“I must have flowers, always, and always.”
Have you ever wondered why flowers are used in almost every social event? Flowers enhance any environment by creating a warm and welcoming ambience. They make you feel lighter and more cheerful. Flowers not only ease inner troubles, they can improve a person’s ability to trust, and even uplift confidence and self-esteem.
So add some flowers to your home and office for some daily visual therapy.
Me, right now. Trying to keep calm. Cause Monday.
Coffee is my best friend today.
Hope you have a nice day!
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Never forget that ‘no’ is a complete sentence.
Just a little reminder that you decide what you want to say yes to. No further explanation needed. It’s okay to walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes. There is no need to explain or make sense of it. It’s your life, do what feels right to you.
Photo by Prateek Katyal
Make a conscious choice to understand and use the first day of the week to motivate and inspire the rest of your week. Monday is a day to be grateful to have another week and another day of life.
Take this opportunity to start fresh, set some new goals, and get motivated. You got this!
It’s so hard to not be scared to fail. I struggle with this fear and the anxiety that comes with it every day. It’s irrational I know but my brain tells me everyone is judging me. Every day I remind myself to do at least one thing that I’m afraid of. It could be as simple as wearing that outfit I love but people might think is not right for my body. F that...I love it so I’m wearing it.
Today is gonna be a great day.
Came across these beauties during my afternoon walk. I love flowers. They make me happy. Make time to enjoy the little things. It makes such a difference. 🖤
No idea will work for every person, but different ideas can work for different people if you BELIEVE that you can make them work. You have to be willing to think differently and you have to be willing to experiment with new ideas. That's all you have to be: willing. And you'll discover a way to make those ideas work.
Photo by James Coleman
All things uncomely and broken, all things worn out and old,
The cry of a child by the roadway, the creak of a lumbering cart,
The heavy steps of the ploughman, splashing the wintry mould,
Are wronging your image that blossoms a rose in the deeps of my heart.
The wrong of unshapely things is a wrong too great to be told;
I hunger to build them anew and sit on a green knoll apart,
With the earth and the sky and the water, re-made, like a casket of gold
For my dreams of your image that blossoms a rose in the deeps of my heart.
- W.B. Yeats
I was running around, driving from place to place, trying to get my errands done for the week. I was feeling tired and rushed. So I stopped, and sat quietly in my car. This was my view in the parking lot at Ralph’s. It was a pretty good day after all.
I love flowers and black and white photography. 🖤
The beautiful thing about kindness is that it lives in your heart. It’s always there waiting to come out and make an appearance.
Anxiety sucks. But it can get better. Just remember that you are bigger than whatever is making you anxious. Stay present. You will be okay.
Happy Saturday.
This photo by Mio Ito made me happy today.
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It seems difficult to imagine that we could soften our hearts and find love amid all of the suffering we hear about. But even in the darkest of times, our hearts have the capacity to be free from the burdens of hatred. Metta, or loving kindness, can be developed through practice, to help us cultivate the unconditional, expansive qualities of the heart. It as an antidote to hatred and negativity.
These are the steps I use for practicing loving-kindness every morning. I usually set aside 10-15 minutes. You can add more time as you develop your practice.
Find a posture that allows your body to be in as much ease as possible.
Allow your breathing to facilitate space in your belly and chest area.
Place your hand on your heart and try to recall feelings of kindness and friendliness.
Recite the phrases and repeat them for the length of your practice.
May I be safe
May I be healthy
May I be happy
May I be peaceful
May I be filled with loving-kindness
Happy Saturday. My pick for photo of the week is this beautiful Photo by Alev Takil on Unsplash.
A simple message that someone else believes you can achieve what you want to achieve can be a powerful incentive. If your teacher, coach, or mentor believes you can do something, you’re more likely to do it.
So today, I’m going to take Walt’s advice and start doing what I need to do, to get where I wanna get.
Photo by Marisa Harris
It’s time for some tea. For me, afternoon tea is about indulging in some ‘me-time’ and taking a moment to relax and enjoy some delicate savouries. It’s kind of like a mini special occasion, with a treat. A chance to sit and chat with a friend, read a book or simply enjoy the day with a hot beverage. I realized today, when I wanted to do just that, that I don’t own a proper tea set. And it doesn’t quite feel like a fancy little occasion when you use coffee cups. Time to go shopping.
Here’s what I found so far: I’m leaning towards the black tea set…surprise. All though, the lavender is quite pretty and I like the tea pot that comes with that set a lot more. Decisions, decisions.
A promise of relaxation and easy luxury, palm trees suggest clear days free from troubles. They symbolize a paradise full of warm beaches and crashing waves. The emblem of the American West and the nostalgic promise of better shores.
Did you know? The California fan palm, is a flowering plant in the palm family native to the far southwestern US & Baja California. The Los Angeles heat offers the ideal climate for palm trees to thrive.
