Musings with artistic twist..............

Sometimes I just don't want to do a thing........

I know that I need to get something done.....and I have some good excuses racked up. I am eight months pregnant. It is very grey outside and sorta' warm in the house. Ooops, thought the word house--it needs some love right now. Mind numbing love, such as folding some laundry, making a bed or two and some dishes. Sometimes people don't understand how boring it is to clean (or maybe they do and procrastinate on it:). So what is my plan of attack for mind numbing love of the house and to break out of my funk????
MY TIMER!!!! Oh yeah, the world can be conquered in 15 minute increments! I am not kidding--I set my timer and grumble (but I know that 15 minutes isn't too long) and drag a towel to the towel bar...and so on. At the end of 15 minutes I am laughing that my whole room is done and I am already in the kids room. Time for round two..........you get it, the timer is the master of breaking through that mental pattern!!! Hopefully this is a message of hope to someone out there!

Time....it goes so fast

I will just write this tomorrow....and then tomorrow turns into a week. Where is the direction that my soul is taking? Do I have the luxury of wastefulness? I guess I have already done that for a million lifetimes. Now I see the power of the present moment....what do I chose NOW. Not tomorrow, not in a week---do I want to love God? Do I want to Serve or be served?...................oh not that question, can I just answer that in another lifetime? hah.
In the end we must want Love more than anything and beg..........and beg, for some mercy from one who really has it! Be a master in hell or begin to serve in heaven.
"Give heart, get heart....but the Lord's heart is not just any heart."
-B.R. Sridhara

Christmas Cookie Madness

Ok, these pics are from Christmas! But...... this is a celebration post---because I am finally able to load photos on my blog!!!! This will be the beginning of documenting the insane projects that my sister-in-law and I start after 10p.m. We finished baking an amazing array of at about 2 a.m........ now we did have some excellent excuses on why this happened, such as the birth of my nephew and work and blah, blah, blah....... or are we the domestic adrenaline junkies?! lol........

Paralyzed by perfection.....

I think that in thinking of the perfect blog post I become paralyzed and therefore cannot possibly put down put anything down!!! lol...... this seems to be a block that a lot of us share!! Progress not perfection is such a good affirmation for me!

Qualities

When rude is mistaken for strong,
and humble is mistaken for weak,
then you know we are in strange times my friend,
and the way is treacherously steep!

The stakes are raised in a hostile land,
where good qualities lose the meaning for which they stand,
and all is abysmal dark and swirling,
a tornado turning whirling and whirling,

So, if we've gone off the mark and fallen astray,
how do we know how to find our way?

Looking sharply, deep within,
searching for the origin,
the bright shining soul is self resplendent,
resting in your heart as a priceless pendant,

then will come clear the qualities that are true,
and they might be the ones that surprise you,
for though it is sweet to say humble and meek,
they crush out your ego that wishes to keep,
all of your true self hidden down deep,

If you can manage to let the ego die,
the world is in your palm and you are free to fly!

Catch a few moments to breathe

So it's Monday night (aaaaah it's actually Sunday night--but it feels like a Monday)and somehow I still can't quite get pictures up on this thing--aaargh. But I am reviewing the last week for a couple of moments before I hit the sack. This weekend was sooo busy and so I usually like to sit for a moment and think of the highlights of the weekend. One of the highlights for me was seeing the community young and old alike really pulling together in a harmonious way. So nice to see the this group of people putting in so much of their energy for a common goal. I'm feeling an intense gratitude for the devotees and really seeing community grow in such a nice way. It is so amazing to be part of this growth that we have experienced in the last year. The quote that I keep on chanting in my mind the last 3 days is:
Forget the past that sleeps,
and ne'er the future dream at all,
act in time that are with thee
and progress thee shall call
-Bhaktivinod Thakur
It keeps me in the present moment. Especially when I am very busy it helps me stay peaceful.
So on Saturday afternoon when we were at the second festival of the day and we got rained out by a deluge of a storm I just kept on thinking "Godspeed" everything is moving in God's time:)
Try and not be attached to the result!!!