“One of the things I learned
the hard way was that it
doesn’t pay to get discouraged.
Keeping busy and making optimism
a way of life can restore
faith in yourself.”
~ Lucille Ball
Have Faith in Yourself
life
Look Up Through the Treetops
“The sensitive ear of the musician
detects a certain musical note
in every city which is different
from that of another city.
He hears in each little brook
a new melody, and to him
the sound of wind
in the treetops of different forests
give a varying sound.”
~ Max Heindel
Take a Seat at the Table
“You should make something.
You should bring something
into the world
that wasn’t in the world before.
It doesn’t matter what it is.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a table
or a film
or gardening-
everyone should create.
You should do something,
then sit back and say,
‘I did that.'”
~ Ricky Gervais
The Beauty in Glass
“That we find a crystal
or a poppy beautiful
means that we are less alone,
that we are more deeply inserted
into existence than
the course of a single life
would lead us to believe.”
~ John Berger
Tracks of My Tears
“When a train
goes through a tunnel
and it gets dark,
you don’t throw away
the ticket and jump off.
You sit still and
trust the engineer.”
~ Corrie Ten Boom
Country Road, Take Me Home
“Hope is like a road
in the country;
there was never a road,
but when many people
walk on it,
the road comes into existence.”
~ Lin Yutang
Alone in the Old Barn
“I always sort of swooned
at the sight of
the classic barn structures
in central and northern Minnesota,
where everything seemed rustic
and weathered
and made to age gracefully.”
~ Richard Dean Anderson
It’s Those Unexpected Pleasures…..
Life is filled with unexpected blessings. My husband and I took a leisurely day trip wandering country roads in search of sweet bakery treats freshly served al fresco. We picnicked on apple fritters, cinnamon rolls, and creme-filled puffs of dough washed down with a thirst-quenching icy apple cider slushy. Moments later, the owner of the orchard invited us to take a sneak peak at the outdoor preparations for a wedding happening around the pond later that afternoon. We were swept away on his four-wheel golf cart to capture romance in progress. Blessings!
Stairway of Life
“Life is a series of steps.
Things are done gradually.
Once in awhile there is a giant step,
but most of the time we are taking small,
seemingly insignificant steps
on the stairway of life.”
~ Ralph Ransom
