The Universe Is Smiling: "Where will you go...?"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 

A: "I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of."

- Michel de Montaigne

"If you do not get it from yourself,

Where will you go for it?"

- Zen saying   

The Universe Is Smiling: Praise

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise."

- Mary Kay Ash  

The Universe Is Smiling: Trust Yourself!

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 

A: "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else, is the greatest accomplishment."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson    

"Your mind is a garden,

Your thoughts are seeds,

The harvest can be either flowers or weeds."

- Author Unknown

The Universe Is Smiling: "I am Awake"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's message on this auspicious day of Chokhor Duchen, the first time the Buddha taught after attaining enlightenment?

A: One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?"
"No", answered the Buddha.
"Then are you a healer?"
"No", Buddha replied.
"Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted.
"No, I am not a teacher."
"Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated.
"I am awake", Buddha replied.

 

The Universe Is Smiling: Saving the World

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the news about man made environmental disasters, like the gulf spill, fracking, nuclear waste, etc., I asked:

Q: How to save the world?

A: Don't desert your boat of life by giving into the fear like a frightened rabbit. Balance your "life boat": observe, speak up when necessary, keep heart, strengthen your inner core, and don't forget to smile. The combination of wisdom and humor will go a long way :)

The Universe Is Smiling: Simplicity

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials."

- Lin Yutang

"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

- Lao Tzu

The Universe Is Smiling: Attitude of Happiness

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 

A: "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

- Maya Angelou

"The trick is what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."

- Carlos Castaneda

The Universe Is Smiling: Dancing in a Complex World :)

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

A: Keep dancing in a complex world :) 

The Universe Is Smiling: It is time for us to kiss the earth again ...

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 

A: "A little too abstract, a little too wise,
It is time for us to kiss the earth again,
It is time to let the leaves rain from the skies,
Let the rich life run to the roots again."
-   Robinson Jeffers 

The Universe Is Smiling: Environment & Responsibility

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What on earth is happening (oil spill etc.)?

A: "If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves."

- Gaylord Nelson