Mindful Monday

“Be free.
Do stupid things.
Make ridiculous mistakes.
Mortifying yourself gives others the encouragement to do the same.
Remember, poor choices often make the best stories.”

Coloring page and quote from Jenny Lawson,
You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds

Oh, the things I thought about as I colored this page. I remember how I used to declare, “No regrets. My bad decisions and wrong directions got me to where I am.” Now I can acknowledge that I have some regrets. It’s okay. They show I lived. Would I change things? I might change how I reacted to some things. Mostly, though, I’d change the ways I punish myself, castigate myself, for simply being human.

Mindful Monday

Learn, from my One Word Art series, December 2005

ETA: For all its complications, I can’t regret the easy access the Internet offers. My fictitious pianist is diverting himself by playing the twenty-four etudes of Chopin’s Op. 28, and thanks to YouTube, I can listen to someone perform those as I write. So can you, if you’d like to be still and relax for about forty-two minutes. You can hear what he hears.

Mindful Monday

“Listen,” 2006, from my One Word Art series.

“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” – Dalai Lama

Today marks a change from Mood: Monday to Mindful Monday on An Aries Knows.