"You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die... By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heavens knows anyone's life can stand a little of that." ~ Charlotte's Web E.B. White
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel unsure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. As we let our own Light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson
~ Just living is not enough, said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower ~ Hans Christian Andersen ♥
Over the course of the average lifetime you meet a lot of people. Some of them stick with you through thick and thin. Some weave their way through your life and disappear forever. But once in a while someone comes along who earns a permanent place in your heart ~The Wonder Years
Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe
lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes
good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~Robert Brault
"I welcome each new day with a hopeful expectancy that I, too, will rise above the ordinary. For I am not content to live a merely "normal" life or settle for an average existence. No, I am destined for more--much, much more." — Melody Carlson (Finding Alice)
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity." Gilda Radner
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain
"My life is like a stroll upon the beach, as near to the ocean's edge as I can go." Henry David Thoreau
"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying." — Joan of Arc
"Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."— A.A. Milne
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? ~ John Keating Dead Poets Society 1989
They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - - Carpe - - hear it? - - Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary!! ~ Dead Poets Society
Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! ~ Dead Poets Society
"The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters." — Audrey Hepburn
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." — Mae West
"When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.-- Ron Franz" — Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild)
"At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough." — Toni Morrison
I say we make a pact. Here and now. We're here for each other, always, no matter what happens in life. If Teeny goes off to Hollywood or I marry a rich doctor, we remember this day and this pact. Whenever we need a friend, we're here for each other. We can count on it. Always. No matter what. ~ Now and Then
People always ask me~Son what does it take~To reach out and touch your dreams~To them I always say~Are you hungry?~Are you thirsty? ~Is it a fire that burns you up inside? ~ How bad do you want it?~How bad do you need it?~Are you eating, sleeping, dreaming~ With that one thing on your mind?~How bad do you want it?~How ...bad do you need it?~Cause if you want it all~You've got to lay it all out on the line~Tim McGraw
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." — Walt Disney
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Have you ever wished for an endless night? ~ Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight ~ Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself ~ Will it ever get better than tonight? ~ Tonight---Pink "Glitter"
"Photographers are dangerous people: First they frame you, then they shoot you, and then they hang you on the wall."
"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the caring that she lovingly gives,... the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years." ~ Audrey Hepburn
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." Audrey Hepburn
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
~ A day is Eternity's seed, and we are its Gardeners ~Erika Harris
"Maybe mistakes are what make our fate... without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn't fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always...s in your heart... and if you're very lucky, a plane ride away" ~Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City)
There are those of us who are always "about" to live. We're waiting until things change, until there is more time, until we are less tired, until we get a promotion, until we settle down- until, until, until. It always seems that there is some major event that must occur in our lives before we begin living. ~ George Sheehan
Life is like a book with many different chapters, some tell of tragedy and others of triumph. Some are dull and ordinary, others intense and exciting. The key to being a success in life is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit on a tough chapter. Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead ~ Khanyi Msibi
~ When I was 5 years old, my mom told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life ~ John Lennon
~ A song can take you back instantly to a moment, a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world that one song stays the same, just like that moment. Which is pretty amazing, when you actually think about it ~Sarah Dessen
"How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."Shel Silverstein
It's something unpredictable....but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life.— greenday
"In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth." ~ Rachel Carson ~
"Life can be long or short, it all depends on how you choose to live it.It's like forever, always changing.For any of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now.You can never know for sure, so you'd better make every second count.What you have to decide is how you want your life to be.If your fore...ver was ending tomorrow, is this how you'd want to have spent it?" ~Dessen (The Truth about Forever)
"What you have to decide... is how you want your life to be. If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you'd want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So dont be afraid. Be alive."— Sarah Dessen (The Truth about Forever)
"But is it such a bad thing to live like this for just a little while? Just for a few months of one's life, is it so awful to...nap in a garden, in a patch of sunlight, in the middle of the day, right next to your favorite fountain? And then to do it again the next day?" — Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)
"There are random moments - tossing a salad, coming up the driveway to the house, ironing the seams flat on a quilt square, standing at the kitchen window and looking out at the delphiniums, hearing a burst of laughter from one of my children's rooms - when I feel a wavelike rush of joy. This is my true religion: arbitrary moments of of nearly painful happiness for a life I feel privileged to lead." Elizabeth Berg
~ In your eyes I see forever, and it makes me wish that my life never knew the day before you, but heaven knows those years without you, were shaping my heart for the day that I found you, and if you're the reason for all I've been through, then I'm thankful for the day before you ~ Matthew West ~ The Day Before You
Jules, y'know, honey... this isn't real. You know what it is? It's St. Elmo's Fire. Electric flashes of light that appear in dark skies out of nowhere. Sailors would guide entire journeys by it, but the joke was on them... there was no fire. There wasn't even a St. Elmo. They made it up. They made it up because they thought they needed it to keep them going when times got tough, just like you're making up all of this. We're all going through this. It's our time at the edge ~St. Elmos Fire
'It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness' -
-Charles Spurgeon
'A little faith will bring your soul to heaven ... but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul' --Dwight L. Moody
'The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed' -
-Bennett Cerf
'A book should be a garden that fits in the hands. Word-petals of color. Stems of strength, roots of truth. Turn a page and turn the seasons. Read the sentence and enjoy the roses' --Max Lucado
'We live life in little moments that are soon gone. Each day holds possibilities for great discoveries and hidden joys. Enjoy each small amusement. The only thing you can grasp hold of is the moment, now' --Alexandra Stoddard
'I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all' --Laura Ingalls Wilder
'I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else' --C. S. Lewis
'Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard' --Anne Sexton
'You weren't an accident. You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on earth by the master craftsman' --Max Lucado
'It's never too late to be whoever you want to be. You can change or stay the same. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again' --Benjamin Button
'You can be happy tomorrow. You can be happy when you get through your list of things to do. You can be happy when you stop buying the things you need and start buying the things you want. You can be happy when you retire. You can be happy when the weather suits you. You can be happy on a plane. You can be happy in the rain. Or you can stop reading this, take a deep breath, and be happy right now'--Sandra Morrison
'Life doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be lived' --Dexter Morgan
'Some people feel the rain ... Others just get wet' --Bob Dylan
'It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see' --Henry David Thoreau
Mind on a permanent vacation ~ The ocean is my only medication ~ Wishing my condition ain't ever gonna go away ~ Cause now im knee deep in the water somewhere ~ Got the blue sky breeze blowing wind through my hair ~champagne Shore Washing over me.....it's a sweet sweet life living by the salty sea ~knee deep in the water somewhere....got the blue sky breeze blowing wind through my hair...Only worry in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair....Sunrise there's a fire in the sky...Never been so happy, never felt so high...And I think I might have found me my own kind of Paradise
Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn.Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Listen to the compass of your heart. All you need lies within you ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around” ~ Carolyn Birmingham
The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing ~ Natalie Kocsis
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” ~ Jim Valvano
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." ~Henry David Thoreau
"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this." — Henry David Thoreau
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude ~ Denis Waitley
"The windows of my soul I throw wide open to the sun" ~John Greenleaf Whittier, My Psalm
~ A life lived in love will never be dull ~ Leo Buscaglia
Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did~Know when to let go & when to hold on tight~Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph~Spend time with the friends who lift you up & cut loose the ones who bring you down~Stop giving your power away~Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting~Be old enough to appreciate your freedom & young enough to enjoy it~Finally know who you are
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive .. to breathe .. to think .. to enjoy .. to love ~ Marcus Aurelius
I see children as kites. You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you're both breathless~ they crash ~ they hit the rooftop ~ you patch and comfort, adjust and teach. You watch them lifted by the wind and assure them that someday they'll fly. Finally they are airborne, they need more string and you keep letting it out.But with each twist of the ball of twine,there is a sadness that goes with the joy. The kite becomes more distant and you know it won't be long before that beautiful child will snap the lifeline that binds you together and will soar as it is meant to soar, free and alone. Only then do you know that your job is done ♥
As I look back on all that's happened..growing up, growing together, changing you, changing me--there were times when we dreamed together, when we laughed and cried together. The past may be gone forever..and whatever the future holds, our todays make the memories of tomorrow. I give thanks to all my Lifetime Friends, for all we have meant to each other and for whatever the future may hold~
I can't remember who met who first, or who fell in love with who first, all I can remember is the seven of us always together
DearMr.Vernon,We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong-What we did was wrong.But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are.You see us as you want to see us-in the simplest terms-in the most convenient definitions.But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain,an athlete,a basketcase,a princess & a criminal
If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, I will answer you: I am here to live out loud ~ Emile Zola ♥
I found out what the secret to life is: friends ~ Best Friends" ♥ Ninny Threadgoode, Fried Green Tomatoes
The dead soldier's silence sings our national anthem. ~Aaron Kilbourn
I want a life that sizzles, pops, makes me laugh out loud. I want to eat cold tangerines,sing out loud in the car with the windows open,wear pink shoes, stay up all night laughing,paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now,leap hard on clean white sheets,throw parties,eat ripe tomatoes,read good books and I want everyday to make God belly laugh, and glad that He gave life to someone who loves the gift
In glimpses and flashes:this is it~in the best possible way.That thing I'm waiting for, for that adventure, that movie-score-worthy experience unfolding gracefully. This is it. Normal, daily life ticking by on our streets, sidewalks, in our houses & apartments, in our beds & at our dinner tables, in our dreams, prayers, fights and secrets-this pedestrian life is the most precious thing any of us will ever experience.
Dear Betty, I came to Wellesley because I wanted to make a difference. But to change for others is to lie to yourself. My teacher, Katherine Watson, lived by her own definition and would not compromise that, not even for Wellesley. I dedicate this, my last editorial, to an extraordinary woman, who lived by example and compelled us all to see the world through new eyes. By the time you read this, she'll be sailing to Europe, where I know she'll find new walls to break down, and new ideas to replace them with. I've heard her called a quitter for leaving and aimless wanderer. But not all who wander are aimless, especially those who seek truth beyond tradition, beyond definition, beyond the image. I'll never forget you ~ Mona Lisa Smile
You Have to Take the Good with the Bad, Smile with the Sad, Love what You've got and Remember what you Had. Always Forgive, but Never Forget, Learn from your Mistakes, but Never Regret. People Change, Things go Wrong, but Just Remember, Life Goes on ♥
The real trouble with reality is that there’s no background music ~ here's to all the people who can relate to having a "theme song of the day" SO RAISE YOUR GLASS IF YOU ARE WRONG ~ B.Kleckner
Friendship, it's about laughing at the same things, it's about really being understood, it's about never running out of things to talk about, it's about being accepted unconditionally, it's about picking up right where you left off ~ Melinda Martin~
I love my girlfriends and thank God for them everyday. A.A. Miles said it best "We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?" asked Piglet. "Even longer," Pooh answered."
Find the time, time to read, to smell the flowers, to paint your dreams, to have coffee with a friend, to watch a movie, to write a letter, to take a walk, to go somewhere special, to really be with the people you love, or even do nothing for awhile ~ Dr. Irwin Milton
Eat the cake, dance in puddles, draw with crayons like you're 6 years old. Take a nap, do a cartwheel, take a bubble bath, pick strawberries, plant a garden, make an ugly shirt & wear it all day, write a song, go on a picnic, relax in the sun. Love the un-loved, hug the un-hugged, so when you're standing in front of Heaven's gate that chosen day you have: No regrets, No sorrows, No disappointments ~S. Halley
Beautiful pictures are developed from negatives in a dark room....so if you see darkness or negatives in your life, be reassured that a beautiful picture is being prepared ~Doris Adams
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places."Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961
Made a wrong turn, Once or twice~Dug my way out, Blood and fire~Bad decisions, That's alright~Welcome to my silly life~Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood~Miss "no way, it's all good", It didn't slow me down~Mistaken, Always second guessing~Underestimated, Look, I'm still around~Pretty, pretty please~Don't you ever, ever feel~Like your less than, less than perfect~You are perfect to me! ~P!NK
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta~ I am so grateful and blessed with beautiful friends who are the butterflies in my life!
The story of my recent life.' I like that phrase. It makes more sense than 'the story of my life', because we get so many lives between birth and death. A life to be a child. A life to come of age. A life to wander, to settle, to fall in love, to parent, to test our promise, to realize our mortality- and in some lucky cases, to do something after that realization."— Mitch Albom
A day is Eternity's seed, and we are its Gardeners ~Erika Harris ♥ enjoying the day in my "garden"
Life is like a book with many different chapters, some tell of tragedy and others of triumph. Some are dull and ordinary, others intense and exciting. The key to being a success in life is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit on a tough chapter. Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead ~ Khanyi Msibi
Over the course of the average lifetime you meet a lot of people. Some of them stick with you through thick and thin. Some weave their way through your life and disappear forever. But once in a while someone comes along who earns a permanent place in your heart ~The Wonder Years
'Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence' --Og Mandino
'Take control of your destiny. Believe in yourself. Ignore those who try to discourage you. Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. Don't give up and don't give in' --Wanda Carter
'The most beautiful people we have ever known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fill them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern' --Elizabeth Kubler- Ross
'If nothing ever changed ... there'd be no butterflies' --Author Unknown
'The most valuable lesson a man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on' --Robert Brault
'Encouragement is the oxygen of the soul' --George M. Adams
Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music' --Mac Anderson
'Love .. it will not betray you, dismay or enslave you. It will set you free' --Mumford & Sons ~ Sigh No More
'I'm thankful for a pair of shoes that feel really good on my feet; I like my shoes. I'm thankful for the birds; I feel like they're singing just for me when I get up in the morning .. Saying, 'Good morning,
...John. You made it, John. I'm thankful for the sea breeze that feels so good right now,
and the scent of jasmine when the sun starts going down' -I'm thankful ...-Johnny Cash
'When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe - to think - to enjoy - to love' --Marcus Aurelius
'We weren't meant to understand it all the time ... sometimes we just have to have faith' --Nicholas Sparks
'There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there' --Paulo Coelho
'It's the laughter and it's the tears that will tie us together' --T. K. Gregson
'Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind' --Dr. Seuss
'The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on. or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins' --Bob Moawad
'Remember today ... for it is the beginning of always' --Dante
'You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body' --C.S. Lewis
'Life becomes precious and more special to us when we look for the little everyday miracles and get excited about the privileges of simply being human' --Tim Hansel
'It takes one positive thought to overpower an entire array of negative thoughts. People who are able to find one positive out of negative situations are the ones who never give up' --Unknown
'...once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in' --Haruki Murakami
'That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong' --William J. H. Boetcker
'Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty. They merely move it from their faces into their heart' --Martin Buxbaum
'The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire' --Ferdinand Foch
'Things in life are not always as they seem. When you listen, for instance, to someone talking, there is another voice beneath his words ... even if you hear clearly what he is saying, the real truth is much deeper. Listen!' --Johnny Depp
'You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need' --The Rolling Stones
'In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit' --Albert Schweitzer
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn.Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Listen to the compass of your heart. All you need lies within you ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
You're good, but you're going to be great. You're the best, but you're going to get better. Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember: those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views. Challenges come along inevitably: how you respond to them determines who you are - deep down inside - and everything ...you're going to be. Increase the chances of reaching your goals by working at them gradually. The very best you can do is all that is asked of you. Realize that you are capable of working miracles of your own making. Remember that opportunities have a reason for knocking on your door, and the right ones are there for the taking
'There's an inner beauty about a woman who believes in herself, who knows she is capable of anything she puts her mind to. There's a beauty in the strength and determination of a woman who follows her own path, who isn't thrown off by obstacles along the way. There's a beauty about a woman whose confidence comes from experiences; who knows she can fall, pick herself up, and move on' -
-Author Unknown
Haters are like crickets. Crickets make a lot of noise, you hear it but you can’t see them. Then right when you walk by them, they’re quiet
I am so glad you are here. It helps me realize how beautiful my world is ~Rainer Maria Rilke
A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have
"A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world." — Leo Buscaglia ~ I am so blessed to have a garden filled with the most beautiful flowers ever: roses, daisies, wildflowers, hydrangeas, plumbagos, orchids, daffodils, tulips, gardenias, jasmine, lily, iris ;) you name it my life is full of the sweetest and most gorgeous flowers ever...you all make my world a better place!!
The woman who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been ~ Albert Einstein ~ Here's to the wonderful women in my life who march to the beat of our own drummer, and when we get together we make one heck of a drum session!!!
A little faith will bring your soul to heaven ... but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul ~ Dwight L. Moody
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder ~ Hope you'll find time for the "real" things and "simple" joys today
We live life in little moments that are soon gone. Each day holds possibilities for great discoveries and hidden joys. Enjoy each small amusement. The only thing you can grasp hold of is the moment, now ~-Alexandra Stoddard ~ Hope you all have a wonderful Fourth of July Weekend filled with "sparkler" moments!!!
I live with my feet on the ground, soul in the sky, and my heart open as wide as the ocean ~ Melanie Moushigian
Some people feel the rain ... Others just get wet ~ Bob Dylan
Mind on a permanent vacation ~ The ocean is my only medication ~ Wishing my condition ain't ever gonna go away ~ Cause now im knee deep in the water somewhere ~ Got the blue sky breeze blowing wind through my hair ~ Only worry in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair....Sunrise there's a fire in the sky...Never been so happy, never felt so high...And I think I might have found me my own kind of Paradise ~Champagne Shore Washing over me.....it's a sweet sweet life living by the salty sea
Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around” ~ Carolyn Birmingham
It's kind of fun to do the impossible ~ Walt Disney
The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing ~ Natalie Kocsis
A good laugh is sunshine in a house. (William Makepeace Thackeray)
They say you dont know what you got till its gone....but you dont know what youve been missing, until its arrived!.."
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking~ Marcus Aurelius ♥ Really Living by being Simply Real ♥
In A World Full Of Cheerios....Be A Fruit Loop!
Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it ~ Wilfred Peterson ~ Pop open a box of crayolas and color outside the lines, Make today colorful ♥
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! ~ Audrey Hepburn ♥ Hope your day is full of "I'm-possible" moments!
There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter. Which luckily I am ~ The Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland) Enjoying my Wonderland here at the Beach ♥
For some moments in life, there are no words ~ Willy Wonka ♥ Hope you have a Golden Ticket kind of moment today ♥
It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars ~ Richard Evans ♥ Twinkle ♥
Wherever you go....no matter what the weather....always bring your own sunshine ~ Anthony J. D'Angelo ~ Take a little time today to soak up the "sunshine" in your life ♥
You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it never leaves your soul ♥
I love that moment. When you're on a long car ride, or listening to music, or reading. And you completely zone out. You forget your troubles, and everyone around you. You're focused on that one thing, and that one thing only. You're content, and everything seems peaceful ~ May your day bring a zoned out peaceful moment or two ♥
"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you." ~ William James ~Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time ♥
You're an original, an individual, a masterpiece. Celebrate that; don't let your uniqueness make you shy. Don't be someone other than the wonder you are. Every star is important to the sky ~ Douglas Pagels
Childhood is what you spend the rest of your life trying to overcome. That's what momma always says. She says that beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up. And it will ~ Hope Floats ~ Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal ♥
Some people, were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people, dance. ~ There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself ~-Anthony Rapp
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring ~Marilyn Monroe
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other ~-Douglas H. Everett ~ I am living my dream one seashell at a time ♥
When you have come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to land on or you will be taught how to fly - Patrick Overter ~Find your edge and then take a step beyond it. This stride into the unknown is where true discovery begins ~
Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder ~ Eberhard Arnold
"Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time." Sara Paddison
You can use almost any measure when you're speaking of success. You can measure it in a fancy home, expensive car or dress. But the measure of your real success is one you cannot spend. It's the way your child describes you when talking to a friend~Martin Baxbaum ♥
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. By digging into our souls, we often dig up what might better have remained there unnoticed— Leo Tolstoy
Life is beach, I'm just playing in the sand ♥
May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility ~Mary Anne Radmacher
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter ~e. e. cummings
Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing yet they give their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. And then it is gone. But to sacrifice what you are and live without belief, that's more terrible than dying.--Joan of Arc
It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting ~ Lemony Snicket
I'm thankful for a pair of shoes that feel really good on my feet; I like my shoes. I'm thankful for the birds; I feel like they're singing just for me when I get up in the morning...Saying, 'Good morning, John. You made it, John. I'm thankful for the sea breeze that feels so good right now, and the scent of jasmine when the sun starts going down ~ I'm thankful. Johnny Cash
Love....it will not betray you, dismay or enslave you. It will set you free ~Mumford & Sons Sigh No More ~
Haters are like crickets. Crickets make a lot of noise, you hear it but you can’t see them. Then right when you walk by them, they’re quiet ;)
I am so glad you are here. It helps me realize how beautiful my world is ~Rainer Maria Rilke
A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have ~ AMEN ~ Life.Is.Good
"The most valuable lesson a man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on" --Robert Brault
