I love this quote “O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.” Saint Augustine #quote
What started as a necessary evil, Twitter, has turned into a fun social media experiment. At last count, my Twitter ( @EnlightenYurDay ) had 2,153 followers. I Tweet and Retweet inspiring and eye-catching quotes along with current Social Media Trends from TweetDeck. I use # HashTags and referral sites like MrTweet to cast my net wider. My Twitter philosophy is simple: share truth and beauty. Here is list of my favorite Retweets and Tweets. Kindest Regards to all my Twitter contributors.
RT Inspiring Tweets and Zen Retweets from my Twitter Contributors
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Zen ReTweets
- RT @MarkIsMusing: For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream” Van Gogh #quote
- RT @joyfrequencies: Awesome! “It was the work of the quiet mountains, this torrent of purity at my feet” Jack Kerouac #quote #quotes
- RT @beiruta: Great #quote “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win” Mahatma Gandhi
- RT @fitwriter Now that my house has burned down, I have a much better look at the sky–Zen saying
- RT @traveleverywher: RT @Ladyalana: It’s not what if, it’s what now. ~Author Unknown #quote
- RT @ScreamingEagle1: “We make our world significant by the courage of our questions & the depth of our answers” ~ Carl Sagan #quote
- RT @allaboutenergy: The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven. ~ John Milton #quote
- RT @screamingeagle1 Great quote thanks irenerencsi: RT: “Be realistic: Plan for a miracle”— Osho?
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Lovely ReTweets
- RT @MarkIsMusing: To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead” Bertrand Russell #quote #zen
- RT @lovepeaceunity: RT @MARCOME: “Love’s the only engine of survival.” ~ Leonard Cohen (via @mscator)
- RT @SusanCosmos: “If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” - Bruce Lee #quote
- RT @quotesource: “The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.” #quote
- RT @AlexKaris #QUOTE At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you~ Goethe
- RT @NoTwidiot: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius & it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring…” ~unknown?
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Social Media ReTweets
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Self-Actualization ReTweets
- RT @quotesource: I like that. RT @ColaAllen: Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it” Henry David Thoreau #zen
- RT @SusanCosmos: In response to those who say to stop dreaming and face reality, I say keep dreaming and make reality” Kristian Kan #quote
- RT @NadiaKoligman: RT @ImproveLife: “The only place where your #dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking” Robert Schuller #quote
- RT @ScreamingEagle1: “Begin each day as if it were on purpose.” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher #quote zen
- RT @JavierChua: #Quote: “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” ~ William Shakespeare
- RT @Montsterr: RT @MarkIsMusing: It is not our abilities that show what we truly are…it is our #choices. Albus Dumbledore #quote #zen
- RT @NDFootballFan1: It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” Lou Holtz #quote #ND #quotes
- RT @quotesource: RT @mariaporter RT @TeddyShabba “Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.” Dr. Wayne W. Dyer #quote. Agreed!!
- RT @ghostcrabby: RT @thewebchild “#Success comes in cans, not cant’s.” - Unknown #quote #quotes #zen
- RT @SusanCosmos: Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. U cannot stand still. U must go forward” Robert Collier #quote
- RT @JazmineSpirit: Intense desire not only creates its own possibilities-but its own talents -Kobi Yamada #quote
- RT @brandisco: RT @MurrayMelb: #Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom. - General George Patton. #quote
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“I am a part of all that I have met…” Ulysses by Lord Alfred Tennyson
What defines originality? Setting out to explore this topic, I quickly realized the simple complicated truth: Everything and nothing is original. Each new idea is spun from a web of past experiences and knowledge.
For instance, can anything claim to be more original then the light bulb. And yet, even Edison’s idea is not original. It’s a thought born from the sun, passed onto the candle, until it became the light bulb.
I realize now, my personal quote “I love all things original“, is fundamentally flawed and probably the result of having heard something from a forgotten source. What I should say is, “I love all things”, for everything is connected, everything is a part of something else. Therefore, originality is beyond any definition I can provide for you. So I decided to transform this question into my monthly E.Y.D Photo Blog hoping it will spark some illuminating thoughts. To compliment these Social media photos, I have added a few appetizers to meditate upon… Each photo was tagged under Originality, and links directly to the Artists kind enough to share their work on Flickr
Can you define Originality? Drop me a comment with your thoughts on what originality is to you, or just add one idea you think is original.
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E.Y.D Photo Blog Part II: orig·i·nal·i·ty
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” Shakespeare
Pronunciation: \?-?ri-j?-?na-l?-t?\ Function: noun Date: 1742
1 : the quality or state of being original 2 : freshness of aspect, design, or style 3 : the power of independent thought or constructive imagination
Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep. ~ Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750
“A quality given to ideas expressed as unique, novel or different from any other previously recognized ideas of a similar nature.”
There is just one life for each of us: our own. ~ Euripides
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” Herman Melville
How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. ~ Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. ~ Dr. Seuss
“Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.” Thomas W. Higginson
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. ~ Confucius
“Utter originality is, of course, out of the question” Ezra Pound
Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. Peter
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. ~ Oscar Wilde, De Profundis, 1905
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius & it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring…” ~unknown
If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag. ~ Author Unknown
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring two pence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. ” C. S. Lewis
“Be yourself” is about the worst advice you can give some people. ~Tom Masson
Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. Voltaire
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. ~David Carradine
“You’ve gotta be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?” Bernadette Peters
“Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality” Kahlil Gibran
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“Everything Is Illuminated.” Jorge Luis Borges
“Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.” Jorge Luis Borges
Upon finding a great Author that captures your heart, look further down the rabbit hole to find the writer that captured theirs. Literature is often a road map of wisdom sending omens and random coincidences to guide you. I’m always listening and watching for a recurring name or title to seek it out.
I found Jorge Luis Borges in Paulo Coelho’s book Confessions of a Pilgrim. Paulo shared a story about taking a long bus trip to see Borges in person. Upon arriving and seeing Borges, he didn’t talk to him or ask him any questions. He just looked at him and then returned home. I pondered why he didn’t saying anything to his favorite writer. What stopped him from a hello or hand shake. Paulo is an avid blogger communicating directly with his fans on a regular basis, so I have a good chance of finding my answer. I will keep you posted on the results.
In the mean time, I would love to hear your thoughts or theories on why he didn’t say anything. What would you say given the opportunity to meet your favorite writer?
Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 24, 1899. He was always expected to be a writer… He started writing at the age of six, mostly fanciful stories inspired by Cervantes. When he was nine, he translated Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince” into Spanish, an effort which appeared in a local newspaper called El País.”
Poetry Spotlight on Jorge Luis Borges:
“Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.” Jorge Luis Borges
Instants by Jorge Luis Borges
If I could live again my life,
In the next - I’ll try,
- to make more mistakes,
I won’t try to be so perfect,
I’ll be more relaxed,
I’ll be more full - than I am now,
In fact, I’ll take fewer things seriously,
I’ll be less hygienic,
I’ll take more risks,
I’ll take more trips,
I’ll watch more sunsets,
I’ll climb more mountains,
I’ll swim more rivers,
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