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quote credit: george santayana
Apr22
earth day.
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quote credit: george santayana
Apr21
basket case.
“don’t put all of your eggs in one basket”
– easter bunny
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image credit: earth’s beauty
Apr20
find something.
here was what I found:
- a fairy house in the woods
- a handful of wildflowers
- a pine bough
- birds
- meadow grass
- quiet beauty
- a heart-shaped stone
- stone steps to sit on and watch the river
what have your found that you are grateful for?
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image credit: simpleacres
Apr19
rush.
“half our life is spent
trying to find something to do
with the time
we have rushed through life
trying to save.”
-will rogers
Apr18
such things to be.
kinders get ready to enter a ‘new/old world.’
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“so many worlds,
so much to do,
so little done,
such things to be.”
-alfred lord tennyson
Apr17
one long process.
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.
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‘life is one long process of getting tired.”
-samuel butler
Apr16
oh, paris.
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credits: alamy, daily beast, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Willa Cather -1923
Apr15
taxed.
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.
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“the hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.”
-albert einstein
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credits: theatlantic.com, google images
Apr14
you never forget.
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.
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“it’s like learning to ride a unicorn.
you never forget.”
-eoin colfer
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image credit:carriagetrade.org
Apr13
present.
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.
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“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
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