Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
- John Lubbock

- photo by marie dudek
creating holiday, leisure and breathing space...
letting go into enjoyment; will time for relaxation be scheduled in today?
peace, love and joy...
The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.
- K. Mansfield
- photo by marie dudek
creating instigate, brainstorm and compel...
letting go into starting; how will love inspire action today?
peace, love and joy...
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Bible, Proverbs 16:24

- photo by marie dudek
creating harmony, rejuvenate and balsamic...
letting go into healing; what will revive today?
peace, love and joy...
New ideas stir from every corner. The show up disguised innocently as interruptions, contradictions and embarrasing dilemmas. Beware of total strangers and friends alike who shower you with comfortable sameness, and remain open to those who make you uneasy, for they are the true messengers of the future.
- Rob Lebow

- photo by marie dudek
creating receptive, bright and alert...
letting go into open-mind; will awkwardness be embraced today?
peace, love and joy...
There is only one blasphemy, and that is the refusal to experience joy.
- Paul Rudnick

- photo by marie dudek
creating bliss, cheer and open-heartedness...
letting go into contentment; where will exuberance be freely sprinkled today?
peace, love and joy...
Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.
- Alan Alda

- photo by marie dudek
creating fully, thoroughly and wholly...
letting go into being bold; is there willingness to explore newly today?
peace, love and joy...
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
- Anton Chekhov

- photo by marie dudek
creating joyful, grateful and playful...
letting go into essence; how will loving spirit be communicated today?
peace, love and joy...
If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done.
- John Lubbock

- photo by marie dudek
creating organize, prioritize and take action...
letting go into carry out; which obstacles will be surmounted today?
peace, love and joy...
When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before.
You see more in you than there was before.
- Clifton Fadiman

- photo by marie dudek
creating clearings, openings and opportunities...
letting go into spontaneity; what will inspire today?
peace, love and joy...
Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water.
After enlightenment chop wood and carry water.
- Zen koan

- photo by marie dudek
creating cultivate, discipline and practice...
letting go into nourish; will blessings be noticed today?
peace, love and joy...