Communicating

The newest computer can merely compound,
at speed,
the oldest problem
in the relations between human beings,
and in the end
the communicator will be confronted
with the old problem,
of what to say
and how to say it.

- Edward R. Murrow

Sacred Tears

There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.
They are messengers of overwhelming grief ...
and unspeakable love.

- Washington Irving

Reason for Everyone

There are no extra pieces in the universe.
Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill,
and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.

- Deepak Chopra

Live Your Dream

Don’t dream your life,
live your dreams.

Human Journey

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey.
We are spiritual beings on a human journey.

- Stephen R. Covey

Be Content

For I have learned,
in whatsoever state I am,
therewith to be content.

- St. Paul [Philippians 4:11]

Every Day - A New Day

Today a new sun rises for me;

everything lives, everything is animated,

everything seems to speak to me of my passion,

everything invites me to cherish it.

- Anne De Lencos

Sacred Idleness

Work is not always required.
There is such a thing as sacred idleness
the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.

- George MacDonald

Approach to Life

The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren,
and to do good is my religion.

- Thomas Paine

Exquisite Moments

Summer weather - like being in love,

is a philosopher’s stone

which turns our ordinary days to gold.

But not the whole day…

For it is never the whole day,

never all our life

which is transformed in any happiness,

but only the exquisite moments.

--Nan Fairbrother

Kindness

Guard well within yourself that treasure - kindness.

Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret,

how to acquire without meanness.

- George Sand

Dreams and Aspirations

Do not part with your dreams or aspirations

for when they are gone

you will still exist,

but you have ceased to live.

- Henry David Thoreau

Time Out

I will be taking a little break from posting to this blog for a while. Life has gotten very busy and the quality of photos and posts is starting to suffer. So please understand if I take a time out. If you miss me you can always drop by my other blog, Lyn's Lifepixels for a little visit. Have a great summer.

What is without periods of rest will not endure.

- Ovid

Persistence

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

- Napolean Hill

Peace Within

When a man finds no peace within himself,
it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

- L. A. Rouchefolicauld

Friends

Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.

- Assyrian Proverb

Meaning Lies In Us

Love is what we are born with.
Fear is what we learn.
The spiritual journey is the unlearning
of fear and prejudices and
the acceptance of love
back in our hearts.
Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.
To be consciously aware of it,
to experience love in ourselves and others,
is the meaning of life.
Meaning does not lie in things.
Meaning lies in us.

- Marianne Williamson

People Who Make Us Happy

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

~ Marcel Proust

Fear

You gain strength, courage and confidence
by every experience in which you really stop
to look fear in the face.
You are able to say to yourself,
"I lived through this horror.
I can take the next thing that comes along." . . .
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Nature

God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature,

and it has often been said by philosophers,

that nature is the will of God.

And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God

that we shall ever see.

- Frank Lloyd Wright