gratitude today
on what would have been
john f. kennedy’s 100th birthday
and
our annual memorial day
for all who gave their service to our country
the words still hold true.
May29
Author Archives: beth
May29
in it.
waking up on the lake
—
“it’s morning, and again I am that lucky person who is in it…..”
-mary oliver, the hummingbird
May28
one card short.
it’s well into the night
when it becomes apparent
that one of our players
has fully slipped into a
‘one card short of a deck’
state of mind
and announces –
“i can’t play anymore, all of my cards say the same thing.”
—
“as long as there are games to play it is not over. “
-alex ferguson
May28
up and down.
what’ll it be? ladder, slide, stairs, or parachute?
—
“it’s an up and down thing, the human goal, because the human is always an explorer, an adventurist. “
- c. millan
May27
busy.
the busy work of designing and building
the playground bridge and dam
a bigger project than the panama canal.
—
“i’m in an agreeable state: busy, enthusiastic, curious.”
-isabelle adjani
May26
relax-ku.
time to relax now
long weekend brings calm and fun
friends warm the spirit.
—
“i don’t have anything to prove anymore. i can relax.”
-paloma picasso
—
image credit: daily mail
May25
stalks gone wild.
it seems that the bean stalks
in our classroom
have gone a bit wild
very quickly
and
we are on the lookout for giants.
—
“well, first of all,” said the bfg,
“human beans is not really believing in giants, is they?
human beans is not thinking we exist.”
- -roald dahl – “the bfg”
May24
butter and love.
“cookies are made of butter and love. “
~norwegian proverb
May23
under her wing.
when learning to swim, sometimes one needs a bit of extra help.
—
“water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. there is no life without water.”
-albert szent-gyorgyi
—
image credit: bradley cooper
May22
light.
