PURPLE COW... OMM's PURPLE & YELLOW CHALLENGE...

 I never saw a Purple Cow, 

I never hope to see one, 

But I can tell you, anyhow, 

I’d rather see than be one!

~

Gelett Burgess

SQUARED... SPA's SQUARES CHALLENGE...

 "Here's to the crazy ones. 

The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. 

The round pegs in the square holes. 

The ones who see things differently. 

Because the people who are crazy enough 

to think they can change the world, 

are the ones who do." 

~

 Steve Jobs

HARLEQUIN... DIGITALWHISPER's HARLEQUIN CHALLENGE...

"That's the joy of a harlequinade, after all, isn't it?

 We change our costumes. 

We change our roles." 

~

 Neil Gaiman

MONA FUTURE PAST... OMM's MONA MAKEOVER CHALLENGE...

 "Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. 

Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. 

And God made one version of you." 

~

 Max Lucado

BESTIES... SPA's FRIENDS CHALLENGE...

 "There is nothing better than a friend, 

unless it is a friend with chocolate." 

~

 Linda Grayson

DANCE ME TO THE END OF TIME... OMM's DANCERS CHALLENGE...

 Dance me to the end of time.

~

Leonard Cohan

DAMN FLYING MONKEYS... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's WIZARD OF OZ CHALLENGE...

 "Faith is hoping 

that the wizard behind the curtain 

will explain 

what the flying monkeys had to do

 with you realizing that 

there is no place like home." 

~

 Shannon L. Alder

RACE YOU TO THE CORNER... SPA's TURTLE CHALLENGE...

 "When life is difficult 

and when everything turns bad, 

always remember that even a turtle can finish a race

 as long as he never gives up." 

~

 Unknown

THE WINNER's... DIGITAL WHISPER's MUD CHALLENGE...

 "The world is mud-luscious 

and puddle-wonderful." 

~

 E.E. Cummings

THE MOON COLLECTER... OMM's MOON CHALLENGE...

 "The moon is a loyal companion. 

It never leaves. It’s always there, 

watching, steadfast, 

knowing us in our light and dark moments,

 changing forever just as we do.

Every day it’s a different version of itself." 

~

 Tahereh Mafi 

THE GREAT ESCAPE... SPA's STRIPES CHALLENGE...

 "I asked the Zebra, 

are you black with white stripes? 

Or white with black stripes? 

And the zebra asked me, 

Are you good with bad habits? 

Or are you bad with good habits? 

Are you noisy with quiet times? 

Or are you quiet with noisy times? 

Are you happy with some sad days? 

Or are you sad with some happy days? 

And on and on and on and 

on and on and on he went. 

I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again." 

~

 Shel Silverstein

BEYOND GRIEF... DIGITAL WHISPER's GRIEF CHALLENGE...

 "So it’s true, 

when all is said and done, 

grief is the price we pay for love." 

~

 E.A. Bucchianeri

STEAMPUNKED MAD HATTER... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION...

 "I know who I WAS 

when I got up this morning, 

but I think I must have been changed 

several times since then" 

~

 Lewis Carroll

CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE... OMM's STEAMPUNK CHALLENGE...

  "Steampunk is Victorian 

science fiction" 

~

 G.D. Falksen

DID SOMEONE SAY PIGEON... SPA's PIGEON CHALLENGE...

 "I'll sit in the park 

and feed the pigeons for a while.' 

We don't have pigeons.' 

Then I'll feed the pterodactyls." 

~

 Dean Koontz

FLOWER GIRL... DIGITAL WHISPER's FLOWER GIRL CHALLENGE...

 "The difference between a lady 

and a flower girl is not how she behaves, 

but how she’s treated." 

~

 George Bernard Shaw

HANDMADE BY A MAD WOMAN... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's MAD HATTER CHALLENGE...

 "Mad Hatter: Am I going mad? 

Alice: Yes, you're mad, bonkers, 

off the top of your head...but...I'll tell you a secret.

 All the best people are." 

~

 Lewis Carroll

SILVER THREADS & GOLDEN NEEDLES... OMM's RED & YELLOW CHALLENGE...

 Red, black or orange, Yellow or white, 

We all look the same 

When we turn off the light. 

 So maybe the way, 

To make everything right 

Is for god to just reach out 

And turn off the light!" 

~

 Shel Silverstein

WEIGHT GAIN ON THE BRAIN... SPA's WHAT's ON YOUR MIND CHALLENGE...

 Your life is ruled

by that

which occupies your mind.

~

Unknown

IT's CHERRY TIME... DIGITAL WHISPER's CHERRY CHALLENGE...

 "I'm not saying life is a bowl of cherries, 

but it's definitely not a bowl of... 

Brussels sprouts."

GO ASK ALICE... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's "A" IS FOR ALICE CHALLENGE...

 

One pill makes you larger 

And one pill makes you small 

And the ones that mother gives you 

Don't do anything at all.

Go ask Alice when she's 10 feet tall.

~

Jefferson Airplane

GUITAR MAN... OMM's GUITAR CHALLENGE...

 Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, 

baby it's the guitar man 

Who's gonna steal the show, 

you know baby it's the guitar man 

He can make you love, he can make you cry 

He will bring you down then he'll get you high

 ~ 

Bread

LIFE ON WHEELS... DIGITTAL WHISPER's ROLLER SKATE CHALLENGE...

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates 

You got a brand new key 

I think that we should get together 

and try them out, you see

~

Melanie

TOOL MAN... SPA's TOOLS CHALLENGE...

 "To the man who only has a hammer, 

everything he encounters 

begins to look like a nail." 

~

 Abraham H. Maslow

AWAY I'LL FLY... OMM's & DIGITAL WHISPER's BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE...

 "There is nothing in a caterpillar 

that tells you it's going to be a butterfly."

~

 R. Buckminster Fuller