Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." ~ John Muir

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Walt Disney

You know what. Sometimes in life, we get so attached to what we know, what we are used to, what is comfortable for us, the order and habits we have set up, that these things become a god to you. We block the Holy Spirit. We create this little predictable world where there are no surprises or unexpected things, and that comes from an anxiety problem where we feel the need to control our environment. But sometimes when you are in the process of trying to control your environment, you miss out on exciting things, like the birth of Christ, or the Risen Christ in disguise as a poor traveler, or creating something new. If you know that God is with you and will never abandon you, and trust in His Providence, it will help you through those times where you need to take a step out in faith into the unknown and walk by blind faith.

Art and prayer both involve trusting in a process. What they share in common is that we don’t know what’s going to happen until we begin, and we cannot control the outcome" - Excerpt from Jeri Gerding’s book, Art as Prayer. Prayer as Art: Drawing to God.

There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.” — Martha Graham

“God is really another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He just goes on trying other things.” — Pablo Picasso

“Behind all creation is silence. Silence is the essential condition, the vital ingredient for all creation and all that is created. It is a power in its own right. The artist starts with a blank canvas – silence. The composer places it between and behind the notes. The very ground of your being, out of which comes all your thoughts, is silence. The way to silence is through meditation. When you arrive in your own silence you will know true freedom and real power. Stop, take a minute, and listen to the silence within you today. Then be aware of what disturbs your inner silence. It could be negative thoughts, memories, sensations. And when you are aware, you will know what is draining your creative power, and you will know what needs to change…on the inside!” — Relax7.com