Monday Morning Orange Juice, February 24, 2020
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"Accept both compliments and criticism. It takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow."
Unknown
Monday Morning Orange Juice, February 17, 2020
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“The only voice I hear is that of my own soul.”
David Wells
Continuing to hone in and focus on creating my life this year.
Take time out to listen to your voice. Have a beautiful week!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, February 10, 2020
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"Don't follow your dreams, chase them."
Portia Sarris
I hit the ground running in 2020, and the Universe is already responding in positive ways. What do you want to accomplish this year?
Monday Morning Orange Juice, January 27, 2020
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Great things never came from comfort zones.
Unknown
No time like a new year to explore new habits, new approaches, and stepping away from the box. The road is your own. In fact, I am launching some new things myself.
Have an adventurous week!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, January 13, 2020
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“Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.”
Henry David Thoreau
A day late with this post from yesterday, but still applicable. This year is off to an interesting start. As I continue to sift through possibilities and what feels “right,” I am focusing on those I want to explore more. Time to plan and build.
Have a productive week!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, December 30, 2019
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"For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes."
Dag Hammarskjold
Very best wishes for a happy, safe, peaceful, and prosperous 2020.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, December 16, 2019
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Be—don’t try to become.
Osho
New Year’s Resolution?
The world’s shallowness, facades, and bandwagons have been plaguing me this year. Integrity, sincerity, craftsmanship, and appreciation for “real” are fast disappearing. I will continue my dedication to being authentic, sincere, and true to my own beliefs, my own work, my own interactions with others. No “influencer,” no political circus, or relentless barrage of advertisers can tell me what I need or how I should live. What is within me and how compassionate I can share and interact with the world are the most important things.
Have a beautiful week.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, December 9, 2019
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"Problems, possibilities, joys and sorrows come and go like clouds in the clear sky of the mind."
Jack Kornfield
Just like the clouds, they are all ethereal. May your possibilities and joys outweigh your problems and sorrows!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, November 25, 2019
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“Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention."
John O'Donohue
And there are many.
Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, November 4, 2019
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"Having precise ideas often leads a man to doing nothing."
Paul Valery
Guilty of over-thinking, I've learned to loosen the reins on details, go with the flow, and let what is needed come to me.
Have an awesome week!
Spirit Week
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The earliest origin of the word “cemetery” is the Sanskrit “sete” for “he lies,” like someone is just sleeping. Over the years I’ve come to believe that this is true. The body is a vessel for spirit energy, and that energy lives on. And on, and on. I know this based on many personal experiences.
This week the topic of spirits and ghosts is rampant what with All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween,) followed by Dia de Los Muertos, followed by today, All Souls Day. I stopped at the historic and beautiful Mount Hope Cemetery this week before the windstorm tore off all the colorful leaves.
I could imagine this place as spooky with the trails winding around hills and the 150-year old tombstones covered in moss and vines. I could also see families visiting graves and bringing flowers and candles to honor and celebrate their loved ones. This cemetery is also a solemn place for prayer and reflection and remembrance.
Six years ago today I was at my father’s side as his body took its last breath. There have been many signs since then—some of them comical—that he is still around. This fact has comforted me rather than frightened me. Look for the dark side, and you’ll find it and be fearful. Dwell in the light, and you’ll be blessed with comfort and love. The love goes on.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, October 28, 2019
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“Look up. Look around. Observe. Avoid excess. Make room for mystery. Find at least one reason every day for saying, 'Ahhh.' "
Victoria Moran
Saturday’s park walk was gorgeous! (I’ll be posting more photos in a separate blog post this week) The foliage is still beautiful this week, but cold weather sets in next weekend, from what I hear. Now looks like a good time to take in the colors and earth scents of fall. A lunch hour in a park or on a trail could have such a positive effect on your day.
Enjoy!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, October 21, 2019
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"Never think that you have no influence whatsoever. Your trace, which you leave behind with even a few good deeds, can never be erased."
Christina Makeyeva
Your energy keeps going—leave good ripples.
Have a nice week!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, October 14, 2019
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Try something different this week: walk in a park across town; try a new recipe; visit a new restaurant, etc. Or sign up for a workshop or class in something you’ve never tried.
Safe travels!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, October 7, 2019
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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. . . Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
Lao Tzu
Have a nice week, and enjoy the fall transitions!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, September 30, 2019
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“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope."
Thomas Merton
One of my favorite philosophers. Took a couple of park walks with Olive this weekend to try to relax and think.
Have a nice week everyone.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, September 23, 2019
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"May your worries be light.
May your joy be great.
May your cup overflow."
Unknown
Have a lovely first day (and week) of Fall.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, September 16, 2019
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“At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth..."
Rainer Maria Rilke, from Letters on Cézanne
Take time to breathe every day. Have a great week!
Monday Morning Orange Juice, September 9, 2019
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"This world desperately needs silence. Most people are addicted to stress-producing stimuli. Mentally and emotionally, we need to fast, to clean out the system, to stop overloading it with mean and unnatural mental pollution.We are deeply afraid of the silence, the void, the emptiness…Empty places are not really empty; they are pregnant…the ever-present possibility of a magic moment or miraculous thought. Off the blank page jumps a cosmic summons. Out of that silence came the opening chords of Beethoven’s Fifth. "
Marianne Williamson, Illuminata
Have a wonderful week.
Monday Morning Orange Juice, September 2, 2019
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"While you'll feel compelled to charge forward, it's often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you are and what you truly seek."
Rasheed Ogunlaru
Taking a real time out this weekend was refreshing on many levels. Have a wonderful week and September!
