Betsy Grant Music - Betsy Grant - Today's Thoughts

Love Yourself And Love Others

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."

-Mother Teresa

Values Before Education

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
C. S. Lewis

Evaluating Our Decisions

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

“Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” - Keri Russell

Influence Of The Mind

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Not sure who said this but I can see the truth of it.

“Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind.”

Appreciate What You Have

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Attention, Purpose, & Consciousness

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Everything we do has a purpose - unconscious or conscious. We are Soul, divine beings. The way we view life has a profound affect on how we experience it. If we strive constantly to tune into the very highest part of our self (the divine), our experience is from that standpoint. If we are concerned and occupied constantly with material and emotional comfort, are attention is riveted to that aspect (the temporary passing show) and we begin to feel identified with that aspect of living rather than seeing the body, emotions, and mind as a house for Soul (the divine aspect). Am I caring for the well-being of my body so that I can be of greater service to life? Are my actions designed to give me the opportunity to give more light and love to others? Or I am simply and purely concerned completely and totally with self and it's physical, mental, and emotional comfort?

Waking Dreams

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Life talks to us all the time, if we would listen. It talks to us when our bodies are tired and we need to slow down and rest. It talks to us when we go through the motions of life without any real joy or meaning - reminding us to pay attention and cherish every breath. Sometimes it even talks to us through the man or woman at the grocery store who's words suddenly light up for us in a special way, reminding us of some important lesson we've been trying to learn or remember. It hints at what's important in life by reminding us to pay attention, love ourselves and our loved ones, and give meaning to our lives by caring about the quality of our work, creativity, and play. It reminds us that we are the creators of our lives, and we are the ones that improve the quality of our lives by our appreciation of every moment - big and small.

Imagination

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." - Albert Einstein

Be True To Yourself

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Purity Of Expression

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

One of the most important things in an artist's work is the need to protect his/her purity of expression, and not allow promoters, or society's expectations, or the lure of money to taint what the artist truly wants to express. This isn't always easy, and requires a considerable degree of self-honesty. However, the experience of freedom and joy that comes with a pure expression of the artist's love is well worth the sacrifices made, and benefits the viewer/listeners in a more beneficial way.