Real Love

“Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience.” Road Less Traveled – pg. 89 M. Scott Peck, M.D.

Bravery

“The brave man is not he who feels no fear, for that were stupid and irrational; but he whose noble soul its fears subdues, and bravery dares the danger nature shrinks from.” Joanna Baille

Small Things Make A Difference

“We must not, in trying to find a way to make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” Marian Wright Edelman, Families in Peril

Where Have I Been, Where Will I Go?

Opportunities happen in spits and spurts for me. I spontaneously went out of town with friends two weeks in a row to two different places. My life has always been that way, an opportunity comes and away I go. In my heart I crave movement, excitement and travel. But most of life is not like that, is…

My First Award

I’m very grateful to Kristen at http://www.stressandhealthonline.com for giving me the Versatile Blogger Award. Her site is full of valuable health information, and it’s my favorite color too. So check it out, you’ll be happy you did. My responsibility as a recipient is to: 1. Thank the person who awarded it to me by linking back to them…

Sliding Downhill

What Fun We Had As Children We made creative use of whatever we could find to play with, even our environment. A hill could be a mountain or a dinosaur, and a stream could be a river or a moat. Our bikes could be magic carpets and our arms could be wings. Whatever our imaginations…

Faith

“If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or could it be the same thing under another mask?” Grahm Greene, 1904-1991 English novelist

Photo of the Day: African Woman

Gorgeous, she looks like she has confidence! Go to: Photo of the Day: African Woman.

Maxabella loves…: Postie delivery: Living confidently ever after

Hey, that’s right Maxabella, we do need confidence, but not the superficial arrogant type. Where does confidence come from? I believe it begins by being nurtured in love in the security of a happy home, while also being sufficiently challenged to keep growing toward your fullest potential. Maxabella loves…: Postie delivery: Living confidently…

Love

“I define love thus: the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” M. Scott Peck, b. 1936 American psychiatrist and writer.

Attitude

“You have to accept whatever comes along and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.” Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 First Lady of the USA, and UN Delegate

Truth

“Truth is within ourselves; it takes no rise from outward things, what’er you may believe. There is an innermost center in us all, where truth abides in fullness” Robert Browning, 1812-1889 English Poet