‘nuf said
09 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in For your entertainment, Inspirational, Quotations Tags: happy, inspire, Love, smile
Love (in lotion)
17 Dec 2011 1 Comment
in Inspirational, Photography, Quotations Tags: Dalai Lama, inspire, Love
“Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give. It is by giving warmth and affection, by having a genuine sense of concern for others, in other words through compassion, that we gain the conditions for genuine happiness. More important than being loved, therefore, is to love.”
-Dalai Lama
Reminder
30 Nov 2011 3 Comments
in In-sites, Inspirational, Quotations Tags: Life, Love
Recently saw this pop up on a friend’s Facebook post. Wonderful message, and as “mere humans,” it is really nice to see this displayed as a reminder of how pure life and love should be. If this is ultimately what we would want, then we must be able to put it out there from within ourselves – we get what we give, we reep what we sow; Clear the slate from the possible past wrongs, keep the wisdom gained from them, and put the best part of your heart forward.
Love
21 Nov 2011 4 Comments
in In-sites, Inspirational, Photography, Quotations
This is posted in the garden of a Thai temple located in Tampa, FL; I appreciated the reminder
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(Click on the pic to visit their site and get more details)
Lama Love (& wisdom)
21 Nov 2011 5 Comments
in Inspirational, Moi, Photography, Quotations Tags: buddhism, Florida, Love, meditate, peace, serenity, spirituality, Tampa, temple, Thai, Wat Mongkolratanaram, Wat Tampa
More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have a religious framework or not. When we nurture this most basic human resource – when we set about cultivating those basic inner values which we all appreciate in others, then we start to live spiritually. -Dalai Lama
Should you want more from the Dalai Lama, click here
This pic was taken at a Thai temple in Tampa, FL, that I recently got the chance to visit – beautiful temple & grounds, not to mention delicious Thai food at their Sunday market! : 9 Recommended for anyone in the area.
(click the pic to visit their site)
Soulmate
21 Oct 2011 3 Comments
in Flowers, Inspirational, Moi, Quotations Tags: flowers, heart, Love, soulmate
Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect, but are always perfect for you.
-Unknown
Photo courtesy of my mom : )
Thanks, Marilyn ; )
18 Oct 2011 Leave a comment
in Quotations
I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.
I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
Ever notice how ‘What the hell’ is always the right answer?
I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let people fool themselves. They didn’t bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn’t argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn’t.
What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course!
We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.
This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you’re going to mess up sometimes, it’s a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you’re going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends – they’ll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything – they’re your true best friends. Don’t let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they’ll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them – actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can’t give up, because if you give up you’ll never find your soul mate. You’ll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don’t, then who will sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.
-Marilyn Monroe
Love is no doormat. Or is it?
08 Oct 2011 Leave a comment
in Inspirational, Quotations, Randomites Tags: California, doormat, Florida, heart, Love, Orlando, Venice Beach
(I found “Love is Free” in Santa Monica, CA.. and that love IS in fact a doormat, here in Orlando)
Wise words from the Dalai Lama
08 Oct 2011 Leave a comment
Please take a moment to read through these, you will be surprised at how you feel once you have 🙂 Then take another moment -a lifetime, actually- to put them into a real practice….
Leaving aside the perspective of spiritual practice, even in worldly terms, in terms of our enjoying a happy day-to-day existence, the calmer our minds are, the greater our peace of mind will be and the greater will be our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life.
The nature of the mind is such that if certain mental qualities are developed on a sound basis, they not only remain, but they also increase. In fact, once properly developed, the mind’s good qualities eventually increase indefinitely. Therefore spiritual practice brings us long-term happiness and inner strength.
The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If I try to develop compassion towards my enemy, it may not benefit him directly, he may not even be aware of it. But it will immediately benefit me by calming my mind. On the other hand, if I dwell on how awful everything is, I immediately lose my peace of mind.
In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.
Under certain circumstances, you may need to take steps to counteract someone else’s wrongdoing, but it’s better to do so without anger. That will be more effective, because when your mind is overwhelmed by a disturbing emotion like anger, the action you take may not be appropriate.
Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting others, whoever they may be. Whether one is a lay person or a monastic, we have no other option if we wish to survive in this world.
It is clear that feelings of love, affection, closeness and compassion bring happiness. I believe that every one of us has the means to be happy, to access the warm and compassionate states of mind that bring happiness. In fact, it is one of my fundamental beliefs that not only do we inherently possess the potential for compassion, but I believe that the basic or underlying nature of human beings is gentleness.
I pulled these from his page, please click >here< for more – for this isn’t even a morsel of D’ Lama’s wisdom…
Smart Women
08 Oct 2011 Leave a comment
in Inspirational, Photography, Quotations
Put together a quick photoshoot in a friend’s room in LBC that she was gracious enough to let me stay in while she was in NY.. 🙂 Kudos to her for these props!
beatrixszucs 