Sacred Ruminations: WW - South Coast Plaza Views

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

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Lunch with my sister
delicious ... satisfying
at South Coast Plaza

Click to embiggen & for others participating in
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Sunday stroll around
South Coast Plaza mall with my
camera I snapped

three watery views
of the fountains bubbling
to share here with you

Click to embiggen & for others participating in
My World and Watery Wednesday
and see the 3-story Christmas tree
inside Crystal Court

Still requesting HELP while sharing Ruby Christmas Cheer
Click for specifics if think you might be able to help

I've created this award because
finding comments when I log on does
'Make My Day' ... I know activities
of the season take our time, so these
comments left the last few weeks deserve
special recognition! It's reserved
for YOU who have commented in the
last three weeks. Feel free
to enjoy and pass the gift along
to those who create in you 'a song'

Thought for Today
"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity." Voltaire

20 comments:

SandyCarlson said...: All of this looks wonderful. Thank you, friend. I wish you the best of everything in 2010.; December 22, 2009 at 6:37 PM
eileeninmd said...: Wonderful fountains, great watery photos. Happy Holidays.; December 23, 2009 at 2:03 AM
The Quintessential Magpie said...: Beatuiful! I always enjoy your photographs SO much.

Dropping by to wish you a Very Merry Christmas!

Love to you...

XO,

Sheila :-); December 23, 2009 at 2:39 AM
Chubskulit Rose said...: I came for your watery Wednesday but was glued on your food photos lol.

Japan Sea.. Merry Christmas!; December 23, 2009 at 4:18 AM
Caterina Giglio said...: oh how I miss South Coast Plaza, it has been years since I have been back to CA, thanks so much for these beautiful shots! Buon Natale!; December 23, 2009 at 6:04 AM
Diane AZ said...: Beautiful fountain, I could watch that all day. Gorgeous pictures!; December 23, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Akelamalu said...: Lovely fountain!

I wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year. x; December 23, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Matty said...: Wow. I've never seen anything like that at a mall. Very impressive.

Merry Christmas; December 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM
George said...: Your lunch looks delicious, but I really like your views of the fountain. That is a very impressive fountain!; December 23, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Calico Crazy said...: Yum! Your brunch photos made me hungry. Merry Christmas! ~ Calico Contemplations; December 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM
poefusion said...: I loved that May You Be Blessed video above. It had some very encouraging words to share.

This water fountain is beautiful. I bet everyone tosses pennies inside hoping their wishes will come true.

The award you've made with Rudolph is way cute. Hard to believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve and the next day is Christmas.

Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday together. Merry Christmas.; December 23, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Suburban Girl said...: Looks like a wonderful place to relax and stroll. Who doesn't love babbling water nearby!? Hope you enjoyed lunch, I love Mexican.; December 23, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Carver said...: These are all wonderful shots. The food looks scrumptious and the foutains are wonderful. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.; December 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Marice said...: great photos! fun times :)

thanks for stopping by!; December 23, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Inday said...: Ah food! Glorious food! Glad your sister is back and that you share this special moment of being together.

Love those fountains too! Will go to read your Simple Truths .... and thank for the You Make My Day Award. How sweet!

May you have a blessed and safe season. Keep warm!; December 23, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Helena said...: Your photos of the fountains are wonderful! I love it when there's flowing water inside a mall. It seems to make the whole experience much less stressful if you can see and hear the water while you're shopping.

Merry Christmas!; December 23, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Maude Lynn said...: That food looks heavenly! I think I'm hungry . . .; December 23, 2009 at 7:04 PM
diane b said...: I love the watery fountain shots.; December 24, 2009 at 4:29 AM
This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...: HRG: What a neat fountain, have a great Christmas season.; December 24, 2009 at 5:18 AM
Dianne said...: stopped by to say Merry Christmas

your photos always make my day
thank you; December 24, 2009 at 6:02 AM