'As I cultivate sacred seeing,
I grow my ability to see the world beneath
the surface appearance of things.'

~ Christine Valters Paintner, 

Eyes of the Heart, p.5 ~

Going Together

'If you want to go fast, go alone.
if you want to go far, go together.'

~ African Proverb ~

...in the way of beauty

'There's a sunrise and a sunset every day,

and you can choose to be there for it -

you can put yourself in the way of beauty.’

~ WILD, movie ~

Beholding with the Heart

 

'Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.'

~ H. G. Wells ~

9 Squares of Intention

'The secret of change
is to focus all of your energy, 

not on fighting the old,
but on building the new.'

~ Socrates ~

Wisdom

' Wisdom is a deeper way of knowing.

...it is the art of living

in rhythm with your soul,

your life

and with the Divine.'

~ John O'Donohue, Anam Cara ~

Harvesting Presence

'...beauty is the harvest of presence.'

~ David Whyte ~

What Makes You Beautiful...

 

Locket by Liz Morgan Lamoreux

'What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.'

~ Brené Brown ~

Something Beautiful

'In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.'

~ Blaise Pascal ~

The Secrets of Landscape

'Landscape has a secret and silent memory,

a narrative of presence where nothing is ever

lost or forgotten,.'

~ John O'Donohue, Anam Cara, p.124 ~

In the right light...

'In the right light, at the right time, 
everything is extraordinary.'

~ Aaron Rose ~

Seeing deeply

'When you really gaze at something,

You bring it deeply into you.'

~ John O'Donohue ~

Finding Beauty

"Find beauty not only in the thing itself 

but in the pattern of the shadows,

the light and the dark 

which that thing provides."

~ Junichiro Tanizaki ~