Joy ~ The Key ~

"You cannot judge the value of a life by its quantity. It is by the joy that you are feeling. ...

Moment with the Sun and Water

 I didn't have my camera with me, 
yet the colors caught my eye. 
I pulled into a parking lot. 
I walked over to get as close to the water as possible, 
pulled out my phone and click. 
Then I just stood and 
enjoyed the beauty of the sun and the water.

Flow of well-being and resistance

Flow of money and resistance

Last week, I was talking with Araceli, about the flow of money. I pointed out to her that not having sufficient money, according to Abraham, is because of our own resistance.

Resistance is talking about money, in a negative way, that is, in a way that reflects an absence of money.

Leaving the safe zone ... being open

Jung explored the patterns that we get ourselves into. Sometimes, the patterns are very helpful ... they automate certain of our activities.

At other times, patterns, routine can make us robotic conformists. They can put us into a safe zone. That safe zone can keep us from being creative.

the Bounce

The Bounce

Maria Konnikova had an interesting article on resilience in the New Yorker. She explored how some psychologists look at resilience in children. Her title implies that resilience is learned. 

She also states, “ Perception is the key to resilience, …” 

She develops two important dynamics about resilience, 

(1) first that it it learned and 

(2) second that it is dependent on how we view the situation that we find ourselves in.

The article gives rise to two questions 

Master Printing Class

Christine, Brian, Frankie
Robert Rodriquez Jr (artist and instructor) 
Ray and I @ Robert's Master Printing class this weekend in Beacon, NY.

POST VALENTINE THOUGHTS

Valentine Day

a Day of Hearts

a Day of Love

What is love

a box of chocolates ...

a bunch of flowers ...

Perhaps deeper