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”Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.” —-Alain de Botton... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
“Keep your passion alive– it will warm you when the world around you grows cold. It will not allow comfortable familiarity to rob you of that special glow that comes with loving deeply. It can lift you over stone walls of anger and carry you across vast deserts of alienation. But its greatest gift is […]... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
“The ability to be spontaneous is granted when we touch something deeply important: a moment of clarity in which we see an eternal truth. We give our truest reactions and utterances when we stand at the moment in question, all previously prepared words and actions suddenly voided in the face of the moment. A spontaneous […]... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
“When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world. Notice something you have never noticed before, like the tambourine sound of the snow cricket whose pale green body is no longer than your thumb. Stare hard at the hummingbird, in the summer rain, shaking the water sparks from its wings. […]... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
The more you sense the rareness and value of your own life...... mehr auf awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com
Even though the use of evergreens dates back to the Greeks and Romans, the use of the holiday tree is said to have originated in the eighth century Germany. Legend has it that the Christian St. Boniface was trying to convert a group of Druids. Try as he might, though, he couldn’t convince them that … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Happy we who can bask in this warm September sun, which illumines all creatures, as well when they rest as when they toil, not without a feeling of gratitude. ~ Henry David Thoreau (A Week on the Concord & Merrimack Rivers)... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of Harvest-home! All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin. ~ Henry Alford (The Poetical Works of Henry Alford) Happy Thanksgiving!... mehr auf ingebrita.net
It's much easier to be contented in a tent in the springtime than it is midwinter -- but there were moments in which the poet managed to be so.... mehr auf timelessclassics.wordpress.com
Put me in a place
Where I have always longed to be
To share my words with everyone
I suddenly am free...
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. “I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes” . ~ Vladimir Nabokov . Love does many a strange thing and one of the strangest is how it can warp the thinking of a normally sane thinker. Love can make a memory […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
. . “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” . ~ Dalai Lama XIV . . Happiness is an action. The more you do for others, the more you do for yourself, the happier you will become. Thinking about being happy will never make you happy. Today, be spontaneous, without […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
I always breathe a sigh of relief When I see the farmers Start bringing in their crops. Thank you to all of the growers. © ... mehr auf bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com
Last night, I laid down to sleep, and when I closed my eyes, it was there.... mehr auf kenfales.wordpress.com
The Fullness of Life... mehr auf timelessclassics.wordpress.com
Practicing mindfulness of gratitude consistently leads to a direct experience of being connected to life and the realization that there is a larger context in which your personal story is unfolding. Being relieved of the endless wants and worries of your life’s drama, even temporarily, is liberating. Cultivating thankfulness for being part of... mehr auf ingebrita.net
. “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” . ~ Tom Bodett . Someone to love, start with yourself and then move on to the rest of this world. Do something nice, the next right thing, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Written By © KLF/PlanetDreamDiaries Please start the music above the picture before reading. Thank you. Originally Posted June 4, 2014 ღ I awoke to magic and mystery, dawn playing a game of peek-a-boo, the moon waving at the sun as if to say “see you soon.” The birds began to sing, rustling sounds in the … ... mehr auf planetdreamdiaries.wordpress.com
. “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” . ~ Henri Frederic Amiel . Kindness is both words and actions. Smile, say thank you, hold the door, pay a compliment, be positive and share the love. Today, be it […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
People are like feet. Come, take a read to see how that is so. ... mehr auf dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com
The earth gives away for free the power of wind and sun and water, but instead we break open the earth to take fossil fuels. Had we taken only that which is given to us, had we reciprocated the gift, we would not have to fear our own atmosphere today. ~ Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
We sat outside, she and I. To watch a movie on the big big screen. Instead She was fascinated by the stars And sang me a rendition of ‘twinkle twinkle little star’ That far surpassed any previously heard rendition. I was so grateful to share that moment of her childhood With her. […]... mehr auf bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com
A star at dawn...... mehr auf awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com
Dear Life, I was sorta wondering what is the deal with time? Why does it fly by so fast? How is it that I have a teenager and all of my babies are growing up so fast? And while we’re … Continue reading →... mehr auf eatrunwritelove.wordpress.com
. “The last, if not the greatest, of the human freedoms: to choose their own attitude in any given circumstance.” . ~ Bruno Bettelheim . There was a wise old man that taught me one of the greatest lessons about life: ” you can choose to start your day over again, anytime you want to and […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Goodness of heart is...... mehr auf awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com
If I could, I would be invincible. I would have super health and super strength. I could make it through any day without getting exhausted. We’d have fun all day and I’d be able to make you all the food you … Continue reading ... mehr auf eatrunwritelove.wordpress.com
Written By © KLF/PlanetDreamDiaries Please start the music above the picture before reading. Thank you. A Bit Grim But My Story Isn’t Over Yet! ↓ I was hurt, needed help, I cried, no longer strong … from an outpatient surgery gone terribly wrong. Isolated, peeking out from old window panes … Nearly everything changed, but … ... mehr auf planetdreamdiaries.wordpress.com
. . “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” . 1 Corinthians 13:2 (NIV) . . To be the person your loving Higher Power wants you to be, love. […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Written By © KLF/PlanetDreamDiaries Please start the music above the picture before reading. Thank you. ♥ Realigning With Nature ღ Striking colors of earth cradle with a familiar impact syncing with the mist of authentic perfection whilst discord transforms into fantastical sounds of ballads sung in the key of green slowly start the regression back... mehr auf planetdreamdiaries.wordpress.com
. “I have a hypothesis that emotional intelligence is a function of imagination. In other words, your ability to imagine the future is what drives your decisions today.” . ~ Scott Adams, Creator of Dilbert . . We cannot predict the future but we can imagine the outcome of our decisions based upon prior experience […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
. . “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” . ~ Mary Anne Radmacher . . . Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to be kind, especially to someone who does not deserve it. However, be kind, be loving, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Sometimes I have nothing to share with the world. Nothing to give. Not because I’m empty, But Only because I can’t think of what there might be from me That the world might need. So I just exist Gratefully and quietly. ©... mehr auf bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com
All the beauty of Iceland That I have the great honor of not yet seeing. Thank you to my beautiful niece for humoring me As I experience not being in Iceland with her. ❤ I will now, forever, be in the Blue Lagoon. I would never disrespect a beautiful place by doing something […]... mehr auf bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com
... so very thankful ...... mehr auf timelessclassics.wordpress.com
If I could, I would write a thousand books. I love to write and I love to reflect and without this ability, I would die. Honestly, reflection is basically 80% of who I am. Actually, if I’m honest, it might … Continue reading ... mehr auf eatrunwritelove.wordpress.com
There are moments When I cannot see What it is I have What it is I am What it is to be So I say thank you Without defining, And what I cannot see Is no longer in focus.... mehr auf bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com
. “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” . ~ David Augsburger . Today, show your love, listen to someone and make sure they know that they are being heard. You sometimes need not say anything, just being there and listening in the silence of […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
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