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 hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you.
That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting
to be written ..
~ Juansen Dizon
Art by Adrienne Adams
I will not rescue you for you are not powerless,
I will not fix you, for you are not broken.
I will not heal you, for I see you in your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness, as you remember your light ..
A Medicine Woman's Prayer by Sheree Bliss Tilsley
Art by Jeanie Tomanek
In silence we recognize the need to be at home with ourselves in order that we may go out to meet others, not just with a mask of affibility, but with real commitment & authentic love.
~ Thomas Merton
Painting by Marcel Rieder
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
~ John Lubbock, "The Use Of Life"
Photograph unknown
'Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nurturing to the whole woman.'
~ Maya Angelou
Art by Vilhelm Hammershøi
Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden.
~ Robert Brault
~ Art by Elena Salnikova
THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE.
If I could, I would build one more or less like this.
There is no safety in the outdoors to be and enjoy.
If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.
~ Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hi! My mom would like that saying.
"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
Painting by Jeffri Larsson