Sunday, April 26, 2009

Accept with understanding and kindness that which is freely offered.

A compliment or criticism. A portion. Less than ones expectations of others. Offer what one can in return.

- Vigs

A geyser turning into a fine, gentle mist.

- Vigs

Try to act sensibly, especially when vulnerable.

There are times when a firm resolve by itself may not be quite enough. Yielding in part so that progress can be made towards the larger goal will suffice. Find a practical, healthier, ..., alternative, even while progressing towards ones dreams.

- Vigs

Try to start the day right, even if it is an uphill battle from there.

And go for it again. And again.

- Vigs

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Offer and ask for a share, not by far all of it.

- Vigs

Simplify or classify for understanding after prioritizing.

Invariably, following a grouping, the richness of individual detail is lost, but not entirely if the parts create a larger picture which offers clarity at another level or the ability to be handled effectively.

- Vigs

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Chirping birds, an orchestra.

Such a melodious way to start off each new day. The flowering buds, a masterpiece theater. Being perfected by nature, time and circumstance. As are we.

- Vigs

Monday, April 20, 2009

Feel compassion well up.

The human condition, the inevitability of events, the flow of time. Compassion connecting us. And isolating us.

- Vigs

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Context free words and phrases.

Timeless. Moving. Ever relevant.

- Vigs

Reflections and opinions in shades of grey ...

... rather than in black and white.

- Vigs

Kindness, ...

... reaching out to others when accompanied by a growing understanding of being in someone else's position, makes us as one. Reaching back into one's own thoughts, stepping the same events with older, gentler, eyes. Perhaps growing wiser too, using the part lens and part mirror of time.

- Vigs

Monday, April 13, 2009

Steer the conversation to a gentler place.

To be more about interests leading into learning experiences, inspiration, insights, shared solutions, laughter.

- Vigs

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Soft grasses grow where once stood a fiery volcano.

Over time rainforests turn to deserts, and ocean beds to mountain tops. Change is always upon us, clearer to see in the spring and fall, the changing seasons offering a time for renewal, of growth and discovery. Seek the promise beneath the rocky exterior, the potential that everyone, especially those in the process of discovering their talents have. Help it bloom.

- Vigs

What thoughts and feelings encircle us when the world around sleeps.

And in surprising contrast how much of ones waking hours are spent over things that aren't even there at the close of the day.

- Vigs

Contradictions reveal the truth.

Reveal reality. Reveal ourselves.

- Vigs

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Respond with understanding, with acceptance.

And work to make the changes we can, with the understanding and acceptance that the outcome isn't entirely in our control.

- Vigs

That which makes us vulnerable, leaves us helpless, ...

... can also show us what we must not be or do ourselves.

- Vigs

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Find comfort.

In heartfelt prayers, words, wonder, thoughts, actions, the daily routine, clearing up things, simplicity, ...

- Vigs

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Exploring the unknown.

What will make most everything seem like minutia. Seeking the depths of the ocean or the expanse of space, has nothing on the mysteries we hold within us yet to be revealed. Reach inside to reach beyond.

- Vigs

Find time to feel rested

- Vigs


Find time to feel inspired ...

... to be amazed, to be delighted, to wander, to wonder.

- Vigs


Breath is a constant companion.

That which accompanies us through time. Drink of it deeply when one can.

- Vigs


Friday, April 3, 2009

Seek contentment.

Content in knowing that we are and will make the changes needed to make ourselves better persons, and this a better world as well.

- Vigs


Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Is paradise a destination, or just another experience, ...

... and what does this say about any other state one has experienced, is in, or may experience some day.

- Vigs