Gems 4.178

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Niki Flow

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Hope

Sometimes when life knocks us down, hope is the only thing we feel we have to hold onto. We hope for healing in mind, body and spirit. Hope for a better day, today. Hope for a better day, tomorrow. Hope we see things with fresh eyes when our vision has become narrow. Hope for understanding. Hope that our goals will be achieved. Hope lifts us up. Hope gives us strength to carry on and the trust that all will work out for the best. We set our sights on those hopes and work towards them with a willing heart and an open mind. Each of us has hopes for our personal lives and for the lives of those we love and cherish. Hope is powerful and we need to hold onto it with all our being. Please feel free to share, if you are so inspired.

Photo and essay by TC, KindSpring.org. Used with permission. Thanks so much TC! ♡ Original post is here: Hope When Life Knocks

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Gems 4.172

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Niki Flow

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Photo by Free-Photos, Pixabay

I made this video nine years ago, and it is still the first thing I look at almost every day. If I have one prayer, it is this beautiful and timeless Prayer of Saint Francis. Also “Thank you.” And an occasional, “HELP!”

“Here are the two best prayers I know: ‘Help me, help me, help me’ and ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you.” -Anne Lamott

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Gems 4.164

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Niki Flow

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4.164b

Art “I♥Worf” by Niki Flow

“Tell the people you love, ‘I love you’ often because life is short. But shout it at them in Klingon because life is also confusing and terrifying.” -unknown Trekkie

Further clarification:

As there is no verb in Klingon that directly translates the general English verb love, one must find a more specific translation. What nuance of meaning is desired?

I do the opposite of hating or detesting you: qamuSHa’

I intensely like you: qaparHa’qu’

I completely or perfectly care about you: qaSaHchu’

You are my loved one: bangwI’ SoH

I experience romantic/aggressive feelings toward you: SoHvaD parmaq vISIQ

You’re wonderful: bIDun

…The “correct” translation depends on the situation.

Alan Anderson, Professional Klingon Speaker, Quora

Gems 4.162

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Niki Flow

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Photo by Stock Snap, UK, Pixabay

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Gems 4.139

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Niki Flow

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Gems 4.139

Photo “Lake Constance” by Lars Nissen, Pixabay

Years ago I started mailing out graphics I made twice a day to friends. I called it “Rx-for-Healing. It began after I heard Dr. Northrup’s interview in the movie Hungry for Change. I wrote extensively about how doing this twice-daily exercise changed my life. I went from being my worst enemy to — if not yet my best friend, definitely a good friend to myself.

When I started Rx-for-Healing in 2012, I also made it my lifetime goal to create at least 10,000 uplifting messages of beauty during my lifetime. Since then I’ve created around 3,000 or so. Rx-for-Healing is all about opposites. If I felt a strong negative emotion, I looked for its opposite. Then I looked for quotes about that positive word and read those quotes until I felt better. It worked really well. Then I created the graphics which make up most of the ones found on my Pinterest boards, Great Advice from Wise People, Created with Love and my 365-Grateful boards.

When I began under1000skies four years ago, I wanted to use the creative works of homeless artists exclusively. It soon became very apparent that most homeless creative folks have a lot more going on than supplying this site with photos and poetry. It was a privilege to receive the beauty when they could share it, given the chaos and difficulty of their lives.

So, on the days in between, I continued to add to this lifetime goal by combining inspiring quotes with beautiful photos from friends, from free sources, or from my own photos and art.

One of the ways I find quotes is to read the news, then summarize the prevailing emotion for the day. Then I try to find an opposite word and quotes about that which will help heal hearts. Today’s news had a lot about hate it in. Among the antonyms for hate is the word “respect.” I found this quote by Don Miguel Ruiz about respect to be perfect for today.

My lifetime goal is ongoing because, as my personal site tagline says, “I feel the world and want to help heal the world.” I know peace on earth begins with me. I hope my journey to healing has inspired you and will continue to do so in the days ahead.

With love and respect,

Niki Flow

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Gems 4.132

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Niki Flow

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Today my husband and I celebrate 19 years together. I wanted a quote that described the love I have felt all these years for and from this exceptional man, my best friend. The word that came to mind was “devotion” which is how I found this quote.

Photo “Orange Rose Blossom” by Sushuti, Pixabay

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Gems 4.95

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Niki Flow

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4.95

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Gems 4.85

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Niki Flow

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4.85 johnpaulgeorgeringo love love love

Please send good thoughts for our ♡ Johnny O.♡ I haven’t heard from him in two weeks and I’m really worried. He’s not picking up his phone or answering texts or email and hasn’t been seen as far as I know on Facebook since June 7th. If anyone knows John, please have him call me.

♡. Thank you.

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Gems 4.77

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Niki Flow

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Photo by Niki Flow

News:  Rx-for-Healing - The Power of Color and Opposites - 8June2018 Update

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Gems 4.72

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Niki Flow

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820: nos corazon

you’re missing from me,
tu me manques, and I from you
equiponderant

ay, nos Corazon,
our beautiful Benjamin
rentrer à la maison

-nf

our heart / you're missing from me / (you're missing from me) and I from you /equiponderant / oh, our heart / our beautiful Benjamin / return home

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Themes:

Dies Mercurrii

I beg your indulgence. Today’s poem is a rare self-insert, but I cannot silence my heart’s keening. Some nights are like this. Then, I surface. Hope returns.

Instead of monthly themes, we’ll be doing recurring weekly ones for the days when we don’t have any new creations to share from our homeless artists. Recurring daily themes are: Monday – (fun)day – humor; Tuesday – muse day (our biggest inspirations); Wednesday – dies Mercurii – Day of Mercury, mercurial day, water day (Japanese/Korean) “Water Star;” anything goes; Thursday – Thor, the gods, those we worship (God, god or otherwise); Friday – Frigg / Venus day, so LOVE; -or- TGIF what it really means. Or bag all that and insert your theme idea here:

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