Compassion

This is a picture of Macy from this weekend....the hip hop instructor is behind her.
I love how this one turned out...hope you do too.
hope you like the quote below also....I have this yoga dvd called Power to the Peaceful yoga (which I love) and Sharon Gannon says so many wise things during the yoga session that make me want to live my life in a more positive way.....like her quote below.
Namaste,
Michele


"When one can feel happiness for those who are happy,
compassion for those who are suffering,
joy for those who are virtuous,
and indifference toward those who are wicked,
then one will achieve steadiness of mind."
-Sharon Gannon

relationships

Humanity is under great pressure to evolve because it is our only chance of survival as a race.
This will affect every aspect of your life and close relationships in particular.
Never before have relationships been as problematic and conflict ridden as they are now.
As you may continue to pursue the goal of salvation through a relationship,
you will be disillusioned again and again.
But if you accept that the relationship is here to make you conscious
instead of happy, then the relationship will offer you salvation,
and you will be aligning yourself with the higher consciousness
that wants to be born into this world. For those who hold to the old patterns,
there will be increasing pain, violence, confusion, and madness.
-Eckart Tolle

alive, alert, awake and enthusiastic

We just spent the weekend at a dance
workshop/competition for the girls.
I love watching them dance.
I love watching all the creativity that goes into
the choreography.....a beautiful weekend.
hope you enjoy some of the pictures above from the weekend and
hope you enjoy the quote below.
love,
Michele

ps also please check out the kindred spirits links that I posted to the left.
thanks!!




You may be sorry that you spoke,
sorry you stayed or went,
sorry you won or lost,
sorry so much was spent.
But as you go through life, you'll find--
you're never sorry you were kind.--Herb Prochnow

My so called life!!

the blessing of the children ceremony at Omega Institute





Sometimes people fill their minds with the stupidest things
to keep themselves from thinking about things that are really important.
- My So Called Life

on withholding

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
-maya angelou

your adventure is waiting for you!!!

Joseph Campbell compared this journey with the Path of someone who rejects convention in an effort to live his or her bliss. He believed that there was a unique track, a life adventure, waiting for each of us, and that when we embrace our adventure, doors open that were not open before and that would not open for anyone else. All you have to do, he said, was take that first step towards the gods —a step over the edge of your boundaries. Once you did that, the gods would take ten steps towards you, and life would go clicking along. Those who turn their back on their adventure live in what Campbell dubbed the “Wasteland.” Their spirit dies.
----Diane Osbon

Ohhhhhhhh

Mira took this picture of the daffodils in our yard. They look so beautiful today. I am feeling really sad right now.....I took a walk this afternoon.... it is so beautiful and warm today....but when I got to my favorite park that I walk to, I noticed a huge chunk of trees were cut down. They must have done that yesterday because it was so nice out. The city is allowing another elementary school to be built in the park (trade out with the county park system for soccer fields in another part of town) .......but I feel really sad because a major part of the park was wiped out. Especially because there are already so many empty buildings in this town that could have possibly been used for a school. I just don't want to see all of the trees gone and the town become one slab of concrete. "I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees."
I hope you enjoy the quote below.
namaste,
Michele

Do not let the fact that things are not made for you,
that conditions are not as they should be, stop you.
Go on anyway. Everything depends on those who go on anyway.
-Robert Hénri, The Art Spirit, written in 1923

ahhhhhhhhhh

when you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky. ---Buddha

TRUSTING THE UNIVERSE

that would be me camping. hope you are having a great day.
love,
Michele

You can't always get what you want, but if you try

… sometimes you can get what you need.

- Rolling Stones

wow!!!

wow.....today was an amazing, amazing day for me. the picture above is of the flat tire that I happened upon about 30 minutes into my commute to work today. There I was outside on the berm with my hair and skirt blowing everywhere....and this really wonderful guy from ODOT (Ohio transportation) pulled up with his lights shining and came to help. He was so kind.....it was really very uplifting for me....just how caring a total stranger can be when someone is in need. He did everything he could possibly do...he jacked my car up and tried to put the spare on...but there were no lug nuts in the car and his did not fit my tire. I tried to offer him my Starbucks gift card, a toys r us gift card and a CD to listen to....but he would not take anything. He would not tell me his name or let me give him anything. He is one of those angels in life I guess. I do know he is married and has kids and lives in Medina....but he wanted to remain anonymous......I got his license number though....I am going to write a letter to the Ohio department of transportation and tell them how kind he was. That made my whole day.....I smiled every time I think of a stranger trying to help me....just out of the kindness of his heart.....he had no desire to see what he could get from me....he was just there to help. ..he waited with me after trying everything possible until Mark and then the Strongsville police officer showed up.. then the AAA guy showed up with some lug nuts of every size......he put the tire on and then off I went. There is so much goodness in the world. and I feel so blessed to be a part of it. so Mr. Odot man.....whoever you are....this quote is for you!!! see below.
namaste,
Michele

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions,
and the roots spring up and make new trees.
The greatest work that kindness does to others
is that it makes them kind themselves.
--Lawrence G. Lovasik

LIFE

MY HUBBY....HE IS VERY BRIGHT....EHHH?

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.
-Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown DVD

gone fishing???

here is another one of my bumper stickers.
I love bumper stickers.
Mark says we look like a nascar race car.......
oh well.
hope you like the quote below!!!
have a great day!!
love,
Michele




Many men go fishing all their
lives without knowing that
it is not fish they are after.
-Henry david Thoreau

"what I want to know is.....are you kind?"

do you know that song uncle john's band????
hope you are having a great day!!
love,
Michele


To fulfill, some message has to be delivered,
some work has to be completed.
You are not here accidentally
- you are here meaningfully.
There is a purpose behind you.
The Whole intends to do something through you.
-Osho

Namaste!!!!

do you like my bumper sticker??
My friend, Sue Rudo gave it to me.

It is my favorite one.
Hope you like what I post below!!!!
I think it is beautiful....and a great reminder for me.
I sometimes rush to get all of my "stuff" done so I can do yoga
and meditate.....but I forget that all the "stuff" I need to do can be
my meditation or my yoga...it is just as much my path as the meditation.
It is a meditation...a place for me to learn to be mindful.
Namaste,
Michele


All of us are apprenticed to the same teacher that the
religious institutions originally worked with : reality.
Reality-insight says...master the twenty-four hours.
Do it well, without self-pity. It is as hard to get the children
herded into the car pool and down the road to the bus as
it is to chant sutras in the Buddha-hall on a cold morning.
One move is not better than the other, each can be quite
boring, and they both have the virtuous quality of repetition.
Repetition and ritual and their good results come in
many forms. Changing the filter, wiping noses, going to
meetings, picking up around the house, washing dishes,
checking the dipstick--don't let yourself think these are
distracting you from your more serious pursuits.
Such a round of chores is not a set of difficulties we
hope to escape from so that we may do our "practice"
which will put us on a "path"--it is our path.

--Gary Snyder, The Practice of the Wild.