“Through the Leaves” –|– Anthony Satori
“I trust if your life is right, the right things will happen at the right time. If the chords are in harmony inside, I think other things will happen in the same way. That would have sounded pretentious to me once, but I believe it now.”
– Gene Wilder
“Magnolia in Bloom” –|– Anthony Satori
“One kind of happiness is to survive a storm at sea, and to reach the shore in safety. Another is to triumph over hardship. Another is moving up in wealth and strength and position. Or one can hope; there are so many hopes. Some human hopes succeed and others fail. But a truly happy life is happiness day by day.”
– Euripides
“Sunlight on Blue Water” –|– Anthony Satori
“The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Work in Progress” –|– Anthony Satori
“Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.”
— Winston Churchill
It is vitally important to make plans, to have goals, and to set things into place that will come to fruition at a future time. It is of real value to create a hopeful and abundant vision of the future, both distant and near, and then to strive to hold steadfastly to a course that will take you there. This is a vital skill, and it is a powerful tool for a successful life.
Even as this is being done, however, it is equally important to remember to keep returning to the present moment, and to ask yourself, “What can I do today? What is within my reach, right now, that will make my life, and the lives of those I love, better? What small step can I take, in this moment, that will take me further toward where I dream to be?”
It is crucial to keep the bigger picture in mind, every step of the way, just as it is essential to always hold your values and principles firmly in hand. One should also continually strive, however, to employ these elements to inform a fully engaged life in the present moment, and to live each day with mindfulness, gratitude and love.
“Open Wings” –|– Anthony Satori
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
“A Good Book on a Warm Summer Afternoon” –|– Anthony Satori
“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.”
— Rene Descartes
“Love” –|– Anthony Satori
“It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other, and to honor the other for who they are.”
— Hermann Hesse
“In Flight” –|– Anthony Satori
“I may not be bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I may not be bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have.”
— Abraham Lincoln
“Tea and Contemplation” –|– Anthony Satori
“Reading furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
— John Locke
“Squirrel with a Lemon” | Anthony Satori
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
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