If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it. ~Toni Morrison

If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it. ~Toni Morrison

“When you see a new trail, or a footprint that you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing.” — Grandmother of Charles Eastman, SANTEE SIOUX

“When you see a new trail, or a footprint that you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing.” — Grandmother of Charles Eastman, SANTEE SIOUX

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received. Antonio Porchia

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received. Antonio Porchia

Strength will grow from the heart, blossom as results, and wither in others’ hearts as seeds. ~Mikhael Dominico

Strength will grow from the heart, blossom as results, and wither in others’ hearts as seeds. ~Mikhael Dominico

The wise person questions himself, the fool others. -Henri Arnold

The wise person questions himself, the fool others. -Henri Arnold

All know the way; few actually walk it. ~Bodhidharma

All know the way; few actually walk it. ~Bodhidharma

our Highest aspirations

our Highest aspirations

Look deeply; I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch … to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone. – Thich Nhat Hahn, Please Call Me by My True Name

Look deeply; I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch … to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone. – Thich Nhat Hahn, Please Call Me by My True Name

The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. – Oscar Wilde

The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. – Oscar Wilde

We become aware of the void as we fill it. ~Antonio Porchia

We become aware of the void as we fill it. ~Antonio Porchia

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it

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facing in the right direction - www.BeadsCrystalsandMore.com/Blog/ BeadsCrystalsandMore.com Blog

Where do our thoughts come from? Beads Crystals and More

Where do our thoughts come from? Beads Crystals and More

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

“What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.”

“What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.”

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. – Epicurus

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. – Epicurus

When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most interminable, and to the citizen, most dismal swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place – a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength, the marrow of Nature. – Henry David Thoreau

When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most interminable, and to the citizen, most dismal swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place – a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength, the marrow of Nature. – Henry David Thoreau

Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. ~Edward Albee

Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. ~Edward Albee

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not. Ralph Waldo Emerson

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade – Marcel Proust

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade – Marcel Proust

“The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.” — Eric Hoffer

“The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.” — Eric Hoffer

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. ~Matsuo Bashole

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. ~Matsuo Bashole

Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light? ~Maurice Freehill

Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light? ~Maurice Freehill

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting” – Elizabeth Bibesco

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting” – Elizabeth Bibesco

Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water, and when you’re tired, go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand. – Bruce Lee

Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water, and when you’re tired, go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand. – Bruce Lee

The hearts of little children are pure, and therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss. – Black Elk

The hearts of little children are pure, and therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss. – Black Elk

Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix. ~Mignon McLaughlin,

Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix. ~Mignon McLaughlin,

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“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.” ~Albert Schweitzer

“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.” ~Albert Schweitzer

flowers at your feet

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"In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet." ~Albert Schweitzer

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

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

BeadsCrystalsAndMore: When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~R...

BeadsCrystalsAndMore: When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~R...: "in darkness the darkness blooms and blooms in color and color yields perspective and you begin to see your spirit open to t..."

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

in darkness

the darkness blooms

and blooms in color

and color yields perspective

and you begin to see

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