“Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” ― Vladimir Nabokov
This is not a photo taken outside. Can you see what it is?
“Look at the morning sky when you first get up today and make something inspired by what you see.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow. May the soft winds freshen your spirit. May the sunshine brighten your heart. May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you, and may God enfold you in the mantle of His love.” – An Irish Blessing
“The fire of hatred that was burning in them was cooled; and darkness gave place to the dawn of wisdom. The sky showered raindrops to soften the earth and lay down dust.” -Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.” Psalm 116:7,8
I Am Just Too Dog-Gone Tired!
“Create a life-size person using your clothes and/or whatever else you have at hand.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Family Happiness
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” ― Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions of Saint Augustine
“Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique.” Anon.
Weave Us Together
“Make a rubbing by placing paper over rough objects and using charcoal or chalk to pick up the details…” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
WEAVE by Rosemary Crow Weave, weave, weave us together, Weave us together in unity and love. Weave, weave, weave us together, Weave us together, together in love.
We are many textures, we are many colours, Each one different from the other. But we are entwined in one another in one great tapestry -
Weave, weave, weave us together, Weave us together in unity and love. Weave, weave, weave us together, Weave us together, together in love.
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” -Maya Angelou
“It doesn’t matter if you’re born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan’s egg!” ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Ugly Duckling
“Reinterpret your favorite childhood story.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“Unsettled, a bird lost from the flock – Keeps flying by itself in the dusk. Back and forth, it has no resting place, Night after night, more anguished its cries. Its shrill sound yearns for the pure and distant – Coming from afar, how anxiously it flutters!
It chances to find a pine tree growing all apart; Folding its wings, it has come home at last. In the gusty wind there is no dense growth; This canopy alone does not decay. Having found a perch to roost on, In a thousand years it will not depart.” ― Qian Tao
“Remember: to practice changing your negative thoughts to positive truths promotes self-satisfaction!” -from The Low Self-Esteem Duckling”, Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups – An awesome book that uses the familiar childhood bedtime stories and updates them for positive growth filled with humor.
I created this with food coloring, water, and light! It makes me smile.
“Make something surreal…” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” ― Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
“I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don’t want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.” ― Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life
“Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.” -M. Scott Peck
“Create something on a T-shirt and wear it for the rest of the day.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“A party, like a meeting for worship, is not operating on the level of reason…. It transcends logic. It slides willingly and consciously (if it is a good party) toward a celebration of the fact of being alive. The celebrants at a party share bread and wine and reach toward a communal touching, for a moment, of an existence that is not limited by the individual ego. The sound of a party is a sound of amity, of human beings who have become for a moment, and for nonaggressive reasons, something outside themselves.” -Jessamynn West
“Robots do not celebrate anything. Celebration is an expression of joy, which cannot be mechanized.” ― Ravindra Shukla, A Maverick Heart Between Love and Life
“And I say, How could I be lonely? I’m the one in charge of celebrations!” -Byrd Baylor
I’m In Charge of Celebrations is a great children’s book by Byrd Baylor. It is about a young girl who finds the joy of celebration in everyday life. You can fine Byrd Baylor’s book here:
“Make a word out of objects in your environment or with letters found in natural formations outside.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.” -Charles Stanley
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7
“Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.” -Alan Alda
“Pick a piece of music you love and use it as the inspiration for today’s piece.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
LOVE THIS. IT MAKES ME SMILE! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
From the brownfamilystudios: a 2-d Animation of the song “Itsy Bitsy Spider” performed by the GoFish Guys. This song is found on the cd “Party Like a Preschooler”. Permission was received to use the music.
“It is the childlike mind that finds the kingdom.” - Charles Fillmore
“Make a passport, travel poster, monetary unit or other item for a fictional country or another planet.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 NIV
“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given.” -Mother Teresa
“When you become an instrument in God’s hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person’s eternal destiny. ” -Charles Stanley
“Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people’s souls. ” -Melody Beattie
Broken pieces-healed, whole.
Grace forgiven.
God’s servant, Christ’s disciple.
“Write a ten-word autobiography. Bonus: Illustrate it! Extra credit: Make a six-word version and share it at http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com.” -from 365 A Daily Creativity Journal by Noah Scalin
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. ” -Maya Angelou
“Telling stories is as basic to human beings as eating. More so, in fact, for while food makes us live, stories are what make our lives worth living. ” -Richard Kearney
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman
