BEing Born again ....

Letting

the

stream

carry me

~.~





Photo & Prose by: Kristi

WHEN to fly .....

How do they know...

What separates
one moment
to the next
of knowing
HOW ...
WHEN ...
WHERE ...to leap
and fly ....


I noticed the
cheering from
three ~ four
encouragements
on the
sidelines ...
it got louder
& louder ...
the nest stirred
more & more ...
each one popped up
taking the first flutter
of feathers ...
moving to the song
of the chorus outside
the nest ..... wake up,

it's time ...

come ... come

come with us !

JOY .... !!
the tribe
really matters
in times of
remembering for us
when we need to
spread
our wings
to fly ....

I am

now

forever

changed ...

I became

the witness

to a precious cycle ...

The miracle

of life ....

Photo & Prose by Kristi

Music : "The Prayer" by Rhema Marvanne (7 yrs.old)

Feel the Artistry . . observe the wonders

Observe the wonders,

as they occur around you.

Don't claim them.

Feel the artistry moving through.

And be silent.

~ Rumi ~

photos by kristi

(photographed at the EsalenResort, Big Sur, California)

Adversity CREATES a better World . . .

Adversity

is a strand
that mother nature

weaves
into
our lives

along with other strands
of various aspects
to create a
spectacular tapestry ...


reds for excitement and joy,
green for new growth and hope,
blue for calmness and meditation,
purples for higher spiritual self,
yellows for happiness and comfort
blacks for grief, sadness and trials.

But without the blacks and darker shades

there can be no depth and dimension in the pattern.

Being a Christian nun originally from India, I believe in the hand of God leading and guiding us all to our destiny. But we are all pilgrims and we cannot do it alone. We need one another especially in times of adversity.


It is at that time that God shows Himself/Herself to us in the form of friends, relatives, neighbours and people of good will, irrespective of Creed, Caste, Colour or beliefs. We need one another and we need to empower one another especially women where cultures and countries have shackled them.

Together we can make this a better world for all.

~ Sister Evelyn Cardoz -FSMA ~

http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/despite-adversity-indian-women-find-identity-in-art/

Art: Moonflower & Moth ~ Anita Munman ~

Photo: Pacific Sunset ~ Kristi ~

Photo: from Ashes & Snow ~ Gregory Colbert ~

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 ~

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

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~

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 ~