Time

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine. - Friedrich Schiller

Montblanc's "The Beauty of a Second"

Resources

• iPerceptive - Quotes and Authors
• The Poems of Schiller: First Period
• The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life - Gene D. Cohen
• Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings and Behaviors - Albert Ellis
• Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time

Humor

Sometimes the best response...

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

Mignon McLaughlin

Resources

• 202 Good Clean Jokes for Kids - Jessica Van Vleet
• "People who have access to their sense of humor in the midst of stress are much more resilient than the rest of us." - P. Mcghee, Ph.D.
• Using Humor to Cope: Laughing in the Midst of Stress
• The Laughter Remedy - "The latest research on humor's impact on health..."
• The Healing Power of Humor - PsychCentral.com
• Humor's Healing Potential - Journal Articles
• E-Trade Baby
• Corporate Comedy
• Jeanne Robertson

What is a frogs favorite game?

Tic-Tac-Toad!
- J. Van Vlett

Imagination

Parents pave the course for a child's imagination to run, explore and play by respecting the child's integrity, which is to discover places no one has ever been before.

Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time

Resources:

• San Diego Creative Connection
• Billy Collins (Poetry Foundation)
• Horoscopes for the Dead: Poems by Billy Collins

Transformation

I do not quite know how my daughters transform my mind.  Often, they invite me into their exuberant joy of exploration, and together we take in the beauty that surrounds us.  Sometimes, on a spiritual level, I wonder who is teaching whom.

    

               

Empowerment

"KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice" (Kony2012.com).

• Inside the books of the charity behind viral "Kony 2012" video - Read more.
• Charity Navigator: Review of Invisible Children charity

Friends

Several bottles of laughter, stories and music with friends has lasting effects on the spirit and longevity of one's life.

Alive

This writer remembers this feeling from over twenty years ago, the elation that comes with cycling into the night or rain.  The muscles ache, bones breathe, the lungs grapple with the chill of water and teeth grind the grit of earth that flies into the mouth, face and eyes, reminding this writer, come what may, it is good to be alive.