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Tulip Happy..
“Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. ” ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky ~
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Free Willing it…
“Destiny, I feel , is also a relationship – a play between divine grace an willful self-effort. Half of it you have no control over; half of it is absolutely in your hands, and your actions will show measurable consequence. … Continue reading
For Trish and Sadie…
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” … Continue reading
The Present is good…
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be” ~ Marcel Pagnol ~ … Continue reading
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For Them…
Because they never judge, are always there for you, they don’t expect more then what you can give and are loyal.. this post is just for them.. I spend most of my time alone at home.. well.. not really alone.. … Continue reading
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Steeped in sadness…
“There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning … Continue reading
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Shadows in the afternoon light…
“An optimist is a person who sees only the lights in the picture, whereas a pessimist sees only the shadows. An idealist, however, is one who sees the light and the shadows, but in addition sees something else: the possibility … Continue reading
Grounding….
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be” ~ Marcel Pagnol ~ … Continue reading
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My week…
“Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of the character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning.” ~Lydia Maria … Continue reading
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Friends…
“When I find myself fading. I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy. nobody really needs to loney or face things alone – it’s a habit. and a very bad one too. “ Yes… my friends.. you … Continue reading