"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." 

                                                         ~ Diane Ackerman  

Am I living as fully as I would like? I'm asking myself. 

Some days, yes; some days, no. I answer.

Diane's quote leads me toward stretching a bit, reviewing my bucket list, examining my goals, feeding my dreams, things like that.

It also urges me toward loving what is this very day. Keeping my heart open. Practicing kindness. Savoring all that I perceive with my senses. Expressing gratitude for every little uplift, things like that.

I want to live widely on the inside as well as the outside, with joy.

What does this quote stir in you? 

Wishing you an expansive and very blessed day! 

With love,
Charlene          

-------------------------

JOY: May it keep your heart open and filled with light. ( from The Twelve Gifts of Birth)

-------------------------

Feel free to share Today's Touchstone with others.

When you do, please forward this page in its entirety. Not a subscriber?

To receive Today's Touchstone messages regularly,
please subscribe here:www.CharleneCostanzo.com 
(c) 2012 Charlene Costanzo 

Charlene Costanzo is the author of  The Twelve Gifts series of books:
The Twelve Gifts of Birth
The Twelve Gifts for Healing
The Twelve Gifts in Marriage
The Thirteenth Gift 
Touchstones: Stories for Living The Twelve Gifts 

September 3, 2014

-------------------------