"The course of love never did run smooth." ~Proverb
Source: List of Proverbs by Tom Wills
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"Non Degener Addam" (I add without loss)
12/26/14
My Pick for TODAY
"If you take a single moment this morning to quietly remember your non-tangible blessings and gifts, your day will be so much sweeter and meaningful." ~Begin with Yes
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12/23/14
Proverb for Today by Tom Wills
"Better to be poor and healthy rather than rich and sick." ~Proverb
Source: Tom Wills
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Shannon Kaiser - right place
"When it comes from your heart, you will always be in the right place at the right time." ~Shannon Kaiser
12/22/14
Proverb for Today by Tom Wills
"Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness." ~Proverb
Source: List of Proverbs by Tom Wills
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Wendy Moore - simple things
Photo: Russell David Cooper
Beaumaris VICTORIA
Courtesy of
Sunsets & Sunrise Unite
by Susan Pervan
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John Gokongwei - self-determination
“If I can compete with people so much older than me, if I can support my whole family at 15, I can do anything!” Looking back, I wonder, what would have happened if my father had not left my family with nothing? Would I have become the man I am? Who knows? The important thing to know is that life will always deal us a few bad cards. But we have to play those cards the best we can. And WE can play to win! This was one lesson I picked up when I was a teenager. It has been my guiding principle ever since. And I have had 66 years to practice self-determination. When I wanted something, the best person to depend on was myself. And so I continued to work." ~John Gokongwei ($3B) Billionaire Dream (Cebu Pacific, Robinsons Mall, Universal Robina Food Manu. Robinsons Bank.)
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12/21/14
Parting Proverb
"Don't blow your own trumpet." ~Proverb
Source: List of Proverbs by Tom Wills
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Stedman Graham - vision
"When you have a sense of your own identity and a vision of where you want to go in your life, you then have the basis for reaching out to the world and going after your dreams for a better life." ~Stedman Graham
Randa Abdel-Fattah - hope
"Sometimes it's easy to lose faith in people. And sometimes one act of kindness is all it takes to give you hope again." ~ Randa Abdel-Fattah
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Robin Korth Quotes and VERSES
"A generous soul shines with an easy and constant grace--loving, joy-shot and happily blessed." ~Robin Korth
"As I set my mind free, I set my spirit free." ~Robin Korth
"FEAR is the mightiest of illusions. It is always in the future. We tear our own souls and limit our hearts over something that hasn't even happened. In owning this truth, I am able to set my spirit free--with mindfulness, determination and compassion." ~Robin Korth
"Getting older . . . What I thought would be the evening of my life is turning out to be the morning of my soul. What an amazing place to be." ~Robin Korth
"If I want a life that has depth and wonder, I must seek to cultivate these qualities within myself. For my life is always a reflection of who and how I am." ~Robin Korth
"Inner change doesn't happen without a battle of soul. Releasing what was for what is means I have to be willing to destroy a part of myself I have been holding onto as real. Sometimes this "real" is way older than I yet know." ~Robin Korth 1/28/20
"It is a joy to be in a sanctuary of peace and birds in the woodland." ~Robin Korth
"Learning to undo the thinking habits I was given as a child is the way to inner peace. Doing this with courage, honesty, willingness and compassion is a gift I give to myself. It is also a gift I give to you. Because I am no longer angry, judging, scared or dismissive. I am inclusive, delighted and filled with a mischief of joy." ~Robin Korth 7/14/19
"Let me have the courage to honor myself. And know that how I feel is valid. No matter how another may choose to react to my truth." ~Robin Korth, January 2020
"Meaning isn't found in my words. It's found in the feelings and thoughts that lie beneath them." ~Robin Korth
"My emotions belong to me. I create them with myself. They arise from how I was taught to think and what I was taught to believe. How I feel is not the creation of anyone else. When I realize this, I own myself with power and courage. With laughter, willingness, self-knowing and grace." ~Robin Korth
"My knowing of the power and grace of my own life is limited only by what I am willing to settle for. I call the journey. I pave the road. The mystery and wonder of each breath is found in my passion for the gift of my soul--this laughing, curious and eternal essence of who I really am." ~Robin Korth
"Our grand boredom as a race means it is time to go somewhere else. It's time to honor and explore the next great frontier of man--the infinity of our soul." ~Robin Korth
"The biggest courage I know is to love myself best. For then I am able to turn all that I am to you--in kindness, self-knowing, courage and grace. Without my own soul as my center, how can I serve you?" ~Robin Korth 1/26/20
"The light of my own soul is there, always waiting in the quiet for me to come home. A peaceful comfort of truth, honesty and grace." ~Robin Korth
"The only person who can make us feel small or unimportant is ourselves--when we accept what others think or say about us as the truth." ~Robin Korth
"There really is no good or bad, right or wrong, left or right. These are concepts and labels created, agreed to and then thought of as "real." I choose to no longer believe things just because everyone else does--this closes down my soul. When I ascribe to these without examining what lies beneath them, I limit my thinking. My mind--the creation point of my spirit--is held hostage. I have chosen to make myself less by my own unquestioned belief system." ~Robin Korth
"To feel guilty about our mistakes is insane. We can't possibly know they are "mistakes" until we make them. So, why beat ourselves up over them? They deserve our thanks instead, as they are wisdom gifts to our souls." ~Robin Korth
"To find true joy and peace within my life, I had to get to know the woman who wanted to feel these things--I had to get to know myself." ~Robin Korth
"Until I got willing to tear the blinders of my mind and push my spirit into new ways of thinking and knowing, I wasn't ever going to have a life that made sense to me--one that held my soul. I would just be doing another "version" of living within the same damned model of reality that was slowly killing me." ~Robin Korth
"When I question my thinking, when I am in doubt of what to do next, the best answer for me is this: Let me be kind. When kindness drives my thinking, actions and emotions, I always come through with love and a deeper understanding of myself and those share this earth with me." ~Robin Korth
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VERSES
"A birthday wish for you.
On this blessed day that marks your arrival in this life,
I wish you joy in the wonder of who you are.
I wish the courage and willingness to push your soul
ever-closer to the divine love that calls your name.
I wish you the blessing of self-honesty and the power of awareness.
I wish you a knowing that you are the gift you give to yourself.
You are God realized--as are we all.
Happy Birthday!" ~Robin Korth
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"In the quiet . . .
A piece of me small-large comes calling. A little girl holding the hand of a giant. They are both me. Little-Big. Hurt-Revenging. Purposeful and Powerful.
In the quiet . . .
The years track back. Changed now with memory wishes, with sparkles of inner truth, with bravery of full sight.
In the quiet . . .
Breath is deep. Future and past mix colors. Demands and wounds switch places. Simplicity and clarity are very different friends. "
~Robin Korth 1/29/20
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"Let me live all that I am today!
With power, curiosity and grace.
With willingness, courage and love.
With laughter, gratitude and joy.
For tomorrow is never guaranteed."
~Robin Korth
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"My heart opens to the dawn.
My soul flies in wonder
to the heart of the new day.
The inside me that calls
to life rises in love
to a once-more beginning."
~Robin Korth
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"To hold my heart in the middle of sorrow,
To anchor my spirit as the tears rise slow,
To know a pain I never expected to greet,
To accept this in my journey to wisdom,
Is courageous grace--brutal and blessed."
~Robin Korth
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"Unto to this day . . . A celebration of soul.
A song of love to self and the world.
A delight of energy.
A bowing of gratitude and grace.
A soul open in wonder. I am.
This is. We are. Forever and ever.
Always and unto."
Robin Korth
7/9/19
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Proverb for Today
"Give credit where credit is due." ~Proverb
Source: List of Proverbs by Tom Wills
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12/20/14
Denise Austin - worth living
"Friendship, love, health, energy, enthusiasm, and joy are the things that make life worth living and exploring." ~Denise Austin
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PASSAGE
“Naturally, after many, many, many, years of experiencing rejection from people who were supposed to Love her, that was the very first time she had been exposed to identify a blessing. However she didn't know how to respond, because at the same time as her conscious mind generated a feeling of glorious pleasure; her subconscious reacted awkward affecting her physically, as if her body was rejecting the unfamiliar emotion she was experiencing. Sadly, she was not equipped to fully assimilate and accept a simple blessing with grace and she had to go through much more to understand what accepting a blessing entailed.” ― A passage from my Novel, Floranova B. Msc. © 2014 from Inspiration Flows Where Your Will Goes
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12/18/14
Naomi Smith - charity
"What a beautiful tribute! I'd just like to remind the negative people (on this comment stream) that charity is not about money; it is about what you do each and every day to those around you. It's the smile you give to a passer by, it's helping the elderly or disabled to their car, it's mourning with those who are mourning. And this is exactly what the people of Sydney are doing. They are saying they care. They are saying they are not filled with hate, but with love and compassion. This is charity!" ~Naomi Smith (NSW Incident Alerts on Martin Place Memorial Floral Shrine)
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Amani Kerr Quotes
"One stupid act of some stupid extremist puts us all down." ~Amani Kerr on Sydney Siege, 15 December 2014, ABC news online
"We're all mankind and humankind - so just be one and show kindness." ~Amani Kerr
"We just all need to stick together and unite, be together and support one another." ~Amani Kerr
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Roman Gary - humour
“Humour is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.” ~Roman Gary
Ali Bin Abi Taleb - patience
"A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you thousands of moments of regret." ~Ali Bin Abi Taleb (A.S.)
12/17/14
Katharine Lee Bates - rose
"Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet." ~Katharine Lee Bates
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Norman Ralph Augustine - motivation
"Motivation will almost always beat mere talent." ~Norman Ralph Augustine
Melanie Joy - intelligent
"Educating yourself does not mean that you were stupid in the first place; it means that you are intelligent enough to know that there is plenty left to learn." ~Melanie Joy
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Mastering Relationship With Love - journey
"Life is miraculous progressive journey where you need to learn, grow and shine personally and professionally as well as spiritually rising above mistakes, criticisms and countless negative stormy times. Once you follow your inner guidance system then you can rise above any stormy adversities, negative people and unexpected knocks encountering in the highway of your life and success. Actually your inner guidance system has power to create miracles in your personal, professional and spiritual life. So always hear your inner strong calling and utilize your own intelligence to understand the right calling while manifesting your dream desires into physical reality. Never blame others or live with excuses in the highway of life. If you dont feel happy with what you are doing then change it and do what you love to do at any point of life. Finally abundance, happiness,success and prosperity i\ will be reflection of who you become." ~Mastering Relationship With Love
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12/12/14
Paul Sweeney Quotes
“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.” ~Paul Sweeney
"You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." ~Paul Sweeney
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Diane Arbus Quotes
“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.” ~Diane Arbus
"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory." ~Diane Arbus
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Diane Von Furstenberg Quotes
"I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out." ~Diane von Furstenberg
"When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier." ~Diane Von Furstenberg
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12/11/14
Terri St. Cloud - move forward
“She could never go back and make some of the details pretty. All she could do was move forward and make the whole beautiful.” ~Terri St. Cloud
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Annie Ali - songs of freedom
“The world has its own ways of treating us like what we will never be, but want to be. It relinquishes its grip on our souls while lulling us with the songs of freedom and conquest of beauty. It magnifies every tiny bit of something useless over an unfathomable presence of humanity. And we all waste the whole of our lives standing in queue for gaining its attention to be abdicated as if we never existed in the eyes of our fellow men.” ~Annie Ali
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Manish Kathuria - ray of light
“When does the dust of life seems to be a golden haze? When the whole gloomy day is manipulated by the ray of light through a lamp, ignited by a person with a surprise of love beneath an act of compassion.” ~Manish Kathuria
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Paul Hoffman - spirit passing by
“... If the dead can come back to this earth and move unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night—amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours—always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or if the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by.” ~Paul Hoffman, The Left Hand of God
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MY PICK of the DAY
"Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment." -Charles Stanley
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12/10/14
Steven Aitchison Quotes
"Being alone has the power that very few people can handle." ~Steven Aitchison
"Being close to water brings me closer to my soul." ~Steve Aitchison
"Change your perception and you change your world." ~Steven Aitchison
"Choose your own path, choose your own life and live it according to your rules, not anybody else's." ~Steven Aitchison
"Deep in my heart I know I am a loner. I have tried to blend in with the world and be sociable, but the more people I meet the more disappointed I am, so I've learned to enjoy myself, my family and a few good friends." ~Steven Aitchison
"I don't read to pass the time, I read to open up my mind." ~Steven Aitchison
"I remember so much wanting to be an adult when I was a child, now, as an adult, I wish I could see life through the eyes of a child again." ~Steven Aitchison
"I would like to thank every single person who has ever been unkind to me. You taught me to be even kinder to others." ~Steven Aitchison
"It takes a strong person to do their own thing and not wait for anybody else to validate their existence." ~Steven Aitchison
"Learning to be alone, and enjoying it, is the most empowering gift you can give to yourself." ~Steve Aitchison
"Nothing is more beautiful than honesty..." ~Steven Aitchison
"Nothing is more beautiful than honesty..." ~Steven Aitchison
"Prejudice is a belief born from a shortcut to thinking." ~Steve Aitchison
- Photo lifted from FB
"Sensitive people are those special people who tune into the emotions of others, but what we must realise is that if we constantly take advantage of their caring nature they will build a wall around themselves to protect themselves." ~Steven Aitchison
"Sometimes it feels as if nothing is going your way, and you’re in the middle of a meltdown. Please know that it will pass, and you will come out the other end much stronger than you were before." ~Steven Aitchison
"Sometimes the silence connects us deeper than words ever will." ~Steven Aitchison
"The lowest points in our life teaches us to reach our higher self, the higher self teaches us not to forget the lowest points." ~Steven Aitchison
"... the strong person, is not to be feared but admired and there is much to learn from this person. Take the time to do so. Your life will thank you." ~Steven Aitchison
"Sometimes it feels as if nothing is going your way, and you’re in the middle of a meltdown. Please know that it will pass, and you will come out the other end much stronger than you were before." ~Steven Aitchison
"Sometimes the silence connects us deeper than words ever will." ~Steven Aitchison
"The lowest points in our life teaches us to reach our higher self, the higher self teaches us not to forget the lowest points." ~Steven Aitchison
"... the strong person, is not to be feared but admired and there is much to learn from this person. Take the time to do so. Your life will thank you." ~Steven Aitchison
"There's a lot of pain in being being lonely, but a lot of beauty on being alone." ~Steve Aitchison
"There's so much noise in the world today that we've forgotten to hear the beautiful sound of silence." ~Steven Aitchison
"Three hundred years from now children will be learning about a lost art that has the ability to: enrich minds, increase intelligence, reduce stress, increase knowledge, increase concentration. It's called READING." ~Steven Aitchison
"Time really does seem to fly as we get older, that's because we"ve forgotten to stop for a while to enjoy the time." ~Steven Aitchison
"To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be wise, rich, or beautiful. You just have to be there when they need you." ~Steven Aitchison
"We all have our own personal roads to travel, it's only when we follow someone else's road that we deviate from our own journey. Be strong and travel your own road." ~Steven Aitchison
"We cannot guarantee an amazing future for our children, but we can bring up amazing children to shape our future." ~Steven Aitchison
"When you become friends with solitude, you will never feel alone again." ~Steven Aitchison
"When you have fought so hard to get back on your feet, don't ever go back to the people who knocked you down." ~Steven Aitchison
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"There's so much noise in the world today that we've forgotten to hear the beautiful sound of silence." ~Steven Aitchison
"Three hundred years from now children will be learning about a lost art that has the ability to: enrich minds, increase intelligence, reduce stress, increase knowledge, increase concentration. It's called READING." ~Steven Aitchison
"Time really does seem to fly as we get older, that's because we"ve forgotten to stop for a while to enjoy the time." ~Steven Aitchison
"To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be wise, rich, or beautiful. You just have to be there when they need you." ~Steven Aitchison
"We all have our own personal roads to travel, it's only when we follow someone else's road that we deviate from our own journey. Be strong and travel your own road." ~Steven Aitchison
"We cannot guarantee an amazing future for our children, but we can bring up amazing children to shape our future." ~Steven Aitchison
"When you become friends with solitude, you will never feel alone again." ~Steven Aitchison
"When you have fought so hard to get back on your feet, don't ever go back to the people who knocked you down." ~Steven Aitchison
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Robert Warren Painter Jr - down the road
"Good things are coming down the road. Just don't stop walking." ~Robert Warren Painter Jr
12/9/14
Quotes on STORMS and WEATHER
"A strong soul shines after every storm." ~Positive Energy
"All storms of the heart will come to pass. There’s always a peaceful shoreline and a safe harbor touching all troubled waters. Sail on!" ~Robert Clancy on Healing
"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in." ~Haruki Murakami
"Around the rustling of many waters, may my heart find peace in Your presence, Lord. Please see us through this storm." ~Winnie Dacoco-Carmona
"Be a tree standing tall despite of heavy storms and drought." ~Charito Gonzaga
"Be strong, things will get better. It might be stormy now, but rain doesn’t last forever." ~Anon
"Beyond the storm is a bright sunrise that reminds us of a new day ..." ~Felizardo Demetillo
"Clouds come floating into my life no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~Tagore
"Courage comes the moment you decide to walk through the unavoidable storms in your life rather than sidestepping them. By experiencing whatever it is your soul needs to learn, you earn strength, gain confidence and wisdom to share. Then you are able to encourage and uplift another soul caught in the storms of life." ~Lisa K. Fox
"Don't let every little wind that blows bend and break you! Save your strength for the big storms that come!" ~Eileen Dielesen....the WOMAN WITH A DREAM
"Every hurricane has an eye to remind you that even among life’s most terrible storms, God is still watching over you." ~Robert Clancy
"Every one of us must eventually face the storm." ~Bryant McGill
"Every storm in your life is followed by a rainbow." ~Anon
"Every storm is a school, every trial a teacher." ~Rick Warren
"Every storm runs out of rain." ~Gary Allen
"Friends are like rainbows, always there to cheer you up after a storm." ~Positive Energy
"God can bring showers of blessings our of storms of adversity." ~Anon
"God is not in the least bit surprised or taken off guard by the storms you are facing. Trust Him, He's got this." ~Crosswalk
"God will carry you through every storm in your life and give you strength to make it through." ~Anon
“Home is a shelter from storms – all sorts of storms.” ~William J. Bennett
"I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they have been through." ~Anon
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." ~Aeschylus
"I find beauty in the rain. Embrace all the storms that comes into your life and learn how to dance with it." ~Raquel Geralde Villanueva
"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature." ~Paulo Coelho
"I thank God for the mountains I have had to climb, the storms I have faced, and the tears I have shed, as they have made me understand how strong I really am and how blessed I am when the road is smooth, the sky is clear, and my soul has a reason to smile." ~Mountain wisdom
"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." Mahatma Gandhi
"Beyond the storm is a bright sunrise that reminds us of a new day ..." ~Felizardo Demetillo
"Clouds come floating into my life no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~Tagore
"Courage comes the moment you decide to walk through the unavoidable storms in your life rather than sidestepping them. By experiencing whatever it is your soul needs to learn, you earn strength, gain confidence and wisdom to share. Then you are able to encourage and uplift another soul caught in the storms of life." ~Lisa K. Fox
"Don't let every little wind that blows bend and break you! Save your strength for the big storms that come!" ~Eileen Dielesen....the WOMAN WITH A DREAM
"Every hurricane has an eye to remind you that even among life’s most terrible storms, God is still watching over you." ~Robert Clancy
"Every one of us must eventually face the storm." ~Bryant McGill
"Every storm in your life is followed by a rainbow." ~Anon
"Every storm is a school, every trial a teacher." ~Rick Warren
"Every storm runs out of rain." ~Gary Allen
"Friends are like rainbows, always there to cheer you up after a storm." ~Positive Energy
"God can bring showers of blessings our of storms of adversity." ~Anon
"God is not in the least bit surprised or taken off guard by the storms you are facing. Trust Him, He's got this." ~Crosswalk
"God will carry you through every storm in your life and give you strength to make it through." ~Anon
“Home is a shelter from storms – all sorts of storms.” ~William J. Bennett
"I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they have been through." ~Anon
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." ~Aeschylus
"I find beauty in the rain. Embrace all the storms that comes into your life and learn how to dance with it." ~Raquel Geralde Villanueva
"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature." ~Paulo Coelho
"I thank God for the mountains I have had to climb, the storms I have faced, and the tears I have shed, as they have made me understand how strong I really am and how blessed I am when the road is smooth, the sky is clear, and my soul has a reason to smile." ~Mountain wisdom
"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." Mahatma Gandhi
“If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.” ~Warren Wendel Wiersbe
"If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm." ~Frank Lane
"In every life there will be storms; those inevitable moments of uncertaintly, turmoil, and strife." ~Anon
"If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm." ~Frank Lane
"In every life there will be storms; those inevitable moments of uncertaintly, turmoil, and strife." ~Anon
"In order to realise the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm." ~Corrie ten Boom, 1892-1983
"In spite of the raging storm inside
Your version of 'life' is my version of death
So I will live out my 'madness'
...Until my very last breath'"
~Anon
"In the middle of the storm be loving, positive, and honest. It doesn't matter if the storm is of your making or that of someone else that your caught in. You determine if you are positive or not, angry or not, loving, respectful, open, honest or not. I hope you will choose to be positive for yourself and others." ~Michael Huddleston
"Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like that. Nothing can ever harm you once you are consciously aware that it is so." ~Vernon Howard
"In spite of the raging storm inside
Your version of 'life' is my version of death
So I will live out my 'madness'
...Until my very last breath'"
~Anon
"In the middle of the storm be loving, positive, and honest. It doesn't matter if the storm is of your making or that of someone else that your caught in. You determine if you are positive or not, angry or not, loving, respectful, open, honest or not. I hope you will choose to be positive for yourself and others." ~Michael Huddleston
"Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like that. Nothing can ever harm you once you are consciously aware that it is so." ~Vernon Howard
"It's always good to grow, kiss the clouds and touch the sky but to know your roots is even better. Time will come where storm hits your pedestal and you got no choice but to surrender and fall, returning back to where you came from." ~Jeffrey D. Cejero
"It is only during a storm that a tree knows how strong it is." ~Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." ~Amelia Barr
"Keep the faith. Hold on. Things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever." ~Anon
"Keep walking through the storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side." ~Heather Stillufsen
"It is only during a storm that a tree knows how strong it is." ~Matshona Dhliwayo
"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." ~Amelia Barr
"Keep the faith. Hold on. Things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever." ~Anon
"Keep walking through the storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side." ~Heather Stillufsen
"Learn to dance in the storm so when life hands you a stormy weather, you just glide through it" ~Ikechukwu Izuakor
"Life is like a candle being lit at birth. As it continue to light, it will weather storms and turbulence. Some will not bear it and some will till fully consumed." ~Larry P. Silva
"The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow." ~Deborah King
"The greater your storm,the brighter your rainbow." ~Dr. Libby
"The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow." ~Susan Gale Quotes
"The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights." ~Giotto di Bondone
"You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly - that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp." ~Anne Lamott
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"Life is like a candle being lit at birth. As it continue to light, it will weather storms and turbulence. Some will not bear it and some will till fully consumed." ~Larry P. Silva
“Life’s roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors.” ~Anon
"Marriage is a place of forgiveness that welcomes one home, and arms they can run to in the midst of a storm. It's a grace." ~Darlene Schacht
"No marriage is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together." ~ShiShi Rea-Dancel, FB
"No matter the number of times you fail you must be determined to succeed. You must not lose hope. Don't stop in your storm. Don't give up so easily." ~Tony Narams
"No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever." ~Iyanla Vanzant
"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." ~Lessons Learned in Life
"Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” ~Mario Fernandez
"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace despite the storm." ~Anon
"She loves moonlight and rainstorms and so many other things that have soul." ~JM Storm
"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran
"Some messages need a storm, to be able to be found." ~Cat Knott
"Some people survive and talk about it. Some people survive and go silent. Everyone deals with unimaginable pain in their own way, and everyone is entitled to that, without judgment. So the next time you look at someone's life covetously, remember … you may not want to endure what they are enduring right now, at this moment, whilst they sit so quietly before you, looking like a calm ocean on a sunny day. Remember how vast the ocean's boundaries are. Whilst somewhere the water is calm, in another place in the very same ocean, there is a colossal storm." ~Nikita Gill
"Some things you can only learn in the storm." ~Anon
"Sometimes there are stormy moments in your life when your friends do more than just walk with you; they become angels that carry you and protect you with their wings." ~Steve Maraboli
"Sometimes you are delayed where you are because God knows there's a storm where you are headed." ~Anon
"Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give you wisdom to know how to proceed. The only way you will survive the storm will be on your knees." ~Paul Chappell
“Storms make oaks take deeper root.” ~George Herbert
"Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~Dolly Parton
"Storms test the strength of your anchor." ~Reamus Wilson
"Strong women aren't simply born. They are made by the storms they walk through." ~Anon
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.." ~Goethe
"The garden has been part of my life every day, in every season and in all weather. It has witnessed my greatest joys and absorbed my deepest sorrows." ~Sydney Eddison
"Marriage is a place of forgiveness that welcomes one home, and arms they can run to in the midst of a storm. It's a grace." ~Darlene Schacht
"No marriage is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together." ~ShiShi Rea-Dancel, FB
"No matter the number of times you fail you must be determined to succeed. You must not lose hope. Don't stop in your storm. Don't give up so easily." ~Tony Narams
"No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever." ~Iyanla Vanzant
"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." ~Lessons Learned in Life
"Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” ~Mario Fernandez
"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace despite the storm." ~Anon
"She loves moonlight and rainstorms and so many other things that have soul." ~JM Storm
"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran
"Some messages need a storm, to be able to be found." ~Cat Knott
"Some people survive and talk about it. Some people survive and go silent. Everyone deals with unimaginable pain in their own way, and everyone is entitled to that, without judgment. So the next time you look at someone's life covetously, remember … you may not want to endure what they are enduring right now, at this moment, whilst they sit so quietly before you, looking like a calm ocean on a sunny day. Remember how vast the ocean's boundaries are. Whilst somewhere the water is calm, in another place in the very same ocean, there is a colossal storm." ~Nikita Gill
"Some things you can only learn in the storm." ~Anon
"Sometimes there are stormy moments in your life when your friends do more than just walk with you; they become angels that carry you and protect you with their wings." ~Steve Maraboli
"Sometimes you are delayed where you are because God knows there's a storm where you are headed." ~Anon
"Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give you wisdom to know how to proceed. The only way you will survive the storm will be on your knees." ~Paul Chappell
“Storms make oaks take deeper root.” ~George Herbert
"Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~Dolly Parton
"Storms test the strength of your anchor." ~Reamus Wilson
"Strong women aren't simply born. They are made by the storms they walk through." ~Anon
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.." ~Goethe
"The garden has been part of my life every day, in every season and in all weather. It has witnessed my greatest joys and absorbed my deepest sorrows." ~Sydney Eddison
"The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow." ~Deborah King
"The greater your storm,the brighter your rainbow." ~Dr. Libby
"The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow." ~Susan Gale Quotes
"The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"The resiliency of water is most impressed
by the conditioning of the storm." ~EA
"The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights." ~Giotto di Bondone
"The storm is only a temporary guest, oftentimes leaving humans different levels of devastations. How strong are you to face the storm that visits you?" ~Leah C Dancel, 24 December 2021
"The strong, calm man is always loved and revered. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm." ~James Allen
"The strong, calm man is always loved and revered. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm." ~James Allen
"The whistle that stirs the wind that sways the trees in the forest may not be as strong as a storm, but strong enough to shake-off the dried leaves of the tree to bare its naked soul so that leaves can grow anew, where birds can roost and sing their sweet songs again." ~Cris Tappa
"There are some things you can only learn in the storm." ~Anon
"There's no better weather than porch sitting weather." ~Susan Gale
"There's no storm that God won't carry you through. No bridge that God won't help you cross. No battle that God won't help you win. No heartache that God won't help you let you go of. He is so much bigger than anything you will ever face. Leave everything in His hands. Embrace each day confidently knowing that He will take care of you." ~Charity M. Richey-Bentley
"There is peace even in the storm." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm." ~Dorothy Parker
"Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.” ~Criss Jami
“Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” ~ Charles Caleb Colton
"We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse." ~Dodinsky
"We look for anchors in our storms … Each disturbance or turbulence requires us to put down a root, a foundation so that we can steady ourselves, and from that place of grounding, grow." ~I Must Be a Mermaid
"There are some things you can only learn in the storm." ~Anon
"There's no better weather than porch sitting weather." ~Susan Gale
"There's no storm that God won't carry you through. No bridge that God won't help you cross. No battle that God won't help you win. No heartache that God won't help you let you go of. He is so much bigger than anything you will ever face. Leave everything in His hands. Embrace each day confidently knowing that He will take care of you." ~Charity M. Richey-Bentley
"There is peace even in the storm." ~Vincent Van Gogh
"They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm." ~Dorothy Parker
"Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.” ~Criss Jami
“Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” ~ Charles Caleb Colton
"We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse." ~Dodinsky
"We look for anchors in our storms … Each disturbance or turbulence requires us to put down a root, a foundation so that we can steady ourselves, and from that place of grounding, grow." ~I Must Be a Mermaid
"What happens after the storm is always gentler and more beautiful than before." ~Paul Dean
"When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone, avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life, may your heart soar like an eagle." ~From Native American Encyclopedia
"When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words." ~Thelma Davis
"When the storm is raging around you, when a flood of emotions is billowing up inside you, when you are about to come unwound and come undone, hear the Master speak, 'Peace, be still.'" ~Stacy L. Sanchez
"When the storm of life comes howling and raging outside your window; when you look that tempest in the eye, there will be a quickening in your instincts. In that moment, you will burn with aliveness. Your total intelligence knows exactly what to do, because you were made to weather the storms of life." ~Bryant McGill
"When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again." ~Bryant McGill
"When things changed for you many left you and wrote you off. But not only did you endure the storm, … but you grew in the storm. You are different. … I did not create you to fit in.… I created you to stand out!" ~GOD
"When you're young, thunderstorms seem scary. Like the sky is angry at you. But now that I'm older, something about its roar soothes me; it's comforting to know that even nature needs to scream sometimes." ~Anon
"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." ~Haruki Murakami
"'Why do you like thunderstorms?' 'Because it shows that even nature needs to scream sometimes.'" ~E. D.
"Without rain nothing grows, learn to embrace the storms of your life." ~Expanded Consciousness
"When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone, avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life, may your heart soar like an eagle." ~From Native American Encyclopedia
"When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words." ~Thelma Davis
"When the storm is raging around you, when a flood of emotions is billowing up inside you, when you are about to come unwound and come undone, hear the Master speak, 'Peace, be still.'" ~Stacy L. Sanchez
"When the storm of life comes howling and raging outside your window; when you look that tempest in the eye, there will be a quickening in your instincts. In that moment, you will burn with aliveness. Your total intelligence knows exactly what to do, because you were made to weather the storms of life." ~Bryant McGill
"When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again." ~Bryant McGill
"When things changed for you many left you and wrote you off. But not only did you endure the storm, … but you grew in the storm. You are different. … I did not create you to fit in.… I created you to stand out!" ~GOD
"When you're young, thunderstorms seem scary. Like the sky is angry at you. But now that I'm older, something about its roar soothes me; it's comforting to know that even nature needs to scream sometimes." ~Anon
"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." ~Haruki Murakami
"'Why do you like thunderstorms?' 'Because it shows that even nature needs to scream sometimes.'" ~E. D.
"Without rain nothing grows, learn to embrace the storms of your life." ~Expanded Consciousness
"You are stronger than the storm, for he is you! You're the strength and power that you hold in your hands." ~Leah C Dancel, 24 December 2023
"You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you." ~Joseph B Wirthlin
"You experience the deepest worship in your life in your dark moments, when you weather storms after storms." ~Kyle Reygel Perales
“You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.” ~Shannon L. Alder
"Your greatest test is when you are able to bless someone else while you are going through your own storm." ~Anon
WEATHER
"All of us can take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." ~Anon
"Don't let every little wind that blows bend and break you! Save your strength for the big storms that come!" ~Eileen Dielesen....the WOMAN WITH A DREAM
"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." ~Fulton Sheen
"Family values are a little like family vacations -— subject to changeable weather and remembered more fondly with the passage of time. Though it rained all week at the beach, it’s often the momentary rainbows that we remember.” ~Leslie Dreyfous
"I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side." ~Ralph Steadman
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If I accept the sunshine and warmth, I must also accept the thunder and lightning." ~Khalil Gibran
“If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.” ~Paula Coelho
"Learn how to distinguish between a quick summer rain and a devastating hurricane." ~Paulo Coelho
"Lighthouses don't get all wobbly when the weather gets rough; they just stand there shining." ~Anon
"My favorite weather is bird chirping weather." ~Terri Guillemets
"Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself." ~Annie Leibovitz
"Remember, anyone can love you when the sun is shining. In the storms is where you learn who truly cares for you." ~Anon
"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran
"Stormy weather is calming to the soul. The subtle patter of the rain, the intoxicating scent of petrichor, the small chill to the howling wind. Every element that adds towards rain makes me long for a permanent winter." ~Anon, The Diary Files, SL-NSW, August 7, 2020
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world." ~Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe
"The bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad." ~Nigerian Proverb
"Waves of serene life pass over us from time to time like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather." ~Henry David Thoreau
"We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse." ~Dodinsky
“We could all take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.” ~Anon
"You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you." ~Joseph B Wirthlin
"You experience the deepest worship in your life in your dark moments, when you weather storms after storms." ~Kyle Reygel Perales
“You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.” ~Shannon L. Alder
"Your greatest test is when you are able to bless someone else while you are going through your own storm." ~Anon
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WEATHER
"All of us can take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." ~Anon
"Don't let every little wind that blows bend and break you! Save your strength for the big storms that come!" ~Eileen Dielesen....the WOMAN WITH A DREAM
"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." ~Fulton Sheen
"Family values are a little like family vacations -— subject to changeable weather and remembered more fondly with the passage of time. Though it rained all week at the beach, it’s often the momentary rainbows that we remember.” ~Leslie Dreyfous
"I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side." ~Ralph Steadman
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If I accept the sunshine and warmth, I must also accept the thunder and lightning." ~Khalil Gibran
“If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.” ~Paula Coelho
"Learn how to distinguish between a quick summer rain and a devastating hurricane." ~Paulo Coelho
"Lighthouses don't get all wobbly when the weather gets rough; they just stand there shining." ~Anon
"My favorite weather is bird chirping weather." ~Terri Guillemets
"Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself." ~Annie Leibovitz
"Remember, anyone can love you when the sun is shining. In the storms is where you learn who truly cares for you." ~Anon
"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran
"Stormy weather is calming to the soul. The subtle patter of the rain, the intoxicating scent of petrichor, the small chill to the howling wind. Every element that adds towards rain makes me long for a permanent winter." ~Anon, The Diary Files, SL-NSW, August 7, 2020
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world." ~Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe
"The bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad." ~Nigerian Proverb
"Waves of serene life pass over us from time to time like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather." ~Henry David Thoreau
"We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse." ~Dodinsky
“We could all take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.” ~Anon
"You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly - that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp." ~Anne Lamott
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12/7/14
Alexandra Skiathitis - smile
"As you travel on life's way, with its many ups and downs, remember it's quite true to say one smile is worth a dozen frowns." ~Alexandra Skiathitis, Family Friend Poems
Katherine Woodward Thomas - self-reflection
"Practice radical honesty with yourself, knowing that seeing the answer clearly is the key to your power and liberation." ~Katherine Woodward Thomas
on Self-reflection
Michael Lane - loving relationship
"Learn how to leave your baggage behind, and your home and house. Do whatever it takes, but leave your luggage at the front desk, the airport check in/conveyor, the hotel lobby, in the boot of the taxi, sitting in the rain without a home, leave it out, whatever floats your boat, loose it, it has no place in your brand new open and loving relationship." ~Michael Lane
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Spencer Johnson - truth
"Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people." ~Spencer Johnson
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MY PICK of the DAY: HONOUR and OBLIGATION
"Life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun. The meaning of life is inherent in the connections we make to others through honor and obligation." ~Laura Schlessinger (Living Life Fully)
Dwight Swain - feelings
"Feelings tell you what to say. Technique gives you the tools with which to say it. Faculty lies in knowing what to do next. To know what to do next, you must master process ... an ordered step-by-step presentation of materials that presses emotional buttons in your reader, so he feels the way you want him to feel." ~Dwight Swain - Techniques of the Selling Writer
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Dorothy Gilman - choice
"It's when we're given choice that we sit with the gods and design ourselves." ~Dorothy Gilman
Beardsley Jones - one life
"You have this one life. How do you wanna spend it? Apologizing? Regretting? Questioning? Hating yourself? Dieting? Running after people who don't see you? Be brave. Believe in yourself. Do what feels good. Take risks. You have this one life. Make yourself proud." ~Beardsley Jones
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Sallirae Henderson - gestures
"Gestures of kindness, courage, honesty, and love tend to be small and quiet, and most of them are made by ordinary human beings. But these acts create and sustain a dense web of commitment that holds this planet and its people together. The web is so resilient that it will never be completely destroyed, because it is constructed of human goodwill rather than bricks, money, or nationalism." ~Sallirae Henderson (Living Life Fully)
Dave McIntyre - appreciation
"Appreciation is like an insurance policy. It has to be renewed every now and then." ~Dave McIntyre
Karter Zaher - Parents
"Appreciate your parents. They're the only ones who would do anything in the world for you." ~Karter Zaher
12/6/14
Michael Goddart - community
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"One aspect of true community is that we respond to the needs of another within our own capabilities. Living in a community consciously, responsibly, and actively provides opportunities for growing naturally in compassion.
Living compassionately in a community means that we care not only about our own advancement, materially as well as spiritually, but also about the well-being of all members, including those at the bottom. Those at the so-called bottom may be far more spiritually rich than those with whom we aspire to consort. . . . there is no limit to how we conceive the expanse of community, only our own thinking." ~Michael Goddart (Living Life Fully)
"Use your growing awareness to focus your spiritual power and reclaim the bliss that your lower mind destroys or prevents you from having." ~Michael Goddart
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Quotes on APPRECIATION, THANKFULNESS and THANKSGIVING
APPRECIATION and THANKFULNESS
"A little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world. " ~L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
"Appreciation is a big component of marriage." ~Robin McGraw
"Appreciation is like an insurance policy. It has to be renewed every now and then." ~Dave McIntyre
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~John F. Kennedy
"Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times, you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons." ~Troy Amdahl
"Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough." ~Oprah
"Confidence is winning over self---not others. But we have to stir up the gift that is within us, see that we appreciate all the small things we can do well. We can only be what we give ourselves power to be." ~Chief Meninock
"Connection is most often found in quiet moments of appreciation." ~Doe Zantamata
"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart." ~Henry Clay
"Ensure you pause each day to savor each moment and appreciate what you love. To fully appreciate life, it is so important to savor, absorb and and appreciate each moment in your life. Whether you are at home, at work, running errands or traveling elsewhere, there is always something to appreciate and love." ~Heather Corinne Lang
"Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering." ~Charles Dickens
"Give this day as much appreciation as you imagine you would give to the best day of your life. If you do this, even for just one hour, you will surely “regain” and “take back” all of the gifts you could so easily have overlooked." ~Robert Holden
"GRATITUDE: A blessing doesn’t grow on a tree; it blossoms in your heart every time you give thanks." ~RobertClancy
“He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart” ~JA Shedd
"Humans of all ages benefit from feeling seen, valued and appreciated in big and small ways." ~Genevieve, The Way of the Peaceful Parent
"Connection is most often found in quiet moments of appreciation." ~Doe Zantamata
"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart." ~Henry Clay
"Ensure you pause each day to savor each moment and appreciate what you love. To fully appreciate life, it is so important to savor, absorb and and appreciate each moment in your life. Whether you are at home, at work, running errands or traveling elsewhere, there is always something to appreciate and love." ~Heather Corinne Lang
"Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering." ~Charles Dickens
"Give this day as much appreciation as you imagine you would give to the best day of your life. If you do this, even for just one hour, you will surely “regain” and “take back” all of the gifts you could so easily have overlooked." ~Robert Holden
"GRATITUDE: A blessing doesn’t grow on a tree; it blossoms in your heart every time you give thanks." ~RobertClancy
“He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart” ~JA Shedd
"Humans of all ages benefit from feeling seen, valued and appreciated in big and small ways." ~Genevieve, The Way of the Peaceful Parent
"In the depth of thankfulness, each breath is beautiful song." ~Gede Prama
"It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied." ~Shams Tabrizi
"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it." ~Ralph Marston
"Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone, to experience, appreciate and love yourself." ~Robert Tew
"Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance, self-control, diligence, strength of will, content, and a hundred other virtues which the idle never know." ~Charles Kingsley
"Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives." ~Rumi
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. " ~William James
"...Those who stay clean, just appreciate things." ~Gary Snyder
"When you open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought and enjoy some moments of silence throughout the whole day." ~Positive Thoughts
"When you start with nothing, you learn to appreciate everything."~Anthony Gucciardi
“With a keen appreciation for the immaterial treasures that bring us closer to God, let us continue to pursue an agenda for genuine change that will be for the best interest of our people. I hope that we cherish with fondness, love and gratitude the spiritual inheritance left by our ancestors and loved ones on their special day." ~President RR Duterte, 1 November 2016
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"Today I give thanks for it all,
Though I do not understand much of what I see,
I surrender anyway....
I trust in the Goodness of Life,
I open to the One that breathes me,
To the One who has given me one more day
To feel so alive and free"
~Flora Aube
THANKSGIVING
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. . . O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment." ~Henry David Thoreau
"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest person it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." ~Edward Sandford Martin
"Thanksgiving for me really was a time of being thankful. I think it is great for people of all ages to celebrate the day with good people, good food, and football, but I hope in the midst of our busy lives we have not forgotten the
importance of observing the real reason for the holiday: to give thanks." ~Matthias Reightman
"Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest people; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude." ~E.P. Powell
"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." ~Joyce Giraud
"We remember the Pilgrims on Thanksgiving Day, not so much for their turkey dinner, but for the sheer faith that inspired them to give thanks in a year that saw nearly half their number die of sickness. Yet they prayed with thanksgiving." ~Ralph F. Wilson
"It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied." ~Shams Tabrizi
"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it." ~Ralph Marston
"Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone, to experience, appreciate and love yourself." ~Robert Tew
"Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance, self-control, diligence, strength of will, content, and a hundred other virtues which the idle never know." ~Charles Kingsley
"Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives." ~Rumi
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. " ~William James
"...Those who stay clean, just appreciate things." ~Gary Snyder
"When you open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought and enjoy some moments of silence throughout the whole day." ~Positive Thoughts
"When you start with nothing, you learn to appreciate everything."~Anthony Gucciardi
“With a keen appreciation for the immaterial treasures that bring us closer to God, let us continue to pursue an agenda for genuine change that will be for the best interest of our people. I hope that we cherish with fondness, love and gratitude the spiritual inheritance left by our ancestors and loved ones on their special day." ~President RR Duterte, 1 November 2016
I Live in the Land of Thankfulness
I love the Land of Thankfulness where blessings overflow.
I claim it as my native home, most charming land I know;
And if I've need of anything, no matter what it be,
I just give thanks with confidence and see it come to me.
I like to live in Thankfulness! Would live there all my days;
Would let its spirit stir my soul and fill my heart with praise.
I questioned once how I had found a place of such a kind;
Knew I'd discovered it, because I'd thankful thoughts in mind
Oh, come with me to Thankfulness! We ask this of you:
That you be always thankful, friend, but this is all you do.
And if there's anything you need, no longer doubt or fear;
The thing you seek's awaiting you, it surely will appear.
Copyright© 2004 - Frank B. Whitney
Founder of Unity Publication "Daily Word"
I love the Land of Thankfulness where blessings overflow.
I claim it as my native home, most charming land I know;
And if I've need of anything, no matter what it be,
I just give thanks with confidence and see it come to me.
I like to live in Thankfulness! Would live there all my days;
Would let its spirit stir my soul and fill my heart with praise.
I questioned once how I had found a place of such a kind;
Knew I'd discovered it, because I'd thankful thoughts in mind
Oh, come with me to Thankfulness! We ask this of you:
That you be always thankful, friend, but this is all you do.
And if there's anything you need, no longer doubt or fear;
The thing you seek's awaiting you, it surely will appear.
Copyright© 2004 - Frank B. Whitney
Founder of Unity Publication "Daily Word"
"Today I give thanks for it all,
Though I do not understand much of what I see,
I surrender anyway....
I trust in the Goodness of Life,
I open to the One that breathes me,
To the One who has given me one more day
To feel so alive and free"
~Flora Aube
THANKSGIVING
"What we say about our blessings and how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." ~Anon“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~William Arthur Ward
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. . . O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment." ~Henry David Thoreau
"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest person it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." ~Edward Sandford Martin
"Thanksgiving for me really was a time of being thankful. I think it is great for people of all ages to celebrate the day with good people, good food, and football, but I hope in the midst of our busy lives we have not forgotten the
importance of observing the real reason for the holiday: to give thanks." ~Matthias Reightman
"Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest people; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude." ~E.P. Powell
"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." ~Joyce Giraud
"We remember the Pilgrims on Thanksgiving Day, not so much for their turkey dinner, but for the sheer faith that inspired them to give thanks in a year that saw nearly half their number die of sickness. Yet they prayed with thanksgiving." ~Ralph F. Wilson
“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” - Tecumseh
Source: http://www.livinglifefully.com
MY THANKSGIVING
(Excerpt)
. . .
"Now the trouble with you and me, my friend
Is the trouble with this nation
Too many blessings, too little appreciation
And I know that kind of notion--well, it just ain't cool
So send me back to Sunday school
Because I'm tired of waiting for reason to arrive
It's too long we've been living
These unexamined lives
I've got great expectations
I've got family and friends
I've got satisfying work
I've got a back that bends
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving. . . .
Here in this fragmented world, I still believe
In learning how to give love, and how to receive it
And I would not be among those who abuse this privilege
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge
And I don't mind saying that I still love it all
I wallowed in the springtime
Now I'm welcoming the fall
For every moment of joy
Every hour of fear
For every winding road that brought me here
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving
For everyone who helped me start
And for everything that broke my heart
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving."
By Don Henley
Source: Living Life Fully
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Source: http://www.livinglifefully.com
MY THANKSGIVING
(Excerpt)
. . .
"Now the trouble with you and me, my friend
Is the trouble with this nation
Too many blessings, too little appreciation
And I know that kind of notion--well, it just ain't cool
So send me back to Sunday school
Because I'm tired of waiting for reason to arrive
It's too long we've been living
These unexamined lives
I've got great expectations
I've got family and friends
I've got satisfying work
I've got a back that bends
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving. . . .
Here in this fragmented world, I still believe
In learning how to give love, and how to receive it
And I would not be among those who abuse this privilege
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge
And I don't mind saying that I still love it all
I wallowed in the springtime
Now I'm welcoming the fall
For every moment of joy
Every hour of fear
For every winding road that brought me here
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving
For everyone who helped me start
And for everything that broke my heart
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving."
By Don Henley
Source: Living Life Fully
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PASSAGE
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“She had learned to play Chess from the doctor’s approach which was a bit different than the norm; he taught her that competing was for fools and after enjoying Christmas dinner, she was getting ready to play Chess with Valentin and she remembered the doctor’s words, ‘The essence of the game is to develop a strategy to corner the king. Neither of the players is looking out to destroy the king. Bear in mind my dear, the king cannot be held captive, once the king is cornered, the game is over. Every piece is a symbolic member of a kingdom and in course to the objective each piece risks to be held captive; however never destroyed. There would be a tragic situation for a Chess player if a piece belonging to a specific Chessboard is misplaced, much less destroyed. The game of Chess cultivates not destruction but honorable warriors instead. There is a difference between surviving in battle for a humanitarian cause and competing to win for fame or gold. Some might kill one person out of greed in order to win in competition and as a result, they become murderers; whereas great warriors kill hundreds united in battle for a humanitarian cause to defend the weak, and as a result, they become heroes. ’” ~A passage from my Novel, Floranova B. Msc. © 2014 from "Inspiration Flows Where Your Will Goes
Robert Kincaid - lifetime
Bridges of Madison County, FB
“This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime.” ~Robert Kincaid Bridges of Madison County (Goodreads)
Bhavya Gaur - beyond illusion
Source: FB
"When we look beyond the illusion we live in, we realize that we are nothing and being nothing we are everything" ~ Bhavya Gaur
Michael Pollan Quotes
NSW Government House Gsrden
Bennelong, NSW, 18 November 2014
Bennelong, NSW, 18 November 2014
“A garden should make you feel you've entered privileged space -- a place not just set apart but reverberant -- and it seems to me that, to achieve this, the gardener must put some kind of twist on the existing landscape, turn its prose into something nearer poetry.” ~Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
“Culture, when it comes to food, is of course a fancy word for your mom.” ~Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris.” ~Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“Eating is also an ecological act, and a political act, too. Though much has been done to obscure this simple fact, how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world - and what is to become of it. To eat with a fuller consciousness of all that is at stake might sound like a burden, but in practice few things in life can afford quite as much satisfaction. By comparison, the pleasures of eating industrially, which is to say eating in ignorance, are fleeting. Many people today seem perfectly content eating at the end of an industrial food chain, without a thought in the world; this book is probably not for them.” ~ Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“Eating's not a bad way to get to know a place.” ~Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“For it is only by forgetting that we ever really drop the thread of time and approach the experience of living in the present moment, so elusive in ordinary hours.” ~Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World
“More grass means less forest; more forest less grass. But either-or is a construction more deeply woven into our culture than into nature, where even antagonists depend on one another and the liveliest places are the edges, the in-betweens or both-ands..... Relations are what matter most.” ~Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“Rule No.37 The whiter the bread, the sooner you’ll be dead.” ~Michael Pollan
"Shake the hand that feeds you.” ~Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“The green thumb is equable in the face of nature's uncertainties; he moves among her mysteries without feeling the need for control or explanations or once-and-for-all solutions. To garden well is to be happy amid the babble of the objective world, untroubled by its refusal to be reduced by our ideas of it, its indomitable rankness.” ~Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” ~ Michael Pollan
“The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.” ~Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world. ” ~Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“... the way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world. Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the world into our bodies and minds.” ~Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“...There's a lot of money in the Western diet. The more you process any food, the more profitable it becomes. The healthcare industry makes more money treating chronic diseases (which account for three quarters of the $2 trillion plus we spend each year on health care in this country) than preventing them. ” ~Michael Pollan, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Source: The Goodreads
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12/5/14
PICK of the DAY
"When you make a mistake in life, or get ridiculed or rejected, look at mistakes as detours on the road to success, and view ridicule as ignorance. After a rejection, take a look at your BAG. B is for Blessings. Things you are endowed with that you often take for granted like life itself, health, living in an abundant country, family, friends, career. A is for accomplishments. Think of the many things you are proud of that you have done so far. And G is for Goals. Think of your big dreams and plans for the future that motivate you. If you took your BAG - blessings, accomplishments and goals - to a party, and spread them on the floor, in comparison to all your friends and the people you admire, you'd take your own bag home, realizing that you have as much going for yourself as anyone else. Always view rejection as part of one performance, not as a turndown of the performer." ~Jim Rohn
Source: Positive Thoughts
12/3/14
Arthur Freed - be good
"Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough." ~Arthur Freed
Lucy Larcom Quotes
"Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor her silvery crescent, in rounding to her full. The woman is still both child and girl, in the completeness of womanly character." ~Lucy Larcom
Photo: Sourced from FB
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MY PICK FOR TODAY
"What frustrates you right now will be over one day, and believe it or not, you will miss something about it. So look at your challenges with a degree of appreciation. This may be where you are now, but not tomorrow, and when that time comes you will realise that it all had great purpose in your life." ~Bryant McGill
Quotes on BLOSSOMS and FLOWERS
"For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, for hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see;
Father in heaven we thank Thee.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A flower's appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect." ~Adabella Radici
"A flower's appeal is in its contradictions — so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect." ~Terri Guillemets
"A flower blossoms for its own joy." ~Oscar Wilde
"A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love." ~Max Muller
Credit to IG
"A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms." ~Zen Shin from The Burned Hand Bloom.
"A flower fails, though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it." ~Wheeler Cox
“A flower is an educated weed.” ~Luther Burbank
"A flower unfolds to the best of its ability due to the conditions around it. And so do you, you unfold to the best of your ability." ~Kwan Yin
"A tulip doesn't strive to impress anyone. It doesn't struggle to be different from a rose. It doesn't have to. It is different. And there's room in the garden for every flower." ~Marianne Williamson
“A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.” ~James Russell Lowell
"Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks." ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today." ~Indian Proverb
"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today." ~Indian Proverb
“All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.” ~Francis Thompson
"An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it." ~Confucius
“As fragrance abides in the flower
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?”
~Guru Nanak
"As I hold the flower in my hand and think of trying to describe it, I realise how poor a creature I am, how impotent are words in the presence of such perfection." ~Celia L. Thaxter
"As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed." ~James Allen
"As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven." ~Russel M. Nelson
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~Albert Camus
"As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed." ~James Allen
"As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven." ~Russel M. Nelson
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~Albert Camus
November 12, 2022
Mona Vale Roadside Garden
"Be like flowers, bloom everyday. No matter how gloomy the day is, the flower remains beautiful." ~Duoi Ampilan
“Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.” ~ Khalil Gibran
"Beautiful flowers do not bear good fruit." ~Anon
"Beautiful flowers do not bear good fruit." ~Anon
“Beauty is but a flower, which wrinkles will devour.” ~Thomas Nashe
“Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what’s in a name?” ~Helen Hunt Jackson
"Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't, they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers." ~Ray Bradbury
Macquarie University Campus
26 September 2023
"Bees, especially honeybees, are born attracted to the colour purple. ... as flowers in the violet-blue range produce the highest volumes of nectar." ~Plews Garden Design
"Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets." ~Edna Ferber, 1887-1968, American Writer
"Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets." ~Edna Ferber, 1887-1968, American Writer
Credit to Ellen Zaragoza Escubio
"Bloom where you are planted." ~St. Francis de Sales
"Bloom with goodness and kindness, sincerity and genuine lovingness." ~Leah C. Dancel, June 1, 2014
Taken at Mayfield Gardens
Oberon NSW
15 September 2018
"Blossoms adorning the tree and making people smile. The amount of people I have seen pass by this wonderful tree, look up and smile..simply wonderful! What if we were little more like this blossom tree...giving everyone who crosses our path a reason to smile!? Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." ~Marcel Proust
"Bring me the flowers when I can see your beautiful face and smile, and can smell the fragrance, not when they would wilt and wither in d sun." ~Emilio Laxamana Aguinaldo
"By cultivating beautiful peace ~ we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity." ~Vernon Howard
"Can we conceive what humanity would be if it did not know the flowers?" ~Maurice Maeterlinck
"Can we speak in flowers? It will be easier for me to understand." ~Nayyirah Waheed
"Caring hands grow beautiful flowers." ~Yogi Alejo, FB
"Collaboration has no hierarchy. The Sun collaborates with soil to bring flowers on the earth." ~Amit Ray, Enlightenment Step by Step
"Count the garden by the flowers never by the leaves that fall.
Count your life with smiles and not the tears that roll." ~Anon
“Dark clouds become heaven’s flowers when kissed by light.” ~Rabindranath Tagore
"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." ~Theodore Roethke
"Don't forget to walk barefoot in the grass and study all the pretty flowers and wildlife along the way." ~Cloud Nine Girl
"Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul." ~Luther Burbank
"Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul." ~Mario Quintana
"Each flower is a soul opening out to nature." ~Gerald De Nerval
"Earth is a flower in the Garden of Cosmos! And therefore, a flower on Earth is a flower within the flower!" ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
"Earth laughs in flowers." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Even bees, the little almsmen of spring bowers, know there is richest juice in poison-flowers." ~John Keats
"Even the prettiest flower will die one day. It's nature's way of teaching us … that nothing lasts forever." ~Inspiration Capsule
“Every bird, every tree, every flower reminds me what a blessing and privilege it is just to be alive.” ~Marty Rubin
Mountain Garden
Faulconbridge NSW
26 December 2023
Irene and Matt
"Every child is a different kind of flower. And altogether make this world a beautiful garden." ~Anon
"Every flower blooms in its own time." ~Ken Petti
"Every flower must grow through dirt." ~Deborah King
"Every flower must grow through dirt." ~Laurie Jean Sennott
"Every flower that blooms has to go through the dirt." ~Treasures from Heaven
"Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night." ~Rainer Maria Rilke
"Faith sees a beautiful blossom in a bulb, a lovely garden in a seed, and a giant Oak in an acorn." ~William Arthur Ward
"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." ~Luther Burbank
"Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land." ~Song of Solomon 2:12
"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Flowers are a tool to enlightenment!" ~Michelle Penn
"Flowers are like foods. Instead of flavours, they come in colours, varieties and with fragrant or no fragrant scents." ~Leah C. Dancel, 10 March 2012
"Flowers are love's truest language." ~Park Benjamin
"Flowers are lovely; love is flower-like; friendship is a sheltering tree." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Flowers are mother nature's way of telling us how much she loves us. What sunshine is to flowers, smiling faces are to us people: flowers are the smiles of our earth." ~Anon
"Flowers are one of the joys of my life." ~Leah C. Dancel, May 11, 2020
"Flowers are precious, living breathing, being that Nature provides, to show us the glimpse of time and the vastness of space." ~©Denia Claret
"Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts." ~Sigmund Freud
"Flowers are sunshine o the soul." ~Anon
“Flowers are the music of the earth." ~Marty Rubin
"Flowers are the music of the ground, from earth's lips spoken without sound." ~Edwin Curran
"Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts." ~Dodinsky
"Flowers are words which even a babe may understand.” ~Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe
"Flowers awakened my soul. Flowers brought me into the Present Moment where there is no space for blame, resentment, anger or guilt. A new world opened up to me." ~Michelle, Peace in the Present Moment
"Flowers bring to a liberall and gentlemanly minde the remembrance of honestie, comelinesse and all kindes of virtues." ~John Gerard
"Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful." ~Jim Carrey
"Flowers grow out of dark moments." ~Corita Kent (1918-1986)
"Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning." ~Lydia Marie Child
"Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them." ~Chinese Proverb
"Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts." ~Sigmund Freud
"Flowers are sunshine o the soul." ~Anon
“Flowers are the music of the earth." ~Marty Rubin
"Flowers are the music of the ground, from earth's lips spoken without sound." ~Edwin Curran
"Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts." ~Dodinsky
"Flowers are words which even a babe may understand.” ~Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe
"Flowers awakened my soul. Flowers brought me into the Present Moment where there is no space for blame, resentment, anger or guilt. A new world opened up to me." ~Michelle, Peace in the Present Moment
"Flowers bring to a liberall and gentlemanly minde the remembrance of honestie, comelinesse and all kindes of virtues." ~John Gerard
"Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful." ~Jim Carrey
"Flowers grow out of dark moments." ~Corita Kent (1918-1986)
"Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning." ~Lydia Marie Child
"Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them." ~Chinese Proverb
“Flowers lift the spirit and refresh the soul” ~Anon
"Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower."~Jean Paul Richter
"Flowers of course are famous for their fragrances, forms, and inspirational displays, but there is something wonderfully satisfying about plucking a vegetable from its bed, brushing the soil off its roots, and thinking about how you will cook it in the evening meal." ~Janelle McCulloch
"Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity." ~John Ruskin
"Flowers whisper "Beauty!" to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall." ~Dr. SunWolf
"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!" ~Edward Abbey
"For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ." ~Christopher Smart
"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity." ~Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
"Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes." ~Clare Ansberry
"Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed." ~Walt Whitman
"Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity." ~John Ruskin
"Flowers whisper "Beauty!" to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall." ~Dr. SunWolf
"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!" ~Edward Abbey
"For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ." ~Christopher Smart
"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity." ~Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
"Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes." ~Clare Ansberry
"Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed." ~Walt Whitman
"Give thanks for the rain in your life, which waters the flowers of your soul." ~Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” ~Henry Ward Beecher.
“Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.” ~John Muir
“Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.” ~John Muir
“Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.” ~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers." ~Robert Green Ingersoll
"How flowers can make us grateful and appreciable with life. What more joy can flowers do to us through their magnificent beauties however simple they are made of." ~lcd 29/11/2011
"I am going to try to pay attention to the spring, to look around at all the flowers and the trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen." ~Anne Lamott
"I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy, but a flower couldn't help but bloom inside me." ~Lupita Nyong'o
"I have a garden of my own,
Shining with flowers of every hue;
I love it dearly while alone,
But I shall love it more with you."
~Thomas Moore
"I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers and nothing but the thread which binds them is my own." ~Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers." ~Robert Green Ingersoll
"How flowers can make us grateful and appreciable with life. What more joy can flowers do to us through their magnificent beauties however simple they are made of." ~lcd 29/11/2011
"I am going to try to pay attention to the spring, to look around at all the flowers and the trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen." ~Anne Lamott
"I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy, but a flower couldn't help but bloom inside me." ~Lupita Nyong'o
"I have a garden of my own,
Shining with flowers of every hue;
I love it dearly while alone,
But I shall love it more with you."
~Thomas Moore
"I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers and nothing but the thread which binds them is my own." ~Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
“I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.” ~Edward Abbey
“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete...” ~George Carlin
"I like to think a flower opens itself to outgrow its plantedness. That it yearns to be carried away." ~Anon
"I must have flowers, always and always." ~Claude Monet
"I see the world through eyes of love.
I see love in every flower,
In the sun and the moon,
And in every person I meet."
~Louise L. Hay
"I smile like a flower not only with my lips but with my whole being." ~Rumi
"I want to be like a sunflower;
so that even on the darkest days
I will stand tall and find the sunlight."
~Anon
“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete...” ~George Carlin
"I like to think a flower opens itself to outgrow its plantedness. That it yearns to be carried away." ~Anon
"I must have flowers, always and always." ~Claude Monet
"I see the world through eyes of love.
I see love in every flower,
In the sun and the moon,
And in every person I meet."
~Louise L. Hay
"I smile like a flower not only with my lips but with my whole being." ~Rumi
"I want to be like a sunflower;
so that even on the darkest days
I will stand tall and find the sunlight."
~Anon
"I will not give up the flowers in my heart for stones just because the world is a hard place. The world is only hard because it needs more flower hearted people." ~Nikita Gill
"If I had a flower for each time I thought of my mother, I could walk in my garden forever." ~Jane Maxwell, from her book with the same title
"If the ears of your soul love the soothing melody of gently whizzing winds through the leaves of trees in the jungle, if you understand the language of the flowers, if the eyes of your heart see and appreciate the beauty of the rainbows of corals in our seas and oceans, Gina Lopez is your sister by heart and soul." ~Ayari Naygnam
"If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom." ~Audra Foveo
"If you listen, not to the pages or preachers but to the smallest flower growing from a crack in your heart, you will hear a great song moving across a wide ocean whose water is the music; connecting all the islands of the universe together, and touching all you will feel it touching you around you, embracing you with light. It is in that light that everything lives and will always be alive." ~John Squadra
"If you love a flower, don't pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation." ~Osho
"In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends." ~Kozuko Okakura
"In my garden, after a rainfall, you can faintly, yes, hear the breaking of new blooms." ~Anon
"In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful." ~Abram L. Urban
"In my life and in my work, flowers represent so many positive things to me: spirit, creativity, happiness, love, and most of all, the natural world's persistent inclination towards beauty." ~Mary Engelbreit
"In the garden I see only your face. From trees and blossoms I inhale only your fragrance." ~Rumi
"In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet." ~Albert Schweitzer
"In the language of flowers the white chrysanthemum represents truth and honesty." ~S (Each Day Anew)
"In your heart is a volcano. How shall you expect flowers to bloom?" ~Khalil Gibran
"In the garden I see only your face. From trees and blossoms I inhale only your fragrance." ~Rumi
"In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet." ~Albert Schweitzer
"In the language of flowers the white chrysanthemum represents truth and honesty." ~S (Each Day Anew)
"In your heart is a volcano. How shall you expect flowers to bloom?" ~Khalil Gibran
"Is there anything in the world more charming than the way Tulips hold up their little faces to the sun? " ~Nat Davidson, @Nature Delights
“It gives you a good feeling. Each year, you rediscover in a garden the magic of life. A flower arrives, and it is a miracle. The leaves fall in the autumn, and it looks fantastic. There is a tenderness about a garden, and you can't help but be sensitive to that.” ~Hubert de Givenchy
"It is at the edge of a petal that love waits." ~William Carlos Williams
"It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees." ~George Eliot
"Just as the flower is not the petal, the hues and colour, our Soul is not just the physical presence we have; but it's beyond the existence of it. Just as a bud becomes a flower; in flowering with all its essence, we must also strive to flower into a beautiful living. And remember the essence of a beautiful life is Love and Kindness." ~V.E.D.
"Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow."
~Anon
"Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Andersen
“Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flow
Let the smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood
Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves.”
~Bob Dylan
"Let me look upward into the branches of the flowering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well." ~Wilfred Peterson
"Let the flowers bloom, let there be a full moon." ~Li Ziqi
"Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair..." ~Susan Polis Shutz
"Let us linger a while in the wonderful old Lilac walk. It is a glory of tender green and shaded amethyst and the grateful hum of bees, the very voice of Spring." ~Alice Morse Earle
"Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair..." ~Susan Polis Shutz
"Let us linger a while in the wonderful old Lilac walk. It is a glory of tender green and shaded amethyst and the grateful hum of bees, the very voice of Spring." ~Alice Morse Earle
"Life is the flower for which love is the honey." ~Victor Hugo
"Like a fleeting moment in time, a trees delicate blossoms only last for a few weeks, as the wild winds come and take the petals away, leaving behind a sprinkling of petals upon the ground." ~Athey Thompson
"Like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would." -Audre Lorde
"Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would." ~E.V
"Little flower, but if I could understand what you are, root and all in all, I should know what God and man is." ~Tennyson
"Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air." ~Georges Bernanos
"Look at flowers, butterflies, trees and children with the eyes of compassion. Compassion will change your life and make it wonderful." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Look at us, said the violets blooming at her feet, all last winter we slept in the seeming death but at the right time God awakened us, and here we are to comfort you." ~Edward Payson Rod
“Look in the perfumes of flowers and of nature for peace of mind and joy of life.” ~Wang Wei
"Love's Flowers: Become the flower—soft, colorful, reaching for the heavens. You were born from the morning dew under a starlit sky. Your very essence fills the air with an ocean wonder. Open your petals to the light of this new day so the world may admire all of your beauty." ~Robert Clancy
"Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works it's sweet miracles undaunted by Autumn frost or Winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all year, and blessing those who give and those who receive." ~Louisa May Alcott
"Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow." ~John Lennon
"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same." ~Helen Keller
"Love's Flowers: Become the flower—soft, colorful, reaching for the heavens. You were born from the morning dew under a starlit sky. Your very essence fills the air with an ocean wonder. Open your petals to the light of this new day so the world may admire all of your beauty." ~Robert Clancy
"Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works it's sweet miracles undaunted by Autumn frost or Winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all year, and blessing those who give and those who receive." ~Louisa May Alcott
"Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow." ~John Lennon
"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same." ~Helen Keller
“Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.” ~D. H. Lawrence
“Love is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer’s year--it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.” ~Anon
“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.” ~Nora Roberts
"Manifestation is like a flower, you must put so much intent into its energy before you can sight its beauty." ~Nikki Rowe
"Manifestation is like a flower, you must put so much intent into its energy before you can sight its beauty." ~Nikki Rowe
"Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Many people have never learned to see the beauty of flowers, especially those that grow unnoticed. For instance, when you walk outside and look down at your feet, you may see tiny flowers nestled in the moss and clover hiding under a curled fern. Most people just step on them. I paint them." ~Erika Just
"May the flowers fill your heart with beauty." ~Chief Dan George
"May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary." ~Xan Oku
“May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.” ~Native American Proverb
"Melody is, and ever will be, the very flower of music." ~August W. Ambros
"Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants." ~John W. Gardner
"My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams." ~Anon
"Melody is, and ever will be, the very flower of music." ~August W. Ambros
"Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants." ~John W. Gardner
"My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams." ~Anon
"Never forget when a child gives you a gift, even if it is a flower they have just picked, in their eyes they are choosing to give you the most precious thing they had to give. " ~Lessons Learned in Life
"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up int the middle of nowhere." ~Sheryl Crow
"No mud, no lotus." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Nothing in nature blooms all year. Be patient with yourself. Deep in their roots all flowers store the light." ~Project Happiness
"Nothing quite like a bright spay of yellow to brighten the winter blues." ~Solo:The Independent Traveler
"Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness." ~Conor Oberst
"O for a garden of the olden time where none but long familiar flowers grow." ~John Russell Hayes
"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up int the middle of nowhere." ~Sheryl Crow
"No mud, no lotus." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Nothing in nature blooms all year. Be patient with yourself. Deep in their roots all flowers store the light." ~Project Happiness
"Nothing quite like a bright spay of yellow to brighten the winter blues." ~Solo:The Independent Traveler
"Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness." ~Conor Oberst
"O for a garden of the olden time where none but long familiar flowers grow." ~John Russell Hayes
"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." ~Iris Murdoch
"Perfumes are the feelings of flowers." ~Heinrich Heine
"Perfumes are the feelings of flowers." ~Heinrich Heine
GARDEN Quote for Today
"Plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers." ~Jorge Luis Borges
"Poetry is a garden that blooms!" ~Leah C. Dancel, June 21 , 2021 ~•✿•~ ~•✿•~
"Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless, peacocks and lilies for instance." ~John Ruskin
"Romance ... It's not a place...it's not a dream. Nor is it exclusive to the blissful relationship of a man and a woman made one in love. It is the very dance of life itself...in sunrises and sunsets, in the pulsing firefly stars in the night-sky, in the stretching of grass, the fragrance of blooming flowers flirting with the flying flowers, in the reflection of the universe in the dewdrop clinging to a leaf in the morning mist...it is in the awesome poetry of the living oneness of all in love all around us!" ~Surf Reyes
"She smelled of sun and daisies with a hint of river water." ~Katie Daisy
“She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. She spoke to no one. She spent hours on the riverbank... and had midnight swims...” ~Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things from Goodreads
"So easy to be an artist with plants and flowers. They are the teachers." ~Julia A. Baeyens
“She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. She spoke to no one. She spent hours on the riverbank... and had midnight swims...” ~Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things from Goodreads
"So easy to be an artist with plants and flowers. They are the teachers." ~Julia A. Baeyens
"Spring flowers breathe life into the land, refreshing the soul." ~Jack Bell Photography
"Spring Season is when my yard fills with flowers in bloom that makes me feel better and happier." ~Jessa Mae Velasco Dancel
"Talk to the flowers, the wind and the waves, they can listen without complaining." ~Winnie Dacoco-Carmona
"The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him." ~Auguste Rodin
"Spring Season is when my yard fills with flowers in bloom that makes me feel better and happier." ~Jessa Mae Velasco Dancel
"Talk to the flowers, the wind and the waves, they can listen without complaining." ~Winnie Dacoco-Carmona
"The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him." ~Auguste Rodin
"The beauty of the earth consists of gorgeous flowers." ~Leah C Dancel, 20 March 2024
“The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them.” ~Saint Francis de Sales
"The earth laughs in flowers." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life." ~Jean Giraudoux
"The flower is aware of the fact that it contains everything within it, the whole cosmos, and it does not try to become something else." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life." ~Jean Giraudoux
“The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them.” ~Saint Francis de Sales
"The earth laughs in flowers." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life." ~Jean Giraudoux
"The flower is aware of the fact that it contains everything within it, the whole cosmos, and it does not try to become something else." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life." ~Jean Giraudoux
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." ~Mulan
"The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size." ~Gertrude S. Wister
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." ~Chinese Proverb
"The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days." ~Robert Leighton
"The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly." ~William Wordsworth
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction." ~Chanakya
"The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size." ~Gertrude S. Wister
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." ~Chinese Proverb
"The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days." ~Robert Leighton
"The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly." ~William Wordsworth
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction." ~Chanakya
“The heart is the garden that always has room for the flowers of kindness and friendship to bloom.” ~Anon
"The inner complexity and form of a flower is awe-inspiring." -Anon
"The inner complexity and form of a flower is awe-inspiring." -Anon
“The key to nature's therapy is feeling like a tiny part of it, not a master over it. There's amazing pride in seeing a bee land on a flower you planted - but that's not your act of creation, it's your act of joining in.” ~Victoria Coren Mitchell
"The lovely flowers embarrass me,
They make me regret I am not a bee."
~Emily Dickinson
"The men of experiment are like the ant; they only collect and use. But the bee…gathers its materials from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own." ~Leonardo da Vinci
"The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common. If no one had ever seen a flower, even a dandelion would be the most startling event in the world." ~Anon
"The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon." ~Jean Ingelow
"The most beautiful flowers bloom only when being surrounded by love and care." ~WNews
"The nature of This Flower is to bloom." ~Alice Walker
"The next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless... remain that way, say nothing and listen as heaven whispers, 'Did you like it? I did it just for you.'" ~Max Lucado
“The silence of a flower: a kind of silence which we continually evade, of which we find only the shadow in dreams." ~Lewis Thompson
"The splendour of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness." ~Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Their elegant shape, showy colours, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form quite a feature in the physiognomy of the forest, compensating for the scarcity of flowers." ~Henry Walter Bates
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them." ~Henri Matisse
"There are in this world blessed souls, whose sorrows all spring up into joys for others; whose earthly hopes, laid in the grave with many tears, are the seed from which spring healing flowers and balm for the desolate and the distressed." ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
"There is a flower,
a little flower
with silver crest and golden eye,
That welcomes every changing hour,
And weathers every sky."
~James Montgomery
"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon." ~Matsuo Basho
"The nature of This Flower is to bloom." ~Alice Walker
"The next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless... remain that way, say nothing and listen as heaven whispers, 'Did you like it? I did it just for you.'" ~Max Lucado
“The silence of a flower: a kind of silence which we continually evade, of which we find only the shadow in dreams." ~Lewis Thompson
"The splendour of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness." ~Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." ~Henry Ward Beecher
"Their elegant shape, showy colours, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form quite a feature in the physiognomy of the forest, compensating for the scarcity of flowers." ~Henry Walter Bates
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them." ~Henri Matisse
"There are in this world blessed souls, whose sorrows all spring up into joys for others; whose earthly hopes, laid in the grave with many tears, are the seed from which spring healing flowers and balm for the desolate and the distressed." ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
"There is a flower,
a little flower
with silver crest and golden eye,
That welcomes every changing hour,
And weathers every sky."
~James Montgomery
"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon." ~Matsuo Basho
“There is poetry among the wildflowers.” ~Rachel Irene Stevenson
"These flowers are like the pleasures of the world." ~ William Shakespeare
"Those pretty Poppy flowers are so delicately and beautifully arrayed on the field. Beaming is the gorgeous sunrise on the horizon that brings hope and peace through this troubled earth." ~Precy Bierbaum, April 27, 2020
"'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it." ~William Cowper on Liberty
"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat." ~Beverly Nichols
"Those pretty Poppy flowers are so delicately and beautifully arrayed on the field. Beaming is the gorgeous sunrise on the horizon that brings hope and peace through this troubled earth." ~Precy Bierbaum, April 27, 2020
"'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it." ~William Cowper on Liberty
"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat." ~Beverly Nichols
"To create a little flower is the labour of all ages." ~William Blake
"To me, flowers are happiness." ~Memories
"To me, flowers are happiness." ~Memories
"To see a world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour." ~William Blake
"To wander in the fields of flowers pull the thorns from your Heart." ~Rumi
"Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground. Be crumbled, so wild flowers will come up where you are." ~Rumi
"We are all treading the vanishing road of a song in the air, the vanishing road of the spring flowers and the winter snows, the vanishing roads of the winds and the streams, the vanishing road of beloved faces." ~Richard Le Gallienne
“We cannot pluck a flower witout disturbing a star.” ~Loren Eiseley
"We grow like flowers, and bear desire, The odor of the human flowers." ~Richard Henry Stoddard
"We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all." ~Dorothy Day
"What riches are ours in the world of nature, from the majesty of the distant peak to the fragile beauty of a tiny flower, and all without cost to us, the beholders! No person is poor who has watched a sunrise or who keeps a mountain in his or her heart." ~Esther Baldwin York
"What she did was to open our eyes to details of country life such as teaching us names of wild flowers and getting us to draw and paint and learn poetry." ~Laurie Lee
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." ~Joseph Addison
"When a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows not the flower." ~Alexander Den Heijer
"When flowers are in full bloom, there is still hope for better days." ~Raquel Geralde Villanueva
"When mindfulness embraces those around you, they will bloom 1ike flowers." ~Anon
“When the flower blossoms, the bee will come.” ~Srikumar Rao
"When the tide is in and they are under water, sea anemones look rather like beautiful flowers." ~Overleaf Lodge
"When we see the Beloved in each person, it's like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us." ~Ram Dass
"When words fail, flowers console..!" ~Anon
"Where flowers bloom so does hope." ~Lady Bird Johnson
"Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply wasn't room for any other thought." ~Sophie Scholl
"Why do some people always see beautiful skies and grass and lovely flowers and incredible human beings, while others are hard-pressed to find anything or any place that is beautiful?" ~Leo Buscaglia
"Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom." ~Rumi
"Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!" ~Lady Bird Johnson
"Wildflowers can't be controlled, and neither can the girl with a soul boundless as the sky, and a spirit as free and wild as the ocean." ~Melody Lee
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy." ~Lope de Vega
"With each step, a gentle wind blows.
With each step, flower blooms.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Within us, a flower and fruit garden thrives and blooms." ~Rolaiza Mimi Singayao
"You are a beautiful flower in the garden of humanity." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. So be sure to stop and smell the flowers." ~Walter C. Hagen
"You are a beautiful flower in the garden of humanity." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. So be sure to stop and smell the flowers." ~Walter C. Hagen
“You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
You belong with your love on your arm. You belong somewhere you feel free.” ~Tom Petty
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"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming." ~Pablo Neruda
"You can see the goldenrod, that most tenacious and pernicious and beauteous of all New England flora, bowing away from the wind like a great and silent congregation." ~Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot
"Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance." ~an imaginary view of a blind patient told to another patient in exquisite details sourced from the article of Encouragement.
"Your minds may now be likened to a garden, which will, if neglected, yield only weeds and thistles; but, if cultivated, will produce the most beautiful flowers, and the most delicious fruits." ~Dorothea Dix
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"You can see the goldenrod, that most tenacious and pernicious and beauteous of all New England flora, bowing away from the wind like a great and silent congregation." ~Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot
"Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance." ~an imaginary view of a blind patient told to another patient in exquisite details sourced from the article of Encouragement.
"Your minds may now be likened to a garden, which will, if neglected, yield only weeds and thistles; but, if cultivated, will produce the most beautiful flowers, and the most delicious fruits." ~Dorothea Dix
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"Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see a wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude a key component to joy." ~Amy Weatherly
"So much love, too much love, it is our madness, it is rotting us out, exploding us like dandelion polls." ~John Updike
"Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see a wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude a key component to joy." ~Amy Weatherly
"Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water." ~Brian Jacques, Redwall
"The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of granite blooms into an eternal flower, with the lightness and delicate finish, as well as the aerial proportions and perspective of vegetable beauty." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson on Architecture
"The time came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud became more painful than the risk it took to bloom." ~Anais Nin
"The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of granite blooms into an eternal flower, with the lightness and delicate finish, as well as the aerial proportions and perspective of vegetable beauty." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson on Architecture
"The time came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud became more painful than the risk it took to bloom." ~Anais Nin
"To wander in the fields of flowers, pull the thorns from your heart." ~Hazrat Rumi RA
"When innocence blooms, it blooms into perfect love." ~Gede Prama
"When innocence blooms, it blooms into perfect love." ~Gede Prama
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.” ~Georgia O’Keeffe
"Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace." ~French Proverb
“Wildflowers adapt and bloom wherever they want. Be a wildflower.” ~Aly Aubrey
"Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!" ~Lady Bird Johnson
"Without anger, life is a beautiful flower." ~Gede Prama, Bell of Peace
"Women are like flowers. One woman and one flower inspire men. Many flowers and many women in one place cause a headache." ~Moritz (Moses) Gottlieb Saphir
"Words can travel thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be as beautiful as gems, as lovely as flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"Without anger, life is a beautiful flower." ~Gede Prama, Bell of Peace
"Women are like flowers. One woman and one flower inspire men. Many flowers and many women in one place cause a headache." ~Moritz (Moses) Gottlieb Saphir
"Words can travel thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be as beautiful as gems, as lovely as flowers." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
“Yelling at a bud won’t make it bloom. Speak gently to your children.” ~Courtney Joseph
"You belong among the wildflowers. You belong somewhere you feel free." ~Tom Petty
"Your new blooms will need a bit of time to grow so don't forget to give them plenty of sunlight, water and of course lots of love." ~Donna Beazley
PIXELS' Quotes from Block Blast Adventure
"A flash of harmless lightning,
A mist of rainbow dyes,
The burnished sunbeams brightening
From flower to flower he flies."
~John Banister Tabb
"Around the pillars of the palm-tree bower
The orchids cling, in rose and purple spheres;
Shield-broad the lily floats; the aloe flower
Foredates its hundred years."
~Bayard Taylor, Canopus
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"Be flowers
In these troubled times
smoked out with coal
Be roses and lilies."
~Charles Cros
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"I have a garden of my own,
Shining with flowers of every hue;
I love it dearly while alone,
But I shall love it more with you."
~Thomas Moore
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It's nearly spring...A Sonnet for Springtime.
Gazing with love at the world around me
Seeing the flowers in full bloom
A kaleidoscope of colours in harmony
Washing away Winter's gloom
Suddenly life erupts noisily in the air
A flurry of forms all excited
That the world is renewed
by Nature's tender care...
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“The Lily of the valley, breathing in the humble grass
Answer'd the lovely maid and said: "I am a watry weed,
And I am very small, and love to dwell in lowly vales;
So weak, the gilded butterfly scarce perches on my head;
Yet I am visited from heaven, and he that smiles on all
Walks in the valley and each morn over me spreads his hand,
Saying: 'Rejoice, thou humble grass, thou new-born lily flower,”
~William Blake
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"Now thin mists temper the slow ripening beams
Of the September sun: his golden gleams
On gaudy flowers shine, that prank the rows
Of high-grown hollyhocks, and all tall shows
That Autum flauntreth in his bushy bowers..."
~Robert Seymour Bridges from "The Garden in September," (1914)
"The flower offered of itself
And eloquently spoke
Of Gods
In languages of rainbows
Perfumes
And secret silence..."
~Phillip Pulfrey
“There is a flower, a little flower
With silver crest and golden eye,
That welcomes every changing hour,
And weathers every sky.”
~James Montgomery on Daisies
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