Inspiration is God making contact with itself.

The perfect knowledge of events cannot be acquired without divine inspiration, since all prophetic inspiration receives its prime motivating force from God the creator, then from good fortune and nature. Nostradamus

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To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

Never. We never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms.   — Thomas Campbell

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"When someone else's happiness is your happiness, that is love." 

"The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed."

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher

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 Life is like a circle, whatever you give will come back to you someday!

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. Albert Einstein

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 “In one kiss, you’ll know all I haven’t said.” 

“To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.” ― Pablo Neruda

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Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.— Thích Nhất Hạnh

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“A benefit of friendship is knowing whom to tell secrets to.”

“Beware of those who speak ill of others in your presence; don't be surprised of what they say about you in your absence.” 

― A.J. Garces

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A rose in a desert can only survive on its strength, not its beauty.

A profusion of pink roses bending ragged in the rain speaks to me of all gentleness and its enduring.

~ William Carlos Williams

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          Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.

Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.

 — Nikola Tesla

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 A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . .

“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” - Descartes

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Don't let anyone who hasn't been in your shoes

  Tell you how to tie your laces.

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"The angels are nearer than you think.”

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“Angels around us, angels beside us, angels within us.
Angels are watching over you when times are good or stressed.
Their wings wrap gently around you,
Whispering you are loved and blessed.” 
– Blessing 

It's not what you accomplish in life, it's about what you overcome!

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“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Life is Like the Ocean!

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You cannot touch the same water twice because the flow that has passed will never pass again.

Enjoy every moment in life.

Heal the world, make it a better place.

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Heal Heal the World, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race, there are people dying, if you care enough for the living, make a better place for you and for me.

Michael Jackson 

Stay home and save a life!

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The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother. Charles Dickens

“You are not immune to or separate from nature's energy and flow. See it, feel it, be it, free it.”

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“Sometimes in life there's no problem and sometimes in there is no solution. In this space - between these apparent poles - life flows.” 

― Rasheed Ogunlaru

Moving? Take your memories and leave your old stuff!

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Moving is an opportunity for a fresh start! New friends, New adventures, Fun decorating your new place. Brave souls move forward!   Joan Reese

He who is greedy is always in want.

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"Greed will always leave you dissatisfied because you'll never be able to get everything you desire. Greed never allows you to think you have enough; it always destroys you by making you strive ever harder for more."

 Rabbi Benjamin Blech 

“If you wait until you’re ready, you’ll wait forever.”

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     Persistent lateness is a form of passive aggression.   

    by Joan Reese