build a cairn today... simply because you are celebrating the gift of living...

“The best way to compensate a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” -Richard Bach

"Celebrate what you want to see more of." -Tom Peters

"Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed." -Corita Kent

A Cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones.
In in ancient times, cairns were often made and used for ceremonial purposes or to commemorate or mark a significant or historical event, as do some modern cairns. And cairns may be created simply for decorative or artistic reasons.

On this day in history, August 11...

The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins, 3114 BC.

Saint Clare of Assisi passed away, 1253.

Claus von Bülow, Danish-English writer was born, 1926.

Babe Ruth became the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs, 1929

YOU are here, gratefully doing life with coolness... 2013

I am... 

French, Spanish, German, English... 
Acadian... and Mi'kmaq? yes, more than likely... 

I am human...

I am proud to be an American...

I am free...

One Nation...

"Whatever befalls the Earth - befalls the sons of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life - he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

Even the white man, whose God walks and talks with him as friend to friend, cannot be exempt from the common destiny. We may be brothers after all. We shall see. One thing we know, which the white man may one day discover - Our God is the same God. 

You may think now that you own Him ... but you cannot. He is the God of man, and His compassion is equal ... The Earth is precious to Him... 

The whites too shall pass, perhaps sooner than all other tribes.

But in your perishing you will shine brightly, fired by the strength of the God who brought you to this land and for some special purpose..."  -Chief Seattle

express yourself! ...

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique." -Martha Graham 

to be... put in motion... a living person... driven...

“A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller.” 
― Paul Klee

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out thatGod hates all the same people you do.” ―Anne Lamott

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” 
―Carl Sagan

Spirituality: quality or state of being spiritual

The term spirituality lacks a definitive definition, although social scientists have defined spirituality as the search for "the sacred," where "the sacred" is broadly defined as that which is set apart from the ordinary and worthy of veneration.

The term "spirituality" is derived from the Latin spiritualitas and the Biblical "roeach/pneuma".
It means to be put in motion, to be a living person, and being driven.
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality

"I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance." ―Pablo Casals 

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." ―Albert Camus  

mean·ing

• Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
  
•  the inner, symbolic, or true interpretation, value, or message.

"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." ―Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

sub·stance

• the tangible matter of which a thing consists
• a specific type of matter, esp a homogeneous material with a definite composition
• the essence, meaning, etc., of a written or spoken thought
• solid or meaningful quality
• the end, purpose, or significance of something.
  

Making Work Meaningful and Sustainable in the New Economy  - The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny

series key 7:  Live Your Dream




"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now." -Alan Watts 

Terms and Conditions - Living Life on Your Terms
by Lorée Beth Rider, PopCopy Marketing

Be honest. How many of you actually read them? Checking that ‘terms and conditions’ box is like a means to an end, we can’t get from step one to step two without checking it. And all too often, we do it blindly, without thinking, without reading, without really agreeing.  

When we check it for iTunes, or to download an app, we could easily say, ‘What’s the big deal?’ but in our very own lives? Do we check it there, too? Do we blindly agree to the pre-established ‘terms and conditions’ simply as a means to an end?

There’s a dubious quality to feeling a call. And if you’ve ever been pulled toward a purpose greater than you, you’re bound to suffer a bit of embarrassment trying to live it out. Any pursuit that involves staying true to yourself forces you to read through the traditional terms and conditions that you’ve checked so many times before. What’s in there that’s left you craving more in life? What have you agreed to in the past that’s gotten you all you thought you should’ve wanted … except the hole inside you?

What you end up finding when you finally read through them ultimately forces others to examine their own pursuits, so you must be prepared to defend your new terms. If you dare to set your own terms on life, you risk loss, you risk failure, you risk humiliation … but you earn meaning. Because with every bit of the ‘leaving behind’ you do when it comes to living life on your terms, you’re investing instead in the business of making meaning."

gratuitous cuteness post...

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