A Strong Woman
A strong woman accepts both – compliments and criticism – graciously, knowing that it takes both – sun and rain – for a flower to grow.
Chinese New Year
The dragon is in the street dancing beneath windows pasted with colored squares, past the man who leans into the phone booth’s red pagoda, past crates of doves and roosters veiled until dawn. Fireworks complicate the streets with sulphur as people exchange gold and silver foil, money to appease ghosts who linger, needy even … Continue reading
The Beauty of Earth
I who am the beauty of the green earth, And the white moon among the stars, And the mysteries of the waters, I call upon your soul to arise and come onto Me. For I am the soul of nature, that gives life to the Universe. From Me all things proceed and onto Me they … Continue reading
Dare To Dream
“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 safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” ~ Mark Twain
Beautiful People
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not … Continue reading
Princess Theodora von Auersperg 
Wonderful! 🧡🎵