One cloudy early morning,
we drove down to the southwestern countryside of the island.
What do you expect of me on a trip like this?
Of course, nothing else ~
but take as much pictures as I can ~
I thank you God for this most amazing day,
for the leaping greenly spirits of trees,
and for the blue dream of sky
and for everything which is natural,
which is infinite,
which is yes.
~ e.e. cummings
There is one spectacle grander than the sea,
that is the sky;
there is one spectacle grander than the sky,
that is the interior of the soul.
~ Victor Hugo
I
cannot get
that beautiful afternoon
out of my head,
above me where I lay
the grass was silhouetted
against the blue of the heavens,
small clouds were rushing past
as the wind drove them
on an endless journey.
~ Julia Lee-Booker
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
~ Author Unknown
Wherever you go,
no matter what the weather,
always bring your own sunshine.
~ Anthony J. D’Angelo
There was an edge to this darkness...
A cold wind was blowing out of the north,
and it made the trees rustle like living things.
~ George R.R. Martin
A single plant
trying to grow and survive
in the salty waters
of the sea
is such an awe-inspiring sight.
“Had I told the sea
What I felt for you,
It would have left its shores,
Its shells,
Its fishes,
And followed me.”
~ Nizar Qabbani
When my heart is overwhelmed,
lead me to
The Rock
Who is higher
than I.
~ Psalm 61:2
A true friend sees the first tear...
catches the second...
and stops the third...
We may be different in so many ways
but nothing will stop us from
being friends with you...
The heart is the garden
that always has room
for flowers of kindness and friendship
to bloom.
Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers.
Plant your own garden
and
decorate your own soul.
A flower does not think
of competing to the flower next to it.
It just blooms.
As I walked along the shore near the place where we stayed,
I saw this sunken path or maybe this only happens when the tide rises.
I find it symbolic, and beautiful!
Do not fear!
This path I have prepared for you...
Take a chance!
You can't stand in the corner of your forest,
waiting for others to come to you.
You have to go to them sometimes.
~ Winnie the Pooh
Yesterday is but today's memory,
and tomorrow is today's dream.
~ Khalil Gibran
I have my moments of deep discouragement.
I have to go to God in prayer
with tears in my eyes.
~ Billy Graham
i just stopped from dreaming and woke up,
just like a dream to be loved back
is just a dream you have to accept,
it was just glimpse of hopes
you want to take it to reality,
~ Jinnul Jr.
a memory...
of long ago...
in a distant sea...
of the many forgotten days....
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side;
my greatest concern is to be on God's side,
for God is always right.
~ Abraham Lincoln
“It is not enough to limit your love
to your own nation, to your own group.
You must respond with love
even to those outside of it...
This concept enables people
to live together not as nations,
but as the human race.”
~ Clarence Jordan
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