The Universe Is Smiling: "Flow"

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

A: Go with the flow!
"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate."
- Zhuangzi
"... So this is how you swim inward.
So this is how you flow outwards.
So this is how you pray."
- Mary Oliver
"The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze."
 - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Universe Is Smiling: "Security"

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

A: Inner peace is our life belt of security during the storms of life.
"For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair."
 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
"There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity."
- Douglas MacArthur 
"The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks."
 - Theodor Forstman

The Universe Is Smiling: "Inner Child"

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

A: Awake the inner child!
"The most important muse of all is our inner child."
- Stephen Nachmanovich
"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."
- C.S. Lewis
"Whoever wants to understand much must play much."
- Gottfried Benn  

The Casual Observer: "Pumpkin LIVE"

The annual Night of the 100 PUMPKINs at The Bakery: Creativity, fun, and some ghoulish scare guaranteed :)

Pumpkins are getting ready for their big night out:

 

some are a bit shy and hiding

others seem exuberant

cute!

The Zen of mice life: Is it cheese or not?

New Paltz businesses in a web map

 Ready for action:

 

 The night has come. Pumpkins are ready to be on fire. The drums are filling the air, and the long line of visitors is passing by with free pumpkin bred and hot apple cider in hand. Get into the groove and dance with the music :)

 

Clockwork of Time

Let's get out of the rut of habit and create a future of love, tolerance and creative play! Are you on board? Smiles to YOU :)

The Universe Is Smiling: "Protection"

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

A: Even if we don't know it, we are protected. It may take some faith to trust that.
"On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him."
- The Buddha

The Universe Is Smiling: "Reflection"

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

A: Enjoy a day of reflection!
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter."
 - Confucius
"When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness."
- Joseph Campbell 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Water"

Sitting near a frog pond today on a sunny fall afternoon, I asked the question (as usual on this BLOG): "What is today's wisdom?" and the drawing that appeared seemed as if a water spirit had risen from the surface, saying: "Dance with us, we are your life force."

"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it."
- Lao Tzu  
"Move and the Way will open."
- Zen quote

"The Universe Is Smiling" Calendar 2013

Dear Visitor,

The 2013 calendar is here. Do you find your favorite drawing and quotes in there? Click HERE to check it out. I hope you'll enjoy looking through the images and that it will add a ray of sunshine to your day :)

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The Universe Is Smiling: "Freedom"

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

A: Freedom is ...
"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."
 - Hans Christian Anderson
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
- Albert Camus 
 What does freedom mean to YOU? I would love to see your comments.

The Universe Is Smiling: "Fullness"

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

A: Rejoice in the fullness of life :)
"When we rejoice in our fullness, then we can part with our fruits with joy."
- Rabindranath Tagore
"The living self has one purpose only: to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty, or a tiger into lustre."
- D.H.Lawrence