The Universe Is Smiling: "Travel"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Travel your world with a smile :)

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."
- Buddha
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Universe Is Smiling: "Cloudmaker"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: We are such cloudmakers. See the sunshine beyond the clouds? Doesn't it make you smile?!

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
- Maya Angelou
"A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed... It feels an impulsion, this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons."
- Richard Bach

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: "Floating"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Taking a break by floating above the clouds of concern.

"Seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them." 
 - Joseph Henry
"At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still you the the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space."
- Natalie Wood

The Universe Is Smiling: "Reality & Illusion"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Look at the place you find yourself in: is it real, is it an illusion or a dream. And who can know these things :)

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
 - Albert Einstein
"Reality is a sliding door."
 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion."
- Rumi  

The Universe Is Smiling: "Skywalker TRUST"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:
Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: Trust in Yourself!

"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry."
- Source unknown 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Angel"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: You are an angel - at least most of the time :)

"We are each of us angels with only one wing. And we can only fly by embracing one another."

- Lucretius

"May God grant you always...A sun beam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a sheltering angel so nothing can harm you. Laughter to cheer you. Faithful friends near you. And wherever you pray, Heaven to hear you.

- Irish Blessing    

The Universe Is Smiling: "Let your energy of love soar!"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Let your energy of love soar!"

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

- Aristotle

"To be awake is to be alive."

- Henry David Thoreau

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

- Benjamin Franklin 

"Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy."

- Sai Baba 

The Universe Is Smiling: "Skywalker"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A:  "The universe is wider than our views of it."

- Henry David Thoreau

"Look at the sky. We are not alone, the whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work."

- Abdul Kalam Azad