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.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. ~Carl Jung
Please enjoy this lovely music by Sheila Chandra ... Her voice is otherworldly beautiful!
Back in April I took my Frenchman up to Mount Mount. A perfect place to take someone at "magic hour," on a visit to Ojai. It had been an overcast cloudy day, but as we drove up to the Mount ... suddenly blue skies and painterly, majestic cloud formations ...
It was a beautiful visit and a magical day! I hope you enjoy it too!
The future is always beginning now. ~Mark Strand
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
~Lao Tzo
Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives.
It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment.
We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources
for insight, transformation and healing.
~Jon Kabat-Zinn
With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment. ~Thich Naht Hanh
The accountant from my old commercial agency sells roses at the farmers' market, in Larchmont Village. If I show up toward the end, and she has extras ...
:)
Touches of pink are everywhere. Even through the glass at the pet store! Love this little chameleon!
Spring is when life's alive in everything.
~Christina Rossetti
Outside work ...
Oh! And I red about Daiso, this dollar-fifty store chain, and decided to scope it out. Turns out that there is one not to far from me, in a little shopping mall in Koreatown.
Almost everything is a buck fifty. I think I only saw a few other items for 3 bucks.
My best find were little stainless steel bento lunch containers, but these mini spice spoons and soft cheese knifes (at least that is what I am using them for!) below, were so cute and prettily packaged! Couldn't resist!
Cheap art supplies? What? Adorable.
I also bought some floral sponges that will be so cute in the kitchen. I am definitely going back!
My grandma gave me this tray she found at the Assistance league thrift shop. Perfect for my little stones and crystals, and fits nicely in my bedroom window!
Never yet was a springtime,
when the buds forgot to bloom.
~Margaret Elizabeth Sangester
Speaking of my grandma, my sister and nephew came into town and we went out to my grandma's, in Whittier, to hang out and have lunch. Don't you love blossoming trees? I mean, who doesn't, but it really might be my favorite sign of spring.
Love this painting my grandma did!
I took the next two shots on another visit. Aren't these delicate, old, coin purses and bags lovely?
This silhouette is of my mom and done by my grandma. It hangs with 3 more silhouettes of my mom's sisters and are on the way up the stairs. They remind me of my childhood when I had to stand as tall as I could to see them, while trying not to fall down the stairs.
That night my sister, Ben and I headed to West Hollywood to Yoshi Sushi and then to see Cinderella at the El Capitan Theater. The next day, we went down to Exposition Park to see the Space Shuttle and then to Little Tokyo. I will save that for another post! It was a very busy 28 hours!
Writing this post, I've been listening to my Elton John mix. Here's one to share ...
Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
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
