Thursday, June 30, 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Art Displayed...

Art, after all, 
is traditionally displayed against vacancies: 
paintings on dun walls, 
sculptures in empty spaces, 
music in quiet halls.  
~John Hart

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

...a series of small things...

Great things are not done by impulse,
 but by a series of small things brought together.


                                ~Vincent Van Gogh                      

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Happiness Pursued!

Happiness 
is like a butterfly 
which, 
when pursued
is always beyond our grasp, 
but, 
if you will sit down quietly
may alight upon you. 
~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Friday, June 24, 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Contribute ...to the World!

Whatever it is you "do", do it... but better yet, 
share it with others!     

LISTENING       SINGING        BUILDING        CREATING         CLEANING  
              delivering                   SHOPPING         gardening
        COOKING       DRAWING               ASSISTING                TALKING       ANIMAL CARE

HELPING       WRITING      CARE GIVING        VOLUNTEERING          INSPIRING      WALKING   
Mentoring      STORY TELLING    teaching  

       ~Kim Franklin-Magana 



"If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature."
~Bruce Barton

Saturday, June 18, 2011

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


Friday, June 17, 2011

Awaken your inside!

“Without new experiences,

 something inside of us sleeps. 

The sleeper must awaken.”
~Frank Herbert

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Tranquility...


The more tranquil a man becomes, 
the greater is his success, 
his influence, 
his power for good.


Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

~James Allen

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Form and Function


“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. 
Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”
Frank Lloyd Wright

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Monday, June 13, 2011

Good is Always Beautiful!

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, 
but that which is good 
is always beautiful. 
~Ninon de L'Enclos
(1620 - 1705)

Anne de l’Enclos was born in Paris in 1620. Her father always called her Ninon, however, and that was the name she used all her life. Apparently, her mother was an ardent Catholic and her father an Epicurean wastrel. Thus, the first major decision in her life was which parent to emulate. As her name might suggest, her heart belonged to daddy. Biographers note that she was quite precocious and well read in both religion and philosophy by the age of twelve.


To read the entire writing regarding her life, please visit:  http://www.jazzbabies.com/home/ninon.html


Sunday, June 12, 2011

Leave a trail!


Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.
~~~~   ~~~~~~   ~~~~ 
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)

Kindness is a gift!


Kindness is a gift that you freely give to the world, strangers, and loved ones. There are no strings attached, just the organic nature of random kindness is the purity from which it comes and touches someone’s life to uplift and bring them joy!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Remember...Creativity is delicate.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.
~Unknown   

Friday, June 10, 2011

Dreams...nourish and protect them!

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

- Woodrow Wilson

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Understand...



It is in identifying yourself 
with the hopes, dreams, fears and longings of others 
that you may understand them 
and help them.
~Wilferd A. Peterson 
(August 21, 1900 - June 2, 1995)


Exerpt taken from his biography:  His greatest influences from other writers and philosophers include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Abraham Lincoln, among many others. His contemporaries include Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carnegie, and current writers and philosophers such as Jack Canfield and Brian Tracy have referred to Wilferd Peterson's works.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

HEART


There never was any heart 

truly great and generous,

that was not also tender and compassionate. 


 ~Robert South

Monday, June 6, 2011

IDEAS!

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas
 If your ideas are any good
 you'll have to ram them down people's throats

~Howard Aiken

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Failure vs. Success

“Don’t waste your time hating  failure.

Failure is a greater teacher than success.”
Clarissa Pinkola-Estés

Friday, June 3, 2011

Just Laugh!

Just laugh, smile, and enjoy!

 Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog — few people are interested, 
and the frog dies.

~ E.B. White, "A Sub-treasury of American Humor"