Inspiring Me Today

1. This quote my sweet friend Julie sent on the exact day I needed it most:

You are what all happenings happen in.
What happens must happen so remain unaffected as Peace.
Be peaceful and this Peace will spread.
What rises from Peace is Peace and
what rises from confusion is confusion.
So be Peace and give this to the universe,
it is all you should do.
Even thinking "I am Peace" disturbs this Peace,
so just be Quiet, be as you are.
— Papaji

2. Holiday music stations from Pandora. (Swingin' Christmas gets my vote.)

3. Dorthea Brande's 12 mental exercises to make your mind "keener and more flexible" as shared by Gretchen Rubin on her blog The Happiness Project. (I always find  Gretchen's blog to be both practical and inspiring. If you aren't yet a regular reader, check it out.)

4. Book Marketing Maven's guide to her favorite ezines for authors. Looking forward to exploring these more fully. Cool to see Don Nicholas's Mequoda Daily on the list. Don was our consultant when I worked for Ohio Magazine.

5. And these amazing flower mandalas from David Bookbinder.