I prefer winter and Fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape — the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. ~Andrew Wyeth
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Thought for Today
Nature looks dead in winter because her life is gathered into her heart. She withers the plant down to the root that she may grow it up again fairer and stronger. She calls her family together within her inmost home to prepare them for being scattered abroad upon the face of the earth. ~Hugh Macmillan,Continue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…. In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity. ~John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866
Thought for Today
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” — Elbert Hubbard
Thought for Today
“I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. IContinue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
“When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts. Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerfulContinue reading “Thought for Today”
Thought for Today
“Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.” –Madeleine L’Engle [Source: Guideposts Daily Scripture and Reflection Newsletter]
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“We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.” ~Adelle Davis
Peace Thought for Today
“Keep thyself first in peace, and then thou wilt be able to bring others to peace.” — Thomas a Kempis
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“We can arrange better expectations and better circumstances beginning with the fact that we need not be who we are now; we can be better.” ― Charles C. Harpe, Naturvore Power
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