Passion makes the old medicine new:
Passion lops off the bough of weariness.
Passion is the elixir that renews:
how can there be weariness
when passion is present?
Oh, don't sigh heavily from fatigue:
seek passion, seek passion, seek passion!
~ Rumi ~
126.
Dear One,
Our love is not possessive,
on the contrary
it encourages freedom
in the broadest of senses...
I am
You are
free to come and go.
Because of this ...
each of us look forward
to reuniting, to returning
Cracker Jack Prize by Jim Cole/PhotoArt by The Rose Within™
Below is a photo I was inspired to create because of Hummingbird Jewel. I was unable to find the photographer of this photo. I edited it in Adobe Photoshop and added my personal thoughts ...
Movies
My kids and I absolutely adore this movie ... I highly recommend it!
Television
I adore Spongebob - always silly, sweet, brutally honest and forever playful! Perhaps he'll invite me along for some Jellyfishin' one of these days. ;)
Books
One of my most favorite books to date!
PhotoArt creation by The Rose Within™
Heroes
My Heroes are those who compassionately use their Gifts in a way that support and awaken other Souls, who encourage us to grow forward, who spread fun, love, wealth in the broadest of senses and who bring harmony to all they encounter.
My Heroes are normal everyday extraordinary folks. I especially love those Heroes or Heroines who cause the Hearts of many to smile, who cause the Hearts of many to feel warmed and welcomed AS IS.
Shall I clarify? YOU AS IS!
The Rose Within™'s Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Serious Relationships, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Body type:
5' 6" / Athletic
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Children:
Proud parent
Occupation:
Attracting Extraordinary into All Areas of my LIFE
The Rose Within™ Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Shout out to all those in the Tri Cities ... wishing you a lovely; warmth filled & yummy Holiday! Love from our Home to Yours. =) Posted at 9:02 PM Nov 26 view more
The below 'blurps' are quite literally 'blurps'. May you enjoy the small and large reflections of me that I share here on My Space. Further, may it encourage and support; or rather, may you embrace your own gentle, patient and passionate unfolding.
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At times I am non-stop focused, and at other times I am quite the hermit. At ALL times, I am in the process of creating...
Do I contradict myself?
Very well, then, I contradict myself.
I am large, I contain multitudes. -- Walt Whitman, Song of Myself --
Am I making an excuse? Ok I am.
And they become more creative the older I get.
However, so does the Beauty I continue to create. -- Shannon Collins, Song of Myself --
What love affairs do I have/do I engage in, within my life now, that keep me stuck? I have so many! To what am I attached? What keeps me returning to something that brings only temporary satisfaction? What if I have the same kind of love affair with those things that bring health and wholeness? What if I return again and again to those things? What if I view them in an entirely different way as things I want to do vs. have to or should do?
What if I begin a love affair with those things in my life that bring me the most pleasure?
- staying fit
- reading
- writing
- cooking
- creating a home filled with brightness and color
- heart and mind stretching conversations
- creating extraordinary moments and memories with my children
- creating smiles on all
- love
- joy
- inner happiness
- music
- dancing
What will I attract into my life if I do this?
What will I attract into my life if I don't?
Imagine the possibilities of both.
I do know and believe this ... "As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is." Proverbs 23:7
In my own words: As we think within our heart,
so we create our reality without.
How wonderfully simple, beautiful and empowering this fact is!
What are my thoughts Creating?
It is my intention to become more aware of those objects of interest that
hold me back and to begin a love affair with those things that bring me the most pleasure, in order that I may be everywhere in hiddeness and compassion. ~ me ~ 8/25/06
...my above personal intention was inspired via conversation with a friend, and a quote by Thomas
Merton
The below quiz was edited by me, with fun, purpose and creative intention in motion:
My Essence I AM a Prophet Soul
I AM a gentle soul, with good intentions towards everyone.
I AM selfless and kind, I have great faith in people. This faith leads to extraordinary experiences and to extraordinary people as growth and progress take place.
No matter what, I deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.
I AM a good interpreter, sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.
My motto: I AM, YOU ARE extraordinary Beauty AS IS.
I enjoy supporting YOU - AS YOU ARE NOW and facilitating a unique and graceful unfolding.
I AM a seeker of wisdom.
I AM a life long learner.
I AM a great thinker and communicator.
I AM silliness and lighthearted FUN.
At all times, my intentions are to put my actions into creative motion.
Thankful for the opportunity and the choice everyday…
To share my life, as it is, onward most impulsively…
To never be fearful of giving and accepting the love that others give me.
To be compelled … driven … to live my life in such a way ...
as to throw out my full force on all those around me. ~ Written November 2004 ~
Today, the below poem, which inspired the above thought, still creates a
smile and forever inspires me. =)
Love
WE cannot live, except thus mutually
We alternate, aware or unaware,
The reflex act of life: and when we bear
Our virtue onward most impulsively,
Most full of invocation, and to be
Most instantly compellant, certes, there
We live most life, whoever breathless most air
And counts his dying years by sun and sea.
But when a soul, by choice and conscience, doth
Throw out her full force on another soul,
The conscience and the concentration both
Make mere life, Love. For Life in perfect whole
And aim consummated, is Love in sooth,
As nature’s magnet-heat rounds pole with pole.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning ~
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Today, and throughout the day,
close your eyes,
imagine perfection,
and give yourself a kiss.
From such a kiss,
the Hearts of others will be warmed.
~ The Rose Within ~
Walk With Me by Jim Cole/PhotoArt by The Rose Within™
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In regards to MySpace friends: Random Aimless Clicking. It brings me absolute pleasure and FUN getting to know YOU - not the top four or twenty four, yet YOU! Thank you, also, for embracing me into your life as well...
for in YOUR LIGHT, I learn, I love,
and I live even more fully.
This is truth!
"Whatever you see in others is a reflection of you - whether you like it or not." Dr. John F. Demartini
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Daily, I continue to discover more ways of expressing myself, and who I AM, via other's individual Art, a.k.a. LIFE. Thank you so much. I am in part, who I am because of YOU!
"do not try to change their beliefs by talking.
sit and share mate.
learn their song
crawl into the details of their heart.
kneed the bread.
this is how it works."
~anonymous~
I dont remember how I came accross your page, but I am extremely greatful. You are a wonderful human being and a treasure. I hope we become great friends!
Hello Sweetheart, Just stopping in to tell you that during this Thanksgiving Holiday I am very thankful for your friendship. Your insight and willingness to share it is a blessing to all who have the pleasure of knowing you. I truly enjoy the way you express yourself through the written word and the energy you radiate. Have a beautiful holiday my sweet friend. Take care and stay safe. Hugs and kisses!!!
Hi, there! Thanks for the food for thought and warm Thanksgiving wishes. One of many things I have to be thankful for is your friendship. Also, thanks for taking the time to look through the pictures. I'm happy to hear that they brought back pleasant memories of Grand Coulee Dam. I have never been there--it sounds wonderful! I do have many pictures of Hoover Dam--perhaps those are the pictures you mention which sparked those memories of your childhood?
Soon to come will be pictures of the Dam at the Quabbin Reservoir during "leaf-peeping" season. I love pictures of foliage, and take as many as I can even with my no-frills camera.
As I was searching for images to illustrate my thanksgiving blessings for you and those you love who are here on earth and in spirit, I kept coming across ones of food and beautiful adornments that depict feasts and fall time cheer. But what I'd like to illustrate more is the bonds of love and friendship we give thanks for, the blessings we've received throughout the last year and honoring as well as celebrating the bounty of those in our lives who mean the most to us, even those we've lost touch with or disconnected from.
So I'm wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of laughter, joy, abundance, remembrance, friendship and love.
When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. ~Barbara Bloom
Peace Sunday, June 5, 1982, Rose Bowl, no nukes - nuclear disarmament - stop nuclear madness concert - NYC - Central Park - June 12, 1982, 1,000,000 person march and rally for Nuclear Freeze. Photography and presentation by Curtis Rainbow. 'Give Peace a Chance' music by Achim Schultz. Inspiration by Yoko Ono. Dedicated to John Lennon.
Hello Sweet Rose, Thanks so much for the request. I love your page and I'm really looking forward to getting to know you my new friend. Take care and have a lovely evening. HUGZ!!!! ~Brandi~
I know not what you believe in God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body. (Lucy Stone)
MY HEART IS CERTAIN OF ITS GOOD
I am optimistic. I choose to believe and expect the emergence of the best. I enjoy the day I am given and I eagerly anticipate the future. I am alert to negative thinking and I do not allow it to cloud my perceptions. Knowing the unstoppable power of God, I am realistic about people and events but I am optimistic about positive outcomes, positive change. I invite actualizing grace to enter and act in all my affairs, alchemizing difficulty into opportuntiy.
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