by ingrid on October 6, 2011
Every spirit builds itself a house;
and beyond its house, a world;
and beyond its world, a heaven.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
(purchase this card)
Friendship is born at the moment
when one person says to another,
“What, you too?
I thought I was the only one.”
~C.S. Lewis
The lotus flower blooms most beautifully
from the deepest and thiskest mud.~Buddhist proverb
You be the wind to my waves,
and I’ll be the rain for your field.
You be the sun to my moon,
and I’ll never stop reaching for you.
You be the tinder for my fire,
and I’ll be the lake for your stone.
Two halves in the geat wholeness,
my love, this is what we are.
~Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
From the book,
What Holds Us
by ingrid on June 1, 2011
If you wish to be loved, love.
~Seneca
( this quote is found in 100 FORTUNES inspiration decks)
by ingrid on April 1, 2011
by ingrid on March 30, 2011
“Joy is the realization of the truth of our oneness,
the oneness of our soul with the world soul,
and of the world soul with Supreme Love.”
~Rabindranath Tagore
Aren’t these wonderful words to take into your heart and live by?
available as a 5×7 card, click here
by ingrid on August 20, 2010
This post is inspired by a quotation I clipped from the top of the Vineyard Gazette newspaper, and which I have had pinned to my wall for many years as wonderful words to live by:
To let no bird fly past unnoticed… to have the mind a storehouse of sunsets,
requires a discipline in pleasure and an education in gratitude.
~G.K. Chesterton
Here are a few summer photographs from life here on the Vineyard, mixed with quotations from my One Hundred Fortunes Collection.
We are not separate from Being. We are in it. ~Plotinus
The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.
D.H. Lawrence
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. ~Goethe
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
~Henry David Thoreau
In every human being, there is a special heaven
whole and unbroken.
~Paracelsus
At the center of your being you have the answer.
You know who you are
and you know what you want.
~Lao Tzu
The only wealth is life.
~Henry David Thoreau
by ingrid on August 9, 2010
I’ve been waiting patiently for the arrival of these boxes so I could wrap them and fill them with 52 inspiring quotations, carefully selected to help bring us back to our centers. I call these BLISS BOXES, and I’m so happy to share them. Click here for product detail page.
by ingrid on June 17, 2010
I’ve been having a lovely time in the studio creating new bundles of joy. Prettily wrapped packages make my heart sing. They are like treasured souvenirs from a magical place and time. These gifts remind me of a
dream I once had of a beautiful shop in a marvelous place.
- One Hundred Fotunes Bundle
These beautifully wrapped bundles of joy contain 100 Fortunes: proverbs and pith sayings from throughout time and around the world. Each is a blessing and a bit of wisdom for living a deep, wide, rich and contented life. Perfect for conversation starters or personal reflection, these fortunes will bring you wisdom to draw from throughout your many days.
A great gift for only $12. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
One Hundred Fortunes Deluxe
One Hundred Fortunes Deluxe- $24.
Peace and Love Gift Box
These specially wrapped boxes contain a tea light candle and 52 inspirations which I’ve carefully chosen for centering meditation. Each card speaks to the beautiful and eternal truths of being, and the depth, width, and splendor of life. A lovely gift of heart-centered wisdom for yourself or a friend.
Peace and Love Gift Box $20.
by ingrid on April 22, 2010
Ask me for a certain amount of dollars if you will.
But do not ask me for my afternoons.
~Henry David Thoreau
by ingrid on April 1, 2010
istock
Within you are gardens, rare flowers, peacocks,
the inner music; Within you a lake of bliss,
on it the white soul-swans take their joy.
~Mirabai
translated by Jane Hirshfield
Women in Praise of the Sacred
by ingrid on January 6, 2010
“Wisdom is the art of living
in rhythm with your soul, your life,
and with the Divine….Wisdom is
the way you learn to decipher
the unknown which is our
closest companion.”
~John O’Donohue, in an interview with
Krista Tippet, Speaking of Faith
“After you jump and
before you land
is God.”
~Gabrielle Roth, Maps To Ecstasy
