Sacred Ruminations: T-13 #45 - Celebrating my 1st Blogoversary

Food for Thought

(or reminders for myself)

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
Barbara De Angelis

"Whatever can come to a woman can come to me
Whatever can happen to anyone can happen to me."
Muriel Rukeyser

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."--Mother Teresa

"It is better to ask some questions than to know all the answers." James Thurber

"Forgive yourself for everything you did not know in the past but do now. Don't waste any of your precious energy beating yourself, or anyone else, up. Your power to change your life is in the present, regardless of your past."
Dr. Christiane Northrup

"Your purpose is to heal yourself first in mind and intent. Declare this principle to yourself -- I intend to walk the highest path to my awakening. I am fearless in the face of learning to discipline my mind and actions so they are attuned to my true divinity." Doreen Virtue

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has a purpose." Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

More thoughts ...

"It requires a direct dispensation from Heaven to become a walker." Henry David Thoreau

"It is no small task to change one's focus from what can go wrong to what can go right and to empower women to shift from destructive behaviors to those that are generally associated with health. I want to awaken that still, small wise, intuitive voice in all of us, that voice of our own body that we have been forced to ignore through our culture's illness, misinformation, and dysfunction. I want to give you the courage to listen to that voice and act on it." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place." Maya Angelou

"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. Diane Ackerman

"No one needs to know that you've shut the world out and are meditating as you stroll down the street. Twenty minutes to a half-hour every day is a good amount of time to restore a sense of serenity." Sarah Ban Breathnach

"One of the marks of an intelligent person is to be able to distinguish what is worth doing and what isn't and to be able to set priorities." Anne Wilson Schaef

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." Sophocles

More thoughts ...

"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength." Sigmund Freud

"I need to understand the dynamics of effort & success. I will spend my energy on things & and activities that bring me the most fulfillment. I will spend less energy on the "stuff" that ultimately has no meaning to me." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do if you do not act upon them?"
Buddha

"The greatest contribution that you can make is the aliveness that comes from simply being yourself, living your truth, and doing what you love. The passionate expression of who we are will heal the world." Shatki Gawain

"It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the result of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared." Henri H. Nouwen, theologian

"I am ready to supply the earth's needs with my riches. I seize upon my wealth within and give freely as I am replenished." Doreen Virtue

"... perception can be given a new purpose. ... Follow His Light, and see the world as He beholds it. Hear His Voice alone in all that speaks to you. And let him give you peace and certainty which you have thrown away, but Heaven has preserved for you in Him." A Course in Miracles

More thoughts

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." Rumi

"I believe I'm here to speak my truth and that's all I have to do. I don't have to make people understand it... I just have to speak the truth." ~Anne Wilson Schaef

"A woman is like a teabag-only in hot water do you realize how strong she is." Eleanor Roosevelt

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Ghandi

"...We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. ... And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Nelson Mandela

“Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.” - Maya Angelou

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
Rumi

"A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place, but a seed to be planted and to bear more seeds toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"I have lived long enough to learn how much there is I can really do without.... He is nearest to God who needs the fewest things." Socrates

Welcome to Sacred Ruminations

Yesterday

I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary
at Small Reflections ...

Thanks to Hootin' Anni for the 'kewl' Halloween T-13 graphics!

Today I celebrate here at Sacred Ruminations
with Thirteen Favorite Category Links

Have some cake & punch while you browse and
revisit my progress by clicking on a link or two
to note changes ... as time permits ;--)

1. BYB Sundays and
My Sacred Life

2. Haiku Friday

3. Molly and MsKitty

4. Monday Motivator

5. My Flowers

6. My Gratitude Posts

7. One Single Impression

8. Photoshop Elements

9. Photo Hunt

10. Really Good Things

11. Sky Watch and Sunrise-Sunset

12. Taos Writers Retreat

13. Wordless Wednesday

I'm at my PSE6 class this morn.
Please leave me comments so I'm not forlorn
when I return, and I promise that I'll
visit this afternoon with a big smile!

This is my 256th post at Sacred Ruminations!

In honor of this 'milestone' I've created the following 'award' and 'graphic' that you're welcome to 'snag' ... enjoy ... and share with others as you choose.

Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

For easy access, I’ve listed more T-13 links along with the Thursday Thirteen Blogroll at My Blog Rolls.

Thought for Today
"I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself." Marlene Dietrich

35 comments:

threesidesofcrazy said...: Happy Blogoversary! Have a great 2nd year!; October 22, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Lori said...: Great list and links...Happy TT:); October 22, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy Blogoversary. Love your list of categories!; October 22, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Joyce said...: Happy Blogoversary, dear Storyteller. You are a most dedicated and creative blogger!; October 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Paula said...: Happy Blogoversary....I just started mine! And I loved your list; October 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Rachel said...: Congrats on your blogoversary! :) And I love your quotes, especially the one under the Thought of the Day... so true, so true.; October 23, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Roan said...: Happy Blogoversary! I always enjoy my time here. BJ; October 23, 2008 at 5:06 AM
Hootin Anni said...: Happy, Happy Blogoversary for your 2nd blog. You rock!!!

My 13+ is up. All about the last week and then some. Come on over. If you visited my 13 last week, it's a follow up of that too! See you there.; October 23, 2008 at 5:16 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats again! You are so inspired and are so to others as well. You fit so much more into your life than most! Hope you keep enjoying writing thought-provoking posts here.; October 23, 2008 at 5:40 AM
Unknown said...: Happy Blogoversary! Why do I feel like there's an echo in here? lol Happy T13 too!; October 23, 2008 at 5:47 AM
Teena in Toronto said...: Happy blogoversary!

My TT#44 is up. I played too :); October 23, 2008 at 6:03 AM
Kahshe Cottager said...: Happy happy Blogoversary!!! Doesn't the year go by quickly! Enjoy your class .. I want to learn more about PSE 6 as well.; October 23, 2008 at 6:09 AM
Journeywoman said...: I like the Really Good Things posts.

Happy Blogoversery; October 23, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Kayce aka lucy said...: can't believe it has been a year since you started here!!! congrats & happy blogoversary!!!; October 23, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations! I think a year is a long, long time! Good for you for holding the space and making things happen in this time.; October 23, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Sandee said...: Happy 1st blogoversary. Looking forward to another year of fun. Have a great day. :); October 23, 2008 at 9:21 AM
Kara said...: Happy Blogoversary! I remember your enthusiasm for blogging just spilled over into a second blog and I've been very happy to view your journey. Many blessings to you!; October 23, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Michelle said...: Happy blogoversary to you my friend. You have a wonderful blog. You should feel proud. I love many of these fun sites. Wish I had more time to play along with their themes. Take care and Happy TT to you!; October 23, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations! You are such an organized blogger. I'm way to random to do anything other than one theme a week, which is this one on Thursdays.; October 23, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Debbie@Like a Rose said...: Happy blogoversary! I so enjoy both your blogs and all your comments on mine. Have a blessed and beautiful day.; October 23, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Carol said...: Yay, you! Looking forward to the upcoming year!; October 23, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Karen said...: That's fan-tabulous!! Congrats on the Blogoversary!! Oh, hey--that means mine is coming up too!!; October 23, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Linda said...: Happy anniversary for this blog too. I don't know how people are able to keep 2 blogs going. You do it extremely well.; October 23, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Maude Lynn said...: You amaze me with all of the things that you do!; October 23, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Patsy said...: Congratulations on this blogoversary also. We share 3 of your list already. I'm going to check out a couple of others. You and several others have inspired me to keep blogging and keep visiting others. What wonderful world of people there is out there.; October 23, 2008 at 3:53 PM
SandyCarlson said...: Your blog ix exactly why I blog. Thanks for being a part of this beautiful world.; October 23, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Unknown said...: Happy BLogoversary! Hope you are having a week long celebration! Hard to believe you started two blogs a day apart. You keep up with them both great!; October 23, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Mike Golch said...: congrats on the blogoversary.; October 23, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy,happy Blogaversary to you and many more to come! Well done on this milestone and thanks for all your excellent posts. Looking forward to much more to come.

PS: I noted that you have a category for Photoshop. I sure need some help with this, just started working with a version of PS and I am stumped as to why my photos won't appear in folders on my hard drive. Helllllllp!!!!

Hugs, G; October 23, 2008 at 8:54 PM
哈亞斯 said...: Happy blogoversary!
Congratulation~
Life beside the edge; October 23, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Thorne said...: Happy blogiversary and TT!; October 23, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Julia Phillips Smith said...: I've popped by for the first time, and what do I find but a blogiversary. Happy Year 1!; October 24, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Anonymous said...: I am always late to the party, but thanks for saving me some cake! Happy and blessed blogoversary! Cheers to another year of your wonderful posts and freindship.; October 24, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Susan Cook said...: Happy 1st blogoversary! I like doing Thursday Thirteen, Wordless Wednesdays and Photo Hunt too. Congratulations on reaching a year blogging.; October 27, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Izzy, Emmy 'N Alexander said...: Yeah! Happy Happy Day! You are a very inspiring and dedicated blogger! Thank you for all that you share!; October 28, 2008 at 10:43 AM