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Category: Encouragement
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Sincere, unapologetic gratitude goes a long way towards opening our hearts. And there is lots to be grateful for, lots! Maple tree in Baltimore. ©LaineQuinn2022
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The beauty around us No matter where you are There is beauty around you! The Inlet St. Augustine ©LaineQuinn 2022
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Like snakes, lizards shed their skin. This one is in the middle of that shedding, frozen almost, not moving. It must be a difficult process, making them vulnerable, like us when we go through changes – shedding the layers of our defenses, opening up to the world and love! When I…
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Does anyone remember this? You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. That worthiness is the thing that was missing in my early years. There is a book that has convinced me that I am equally deserving of…
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Life longing for itself… Quote from Sweet Honey on the Rocks quoting Kahlil Gibran. Tadpoles, 2 generations, life goes on and on – no matter what the humans are doing! Birds, bees, bugs, frogs,squirrells – all of it! And Why not? ©LaineQuinn 2022
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I am a thing among other things. That line from the book The Alphabet of Grace, seemed to me to equalize everything. Me, the lizard, the leaf, you- We are all just here, doing what we do with all of the rest of nature and things! Why be so serious? Relax. Enjoy! You…
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Try not to resist an urge toward kindness – kindness and compassion- especially towards those closest to you. Kindness has a way of smoothing the edges and easing the way. Lucy the cat spreading the love! ©LaineQuinn 2022
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This solid chair, situated in a garden beneath a huge live oak tree is made up of trillions of bouncing molecules, just like you and me. Sometimes we feel as grounded as a boulder. Other times scattered as the northern lights. Most days fall somewhere in between. Having unshakable faith that life…
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There we are on that little blue ball happily floating through space that gorgeous blue ball we call our home planet spinning out the seasons and the days and nights as we delight in the joys of being alive seeing the flowers and birds and sunsets oceans rivers mountains and valleys –…
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Collectively it is time that we imagine a better world. No matter what happens in the next months or years, it is time to put our minds on better things. Call it the power of positive thinking, of visualizing, of collective prayer – it all works and can change the world. Psychopathic…
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