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A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on July 15, 2022 | 2 comments

“An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.” ― H.L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques

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“Charisma is the fragrance of soul.” ― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“The light of compassion opens the petals of the heart. When the petals of the heart unfold fragrance spreads across the valley.” ― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power

“A good fragrance is really a powerful cocktail of memories and emotion.” ― Jeffrey Stepakoff, The Orchard

“When we lift our hands in praise and worship, we break spiritual jars of perfume over Jesus. The fragrance of our praise fills the whole earth and touches the heart of God.” ― Dennis Ignatius

“Smell is an invitation to a journey: it allows us to leave the ordinary course of things and go on a trip, to absent ourselves.” ― Mandy Aftel, Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent

“Maybe you’re not perfect, but you certainly are not unworthy. You are beautiful. A flower with a petal still unfurled does not lack in fragrance.” ― Mona Soorma, Soul Food And Instant Karma

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings

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“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne

“You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” ― Charlie Chaplin

“We’ll never survive!”
“Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.” ― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!

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A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on June 27, 2022 | 8 comments

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up.” ― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato

“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela