365 Days of Colour - Flower of the Day 209 - 215

Day 209

Reflection

Don’t settle for less than you deserve

Quote

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. ...Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Scripture

For He will give his angels charge concerning you to guard you in all your ways...Psalm 91:11

Day 210

Reflection

What does God say about you?

Quote

Listen. Make a way for yourself inside yourself. Stop looking in the other way of looking.....Rumi

Scripture

I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness..John 12:46

Day 211

Reflection

Focus on what you can do right now

Quote

Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground...Theodore Roosevelt

Scripture

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give unto you...let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...John 14:27

Day 212

Reflection

You deserve the best for your life

Quote

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up....Pablo Picasso

Scripture

For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations..Psalm 100:5

Day 213

Reflection

When you think you don’t know or are not sure, listen harder to the messages coming through

Quote

I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode....Kate Winslet

Scripture

The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.  Isaiah 32:17

Day 214

Reflection

Don’t let the energy drainers into your life, focus on what matters most

Quote

 Let go and trust; allow inspiration and imagination to lead the way… beyond the limitations of what the mind knows. ...Linda Saccoccio

Scripture

...He Himself has said, ‘I will never  desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.’ Hebrews 13:5

Day 215

Reflection

Don’t settle, make a decision

Quote

Got no check books, got no banks. Still I’d like to express my thanks - I got the sun in the morning’ And the moon at night....Irving Berlin

Scripture

Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door shall be opened...Matthew 7:7

365 Days of Colour - Flower of the Day 202 - 208

Day 202

Reflection

You are a creative person, don’t forget it

Quote

Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit...Mary Lou Retton

Scripture

....the Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love...Psalm 147:11

Day 203

Reflection

Trials will come, but then so will triumphs

Quote

 A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind....Albert Szent-Gyorgyi 

Scripture

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is our life, shall appear with Him in glory...Colossians 3:3-4

Day 204

Reflection

Face your fear, name it, and then move on

Quote

We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other people’s models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open....Shakti Gawain

Scripture

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice....Psalm 97:1

Day 205

Reflection

Let go..... 

Quote

Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.... Ashleigh Brilliant

Scripture

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory...Philippians 3:20-21

Day 206

Reflection

Your spirit shines

Quote

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe...Claudia Black

Scripture

And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased...Hebrews 13:16

Day 207

Reflection

You are an amazing soul

Quote

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes...Marcel Proust

Scripture

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.  In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world..John 16:33

Day 208

Reflection

Allow the blank spaces and the silence time to settle

Quote

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, That most frightens us. ...Marianne Williamson

Scripture

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God...

Matthew 5:9

365 Days of Colour - Flower of the Day 195 - 201

Day 195

Reflection

There is so much to be thankful for, make a list of 5 things you appreciate in your life.

Quote

All of our dreams can come true- if we have the courage to pursue them.....Walt Disney

Scripture

By one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy...Hebrews 10:14

Day 196

Reflection

We make choices all the time, which ones will you make about your life today

Quote

I am only one.  But still I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I still I can do something.  I will not refuse to do the something that I can do...Helen Keller

Scripture

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His loving kindness is everlasting...1 Chronicles 16:34

Day 197

Reflection

Life is what you make it Every day

Quote

Enthusiasm is a kind of faith that has been set afire....George Matthew Adams

Scripture

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him...Proverbs 30:5

Day 198

Reflection

The sun came out just for you today

Quote

One of the first things to do is learn to accept, and to expect this Power to flow through everything we do....Ernest Holmes

Scripture

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angles without knowing it...Hebrews 13:2

Day 199

Reflection

What are you hoping for today, how can you work towards it?

Quote

You can’t erase a dream, you can only wake me up....Peter Frampton

Scripture

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe...Proverbs  18:10

Day 200

Reflection

You are a work in progress

Quote

Why should we all use our creative power? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold and compassionate, so indifferent to fighting and the accumulation of objects and money... Brenda Ueland

Scripture

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ...Ephesians 1:3

Day 201

Reflection

It’s time to take action

Quote

This we know: all things are connected, like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected.  Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself....Chief Seattle  

Scripture

This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us...1 John 5:14

365 Days of Colour - Flower of the Day 188 - 194

Day 188

Reflection

Treat yourself like the treasure that you are.

Quote

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul...

W. Somerset Maugham

Scripture

This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us...1 John 5:14

Day 189

Reflection

Let go and shine, like the star you are becoming

Quote

I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.  ....Dawna Markova

Scripture

..the Lord delights in those who far Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love...Psalm 147:11

Day 190

Reflection

Take the time to sit back and really enjoy the blessings in your life

Quote

Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, “Grow, grow.” ..

The Talmud

Scripture

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice..Psalm 97:1

Day 191

Reflection

Love is the key, how will you show yourself that love

Quote

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive...

Harold Whitman

Scripture

And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased..Hebrews 13:16

Day 192

Reflection

It’s your time to let love in for you

Quote

All is procession. The universe is a procession with measured and beautiful motion...

Walt Whitman

Scripture

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God...Matthew 5:9

Day 193

Reflection

Amazing blessings will start to unfold into your life

Quote

I believe the lasting revolution comes from deep changes in ourselves which influence our collective life.  ....Anais Nin

Scripture

For He will give His angels charge concerning

Day 194

Reflection

Bless yourself with honesty, be gentle

Quote

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel...Piet Mondrian

Scripture

For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways...

Psalm 91:11

365 Days of Colour - Flower of the Day 181 - 187

Officially half way through these, only 178 images, quotes, scriptures and reflections to go!  It's been very rewarding, I hope you are still being inspired.  Stay blessed as you go through your week

Day 181

Reflection

Forgiveness is the key

Quote

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike....John Muir

Scripture

...with God all things are possible..Mark 10:27

Day 182

Reflection

It will get better

Quote

This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind…. Let it be something good....Unknown

Scripture

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless.  He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him..Psalm 18:30

Day 183

Reflection

All is well, all is at peace.

Quote

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.  ....Kahlil Gibran

Scripture

I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you...John 14:18

Day 184

Reflection

Can you believe it, you’ve come a long way

Quote

Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t...Richard Bach

Scripture

By one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy..

Hebrews 10:14

Day 185

Reflection

Smiling is contagious

Quote

There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day....Alexander Woollcott

Scripture

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His loving kindness is everlasting...

1 Chronicles 16:34

Day 186

Reflection

You are beautiful inside and out

Quote

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.  ....St. Augustine

Scripture

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it...Hebrews 13:2

Day 187

Reflection

Take the time to nurture the dreams that live within you

Quote

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes...Marcel Proust

Scripture

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe...

Proverbs 18:10