"It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top."

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.

~Virginia Woolf

"Out of clutter, find Simplicity..."

"Out of clutter, find Simplicity.
From discord, find Harmony.
In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity."

~Albert Einstein

"Everything you need you already have..."

"Everything you need you already have.
You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else."

~Wayne Dyer

"Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty..."

"Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things."

~Albert Einstein

"We all seek Soul..."

"We all seek Soul.
While Soul is always present, it doesn’t appear in our lives automatically.
Soul requires our attention and reflection.
Offering our respectful regard to the Soul is a way of loving it, caring for it, nurturing it."

~Benjamin Shield and Richard Carlson

"Don't make excuses..."

"Don't make excuses -- make good."

~Elbert Hubbard

"Remain open [minded]..."

"Remain open [minded].
There is something bigger than you know going on here."

~Iyanla VanZant

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but..."

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." 

~Alvin Toffler

"When I let go of what I am..."

"When I let go of what I am,
[or what I think I am ~RB]
I become what I might be."

~Lao Tzu

"There's an old saying about those who forget history..."

"There's an old saying about those who forget history.
I don't remember it, but it's good."

~Stephen Colbert

"If nothing ever changed..."

"If nothing ever changed...
there'd be no butterflies."

~Author Unknown

"You must take personal responsibility..."

"You must take personal responsibility.
You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.
That is something you have charge of."

~Jim Rohn

"There are two kinds of adventurers..."

"There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and those who go secretly hoping they won't."
~William Least Heat Moon

Personally, I would say I was, but now am not. Now I find I enjoy more being at home, occupying myself with crafts, cooking and gardening.
~RB

"If you start to think the problem is ‘out there'..."

"If you start to think the problem is ‘out there,’ stop yourself.
That thought is the problem."
~Stephen Covey

When we are struggling with any challenge - whether it be ill health, a lack of money, a lost job, poor relationships, an accident, whatever, we need to look for the spiritual learning. We begin that by asking ourselves,
"What quality (or spiritual fruit - see Galatians 5:22) does God want me to live (or learn) more fully?"
(inspired by HigherAwareness.com)

"He who postpones the hour of living rightly..."

"He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses."

~Horace

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed...

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.
Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."

~Denis Waitley

"Worrying is like a rocking chair..."

"Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere."

- Glenn Turner

“Be careful [GR=merimnao; i.e. to be anxious or troubled] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:6-7

"Once in a while it really hits people that..."

"Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to."

~Alan Keightley

"Out of clutter, find simplicity..."

"Out of clutter, find simplicity.
From discord, find harmony.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

- Albert Einstein

"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace..."
1 Corinthians 14:33

“We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.”

“We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.”

~Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, mathematician, physicist, religious philosopher

“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.”

1 John 3:20-22

"How does one become a butterfly?"

How does one become a butterfly? 
You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
~Trina Paulus

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Romans 12:2

"Believe in abundance and that you are deserving of it at all times."

"Believe in abundance and that you are deserving of it at all times."
~Lesetz

"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Mark 11:24

BELIEVE!
Do you see it? 
BELIEVE you deserve success, and you shall RECEIVE it!!!

"The way to be happy is to make others so."

"The way to be happy is to make others so."

~Robert Ingersoll

"For all my good intentions..."

Excuse my absence yesterday. I had an appointment out of town and didn't have access to my computer. ~RB

"For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits.

When things are not going well, when I'm grumpy or mad, I'll realize that I've not been paying attention to my soul and I've not been following my best routine."

 ~Robert Fulghum

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is..."

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.

- Kahlil Gibran

Hmmm...not sure if I entirely believe that or not, because in some cases, enhancement can be progress as well. Don't you think? ~RB

“I learned that inspiration does not always come like a bolt..."

“I learned that inspiration does not always come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic, striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time.”

~Brenda Ueland, 1891-1985, Journalist, editor, teacher

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read."

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read."

- Mark Twain

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

-Rumi

“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.”

“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.” 

~Al Bernstein, American sportscaster

"Not what we have but what we enjoy..."

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."

~John Petit-Senn