Monthly Archives: April 2019

find something.

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here was what I found:

  1. a fairy house in the woods
  2. a handful of wildflowers
  3. a pine bough
  4. birds
  5. meadow grass
  6. quiet beauty
  7. a heart-shaped stone
  8. stone steps to sit on and watch the river

what have your found that you are grateful for?

 

 

 

image credit: simpleacres

rush.

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“half our life is spent

trying to find something to do

with the time

we have rushed through life

trying to save.”

-will rogers

such things to be.

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kinders get ready to enter a ‘new/old world.’

“so many worlds,

so much to do,

so little done,

such things to be.”

-alfred lord tennyson

one long process.

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got together at a friend’s house

for a night of catching up and relaxing

the cat seemed to be taking the mission very seriously

and is my idol.

‘life is one long process of getting tired.”

-samuel butler

oh, paris.

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credits: alamy, daily beast, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Willa Cather -1923

taxed.

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the 10-second tax return.

in sweden, the vast majority of taxpayers just get a document from the government with all the relevant information already filled out. some even get a text message with their prepared tax information.

in the united states, the experience it is quite the opposite.

the nightmare return.

 

“the hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.”

-albert einstein

 

 

 

 

credits: theatlantic.com, google images

you never forget.

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how fun it was

to see two very different adults

each alone

riding their shopping carts

through the parking lot

one as I made my way into the store

one as I made my way out

both were full of glee.

 

 

“it’s like learning to ride a unicorn.

you never forget.”

-eoin colfer

 

image credit:carriagetrade.org

present.

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kinder collects pretty flowers

picked from the garden

with fairies hiding within

to give to her mom

mom will be so happy

and the fairies will too. 

 

“the fleeting flowers-

which mostly bloom for only a couple weeks-

have long served as spiritual metaphors,

and a reminder to live in the present moment.”

-National Geographic magazine 

waiting to be.

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kinder waits for the ball to drop.

 

“the world is all gates, all opportunities,

strings of tension waiting to be struck.”

-ralph waldo emerson

 

balanced.

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“be aware of wonder.

live a balanced life –

learn some and think some

and draw and paint

and sing and dance

and play and work

every day some.”

-robert fulgham

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: crafty morning