Love

Love

"So many people walk around with [what some think is] a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."
— Mitch Albom

Makes me smile

I made this for one of my best friend's

birthday last year......makes me smile and cry

...happy tears.

Hope you enjoy it.

Namaste,

Michele

Love

Whatever you give to life, it gives you back.

Do not hate anybody.

The hatred which comes out from you will someday come back to you.

Love others, and love will come back to you.

Love

Love

An aged grandmother, who never attended school, once gave her grand daughter a slip of paper with all the advice she would ever need to lead a good life. What she wrote is valuable for all of us: Wash what is dirty. Water what is dry. Heal what is wounded. Warm what is cold. Guide what goes off the road. And, love people who are the least lovable, because they need it the most.”
~Unknown

love

below is one of my favorite quotes from the movie "Harold and Maude."
I hope you enjoy it....and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Love,
Michele

Maude: What a fuss this is -- so unnecessary.

Harold: Don't die, Maude, for Christ’s sake.

Maude: Oh, Harold -- oh, don't upset yourself so.

Harold: I love you. I love you!

Maude: Oh, Harold... That's wonderful. Go and love some more.

love

I found this picture on a Root Middle school wall...but do not have the artist to give credit.
I love, love, love this picture.
hope you Love the words below!!
Namaste,
Michele

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"Love is everything it's cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for,
being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk
everything, you risk even more."

- Erica Jong

note to self

love

I saw this picture at River's Edge when I was out with Sue last week.


Once you love someone they stay in your heart forever.
-unknown

Love

Mira's friend, Brielle, made this today at the sanctuary here at Omega Institute.

Isn't it beautiful???

hope you like the words below!!

love,

Michele

"The practice is called the Nonmanifestation of Negative Emotions. I do this practice one full day a week, starting first thing in the morning and continuing until I go to sleep. The practice involves making a conscious effort not to manifest any negative emotions for the entire day, through either external behavior or internal ruminations. This does not mean, however, that anger and other negative emotions will not arise, because they surely will. What it does mean is that as soon as we become aware of them, we make the conscious effort to refrain from indulging the thoughts that fuel those particular emotions."
— Ezra Bayda in Zen Heart: Simple Advice for Living with Mindfulness and Compassion

Love

This is a picture that Mark made out of some of the rocks we found at Arlene's place in Ashtabula. Macy found the heart.........and
Mark found the "L" and the "o" almost side by side and that sent us on a search to find a "v" and an "e"........hope you enjoy the picture....we put it on our back porch.....and hope you enjoy the quote below.
Namaste,
Michele


Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible, it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could. --Barbara DeAngelis

Spread Love

above are pictures from a dance performance that Mira and Macy got to participate in
with their dance company
at a nursing home here in Medina.
I think the nursing home residents really enjoyed it.
It feels good to do something for others that makes them smile.
hope you like the quote below!!
love,
Michele






Spread Love

Spread love everywhere you go:
first of all in your own house.
Give love to your children,
to your wife or husband,
to a next door neighbor . . .
Let no one ever come to you
without leaving better and happier.
Be the living expression of God's kindness;
kindness in your face,
kindness in your eyes,
kindness in your smile,
kindness in your warm greeting.

~Mother Teresa~

love

This is my dad on Halloween....he always dresses up and
passes out candy.
Pretty nice....huh?
Have a great day!!!
Love,
Michele,



There are only four questions of value in life...
What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?
What is worth living for?
And what is worth dying for?
The answer to each is the same... Only love.

Don Juan DeMarco

open arms

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love
you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
-- Leo F. Buscaglia

love all!

Love everyone.
Have compassion for all other entities.
You do not need to go and take care of them.
Love them by allowing them to express however they choose.
That is the greatest thing you can do!
If they are angered or disappointed by your life, love them
by allowing them to be that way.
Then you have become a great god, a great light!

- Author Unknown

Love, Love, Love

a view from Macy's room.
Happy Valentine's day.
Love,
Michele

Belief

Mark made this very special picture. Here are some cool quotes from Wayne Dyer. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do! Love, Michele

If you refuse to change your job (if you don’t like it), the only sensible thing you can do is practice loving it every day.

Enjoy everything that happens in your life, but never make your happiness or success dependent on an attachment to any person, place, or thing.

The more you see yourself as what you’d like to become, and act as if what you want is already there, the more you’ll activate those dormant forces that will collaborate to transform your dream into your reality.

Most people are searching for happiness outside of themselves. That’s a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something you are, and it comes from the way you think.

You are in a partnership with all other human beings, not a contest to be judged better than some and worse than others.

Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored . . . boredom is a choice.

Treat yourself and others with kindness when you eat, exercise, play, work, love, and everything else.

Money—like health, love, happiness, and all forms of success that you want to create for yourself—is the result of living purposefully. It is not a goal unto itself.

The opposite of courage is not so much fear as it is conformity.

Try viewing everyone who comes into your life as a teacher.

Forgiveness is the most powerful thing you can do for yourself. If you can’t learn to forgive, you can forget about achieving true success in your life.

There are limits to material growth, but there are no limits to inner enlightenment

A thing called love