We our not ourselves. We are the planet, we are the trees, we are the apple that sits on the pile at the grocery store. We are the grocery store. We are Tao. It is our sense of self that gets us into trouble. Mankind being mankind. It is our detachment from the cow [...]
This quote may seem a bit vague. With Spring just around the corner, it seems sacrilege to diss the colors, doesn’t it? But what Lao Tzu is saying in this chapter (see full chapter here), is that we often get distracted by this beautiful and colorful world. We are so drawn by the shiny [...]
This chapter is one of my favorites. Empty space is the truth of most of our existence – our bodies, our things, the Universe. It is the emptiness that gives us value beyond the visual. The visual helps us to define things but the emptiness is where it’s at. Read the full chapter here.
Oh my. This is my favorite quote, I think. As you reflect upon your life, what were your flaws? Can you look at them and recognize the beauty there? For this series of backgrounds, I just took some craft paints and painted across the page. It was simple fun. Simplicity is the name of [...]
If we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving, and for once could do nothing, perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness of never understanding ourselves and of threatening ourselves with death. Perhaps the earth can teach us as when everything seems dead and later proves to be alive. [...]
I used the “glass” effect in Gimp to create this one. This background was just some craft paints (my latest fav for backgrounds!). They are so versatile and so colorful! Don’t wear yourself out this week. There is always lots to do, but a big part of practicing Tao is practicing the [...]
…an artist prefers swirly fonts! I had fun with this font. The background is plain old craft paints. I went crazy one day and made a bunch of them so that I can keep up with these quotes! lol… I love this quote. So much of this beautiful prose is so simple and [...]
OK, a total cheat on this one. You might have seen this shot, but I just love it. Super simple. Sometimes simple is best, y’know? I got this photo from iStockPhoto. That is where most of my photos come from (if they are not my own). I used to use Flickr images but then [...]
This image is actually a piece of batik fabric that I used in making my quilt last summer. I took a photo of it and then turned down the opacity so that it lets the letters stand out a bit more. The quote is from the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 5. You can [...]
Oh, I just love fonts! I actually had a bit of a tough time with this one but most of it is just the “learning curve” – oh, that darn learning curve! I drew some scribbly fun colorful blobs with my square pastels (not oil pastels, the other kind…) then blended them together with [...]
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