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Today’s Practice: Hold onto those experiences
Cherish all your connections, they’re important.
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Today’s Practice: Relaxing your grasp.
Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and…
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Today’s Practice: Shine from all of your facets
Don’t forget the things that make you, you, they’re important.
Keep readingQOTD: I love the night passionately…
I love the night passionately. I love it as I love my country, or my mistress, with an instinctive, deep, and unshakeable love. I love it with all…
Keep readingQOTD: If dogs could talk…
If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people. — Josef Capek It’s true. I think…
Keep readingQOTD: We run…
We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves. The more restricted our society and work become,…
Keep readingQOTD: Our sun is one …
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of the billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height…
Keep readingQOTD: Human beings…
Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing. This script portrays such human beings — the kind who…
Keep readingQOTD: I love playing …
I love playing bitches. There’s a lot of bitch in every woman — a lot in every man. — Joan Crawford I think this is ultimately true. Sometimes…
Keep readingQOTD: Envy, jealousy,…
Envy, jealousy, ambition, any kind of greed are passions; love is an action, the practice of human power, which can be practiced only in freedom and never as…
Keep readingQOTD: From Mount Hollywood
From Mount Hollywood, Los Angeles looks rather nice, enveloped in a haze of changing colors. Actually, and in spite of all the healthful sunshine and ocean breezes, it…
Keep readingQOTD: The essential purpose…
The essential purpose of astrology … is not so much to tell us what we will meet on our road, as it is to suggest how to meet…
Keep readingQOTD: the equality of two numbers
If one proves the equality of two numbers a and b by showing first that “a is less than or equal to b” and then “a is greater…
Keep readingQOTD: the first of all problems
It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe. – Thomas Carlyle …
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ilya Ehrenburg on breaking through
You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through. – Ilya Ehrenburg
Keep readingQuote of the day – John Witherspoon on when to speak
Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease. – John Witherspoon
Keep readingQuote of the day – Hyman Rickover on Duty and Making a difference
I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot…
Keep readingQuote of the day – Lewis Carroll on laughter and wit
While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on being cheap
“One must not make oneself cheap here, that is a cardinal point, or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.” – Wolfgang Amadeus…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Barbara Holland
“I was getting sick and tired of being lectured by dear friends with their little bottles of water and their regular visits to the gym. All of a…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Phyllis Diller
“I’m beginning to have morning sickness. I’m not having a baby, I’m just sick of morning.” – Phyllis Diller
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Virginia Woolf
“One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of misfortune than when they triumph.” – Virginia Woolf
Keep readingQuote of the Day – George Burns
I must be getting absent-minded. Whenever I complain that things aren’t what they used to be, I always forget to include myself. – George Burns
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Federico Fellini
Happiness is simply a temporary condition that proceeds unhappiness. Fortunately for us, it works the other way around as well. But it’s all a part of the carnival,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Cate Blanchett
I don’t tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth. – Cate Blanchett
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Rainer Maria Rilke
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Fran Lebowitz
You can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do. – Fran…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Robert E. Lee
I found this interesting. “There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.”…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jonathan Swift
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense. – Jonathan Swift
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Tolstoy
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Without a sense…
Without a sense of place the work is often reduced to a cry of voices in empty rooms, a literature of the self, at its best poetic music;…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Francis Bacon on Wonder
Yes, there really is someone named Francis Bacon. I don’t know their relation to Kevin. 🙂
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Paul Gauguin on Light
Thought this was a great quote about how we experience the light.
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on Your Power
Today’s quote of the day. Take a moment and evaluate what you’re giving away everyday.
Keep readingQuote of the Day – John Henry Newman on Making a Mark
Today’s quote of the day – Make your mark.
Keep readingQuote of the Day – W.S. Gilbert on Making It
My days lately have been so chock full of everything that I haven’t been doing these as much. Then I realized how much I missed my own daily…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – H. Ross Perot on Slacking
I’ve been slacking lately… I haven’t been posting a quote and a photo every day. Not because I have stopped enjoying sifting through the great words of others…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Barbara Brown Taylor on Faith
Today’s quote really doesn’t need much introduction. I think it really does speak for itself. It’s message is bold and open. To make bread or love, to dig…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Bergen Evans on Words
I’ve said it before, I love words. Words, when chosen carefully can truly describe what you’re looking for, can move you, can drive others, or can help you…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Agnes de Mille on Living
Today’s quote, by Agnes de Mille, is really a simple statement on what we already know to be true. Sometimes we’re too focused on living our life “the…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Edvard Munch on Perceptions
I love any quote about how we see things in this world. How we perceive things and how life grabs us in the moment. When you look at…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Lauren Bacall on Content
This is a great quote. We can be content if we have just a few things in life. We can also be satisfied but want more. All great…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Mel Brooks on Joking
Mel Brooks has always cracked me up as a writer. Seeing a quick peek into his process is funny to me. This reminds me of the quintessential fish…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – B. C. Forbes on Hard Work
What a great quote this is. It really does spell out all the tools you need to succeed… Genius is often a short way of spelling hard work.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ezra Pound on New York
Eleven years ago, the twin towers in New York were stuck by a heinous act. As Americans, we watched it all happen live. Yet, it still seems unreal.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ed Vargo on Your First Day
YAY! Today is my first day at my new job. I’m excited to begin anew. So, it’s only fitting that I should find a quote that embodies what…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Craig Ferguson on Failure
This quote stood up and said “Pick me!” That’s when I know it’s a good quote. It’s one that says, this is suppose to fit the day, the…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Terry Tempest Williams on Words
I sure love words, I love words which make deep thought, which set your sails, which call your name. This is why I do a quote of the…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Soren Kierkegaard on The World’s End
I’ve been playing the game 30 days, 30 ways throughout September; This game, with a simple task, everyday, challenges you to become more prepared for Emergencies, Natural Disasters…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Twila Tharp on Everything
Today’s quote is all about creativity and using the right materials to be creative. Here’s the key, all things are the “right materials.” Everything is raw material. Everything…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jean-Paul Sartre on Hell
I’ve always been interested in the words of Jean-Paul Sartre, there’s something about this snippets of his best that draws me back. This one just makes me giggle.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Robert Schuller on Believing in Yourself
This is my 600th quote/photo of the day post. Who would have thought that this would have proven to be a fun as it has been. Things I’ve…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Chuck Yeager on Fun
Having fun is highly important to me, it’s also something I enjoy doing. The key is, to combine fun into everything you do, even the serious stuff. Unfortunately,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Harriet Naylor on Volunteering
I’m looking to volunteer in my local community. Because, with all the free time I have between work, home and school, I thought I needed something else to…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – George Burns on Happiness
Today’s a good day for a little levity. George Burns was an icon for my entire youth, passing away in 1996, he was smart, funny and the personification…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Bette Davis on Expectation
Expectations are a funny thing. We all have expectations in life, of those we adore, of those we hate and of those we exist with. Those expectations are…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Thomas Merton on Faith
Today’s quote is a good reminder for us all. Sometimes you just have to believe you’re taking the right steps, going in the right direction and making all…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Joseph Campbell on Bliss
Sometimes you have to make decisions for you and how you’ll feel at the end of the day, not how you feel in the moment. I love decisions,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Dr Seuss on Troubles
I’ve always loved Dr. Seuss. There are so many great life nuggets in his writings, if you take the time to read them. When I graduated high school,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Dave Barry on Computers
Today’s quote reflects what is going on in my life, of course. I woke up to a dead computer today. Of course, I remember to back most everything…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Cate Blanchett on Being on the Brink
I’m excited. It’s the weekend! I’m am just looking forward to spending some fun days with a few friends over the next couple days. If I had my…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Nelson Mandela on Endurance
Today’s quote is a reminder for everyone. Sometimes things come to you because you deserve them. Sometimes because you’ve worked hard for them. And sometimes, things just fall…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Franz Kafka on Waiting
I am an impatient person. I hate waiting, it’s not that I hate waiting; I just hate anticipation. But, in the stillness of the morning, in the quiet,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Robert Fulghum on Greener Grass
This is really a great quote. It’s usually not greener grass wherever you look, but wherever you tend to your garden. Through rain, or shine, it’s all the…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Phyllis Diller on What Women Want…
Rest in Peace dear Phyllis. Always a cut up, I have always loved Phyllis and her self-acerbic comedy. I just wonder, what will Fang do without her? Women…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – H. Rider Haggard on Sunsets
Today’s quote happens to be one I just stumbled across, I’ve never heard of the author, nor what this quote references, but it really caught my eye. 🙂…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Robert Southey on Being Brief
Sometimes, it is important to use as little words as possible. The impact is much greater. If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – H. Jackson Brown, Jr on Fulfillment and Happiness
I love quotes like this. This quote speaks to me about how we all can use happiness and our own paths to get there. Some of us lead…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Julia Child on Attitude
Julia Child is one of my favorite chefs, she’s always made cooking accessible to everyone. While I was on vacation I missed her birthday, which would have been…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Wernher von Braun on Gravity
Heh. That moment when you have to come back to work after a vacation. Paperwork, email, voicemail and the constant stream of people asking “how was it…” That’s…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jack Nicklaus on Bad Habits
Today, i get to golf the Challenge at Manele Bay, designed by Jack Nicklaus. This course is beautiful and every hole has a view of the Pacific Ocean.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Sylvia Plath on A New Day
Today’s quote really was another i stumbled upon. I was looking for a way to celebrate my friend Sarah’s first day at her new job. Instead, I found…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Pope John XXIII on Dreams
This quote has always spoke in volumes to me. It makes me think of this as they could be, instead of how the should be. Consult not your…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jules Verne on the Sea
Today I get to go snorkeling. I am “oh my god”-excited. This is a first for me and I have always been interested in the deep blue and…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Fritjof Capra on Relaxation
I am truly enjoy some great peace and relaxation. Today’s adventures will find me exploring the island. So much excitement. During periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jack Kerouac on Living Life
I”m of to paradise today. I’m off to visit the great state of Hawaii! This will bring my total number of states visited to: 9 – Also, it’ll…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Kurt Vonnegut On Death
I thought today was a good day to quote Kurt Vonnegut. So, off I searched. I found this great quote which made me chuckle a bit, so, of…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Sally Field on Self-Image
I really liked this quote. It was something that spoke to me. Mostly because I’m constantly thinking about how people perceive me and how I’m viewed in the…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Alexis de Tocqueville on Dedication
I asked a friend to pick the word today. It’s how I pick a quote every day. As I’ve stated before, I find a word, search for a…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Neil Gaiman on Life
It’s been a busy day today. It’s nice to be busy, it’s nice to be preparing for vacation. I just wish it was a little cooler than 100°.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ursula Le Guin on Setting A New Course
I found this quote while looking for something to do with hiking, since that’s what I’m off to do today. Going to hike near Mt. St. Helens, Washington.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Donella Meadows on Direction
An interesting, and smart, perspective. I hadn’t thought about things in this manner. A good reminder is always necessary. Happy Friday, my friends. If we haven’t specified where…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jerry Garcia on Death
I get that this quote is a bit dark and probably not a true extension of Jerry Garcia’s true demeanor, but it’s a great quote and since yesterday…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Gore Vidal on Gossip and History
I was sad to learn of the death of Gore Vidal last night. He was a great deep thinker, always challenged authority, and was an all-around smarty pants.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – David Ogilvy on Hard Work
I love the idea of working hard, reaching for your goals and making things happen. Idle time really drives me crazy. I’m almost always working on something, tinkering,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Cynthia Ozick on Travelers
I got to take a quick vacation to Seattle this weekend and I got to walk through the Chihuly Garden and Glass gallery. The artwork there is amazing,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Dag Hammarskjold on Listening
Today’s quote is one i find a little bit sage advice and a little bit fable… It is true though, the more you know what is going on,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on Happiness
When looking for quotes, this one resonated with me. It just so happens to be Jackie O’s birthday, too. Fabulous. You have to be doing something you enjoy.…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Errol Flynn on Celebrations
Today’s my 34th birthday. I’ve been extremely blessed this year. I’ve been given so much and been so fortunate this year that I feel like celebrating. Then I…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Omar Khayyam on Moments
I couldn’t identify with this quote any more! Today is my birthday eve and I’m slowly realizing another year’s passage means another year’s experience added to the memory…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ernest Hemingway on …Why?
There are so many great things, tidbits, nuggets, and moments of strength in this quote. I find so much going on around my life, young ones gone too…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Gladys Taber on Travel
I personify this quote today. Today, I drive to Seattle, Washington and back in the same day. I am heading up for a bowling tournament, it is only…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ashleigh Brilliant on Hitting Your Mark
Today’s quote, a little levity for Friday. Sometimes, when we’re in the thick of this thing called life, we forget to laugh a little. So, take a moment,…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Hunter S. Thompson on Myths and Legends
I thought that I’ve used this quote before; I cannot believe I have not. We build people up, many time, only to tear them down. And some among…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Martha Graham on Practice
This is probably one of the hardest things for me to remember, do it over, then do it again, until you’re good, or better, at your task. I”m…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Phyllis Diller on Emotions
Phyllis Diller has always made me laugh. It’s her birthday, today, and she is spot on with her quote. Sometimes you just have to get it all out…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Washington Irving on the Power of Words
I love the power of words and I try to choose them with great care. I can’t believe i’ve never run across this quote before. So powerful and…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Capability
This quote really reached out to me today. Over on Twitter, my profile says that I swing for the fences, and I do, sometimes I spin around, missing…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Sylvester Stallone on Rejection
Heh. I feel a little wonky quoting Stallone. This just seemed to be what I needed to hear today. So, when you’re feeling rejected, remember this: I take…
Keep readingQuote of the Day – Ann Landers on Marriage
Today, I get a new sister-in-law. My Brother is getting married this evening, so today’s quote is about marriage. All married couples should learn the art of battle…
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Hello! I’m Nick and this is one of my little homes on the web. I am a technophile who loves coffee, good food, beautifully written words, poetry, storytelling, photography, sewing, cooking, and bowling.
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