8/31/05

I begin with myself: That is the starting point. I have it within my power to influence the course of history. If I act alone, it doesn't matter. It only matters that I act. If a hundred or a thousand or a million act, that is better yet. Our separate acts will in time become a collective adaptation, and we will become a saner species than we are. ~ Richard Bode, Beachcombing at Miramar

8/30/05

The struggle is not for power, not for wealth, not for fame. The struggle is for authenticity. The struggle is to live without guile, without artifice, without chicanery, so that we may become the men or the women we were born to be. ~ Richard Bode, Beachcombing at Miramar

8/29/05

There is only one person who can sanctify my life. That power lies with me and me alone.
~ Richard Bode, Beachcombing at Miramar

8/25/05

...when you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The worst is not death but being blind, blind to the fact that everything about life is in the nature of the miraculous. ~ Henry Miller

8/24/05

Wealth is the number of things one can do without.
~ Feodor Dostoyevsky

8/22/05

And the day came…

The bird has flown.

8/21/05

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
~ William Blake

Empty nest countdown: 1 day

(preflight pictures on her blog: http://mylifeasakatie.blogspot.com/)

8/20/05

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are for.
~ Grace Murray Hopper

Empty nest countdown: 2 days

8/19/05

Follow your bliss. ~ Joseph Campbell

Empty nest countdown: 3 days

8/18/05

If you can dream it, you can do it. ~ Walt Disney

Empty nest countdown: 4 days

8/17/05

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ~Goethe

Empty nest countdown: 5 days

8/15/05

To create a worthy life, we may have to trust rather than gain insight into the overall plan. ~ Thomas Moore, Original Self

serendipity

8/9/05

Our glory does not come from being right or being in charge. Our glory comes from being who we really are. ~ John Robbins

8/8/05

When we begin to awaken to the light of soul, life takes on a new depth. The losses we have suffered, the delight and peace we have experienced, the beauty we have known, all belong together in a profound way. ~ Thomas Moore, Original Self

8/6/05

The basic contribution one can make to one's community is not to add to the general unconsciousness of the time. ~ Thomas Moore, Original Self

8/5/05

The meaning of life can be found at any moment without moving our eyes and without doing anything differently. ~ Thomas Moore, Original Self