Melanie Jackson

"We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head be always strong.
And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead.”

"The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness." ~ Abraham Maslow

A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King...
~Emily Dickinson

"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake." ~ W. C. Fields

Not sure if this is Las Vegas or Mordor :-).

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." ~ Charles M. Schulz

"Some of your greatest blessings come with patience." ~ Warren W. Wiersbe

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. ~Douglas Pagels

The fairies went from the world, dear,
Because men's hearts grew cold:
And only the eyes of children see
What is hidden from the old...
~Kathleen Foyle

"That God once loved a garden we learn in Holy writ.
And seeing gardens in the Spring I well can credit it." ~ Winifred Mary Letts

Adventures are things that happen that aren't supposed to happen. ~Percy Keese Fitzhugh

"We shared the smile of recognizing ourselves in each other." ~ Jonathan Safran Foer

After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference. ~Charlotte Gray

"All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready." ~ Paulo Coelho

"Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention." ~ Jane Hirshfield

After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference. ~Charlotte Gray

May brooks and trees and singing hills
Join in the chorus, too.
And every gentle wind that blows
Send happiness to you.

May you always have walls for the winds,
a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire,
laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,
and all your heart might desire.

Tis better to buy a small bouquet
And give to your friend this very day,
Than a bushel of roses white and red
To lay on his coffin after he's dead.

Flowers make people
Better, happier, and more
Helpful, they are sunshine
And medicine for the soul.
-Luther Burbank

"I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs." ~ Barbara Woodhouse

“May the lilt of Irish laughter lighten every load,
may the mist of Irish magic shorten every road,
may you taste the sweetest pleasures that fortune ere bestowed,
and may all your friends remember all the favours you are owed.”

"In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels." ~ Daniel Goleman

“Let us throw on our dancin’ shoes,
along with our mighty shamrocks green,
and proudly toast to friends,
living here and everywhere in between.”

December days were brief and chill,
The winds of March were wild and drear,
And, nearing and receding still,
Spring never would, we thought, be here.
~Arthur Hugh Clough

Everyone gets the experience. Some get the lesson.
-T. S. Eliot

At last, when all the summer shine
That warmed life’s early hours is past,
Your loving fingers seek for mine
And hold them close—at last—at last!
-Matthew Arnold

I hear the sparrow's ditty
Anear my study door;
A simple song of gladness
That winter days are o'er;
My heart is singing with him
I love him more and more.
O Spring is surely coming
Her couriers fill the air;
I scent her fragrant garments,
Her foot is on the stair.
~John Burroughs

"Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for." ~ Charles Stanley