"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
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12/25/20
Quotes from Athey Thompson Poetry
Melissa Fields Kaminska - Beauty
"Beauty is like wealth, it may not make you happy, but having it sure helps." ~Melissa Fields Kaminska
12/20/20
Elaine Heffner - Art of living
“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” ~Elaine Heffner, quote lifted from Jack Bell Photography
Miranda Kerr - Still moments
“If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you’re laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body.” ~Miranda Kerr
Carlos Ruiz Zafón Quotes
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” ~Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.” ~Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” ~Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.” ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“I stepped into the bookshop and breathed in that perfume of paper and magic that strangely no one had think of bottling.” ~Carlos Ruiz Zapon, The Angels Game
“People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.” ~Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author, The Shadow of the Wind
12/18/20
Garima Shrivas - People
“People who will not sustain trees will soon live in a world that will not sustain people.” ~Garima Shrivas
Noël Coward Quotes
“It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” ~Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit
“My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.” ~Noel Coward
“There are dark times just around the corner. There are dark clouds travelling through the sky. And it's no good whining about a silver lining. For we know from experience they won't roll by.” ~Noel Coward
“Time is the reef upon which all our mystic ships are wrecked.” ~Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit
“Work hard, do the best you can, don't ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you.” ~Noel Coward
“Work is more fun than fun.” ~Noel Coward
Carlos Cardoso Aveline - Learning
“Learning in one’s innermost heart is more important than outward activities.” ~Carlos Cardoso Aveline
Barbara Brown Taylor - Divine possibiliy
“Earth is so thick with Divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.” ~ Barbara Brown Taylor
JAY GRIFFITHS Quotes
“A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.” ~Jay Griffiths
“A wild creature is not subject to any will except its own.” ~Jay Griffiths
“All humans are essentially wild creatures and hate confinement. We need what is wild, and we thrill to it, our wildness bubbling over with an anarchic joie de vivre. We glint when the wild light shines. The more suffocatingly enclosed we are - tamed by television, controlled by mortgages and bureaucracy - the louder our wild genes scream in aggression, anger and depression.” ~Jay Griffiths
“As a writer you have a duty to be a messenger.” ~Jay Griffiths
“Every generation of children instinctively nests itself in nature, no matter matter how tiny a scrap of it they can grasp.” ~Jay Griffiths
“If people can’t acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that’s their loss.” ~Jay Griffiths
"The human heart's love for nature cannot ultimately be concreted over. “ ~Jay Griffiths
“There are galaxies within the human mind, and madness wants to risk everything for the daring flight, reckless and beautiful and crazed. Everyone knows Icarus fell. But I love him for the fact that he dared to fly. Mania unfurls the invitation to fly too high, too near the sun, which will melt the wax of the mind, and the fall will be terrible.” ~Jay Griffiths
“We are animal in our blood and in our skin. We were not born for pavements and escalators but for thunder and mud.… We are animal not only in body but in spirit. Our minds are the minds of wild animals. Artists, who remember their wildness better than most, are animal artists, lifting their heads to sniff a quick wild scent in the air, and they know it unmistakably, they know the tug of wildness to be followed through your life is buckled by that strange and absolute obedience.” ~Jay Griffiths
“What is wild cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or copied. It is. Unmistakable, unforgettable, unshakable, elemental as earth and ice, water, fire and air, a quintessence, pure spirit, resolving into no constituents. Don't waste your wildness: it is precious and necessary.” ~Jay Griffiths, Wild: An Elemental Journey
12/17/20
We Are Human Angels - Highest honours
“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honours.” ~We Are Human Angels The Book
12/16/20
A Thought To Ponder from Paul Boynton - LET GO
“When it feels like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders, it is time to let go of some serious baggage. For starters, let go of responsibilities that belongs to others. Let go of things beyond your control. Let go of past mistakes. Let go of regrets. Let go.” ~Paul Boynton, Begin With Yes
Susan Meddaugh - Surprises
12/15/20
Andrea Gordon - Sound of feet
“I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.” ~Andrea Gordon
12/14/20
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation - READING
12/13/20
Rob Halford - Music
“The music that touches you in your youth is magnified as you get older. Each record can be a virtual time machine - all you need is to hear a second or two and you go back to that place and time when you first heard it. It’s a brilliant feeling when music touches you so profoundly and stays with you through time.” ~ Rob Halford
12/4/20
Gladys Taber Quotes
"In the catalogues there is only flowering perfection and there are only flawless fruits. So we read allow the catalogues eagerly, and plant once more, which is an annual experiment, an annual thrill." ~Gladys Taber
"Some things will grow for you; some will not. Climate is not something to ignore; nor is the consistency of soil, nor location." ~Gladys Taber
"There's a kind of immortality in every garden." ~Gladys Taber
12/1/20
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - On Unfair judgment
"Each person you meet is in a specific stage of their life, a stage you may have passed or not yet reached. Judging them by your standards and experience is therefore not only unfair, but could lead to unnecessary anger and frustration." ~Anon
Daisy May Bates - World in us
"Surely the world we live in is but the world that live in us." ~Daisy May Bates