The Universe Is Smiling: Fly a Kite!

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

- Heraclitus

"Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind."

- Hamilton Wright Mable    

The Universe Is Smiling: Happiness

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is."

- Maxim Gorky

"Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson    

The Universe Is Smiling: Art Reflections

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Asking my usual question, "what is today's wisdom?' I was surprised to see this rather strange creature evolve, cradling his art installation. This must be the effect of going to two art events in New Jersey over the weekend. Time to reflect about art .... with a smile, of course :)

 

"You can have the idea in one 'room' of your mind, and you can watch the figure develop in the 'room' between your hands."

- James Kay

"Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression."

- Isaac Bashevis Singer

 

The Universe Is Smiling: Bizarre!

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them."
- Jean Cocteau

The Universe Is Smiling: Keep it light and have fun!

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light."

- Earl Nightingale  

The Universe Is Smiling: Color Your Life!

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

- Rabindranath Tagore

"The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart."

- Thomas Carlyle    

The Universe Is Smiling: Relationship

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same."

- Author unknown 

"Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand."

- Emily Kimbrough