The Universe Is Smiling: "Inner Voice"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 A: Discard the inner critic but listen to your inner voice.

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within."

 - Mahatma Gandhi

"Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to you, something is out of tune."

- Carl Jung

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