If love were what the rose is,
And I were like the leaf,
Our lives would grow together
In sad or singing weather.
~Algernon Swinburne
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| Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt |
The Rose has but a Summer reign, The daisy never dies.
There is a flower, a little flower With silver crest and golden eye, That welcomes every changing hour, And weathers every sky. ~James Montgomery
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| Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt |
Five truly effective prescriptions to remedy a bad day.
(You can’t overdose.)
—Pray; discuss your troubles with God.
—List your blessings. (The blue sky, soft cookies, warm socks, etc.)
—Call your mom.
—Visit an animal shelter and hug a lonely cat.
—Visit a nursing home and hug a lonely grandparent.
~Richelle E. Goodrich
Do you know why God created gaps between fingers?
So that someone who is very special to you comes
and fills those gaps by holding your hands forever. ~sms
Mothers observe all, absorb all,
give all, forgive all,
offer all, suffer all,
feel all, heal all,
hope for all, pray for all.
But most of all,
Mothers love always.
~Richelle E. Goodrich
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| Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt |
I miss you like a squirrel misses his nuts. ~Unknown
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| Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt |
To a man, sex is the ultimate expression of love. It is pure pleasure. But to a woman there exists something greater than pleasure―gestures of adoration. A gentle caress on the cheek, an attentive smile, a soft kiss while swept away in a slow dance, the whispered words, ‘You’re beautiful’―these are the tokens of love that women cherish. ~Richelle E. Goodrich
Don’t underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through. ~Richelle E. Goodrich
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| A Moment in Time. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt |
Don’t ever give up.
Don’t ever give in.
Don’t ever stop trying.
Don’t ever sell out.
And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment,
pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.
But never, ever, ever give up.
~Richelle E. Goodrich
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| Castle Mountain – Banff National Park. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt |
This new day has greeted us with no rules; unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with the hardship of yesterday. Greet this day the way it has greeted you; with open arms and endless possibility. ~Steve Maraboli
