“Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people”
~Nicholas Sparks
Lessons Learned In Life
Having the courage to make discoveries from Christopher Columbus. If anyone should know about having the courage to make discoveries, it would be Columbus. He headed out into the ocean during a time when people thought the earth was flat. Indeed, no one had yet circumnavigated the globe. Yet, he headed out in the unknown.
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“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
~ Mark Twain
I love Mark Twain–his tongue-in-cheek pronouncements, his outrageous books, such as Letters from Earth.
The image is of a commemorative stamp issued by the United States Post Office in 1940. Mark Twain was Samuel L. Clemens’ “nom de plume.” The image is in the public domain.
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“I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.”
~ Oscar Wilde
What is he talking about? It’s a nice quote, and certainly, it makes you think. But, really? What about Greek statues? They are perfectly beautiful, and they were not made to be useful.
Oscar Wilde must have had something in mind when he wrote this.
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“… it’s a blessed thing to love and feel loved in return.”
– E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
with an inspirational photo of a red rose to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
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A pelican contemplates a fish that is much too big for the bird’s gullet.
As a result of the lovely, hopeful comments I received on my Facebook page (Facebook.com/CarolChapman8) when I asked the question: With all that negative thought, why didn’t the world end on December 21, 2012? I’ve been thinking.
And, my conclusion is that: We (humanity) must, on the whole, be thinking thoughts of gratitude, love, and hope all the time. When I think about it, there are many people who, when I’m in their presence, I feel happy. Is this your experience also?
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May every sunrise hold more promise, every moonrise hold more peace.
It’s not what you look at that matters,