Mayfield Garden
Oberon
November 2018
"At times, we are a quiet brook.
At other times, a raging waterfall!"
~Hedda Tady
"Beyond elections, beyond politics, we need to look to people, to leaders who have the capacity to move our people and our country to higher heights. Dreams, not fears.
Vision, not take-downs." ~Hedda Tady,
Rise Pilipino, May 10, 2022
"For a Nation to move Forward, it will take every man, woman and child to move as ONE!" ~Hedda Joy Taft Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"For today, work’s all done. I rest my head on a lonely pillow, stare at imaginary stars, hope to wake up and be embraced by the sun." ~Hedda Tady, Melancholic Reverie 2021
Photo by the Author
"Gardening is a microcosm of life itself : the weeds, the snails, the little new buds - all play a role in the tapestry that is life." ~Hedda Tady, June 27, 2021
"Hopefully, a day comes soon.... when drinking tea leaves and watching each other across a table is made happen by this universe. We shall then tell each other’s sob stories, joyful stories and everything in between. Before then, we wave at each other across the distance, thankful for the connect. For now, you drink your saffron, mine’s lemon grass.... we smile our own little secret smiles, sharing an understanding of cycles and patterns in a life that ebbs and flows unpredictably, the only thing constant is a friendship that neither age nor distance care to name. Enjoy!" ~Hedda Tady in conversation with Leah (May 2021)
"I am often blown away by the Filipino's ingenuity, resourcefullness and creativity. ... We thrive where other nationalities would wither and give up. Got nothing to do with our being "comfortable" with poverty! IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH OUR SPIRIT that refuses to give up!" ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"I am proud that in my lifetime, I get to see the rise of a leader who works to ensure that there is a better tomorrow for Filipinos." ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan, October 6, 2017 on PRRD
"Little trickles of water turn stones into sand....with time." ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"NEWS is a DUTY reserved for journalists. OPINION is a blogger's PRIVILEGE. Know the difference!" ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"The classmates I had were full of JOY, hopeful about LIFE and were PERSEVERING and AWAKE to the truths of the world." ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"I am proud that in my lifetime, I get to see the rise of a leader who works to ensure that there is a better tomorrow for Filipinos." ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan, October 6, 2017 on PRRD
"I love the interplay of light and darkness. It represents life and people." ~Hedda Tady, April 23, 2021
"I may have spent way too much time reading than learning how to make money!" ~Hedda Tady, July 12, 2021
"I truly believe it will take every man, woman and child to move our country around. We have been long made comfortable in our stupor, lulled in the belief that we were doing 'ok', that it could have been worse, and that, that was all we could accomplish." ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan, October 6, 2017
"I wish to live in a world where my children has the power to express themselves free of fear. The fight has to start within myself." ~Hedda Tady
“In the vastness of the universe, we are but insignificant beings... creatures of intention or accident, who’s to know?
What matters is we exist. And with that existence, what can we use it for, to make it worth our time here?”
~ Hedda Tady
"It is music to a teacher’s ears to hear young people’s laughter." ~Hedda Tady
"It is the set of our sails that determine whether we shall end up swept away downstream with no sense of control, or end up on high ground." ~Hedda Tady, June 8, 2021
"Life comes back full circle. A passing away is a renewal of family live." ~Hedda Tady, January 7, 2023
"Little trickles of water turn stones into sand....with time." ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"May everyone FEEL and experience a calmness of heart : for that is what mothers bring." ~Hedda Tada, May 12, 2021
"May our little homes be our little gardens of peace and rest." ~Hedda Tady, July 30, 2021
"May the waves that is our lives find you all in good places." ~Hedda Tady
"Neglect is a silent killer of what could be a much deeper connection. Master d art of walking away when you experience it." ~Hedda Tady, July 23, 2021
"NEWS is a DUTY reserved for journalists. OPINION is a blogger's PRIVILEGE. Know the difference!" ~Hedda Joy Tady Tan
"Nobody has the courage to face and see us in our nakedness. Most people, can’t even confront their own." ~Hedda Tady
"Observing what besets others, we might find, that we are all the same. The struggles come in all different packaging, but nevertheless, they are all still the same - they demand more of us and more of our powers and strength to get through to win!" ~Hedda Tady, June 8, 2021
"Our athletes’ DRIVE to win in the Olympics did not ‘just happen’. Support, training MADE that happen. The heart to win FOR country BURNS true! Salute!" ~Hedda Tady, August 1, 2021
"...perhaps, it is more useful to nurture the strength to have all of these happen within, and not pour it all out for the world to see." ~Hedda Tady
"Road trips ... they take us to more places than just where our feet can take us... as the eyes see beyond the lands and the mind wanders beyond the fields...." ~Hedda Tady, April 25, 2021
"Someday when the time
Is ripe
I, too
Shall get back
To where I truly belong."
~Hedda Tady
"Take some investment in mindfulness and learn to cultivate a spirit that’s excited to explore and discover, to see truth, beauty, bliss for what they are." ~Hedda Tady, May 3, 2021
"The gifts Mother Nature gives us in abundance - sound, sight… silence. So we can hear ourselves better." ~Hedda Taft
"The power of words can break or make a man, woman or child. Poems, in my view, are stories, products of thoughts, weaved into a smaller package. Prose can be your playground (it is mine)... that bridges into poetry, if the winds allow it. Allow the heart to pour, quieten the mind." ~Hedda Tady
"The secrets of the universe reveal themselves to our eyes - when we become quiet and simple of the mind, grateful in hearts, and most of all, welcoming to receive the secrets to life deep within our souls." ~Hedda Tady, May 3, 2021 lifted from Melancholic Reverie
"The winds are the same. It is the set of our sails that need work with. And perhaps too, our attitude needs re-aligning so we can have better control of our faculties while we set those sails right." ~Hedda Tady, June 8, 2021
"There is a time for work.
A time for movement.
A time to relax and just watch the world go by in silence."
~Hedda Tidy, 2021
"There is something godly about hills and mountains, something cleansing about the rain, and it is only when birds sing, does a mind rest to get ready for the work ahead." ~Hedda Tady, May 2, 2021
"Time is a commodity we never get back. And when you know you have always given your all without regard for your own personal needs in the past, soar higher than an eagle can! You don’t owe anybody your freedom." ~Hedda Tady, June 21, 2021
"To have peace, we must savor life as it unfolds each day, to open our eyes to the beauty that’s laid down before us each morning." ~Hedda Tady, May 3, 2021
"To make the best of what is,
To learn from what was,
And to look forward to what might be!"
~Hedda Tady
"We are all creatures of the same home. We have a responsibility even to the littlest life form, for together, we make ONE life." ~Hedda Tady, July 25, 2021
"What you dish out, the universe will dish back a hundredfold. May we
never forget the stories and lessons of old." ~Hedda Tady, May 12, 2022
"When Mother Nature weaves a story all her own, what can we do but just watch and marvel?" ~Hedda Tady
"When we are all nothing but dust.
When all we have is one another.
When all we can take is our souls, to our graves when to dust we must return.
When love is all we need to smile, to take another step towards a future we can’t see and who we are is defined by how much of ourselves we are willing to give away to our other, without a thought nor question whether it is deserved."
~Hedda Tady, May 2, 2021, Melancholic Reverie
"You can be enchanting, in a pair of flats, showing very little skin. When you are living your best life, when you wear clothes to have fun, and there is a spring to your walk because joy lives inside the vessel that are your external imperfections, then you too have chanced upon the secret to what makes anybody, alluring." ~Hedda Tady, May 1, 2021 (Allure)
"You look at yourself from eyes that see your soul, and you reach out a hand to your wounded self, and you stay in that space for a while, in silence." ~Hedda Tady, Melancholic Reverie
OTHERS
"Ang mundo - di lang DDS or Dilawan - has become black or white na lang. We need to CULTIVATE a culture where gray in the middle exists. Di ibig sabihin walang stand. It is about FACTFULNESS." ~Hedda Tady, July 10, 2021
"Many of us go to church and pray in public, but have very LITTLE FAITH.
Many of us utter God's name in their discourses, yet have hearts that don't truly believe in him." ~Wisdom from Hedda Joy Tady Tan's Grandfather
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OTHERS
"Ang mundo - di lang DDS or Dilawan - has become black or white na lang. We need to CULTIVATE a culture where gray in the middle exists. Di ibig sabihin walang stand. It is about FACTFULNESS." ~Hedda Tady, July 10, 2021
"Many of us go to church and pray in public, but have very LITTLE FAITH.
Many of us utter God's name in their discourses, yet have hearts that don't truly believe in him." ~Wisdom from Hedda Joy Tady Tan's Grandfather
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