Happy Friday ! Thanks for stopping by. … Take a day to heal from the lies you've told yourself and the ones that have been told to you. - Maya Angelou … Freedom is a practice... As soon as we cut through our regrets and anxiety and get in touch with the present, we get freedom right away. All of us are warriors, and mindfulness is the sharp sword that sets us free. - THICH NHAT HANH … Allow your self to be colored by experience temporarily, but do not become limited by it. To say and identify with the statements 'I am sad', 'I am lonely', 'I am tired', 'I am hungry', 'I am a man' or 'I am a woman' is to allow infinite being to become limited and personal. … "I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hand upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I'm not screwing around. It's time. All of this pretending and performing these coping mechanisms that you've developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt - has to go. Time is growing short. There are unexplored adventures ahead of you. You can't live the rest of your life worried about what other people think. You were born worthy of love and belonging. Courage and daring are coursing through you. ~ Brené Brown … You may have heard the mindfulness people say watch your thoughts. ~ David L White Thank you for visiting. Take some time for your self.
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Friday, May 30, 2025
Sparkle Rock Glimmers @ 5.30.25
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Blending Ouspensky
….. First - a note about the Alan Watts meme. The quote/meme popped up immediately AFTER I finished the Ouspensky blending. Nailed it. Weird.
… Ouspensky A reminder of the author of In Search of The Miraculous, P.D. Ouspensky, somehow floated across my screen recently. I was excited. It had been many hears since I’d given his work any thought. Immediately I googled quotations and, out of the top 8 or 10, these four jumped out at me.
…. I asked my AI dabbler friend Jay what app he recommends … and he offered to do the magic. Let’s put these quotes and partial quotes into an AI blender. “… not to become famous during one’s lifetime.” “… the non-expression of negative emotions.” “All true art is in fact nothing but an attempt to transmit the sensation of ecstasy.” “We always think we have time.” He chose two apps and the several iterations following: poetic, philosophical, minimalist, and zen **Chat GPT - Combine the following 4 quotes into a single mindful quote: … not to become famous during one’s lifetime. We always think we have time. … the non-expression of negative emotions “All true art is in fact nothing but an attempt to transmit the sensation of ecstasy.” **Answer** Here’s a combined, mindful quote that weaves the essence of all four: “True art lies in the quiet transmission of ecstasy, unburdened by the need for fame, untouched by negativity, and mindful of time’s illusion.” Would you like it to sound more poetic, philosophical, or minimalist? **Do one for each type** Certainly — here are three variations of the combined quote, tailored to different styles: 1. Poetic: “Let ecstasy flow in silence, untouched by fame, unshaken by darkness, unhurried by time — for this is the heart of true art.” 2. Philosophical: “To live and create without clinging to recognition, without yielding to negative emotion, and without assuming time is ours — this is the essence of meaningful expression.” 3. Minimalist: “Create with joy, not ego. Feel, don’t cling. Time isn’t promised.” Here’s a spiritual/Zen-style version of the combined quote: “Express without seeking. Feel without grasping. Let time pass like a cloud. True art is the echo of stillness touched by joy.” **NOT BAD** **GROK** Combine the following 4 quotes into a single mindful quote: “… not to become famous during one’s lifetime.” “We always think we have time.” “… the non-expression of negative emotions.” “All true art is in fact nothing but an attempt to transmit the sensation of ecstasy.” **Answer** “In the stillness of the present moment, embrace simplicity, trust your inner wisdom, and let gratitude guide your path to peace.” **Make a version for these four styles: poetic, philosophical, minimalist, spiritual/Zen-style** Poetic: In fleeting time’s soft whisper, art’s true aim unfolds, Not fame, but ecstasy’s dance, where silent sorrows hold. With muted heart’s emotions, in stillness we abide, Each moment’s breath a canvas, where truth and bliss reside. Philosophical: Life’s brevity reveals the illusion of endless time, urging us to transcend fame’s allure. True art, in suppressing negative emotions, becomes a conduit for ecstatic truth, aligning the soul with the eternal now. Minimalist: Time slips. Art seeks ecstasy, not fame. Silence holds pain. Be present. Spiritual/Zen-style: No fame, only now. Art channels ecstasy, unspoken shadows dissolve. Time fades in mindful stillness. … QQ ― P.D. Ouspensky Thank you for visiting. Take some time for your self.
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Friday, May 23, 2025
Sparkle Rock Glimmers @ 5.23.25
Always say "yes" to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is? What could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say "yes" to life - and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you." — Eckhart Tolle … This is how it always is when I finish a poem. A great silence overcomes me and I wonder why I ever thought to use language. ~Rumi … Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute. George Bernard Shaw … Jesus also said, "Whatsoever ye ask in my name" .. that is, in the name IAM.. "He will give it you." Whenever you desire .. not supplicate, but desire, speaking the "I AM" upward. He will give what you ask. Every time you say, "I AM happy," you ask in His name for happiness. Every time you say, "I AM unhappy," you ask in His name for unhappiness. "Hitherto," He said to the disciples, "ye have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." Is not this just the trouble? Hitherto what have we been asking "in His name"? Have we been asking for health or sickness, for happiness or unhappiness, for riches or poverty, by the manner of our speaking the I AM? Have we spoken it upward, toward the good, or downward toward the not good? That which we have been receiving will tell the story. Jesus said if they asked rightly in His name, their "joy would be full." Is your joy full? If not, then give heed to your asking. The disciples healed "in the name of Jesus Christ." In the name of Jesus Christ is in the name of the I AM. … As long as you think that the mind is real, you will always be occupied with organizing its contents. Papaji … Let go of expecting people to be a certain way just because you are. You are a deep soul with a big heart. Not everyone will understand or respect that. Detach yourself from wanting to be understood and flow in your self-love. Who and what will be in your life will reveal itself. ~ Unknown Thank you for visiting. Take some time for your self.
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