Happyness Quote Day 30 – Passion

 

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius

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It is not uncommon to set a goal and then push forward with our eyes so fixed on the destination that we become unaware of the terrain on which we travel. 

Let us try to practice navigating the path toward our destination with fluidity and balance, remaining attentive to our goal with present moment awareness. As we do so, we take a powerful step toward realizing our dreams and living our destinies.

In our passionate pursuit of our life’s purpose, our destination, we have the choice to stay present in the now, which increases our awareness of the many supportive cues and opportunities that arise along the path. Staying connected to the present enables us to enjoy every moment of the journey—the people we meet and the experiences we can enjoy with them—enriching us as we live out our deepest, most heartfelt desires.

Happyness Quote Day 29 – Focus

 

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.

Henry David Thoreau

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It’s difficult to arrive at a destination if we don’t know where we are headed. This is equally true for our life journey. In order to realize our deepest desires, it is important to identify exactly what we want and stay focused on that intention with dedication, focus, and awareness.

Let us bring then our heartfelt desires into crystallized focus and putting our heart-centered attention on what we envision. In this way, we align ourselves to reach our intended destination, clear on what we hope to achieve and open to all opportunities that help us realize our dreams.

Happyness Quote Day 28 – Destiny

 

Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.

Native American Proverb

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What it is we really want in this lifetime?

We may carry long-held beliefs about our identity and character that were given to us by others. These ideas influence our perceptions about what we want in life.

Let our heart and soul speak to us as we travel within to hear our inner song of truth. We let our hearts lead the way for all of the answers we seek that live within—all we have to do is listen.

Happyness Quote Day 1 – Dance

“Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.”

Martha Graham

NaPoWriMo Day 30 – Cruising with Words

 

Hail, ye, the fulfillment of this dare filled my very soul

Euphoric passion and lavished praise for the 30 poems

Letting the seed grow in the grounded heart

Liberated the words for jewels to flaunt, and

Orchestrated a chain to entangle my thoughts.

 

Good Lord, grant me the wisdom to pursue

On this cruise I set out to the ocean of words

One prompt to another was like a mystery solved

Deliberately rhymed and versed to satisfy my whim

By and by, next April spring will come too soon

Yearning that the seed has grown with a solid trunk

Earnestly I wait, and patiently I learn.

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With over 1500 participants for NaPoWriMo this year, it was indeed a very good season.

And so now for our final prompt, we are challenged to write a poem of farewell since today befits the final poem. It is not necessarily a goodbye-forever poem, NaPoWriMo will be back again next year. For a little inspiration, here’s selections of goodbye-and-good-luck poems from the Poetry Foundation website.