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But my darlings, in the end,
you have to be your own hero;
because everyone else is busy
just trying to save themselves.

Twenty years from now
you will be more disappointed
by the things that you didn't do
than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines!
Sail away from the safe harbor!
Catch the trade winds in your sails!
Explore! Dream! Discover!

~ Art by Manka Kasha

I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness. It's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude.

And at night I love to listen to the stars.
It is like five hundred million little bells.

~ Antoine de Saint Exupery

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Bluesky friends!!!

Forget "how to prevent smile lines."
There are a thousand better ways to spend your time than trying to erase the evidence of joy that life has stitched into your face.

So many people are hanging on by the thinnest of threads. Treat all people kindly. You might just be that thread!

High above heaven’s gate
tossed like glitter across
twilight’s fold, sparkles of
eternity limitlessly appear
merely strobing by chance,
wrought from mystery’s hold
diamonds dance like wonder
fly as dreams to touch again
with hopes that desire to be
greater than, simply fireflies
aloft in the wind.

Too often we underestimate the power
of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

~ Leo F. Buscaglia

“Light is easy to love.
Show me your darkness.”

~ R.Queen
Art by David Natale

Why'd it take me so long
to figure this one out? 🤔

Overheard a child at the park today comfort her sad friend, "It's okay to be sad. Sad stands for Secretly a Dinosaur." Then they both let out a big roar and ran off to play. I think those kids are onto something. 🤔

Once upon a time,
when women were birds,
There was the simple understanding
That to sing at dawn,
and to sing at dusk
Was to heal the world through joy.
The birds still remember
what we have forgotten;
That this world is meant to be celebrated.

Terry Tempest Williams
Art by Jennifer Lommers

“We can only be said to be alive in
those moments when our hearts are
conscious of our treasures.”

~ Thornton Wilder

Walking.
I am listening to a deeper way.
Suddenly, all my ancestors
are behind me.
Be still, they say. Watch and listen.
You are a result
of the love of thousands.

~Linda Hogan

When the day is done
and the hour is quiet
tuck yourself away
along the rims of
soft and silent.
And then,
sleep deep
and dream far.

Because....when I listen to music,
the world doesn't hurt quite as loudly.

The same light you see in others
is shining within you, too! 🤩

A good time to laugh
Is anytime you can!