Happiness doesn’t depend on what we have, but it does depend on how we feel towards what we have. We can be happy with little and miserable with much ~ William D. Hoard.
Random 13: The most penetrating preachers
Nurturing Thursday
Weekend 114: Winter Settles in
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy ~Rumi
It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it ~John Burroughs
What keeps earth air breathable? Not oxygen alone. The earth is a freer place to breathe in, every time you love without calculating a return — every time you make your drudgeries and routines still more inefficient by stopping to experience the shock of beauty wherever it unpredictably flickers ~ Peter Viereck
Jo’s Monday walk
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
Becca’s Sunday Trees
May this year bring new happiness, new goals & new achievements…
Never let your memories be greater than your dreams ~Douglas Ivester
Don’t compare…it’s your life
A for Alley(s) in Florence!
The best way to get to know the place you are traveling in is to walk around… and the best way to walk around is with comfortable shoes! Grab your travel buddy and your running shoes and go explore ~ Laura Marano
I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world ~ Claudette Dudley
Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path ~Thích Nhat Hanh
APPLY WITHIN
You once told me
You wanted to find
Yourself in the world –
And I told you to
First apply within,
To discover the world
within you.
You once told me
You wanted to save
The world from all its wars –
And I told you to
First save yourself
From the world,
And all the wars
You put yourself
Through.
-Suzy Kassem
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence ~ Henry David Thoreau
Jo’s Monday walk
Living Now
Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now ~ Roy T. Bennett
Our walk today
Life is no different than the weather. Not only is it unpredictable, but it shows us a new perspective of the world every day ~ Suzy Kassem
Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never ~ Alan Bennett
At any point in time you can always find something more pressing to do than that one vital but not immediately necessary task, and it’s only once it’s too late that you look back on your decisions and your mistake becomes painfully obvious. The trick is to substitute thinking ‘do I do this now or later?’ with ‘do I do this now or never?’, because all too often that’s the choice you actually end up making ~ Anonymous
Since April we started exploring our surroundings. We go on walks/hikes almost everyday with some rare exceptions. For Lens artists photo challenge this week, Amy proposed the theme “Now and then“. I decided to stick to the first part “Now”. Sometimes I like to dwell on the past and check our travellings photos but for now let us enjoy the beauty of November. I hope Amy wouldn’t mind either.
I am listening this piece while working on the post:
Nurturing Thursday: First snow
Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. ~Roy T. Bennett (The Light in the Heart)
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Nurturing Thursday: Happiness
Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder ~ Henry David Thoreau
To those who celebrate Diwali –
With Gleam of Diyas,
And the Echo of the Chants,
May Happiness and Contentment Fill Your life!
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous Diwali!
Nurturing Thursday: Live this moment
It either rained or was clouded on full moon nights for past 6 – 7 months. It was such a moment when I saw moon peeking through clouds yesterday. The show didn’t last very long but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes, it’s raining today 😁😁😁
Weekend 108: Autumnal stroll
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The images of wild roses were taken a couple of weeks ago. The colours were so different. Some trees were showing yellow shades but all was mostly green.
On Sunday we had been on our usual hike/walk. Unsure of weather in near future I insisted to go on a nearby mountain. It was perfect for hiking cold but sunny. Autumn sun makes every thing beautiful.
Let nature take its course. By letting each thing act in accordance with its own nature, everything that needs to be done gets done ~ Lao Tzu.
The last eight months we are at home and trying to cope with our new normals. Instead of discussing things which are out of our control we focused our energy on simple feasible tasks. We are happy with what we achieved.
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth. ~Henry David Thoreau
Hope you enjoy the post. Stay healthy and happy.
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