Quote of the Week: 8

I think I am a little behind on the quotes! It has been a very hectic couple of weeks! But I will make up for it when I have some spare time, i promise.


"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."
-Maori proverb

I absolutely LOVE this. I don't know if you remember my recent posting about the universe trying to show us things. Well, seeing this quote today really hit the nail on the head for me. Whether this proverb was intentionally meant to have multi-layered meaning, or just be some good advice doesn't matter. Perhaps it is both- the best quotes usually are, and proverbs are a whole nother level.

This quote is exactly what I needed to hear. It truly has been a rough couple of weeks for me. I personally get a message about perspective, and changing our attitude for the better. A simple turn of the body (in the literal sense), and all the sudden things are different. The old perspective has fallen behind.

LOVE IT!

Quote of the Week: 7

I abosultely love this quote.
(and I love the layout of this particular image as well! Can't fight the designer in me)

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, and invincible summer."
-Albert Camus

This quote is something to treasure in dark moments. Or moments when we feel like giving up. I, personally, hate winter. Once the New Year passes, it feels like an endless cycle of cold, wet, and misery. Summer feels like an unobtainable glory. As out of my reach as heaven is to a living being.

This psychological connection to the literal meaning of the quote really drives home the figurative message. The concept of being stuck in the thick of something so desolate touches parts of everyone’s life. This desolation could be a loveless marriage, a horrible job, the loss of loved ones, an abusive relationship, depression, poverty, hunger, the list is endless. What I love, is that they took the initiative to look within themselves. No outward pleas or cries, no using the moment as an excuse. Looking for help is not wrong, however turning this desolation into an excuse is pointless.

Summer, being the unobtainable heaven that it is, is actually found within them. All the outward help in the world can assist, but finding it is entirely upon us. We can create our own heaven here on earth. We can achieve much greatness within our own minds.

I mentioned in a previous post that the Universe has been sending me a lot of messages recently. Well one has been this idea of being capable of such greatness within each and every person. It actually all started a few years ago when I read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. She essentially found within herself a God. She found her body to be an actual temple. (This may sound blasphemous to some- but achieving our own measure of greatness does not take away from the Almighty- after all, we were made in His image) I found these ideas radical, yet it felt so intrinsically true. Since that time there have been endless reinforcements to that message over and over. Now, it is true that we find reinforcement where we want to. There are those that only see reinforcements to negative stereotypes and ignore the good in people. This is different. Clues that have been left like bread crumbs. Things in everyday life that I had never noticed. I had a conversation with my sister one day on the way to Church about it, and at mass the priest actually even mentioned it in his reading and homily. So while some people only look for reinforcement to prove a point, others need to be merely looking for truth or knowledge to see it in front of them. It is important to be honest with yourself about your mind frame.

I believe that this quote speaks about finding the inner INVINCIBLE greatness that will be the torchlight for us through anything. To even have the ability to find it is a gift to be treasured. Cherish yourself, and know that no matter what winter brings down upon you, you have an inner summer glowing radiantly within you.

[steps down from soap box]

:)

The Alchemist of Your Life

I saw this video on youtube and it really touched me. It is interesting how the universe/God work to show you a message. Someone at my production company was just saying something similar (in the broad sense) the other day. I am getting the message!!!

On my quest to becoming a better human being, I have found this helpful and inspiring.

On another note: it is great to see deep and knowledgeable thinkers in celebrities. They are often portrayed as shallow and materialistic, and berated for the very fame most of us envy.

Quote of the Week: 5

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow."
-Gilbert K. Chesterton

This is so true. I am feeling kind of down today and there is also a monsoon going on! The rain doesn't usually bring me down- the rain and I tend to be at peace (unless I am trying to get somewhere via Hugo the Handsome Honda/Hoopty). This is just a coincidence, but an interesting one. So whether the rain is literal or figurative, I find this quote to be true. We must endure the rough times to get to the good times. Sometimes, those rough patches are necessary for us to appreciate or even recognize the following good. At other times, those arduous moments in life are advance payment for the success ahead.

Always keep your head up and fight for those rainbows. They are inevitable. If you don't see one, your aren't looking in the right place!

Have a good Monday!

image above: picture from googling rainbows! Check out the link to see this amazing photography

Quote of the Week: 4

This week, we are getting a little deep people!

"To accomplish much you must first lose everything."
-Che Guevara

This is one of those quotes that has many layers. We all know our Che basic facts, and can therefore draw our initial conclusion about what he is referring to. If you do not know about Che Guevara, please check out this info: Che Guevara

To me, a truly effective quote is like art: it means something different to different people. For those of you who do not know me, or know me all that well, my DREAM is to be a successful actress. No, more accurately, to be so successful in the entertainment industry that I become an icon. I have always been a storyteller. I have always been a ham too. I am my most happiest when I am connecting and sharing. I would love to touch the lives of millions of people by being an educated and knowledgeable entertainer, humanitarian, and human being.

I believe that to achieve that, I have to become not only a great artist in my craft, but the best person possible. Power means responsibility. It is imperative that I lose all the crap fed to me through media, culture, and society. A happy person, in their true form, does not always align with what we are taught. A woman's role, a man's role, children's view of their parents, a person's relationship with God, what material things we "need", the figure that makes us beautiful (but not healthy), are all things taught to us. I want to lose those preconceived notions and truly relearn to listen to my body, and retrain my mind to think clearly.

We do not have to be what they say, or eat what they tell us to eat, or believe what the media and gov tell us to believe about lands far away. If I do not lose everything I have been taught (by those with an agenda), than I cannot effectively achieve the greatness I aspire towards.

We often accept and celebrate definitions of ourselves that are negative. This is my call to everyone to lose the weights of your definition imposed from others and accomplish the greatness we all have inside of us to be truly amazing human beings!

(ok, i am off my soapbox for now! And done with the run on sentences too! lol)

pic above: two pics of mine, Photoshopped ( a stormy sky and quote written in my journal )

Quote of the Week: 2

I am going to cheat a little, because I am really inspired by this quote and give you guys an extra quote this week!

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."
-Edgar Degas

I keep this quote posted at my design job desk to inspire myself. Design is art, and its purpose is to communicate. Very fitting quote indeed. But this quote touches on other aspects and passions of my life as well.

Here are some paintings from Degas. What do these pieces make you see?

Blue Dancer

Dancer

Quote of the Week: 1

So... I LOVE quotes! Therefore, I am going to start putting some of my favs on here! Funny, inspirational, whatever! If I like it, I'll share with you guys!

Quote of the week this week is:

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
-Audrey Hepburn


above is a little sketch by yours truly inspired by quote!