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A Stroll in the Garden

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James

Phlox

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Hollyhock

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
― Gandhi

Lily

“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.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

Spirea

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Snapdragon

“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” ― John Locke

Clematis

“We can’t sufficiently define love with our words. Therefore, the only option that we’re left with is to show it in our actions. And if our actions don’t show it, the words don’t matter. Neither does anything else.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

Phlox

“Do actions agree with words? There’s your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

Larkspur

“You can’t make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence.”
― Julien Smith, The Flinch

Hosta

“At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.”
― Thomas A Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

Yarrow

“If your actions don’t live up to your words, you have nothing to say.” ― DaShanne Stokes

Coneflower

“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” ― Anita Roddick

Lily

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!

A Stroll in the Garden

“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.” -Helen Keller

Daffodil

“Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.” -Walt Whitman

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Daffodil

“O, Sunshine! The most precious gold to be found on earth.” -Roman Payne

Daffodil

“Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.” – Thomas Mann

Daffodil

“Just living is not enough… One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

Narcissus

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” -Anthony J. D’Angelo

Narcissus

“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.” -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Forsythia

“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” -William Makepeace Thackeray

Forsythia

Stay safe. Stay healthy.

See the world around you!

A Stroll in the Garden

Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

 

If I had my life to live over, I’d pick more daisies. – Don Herold

 

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Hosta

Rose

Rose

Rose

Peace Rose

Peace Rose

Rose

Rose

Marguerite Daisy and Salvia

Daisy

Daisy

Fireweed

Fireweed

In nature everything is valuable, everything has its place. The rose, the daisy, the lark, the squirrel, each is different but beautiful. Each has its own expression. Each flower its’ own fragrance. Each bird its’ own song. So you too have your own unique melody. – Diane Dreher