Each Heart

 

"There are similarities, but each heart is different."
Michael DeBakey

I am walking in the light of the sunset, soaking in the colors and sounds.

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The Value of Saying No

 

"Freedom is control in your own life.
I have more control now than in the past,
and I'm learning the value of saying no.
That's very important."
Willie Nelson

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Never Let Go

 

“When you have a dream,
you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” 
~Carol Burnett

Listen to Your Heart

 

"Listen to your heart.
What does your heart care about?"
Tara Brach

Early morning sunlight dances over the wet grass and my heart insists on a brief detour: The Magnolia Tree is blooming again out front, waiting for me to pick fragrant, juicy flowers for our Nursing Home residents. 

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Until The Sun Rises In Your Veins

"Breathe in, 

Breathe out.

Breathe until you feel your bigness,

until the sun rises in your veins.

Breathe until you stop needing anything

to be different."

~ Julia Fehrenbacher

Out Of The Storm

 

Birmingham, Alabama

"When you come out of the storm,
you won’t be the same person who walked in.
That’s what this storm’s all about."
Haruki Murakami

After the storm, spectacular dusk colors in the clear sky.

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Lightly Child, Lightly

“It’s dark because you are trying too hard.

Lightly child, lightly.
Learn to do everything lightly.
Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply.
Just lightly let things happen
and lightly cope with them."
Aldous Huxley

The Whole World Is Revealed

" In the choice to let go of your
known way of being, the whole
world is revealed to your new eyes."
~ Danna Faulds

It's Resiliency That Really Matters

 

"All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters.
 All of us do well when things are going well,
but the thing that distinguishes athletes
is the ability to do well in times of great stress,
urgency, and pressure."
Roger Staubach

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Other People's Reality

 

Birmingham, Alabama

"The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality,
and eventually in one's own."
Susan Sontag

Surprise: This surreal sunset to pause and celebrate. A moment where life expands and gratitude lingers like colors on the horizon.

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The Single Best Thing I Can Do Today

 

"What is the single best thing I can do today
and make this day an extraordinary one?"
Bernie Siegel

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If I Lose What I Have

"If I am what I have, and if I lose what I have, who then am I?"
Erich Fromm

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Heal Your Life

 

"You have the power to heal your life,
and you need to know that.
We think so often that we are helpless,
but we're not.
We always have the power of our minds…
Claim and consciously use your power.”

Louise Hay

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The Chance To Be Extraordinary

 

"We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... 
It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary
and leads you to the mediocre."
Uta Hagen

Oh, the sky

the sweet morning sky

a serving of love

a feast of an extraordinary life.

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Clear and Radiant Glory

"The Sun. The bright Sun, that brings back, not light alone,
but new life, and hope, and freshness
to man-burst upon the crowded city
in clear and radiant glory."
Charles Dickens

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Endured, Never Expended

 

James Wolf, RIP

"There are some griefs so loud

They could bring down the sky,

And there are griefs so still

None knows how deep they lie,

Endured, never expended."

~May Sarton, A Durable Fire, 1972

James and Christine, 2007

"Perhaps they are not stars but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy." Eskimo Legend

Help Others To Rise

I am breathing in the sky after a satisfying Saturday working at the facility...

 "Love one another

and help others to rise to the higher levels,

simply by pouring out love.

Love is infectious

and the greatest healing energy."

Sai Baba

And I am waiting for the sunset with a beer, watching the billowy clouds floating above me, and those two birds on the wire.

This moment is punctuation to the nonstop day of movement and hands. Just a quiet chance for me to be grateful, alone, and smiling at the sky.

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A Part Of Others

 "To be a complete person is to be a part of others,
and share a part of them."
Elliot Richardson

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The Ecstasy and Sacrament of My Life

"Nothing more do I ask than to share with you
the ecstasy and sacrament of my life."
Emily Dickinson

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When We Hunch

 

"We lose touch with our wingspan when we hunch."
Martin Shaw

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