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God Never Made an Ugly Landscape
God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild. – John Muir
Wednesday of Hope – Don’t Stop Dreaming
We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming – well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate. – Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses
Plant Trees
Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books. – A. Whitney Brown, Wall at bookstore – Chicago Botanic Gardens
Wednesday of Hope – the Winds Will Carry You
I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – the Winds Will Carry You”
Wednesday of Hope – In a World Full of Peril
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – In a World Full of Peril”
Not Made in the Shade
Flowers are not made by singing “Oh, how beautiful,” and sitting in the shade. – Rudyard Kipling
Wednesday of Hope – I Believe that People Are Good
It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart – Anne Frank, The… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – I Believe that People Are Good”
What Is Enough?
Do we really need much more than this? To honor the dawn. To visit a garden. To talk to a friend. To contemplate a cloud. To cherish a meal. To bow our heads before the mystery of the day. Are these not enough? –… Continue Reading “What Is Enough?”
Wednesday of Hope – Hold Fast to Dreams
Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly. – Langston Hughes
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