Know Believe Discover

A  L  O  H  A !

" We know 

what we are, 

but know not 

what we may be. "

                             Shakespeare

" One's life is not 

as fixed 

as one believes. -

" Surprises 

may lie in store 

for you, 

the unexpected often 

tends to happen, -

-sometimes bringing in its train 

the most delightful change 

in one's life 

or circumstances. "

                         Elizabeth Aston

Thank You

for Musing

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Adventure Surplus

A  L  O  H  A !

" What a large volume 
of adventures
 may be grasped
 within this span of life 
by she who interests
 her heart in 
everything. "
                              Laurence Sterne

 "Memories 

mean more to me 

than dresses." 

                     Anne Frank

" It is possible to 

be different and 

still be all right.

 There can be two

 - or more - answers 

to the same question, 

and all can be right. "

                       Anne Wilson Schaef

" It's okay 
if you mess up. 
You should
 give yourself 
a break. "

                 Billy Joel


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Thank You!
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Pixie peeking

" There is something 

about the 

presence of a cat...

that seems to take 

the bite 

out of being 

alone. "

                                 Louis Camuti 

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Thank YOU!

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Escape Spots

A  L  O  H  A !

Click on the canoes!

Paddlers escape in the unison

of their breathing, pulling.

"Happiness is 

never stopping

 to think 

if you are." 

                            Palmer Sondreal

Some 

lose themselves -

- in the sounds 

& spaces 

at the surf

Driving Alone is a Normal Retreat

" Language... has created the word

 "loneliness" to express 

the pain of being alone. 

And it has created the word

 "solitude" 

to express the 

glory of being alone. "

                                   Paul Tillich

Up On The Roof

" When I come home feelin' tired and beat

I go up where the air is fresh and sweet

I get away from the hustling crowds

And all that rat race noise down in the street

Up on the roof -

- On the roof's the only place I know

Where you just have to wish to make it so "

                            song by CAROLE KING

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for Sharing

The Quiet,

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Quote Wit

A  L  O  H  A !

Click on the tree!

"The ability to quote

 is a serviceable substitute

 for wit." 

                                W. Somerset Maugham 

" Lucky For Me!"

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" Life itself is a quotation. "

                                Jorge Luis Borges

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday

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Is an echo a quote

or mere decaying note?

Why not simply

join me

for a root beer float?

*SLURP!*

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This Gratitude You Speak Of

A  L  O  H  A !

" If you can't be 

thankful 

for what you have, 

be thankful for 

what you have escaped. ” 

                                John Wayne

These Sea Turtles Inhabit a Construction Fence

Gratitude is

a big word for 

realizing how

lucky

you are

in so many ways

right here - right now

Linking to

Monday Murals

Gratitude

starts as

an idea -

But if it takes root,

gratitude becomes

the texture of

a happy life

Click On THIS Photo

" Life's like a movie, 

write your own ending. 

Keep believing, 

keep pretending. "

                             Jim Henson 

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Keep Believing

Keep Pretending

Keep Gratitude

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Whole Grain Skies

A  L  O  H  A !

" The sky is 

the daily bread

 of the eyes. "

                          Ralph Waldo Emerson

" Silence is 

the great teacher, 

and to learn its lessons 

you must pay 

attention to it. -

- There is no substitute 

for. . . your core of 

inner silence. "

               Deepak Chopra

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May Your Sky

Throb with

Comfort-

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