“A benediction is not a ritualistic closing; it’s a genuine prayerful wish for God’s goodness to follow the other person.” ~Dave Egner, Our Daily Bread …
“The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving.” ~Polly Berrien Berends
“You must neither strive for truth, nor seek to lose your illusions.” ~The Shodoka
“The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your …
“LET GO OF THE PAST! For the past is not holding on to you, you’re the one holding on to it.” – Philip T. M.
Lambie, my adopted kitten24 January 2013 “Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving …
Hooping for LifeChinatown7 October 2012 “Guide your spirit towards simplicity rather than accumulation.” ~Anon
Glenfield NSW13 October 2012 “For loveliness needs not the foreign aid or ornament, but is, when unadorned, adorned the most.’ ~James Thomson
Cattery Marashar19 October 2012 “Love is the blossom where there blows everything that lives or grows.” ~Giles Fletcher
“It would be nice to be known for being great. But it’s great being known for being nice.” ~Richard ‘Grimesy’ Grimes
Museum of Contemporary Art29 November 2012 “I was flying over Sydney in a giant dog – things looked bad.” ~Michael Dransfield
“If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.” ~Richard Milhous Nixon
“I’ve never known any human being, high or humble, who ever regretted, when nearing life’s end, having done kindly deeds. But I have known more …
“Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist.” ~Thomas Disch
In MemoriamDecember 2012 “Now o’er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?” ~Periander of Corinth
“Even though God knows our needs, He still wants us to share our hearts with Him. He stands ready to hear our prayer and to …
“It is the mind that makes one wise or ignorant, bound or emancipated.” ~Sri Ramakrishna
“Life is the hardest game you will ever play, After all nobody ever makes it out alive” – Timothy Brooks
“Faith draws the poison from every grief, takes the sting from every loss, and quenches the fire of every pain; and only faith can do …
Nature’s woodworkOut in the Far West Woods2 August 2012 “Love is enough, though the world be awaning. And the woods have no voice but the …
“To live a life, you stand a good chance of leading a generous life.” ~Anon
The Rocks Garden26 November 2012 “One is nearer to God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth.” ~Dorothy Frances Gurney
My Outback Adventure 3 August 2012 “Feel this earth. it is your flesh, your blood, your sinews. you are the earth, and the earth is …
Photo Attributed to Doug Gonser “I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” ~Jeffrey McDaniel
“Love children especially, for like the angels they too are sinless, and they live to soften and purify our hearts and, as it were, to …
Karomatan Lanao del NortePhoto courtesy by Maguid Maruhom “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn
“Memories are simply moments that refuse to be ordinary.” ~Diane Keaton
“Relaxation comes from letting go of tense thoughts.” ~Frances Wilshire
“Some things scratch the surface while others strike at your soul.” ~Gianna Perad
“A single word can brighten the face of one who knows the value of words. Ripened in silence, a single word acquires a great energy …
“The knowledge and reason speak, ignorance and error shout.” ~Arturo Graf
“Better than one hundred years lived with idleness and weakness is one single day lived with courage and powerful striving.” Shakyamuni
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” ~Thomas Huxley
Outback Experience31 July 2012 “As light overcomes darkness, goodness can overcome evil.” ~Our Daily Bread
Manildra NSW31 July 2012 “Each day we can wake up and choose to see life as a gift and to be fully present in that …
Outback SunsetGift of Experience 31 July 2012 “Look at what you know and at what you have and let your gifts reflect what you give.” …
“Deep within you, you have a well of endless wisdom, an inner voice who talks to you in times of change, in times of need. …
14 January 2013 “Never let the abundance of God’s gifts cause you to forget the Giver.” ~Our Daily Bread
“God gives inner strength and dignity that frees our spirit from the cage of our frustrations so we can live with our limitations and see …
Open Air Afternoon Devonshire TeaOutback Property in NSW3 August 2012 “The good deed you do today for a brother or sister in need will come …