Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

The cut worm forgives the plow.

-- William Blake

Would anyone believe that rain abuses grass, or accuse roots, hungry for a better hold on life, of digging too far into earth's flesh?

And if the earth should have to quake, would anyone blame it for cracking here and there?

Look closely at the small world of busy life overturned in the garden each spring.

No ant there curses another bug, and no worm curses itself.

Though they can neither speak nor think ...

even small creatures know enough to accept their pain as a natural part of life.

Why, then, should we waste time blaming others, or ourselves, for the natural sensations of life?

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;

what is essential is invisible to the eye.

-- Antoine de St. Exupery

A tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone.

When its vibrations perfectly match the vibrations of the note played on the instrument, the instrument is in tune.

When the note matches the tuning fork, this can be both felt and heard.

Our hearts work like a tuning fork.

When the heart feels completely in tune with a decision or thought or action in our lives, then we know it is the right one for us.

We can actually feel the harmony inside our bodies.

Sometimes what we know deep in our hearts gets clouded over by doubts and questions and other people's opinions and judgments.

We need to clear away such clouds and listen to our hearts, for our hearts carry the wisdom of God.

Talent -- I don't know what that is.

It's will.

You dream a dream and then

you build it.

-- Philippe Petit

Even the most accomplished pianists begin at some point by playing simple scales and exercises.

With daily practice, their hands learn to find the correct notes and become limber enough to play well.

They learn each new piece of music very slowly at first, until, with study and practice, they can play almost without effort.

In the beginning, the pianist only dreams of being an accomplished musician.

This dream helps the artist through many hours of practice and study.

Talent is really the combination of a dream and the time spent building it.

We develop our ability by devoting time to the skills that interest us.

Like the musician, we become talented through daily practice -- the daily building of a dream.

By developing our talents, we develop who we are.

02/27/2014

Dividers from Gran Gran's (dead link 08/02/2011)