Tuesday Tunes: Freedom…And Happiness

Farmgirl and her Farmguy September 2017     “Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe.” ~C. JoyBell C.   “Sometimes the road to freedom lies in deciding you’d rather be happy than right.  Is it really worth lugging around all those foul feelings just so you can be right?  Think to yourself, ‘What do I have to do or not do, or think or not think, RIGHT NOW, to be happy?’  And if the answer is ‘let the jackasses think they’re right,’ then so be it.” ~Anonymous   “You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” ~Toni Morrison   “There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask ‘What if I fall?’ Oh but my darling, What if you fly?” ~Erin Hanson    Happy Independence Day! 🙂

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Tuesday Tunes: Shine!

  “You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It’s not like you have forever, so don’t waste any of your seconds, don’t throw even one of your moments away.” ~ C. JoyBell C. “Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.” ~Roy T. Bennett “Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” ~Shannon L. Alder “Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me, but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself.” ~ C. JoyBell C. “Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others– it only changes yours.” ~Shannon L. Alder “There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, […]

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Tuesday Tunes: Cake!

Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920) Rosebud Cakes, 1991-1995 oil on canvas, 40.3 x 50.8 cm (15 7/8 x 20 in.)   Wayne Thiebaud continues a tradition of painting food still lifes that harkens back to the Renaissance.  The great Dutch and Flemish food portraitists sought to represent their subjects’ varied textures with exacting accuracy, lavishly illustrating abundance and the ability […]

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Friday Farm Favorites: A Renewal

Celebrating our 20th anniversary September 2017   Last September, Farmguy and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by renewing our vows at the scenic mountain resort, Primland on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  It was a private and quiet affair with only a minister and photographer in attendance.  And, although our celebration was restrained, the emotion was not.  The exchange of vows […]

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Out of Chaos…Beauty

Jackson Pollock Mural 1943 oil and casein on canvas National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.   “We all find joy and radiance and a reason to move on even in the most dire of circumstances.  Even in chaos and madness, there’s still a beauty that comes from the vibrancy of another human spirit.” ~Ishmael Beah, human rights activist       […]

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Tuesday Tunes: Sisterhood

About four years ago, I had the privilege of being invited to join a chapter of P.E.O (Philanthropic Educational Organization) in my area. There aren’t enough words to convey the many attributes of this organization and the women who serve in it.  As I think of my fellow sisters, I see their smiles, hear their laughter, and feel the joy and warmth they […]

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Good Vibrations

Edward Hopper American, 1882–1967 Ground Swell 1939 Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.   If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” ~Nikola Tesla; inventor & physicist “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” ~Proverbs 23:7; KJV    

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