MEDITATION ... an attentive Art

How can you even hope

to approach the Truth through words . . .

You approach the Truth

through the gateway

of the

stillness beyond All activity.

~ Chan Master Huang-po (died 850) ~
photo by ~ Kristi ~

Holiday Magic....

Christmas...
joins
elder
to
youth

ignorance
to
innocence

head
to
heart

~ photo and prose by: Kristi ~

EXACTLY what I need.....

i
just
had a
glimpse
of a
seed
thought ...

i
will always
have

everthing
i need
when
i have
need
of
it

Pencil Draft & Prose by ~ Kristi ~

FIRE in Creating....

Whatever comes
to you
can come
thru you
added with the fire
of creation...

borrowed or born
within

you

Art, Photo & Prose by ~ Kristi ~

IT IS ...WHAT IT IS...............

I am the mirror of my true self ....
that which I am
faces me
every day
when I look
at you

I see me

looking back

acting back

feeding back

to me

who

I have become,

who

I am

now

~

and sometimes

the tears will flow

from

the frustration

of seeing myself

in this

moment,

if what

I believe myself

to

BE

does not match

what

I am
seeing or feeling

by how

you

look & act

toward

me

in this

moment

of

now
~

i

am

now

aware

of knowing

it is

what it is

~

i have created my now

TO BE

WHAT

it is

~

hmph

!

!

!

( even Dr.Zuess knew about this one )

Photo & Prose by ~Kristi ~

BECOMING ......

....... The Prospect of experiencing

a Brand New Life

It is never too late

to become

what you

might have

been

prose: kristi

music: katy perry

POETS, SEERS and SAINTS....

The Souls of people, on their way to Earth-life,

pass through a room full of Lights;

Each takes a Taper

(often only a spark)

to guide it in the dim country of this world.

But some souls are rare fortune

they are detained longer and have time

to grab a handful of Tapers which they weave into a Torch.

These are the Torch-Bearers of humanity...

its Poets, Seers, and Saints,

who lead and lift the race out of darkness

towards the Light.

They are the lawgivers and the Saviors,

the Light-Bring..ers,

Way- Show..ers and

Truth-Tell..ers

and without them,

Humanity

would Loose its way in the Dark ....

Prose by “PLATO "

Artwork by ~ Scott Grimando ~

THAT MOMENT....

~

~

~
the moment

you love

~

you are

unlimited

~

~

~

( so sayeth my tea bag tag on a string )

photos by : gregory colbert

LOOK DEEP ENOUGH.......

Let us live

for the grace beneath all we want,

let us see it in everything and everyone

till we admit to the mystery

that when I look deep enough into you

I find

me

and when you dare to hear my fear

in the recess of your heart

you recognize it as

your

secret

which you thought

no one else knew...

Poetry by ~ MARK NEPO ~ Photo by ~ GREGORY COLBERT ~

SAY WHAT YOU FEEL.....

Be who you are
and say
what you feel
because those
who mind don't matter
and those
who matter don't mind.

~ Dr. Seuss ~

Photo by ~ GREGORY COLBERT ~

NOTHING further to Seek....

Nothing is more precious

than to be (someone)

who has nothing further to seek

~ Lin Chi ~

Photo by:

~ Bob O'Hearn ~

http://www.pbase.com/1heart

ENTER into the Divine......

God enters by a private door

into every individual
~ ralph waldo emerson ~

Photo from
~Gregory Colbert ~
Creator of "Ashes and Snow"

THE DOOR ... into the realm of Spirit

...the excitement
we feel
when we hear
the drumbeat -
tells us
this is the
skeleton key
that opens
the door into
the realm
of spirit




quote: Mickey Hart
photo by: Kristi

RISK....to BLOSSOM

"...then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom..."

~ Anais Nin ~
Photo by: ~Kristi ~

CALM ... of Heart

peace.

it does not mean

to be
in a place
where there is

no noise,
trouble or
hard work.

it means to be
in the midst
of those things

and still be calm in your heart. ~ unknown ~

Photo by ~Kristi ~

THE QUICKENING

There has never been a time on Earth like we see today.

What we need are more ways to experience our interconnectedness ...

It is a

precursor to deep love.

So in this quickening light, with the dawn of each new day, let us look for love.

Let us no longer struggle.

Let us ever become

who we most want to be.

As we begin to be

who we truly are,

the world will be a better place.

~ John Denver ~
Photo by ~Kristi ~

BELIEVE ... in Angels

There are only two ways to live your life......

One is as though nothing is a miracle.....

The other is as if everything is a miracle......

~ Albert Einstein ~

What ONE can be...ONE MUST BE

Whatever

is
bringing you

down,

get rid of it.

you'll find

that when

you are free,

your true creativity,

your true self...

comes out

~Tina Turner~

TRUTH....

If you want the Truth,
I'll tell you the Truth,
Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.

~ KABIR ~

Recognize that you are the Truth....

(so says my morning tea bag tag on the string)

somewhere it was also said...

....and the TRUTH shall set you FREE...

so

I am

the Truth

therefore

I am

already

Free

(Winnie the Poo couldn't have said it better)

Photo & Prose by ~Kristi ~

TODAY...is enough

I don't know
how
tomorrow's going
to work....
I have enough
now
to be with today

just breathing

into
the
unknown........







Have you
EVER

tried to
HOLD
a sunset ....

it lives
IN you

after the sun sets.....


Photos & Prose by: ~Kristi ~

LOVE

......where there is love......there is no question

~Marianne Williamson~..just one sincere surrendered moment when love matters more than anything and we know that nothing else really matters at all.

We are so

lightly here

It is in love
that we are made

In love we disappear

~Leonard Cohen~

"To know love of another....

you must find it

within yourself.

You manifest only that

which reflects

from your heart"

~ RUMI ~

In order to create...

there must be

a dynamic force....

and what force

is more potent

than love?
~ Igor Stravinsky~

Photos by: ~Kristi ~

THE HEAD BOWS to the HEART

......the head bows to the heart
(my morning tea bag tag on the string says)

..great reminder to stay in the present moment
.....go to center

thus begins
my day

never too late to be happy
here & now
and any moment fear,
stress, worry, or doubt enter my head
.....go to center

so....my head bows to my heart

Prose by: ~Kristi ~

SITTING ON THE EDGE

this morning's tea bag tag says....
wisdom
character and
consciousness
conquer all
~(unknown)~

Only Awareness Remains........
Life moves, undulates, breathes in and out,
contracting and expanding.
This is its nature, the nature of what is.
Whatever is, is on the move.
Nothing remains the same for very long.
~Adyashanti~

Live everyday
wide open
inspired
(Adyashanti)

the universe loves ...
gratitude under
ALL
circumstances
no matter what is
happening around you.

30 days of saturating
yourself with gratitude
WILL
change your life
beyond recognition

what you
radiate & live
the universe will
DELIVER
matching the intensity
of your gratitude

bring it on....
thank you !
thank you !
thank you !

~ Kristi ~


All Photos by ~ Kristi ~

FLOW ~ 2

today's epiphany..................

i'm repeating my un-happinesses based on
someone elses idea of being happy.

...REACTING to how they think i should be

...BELIEVING them when they tell me who i am.

now i feel
the reflection is me

this is the day to change the dream..........
~ Kristi ~


Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
~ Henry David Thoreau ~

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
~ Henry David Thoreau ~


The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
~Eleanor Roosevelt ~



A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don't allow the happy moment, because they're so busy trying to get a happy life.
~ Abraham ~

Look deep,

deep into nature,

and then you will

understand

everything better

~albert einstein~

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you have imagined.
~ Henry David Thoreau ~

All Photos

by ~Kristi ~

BELIEVE....we contain the potential for everything within us........................

CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS "Creative visualization is not just a technique; ultimately it is a state of conscious-ness. It is a consciousness in which we deeply realize that we are the continuous creators of our universe and we take responsibility for that in every moment.


There is no seperation from us and God;
we are divine expressions of the creative principle on this level of existence.
There can be no lack or scarcity; there is nothing we have to try to achieve or attract; we contain the potential for everything within us.
Manifestation through creative visualization is the process of realizing and making visible on the physical plane of our divine potential."

Quote by ~Shakti Gawain ~
Photos by ~ Kristi ~

CLINGERS & WEAVERS

today the voice of spirit spoke to me ........
it spoke thru natures art

walking in the trees on my morning meditation
holding my focus on these playful wonderments

stunning marvels
i witness
as i am
breathing in the creations of the clingers & weavers
(clingers ~ the vine tenacles .......weavers ~ spider webs)

am i

am i a clinger or weaver...
am i recognizing it if i am.....
can i really know that i am...
am i in balance if i am......

aha....i am

i am

i am

...
the observer

...
the observed

...

the question

...
the answer


...........the voice within recants



Photos & Prose by: ~Kristi ~

PASSION

Passion is energy.
Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
~Oprah Winfrey~

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
~ Albert Einstein ~



When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.
~Oprah Winfrey~



If you want to accomplish the goals of your life,
you have to begin with the spirit.
~ Oprah Winfrey ~



It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person,
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~



Art & Photo by: ~Kristi ~

Look within !!... The secret is inside you.

~ Louise Nevelson ~
Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.








Seeing within changes one's outer vision.
~Joseph Chilton Pearce ~


~ Creole proverb
Tell me who you love, and I'll tell you who you are.


The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
~ Henry David Thoreau~






An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
~ James McNeill Whistler ~

PURE ARTISTS

All children are artists.

The problem is how to remain an artist once (s)he grows up.

~Pablo Picasso~


Everything you can imagine is real.
~ Pablo Picasso ~

~ Albert Einstein ~
Imagination is more important than knowledge...

Photos by:
~Kristi ~