Archive: 2013

“Happiness is not so much in having, as it is in sharing.
We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give.”
~ Norman MacEwan

Since I began photographing the sunrise this year, outside of when my friend Bridgette came to visit, today was the first day that I actually heard one of my villa guests join me uptop, and share in the beauty.

But there was this tiny little part of me that wanted to say ‘mine’.

A few weekends ago, I listened to a Zencast about the Buddha’s teaching on the 3 Characteristics or Marks of Existence.  These three facts of existence are Not-Self,  Impermanence and Suffering. read more

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. This is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”
~ Swami Vivekananda

Hello Monday! I’m feeling energized from a restful Sunday, and ready to get back at it. I ran across the above quote by Swami V last week, and it really stuck with me. read more

“In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.”
~ Rollo May

Happy St. Patricks day everyone! I decided to sleep in this morning, and wouldn’t you know it, I was wide awake at 4AM. But I stayed in bed, and simply drifted from thought to thought. This same state continued while I basked in the rising sun this morning. It felt really nice. Our mornings are warming up a bit … read more

“Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken.”
~ Buddha

What a gorgeous sunrise this morning!

And while I watched the sun come up, tending to my meditation, in the background, my mind was having a good old time chattering away about a conversation that I had yesterday. It was difficult, bringing the mind back to the post of stillness this morning.

I was working with a client, and what needed to be said was very challenging for me. In many ways, it is why I have always preferred writing, as it allows for more time to fashion and deliver messages. read more