Monthly Archives: October 2014

Love.

Posted on October 6, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

Love becomes us when we truly love. It is not the words and actions, but the embodiment of the words and actions. When we love something or someone, it is easy for others to see. There is a richness that exists in us that is easy to sense.

Becomes is an interesting word. We might simply understand it as love is something we become. Better perhaps is that love is something that we wear well and show well. It becomes us. There is a radiance that exudes from us when we embody love. It is not just a passing fancy. Love is lasting and always becoming.

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A Sign Of Fall

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

A beautiful picture and quote. Autumn is a time for harvesting and setting aside. It is a time to be thankful and grateful for the bounties we have been offered.

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“Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.”

~ William Cullen Bryant

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Enjoy the Weekend! 🙂

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Oneness of Being

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

Oneness of Being.

The article linked contains a quote from Khalil Gibran about the importance of other people in our lives. Emmanuel Levinas capitalized Other in his writing emphasizing the point.

We are incomplete without others in our lives. However, we do not always see their importance until they are out of our lives. The world and others complete who we are. We are always in relationship with someone and something.

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Simpler Times

Posted on October 3, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

Simpler Times.

The Saturday Evening Post cover speaks speaks about simpler times. There is no better time than this moment. The times were simpler and I think the key to the link is the quote under the image. Our inner child is our muse.

When we live in the moment with curiosity and reverence, our inner child sees the world with wonder and awe. The other night we laughed as our grandson played with the little boy in the mirror for 5 minutes. They had a wonderful time and so did we. It reminded the world is always ready to be explored anew when we adopt the beginner’s mind.

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Inspiration Point

Posted on October 2, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

Inspiration Point.

We carry umbrellas to protect us from the rain. Rain can feel soothing on the body. It cools and warms. We walk in it to gain fresh perspective on life. We splash in the puddles to recall childhood.

Walking in the rain is walking through life which the link suggests in a wonderful way. We are having a conversation as we walk in the rain listening for what life has to say. When we are mindful, we hear the wisdom in rain drops. We are living into the questions that life is.

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Quote of the day – Dr. Seuss

Posted on October 2, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

Dr. Seuss was more than a children’s author. He was a philosopher who provided children with insights they could carry into adult life.

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“Read. Travel. Read. Ask. Read. Learn. Read. Connect. Read.”

― Dr. Seuss

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Be a Player, not a Victim

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ivonprefontaine

Be a Player, not a Victim.

We use the words responsibility and accountability interchangeably, as if they mean the same thing. Certainly, the two words are connected in ways, but providing a response and being responsible are internal emerging from the person. Acc0untability is external. Someone else makes a judgement about our words and actions.

Accountability also connects as we give an account of our self. We describe who we are in giving this account. We take responsibility for who we are, what we say, and what we do. We take responsibility for how we are living in both telling and living our personal story.

Accountability suggests someone is more expert than we are in living our lives. It also suggests that there is a certainty about this expertise.

Machado wrote “Wanderer, your footsteps are the road, and nothing more; wanderer there is not road, the road is made by walking.” We accept responsibility for walking the road one step at a time in the company of others.