monday moment of zen

"a year from now you will wish you had started today."

~ karen lamb 

monday moment of zen

"a woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."

~ eleanor roosevelt

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“i learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” 

~ nelson mandela 

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"education is the great engine of personal development.  it is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mine worker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation.  it is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another."

~ nelson mandela

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“getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. you have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” 

~ c.s. lewis 

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"open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values."

~ dalai lama

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“each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, i understand. i understand how you feel because i have been there myself. we must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.”
~ maya angelou

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hurricane sandy relief donation yoga & meditation class

for some, yoga is a way for us to take time for ourselves so that we can take care of others.  some of us see yoga as a sacred practice where we set our intention or dedication to offer the energy that we generate in our class to give it away to someone or something higher than ourselves.  the beautiful thing about yoga is that it can be both things simultaneously. 

if this is something that resonates with you, then i hope you can join the hurricane sandy relief donation yoga & meditation class on sunday, november 18^th from 11am-12:30pm.

i will be teaching a creative all-level flow based yoga class finishing out in a seated meditation sending our energy to all lives that were affected by hurricane sandy.

100% of your donations will go directly to the salvation army & the humane society.  the salvation army is serving food, providing cleanup kits and offering emotional & spiritual support to those affected in the northeast and mid-atlantic areas.  the humane society is coordinating animal rescue efforts, shelter care and reunions with pet owners in the new york and new jersey areas.

please show your support for all beings affected as well as benefitting your own body & mind.

i will be handling ALL donations.  suggested donation $20.  cash or check donations only please.  (make checks payable to melita mollohan. )

if you will be out of town or unable to attend the donation class you can be there in spirit by donate any amount directly to me.

if you have any questions, please email melita at melitamollohan@gmail.com or call 304-288-0996.

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monday moment of zen

"it is your prime responsibility to acquire useful knowledge from others and to apply it appropriately. you don't have to reinvent the wheel, but you do have to learn from those who did." 

~ gary ryan blair 

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“plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. this is the law of nature.” 

~ steve maraboli

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"home is not where you live, but where they understand you."

~ christian morganstern

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"if you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying?

if you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?"

~ shantideva

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"sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are."

~ felix baumgartner

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i honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.

i honor the place in you which is of love, 

of truth, 

of light, 

and of peace.

when you are in that place in you 

and i am in that place in me,

we are ONE.

namaste

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"you may think that the grass is greener on the other side, but if you take the time to water your own grass it would be just as green."

~ unknown

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"courage doesn't always roar.  sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says i'll try again tomorrow."

~ mary anne radmacher

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4th annual tea trade deadline extended

good tranquil tuesday morning to you!!  i have some fabulous news to share!!  i originally had the 4th annual tea trade deadline set to this past saturday the 15th due to my original plans of being out of town the latter half of the month.  but since my sweet little cat, dooty, had to go to the vet my entire month of september got switched around.  but i'm happy to say that dooty is doing much better. 

and in honor of the dooty doing much better and me being around for the latter half of september i'm extending that happiness to the rest of you who were interested in getting in this years tea trade but missed the deadline.

the deadline has been extended until THIS saturday, september 22nd at 11:59pm est.!!

please be sure to visit the blog post with all of the details before signing up. 

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“only when we deepen our appreciation of ourselves, and what we have to offer, can we begin to truly appreciate and truly support and love another. when you begin a relationship with someone it is the relationship with your self that continues to deepen as you learn to share your space with a partner.” 

~ ravi singh

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if you are cold, tea will warm you;

if you are heated, it will cool you;

 if you are depressed, it will cheer you;

if you are exhausted, it will calm you.

~ william gladstone

ps have you signed up for the 4th annual tea trade yet??  

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"in the beginning, god created man, but seeing him so feeble, he gave him the cat."

~ warren eckstein

sanjay (the kitteh on the left) just turned 7 years old & we just found out that dooty (my 13 year old black & white kitteh) has cancer.  please send your warm thoughts to surround my little family in this time of need. 

update:   dooty is home and doing well.  we found out that he did NOT have cancer!!  thank you so much for sending your love to my little man.  xo

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