May this dress remind us of our passion!!!! so that we may live them!!!!

“You are now at a crossroads. 

This is your opportunity to make 

the most important decision you will ever make. 

Forget your past. 

Who are you now? 

Who have you decided you really are now? 

Don't think about who you have been. 

Who are you now? 

Who have you decided to become? 

Make this decision consciously. 

Make it carefully. 

Make it powerfully.”

Anthony Robbins quotes

Here's the story behind today's inspiration . . .  the above image is of a magnet that I made which sits on my refrigerator door.  And as my morning are usually crazed and now I need to buy a car!!! when i saw it this morning I thought let's make today's posting easy. However, I always like to double check my quotes and their authors, and when I was double checking 'live with passion' I stumbled on the other quote by Anthony Robbins which speaks to EXACTLY where I am right now in my life's journey.  I share this story because I love the wisdom of my#dailydressinspiration process; how the universe provides what my heart and soul needs to hear for the day!!  And I am so happy that the eloquent words of wisdom that speak to me have also been good for others, a win-win situation!! Enjoy & peace!!

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May this dress help us to be light and free . . . .

“I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety

 in order to be light and free.” 

Thich Nhat Hanh

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May this dress help us to recognize our gurus . . .

“Life always gives us 

exactly the teacher we need 

at every moment. 

This includes every mosquito, 

every misfortune, 

every red light, 

every traffic jam, 

every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), 

every illness, every loss, 

every moment of joy or depression, 

every addiction, 

every piece of garbage, 

every breath. 

Every moment is the guru.” 

― Charlotte Joko Beck

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May this bird remind you of all your talents & to use them!!!!

"Use what talents you possess: 

the woods would be very silent 

if no birds sang there except 

those that sang best." 

Henry Van Dyke

In honor of the beginning of my collaborative project with the Common Street Community Church , birds of blessing. Join me today at the Natick Earth Day Festival, bring your talents and create your own bird!!! click here to learn more about the project and for instructions to make your own bird of blessing ~  xxx

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May this dress help us accept all . . . .

Accept what comes to you 

totally & completely, 

so that you can appreciate it, 

learn from it & then let it go.

Deepak Chopra 

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May this dress celebrate your being!!!! xxx

Be with those who help your being.

Don't sit with indifferent people, whose breath 

comes cold out of their mouths.

Mevlana Rumi (1207 - 1273)

whenever I read this quote I always add 'only'  because at this point of my journey I feel that time is precious and why not only be with those who help your being, who celebrate who you are?!?!?

and may I say bravo to your being!!! xxx

 

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may this dress bring us blessings on our amazing life journey!!!

'winding road' mixed media on maps (2010)

“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.” 

Anthon St. Maarten, Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny

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May this dress give us a different perspective about being by ourselves!!!

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; 

solitude is richness of self.”

May Sarton

(perfect quote for me as I head into a more hermit like mode,

embracing the gift of solitude :)

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may this dress remind us to celebrate Earth Day everyday!!!

"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, 

he finds it attached to the rest of the world." 

 John Muir

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May this dress reveal to us our potential for greatness!!! xxx

Never underestimate the power of dreams 

and the influence of the human spirit. 

We are all the same in this notion: 

The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

Wilma Rudolph

today's daily dress inspiration goes out to all who are involved in, touched by, 

participating in and/or enjoying the Boston Marathon today!!!

Today is a celebration of the human spirit!! peace 

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Happy Easter, Happy Spring!!!

Behold, my friends, 

the spring is come; 

the earth has gladly received 

the embraces of the sun, 

and we shall soon see 

the results of their love!

Sitting Bull

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May this dress help us to reflect and open . . .

“We must look at ourselves over and over again 

in order to learn to love, 

to discover what has kept our hearts closed, 

and what it means to allow our hearts to open.” 

Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

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May this dress keep you happy and safe!!!!

"Your wings already exist. 

All you have to do is FLY."

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may this dress shake you awake!!! with GUSTO!!

Today is life ~ the only life you are sure of.

Make the most of today.

Get interested in something. 

Shake yourself awake. 

Develop a hobby. 

Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. 

Live today with gusto.

Dale Carnegie

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May this dress help us to release guilt and regret!! xxx

this dress was made at the Eric Carle Museum with Harriet, during our #harrietsbirthdayadventure.
In the museum's art studio we made collages with liquid starch and tissue paper -
I was in heaven!!!! and love the technique!! xx

“It's of no use to look back and say, "I should have been different." At any given moment, we are the way we are, and we see what we're able to see. For that reason, guilt is always inappropriate.” 

 Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special

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May this dress bring us clarity, patience and a refund $$$

The hardest thing 

to understand 

in the world 

is the income tax.

Albert Einstein

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May these dresses be a reminder of the wondrous blessing it is a have dear friends!!! xxxxx

Friendship improves happiness 

and 

abates misery, 

by the doubling of our joy 

and the dividing of our grief.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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May this dress accompany and comfort us on our journey of self discovery . . .

“It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.”

― Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"

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Today . . . follow your HEART!!!

Sometimes you need to stop thinking so much 

and just go where your heart takes you . . .

xxxxx

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may this dress be a reminder!!!!!

Don't forget to 

LOVE yourself.

Soren Kierkegaard

LOVE

all of yourself, all the parts:

good/bad, perfect/imperfect, happy/sad,

love U all! 
always and forever!!!

peace

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May this dress remind us to be soft with ourselves . . . .

"Be kind to yourself, dear - 

to our innocent follies. 

Forget any sounds or touch you knew 

that did not help you dance. 

You will come to see that all evolves us." 

 Rumi

how I love Rumi!!! 

how wonderful is this quote?!?!? 

peace

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may this dress celebrate our strength and resilience!!

'carbon footprint dress* -  fountain street fine art'
2011

Adversity is like a strong wind.  

It tears away from us all 

but the things that cannot be torn, 

so that we see ourselves as we really are.  

~Arthur Golden,

Memoirs of a Geisha

*This dress is part of my carbon footprint series, created during my two person show with the lovely and talented Lisa Barthelson @ Fountain Street Fine Art in 2011.  

The 'carbon footprint' dress is created during a certain set time at a certain place.  

The dress is formed by the footprints of the people who walk on the 'dress', which is formed on a heavy artist paper which is attached to the floor, on which I form a stencil made of tape.  

The tape is then removed once the allotted time is over exposing the clean paper and the remaining detritus from the bottoms of people's shoe is a dress shape.  

To learn more about this process and series click here to read more on my art blog - www.virginiafitzgerald.blogspot.com

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may this dress un-teach us . . .

"You have been taught that there is something wrong 

with you and that you are imperfect, 

but there isn't

and you're not."

Cheri Huber

always remember 

that you are perfectly YOU

(imperfections, flaws and all)

xxx

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May this dress remind us to accept every lovely part of ourselves!!!

"Compassion isn't some kind of self-improvement project or ideal that we're trying to live up to. Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves, all those imperfections that we don't even want to look at."

 Pema Chodron

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may this dress bring us what we long for . . . .

"Radical self-care is what 

we've been longing for, 

desperate for, 

our entire lives ~

friendship with 

our own hearts."  
Anne Lamott

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May this dress remind us all of our own wonderful self-worth!!!!

this dress especially goes out to a certain 'very relevant' and 

incredibly loved wee one in my life  . . .  x x x

“Being confident and 

believing in your own self-worth 

is necessary to achieving 

your potential.” 

~ Sheryl Sandberg

peace

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May this dancing dress remind us to take a deep breath and let it go . . . .

“You don't have to be a professional to play music. Close your eyes, take a deep breath.. And let it out. Let the violin dance, the guitar fascinate, the flute sing, the piano composes.

Just. Let. It. Go.”

~TheBakaViolinist

Today's Daily Dress inspiration comes from photographer David Lee Black . We spend an afternoon in the woods taking picture with a violin.  When he shared this photo from our day he shared this quote! And the more I read it the more i knew that I wanted to share this with the group, as we head into the weekend, to remember to "let it out" ~ "Just. Let. It. Go.”

To see more of David's work, click here to go to his website, or click on the photo to go to his blog!!

and wishing you a calm and peaceful weekend!! xxxx

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May this dress help us to hear 'the call'!!!

"The call is that consistent tug we feel at the centre of our lives to do more than just continue, to know and fulfil the meaning of our lives. The call is always there, whispering in the soft places of our bodies and hearts, in the longing that reminds us what we ache for at the deepest level." 

Oriah Mountain Dreamer from THE CALL

Thank you Oriah Mountain Dreamer!!! xxxx

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You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves . . .

from my walk with Scruffy this morning, I heard their harsh and exciting calls

Wild Geese

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting-
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

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may this dress give us a sense of knowing . . . .

Learn to get in touch 

with the silence within yourself 

and know 

that everything in this life 

has a purpose.  ~

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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