Dream & Become!

One of my favorite quotes of all time is: “For As You Dream, So Shall You Become”. I shorten the quote to just “Dream + Become”. I write it down daily in my things to do list every morning! It’s my reminder to keep dreaming and trust the Universe that I am in the right place, at the right time, doing the right things. 

Along with my morning ritual of Zen Daily Words that I write, I make a TTD -Things To Do list, and have special notes along with the quote that I write daily, like how many days I have lived on this planet, today is 23,673 day of my life! How many days I have lived in beautiful Sedona, Arizona, today is my 1,608 day living here! And I also include my main Zen Daily Word as a reminder of my intention for the day. 

I refer to my list throughout the day, and am so grateful when I get to cross off the items that I get accomplished. If I don’t have time to do everything, I just push it forward to the next day. I do the best I can, and that’s good enough for me! I believe in taking time each day for positive affirmations, mindful moments, day-dreaming, and self care. Before making my list, and after writing out my Zen Daily Words, I look at a sweet tiny book of Dream Quotes that I purchased 4 years ago, I flip to whatever page comes up, and it always seems to fit my mood, or inspire me to look at a different perspective. I remember many of the quotes, but it’s always fun to see what the Universe wants me to focus on for the day ahead. Serendipity is often found on the pages of my special purple dream book. 

I wish everyone a Zenful Day!

Here is a link to calculate how many days you have lived! 
http://www.countcalculate.com/calendar/days-lived

Planting Dreams!

My Zen Heart Creations Blog has Blossomed on the first day of Spring 2018 in hopes of Planting Seeds of Loving-Kindness and Compassion with the World! 

I will be updating this blog often, sharing Zen Daily Words/Mars Mindful Moments, New Heart Art Creations, Zen Nona’s, Zen Essays, Etc. 

My Website will be coming soon where all my Zen Heart Art Creations will be available for purchase. In the meantime there are links to my Fine Art America Website on my Blog Pages, if you would like to purchase products with my Zen Heart Art.

Planting Seeds & Dreams!

Namaste`
Mars

Happy Spring Equinox!

Every morning I have a ritual of writing out a daily word and a few interpretations of the word that represents my intention for the day ahead. They become my affirmations words and thoughts that I carry with me throughout my day. I have been doing this daily word exercise for a few years, and prior to that I would write out a few things that I was grateful for each morning. It has been fun to sort them by date and read them on a monthly basis. It gives me an overview of my mood and intentions that were carried out for the month. I also have created a fun project with these affirmation words as custom word search puzzles. I found an online template that allows me to create my own puzzles. I print them out and work on them in the evenings, and it is a very zen and cathartic way to spend my time. Check out my Zen Daily Words page for samples of my custom affirmation word puzzles and my daily word notes. I have sweet little notepads that I am inspired to write these words in. My newest pad is pink with roses and the cover says: Smell the Roses. A nice reminder to take time to smell the roses.

My words for today: 
DREAM
Spring
Intention
Create
Momentum
Confidence
Success

Nepenthe Rose Photo Art with Lyrics by Marlene Rose Besso
Click on photo for link to Fine Art America

Zen Nona ~ Now or Never Adventure!

Recently I decided to take a ZEN NONA…..a term I created which means a Zen ~ Now or Never Adventure”! I think of it as similar to a GAP Year that kids take between high school and college, but now being at the age of a Grandmother/Nonna (yikes!) I call it my Zen Nona in Sedona!

I have signed up for Social Security, I wanted to wait until my 66th Birthday, but I had no choice but to sign up early. Between the SS and some designated savings I have decided that I don’t want to jump into working right away after losing my client of 20+ years! I need a break for 6+ months, and then I will have to go back into the work force, since I don’t have nearly enough saved to survive only on Social Security!

I am enjoying this block of time to create, dream, travel, volunteer, network, start a new business venture, and who knows how I might re-invent myself during this adventure in my 3rd Act of Life!  

It’s exciting and a bit scary, but as Helen Keller said: Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all!

💗 PEACE

Marlene

Welcome To My World of Zen Heart Creations!

Sharing my Zen Heart Creations with the world brings me so much pride and joy. My mission in the rest of my days is to share loving-kindness and compassion in all ways possible. Check out my Zen Heart Art Project Page to see more of my art and learn about my inspiring 365 Hearts Project.
Click on the image to view all my Zen Hearts on Fine Art America for purchase.

Click on the link to my FAA Website to purchase Zen Hearts

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