It's time to add the poetic to life Sometimes that's all we need poetic license to add our spin and our flavour to our lives and live more authentically. Just in case you're saying but I'm not a poet, this is my definition (under poetic license) It is the liberty taken by an artist (in this case you) in deviating from conventional form or fact to achieve a desired effect. Sometimes we just have to do things differently. So today, just in case you needed a little nudge in the right direction, I give you permission to be the most authentic … [Read more...]

"A Ship is safe in harbor but that's not what ships are for."  William Shedd Looking at this boat in someone's back yard not only reminded me of this quote but also that sometimes we stay within our comfort zone just to be safe but that's not what life is supposed to be about. Sometimes we have to chart a course outside of that comfort zone and allow the wind to catch our sail. … [Read more...]

When nothing goes right....Go left! I'm having fun taking photos of seemingly random things. I was walking along and saw these shoes staged just like this with no owner in sight. It seemed to carry an important message. We never know what is going on in someone else's world and will never really know until we walk a mile in their shoes. Just this thought alone frees us up from judgement and gives us the freedom to live our lives more purposefully. … [Read more...]

It's always good to have a different perspective on things. Sometimes things are not as bad as they seem. You just need to look at them differently! I'm sure this statue of Golda Meir in Manhattan New York wishes the pigeon would find somewhere else to sit! … [Read more...]

When asked the question what surprised him most about humanity the Dalai Lama answered: "Man Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived." … [Read more...]