Every exit is . . . an entrance somewhere else.
~ Tom Stoppard
Beginnings
Even if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result, one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.
~ Simone Weil
As we grow old … the beauty steals inward.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Reflections on a Saturday evening in October.)
If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do no know enough to be pessimistic.
~ Hazel Henderson
(On the road to Estes Park. Photo © 2009 by Robin)
We are not going around in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral.
~ Hermann Hesse
(Raindrops on tiger lilies. Photo © 2009 by Robin)
Beauty awakens the soul to act.
~ Dante Alighieri
(Photo © 2008, 2009, by Robin)
Whether you know it or not, one of the most important relationships in your life is with your Soul. Will you be kind and loving to your Soul, or will you be harsh and difficult? Many of us unknowingly damage our Souls with our negative attitudes and actions or by simple neglect. By making the relationship with your Soul an important part of your life, however, by honoring it in your daily routine, you give your life greater meaning and substance. Use your experiences — all of them — as opportunities to nourish your Soul.
~ Elisabeth Küebler-Ross
(Photo © Robin)
It depends on us… Another year lies before us like an unwritten page, an unspent coin, an unwalked road. How the pages will read, what treasure will be gained in exchange for time, or what we find along the way, will largely depend on us.
~ Esther Baldwin York
I’ve been away for a little while, off having fun with family and friends. If you’re interested in some of the details, visit me over at Life in the Bogs sometime in the next day or two. Don’t go today though, as I don’t think I’ll get to it.
(Path at the back of the pond. November 2008.)
Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult…
~ Og Mandino
You can find the music here.
The photo above was taken a couple of weeks ago. It looks nothing like that outside now.
(Today’s view of the pond and visitors.)
The ducks are back, and the pond is starting to freeze. I guess that means we won’t be avoiding winter this year.
I think the wooly bear may have been wrong.
(Doorway into the woods. October 2008. Photo © Robin)
When you follow your bliss… doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.
~ Joseph Campbell
Bountiful Healing 