I had a wonderful talk with a neighbor this morning. She said being happy 51% of the time was a great beginning. Here is a similar thought to start your week...
Dedicate yourself to
the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You
deserve to be happy. You deserve delight. ~ Mark Victor Hansen, the founder
and co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series.
As I reread this quote, I am reminded of a wonderful trip a few years ago to Columbus. We went to see a group of Dale Chihuly installations in both museum and garden settings. I could not believe the variety of emotions he could draw out of me with pieces of glass. This is a little excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Chihuly. It describes how he found peace of mind while overcoming tremendous obstacles to his chosen career of glass blowing :
In 1976, while Chihuly was in England, he was involved in a head-on car accident during which he flew through the windshield.[1][3] His face was severely cut by glass and he was blinded in his left eye. After recovering, he continued to blow glass until he dislocated his right shoulder in a 1979 bodysurfing accident.[3] No longer able to hold the glass blowing pipe, he hired others to do the work; Chihuly explained the change in a 2006 interview, saying "Once I stepped back, I liked the view" and pointing out that it allowed him to see the work from more perspectives and enabled him to anticipate problems faster.
To continue to create in glass he would make a painting...
Supervise the creation.....
Then find the setting to compliment the work...
Now this is some fine lemonade made from life's lemons. Not only did Chihuly find a way to give himself delight, but also all of those who see and own his works.
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