The Universe Is Smiling: "Spirit Animals"

Welcome to the Chinese New Year of the Wood Horse. In the spirit of the changing years and the changing animals, may I ask, what is your spirit animal, your power animal? Here are some power animals to get you into the right spirit with some quotes about "power" and "spirit" :)

"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be."
- Thomas Jefferson
"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
- Epictetus
"Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time."
- C.S. Lewis

The Universe Is Smiling: "Stretch Yourself"

"Let's get out of the winter doldrums," says the bear, "let's stretch."

"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health."
- Hippocrates
"Every day you make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb."
- Winston Churchill

The Universe Is Smiling & Asking for Your Participation

This week's drawing doesn't have a theme nor a quote. I want YOU to find a title for the drawing & a matching quote.

The 1. winner will get a print of the drawing mounted on a 6"x6"x2' hand painted woodblock, with YOUR winning title & quote on the back panel.
The 2. winner will get a print of this drawing (6" x 6").
The contest will end February 13th.

Have fun, feel inspired and let your creative juices flow - with a smile :)
Send me an email with your suggestions.

The Universe Is Smiling: "Make a wish!"

Dear Visitors from across the planet,
Thank you for frequenting this site last year. Going forward, today's drawing suggests that you make a wish for the New Year for yourself.
  ----  take your time ----
My wish for you is: May this year bring you health, prosperity, joy, strength, and the humor needed to overcome any challenges with a sense of ease!
Keep smiling :)

"Write it on your heart that eery day is the best day in the year."
 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."
 - Oprah Winfrey
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
- Eleanor Roosevelt