powerful messages found everywhere
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“in an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.”
-maajid nawaz
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grand trunk pub, detroit, michigan, usa -2020
Dec8
Tag Archives: peaceful
Jul27
peaceful.
am – peaceful walk in the woods
pm -peaceful protest on the streets
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day 1, 99 to go.
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“there may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. “
-elie wiesel
Apr24
win the sky.
this tree
so stately so old
appears to have a face
when up close
quietly watching
over those resting below
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“the tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber.
the tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.”
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Wisdom of the Sands, translated from French by Stuart Gilbert
Jan8
peaceful.
“peace is the only battle worth waging.”
-albert camus
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art credit: laurachjones art – ‘peaceful’
May13
content.
while spending the better part of a morning
at the salon
and at the having my hair washed stage
a woman I’ve never met
hair in foil for highlights
wrapped in a black robe
walked up
and stood before me pointing
then proclaiming,
to the entire salon:
“now here is a woman who is contented and relaxed,
taking 10 minutes, all for herself!”
something about my demeanor
must have given me away
for she was spot on.
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“contentment is the only real wealth”
― albert nobel
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image credit: google images
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
Jul18
summer’s quiet.
came upon this peaceful man
sleepy with quiet thoughts
on a quiet noon
spent in bandamer park
ann arbor, mi. usa
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“summer quiet thoughts on summer quiet noons.”
-ray bradbury, now and forever
May7
beyond.
the end of a peaceful day spent at the lake
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“no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.”
-zora neale hurston
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irish hills, michigan, usa
Aug23
next morning.
the house
the pool
the wheels
the drinks
the fire
the tables
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the quiet calm.
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“the next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy.”
― sarah addison allen, – Garden Spells
Aug4
do nothing.
skipping stones, barefoot, wading,
walking on rocks, talking, and resting
on a slow summer day on the river.
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“how beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward.”
~spanish proverb
