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Category Archives: Observations
A Simple Shift With Profound Results
(Source: I Stop for Suffering) Thank you, Meg. I whole-heartedly believe in the truth, wisdom, and power of your comment. Russ
Posted in Attittude, Awareness, Beauty, Choices, LIfe Lessons, Miracles, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged attitude, heart, miracle, miracles, profound, profound results, results, shift, whole-heartedly
8 Comments
Big Joy In Life’s Little Miracles
(Source: Heart Touching Images) Love, Russ
Posted in Animals, Attittude, Beauty, Cheerfulness, Fun, Humor, Joy & Happiness, My Beliefs, Nature, Observations, Photos That Touched Me
Tagged animal, cute animal, flowers, fun, fun photo, heart, Heart TouchingImages, humor, humorous photo, images, nature, photo, photograph, Touching
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Precious Gems
(Source: I Stop For Suffering shared Tao & Zen’s photo) The Cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning. Each moment you are alive is a gem, shining through and … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Awareness, Gratitude, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Wisdom
Tagged breathe gently, cherish, distress, Earth, embrace life, embrace your heritage, enjoy, Happiness, heritage, I Stop For Suffering, in your arms, living, miracles, Our true Heritage, photo, photograph, precious gems, quote, stream, Tao, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen
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The Value Of A Moment
(Source: Forever Awezome) I attempt to remind myself that EVERY moment is precious, as once it is gone so is a part of my life that I’ll never get back. I’m working on creating a lifetime of memory-making moments. Thank … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Children, Connection/Connecting, Joy & Happiness, Making Memories, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Time
Tagged children, Forever Awezome, Life, lifetime, making memories, Memories, moments, photo, photography, quote, time, value
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All Around Us
(Source: Karen Robiscue-Fan Page shared The Natural Parent Magazine’s Photo) Or someone. I believe such things and people are all around us every day if we take the time with an open mind and eyes and look closely enough to … Continue reading
It’s True For Women Too!
(Source: I Stop For Suffering shared The Art of Learning’s photo) I believe this is true. Love, Russ
Posted in Compassion, Kindness, Life, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged I Stop For Suffering, kind, kindness, Love, man, photo, photograph, quote, The Art Of Learning, true, William Wordsworth, woman
8 Comments
Falling In Mutual Weirdness
(John Edwards Photo) Genius! Love, Russ
Posted in Humor, Love, Observations, Quotes I Love, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged Dr. Seuss, genius, John Edwards, Love, photo, quote, weird, weirdness
11 Comments
Hearing the Whispers
A reader recently mentioned something along the lines that knowing who we are is one of the toughest jobs a person can undertake. I agree. I think it is far easier to do so when one removes the distractions, such … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Meditation, Observations
Tagged all one, alone, heart, meditation, spirit, toughest
17 Comments
Being Who You Are
“Being who you are is another way of accepting yourself.” –Unknown (Source: tinybuddha) I know this saying has proven true for me. To my surprise, the more of myself I shared with others–idiosyncrasies, weirdness’s, and all–the more I’ve actually liked … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adventure, Authentic Living, Creativity, Growth/Learning, Introspection, Observations, Quotes I Love
Tagged acceptance, acquired taste, experience, heart, idiosyncrasies, observation, observations, pleasant, shared, spirit, surprise, tinybuddha, true, weirdness
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