"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"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
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

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4/14/21

Ali al-Rida - Doors


John R Whyman Funeral Services 
Bega NSW, 05 June 2025

"Silence is a door among the doors of wisdom, indeed, silence begets and attracts love. It is the proof of all the beneficiences." ~Ali al-Rida

Liam James - Dreams


FLIGHT HOME
Hong Kong International Airport
       November 12, 2019

"Dreams are like stars. You may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny."  ~Liam James

4/13/21

Megan Coltharp - God's promise


Mallacootta, VICTORIA
February 17, 2020

"No matter how high the waves rise, God promises to always be right there with you." ~Megan Coltharp 

Jostein Gaarder - Extraordinary living

"How terribly sad it is that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living." ~Jostein Gaarder 

Featured Quote from Oscar Wilde : Flower

 

Buttercup in Macro 
by Raquel Geralde Villanueva
Lifted from River Walk Album 
(Henfield Village, Horsham District of West Sussex)
April 13, 2021

“A flower blossoms for its own joy.”  ~Oscar Wilde

L. Wolfe Gilbert - Secrets of life


Farmland of Noah and Helen Jamito 
Kauswagan, Matanao, Davao del Sur
November 16, 2019

“Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.”  ~L. Wolfe Gilbert

Joss Whedon - Leaf on the wind

"I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar!"  ~Joss Whedon


4/9/21

Marcelene Cox - Family

December 17, 2020

Shoal Bay NSW 

"A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it." ~Marcelene Cox 

4/8/21

Darcy Rose - Photography


"In life, much like photography,  it is the nuances of both the darkness and the light that define the truest beauty in things, ourselves included." ~Darcy Rose 


Shiva Sharma - Sister


"A sister is someone who loves you from the heart. No matter how much you argue you cannot be drawn apart. She is a joy that cannot be taken away. Once she enters your life,  she is there to stay." ~Shiva Sharma 



Nicholas Ferroni - Love at home

"Students who are loved at home come to school to learn, and students, who aren't,  come to school to be loved." ~Nicholas Ferroni 

Josh Schipp - Success story

"Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story." ~Josh Shipp

Roland A. Browne - Roses

"I don't know whether nice people tend to grow roses, or growing roses makes people nice." ~Roland A. Browne 


4/6/21

Gene Perret - Grandkids

 "My grandkids believe I'm the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours with them,  I believe it too!" ~Gene Perret 


Aanandi Joshi - sky

"We are all under the same sky,  but with different boundaries." ~Aanandi Joshi 


Quotes from PURSUED

"Acknowledge your feelings but don't make them the basis of your decisions. Surrender it all to God and He will guide you." ~Pursued 

"Generosity is just a manifestation of a grateful heart. "

"God doesn't focus on your failures. Instead,  HE looks at the story behind  all your actions." 

"God sees your values and not your mistakes."

"God will never allow you to go through the journey on your own. He is your companion and He will never leave you."

"Learn to appreciate the blessings around you.  It may appear simple and small, but in the eyes of God, He knows that you need those things." 

"Let the challenges and problems you face lead you to the best version of yourself."

"Love will teach you how to focus on the blessings instead of entertaining the pain. It will serve as your strength to overcome the heartaches you feel deep within. It is a wonderful treasure that you can always carry wherever you go." ~Pursued 

"Sometimes, the obstacles in front of you are God's way of leading you back to the right path."  

"The difficult moments in your life will test your faith. You will begin to doubt His goodness, and you will stop looking at His blessings because you are so consumed with worries and fears. That’s why praying to God is already a step of courage. It’s not easy to trust, especially when you are in the middle of the wilderness. But when you pray, it simply means that you are allowing God to move in your life." ~from Pursued 

"When you encounter God in your life, you will stop focusing on the things that you don’t have. Instead, you will feel so blessed with the precious gifts that He gave you. The uncertainties in life will never break your heart because you learned to be fully satisfied in His presence."

"You can never change somebody. You will feel so frustrated when you try to transform someone’s life according to your own effort and strength. Because at the end of the day, change is a personal choice to make. Our job is just to be with them along the journey of self-development. We are not here to judge or condemn other people."

"You may think that what you experienced is too painful, and if you were given a chance to turn back time, you would choose not to go through it. But then, remember the lessons that you learned in those seasons. You may find it hard to comprehend those things, but trust that God is up to something extraordinary and beautiful in your life."

"You will never find it difficult to release blessings as long as you learn to cherish and appreciate everything that God provided. If you wanted to experience a breakthrough in this area of your spiritual journey, then choose to be grateful. Learn to thank God for the blessings that you receive and focus on the good things around you."





4/5/21

Margot Fonteyn - Work

 "Take your work seriously, but never yourself." ~Margot Fonteyn 

4/4/21

Betty Friedan Quotes



"Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” ~Bettie Friedan

"Men ate not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves." ~Betty Friedan 



Dianne Feinstein - Winning

 "Winning may not be everything,  but losing has little to recommend." ~Dianne Feinstein 

4/3/21

Jean Luc Picard - Teacher

 "Fear is an incompetent teacher." ~Jean Luc Picard



4/2/21

Helen Reddy - I am Woman

 "If I have to,  I can do anything. I am strong. I am invincible. I am Woman." ~Helen Reddy 

Paul Walker - Happy and healthy

Photo credit to the owner 

"You know, all that really matters is that the people you really love are happy and healthy.  Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae." ~Paul Walker 

Maryanne Radmacher - dreams -Hershey

 "Remember your dreams." ~Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey

4/1/21

Kirsten McNeil - Relationship with the child

 "In the relationship with the child, the quality of the relationship always rests with the adult." ~Kirsten McNeil

Sally Berger - Get started

 "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." ~Sally Berger