The Universe Is Smiling: "Play"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Don't hesitate to play :)

"Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it."
- Sai Baba
"In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play."
 - Friedrich Nietzsche
"To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it."
- Charlie Chaplin

The Universe Is Smiling: "Companions"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Pick a good companion and enjoy the time together.

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
 - Saint Augustine
"If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere."
- Loretta Young

The Universe Is Smiling: "Complexity"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Don't get lost in the complexity of your being - keep it simple!

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
- Confucius
"Complexity is the prodigy of the world. Simplicity is the sensation of the universe. Behind complexity, there is always simplicity to be revealed. Inside simplicity, there is always complexity to be discovered."
- Gang Yu 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Comfort Zone"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is the wisdom of this week?
A: Stretch yourself a bit and get out of your comfort zone!

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone."
- Neale Donald Walsh
"If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness."
- Les Brown 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Voyage"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Keep faith during the voyage of life - you'll arrive eventually :)

"Voyage upon life's sea,
To yourself be true,
And, whatever your lot may be,
Paddle your own canoe."
 - Sarah Bolton
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
- Marcel Proust  

The Universe Is Smiling: "The Wave"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Ride the waves of life with confidence and a smile :)

"Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me."
 - Albert Schweitzer
"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment."
- Henry David Thoreau  

The Universe Is Smiling: "Vision"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Spring cleaning of the mind: envision your life with fresh eyes - and a smile :)

 "Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!"
- Bob Marley 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Reminiscing"

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

A: "Cherish your memories but stay in the moment :)"
"Pleasure is the flower that passes, remembrance the lasting perfume."
 - Jean de Boufflers
"A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime."
- Anonymous
"Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going."
- Tennessee Williams  

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: "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: "ILLUSION"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Things are not what they appear to be..."

"Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise."

- Surangama Sutra

"When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing."

- Ajan Chah

"Time is our present breath."

- Ajan Chah     

The Universe Is Smiling: "Life"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Take life into your own hands."

"Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't."

- Richard Bach

"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on."

- Havelock Ellis    

The Universe Is Smiling: "Caring"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: Let's be kind to ourselves and others; we are all one and we are on this journey together!

"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government."

- Thomas Jefferson

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

- Leo F. Buscaglia  

The Universe Is Smiling: Spring Dance

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: Make your heart dance with your passion.

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

 - Aristotle

"All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination. Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

- Napoleon Hill    

The Universe Is Smiling: "Rebirth: Becoming Your Future"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: "What is today's wisdom?"

A: "Rebirth: Becoming Your Future."

"Bat...symbolizes the need for a ritualistic death of some way of life that no longer suits your new growth pattern. This can mean a time of letting go of old habits, and of assuming the position in life that prepares you for rebirth, on in some cases initiation... If you resist your destiny, it can be a long, drawn out, or painful death. The universe is always asking you to grow and become your future."

- "Medicine Cards" by Jamie Sams & David Carson 

 

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

The Universe Is Smiling: "Joy Bubbles"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Happy Valentine's Day to you, every day of the week! :)

I asked the question, "what is the message for Valentine?" and the answer that emerged on the paper came out as a bubble bath of joyful colors. My interpretation: Bring joy into your life, love yourself, and make someone else smile. And so it is :)

 

"Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. And between the two my life flows."

- Nisargadatta Maharaj

"One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others."

- Robert A. Heinlein  

The Universe Is Smiling: "Natural Flow"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: Stay in the natural flow!

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

- Lao Tzu  

The Universe Is Smiling: "Riding Your Spiritual Dragon"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: Ride the Water-Dragon and have a prosperous year 2012

'The Chinese ancients believed that if you breathe life and energy into your spiritual dragon, or your greater self, you create change that breathes life and energy into all, allowing you to ride the dragon's expansive spirit to a zenith of endless possibilities."

- Source unknown 

The Universe Is Smiling: "We are all in it together"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: We are all in it together.

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."

- Henry Ford

"We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box."

- Author unknown    

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