A Thought For the Upcoming Year
“Let go or be dragged.” ~American Proverb
Tuesday Tunes:
Photograph courtesy of Farmguy “For every item that carries the darkness of humanity there’s one that holds the light. And that light is worth believing in. Not just in others, but in yourself as well.” ~C.M. Rayne, The Forbidden Land of Andara “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” ~William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. “I am the light of the world.” ~John 8:12
Tuesday Tunes
“You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret.” ~Charlie Chaplin
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 79
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’ll take a few minutes to enjoy this lovely and uplifting post by Ritu, author of But I Smile Anyway. She features a beautiful and moving quote by Anne Frank that truly inspires. Ritu is a wife, mother, teacher, and writer. She’s the very definition of sunshine–radiating her positive light to everyone around her. She […]
Be Inspired
“You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people you meet, the dreams you have, the conversations you engage in. You are what you take from these. You are the sound of the ocean, the breath of fresh air, the brightest light and the darkest corner. You are a collective of every […]
Tuesday Tunes
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances….” ~Victor Frankl “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” ~Ferdinand Foch “Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.” ~Rabbi Abraham Herschel
Falling
Originally posted on Almost Farmgirl:
? “Oh, I’ve never fallen off…” She thinks she’s bragging, but the little girl, or teen, or grown-ass woman (or perhaps man) who utters those words in the horseback riding world has failed to read the room. We are not impressed. In fact, the polite among us are trying not to laugh in her face. …
The Happiness Tag
I received a wonderful surprise today when I was notified that I’d been nominated for The Happiness Tag by my creative and inspiring friend and fellow blogger, Judy from Edwina’s Episodes. Judy expressed in her nomination that my blog “always cheers her up.” I was touched by her lovely gesture and compliment. I was also happy to hear that my […]
The Weekly Bleat
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” ~Lao Tzu
Tuesday Tunes
Y’all knew it wouldn’t be long until the disco ball showed up again. 😉 Today’s tune is a fun twist on Aretha Franklin’s classic, “Respect.” Singing this version of the iconic song is Melanie Amaro, a Virgin Islander-American, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1992. Amaro grew up singing gospel music in her church and went on to win […]
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