Sacred Ruminations: When it rains ... it pours (literally and figuratively)

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

YES!!! It's finally raining in Southern California ;--)

... and yet another award has come my way!
Sandee of Comedy Plus gave me this for Sacred Ruminations:

Blog L♥ve Award

Mousey of Say Cheese awarded her the Blog L♥ve award, and Sandee wrote that she'd been wanting this one ... wondering, "How did she know?" before saying, "Thanks a million Mousey." I love it too and am delighted to be included among the recipients. Thanks Sandee!!!

Here are the rules:

Put the logo in your blog.
Add a link to the person who shared it with you.
Pass this award to your Blogger Friends
Add your link to the list of participants below
Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

Blog Lovers: 1. Soul Anchor 2. Cookie’s Corner 3. Ane of Life According To Me 4. Tales of a Pinay Single Mommy 5. A Girl For All for Status 6. Sasha says… 7. Say Cheese 8. Comedy Plus 9. Sacred Ruminations 10. You Next

She tagged:

"...All Things Work For Good..."
Are We There Yet??
Beetle's Memories 'n' Ramblings
Broadway Matron
Casto Creations

Chica & Pumuckl
CrAzY Working Mom
From Ohio With Love
Grandalf & Grayson
Happy Tiler

I Need A Martini Mom
Life is a Story in the Making
Lowdown From Lois
MamaFlo's Place
Mimi Writes

MJG's Rambling Thoughts
Pretty Amazing Grace
Sacred Ruminations
Scrappin'...With Life
Speedcat Hollydale Page

The Rants From Sunnybrook Farm
The Loft of Love by Lynda
Your Caring Angels

and ended by saying "Participation is NOT mandatory Okay, if I didn't tag you and you just have to have this cool award, then go ahead and spread the love."

Soooo ... I'm following her example and tagging the following bloggers:

I repeat ... "Participation is NOT mandatory ... if your blog isn't listed and you just have to have this cool award, then go ahead and spread the love with my blessing."

If you missed them ... click for:

Monday Motivator
Sunrise-Sunset - BYBS- Sacred Life Sunday
Catch the Spirit of Christmas
Friday Haiku #96 - Snow in the Blogosphere
and all sorts of holiday things at Small Reflections

Thought for Today
"Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that." Michael Leunig

Thanks for reading me in your feeds.
I hope you'll drop by to leave a comment too ;--)

11 comments:

Sandee said...: It's linky love heaven over here. Very well done. Thanks for playing along.

Have a terrific day. Big hug. :); December 16, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Unknown said...: Beautiful award, well deserved.; December 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Tumblewords: said...: You deserve all these fine awards! Great blogs you have. Thanks for the tag and thanks for the 'participation is not mandatory' note. I've tried to do these and just fall through the cracks, so I wander around and enjoy everyone else's!; December 16, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Michelle said...: Thanks for the linky love and the wonderful award. I'm so flattered you thought of me. I really needed this today. Thanks for cheering me up.; December 16, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Maude Lynn said...: Thank you so much, Storyteller!

And, HOW did you do that with that picture!; December 16, 2008 at 5:44 PM
lucy said...: congratulations & thank you very much!!!; December 16, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Unknown said...: Cool! I LOVE that award! Neato!; December 16, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Joyce said...: This is sweet, Storyteller! What a lovely award!

And...What good news you have to share about your long-awaited rains. I am so happy for Southern California.

Did I ever mention that I lived in Chula Vista many years ago? I love that area. :); December 16, 2008 at 9:43 PM
SandyCarlson said...: That's a wonderful rainy image. And a beautiful award that you well deserve!; December 17, 2008 at 2:06 AM
Karen said...: Yay--I'm putting it in my award album! And goodness knows you deserve it! Love the quote--so easy, so hard!; December 17, 2008 at 7:41 AM
Momisodes said...: Thank you so much! I just love this award and rainy banner. I've never seen anything like them :)

I'm playing major catch up, but thank you so much for being such a wonderful bloggy friend and keeping me in the loop!; January 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM

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