Conversations with the Heartmind
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” ― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness Are you happier than you were yesterday? The phrase, “happier than yesterday,” speaks to the core of my own philosophy. This is what I strive for every day, in life, in art […]
Read More“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt It’s a funny way to title a post, I’ll admit. But it sums up the method by which we all experience life. We “experience” experiences. And […]
Read More“There is always something to lose. But maybe more to gain.” ― John Christopher, Beyond the Burning Lands Decisions, decisions, decisions… Decision dwells deep. It rests in a place within the heart and mind, and once entered, opens up to all cosmic possibilities, outcomes, quantum mechanics… the butterfly effect. It can make a man crazy […]
Read More“It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald So much can be said about beginning a new year, a new decade and […]
Read More“When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” ― Madeleine L’Engle The allure and raw, visceral essence of life is ever present in our natural world. We see the seasons change slowly and rapidly. We witness the sky darken and brighten daily, waking with the sun and sleeping with the moon. […]
Read More“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.”― Cree Indian Prophecy The heart of the world is not one powered by humans. It is the beat of life, powered by all life. We often forget this, or […]
Read More“The most complicated skill is to be simple.” ― Dejan Stojanovic The simple is often overlooked. These beacons of light that are taken as too common to shift our attention are all around us, yet we pass among them so blindly that even our shadows remain oblivious to the pureness of the simple. In a […]
Read More“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald Such gifts we all have… All of us are bestowed such wonderful tools, complements of life. Some of us know without a doubt what […]
Read More“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Life teems with choice and decision. Some are difficult, while others are easy. Some test the loom upon which the very fabric of our lives is woven. And upon the precipice of […]
Read More“The more you engage and connect, the more engagements and connections you will have.” ― Loren Weisman Every day we’re able to wake and take a breath is a gift beyond measure. For with each day, the breeze we feel upon our face is a renewed breath of life given to us without cost. But […]
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