“Figs” | Anthony Satori
“Truth cannot be borrowed. It can only be experienced directly. It is the fruit of exploration, suffering, and the direct encounter between one’s own spirit and reality – the reality of the present moment and the reality of ten thousand lifetimes.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
“Oceanic” | Anthony Satori
“In the beginning… the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters. And then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.”
– Genesis 1:2-4
“Angel in a Blue Dress” | Anthony Satori
“There’s a spirit in anything, I think, into which we weave our soul.”
– Richard Bach
We’ve been given the gift of a New Year! If we look carefully and pay attention, we will find it overflowing with new opportunities to embrace life, new ways to elevate our consciousness and deepen our inner peace, and new paths toward invigorating the health of our minds, bodies, and spirits. Each new year, each new season, each new day is a true gift – because it is the gift of Life. Cherish it!
Happy New Year, everyone!
“Sparkling with Diamonds” | Anthony Satori
“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.”
– Anton Chekhov
It’s Christmas! What a wonderful opportunity to share love, joy, and positive energy with our friends, family, and loved ones. The holidays are a perfect time to remind ourselves to savor the simple pleasures in life, to cherish the special people around us, and to cultivate compassion and gratitude in our hearts, every day.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone!
“Music in the Soul” | Anthony Satori
“Music in the soul can be heard by the Universe.”
– Lao Tzu
“Jumpers” | Anthony Satori
“Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, and then a leap taken.”
– D. H. Lawrence
It is good to be prepared. It is important to gather as much knowledge and information about any given situation as is reasonably practical. But then, when the time comes, it is just as important to be ready and willing to take the leap. We must come to peace with the fact that, in this life, we will almost always be acting upon imperfect knowledge. This is inevitable; it is simply part of the human experience. But don’t let this keep you from taking action. Jump into life with enthusiasm. Engage with the present moment fully. And whether, at any given moment, you happen to be facing a challenge or a triumph, a conservation of energy or a state of full exertion, always seek to find a way to cherish this particular, individual step the journey. Strive to live your best life, every day. Endeavor to embrace each moment with optimism, creativity, gratitude, and joy. To do this the most pure expression of appreciation toward the universe, and toward God, that we could ever hope to make. To do this is an act of faith. To do this is an act of courage. To do this is an act of love.
“Chair” | Anthony Satori
It is quite mystical, really, how something physical – a place, a type of flower, an inanimate object; even a color, a sound, a flavor, or a scent – can become so full of meaning and beauty, merely from having accompanied a moment in your life when you felt great joy.
“Cormorants on the Wind” | Anthony Satori
“More and more it seems to me that the ordering of nature is an art akin to music – fugues in a shell, counterpoints in fibers, throbbing rhythms in waves of sound, light, and nerve. And oneself is connected with it quite inextricably – an electronic interweaving of paths, circuits, and impulses that stretch and hum throughout the whole of time and space.”
– Alan Watts
“Laughing Buddha” | Anthony Satori
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and before you know it you will be doing the impossible.”
– St. Francis of Assisi
“Life is Beautiful” | Anthony Satori
Ours is not to rage against the darkness, but to create so much light that darkness has nowhere left to hide.
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