The DAILY SPARK Blog

LOOK WITH THE HEART

BEAUTY FOR ASHES by Jason Demeo

The fox said (to the little prince) “Here is my secret.  It’s quite simple:  One sees clearly only with the heart.  Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.”

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“People where you live,” the little prince said, “grow five thousand roses in one garden… yet they don’t find what they’re looking for…”

“They don’t find it,” I answered.

“And yet what they’re looking for could be found in a single rose, or a little water…”

“Of course,” I answered.

And the little prince added, “But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.”

THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

REFLECTION:

  • What are you looking for?
  • Do you see with your eyes or your heart?
  • What does looking with the heart look like for you?
  • Is there a situation you are blind to that requires you to look through the lens of the heart?
  • Open your heart eyes!

WHICH SELF?

Sophie la Girafe Teether... lost in the park

“BE YOURSELF”

Really?

Which Self?

The self you were when you were two years old, almost out of diapers?  The self you were when you were screaming with the fans at the big game? The self you were after a long night?  How about this:  Become the self you’d be proud to be.  Hang out with people and ideas that help you become that self.  Act like that self every chance you get.

Seth Godin’s Daily Blog

REFLECTION:

  • Are you proud of the “self” you are?
  • Do you surround yourself with people that help and support you to be the best version of yourself?  Examine… if yes, great… if no, do you need to get a new tribe?
  • How can you be more of the person you would be proud to be?

WHAT SURROUNDS YOU?

Sunbathing turtles!

What are you surrounded by?

Are the words you hear,

the things you see,

the people you continually encounter,

good for your body, mind and soul?

 

Lack of peace is born in your

surroundings. 

Peace is also born in your

surroundings.

 

Live surrounded by peace.

From:  ABOUT PEACE  108 Ways To Be At Peace when Things Are Out Of Control by Scott Shaw

REFLECTION:

  • Look at your surrounds.  Are you surrounded by peace?
  • What do you see, hear, encounter?  Are they good for your mind, body and soul?
  • How can you surround yourself with more peace?