Antennae for droplets of received wisdom

Thursday, July 31, 2014


"Everything that lives, lives not alone nor for itself."  - William Blake


Wednesday, July 30, 2014



"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."  - Will Rogers


Tuesday, July 29, 2014


There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.”  - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Monday, July 28, 2014


  • My family is not confined to mother, mate, and child; but it includes all creatures be they tame or wild; my family upon this earth includes all living things, on land, or in the ocean deep, or borne aloft on wings. 

    ~ Alicia S. Carpenter

Sunday, July 27, 2014


Each day shapes our lives as running water shapes a stone.



Friday, July 25, 2014




“Heartbreak is life educating us.” 

George Bernard Shaw

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

In Memory of Sweet, Sweet Amber

My Faithful Companion


“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” - Anatole France



Monday, July 21, 2014

Sunday, July 20, 2014


"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory, when nice things occur.  You take the front line when there is danger.  Then people will appreciate your leadership."  - Nelson Mandela

Saturday, July 19, 2014


"Impartial self-observation leads to self-awakening which leads to self-liberty."


Friday, July 18, 2014


"Make it your goal to become a normally functioning individual.  Let these principles shape you according to your real nature of a simple, decent, honest, unafraid human being."


Thursday, July 17, 2014



"Elegance is feeling so good in your own skin that you don't have to act outrageously to get attention." 
- Marie-Anne Lecoeur


Wednesday, July 16, 2014


“Beautiful pictures are developed from negatives in a dark room...
So if you see darkness in your life be reassured that a beautiful picture is being prepared...”  -
 Anon


Tuesday, July 15, 2014


"Life is based on service and love, there is nothing else."

Monday, July 14, 2014

Harnessing Nature

"My house must be open to the sun, to the wind, and the voice of the sea, just like a Greek temple, and light, light, light everywhere!"  

Axel Munthe, physician, speaking of the house he built in Capri, Villa San Michele, designed for beneficial health



Sunday, July 13, 2014


“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” 
- Joseph Campbell

Saturday, July 12, 2014



"For every grain of sand on Earth, there are 10,000 stars out there....so there are 100 Earth-like planets for every grain of sand in the world. Think about that next time you're on the beach."




Friday, July 11, 2014


"Awareness and Happiness are exactly the same thing!"


Thursday, July 10, 2014



"Maybe what you think is a breakdown is really a breakthrough." - Jen Lemen 

Wednesday, July 9, 2014


"The more you know, the less you need."

Tuesday, July 8, 2014


Genuine effort is success.


Monday, July 7, 2014


"When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy." - Vernon Howard

Sunday, July 6, 2014


"One thing we do know:  Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness." - Eckhart Tolle

Friday, July 4, 2014


"Man is frustrated because he has everything exactly backwards.  What could save him, he rejects; that which slowly destroys him, he frantically embraces."

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Negative emotion is toxic to the body and interferes with its balance and harmonious functions...


When two ducks get into a fight, which never lasts long, they will separate and float off in opposite directions.  Then each duck will flap its wings vigorously a few times, thus releasing the surplus negative energy that built up during the fight.  After they flap their wings, they float on peacefully, as if nothing had ever happened. - Eckhart Tolle


Wednesday, July 2, 2014


"You have to live Spherically, in many directions and never loose your childish enthusiasm and then things will come your way."  - from the movie, Under The Tuscan Sun

Tuesday, July 1, 2014



"Whatever your life’s work is, do it well." - Martin Luther King Jr.

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