“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” –Unknown My Uncle would have been sixty-seven today. As we move towards the holidays, I find myself really missing certain individuals. People who made life easier to live, to enjoy, etc. He's one of those people. Te amo.
Quotes
No One Forgets…
“No one forgets that they were once captive, even if they are now free.” ―Yaa Gyasi
Because Even In Trying…
"Because even in trying, even when it seems like absolutely nothing is happening, it's happening. Close your eyes & feel the slow edging of truth, of change, of who you really are. Feel it all wash over you. The old scabs & demons, feel them, too. Sit still... As so much flies and swirls all … Continue reading Because Even In Trying…
By Being Beautiful and Kind…
"By being beautiful and kind you are doing your part to create a more beautiful world. When you are kind to people in public you become a force for good, and you are teaching everyone who is watching you. People know love when they feel it; your heart speaks to their heart. People don't care … Continue reading By Being Beautiful and Kind…
Flowers Spring To Blossom…
"Flowers spring to blossom where she walks. The careful ways of duty; Our hard, stiff lines of life with her, Are flowing curves of beauty." - John Greenleaf Whittier
The World As We Have Created…
"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." -Albert Einstein
By Being Beautiful…
"By being beautiful and kind you are given favored status and opportunity in life. Love can take you from any depth, and place you on the highest mountain. Choosing beauty and love does not mean being uninformed or weak; it means you clearly see the ugliness, but choose love anyway. Beauty is so simple, and … Continue reading By Being Beautiful…
Midnight Musings
I may have shared the quote below last year around this time, or not. If it's repetitive, it's not intentional. My mind has been focused a lot these days on home and my deceased loved ones. Some people leave their hometowns and eventually feel no ties to wherever it is they're from. I'm not one … Continue reading Midnight Musings
If You’re Going To Try…
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.” -Charles Bukowski
Some Lose…
"Some lose all mind and become soul, insane. Some lose all soul and become mind, intellectual. Some lose both and become accepted" -Charles Bukowski
