Perspective ....

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” 
― Abraham Lincoln

“Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends... on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen.” 
― Jane Yolen, Briar Rose

“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” 
― George Eliot, Middlemarch

“The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.” 
― Brooks Atkinson

It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.” 
― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Healthy Perspective 101

Always choose being happy over being right

(ALLLWAAAYS)

You never know someone else's story completely 

(what appears as rude behaviour may indeed be overwhelming grief)

Poor people with very little education or style are 

still streets ahead of anyone who notices this about them

Kindness really does cost nothing but oh boy 

can it feel like a million dollar gift when you receive it

Whatever you think the worst that can happen IS...

.. is really never ever as bad as you think it will be.

****

Peoples I hope you are finding yourself growing and learning

and discovering - it reminds us we're alive doesn't it?

I have had a week of wonderful growth

All the lessons and experiences have reminded me that 

we always have a choice when it comes to the perspectives we can take

I'll leave you with a video link to a collaboration between

two amazing minds... David Attenborough and Bjork.

(yes you read correctly)

They are mutual fans and the result of their meeting is just amazing.

http://youtu.be/_H8OKZ0VQpM

PS - it's pretty long so you may want to stream it when you 

have time to relax and absorb the awesomeness Xx

Oh and one more thing... there's an APP as well...

Yes... an APP created by Bjork and it is crazy cool

Perspective ... wow.

International Woman's Day...

I deliberated (A LOT) about what to say in this post and then I decided that it would be best if I let these amazing ladies speak for me. Jane, Jewel, Gaga, Aung San... you (and countless others) are the kind of souls that make us sit up take notice and stick out our bosom and push out our tush and raise our heads and smile and shout ... "Yeah! That's right. I am woman... hear me now"

For me though being a woman has a lot to do with the contrasting energy that the males in my life provide. They are every bit my role models, inspiration and joy. I recently saw this young man speak and (through a lot of blubbering and Kleenex) I realised that whether you're a woman or a man ... it really only ever boils down to one thing....

LOVE.
Enjoy your weekend peoples. ♥♥♥

Wonder ...

“One of the most terrible losses man endures in his lifetime is not even noticed by most people, much less mourned. Which is astonishing, because what we lose is in many ways one of the essential qualities that sets us apart from other creatures. I'm talking about the loss of the sense of wonder that is such an integral part of our world when we are children. However, as we grow older, that sense of wonder shrinks from cosmic to microscopic by the time we are adults. Kids say "Wow!" all the time. Opening their mouths fully, their eyes light up with genuine awe and glee. The word emanates not so much from a voice box as from an astonished soul that has once again been shown that the world is full of amazing unexpected things.

When was the last time you let fly a loud, truly heartfelt "WOW?"

Not recently I bet. Because generally speaking wonder belongs to kids, with the rare exception of falling madly in love with another person, which invariably leads to a rebirth of wonder. As adults, we are not supposed to say or feel Wow, or wonder, or even true surprise because those things make us sound goofy, ingenuous, and childlike. 

How can you run the world if you are in constant awe of it?..."

(Jonathan Carroll)