The darkness of the whole world cannot swallow the glowing of a single candle.

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, intelligence, talent, and guts. That's what little girls are made of; to heck with sugar and spice. (Photo by Nan McElroy)

Put a candle in the window 'Cause I feel I've got to move. Though I'm going, going I'll be coming home soon; Long as I can see the light! ~CCR

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~ Vincent van Gogh

If you are tired, then rest; NEVER QUIT!!!

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Artist: Lisa Aisato

This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes. If you remain generous, Time will come good; And you will find your feet Again on fresh pastures of promise, Where the air will be kind And blushed with beginning.

All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life. We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. ~ attributed to Chief Seattle

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we may as well dance!

To whom it may concern: Don't let the hard days win!

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!

Eyes are useless when the mind is blind. (art by Efrat Cybulkiewicz)