Inspirational Quote on being thankful–Happy Thanksgiving Day!

In daily life we must see that

it’s not happiness that makes us grateful,

but gratefulness that makes us happy.

Brother Steindl-Rast

Austrian-American Author and

Benedictine Monk

Buddha inspirational quote: Peace comes from within . . .

“Peace comes from within.

Don’t seek it without.”

~ Buddha

On Flowers and Kindness

Flowers are like human beings . . . they thrive on a little kindness.
~ Fred Streeter
Photo of a pale pink iris by Carol Chapman

Flowers are like human beings . . . they thrive on a little kindness.

~ Fred Streeter

Inspirational quote about nature from Lao Tzu

Sunrise at the end of the pier. Photo by Carol Chapman

Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished. ~ Lao Tzu

Inspirational Quote about finding your true path in life.

Everyone has the wisdom within to find and follow their true path.

Edgar Cayce Inspirational Quote

Here is a rather religious but nonetheless very comforting inspirational quote from Edgar Cayce:

Whether in joy, in sorrow, in trouble or in pain, let that mind be in you as was in He that gave, “I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
Edgar Cayce Reading 262-33

Spring is sprung!

Although it is not technically spring yet, nonetheless, the days have been lovely and filled with sunshine, blue skies, and fresh breezes. It reminds me of a poem from my childhood:

“Spring is sprung,
Da grass is riz,
I wonder where da boidies is.”

“Da boid is on da wing.”

“Dat’s funny. I thought da wing was on da boid.”

Yes, I know … silly, silly. It must have been some early television comedy routine. Oh well, we all need a bit of silly every once in a while.

An Inspirational Poem

These inspirational poem used to be posted above the keyboard of Gerald Andress, one of my high school teachers. From what I know of him, he lived by the ideals in this poem:

Not what we have ~ but what we use,
Not what we see ~ but what we choose.
These are the things that mar or bless
The sum of human happiness.

The things nearby ~ not things afar,
Not what we seem ~ but what we are.
These are the things that make or break
That give the heart its joy or ache.

Not what seems fair ~ but what is true,
Not what we dream ~ but what we do.
These are the things that shine like gems
Like stars in fortune’s diadems.

Not what we take ~ but what we give,
Not as we pray ~ but as we live.
These are the things that make for peace
Both now and after time shall cease.

This time of year, I think of gardening.

Always, when the days are cold, I dream of next year’s garden. But …

“A garden is never so good as it will be next year.”
~ Thomas Cooper

That quote reminds me that the real garden is never as good as the garden I’ve planned and dreamed about in my mind.

Inspirational quote from oboe player

“You can’t save people from themselves.”
~ Melinda McKenzie

Melinda is a marvelous musician and music teacher who provided oboe playing for one of “Prayer, Duet, and Dance,” one of the musical numbers used as background music in the Yucatan Travel Movie.