On Becoming a Good Instrument (Quote by Cecil Touchon)
The task is not to force meaning into the world. The task is to become a clear place where meaning can take form.
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Bits and Clips for March 2026
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, informs, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Be Transparent (Quote by Joan Halifax)
All too often our so-called strength comes from fear, not love. Instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended front, shielding a weak spine. In other words,
Prayer for No Kings Rallies with Bits and Clips of Concern
May our love of each other and our earth bring peace to our country and our planet, health to our systems, guardrails to our public officials, and liberty and justice to all.
A Blessing (by John O’Donohue)
May the light of your soul guide you. May the light of your soul bless the work you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
The Sound of the Genuine (Howard Thurman Quote)
The sound of the genuine is flowing through you. Don’t be deceived and thrown off by all the noises that are a part even of your dreams (and) your ambitions that you don’t hear the sound of the genuine in you.
Bits and Clips for February 2026
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, informs, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Take Two Artists with Art and Creativity Quotes
Enjoy all this beauty, creativity, and heart shared in this post, focusing on fiber, mixed media, nature, and abstraction.
Bits and Clips for January 2026
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, informs, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Don’t Ruminate, Activate (James Clear Quote)
I find it is difficult to think my way into a better mood. When I sit and stew, the problem usually grows larger in my mind.
Interconnectedness (quote by Thich Nhat Hanh)
As thin as this sheet of paper is, it contains everything in the universe. So the one contains the all.
Joy is a Stubborn Courage (Maria Popova Quote)
In this world heavy with robust reasons for despair, joy is a stubborn courage we must not surrender, a fulcrum of personal power we must not yield to cynicism, blame, or any other costume of helplessness.
Bits and Clips for December 2025
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
With Those for Whom There is No Room (Quote by Thomas Merton)
Into this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited.
Advent Darkness (quote by Fleming Rutledge)
Advent bids us to take a fearless inventory of the darkness: the darkness without and the darkness within.
Advent (quote by Alfred Delp)
It is time to waken from sleep. A waking up must begin somewhere. It is time to put things back where God intended them.
Love a Dynamic Process (Quote by Maria Popova)
Love is simply the breadth of the aperture through which you let in the reality of another and the quality of attention you pay…