Art

The secret of happiness lies 

in taking a genuine interest 

in all the details of daily life, 

and in elevating them

 to art.
~William Morris~  

Adjust Your Tolerance Levels

There's something to be said for this in all aspects of our lives!

If they Didn't

It kills you to see them grow up. 

 But I guess it would

 kill you quicker 

if they didn't. 

 ~Barbara Kingsolver~

Wandering Forth

I never saw a discontented tree.  They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.  They go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!  

~John Muir~

Belong to all of us

I have my own particular 
sorrows, loves, delights; 
and you have yours.
  But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love,
 belong to all of us,
 in all times and in all places. 
 Music is the only means whereby we
 feel these emotions 
in their universality. 

~H.A. Overstreet~

More In Woods

You will find something more in woods than in books.  

Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. 

 ~St. Bernard~

Gaga

Develop your eccentricities

 while you are young.  

That way, when you get old, 

people won't think you're 

going gaga.  

~David Ogilvy~

Only When

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned 

and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.  

~Cree Indian Proverb~

Strangely!

There can never be enough said 

of the virtues, dangers, the power 

of a shared laugh. 

 ~Françoise Sagan~

Strangely

this will

make you

LAUGH!!

Musicians of the Air

Those little nimble musicians of the air, 

that warble forth their curious ditties, 

with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.  

~Izaak Walton~

Fuel

We must embrace 

pain and burn 

it as fuel for 

our journey. 

 ~Kenji Miyazawa~

Castle In The Clouds

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.  

~G.K. Chesterton~

Unpopular

My definition of a free society 

is a society where it is 

safe to be unpopular.  

~Adlai Stevenson~

Trust Your Heart

Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. 

Ask questions, then feel the answer. 

Learn to trust your heart.

 

Ten

 

The Ten American Indian Commandments

Remain close to the Great Spirit.
Show great respect for your fellow beings.
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.
Be truthful and honest at all times.
Do what you know to be right.
Look after the well-being of mind and body.
Treat the Earth and all the dwell thereon with respect.
Take full responsibility for your actions.
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
Work together for the benefit of all mankind.

Just Smurfy

Good old Azrael and Papa Smurf!  

I loved this show when I was a kid.  

I'd run around singing the smurf song and I think, at one point,

 I tried to color my skin blue with kool-aid.  

Oh yeah!

Standing

 

Most of the shadows of this life 

are caused by our

 standing in our

 own sunshine.  

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Rolling Fog

The way the fog is rolling here just makes me happy.

Pleasure

Human beings need pleasure 

the way they need vitamins. 

 ~Lionel Tiger~

Crossing Over

Crossing over the boundaries we've been taught to live within is a tough business.  

But I'm getting the idea they're not so formidable.  

~Jeb Dickerson~

Puddle-Wonderful

The world is 

mud-luscious 

and 

puddle-wonderful.

~E. E. Cummings~

Feel Better Susan

I saw you standing in the middle of the thunder and lightning
I know you're feeling like you just can't win, but you're trying
It's hard to keep on keepin' on, when you're being pushed around
Don't even know which way is up, you just keep spinning down, 'round, down…

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

~GARY ALLAN~

Beauty As Well As Bread

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, 

where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.  

~John Muir~

Adolescence

Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. 

 Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, 

a parent ages as much as 20 years. 

~ ~Author Unknown~

 

I miss you Sean,

Come back to me

safely today.

That's For Thoughts

Pray you, love, remember.

And there is pansies, that's for thoughts.

~William Shakespeare~

Friendship

 

Friendship

 is a 

sheltering tree.
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~

Never Miss

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, 

even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. 

~Author Unknown~

Passion and Laughter

Be loyal to what you love, 

be true to the earth,

 fight your enemies 

with passion and laughter. 

 ~Edward Abbey~

Conjunction Junction

What's YOUR function?

Papa

The most valuable lesson man 

has learned from his dog 

is to kick a few blades

 of grass over it 

and move on.  

~Robert Brault~

Kick it Papa 

we miss you

~Bree & Roxie~