harmonious balance

"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm … As you grow..."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:00:06 -0800

“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm … As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”

- Audrey Hepburn

"‎You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:00:05 -0800

“‎You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

- Buddha

"Dear Optimist, Pessimist and Realist, While you were arguing about the glass of water, I drank..."

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:05 -0800

“

Dear Optimist, Pessimist and Realist,

While you were arguing about the glass of water, I drank it.

Sincerely,
The Opportunist

”

- unknown

"Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your..."

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:00:05 -0800

“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality . Wake Up and Live!”

- Bob Marley

(VIA Light-essence)

"‎Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:00:05 -0800

“‎Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

- Rumi

"I may be doing something important in your life, something quite different from what you expected...."

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:05 -0800

““I may be doing something important in your life, something quite different from what you expected. It is essential at such times to stay in communication with Me, accepting My way as better than yours. Don’t try to figure out what is happening. Simply trust Me & thank Me in advance for the good that will come out of it all. I know the plans I have for you, and they are good.””

- Sarah Young’s book “Jesus Calling”

homedesigning: Fjaril Drawer Fjaril is a drawer. It expands...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:06 -0800

homedesigning:

Fjaril Drawer

Fjaril is a drawer. It expands rhythmically and during this movement changes itself from a simple box into a functional sculpture.

"Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you."

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:05 -0800

“Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.”

- Marsha Norman

"❝ All I’ve ever done is dream. That, and only that, has been the meaning of my existence. The only..."

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:05 -0800

“❝
All I’ve ever done is dream. That, and only that, has been the meaning of my existence. The only thing I’ve ever really cared about is my inner life. My greatest griefs faded to nothing the moment I opened the window onto my inner self and lost myself in watching. I never tried to be anything other than a dreamer. I never paid any attention to people who told me to go out and live. I belonged always to whatever was far from me and to whatever I could never be. Anything that was not mine, however base, always seemed to be full of poetry. The only thing I ever loved was pure nothingness…”

- Fernando Pessoa

"Happiness is only real when shared."

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:06 -0800

“Happiness is only real when shared.”

- Christopher McCandless

homedesigning: Transparent Villa in The Netherlands

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:06 -0800

homedesigning:

Transparent Villa in The Netherlands

"The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it, basically because you feel good, very good,..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:05 -0800

“The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it, basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.”

- Charles Bukowski

Faux Food vs. Real Food

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:05 -0800

On the table before you sits a spoon, a new and improved lemony flavored food product, and a glass of cold water. To the right of that is another glass of cool water, a sharp knife, and a fresh lemon. You are so very thirsty. Which lemon water would you choose to drink? Unfortunately, Alfred E. Newman is right. Many of us would end up choosing the product made with artificial flavors. Why? Convenience is usually the given answer. If you are going to choose to eat prepared food products because it is convenient, you really had best arm yourself with some information about what you are eating. According to the FDA, “The term artificial flavor or artificial flavoring means any substance, the function of which is to impart flavor, which is not derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof.” Does that sound delicious?!

Why eat a product containing ingredients that are so intentionally not food? Eating real food made in your kitchen instead of a product designed in a lab keeps you in control of your health. There are so many tasty dishes to be made that all you will need are recipes that suit the way you live. If you don’t have 30 minutes after work, get up a little earlier and put that crock pot to good use. If you are too rushed to spend time in the kitchen at the end of the day, then cook on the weekends and freeze servings so all you have to do is reheat. Alternatively, prep the night before. Then it’s a matter of assemble and cook the next day. Lemon, the real kind, and chicken are perfect together. Visit www.eatingwell.com or www.cookinglight.com to find healthy recipes that are tasty too!

- Calorie Count Newsletter/January 2012 by Jannid

"We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:06 -0800

“We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.”

- Alfred E. Newman

"The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is..."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:06 -0800

““The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.”

- Albert Einstein

homedesigning: LightHouse Ottawa

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:06 -0800

homedesigning:

LightHouse Ottawa

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for..."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:05 -0800

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

- Joseph Campbell (via oneandtwoandthree)

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:05 -0800

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:05 -0800

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that..."

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:05 -0800

“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.”

- Oscar Wilde (via myquotelibrary)