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Manito Park Conservatory Part 2

Posted on May 24, 2023 | 3 comments

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. -Frank Herbert

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. -Elbert Hubbard

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations. -Patricia Neal

To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually. -Eckhart Tolle

Religion is meant to teach us true spiritual human character. It is meant for self-transformation. It is meant to transform anxiety into peace, arrogance into humility, envy into compassion, to awaken the pure soul in man and his love for the Source, which is God. -Radhanath Swami

One of the most important reasons for living is to do something – live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete… Awaken your creative sensitivities! -Jack Palance

A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain. -Jessamyn West

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing. -Gail Sheehy

It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is. -Christy Turlington

See the world around you!

Previous Manito Posts:

Manito Park and Botanical Gardens

Manito Park and Botanical Gardens – Part 2

Manito Park and Botanical Gardens – Part 3

Manito Park and Botanical Gardens – Part 4

Manito Park Conservatory

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A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on September 5, 2021 | 6 comments

Life’s most precious moments are not all loud or uproarious. Silence and stillness has its own virtues. -― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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Within yourself is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself -― Herman Hesse

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen – that stillness becomes a radiance. -Morgan Freeman

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. -Deepak Chopra

There’s a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there’s this stillness of your own – I got to know myself. -Melissa Etheridge

Seek out a tree and let it teach you stillness. -Eckhart Tolle

Even in stillness, there is movement. Sometimes it takes time for the molecules of change to shift form. Even when it feels like nothing is happening, transformation is taking place. -Anonymous

Inner stillness is the key to outer strength. -Jared Brock

There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself. -Guy Finley

Find a moment of stillness, give your heart a chance to tell you where you really need to be. -Dodinsky

Sometimes finding that quiet stillness within us is our highest and greatest aspiration. -Anonymous

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See the world around you!

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A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on June 9, 2021 | 18 comments

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the now the primary focus of your life. -Eckhart Tolle

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I believe that in life, you have to give things your best shot, do your best. You have to focus on what needs to be done, do the right thing, not the popular thing. -David Cameron

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift! -Joyce Meyer

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. -Greg Anderson

The focus is what is right before you – to give it your best. It sows the seeds of tomorrow. -Kiran Bedi

Our thoughts create our reality – where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go. -Peter McWilliams

If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.
― Leo Babauta

Sometimes we focus so much on what we don’t have that we fail to see, appreciate, and use what we do have!
― Jeff Dixon

Always focus on the front windshield and not the rear view mirror. ― Colin Powell

I didn’t pay attention to times or distance, instead focusing on how it felt just to be in motion, knowing it wasn’t about the finish line but how I got there that mattered. ― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever