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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"Your assumptions are your windows on the world.
Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in."
- Isaac Asimov
Painting: "A Girl with a Parrot" (circa 1893), by Henry Tonks
Wonderful
''Among all the autumn leaves I can recognize the only one that instead of falling, tried to fly... And I also know how to fall in love with it...''
Beautiful
Autumn dresses up in gold; the richest season of the soul.
~ Angie Weiland Crosby
Image by Stanley Zimny
''When you think there's too much gray around you, bring out that personal, precious ray of sunshine that you cherish deep in your heart and brightens your day despite everything!"
September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.
~ Rowland E. Robinson
And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn was awakened.
~ Raquel Franco
Every bird, every tree, every flower reminds me what a blessing and privilege it is just to be alive.
~ Marty Rubin
Image by Jody Trappe
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
~ John Muir