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Quote…Life as a River

River...“Nothing is ever the same. Rivers are symbolic of our lives, moving and ever-changing. Movement is life. We feel freedom as we move with the currents…”                                                                                                    Alexandra Stoddard

This quote is from a small book by Alexandra Stoddard, entitled Grace Notes, A Book of Daily Meditations (p.175, 1993). It sits in a basket and I regularly pick it up and read one or two pages at a time…over the years my copy has become well-worn and in a few pieces. For a book…that’s a good sign!

Even though we may take comfort in the familiar, realizing the changing nature of life helps individuals and families to meet the daily stresses, and sometimes crises, of life. Being flexible can help us solve problems and cope with challenges. These same elements are used by artists as they design a piece of art–being able to explore new ways of working with certain materials or considering multiple possible answers are examples of the creative process they need to solve problems and make the artwork that they desire. In life, as in art, may we be able to move with the currents…

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Quote…Imagination Or “The Wisdom of a Child”?

Imagination

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all  we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”                                                                                                          Albert Einstein                 

(Quoted in interview by G.S. Viereck , October 26,1929. Reprinted in “Glimpses of the Great”(1930).)

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Our-(Unique)-Selves

                                          We have but one life on this earth to live..                                                                          

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Image via Wikipedia, “Earth“, Creative Commons Attribution

                               The number of our days are unknown–                                                                                                       How many may we have to leave our                                                                                                                 unique stamp and viewpoint on the world…? 

                             While some may possess an inflated view of themselves,                                                                             many never realize the importance of their contributions                                                                                            and the value of being who they truly are…                                                                                                                                                                                                      If these are overlooked, it is a loss to self                                                                                                                                                      … but also a huge loss for others.

                            May we recognize the value and importance                                                                                                                                          …of each unique individual,                                                                                                                                                        ...ourselves included.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (© 2011 Joni Beach)

♦ Do you acknowledge the uniqueness, affirm the value, and encourage the individuality of your friends, the children  in your family, and yourselves?              (I’d love for you to write a comment and share your own thoughts about this!)

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