All The Painted Ponies in Your Life

And the seasons they go round and round

and the painted ponies go up and down...

Joni Mitchell

Do you remember how exciting it was to ride a carousel?

You bought your ticket

.... chose your trusty steed

Or did it seem that he chose you?

You ran to your horse

 

the music began

 

 

And the rest of the world faded away

Somewhere in your mind you knew you were going in circles

But in your heart, you were heading for a great adventure

Today,  if you feel you are going nowhere

Take your imagination out for a spin as you did when you were a kid

Because  in your heart, your trusty steed still awaits. 

Off you go!

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Dedicated to the Carousel of Possible Dreams

Festival of Children Foundation

 

Excellent!

 

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way

Booker T Washington

A tiny garden

The folding of the laundry

The writing of a seemingly useless report

The holding of a hand

The drying of a tear

The most excellent moments

are often the most common

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Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin

Zechariah 4:10

All The Trimmings

 

To have peace and confidence within our souls- these are the beliefs that make for happiness,

Maurice Maeterlinck

I have been doing a lot of cutting lately

Snipping the people out of my life who are toxic

Shearing off the unnecessary busy

Clipping the anxious thoughts right down at the root

Today can be a grand opening for you!

Just cut your way out of the useless, the frantic, and the needless
 "The more you have, the more you are occupied.
The less you have, the more free you are."
Mother Teresa

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 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will

Romans 12:2.

 

Ah Yes- I Remember Me Well

I have to learn to be myself again- that's all

Dorothy Lessing

Just like this little girl,
I walked out of the house one morning
to go to kindergarten 

certain that I understood the world

I came home 6 hours later feeling as though 

I knew nothing at all

As the years went by

that did not change

because

It takes a long time to remember who you were

After you have been told
who you are supposed to be

But now,
I think I remember

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I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Psalm 139:14

 

Get Out of the Habit

 

 When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, 

one has begun to stop living.

James A Baldwin

We are a world of soundbites

And we are getting bitten all the time

Our thoughts are informed by the formless

And shaped by the shapeless

Today...before you quote a news station

Bite back

And see if there is really anything on the plate.

 or if it is just another crumby soundbite

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A simple man believes anything

but a prudent man gives thoughts to his steps

 Proverbs 14:15

Soar!

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly

Lauren Bacall

Just because no one has done it

does not mean it cannot be done

Just because no one has thought it

Does not mean it is not a good idea

You are here for a reason

Just imagine that!

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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

 

Row!

If the wind will not serve,
take to the oars.
Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe
Latin Proverb

 

You know where you want to go

But your mind keeps taking the "yea but" and "what if" detour

You are not going to get anywhere that way....

Ask yourself this:

Would I let anyone talk me out of doing what I just talked myself out of doing?

I didn't think so....

So get out of your way!

Stop blocking your own path!

Stop tripping yourself up!

  

Wayne Dyer said:

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.  

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