Lars Toomre

Some Personal Thoughts and Trivia

California

Daily Reflection: Simple Way To Make Life Less Complicated

Golden Gate Bridge at night in the fog

What is simple way to make life less complicated?

Daily Affirmation: Inner Spirit

Overcast day at Pigeon Point Lighthouse in northern California

My inner spirit and light is healing my body.

Daily Affirmation: Alive

Sunset casts red light on the rocks of Lake Tahoe, California

I am ALIVE, NOW!

Thought for Today: Look Inwards

A lone Cypress tree grows in the sea rocks near Monterey, California

We all have three eyes. Two for looking out and one for looking in. Why would we want to look in when everything is happening 'out there'? Because the treasure we seek is inside, not outside. What is treasure? Beauty, truth, peace, happiness. You already have what you seek. You already are stunningly beautiful. You are already peaceful and loving. How come you don't know this? Simple, you never look inwards, beyond superficial memories or recent experiences, so you never see your own riches. Take a moment to stop, look in and see. Don't rush. Don't search. Just look. And be aware.

Daily Reflection: Energy

Golden Gate Bridge from base of northern face on San Francisco side

What drains you of energy?

No Temple Like Yosemite

The cliffs and waterfall of Yosemite National Park, California

No temple made with human hands can compare with Yosemite.

Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in America (1838 - 1918)

Thought for Today: In Tune

First light shines on Three Brothers in Yosemite National Park and reflected in water

To be in tune with yourself, go beyond the sound of thoughts, the sound of feelings and especially beyond the sound of what, how, when, who and why.

Daily Reflection: Letting Go

The Pigeon Point Lighthouse on California coast shines its beacon at dusk

Are you holding onto something that you need to let go of?

Daily Reflection: Life Is A Gift

Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park, California

My life truly is a gift! So I'll make the most of it.

Sail Away From Safe Harbor

Blonde beauty Natalie Pack was Miss California USA 2012

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Celebrated American author and humorist (1835 - 1910)

No Man Can Be Truly Free When Potential of Women Constrained

Redhead beauty Alyssa Campanella smiles as Miss California USA 2011

In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom.

First female President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997 (born 1944)

Daily Reflection: Lying Through Silence

The Pigeon Point Lighthouse stands tall at sunset on the California coast

Is it possible to lie without saying a word?

Daily Reflection: My Love

The morning sun shines through a tree at Yosemite National Park, California

My love is an essence before it is a feeling.

Daily Reflection: My Health

Snow in Deep Valley at Yosemite National Park, California

My health starts in the mind and works it's way outwards.

First Requisite To Great Undertakings

Redhead beauty Alyssa Campanella in pageant bikini as Miss California USA 2011

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history (1709 - 1784)

Thought for Today: Creativity

Gates of the Valley in Yosemite National Park, California

Creativity develops when you have the attitude of learning and you have the aim of self-improvement.

Encouragement From Someone Else

Coastline near Carmel, California where Mary Olsen visited in 2009

There are low spots in our lives, but there are also high spots, and most of them have come through encouragement from someone else.

Newspaper columnist and founder of syndicate for distributing comic strips and columns (1878 - 1962)

Thought for Today: The Rejuvenating Power of Silence

The silent mist rising above snow and Merced River in Yosemite National Park

Silence has to be love-filled. Love actually inspires and moves all things towards their original freedom and happiness.

The Artist's Way Every Day - January 2nd

Blonde beauty contestant Carrie Prejean is former Miss California 2009

It may be useful for you to think of the Morning Pages as meditation. It may not be the practice of meditation you are accustomed to. You may, in fact, not be accustomed to meditating at all. The pages may not seem spiritual or even meditative — more like negative and materialistic, actually — but they are a valid form of meditation that gives us insight and helps us effect change in out lives.