Category: Random

bright, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.”
~Norman Cousins

threads, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.”
~Herman Melville

GameBoy’s Orchestral Concert., originally uploaded by mind on fire.

His concert went well and he looked awesome!

alyssum, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
~E.B. White

pink rose, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.”
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

bean blossoms, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

It’s Friday and you’ve probably got a hectic weekend ahead (I know I have a lot on my calendar). So let me give you a simple little gift to make you feel a bit more relaxed tonite…

1) Go to the kitchen
2) Pull some vegetable oil (I think olive is best) and some salt (coarse ground is best, but any will do) out of the cupboard.
3) Standing over the sink, drip about 2 teaspoons of oil into one palm.
4) Then shake about a tablespoon full of salt into your palm
5) Rub your hands together, rubbing the oil/salt in all over your palms, the backs of your hands, and each finger. Use circles to rub it into the backs of your hands and your wrists. Give each finger a gentle stretch as you rub the mixture into each joint. Keep this up for a few minutes.
6) Then, wash your hands with a gentle soap–preferably one with a light natural fragrance.

Now…..don’t your hands feel smooth and relaxed? :)

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
~Etty Hillesum

:)

orange flower, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life….I think that what we’re really seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our innermost being and reality, so that we can actually feel the rapture of being alive.”

~Joseph Campbell

close up, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.”

~Kahlil Gibran

Some deep thoughts for you today. Along with this photo of a flower cluster from a neighbor’s garden.

hibiscus, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

I took this pic last week in a plot near mine in our community garden. I just can’t get enough of the blue, blue sky and how beautiful it looks even in the middle of winter(!).

And on a totally unrelated note: for those of you on facebook, I’ve recently created a PilgrimSteps blog network that you can join. At this point I’m not sure exactly if/how I’ll be using the blog networking page, but if you’re on facebook I’d love to have you join the PilgrimSteps community and we’ll see where things evolve from here on out. :)

roses, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

Around here, we celebrate Anti-Consumer Day each year on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Here’s hoping that your day is filled with joy, friends, family, and all the stuff that money can’t buy! :)

aging fountain, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
~Sophia Loren

cupid, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
~Shakespeare