The Universe Is Smiling: "Vacation"

Dear Visitor,

It's been a while since my last post. I was on vacation and family visit for the last three weeks in Germany and had hoped to continue posting from there, but the computers didn't comply. Now I am back and what came out in the first drawing - "vacation" - even though I was far from any palm trees :)

I hope that you have some time away from the troubles of this world and enjoy life in peace, the way it should be for all beings on this planet.

"Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer."
- Author unknown
"A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort and remembered with nostalgia."
- Author unknown

The Universe Is Smiling: "Diversity"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: We are all threads in the tapestry of the universe. Enjoy being part of the diversity and don't forget to smile."

"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."
- Leo Tolstoy
"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color."
- Maya Angelou

The Universe Is Smiling: "Friends"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Cherish your friends - with a smile :)

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardener who make our souls blossom."
- Marcel Proust
"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Friendship"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's insight?
A: Enjoy being a friend to all creatures - with a smile :)

"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are."
 - Anonymous
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
- Albert Camus  

The Casual Observer: "Lift Your Head!"

More observations from my trip to Cologne, Germany:

Imagine you're walking down an unknown street. You have your eyes on the ground to not trip over some unexpected daxen dog or goblins and suddenly you stumble upon a sign on the ground that says in big letters:

BLICK HEBEN = Lift Your Head!

 

Wouldn't you also lift your head immediately,  wondering what to expect? :)

In this case, it was the beauty of an old basilica .

 

However, after that I kept lifting my head and saw ....

life size mannequins .... in permanent freeze .... :)

 

elegant lady in red

elegant lady waiting for her mannequin mate

young man fishing in the air

You never know what you'll find when you lift your head.

What do you see, when you look up from your daily routine?

I would love to know :)

The Universe Is Smiling: "CARING"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: By caring for nature, we take care of ourselves.

"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."

- Leo Buscaglia

"When the road gets dark

And you can no longer see

Just let my love throw a spark

And have a little faith in me."

- John Hiatt

The Universe Is Smiling: "Joy-Fish"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Be like a fish of joy swimming easily in your element."

"Joy is not in things; it is in us."

 - Richard Wagner

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Trust - You are in Charge of the Onion of Your Life"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Trust - You are in Charge of the Onion of Your Life :)
I was intrigued by the discussion on the Inner Voice Village on Facebook to the former drawing "Natural Flow". The word that kept coming up was "Trust". This called for a drawing :) Thus I asked, "what does trust mean to me?" and in good old Inner Voice Drawing fashion I let the drawing appear without interfering. The first reaction was (and often is) an exasperated: what does that mean?! However, if I draw about trust, I have to trust that drawing :) And so I did. Here is my interpretation of the drawing, with a slightly Buddhist bend:

PASSION (the person on the handle), AGGRESSION (the bird with his sharp beak), IGNORANCE (the stuck fish) are in a tight knit relationship and  keep this onion shaped life going, creating karma. However, if we trust that we are on the handle of our onion karma, we are also in charge of each onion peel and if we keep peeling away, finally the fish, the bird, and we ourselves will be free from our own self imposed restrictions. YEAH! :)

"Trust your instincts to the end, though you can render no reason."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

The Universe is Smiling: Improving the Universe?

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: "There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."

- Aldous Huxley