Friday, February 28, 2014

Daily Zen - Friday, February 28




I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. 

~ Agatha Christie

Thursday, February 27, 2014

The Third Annual Oscar Pickin' Contest

It's on, baby! The 3rd Annual Way Things Turn Oscar Pickin' Contest is underway!

The rules are simple and the contest is free. You may enter only one time. Choose the most correct winners in twelve pre-selected Academy Award categories, and win a $25 Gift Card to the movie theater of your choice.

We've added three categories to amp up the competition: Animated Feature, which could actually be competitive this year, Original Song, and Visual Effects. (I added the latter so my super nerd friends, and you are many, would have a chance to cast a vote for the likes of The Hobbit, Iron Man, or Star Trek.)

To enter the contest, click the link below and mark your picks before the awards show starts at 8:30PM (Eastern) / 5:30 PM (Pacific) on Sunday, March 2nd. After the cutoff time, no entries will be accepted.

Follow me on Twitter (@waythingsturn) or Facebook (Jeff McKown), or check the blog (The Way Things Turn) on Monday, March 3rd to see if you win.

Here's a link to a printable list of nominees in all the categories for your reference. You won't be able to print your completed contest picks from the online survey, so be sure to record your answers to track your progress during the Awards show.

Stay in touch on Twitter, as I'm planning to live Tweet the awards show and hopefully provide contest updates on Sunday night.

Daily Zen - Thursday, February 27




Learning to live in the present moment 
is part of the path of joy.

                            ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, February 26




None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Monday, February 24, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, February 24




The moment you have hatred, even with good reason, that hatred will hurt you before it hurts anyone else. 

~ Swami Satprakashananda 

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Weekend Zen, February 22-23




We can only be said to be alive in those moments when 
our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

~ Thornton Wilder

Friday, February 21, 2014

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Daily Zen - Thursday, February 20




What do we live for, if it's not to make life less difficult for each other?
          ~ George Eliot

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, February 19





Nothing is impossible. The words itself says, "I'm possible!"

~ Audrey Hepburn




(Ms. Katherine Hepburn has made the #DailyZen before, but this is the
 first appearance for Ms. Audrey Hepburn. No relation.)

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Monday, February 17, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, February 17




It's life. You don't figure it out. 
You just climb up on the beast and ride. 

~ Rebecca Wells

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, February 12



"Me, me again, me always!"
This thought lies at the deep 
root of our misery.

~ Shosan Suzuki

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Daily Zen - Tuesday, February 11




Letting go means accepting life just as it is; elusive, free, spontaneous, and without limits.
      
~ Zen Practice

Monday, February 10, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, February 10




Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
         ~ T.S. Eliot

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Weekend Zen, February 8-9




How we spend our days is, of course, 
how we spend our lives.

      ~ Annie Dillard

Friday, February 7, 2014

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Daily Zen - Thursday, February 6




As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.
               ~ Robert Schuller

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Monday, February 3, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, February 3




Practice yourself...in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
      ~ Epictetus

Saturday, February 1, 2014