Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Life...


"Life is not about expecting, hoping and wishing. it is about doing, being and becoming. It is about the choices you have just made, and the ones you are about to make. it is about the things you choose to say. Today. And it is about what you are going to do after you finish reading this."

Mike Dooley

Monday, May 4, 2015

Bring Back the Joy...


"Bring back the Joy in what you do."

Angela Gwinner

A few years ago, I was in Sri Lanka. For an Ayurveda retreat.

One of the last words the Doctor gave me as I was on my way home again, was "Find your Joy..."

And these words have been accompanying me since.

I believe at that moment, I didn't understand the full essence of those words.

But with time, and as those words have every now and then come back like a whisper, I began to understand them in a new light.

How often do we walk through our day, taking care of responsibilities and tasks, but more with an attitude of "I must go to work..." or "I have to call so and so..."

What happens, if we change those words with "Thank God, I can go to work today..." or "I really want to call so and so... It'll be so good to hear their voice..."

What happens if we bring back the joy... and then a good dose of gratitude?

I promise you, it'll change everything.

Maybe "Finding Joy..." isn't always about seeking our passions, but let's do a bit of reversal in things. If we start with what we have and where we are and with what we are doing, and add a bit of joy as the secret ingredient... Even if that first means, tricking the mind into feeling that joy...

That's when you'll stop seeking and whatever you are looking for will suddenly appear. Because most likely, it's already there... Inside you, surrounding you, or just around the corner.

But we are so occuppied with the "I must's..." in our lives, and "Must" can be a heavy burden to carry... that we often forget that simple little word.

Joy.

"Bring back the Joy in what you do."

Just my little thought of the day.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

This Amazing Life...


"For one minute, walk outside. Stand there in silence. 
Look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is."

Unknown

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Today...


"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."

Unknown

Today, we can begin again...

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Monday, April 20, 2015

Effort and Surrender...





"Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. 
I am learning to live between effort and surrender."

Danielle Orner

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Change...


"Change your mind, change your life. 
Your reality will have no choice but to follow you."

Nissim Amon

Friday, April 3, 2015

Bring to Life...


"Bring to life what you want from life."

Angela Gwinner

One of the secrets of the secret's secret...

"Bring to Life..." There's a beautiful play of words in this.

I like to think of life as a feast with friends. A feast in which everyone brings something along.

You bring to the feast what you enjoy yourself, and what you are happy, and maybe even proud to share with others. You bring what you are good at making. You bring your signature dish, that which everyone else at the table says, "How wonderful... Tell me how you did it."

And you dress for the occassion, you prepare yourself for the occassion. You set the table for the occassion. And when you walk through the door, you embrace each and every soul, grateful and happy to see them...

But you also "Bring to Life..." what you feel is missing in life.

You birth it. And you mother it. Your nurture and nourish it. And that over a life time. The raising, the encouraging, the comforting and the loving. You give it shelter and you give it love. And you believe in it. Gently and relentlessly. In the same breath.

I do believe that is what it is all about.

We are here to bring to life what we want from life.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Monday, March 23, 2015

This is Your Life...


"Take a stand and speak your truth. Realize you are worthy of being loved and do not let anyone treat you less than. It is up to you to respect and protect your spirit. This is your life and your journey, make the best of it. Do not let anyone stand in the way of your happiness."

Melanie Koulouris

Saturday, March 14, 2015

By the Grace of God, I Will...


"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will." 

Edward Everett Hale

Friday, February 27, 2015

Understanding Life...


"When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I did not understand the assignment. And I told them they did not understand life."

John Lennon

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Make Your Life...


"Explore all the things that make your heart sing 
and enable you to make a life, not just a living."

Deepak Chopra

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Life...


"In the end these things matter most. 
How well did you love? How full did you live? How deep did you let go?"

Buddha

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Love and Compassion...


"I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion. 
And where it is not, that is where my work lies."

Ram Dass

Monday, February 9, 2015

Delicious Ambiguity...


"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I have learned, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories  don’t  have  a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what is going to happen next. It is a delicious ambiguity."

Gilda Radner

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

You Are a Superhero...


"A Superhero is someone who invites her wisest, bravest, most alive self to come out and play. This doesn’t mean having all the answers, being unshakably strong or performing dramatic feats of heroism. It means being someone like you and someone like me. Someone who is anxious and uncertain. Someone who wants to live a juicy, full, courageous life, but doesn’t always know how. And someone who understands that vulnerability just might be the greatest superpower of all."

Andrea Scher

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Life is Art...


"I think everything in life is art. What you do, how you dress, the way you love someone and how you talk. Your smile and your personality, what you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea, how you decorate your home, or party. Your grocery list, the food you make, how your writing looks, and the way you feel. Life is art."

Unknown 

Always remember...

Life is Art. And you are the artist.

Much Loves,

Angela.