Archive for January, 2012
Create Your Art – Be Visible
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The Faces of Courage
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the revolution in Egypt. I thought about all the courageous people who stood up for change. I have clear images of Tahrir Square and watching all the people in the streets. What courage it must have taken to raise their voices against years of oppression. Standing up for the good of a country is a courageous act and one that led me to say yes to going to Egypt last year.
After reading about Egypt, I turned the page and read about Congresswoman Giffords turning in her resignation. While I felt sad about seeing Congresswoman Giffords leave Congress, I knew she needed to take time to heal from her gunshot wounds. Giffords story is so filled with hope and courage.
Pema Chödrön says “Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it.”
What is an act of courage you will take? What are willing to explore with courage?
Mary Anne
Special thanks to the people of Egypt and for Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for showing me what courage looks like.
Namaste!
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The joy in me is the joy in you.
The light in me shines the light in you.
The bliss in me shares the bliss in you.
The song in me sings the song in you.
The peace in me is the peace in you.
The love in me is the love in you.
The dance in me moves with the dance in you.
The creative genius in me is the same as the creative genius in you.
Mary Anne
Breathe Love
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Breathe your way into love.
Breathe your way to love.
Breathe your way from love.
Breathe your way around love.
Breathe love.
The Light in Me Shines the Light in You
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Be a lamp unto yourself. ~Buddha
How peaceful to be the light.
How liberating to shine our light.
How beautiful to experience our own light.
How loving to be a lamp unto ourselves.
How wonderful to share the light within.
The light in me is the light in you.
Mary Anne
12 Books for 2012
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Here is my list of 12 books I have on my reading list for 2012 – Enjoy!
1. Man Seeks God – My Flirtations with the Divine by Eric Weiner
2. Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd
3. Cleopatra – A Life by Stacy Schif
4. Onward by Howard Schultz
5. Me by Ricky Martin
6. Just Kids by Patti Smith
7. Blue Nights by Joan Didion
8. What the Buddha Taught
by Walpola Rahula
9. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemmingway
10. Palace Walk: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 1
by Naguib Mahfouz
11. Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt
by Normandi Ellis and Gloria Taylor Brown
12. YOU CHOOSE! What other book is a MUST read for 2012?
As you can see from my list, I enjoy books about traveling, spirituality, memoirs, and of course, stories about Egypt. Happy New Year~
Mary Anne
Inner Peace to World Peace
Friday, January 6th, 2012
May inner peace be the way to world peace
May inner peace be the way to world peace
May inner peace be the way to world peace
May inner peace be the way to world peace
May inner peace be the way to world peace
May inner peace be the way to world peace
May inner peace be the way to world peace
And so it is. Amen.
Mary Anne
What Is Your Focus for 2012?
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
As we enter a new year, let us declare our theme for 2012. I have declared 2012 to be the year of adventure and outrageous bliss! My word for 2012 is PUBLISHED.
I say, follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be. ~Joseph Campbell
What is your theme or focus for 2012? What are you declaring 2012 to be the year of?
MY 2012 MANTRA
Wherever I am, there is outrageous bliss.
I would love to hear your theme, focus or word for 2012!
{Photo taken by Mary Anne Flanagan on the Big Island, Hawaii}
How Do You Want to BE this Year?
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new year. How do you want to be this year?
Keep asking. Keep celebrating. Keep being.
Happy 2012!
Mary Anne