Random Thing #20
I found a new place to spend Sunday mornings: the Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta, at the Woodruff Arts Center.
I'm not, by nature, a churchgoer; my beliefs don't follow a defined doctrine... plus, I don't like to sing in public (being a Pasquariello, I am utterly tone deaf). My "religion" has become a patchwork quilt of what feels right — I like different aspects of Christianity, Buddhism, Transcendentalism, New Age and Native American Spirituality.
That said, I really enjoyed this morning's service. A guest speaker from the Art of Living Foundation spoke about peace, about the power of breathing, and being in harmony with your surroundings. All very fitting, given that this is the Season for Nonviolence, an annual campaign inspired by the memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace."
-Thich Nhat Hanh
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"There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life." -Federico Fellini
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the facts
I am: female, 30, yankee born, dixie raised, living in the midwest, writing a memoir, & chronically seeking adventure.
I have: a tendency to be dramatic, a husband who is far from dramatic, a loud and lovable family, friends I would lie down in traffic for, & a killer sweet tooth.
I write: for practice, for sanity, & to capture the everyday things that make me grateful.
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rewind
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2009
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February
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- the woods are lovely, dark and deep
- rest in peace
- sssay, sssonny
- favorite lunchbox?
- "akwaabaa"
- sunny sunday
- stupid fun
- just the chocholate, thanks.
- what's on you wall?
- amen, esther greenwood
- collections
- being lazy
- a real problem
- cheating
- forget-me-not
- wishful thinking
- i said "no"
- milk = gag
- pill popper
- i wish i was a baller
- smells fine to me
- the heartbeat of america
- another hole in the head
- under eight
- not quite a valiant effort...
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February
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on my nightstand
in good company
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I AM BACK5 years ago
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VBS 2017: Maker Fun Factory6 years ago
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twins :: ONE MONTH8 years ago
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Two Years!9 years ago
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The New PostSecret Book9 years ago
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New Blog10 years ago
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Another Olive drawing14 years ago
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my slight obsessions
- finding the perfect names for things (hence, the name of this blog)
- the desert
- the ocean
- adventures
- cranberry sauce
- dental floss
- decorating on a budget
- yoga
- all things country western
- campfires
- the smell of fall
- canyoneering
- counting crows
- apple picking
- road trips
- steinbeck
- friday night lights
- state fairs
- telephone poles
- third eye blind
- recycling
- train tracks
- reading lots (and lots) of literature
- skiing
- city skylines
- writing poetry
- collecting quotes
- black coffee
- georgia football
- cannoli, especially from little italy
- christmas traditions
- boiled peanuts
- sweet tea
- watching classic movies
- olives
quotes i [try to] live by
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." -Mother Teresa
"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change things which are and to make new things like them. For everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be." -Marcus Aurelius
"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change things which are and to make new things like them. For everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be." -Marcus Aurelius
"God sells us all things at the price of the labor." -Leonardo da Vinci
"And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." -Desiderata
"Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned..." -St. Francis
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." -Einstein
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." -Vince Lombardi
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust
"And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." -Desiderata
"Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned..." -St. Francis
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." -Einstein
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." -Vince Lombardi
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust
2 comments:
I am glad you ended up coming.. and liking it!
Maybe some Sunday I'll join you and we can breathe and hum together :-)
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