Sacred Ruminations: Shadow Shot - BYBS

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

This is my second ...

I seem to be 'stuck' on collages lately ...
and this one shows SHADOWS on & around Molly & Ms. Kitty

Click to 'embiggen' for better viewing
and for others participating in Shadow Shot Sunday at Hey Harriet.

"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today."
Cherokee Indian Proverb

1. I'm blessed with the company of two devoted fur-friends ... Molly & Ms. Kitty, and I've enjoyed sharing them both from time to time on each of my blogs as I did today, making them the subject of today's Shadow Shot collage. Trisha of Crazy Working Mom asked what program I use for my collages ... and it's Photoshop Elements.

2. Although it's not as much rain as we need here in Southern California, the change in the weather from gusty warm & exceedingly dry Santa Ana winds is more than welcome ... and more scattered showers are predicted to continue through Tuesday. My yard is drinking in the moisture and my skin no longer itches from the dryness.

Click to 'embiggen' for better viewing

I created this with collage with pictures
I took of the television screen.

3. I'm about a day behind with recorded Australian Open Tennis Championships ... currently watching 'Round of 16' matches ... specifically the 5th set in the tense match between Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer ... delighted Roger fought back to win sets 3 & 4 after losing the first two sets ... hopeful his momentum will carry him through the 5th and into the Quarter Finals. Addendum: Roger won the last set and moves on to the Quarters to play the winner of the Del Potro-Cilic match!

4. Andy Roddick and James Blake are still 'alive' in the draw as is Serena Williams ... but all other Americans are out. I'm sure Chris B of Ms Cellania is thrilled about Andy Murray's performance and is hoping he'll continue to play well.

5. Although several of the top seeded women have lost their matches, leaving lots of young players to complete for the title with Serena Williams & Elena Dementieva, it appears that the top men's seeds are all playing up to potential thus far.

What are some blessings in YOUR life currently?

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Blessed Be ... and so it is!

Thought for Today
"Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along." Hugh Allen

13 comments:

Sandee said...: I love your collages. Molly and Miss Kitty look very happy too.

Great on the weather. I can so relate.

Have a terrific Sunday. Big hug. :); January 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Mike Golch said...: great photos.thanks for sharing them.; January 25, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Anonymous said...: Great photographs and blessings. My main blessing is that my health is improved.

Blessings to you.; January 25, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Sylvia K said...: What a great collage! Love the four legged guys! Thanks for sharing!; January 25, 2009 at 4:03 PM
George said...: Another wonderful collage. I like the shadows with Molly and Ms. Kitty.; January 25, 2009 at 7:56 PM
PERBS said...: My blessing today was more snow but I didn't write about it because it appeared after I had posted and gone to bed last night! I wrote about a blessing I received last week! Drop by and read about it.

I am sure your two "furballs" are a constant blessing to you! May you enjoy that blessing for a long time.; January 25, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Hey Harriet said...: That's an adorable Molly & Ms. Kitty shadow collage! Yes, our furry friends are very special. I'd be quite lost without mine! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead :); January 26, 2009 at 12:59 AM
Karen said...: That really IS a great collage--I love the play of light and dark! I find myself thinking about investing in a Photoshop program--you seem to be having such fun!; January 26, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Dianne said...: I hope you stay stuck on collages! especially of the critters :); January 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Unknown said...: Ms Kitty is almost as cute as Molly. :); January 27, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Quiet Paths said...: I love that last Allen quote. I got a 'no duh' moment there. Thank you for that! And, I quite enjoy your collages. These are so cute.; January 27, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Raven said...: Fun list of blessings and a lovely collage of furry shadows. I enjoyed your pansies and your sky watch too.; January 27, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Unknown said...: I came over for sss - I like the photo collage of your pets. I wish I knew how to do that.

Have a good rest of Sunday. Your blog is a very friendly place to visit. Many nice touches. :-); February 1, 2009 at 1:56 PM

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