How To Live Longer

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" You live longer 

once you realize 

that any time spent

 being unhappy 

is wasted. "

              Ruth E. Renkl

" A small gift 

is better than 

a great promise. "

                 German Proverb 

" When you 

love life passionately, 

a cloud of beauty 

floats above, adding

 an array of wonders to

even the worst of days." 

                   Avra Amar Filion

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Cedar Waxwing Bandit

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Cedar Waxwing

" Spend the afternoon, 

you can't 

take it with you. "

                     Annie Dillard

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

Thank You

for landing here!

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How I started to love living

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" I truly want to be 

a positive contributor 

to society but 

I’m missing the 

easiest opportunities.

" They’re all around me,

 but I’m looking down 

the road instead of

 in front of my face. 

" Kindness Pays. 

If being kind isn’t 

a high priority for 

you personally, then 

consider the effect it has 

on your employees, 

customers and 

overall business. "

                       Paul Jankowski 

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I am my own

'employees.'

You are my 

'customers.'

Our sharing is

my 'Business.'

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for Your Patronage!

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Look For It

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" When we see the Beloved 

in each person, 

it's like walking 

through a garden, 

watching 

flowers bloom 

all around us.” 

                                Ram Dass

“ Healing does not mean 

going back to the 

way things were before,

 but rather allowing 

what is now 

to move us 

closer to God.” 

                              Ram Dass

" My religion consists 

of a humble admiration 

of the illimitable superior 

spirit who reveals himself 

in the slight details 

we are able to perceive 

with our frail 

and feeble mind. "

                     Albert Einstein

Linking to
Our World Tuesday

Thank You

SO Much

for sharing

Yourself!

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What You Can Do

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" What you can do 

is calm yourself. 

The storm will pass. "

                            Timber Hawkeye

" If you face every day 

feeling good 

about yourself, 

you can find 

solutions for 

whatever you do." 

                    Patti Smith

" Conventionality 

is not morality. 

Self-righteousness 

is not religion. "

                       Charlotte Bronte

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Hundreds

of millions

of people

have been lifted

out of extreme

poverty in the 

past 15 years.

Daily progress

doesn't make

the news.

Maybe it should.

Don't give up.

Don't despair.

Seize this moment
to be kind.

People everywhere

are starving for

 Heart, and
 sick of lies.

Thank You!

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'Big' is Relative

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" The path to wisdom 

is paved with humility. "

                                    Tim Fargo

Linking to

Shadow Shot Sunday2

All we do

casts shadows,

causes ripples.

Thank You

for Visiting!

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Hawaii Faces

A  L  O  H  A !

"Poisonous relationships

 can alter our perception. 

You can spend many years

 thinking you're worthless… 

but you're not worthless, 

you're unappreciated."  

                            Steve Maraboli

" Everybody thinks you 

reach a certain age 

and you're a grownup,

 but it's not true. 

Nobody grows up 

until the day they croak. " 

                          Keith Richards

" Feel the sweetness 

in your own heart. 

Then you may find 

the sweetness in 

every heart. "

                       Rumi

Linking to

Saturday's Critters

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Light Takes the Tree

A  L  O  H  A !

" Light takes the Tree;

 but who can tell us how? "

                         Theodore Roethke   The Waking 

Linking to

Weekend Reflections

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Refreshing Words

A  L  O  H  A !

" In a word, 

if we want security, 

let us give security; 

if we want life, 

let us give life; 

if we want opportunities,

 let us provide opportunities. 

The yardstick we use for others 

will be the yardstick

 which time will use for us. " 

                              Pope Francis

" I would also like to enter into 

dialogue with the many elderly persons 

who are a storehouse of wisdom

forged by experience, and who seek 

in many ways, especially 

through volunteer work, to share their stories 

and their insights. I know 

that many of them are retired, but still 

active; they keep working 

to build up this land. 

I also want to dialogue 

with all those young people 

who are working to realize 

their  noble aspirations, 

who are not led astray 

by facile proposals, and 

who face difficult situations, 

often as a result of immaturity 

on the part of many adults. 

I wish to dialogue 

with all of you. . .  "

                                     Pope Francis

  ' I've earned every wrinkle. '  

                                        Peter O'Toole

Thank YOU

for pausing here;

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Sky Watch

A  L  O  H  A !

World Maritime Day

" Life is a shipwreck, 

but we must not forget 

to sing in the lifeboats. "

                          Voltaire

Linking to

SkyWatch

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True Hearts Shiny Souls

A  L  O  H  A !

" When pure sincerity 

forms within you, 

it is outwardly realized 

in other people's hearts. "

                                  Lao Tzu

" Courtesies of a small 

and trivial character are

 the ones which strike 

deepest in the grateful 

and appreciating heart. " 

                              Henry Clay

" The workings of 

the human heart are 

the profoundest mystery 

of the universe. 

One moment they make us

 despair of our kind, 

and the next we see 

in them the reflection 

of the divine image. "

                         Charles W. Chestnut

Linking to

Good Fences

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True Heart!

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Welcome Yourself

A  L  O  H  A !

" By being yourself, 

you put something 

wonderful in the world that

was not there before. "

                                 Edwin Elliot

" Know yourself 

and you will 

win all battles." 

                         Sun Tzu

" She comes in colors

everywhere, she's 

a rainbow. "

Rolling Stones

" Too many of us 

are not living 

our dreams 

because we are 

living our fears." 

                         Les Brown

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