Gospel Choir performed, the crowd gathered, the energy built. The cheering & out pouring of love & respect settled, and a hush fell over the crowd. I had lost my friend in the crowd and, I looked around at the people I was sharing this experience with. A suit wearing, middle aged, seemingly conservative businessman stood beside me. Tears streaming down his face. 23 years later, and I remember it in my heart as if it were yesterday.
The event came to an end and people started to disperse, I had a floaty, other worldly feeling. Kind of the post-meditation light & bright feeling. I started making my way home, seeing Montréal & the people around me in a whole new way.
Mandela had a second speaking engagement that day, at a church close to my home in St. Henri. I passed by, in my floaty state of being. The church was full to overflowing. Hundreds of people surrounded the church, listening to him through the speakers mounted outside. The hope that filled the streets was palpable.
I think that it is that HOPE that has spoken to so many people over the years. To be hopeful in times of hardship, to be forgiving in times of injustice, to be loving in the midst of anger, to be inspiring in times of hopelessness, to find a voice when being silenced. This is the legacy Nelson Mandela leaves in my heart.
Bless you, Nelson Mandela.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Tiny Eternities and Magnificent stars poem 9
She buried
her ears
into the calm
of his heartbeat,
and in a matter of seconds:
fell terribly in love
with the way
her loneliness fell
softly and suddenly,
asleep,
in his chest.
-Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/164069970/tiny-eternities-and-magnificent-stars
her ears
into the calm
of his heartbeat,
and in a matter of seconds:
fell terribly in love
with the way
her loneliness fell
softly and suddenly,
asleep,
in his chest.
-Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/164069970/tiny-eternities-and-magnificent-stars
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
that is what loving someone is
"Go after her. Fuck, don’t sit there and wait for her to call, go after her because that’s what you should do if you love someone, don’t wait for them to give you a sign cause it might never come, don’t let people happen to you, don’t let me happen to you, or her, she’s not a fucking television show or tornado. There are people I might have loved had they gotten on the airplane or run down the street after me or called me up drunk at four in the morning because they need to tell me right now and because they cannot regret this and I always thought I’d be the only one doing crazy things for people who would never give enough of a fuck to do it back or to act like idiots or be entirely vulnerable and honest and making someone fall in love with you is easy and flying 3000 miles on four days notice because you can’t just sit there and do nothing and breathe into telephones is not everyone’s idea of love but it is the way I can recognize it because that is what I do. Go scream it and be with her in meaningful ways because that is beautiful and that is generous and that is what loving someone is, that is raw and that is unguarded, and that is all that is worth anything, really."
Monday, November 25, 2013
The Universe and Her, and I poem 71
I recently connected with a poet & artist selling his works on Etsy, Christopher Poindexter. Love poems written on an old typewriter - two of my very favourite things coming together! I am so pleased that Christopher has given permission for his poetry to be featured here, at love is always the answer. Visit us on Mondays, for a weekly hit of Christopher Poetry. What better to start the week, but with a love poem?
The Universe and Her, and I
Love is many things and
sometimes we are never
really sure if it even
exists, but all I know
is that if you were to
show me her soul
in a photograph,
I wouldn't even ask
to see the others.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Christopherspoetry
available for purchase! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/157788473/the-universe-and-her-and-i-poem-71
The Universe and Her, and I
Love is many things and
sometimes we are never
really sure if it even
exists, but all I know
is that if you were to
show me her soul
in a photograph,
I wouldn't even ask
to see the others.
Christopher Poindexter
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Christopherspoetry
available for purchase! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/157788473/the-universe-and-her-and-i-poem-71
Sunday, November 24, 2013
the real lover
“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”
Marilyn Monroe
Saturday, November 23, 2013
and behold
I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold,
service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold,
service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
Friday, November 22, 2013
looking back over a lifetime
"Looking back
over a lifetime,
you see that love
was the answer
to everything."
Ray Bradbury
over a lifetime,
you see that love
was the answer
to everything."
Ray Bradbury
Thursday, November 21, 2013
I love you without knowing
I love you without knowing
how, or when or from where.
I love you straightforwardly,
without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know
no other way than this:
where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand
on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close
as I fall asleep.
Pablo Neruda
Sonnet XVII
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
I love you simply
“I
love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you
simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do
not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or
you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate
that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
Pablo Neruda
100 Love Sonnets
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
you will always look lovely
“A
person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky
nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if
you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams
and you will always look lovely.”
Roald Dahl
Sunday, November 17, 2013
the things you don’t see
"The
role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I
love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see."
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
Saturday, November 16, 2013
fall in love over and over again
"Fall
in love over and over again every day. Love your family, your
neighbors, your enemies, and yourself. And don't stop with humans. Love
animals, plants, stones, even galaxies."
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat
Friday, November 15, 2013
risk everything
"Love is everything it's cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting
for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you
don't risk everything, you risk even more."
Erica Jong
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
tilt with the lightning
"To love is to tilt with the lightning, two bodies routed by a single honey's sweet."
Pablo Neruda
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
happy birthday, blue
"Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small
gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the
dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not
yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the
green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?"
Mary Oliver
Dog Songs
My sweet dog, Blue, turns 14 today. She has been a steadfast friend & teacher to me over the years.
Really, she is the physical embodiment of joy & love. How lucky am I to have such a bright soul in my midst?!
Blue
Elaho back country, BC
Summer 2008
only because I love
"Everything I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything exists, only because I love."
Leo Tolstoy
Monday, November 11, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
the things you don’t see.
"The
role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I
love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see."
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
Saturday, November 9, 2013
nothing more truly artistic than to love people
"I tell you the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."
Vincent van Gogh
Monday, November 4, 2013
always beautiful
“Weeks
passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy
loved him just as much. He loved him so hard that he loved all his
whiskers off, and the pink lining to his ears turned grey, and his brown
spots faded. He even began to lose his shape, and he scarcely looked
like a rabbit any more, except to the Boy. To him he was always
beautiful, and that was all that the little Rabbit cared about. He
didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had
made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.”
Margery Williams
The Velveteen Rabbit
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
a secret about human love
“There is a secret about human love that is commonly overlooked:
Receiving it is much more scary and threatening than giving it. How many
times in your life have you been unable to let in someone’s love or
even pushed it away? Much as we proclaim the wish to be truly loved, we
are often afraid of that, and so find it difficult to open to love or
let it all the way in.”
John Welwood
John Welwood
Sunday, October 20, 2013
I will love you until the stars burn out
"I have galaxies hidden between my bones and I will love you until the stars burn out."
Unknown
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
You really have to love yourself
"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have
to love yourself to get anything done in this world."
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Monday, October 14, 2013
the most beautiful thing you’ll hear
"Probably the most beautiful thing you’ll
hear in a long while. Beauty all around us, it just needs the right
people to tweak it. I’ve nothing else to add with my clumsy words: just
go, follow the link and take five minutes; take a break and really listen to it."
Click here to listen: Crickets audio recording slowed way down.
Tom Waits (on Robert Wilson): “Wilson,
he’s always playing with time. I heard a recording recently of crickets
slowed way down. It sounds like a choir, it sounds like angel music.
Something sparkling, celestial with full harmony and bass parts – you
wouldn’t believe it. It’s like a sweeping chorus of heaven, and it’s
just slowed down, they didn’t manipulate the tape at all. So I think
when Wilson slows people down, it gives you a chance to watch them
moving through space. And there’s something to be said for slowing down
the world.”
via the indie pedant
Sunday, October 13, 2013
welcome home
"Every
mouth you’ve ever kissed was just practice. All the bodies you’ve ever
undressed and ploughed in to were preparing you for me. I don’t mind
tasting them in the memory of your mouth.
Was it a long journey? Did it take you long to find me?
You’re here now, welcome home."
Was it a long journey? Did it take you long to find me?
You’re here now, welcome home."
Warsan Shire
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Saturday, October 5, 2013
art is a personal act of courage
"Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another."
Seth Godin
Seth Godin
love yourself
"If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?!"
RuPaul
RuPaul
Friday, October 4, 2013
pursue the things you love
“You
can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make
money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do
them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
Maya Angelou
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
I want you
"You are my inspiration and my folly. You
are my light across the sea, my million nameless joys, and my day's
wage. You are my divinity, my madness, my selfishness, my
transfiguration and purification. You are my rapscallionly fellow
vagabond, my tempter and star. I want you."
George Bernard Shaw
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
deep down in every human heart
"I always knew that deep down in every human
heart, there is mercy and generosity. No one is born hating another
person because of the colour of his skin or his background, or his
religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate,
they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the
human heart that its opposite"
Nelson Mandela
Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
your presence
"When you love someone, the best thing you
can offer is your presence.
How can you love if you are not there?"
Thich Nhat Hanh
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
look into your own heart
“Your visions will become clear only when you
can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks
inside, awakes.”
C.G. Jung
C.G. Jung
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
love to feel free
“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
trace the outline of your lips with mine
“I've been told that people in the
army do more by 7:00 am than I do in an entire day. But if I wake at
6:59am and turn to you to trace the outline of your lips with mine I
will have done enough and killed no one in the process.”
Shane
Koyczan
Canadian Spoken Word Artist
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
I want to love you wildly
"I want to love you wildly. I don't want
words, but inarticulate cries from the bottom of my most primitive
being, that flow from my belly like honey. A piercing joy that leaves
me empty, conquered, silenced."
Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Love is the only way
"Love
is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of
his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of
another human being unless he loves him. By his love he is enabled to
see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even
more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet
actualized but yet ought to be actualized.
"Furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. By making him aware of what he can be and of what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true."
"Furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. By making him aware of what he can be and of what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true."
Viktor E. Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
the whole universe is on our side
"When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side."
Paulo Coelho
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
have a good attitude
"You have to make the best out of your life and have a good attitude."
Barbara Brody, 102
Saturday, September 14, 2013
a kiss
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”
Ingrid Bergman
Friday, September 13, 2013
accept who you are
"Try to understand the kind of person you
are and accept who you are; but if you want to improve your situation,
change it. Keep your eye on the stars and try to succeed at what you
want to do."
Hilda Berner, 97
Thursday, September 12, 2013
eat right and do what you love
"Eat right and do what you love. Whatever
you love to do is play; doing what you don’t like to do is work. I have
never worked a day
in my life!"
Dr. Laila Denmark, 114
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
look inside your soul
"Look inside your soul and find your tools.
We all have tools and have to live with the help of them. I have two
tools, my words and
my images. I used my typewriter, computer and my cameras to fight
injustice. Whenever I see a possibility of helping people who
are in danger, I want to help them."
Ruth Gruber, 101
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
laughter keeps you healthy
"Laughter keeps you healthy. You can
survive by seeing the humor in everything. Thumb your nose at sadness;
turn the tables on tragedy. You can't laugh and be angry, you can't
laugh and feel sad, you can't laugh and feel envious."
Bel Kaufman, 101
Monday, September 9, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
imagine my heartbeat
"You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart;
imagine my heartbeat when you are in this state."
Franz Kafka
Friday, August 30, 2013
kindness
“Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.”
Lao Tzu
Thursday, August 29, 2013
LOVE-ISM
~ so beautiful ~
Choreographer Mor Shani is working on
“Love-ism”. Love-ism is a long term study inspired by the book “Art of
Loving” by Erich Fromm. In this study Shani wishes to challenge the
perception and liquidity of the agreed upon, the sublime and the
condemned. He asks: “when do supreme ideas about love like care,
mutuality and dependency stop being sacred and become sinful? And what
is it that distinguishes one kind of love from another?”
Video artist, Paul Sixta expands the conceptual grounds of Love-ism in close collaboration with Shani. He challenges the discussion by making the process of creation transparent, and is creating a film about the "Politics of Intimacy", researching the human experience of meeting significant others in and out of the studio. The stage product and the film will be presented as one piece.
Music: Scott MatthewVideo artist, Paul Sixta expands the conceptual grounds of Love-ism in close collaboration with Shani. He challenges the discussion by making the process of creation transparent, and is creating a film about the "Politics of Intimacy", researching the human experience of meeting significant others in and out of the studio. The stage product and the film will be presented as one piece.
Friday, August 16, 2013
happy birthday, bill evans
A Time for Love
Alone
one of my all time favourite Bill Evans albums
Happy Birthday, Bill
thanks for reminding us it is always a time for love
xox
xox
Thursday, August 8, 2013
your heart // your treasure
"Remember that wherever your heart is,
there you will find your
treasure."
Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist
there you will find your
treasure."
Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Friday, August 2, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
awareness
"Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed."
Thich Nhat Hanh
Saturday, July 27, 2013
hope
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most
worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what
remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.”
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
to understand
"To understand the heart and mind of a person,
look not at what he has already achieved,
but what he aspires to."
Khalil Gibran
Sunday, July 21, 2013
touches your heart
"A friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
happy birthday, nelson mandela
"People learn to hate.
They can be taught to love.
For love comes more naturally to the human heart."
Nelson Mandela
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
beauty all around
"I'm going to make everything around me beautiful. That will be my life."
Elsie de Wolfe
Monday, July 15, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
love is freedom
“Love
is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that
the laws of humanity and the phenomena of nature do not alter its
course.”
Kahlil Gibran
Friday, July 12, 2013
The Science of Happiness - An Experiment in Gratitude
who has influenced you the most?
what happens when you express your love & gratitude?
this could change your life!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
we can still love
"When we can do nothing else,
we can still love,
without expecting any
reward or change or gratitude."
Paulo Coelho
we can still love,
without expecting any
reward or change or gratitude."
Paulo Coelho
Thursday, July 4, 2013
taking off the mask
"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."
James Baldwin
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
love in motion
“There is little one can say about love. It has to be lived, and it's always in motion.”
Rumi
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
learning to love ourselves
In this emotional talk, Kevin Breel speaks from the heart about his story with depression,
how it's impacted his life, and why he is
ultimately grateful for it.
a great reminder to be kind to others & ourselves
xox
Friday, June 28, 2013
A Companion To The Forgotten
Narayanan Krishnan is an award winning chef, nourishing people in need with food & love.
Inspiring!
What is your life purpose?
Thursday, June 27, 2013
sending love & light to Nelson Mandela
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
Nelson Mandela
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
compassion
“Compassion
is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a
relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can
we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when
we recognize our shared humanity.”
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
love is a great place to spend the rest of your life
reunited after 60 years, a note written in secret code, and a healthy dose of vulnerability
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
And I was the Spirit of Love
Whirling and dancing like a spinning wheel
I saw myself as the source of existence
I was there in the beginning
And I was the Spirit of Love
Rumi
I saw myself as the source of existence
I was there in the beginning
And I was the Spirit of Love
Rumi
Thursday, May 30, 2013
O love
"O love, whose lordly hand
Has bridled my desires,
And raised my hunger and my thirst
To dignity and pride,
Let not the strong in me and the constant
Eat the bread or drink the wine
That tempt my weaker self.
Let me rather starve,
And let my heart parch with thirst,
And let me die and perish,
Ere I stretch my hand
To a cup you did not fill,
Or a bowl you did not bless."
Has bridled my desires,
And raised my hunger and my thirst
To dignity and pride,
Let not the strong in me and the constant
Eat the bread or drink the wine
That tempt my weaker self.
Let me rather starve,
And let my heart parch with thirst,
And let me die and perish,
Ere I stretch my hand
To a cup you did not fill,
Or a bowl you did not bless."
Khalil Gibran
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
love with no boundaries
Love with no boundaries
your future depends on
your capacity to love
Paulo Coelho
your future depends on
your capacity to love
Paulo Coelho
Monday, May 27, 2013
the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word...
“Too
often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all
of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
Dr. Leo Buscaglia
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
be the hand
"Be a hand that reaches out. Be a smile for those who have no reason to
smile. Be a light for those who live in darkness. Show them what it
means to truly LOVE."
Rumi
Rumi
Thursday, May 23, 2013
truth :: beauty :: love
"Yesterday
we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel
only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love."
Khalil Gibran
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
a strength & a blessing so large
"Believe in a love that is being stored up for you
like an inheritance, & have faith that in this love
there is a strength & a blessing so large that you
can travel as far as you wish without having to
step outside it."
Ranier Marie Rilke
like an inheritance, & have faith that in this love
there is a strength & a blessing so large that you
can travel as far as you wish without having to
step outside it."
Ranier Marie Rilke
Monday, May 20, 2013
My Last Days :: Zach Sobiech
My Last Days :: Zach Sobiech
a truly touching & inspiring perspective on
life & death
Sunday, May 19, 2013
recognize the wisdom
“You
know that the teacher appears when you’re ready. Sometimes it’s a pop
tune or an ad on the bus; sometimes it’s the handy man. Keep your heart
open and you’ll recognize the wisdom when it shows up…wearing overalls
and fedora.”
Danielle LaPorte
Saturday, May 18, 2013
true, necessary, kind
“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind”
Buddha
Buddha
Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
love & compassion
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
relax & wait
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
Monday, May 13, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
every day
"Basically,
what we should be doing every day of our lives is taking care of
ourselves--getting sufficient rest, eating well, exercising, making sure
that we're touched lovingly, that we're supported by people who believe
in us and encourage us."
Susan Weed
Susan Weed
Saturday, May 11, 2013
what is life?
“What
is Life? It is the flash of a firefly at night. It is the breath of a
buffalo in the wintertime. It is the shadow that runs across the grass
and loses itself in the sunset.”
Blackfoot elder
Blackfoot elder
Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
what love means :: a child's perspective
What
Love means to a 4-8 year old: A group of professional people posed this
question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, ’What does love mean?’ The
answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined
See what you think:
‘When my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’ – Rebecca, age 8
‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’ – Billy, age 4
‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’ – Karl, age 5
‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’ –Chrissy, age 6
‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’ -Terri, age 4
‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.’ – Danny, age 7
‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss’ – Emily, age 8
‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen.’ –Bobby, age 7
‘If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate” –Nikka, age 6
‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it everyday..’ –Noelle, age 7
‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’ –Tommy, age 6
‘During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’ – Cindy, age 8
‘My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’ –Clare, age 6
‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’ –Elaine, age 5
‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’ –Chris, age 7
‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’ -Mary Ann, age 4
‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’ –Lauren, age 4
‘When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ - Karen, age 7
‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross..’ –Mark, age 6
‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’ –Jessica, age 8
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, ‘Nothing , I just helped him cry’.
See what you think:
‘When my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’ – Rebecca, age 8
‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’ – Billy, age 4
‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’ – Karl, age 5
‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’ –Chrissy, age 6
‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’ -Terri, age 4
‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.’ – Danny, age 7
‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss’ – Emily, age 8
‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen.’ –Bobby, age 7
‘If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate” –Nikka, age 6
‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it everyday..’ –Noelle, age 7
‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’ –Tommy, age 6
‘During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’ – Cindy, age 8
‘My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’ –Clare, age 6
‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’ –Elaine, age 5
‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’ –Chris, age 7
‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’ -Mary Ann, age 4
‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’ –Lauren, age 4
‘When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ - Karen, age 7
‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross..’ –Mark, age 6
‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’ –Jessica, age 8
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, ‘Nothing , I just helped him cry’.
could not find original source to credit, so thank you internet!
Saturday, May 4, 2013
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