Art by Amanda Cass
Category Archives: Quotes
“When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love. Where evil men seek to perpetrate an unjust ‘status quo’, good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice.” ~ Coretta Scott King from ‘The Words of Martin Luther King’
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
Happy New Year!
Art by Daniel Gerhartz – Dawn of Hope.
Source: Ravenous Butterflies
“Many women do not even have the basic teachings about predators that a wolf mother gives her pups, such as: If it is threatening and bigger than you, flee; If it’s weaker, see what you want to do: If it’s sick, leave it alone; If it has quills, poison, fangs or razor claws, back up and go in the other direction; If it smells nice but is wrapped around metal jaws, walk on by. Early training to “be nice” causes women to override their intuitions. They are actually purposefully taught to submit to the predator. Imagine a wolf mother teaching her young to “be nice” in the face of an angry ferret or a wily diamondback rattler. As long as a woman believes she is powerless and/or is trained to not consciously register what she knows to be true, the feminine impulses and gifts of her psyche continue to be killed off.” ~by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Artwork by Kazuaki Horitomo
Source: Toko-pa Turner
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” ~Paul Valery
Art by Shawna Erback
“The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.” ~Meryl Streep
Happy Birthday to the legend known as ~ John Lennon
“It’s weird not to be weird.”
“I was laying in bed one night and I thought ‘I’ll just quit…to hell with it.’ And another little voice inside me said ‘Don’t quit…save that tiny little ember of spark.’ And never give them that spark because as long as you have that spark, you can start the greatest fire again.” ~Charles Bukowski
Art by Christian Schloe
Source: Ravenous Butterflies
“We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in sacred biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play their music.” ~Albert Einstein
Art by Catrin Welz Stein
“My friends, do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of affairs in our world now. Ours is a time of almost daily astonishment and often righteous rage over the latest degradations of what matters most to civilized, visionary people. You are right in your assessments. The lustre and hubris some have aspired to while endorsing acts so heinous against children, elders, everyday people, the poor, the unguarded, the helpless, is breathtaking. Yet, I urge you, ask you, gentle you, to please not spend your spirit dry by bewailing these difficult times. Especially do not lose hope. Most particularly because, the fact is that we were made for these times. Yes. For years, we have been learning, practicing, been in training for and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement.” ~Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Art by Sara Riches
Under The Blue Door 