‎"We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it."

~ Nicholas Sparks

When it seems that everything you do is wrong and everyone is against you--it is the most opportune time to wear your "I-don't-give-a-damn" tutu and glide gleefully in the dance floor of "this is me and my life". ~ Dodinsky (www.dodinsky.com)

Happiness

“The way to find out about happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you are really happy — not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what is called following your bliss.” ~ Joseph Campbell

By: Secret Garden

Dodinsky's Garden of Thoughts

Forgiving is re-discovering
the shining path of peace
that at first you thought
others took away
when they betrayed you.
- by Dodinsky

Positivity

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. ~ William James ~ ♥ S

Positive Outlooks

Size does matter. Look for a guy with a really BIG heart! (source: Karen Salmansohn, best selling author )
Photo by http://bit.ly/ixC3ph

Wall Pho

Secret Garden

‎"You may not always be able to feel a

 deeper heart feeling right away, but stay focused in the heart. The sinceri

ty of your effort can reconnect you to

 your heart current and start the juices

 flowing. To plug in, think of someone you love or remember what feels good

,

 maybe a fulfilling experience. Feelings

 help you remember." ~ Sara Paddison

Secret Garden

‎"Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place." ~ Eckhart Tolle

Positivity

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change. Life's too short to be anything.....but happy." ~ Anonymous ~ ♥ S

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
~ Albert Einstein

Positivity

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. ~ Henri Nouwen ~ ♥ S

Inlightenment: Nourishing the Sacred Within

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln

Positivity

There is nothing we like to see so much as the gleam of pleasure in a person's eye when he feels that we have sympathized with him, understood him. At these moments something fine and spirtual passes between two friends. These are the moments worth living. ~ Don Marquis ~ ♥ S

Secret Garden

‎"Apologizing does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego." ~ Unknown ~

Dragonfly Landing 

‎"Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still." - Lou Erickso

Positive Outlooks

Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Landeros

Work of the Poet: Yard Art on Thursdays

Work of the Poet: Yard Art on Thursdays

Dodinsky's Garden of Thoughts

To dwell in failure is being your own enemy. Be at peace with yourself. ~ by Dodinsky (www.dodinsky.com)

Original art by

Carol Samsel

colored pencil drawing 

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