The Importance of Expression Through Art

“The aim of art 

is to represent not the outward 

appearance of things, 

but their inward 

significance.” 

~Aristotle

Practice Gratitude Daily!

Thank you____. (fill in the blank)

The things you take for granted are the very things you will miss the most when they are no longer present in

 your life.

Show gratitude for the everyday moments; for they are the real things that give you peace, joy, and love in

your life.

~Kim Franklin-Magana 

Attaining Knowledge and Wisdom!

------  +/-  ------ = Balance 

 “To attain knowledge, 

add things everyday. 

To attain wisdom, 

remove things every day.” 

~ Lao Tzu

(Old Master)
Chinese Taoist Philosopher, c. 600 B.C.E.His specific date of birth is unknown...http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/laotzu.htmlHow do you maintain balance in your life?  Do you have a few tips that could be helpful to others?  If so, please share your thoughts below in the comments box.

Design in art...

"Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognize it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes."

David Herbert Lawrence

because...Dr. Seuss said!

“The more that you read, 
the more things you will know. 
The more that you learn, 
the more places you’ll go.”

~Dr. Seuss

If you want to pronounce the name the way his family did, say Zoice, not Soose. Seuss is a Bavarian name, and was his mother’s maiden name: Henrietta Seuss’s parents emigrated from Bavaria (part of modern-day Germany) in the nineteenth century. Seuss was also his middle name. (this is an excerpt from the coolest website I've EVER seen!)  To see more, don't miss out - click here:  http://www.seussville.com/#/home



Point of View...

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view.   ~H. Fred Dale

...a series of small things...

Great things are not done by impulse,

 but by a series of small things brought together.



                                ~Vincent Van Gogh                      

Be who you really are!

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; 
they try to have more things, or more money, 
in order to do more of what they want, 

so they will be happier. 

The way it actually works is the reverse. 
You must first be who you really are, 
then do what you need to do, 
in order to have what you want.

~Margaret Young

The Best of All Things...

Water is the best of all things.

PINDAR (C. 522-C. 438 B.C.), Olympian Odes

Life originated in the sea, and about eighty percent of it is still there.

ISAAC ASIMOV, Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations, 1988