My mom is coming to the end of a long journey...praying her new journey will happen peacefully and soon...I love you mom.. Continue reading

Each of us inevitable, Each of us limitless -- Each of us with his or her right upon the earth, Each of us allow'd the eternal purports of the earth, Each of us here as divinely as any is here. ~ Walt Whitman ~ (Leaves of Grass) Continue reading

(Leaves of Grass) Continue reading

Let us walk in the white snow In a soundless space; With footsteps quiet and slow, At a tranquil pace, Under veils of white lace. I shall go shod in silk, And you in wool, White as white cow's milk, More beautiful Than the breast of a gull. We shall walk through the still town In a windless peace; We shall step upon white down, Upon silver fleece, Upon softer than these. We shall walk in velvet shoes: Wherever we go Silence will fall like dews On white silence below. We shall walk in the snow. Elinor Wylie~poet Continue reading

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past,courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace." -Agnes M. Pahro Continue reading

"One kind word can warm three winter months." ~Japanese proverb Continue reading

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it~~Clarence Budington Kelland ~~ Remembering my dad 12/17/24--10/02/02 You and I will meet again when we're least expecting it...One day in some far off place I will recognize your face (and remember your voice)...Tom Petty Continue reading

Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light."~~Yogi Bhajan "Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child." Ron Wild Continue reading

Waves are not measured in feet and inches, but in increments of fear." Big Wave Surfer Buzzy Trent Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither. ~William Wordsworth Continue reading

"There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir, we must rise and follow her; when from every hill of flame, she calls and calls each vagabond by name." - William Bliss Carman Continue reading

Thankful for each day! I posted this on my face book page today "It is well documented that Breast Cancer does not discriminate...Men also battle Breast Cancer....The American Cancer Society reports that in 2010, approximately 1,970 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. So please spread the word...Make sure both you and the men in your life conduct breast self-examinations and ask your doctors to examine your breasts during checkups and physicals. Posting Blue & Pink Boxing Gloves as a reminder that Breast Cancer Does Not Discriminate! ~~xoxo Patti~~ Your present circumstances do not determine where you can go~... Continue reading

Your present circumstances do not determine where you can go~ they merely determine where you start ~Nido Qubein~ Continue reading

"Though inland far we be, our souls have sight of that immortal sea which brought us hither." William Wordsworth Continue reading

By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer’s best of weather And autumn’s best of cheer! - Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885 ‎"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.- Nathaniel Hawthorne Continue reading

All the things I still remember, summers never look the same....years go by and time just seems to fly...... but the memories remain.... Continue reading

It's a beautiful mornin.... Ahhh,I think I'll go outside a while,An jus' smile......Just take in some clean fresh air, boy.....!Ain't no sense in stayin' inside If the weather's fine an' you got the time.... ~~~Rascal's~~ .It's your chance to wake up and plan another brand new day.Either way, Continue reading

“Live in each season as it passes..... Breathe the air... drink the drink... taste the fruit...“ -Henry David Thoreau Continue reading

It is raining still... Maybe it is not one of those showers that is here one minute and gone the next, as I had so boldly assumed..... Maybe none of them are..... After all, life in itself is a chain of rainy days..... But there are times when not all of us have umbrellas to walk under. Those are the times when we need people who are willing to lend their umbrellas to a wet stranger on a rainy day...... I think I'll go for a walk with my umbrella.— Sun-Young Park Continue reading

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. John F. Kennedy Continue reading

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Continue reading

We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved." "When you feel lonely, when you feel unwanted, when you feel sick and forgotten, remember you are precious to Him. He loves you. Show that love for one another, for this is all that Jesus came to teach us." ~Mother Teresa Intense love does not measure; it just gives Continue reading

"The deepest words of the wise men teach us the same as the whistle of the wind when it blows or the sound of water when it is flowing" Antonio Machado Continue reading

The most magical things in life are the ones that spring up where you least expect them —Joyce Walder NY Times~ photo by Trevor Tondro for The New York Times Please take a peek you will fall in love with this little slice of heaven! A truly inspirational and creative blogger... http://myshabbystreamsidestudio.blogspot.com/ In the Catskills, Comfort in a Gingerbread House Continue reading

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world. ~Ada Louise Huxtable Continue reading