Rumi and Flowers

I have been a seeker and I still am,

but I stopped asking the books

and the stars.

I started listening to the teaching

of my soul.

~Rumi

Oil on canvas panel with gold leafing

Hope you all had a beautiful September! Here are some favorite quotes by the Sufi poet Rumi and some Sufi music with the poet Hafiz, to enjoy with the post! 

Wherever you stand, be the Soul of that place.

~Rumi

We are just a brush in the hands of the master painter.

~Rumi

The heart is the secret inside the secret.

~Rumi

I love my friends neither with my heart nor with my mind. 

Just in case heart might stop,

Mind can forget.

I love them with my soul.

Soul never stops or forgets!

~Rumi

You were born with potential.

You were born with goodness and trust.

You were born with ideas and dreams.

You were born with greatness. You were born with wings.

You are not meant for crawling, so don't.

You have wings.

Learn to use them and fly.

~Rumi

Blessings and light!

Southern California ~ In Gold, Green and Blue

Watch for all that Beauty reflecting from You

and sing a Love song to your Existence.

~ Rumi

This post is a mix of pics from the last few months, since Christmas, that I never got around to sharing!

Ah! And who doesn't love a little Bach!?

These first photos are in Ojai, just after Christmas ... A photo walk with my niece and nephew.

We are all bathed in the same light.

~Rumi

Los Angeles after the rain ... (yes, it actually rained!)

The alleys behind Melrose never get paved, so you must be extra careful not to lose a tire! Makes for cool patterns and reflections after the rain though!

Tractor Landscape

Mixed Media on Paper

Wyatt, 9 
Artist and creative philosopher  

Back in Ojai, in January or February ...

All the particles of the world are in love.

~Rumi

Each Moment contains

a Hundred messages from God.

~ Rumi

Oh look!

I open my eyes and the Beloved

releases the sun, the wind, the trees,

the birdsong, all for me to play with.

~ Rumi

Inspired by Georgia

Animation cell, mixed media 

Ruby, 9
Artist, hugger, and my tap dance instructor  

 Do you know what you are?

You are a manuscript of a divine letter.

You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.

This universe is not outside of you.

Look inside yourself;

everything that you want,

you are already that.

~ Rumi

Happy April, my friends!

Blessings and light!