I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
Special thanks to Alisa Reagan for giving us permission to feature this beautiful photo today. ♡
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
Photo © Alisa Reagan 2016. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Thank you! ♥
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
Special thanks to AnnC for sharing this quote and to Alisa Reagan for giving us permission to feature this beautiful photo today. ♡
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day under 1000 skies. ♡.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
Photo by Niki Flow. I took this photo on a recent walk. I stood under this beautiful tree and took a quick photo looking straight up. I didn’t see the heart until I opened it in psp9. Do you see it? =) ♥.
“When people say they can’t see the good coming from the pain, my answer is that it’s not our job to know. It’s God’s. It’s just our job to trust, whether we see it or not, that He brings beauty from the ashes.” -Sara Frankl, Choose Joy: Finding Hope and Purpose When Life Hurts
“If this is my life, if this is where I am, then this is where God is, too.” -Sara Frankl, Choose Joy: Finding Hope and Purpose When Life Hurts
These two quotes are really helpful — if you believe in God. If not, there is still scientific evidence that shifting focus can reduce pain. This is true physically of course as many Lamaze moms know, but it’s also true for emotional pain as well.
I’ve been in both places — believing in a benign being and believing spirituality is a hoax and a crutch. In both cases, I found ways to choose joy. I hope you can today too.
Here are a couple of quotes about choices we make in life from a scientist and a skeptic.
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” -Albert Einstein
“We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.” -Orson Welles
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” I chose “joy” to honor my sister-in-law Joy Archer was killed in 1984 after graduating second in her class from MIT. Our annual Running-for-Joy 5k/1mile walk/run takes place on her birthday December 26th to celebrate her life. This is held where you are and all are welcome. We donate to Kiva.org in Joy’s honor but that’s completely optional. We’ve had several remote participants over the years who run/walk on Joy’s birthday to remember the amazing life she lived in only 23 short years.
If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day under1000skies. ♡.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day under 1000 skies. ♡.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day under 1000 skies. ♡.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
The full quote, found on Great Aviation Quotes, is:
“I’ll run my hand gently over the wing of a small airplane and say to him, “This plane can teach you more things and give you more gifts than I ever could. It won’t get you a better job, a faster car, or a bigger house. But if you treat it with respect and keep your eyes open, it may remind you of some things you used to know — that life is in the moment, joy matters more than money, the world is a beautiful place, and that dreams really, truly are possible.” And then, because airplanes speak in a language beyond words, I’ll take him up in the evening summer sky and let the airplane show him what I mean.”
— Lane Wallace, ‘Eyes of a Child,’ Flying Machine, February 2000.
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day under 1000 skies. ♡.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
Photo “When Pigs Fly” by Niki Flow. Special thanks to Holly Newt for the inspiration.
I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving week. It was a nice break for us, but we’re very happy to be back to share lots of new Gems.
This month in December, our theme is joy and that includes anything that creates laughter as well. There’s been a lot of sadness this year, and really tough major issues, for all of us. Our hearts are pulled all over by our empathy, and every sadness hurts us as well. Laughter is healing. We need more joy.
If you have any favorite quotes about joy, any photos that express joy in your life, any poems, artwork, or anything that you’ve created with joy or laughter, we’d love to feature your creativity in December.
May you find joy every day under 1000 skies. ♡.
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
Photo “Reach Up” by Niki Flow
#21 in the “Divine Feminine” series. In October and November we’ll be featuring quotes about, for and by women. Inspired by the Awakin.org call with Elle Luna, author The Crossroads of Should and Must. See also Aphrodite Emerges on Medium.com and “#the100dayproject” on Instagram.
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