Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. – John Lubbock Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits […]
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get […]
“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Unknown “To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.” – Unknown “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher “Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.” […]
“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” – Rumi “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin, English Poet “A single […]
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”- Percy Bysshe Shelley “When Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” – Harriet Ann Jacobs “The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it […]
Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. –Euripides If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were. –Richard Bach, American Novelist The most important thing in the world is family and love. –John Wooden, American Coach There is no love without […]
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “Let our New Year’s resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.” – Goran Persson “Your success and happiness lies in you. […]
Reflection and gratitude is a wonderful way to end the year. Not just because Thanksgiving is in November, but because every day is an opportunity to learn, to love, and to become the best we can be. As we move into the holidays and prepare for the New Year, let’s make gratitude our foundation for […]
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” – Arthur Rubinstein “Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game – play it. Life is a challenge – meet it. Life is a dream – realize it. Life is a sacrifice – offer it. Life is love – […]
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H. P. Lovecraft “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato “Only when we are […]
