“We ourselves feel that what
we are doing is just a drop
in the ocean. But the ocean
would be less because of
that missing drop.”
~ Mother Teresa
Every Drop Counts
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Memphis is Aglow with Holiday Spirit
Memphis is Aglow With Holiday Spirit! Take a romantic stroll down historic Beale Street where twinkling lights of towering Christmas trees become the backdrop for ancient evenings and distant music. The clip-clop prancing of horse-drawn carriages fulfill childhood dreams with fairytale endings. If you’re lucky, you may sneak a peak at whimsical gingerbread displays where marching ducks waddle in tune down gilded staircases lined with curiosity seekers. How do they do that? Outside again, parades abound. Holiday happenings and light shows illuminate the night with plenty of fanfare. Soak up the allure before checking out live entertainment in open-air courtyards filled with soulful blues. Dance a little. Laugh out loud. These are memories that linger on. Well done, Memphis, Tennessee.
Dining Outside the Home: Ernestine and Hazel’s in Memphis, Tennessee
Dining Outside the Home: Ernestine and Hazel’s in Memphis, Tennessee! Housed in a building steeped with southern history lies a gathering place where the burgers are greasy, the music is hypnotic, and the liquor is smooth. People connect with the heart and soul at the mere thought of Chuck Berry or Ray Charles, listening as the jukebox plays on. Upstairs an aura of mystique practically oozes from the heavily color-draped walls. That’s no coincidence, especially after hearing murmurings of shadowy figures and other unexplained phenomenon based on the dozen or so tragic deaths that occurred there. Perhaps that is why the seasoned bartender keeps his head down, humming under his breath, and serves up a stiff one.
The Writing on the Wall
“What is a soul?
It’s like electricity…
we don’t really know what it is,
but it’s a force that can
light up a room.”
~ Ray Charles
Shine Forever
“Sunlight fell upon the wall;
the wall received a borrowed splendor.
Why set your heart on a
piece of earth, O simple one?
Seek out the source
which shines forever.”
~ Rumi
Music Touches the Soul
“Music expresses that which
cannot be said and
on which it is impossible
to be silent.”
~ Victor Hugo
Your Window to the World
“Better keep yourself
clean and bright;
you are the window through which
you must see the world.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
Let Yourself Be Unique
“It is not part
of a true culture
to tame tigers,
any more than it is
to make sheep ferocious.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Vibrations in the Soul
“Color is the keyboard,
the eyes are the harmonies,
the soul is the piano with many strings.
The artist is the hand that plays,
touching one key or another,
to cause vibrations in the soul.”
~ Wassily Kandinsky
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