Quietude is a state of calmness, a place of stillness, in which the seeds of love, joy and peace may quietly grow, flourish and blossom.
~ Mary Anne Byrne ~
Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.
~ Henry David Thoreau ~
~ Art "Woodland Wildflower Dreams" by Amanda Horvath
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I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.
~ David Hobson
~ Art by John Hafen
When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you're standing under the sky.
~ L.R. Knost
~ Art by Ann Marie Bone
Home is the nicest word there is.
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
~ Art by Gillian Rule
My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather.
~ Terri Guillemets
~ Image by Rob Blair
Spring is far more than just a changing of seasons; it's a rebirth of the spirit.
~ Toni Sorenson
~ Art: "Wild Meadow Symphony" by Lucy Moore
“A gush of bird song, a patter of dew
A cloud and a rainbow's warning;
Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue
An April day in the morning!”
~ Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford ~
Art: Franz Stuck, "Sounds of Spring"
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~
Painting ~ "Spring in the Mountains" ~ by Jennifer Taylor
If you have worries, there is no better way to eliminate them than by walking them off. Just take them out for a walk. They may take wings and fly away!
~ Dale Carnegie ~
~ Image by Robert Birkby ~
In solitude, there is healing. Speak to your soul. Listen to your heart. Sometimes in the absence of noise we find the answers.
~ Dodinsky ~
~ Art by Jenny Moran ~
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