Dreams are illustrations...

"Dreams are illustrations... from the book your soul is writing about you."

-Marsha Norman

Solitude

"There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall."

-Colette

deviantArt photo by: Kyokosphotos

"Boadicea" - by Enya

A look in the mirror

"This is what I believe:

That I am I.

That my soul is a dark forest.

That my known self will never be more than a little clearing in the forest.

That gods, strange gods, come forth from the forest into the clearing of my known self, and then go back.

That I must have the courage to let them come and go.

That I will never let mankind put anything over me, but that I will try always to recognize and submit to the gods in me and the gods in other men and women.

There is my creed."
- D. H. Lawrence

The Miracle of Love

"Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle."
-Amy Bloom

Keep Dreaming

"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time."

-Marcel Proust

Photo by: Zevaazka (deviantArt)

"No World for Tomorrow" --Coheed and Cambria

Artists of the Week

Hello all ♥ Today I’m going to blog about some phenomenal artists I’ve ventured across while surfing the Web. Hope these pictures get your creative juices flowing—but if not, simply click on the artist’s link to see other amazing images. Here’s to a productive week ♥

 

 

 

 

“Dark Forest” by Katerina Belinskaya









“Feline Magic” by Mz-Kitts











“Ireland” by Jordan Fehr





 



“The Fantasy” by April182

"My Side of the Story"-- Hodges

"Say It"-- Blue October

Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

What do you see when you look at this picture? Could you write a scene from this? What does she see? Who is she?

(Picture by candymax)

 

What about this? Why is she hiding?
(Picture by sjfbetty)

And this one? Who is this girl? Is she lost? Is she alone? Where is she going?
(Picture by f-Stopped)

whale supports the fight against cancer

Minke Wales are pretty shy, and are hardly seen around Southern California, so when one not only appears near a surfer-turned-cancer-advocate, you know something's up. But when he proceeds to join the breast cancer advocate during her 9 hour, standing-paddle-boat trip, people started to wonder what was up. The whale, lovingly called Larry, swam side by side with the "boat" (which was actually a surf board) for two hours.

So--are the whales behind the fight against breast cancer? If this isn’t inspirational, I don’t know what is.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/16812/california+surfer+receives+whale+of+an+escort+during+marathon+paddle/

Napoleon I on Time

Picture by: mhsahin
deviantART

"There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time."  

-Napoleon I, Maxims, 1815

Break Away

 

Picture by

witchlady750

diviantART

There is no reason to avoid the effort. Because once you get started, the effort will feel great. There is no need to fear what might happen. Because whatever happens, you'll be able to successfully deal with it. You may be nice and comfortable where you are. By all means enjoy the moment you're in, but don't become so comfortable that you keep yourself stuck there. Spreading out in all directions is a world full of possibilities. Get up, get out there, explore, achieve, fulfill, and experience. Put your awareness, care and attention into this now moment. Then step forward to experience the adventure of the next moment. Feel again, right now, all the joy you've ever known. With profound gratitude and the highest of expectations, get yourself making even more joyful experiences.

— Ralph Marston
www.greatday.com

Inky Girl Comic “Procrastination”

By: Inky Girl

Can’t find the book you want?

You must be at the wrong fucking bookstore!

 

 

"Birth and Death" by Bing Xiao

I'm a huge fan of art--particularly CG art. The CGsociety has a boatload of amazing artists portfolios to look through. This is one of my favorite pieces by an artist named Bing Xiao.

"Birth and Death" -- Bing Xiao

“Forever Can Be” - Ashes Divide

"The Stone" by Ashes Divide

Thanks Kristen Yard for bringing me to Ashes Divide. Great song-- wonderful for writing. Enjoy!

YouTube Video

I get my inspiration for writing from everywhere—and I do mean everywhere. I came across this video on YouTube and absolutely fell in love with the song (and promptly went to iTunes to download it to my computer for my Muse-Playlist…not that I have a Muse-Playlist…yet.) The clips from the show are excellent too.

For those of you that love Criminal Minds, you’ll love this video. If you don’t, you’ll love the song. Seriously, this is a great fan video by 0pureinnocence0 on YouTube.

The song is called Flowers for a Ghost by Thriving Ivory.

Warning: This video contains spoiler for Criminal Minds, season 5, Episode “100”.