The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf. Shakti Gawain The palest ink is better than the best memory. Chinese Proverb When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in the worlds of time. The Work of the Chariot I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. Duke Ellington US jazz bandleader, musician, & songwriter (1899 - 1974) I shut my eyes in order to see. Paul Gauguin French Post-Impressionist painter (1848 - 1903) The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. Jackson Pollock US Abstract Expressionist painter (1912 - 1956) The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge. Stephen Nachmanovitch Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. Henry Miller US author (1891 - 1980) No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen. Minor White Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers. Brenda Ueland |