The Universe Is Smiling: "Companions"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: Come along for the ride!

"The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind of companion."

- William Makepeace Thackeray 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Self-Confidence"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: "Self-Confidence"

"Self-Confidence gives you the freedom to make mistakes and cope with failure without feeling that your world has come to an end or that you are a worthless person."

 - Author unknown

"Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them."

 - André Maurois

"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability one can build a better world."

- Dalai Lama  

The Universe Is Smiling: "Heart Energy = Love"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Heart Energy = Love"

"The most important thing is life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in."

 - Morrie Schwartz

"If you want to be loved, be lovable."

- Ovid 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Meditation"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

I am following Paul's suggestion on the Inner Voice Village facebook site to expand on the theme of "BALANCE", such as the factors that cultivate balance "...integrity, confidence/faith, a mindful/calm mind, well-being, wisdom, insight, and freedom..." as well as the tools that help to achieve balance, such as MEDITATION. I also want to follow Clifford's idea of congruency. The last drawing with that theme didn't quite convince me. The beauty of these inspirational drawings is: YOU CAN DO ANOTHER ONE :)

 A: "If you want to find God, hang out in the space between your thoughts."

- Alan Cohen

"Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity."

- Swami Sivananda 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Congruence"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: "Leap, and the net will appear."

- John Burroughs

"Rest in reason, move in passion."

- Khalil Gibran 
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
- Mark Twain  

The Universe Is Smiling: "Keeping Your Balance"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: "The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you have lost it."

 - Anonymous

"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life."

- William Arthur Ward 

The Universe Is Smiling: Point of View

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: "The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up."

 - Billy Sunday

"From the perspective of mere representation, the external world always remains only a phenomenon."

- Wilhem Dilthey 

New Wall Calendar 2012

Dear Visitor:
Check out the second version of the 2012 wall calendar: While the first version had two images/month with the supporting quotes, this one has only one image/month with the quotes. The advantage is that the images and quotes are bigger and therefore have more of an inspirational quality than in the first version. Check it out on the calender page.

Calendar size:
11"x17" (open)
Holidays: US, Canada, Germany
Price: $25.00 + Shipping/Handling
+ $5.00 (shipping US/Canada)
+ $10.00 (shipping international)
If you would like to purchase a calendar, email me: Monika@innervoicedrawing.com

The Universe Is Smiling: Fountain of Youth

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age."
- Sophia Loren

The Universe Is Smiling: Uncertainty

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security."
- John Allen Paulos
"The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers."
- Erich Fromm