The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
ROMANCE OF THE LEAF AND THE FLOWERBUD ? A Marriage made with the Wisdom of Heaven. The One Without the Other is Nothing
Springtime for the Iris The story of lessons from the garden will unfold
May 14, 2016 ·
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In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.
Henry Van Dyke
POTENTIAL EMERGING FROM A CRUSTY PAST
A New Beginning
May 17, 2016
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See, when you drive home today, you’ve got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you’ve got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what’s happened in your past is not near as important as what’s in your future.
Joel Osteen
TIME ? DAUGHTER, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER
It passes so quickly
Enjoy the Moments
June 15 2016
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Everything about aging in my experience so far has been a plus. Except the death part!
SISTERS
Said the adolescent to her older sister
?Why am I so gangly and you are so pretty??
Said the older Sister
? To everything there is a season .. and you are still wet behind the ears!?
July 14 2016
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Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
THE COMPLEX PATH TO SELF REALISATION
ie you need a foundation and grounding, you need a focus and an an end point, you need to connect and work along multiple uphill pathways to get there!
Thought this image could also be applied to an advert WEB DESIGN TO HELP YOUR COMPANY FLOURISH!!
August 9 2016
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Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world.
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?We look very different but we wear the same genes?
Said daughter Dahlia to her mother
?The bulb doesn?t fall very far from the tree?
August 12 2016
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I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and in her. Bloody hell.
LESSONS FROM THE MORNING GLORY ? Star of Yelta ?Go inwards, find your inner space and suddenly you will find an explosion of light, of beauty, and ecstasy.? Osho The secret of glory in the morning! 306
Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to inner love; it will transform you, it will divinise you, it will immortalise you.
Star of Yelta and the Sun of the Yellow Daisy
YELTA shines on the inside ?
DAISY to the outside
Which one resonates with you?
Maybe both?
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Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
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Note: When the leaves are cold and unhappy they curl up
When they are happy ? they are wide open to life and they give birth to blossom
Dedicated to Jill Ebstein who reminded me that the Rhododendrons are at their peak of life. More importantly she has observed the seasons of people and has brought together a wonderful series of essays of the seasonal ups and downs of real live people called ?At My Pace? Highly recommended read!!!
May 26 2018
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The word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
REMEMBERING WHAT I USED TO BE
(until time rose)
June 16 2018
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In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
DELICATE DROPLETS IN UNISON WEIGH THE COSMOS DOWN
From the Series ?The Art of Water? and ?Life Lessons from the Dog Walk?
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There is always strength in numbers