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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

~ Andre Gide

“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”

~ Margaret Thatcher

The magic of Christmas is not in the presents but in His presence.

“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.”

~ Andy Rooney

“Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”

~ Dale Evans

Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.

~ Edna Ferber

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”

~ Calvin Coolidge

Final Scene of It’s a Wonderful Life and Why it Matters at Christmas

Final Scene of It’s a Wonderful Life and Why it Matters at Christmas If you’ve ever seen this film, there’s no doubt that this final scene is moving. If you’ve never seen this film, I encourage you to do so. Why I Disliked It’s a Wonderful Life in My Youth Growing up, my family watched […]

The 11 Stunning Christmas Trees From Around The World

Check out the full list by the Huffington Post — here. 

Joy, Hope, Peace, Believe……

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”

~ Peg Bracken

“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”

~Pablo Picasso

4 Tips For A Comfortable Downward-Facing Dog

Some beginners tell me that the Downward Facing Dog position is not relaxing or comfortable for them. Several clients describe pain in their wrists and shoulders. These 4 tips can help put you at ease with one of the most common yoga poses: Softening The Shoulders Putting all of your weight in to the upper body […]

Education is…

The Power of Empathy Versus Sympathy and How It Can Make You a Better Person

Backpacking the Wicklow Mountains Near Dublin, Ireland

Backpacking the Wicklow Mountains Near Dublin, Ireland I recently had an awesome backpacking trip to Ireland and this post will discuss my experience in the Wicklow Mountains. You always meet the most wonderful people when traveling the world. This trip was no exception. Here are some thoughts and tips that I’ve gathered through my experience […]

Imagine – A Life Spent on The Edge (Video)

IMAGINE — NUIT DE LA GLISSE 2013 — NEW MOVIE TRAILER from Favier Simon on Vimeo.

The Bhagavad Gita on Gift Giving

Krishna: “A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return. But when it is given expecting something in return, or for the sake of a future reward or a specific type of sentiment in return, […]

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'”

~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Into the Atmosphere (La Jolla/Yosemite Time-Lapse)

12/22 Destination: Tortuga Bay, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Via I Know That Feel

Natural Insomnia Cure: Beautiful Song for Yoga, Meditation, and Relaxation

This song may serve as a cure to restlessness and insomnia. This beautiful song, Angel’s Prayer, by Ty Burhoe is great for meditation, yoga, relaxation. I enjoy listening to this song during restorative yoga and recommend it to anyone who has problems falling asleep at night. Enjoy 🙂

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Paul Allen: Go Where They’re Not

The 50 Top Sport Plays Of 2013

The 50 Best Sports Plays Of 2013 by worldwideinterweb

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound on Nowness.com Filmmaker Harrison Boyce’s dreamlike depiction of his bi-coastal drive from New York to Seattle provides a timely counterpoint to the hectic season of catching planes, trains and automobiles back to wherever counts as ‘home’ in time for Christmas. Soundtracked by NOWNESS regularBoyce‘s brother Hamilton’s band, Song Sparrow Research, the video evokes […]

Lao Tzu on Contentment (Santosha)

Via @AnotherPerson4L

Sam Harris on Meditation and Consciousness

Awesome words on happiness, meditation, color meditations, consciousness, concentration, freedom, and oneness. Check it out !

Top 10 art exhibitions of 2013

Check out Design Boom’s list of the top 10 art exhibitions of 2013 — here.  Image is of ‘heritage’, 2013 by Cai Guo-Qiang

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”

~ Charles Swindoll

12/20 Art: James Turrell at the Guggenheim New York

© james turrell

Simon Dale Builds Fairy Tale Home for His Family – Total Cost £3,000

Via (designweneed) Simon Dale is a family man in Wales, the western part of Great Britain. His interest in self-sustainability and an ecological awareness led him to dig out and build his own home—one of the loveliest, warmest, most inviting dwellings you could ever imagine. And it cost him only £3,000, about $4,700 American dollars! […]

What is YogaLagniappe.com? Our Conversation with Brooke Bailey

What is YogaLagniappe.com? Last week Paz and I had an awesome Skype conversation with Brooke Bailey from Yoga Lagniappe. We learned about Brooke’s company and how they are making a major impact in the New Orleans area through their online platform. Brooke and her team have compiled experiences from most of the yoga studios within […]

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“Home to You”

The Mystery of Faith

On St. Joseph and the Mystery of Faith Joseph shows us a great role model in terms of the mystery of faith.  That he stood by Mary, reared a son he did not father, risked his life by caring for the Christ Child, left his home and took what was likely a perilous journey to […]

There are two ways to get enough….

Via Metantonia 

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.

~Ernest Hemingway

12/19 Art: Man viewing Barnett Newman’s “Voice of Fire”

Via Reddit 

Should we stand up or lay down?

Lying down, German author Bernd Brunner writes, “spans the human condition, from complete passivity to the most passionate of activities.” It’s the position in which “we sleep and dream, make love, contemplate, give ourselves over to wistful moods, daydream, and suffer.” Almost every day begins and ends in a bed, and so does almost every […]