of Gratitude …
Stein am Rhein – SWITZERLAND
Attitude …
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Sunbeam…
Bees…
The men of experiment are like the ant;
they only collect and use.
But the bee…gathers its materials
from the flowers of the garden and of the field,
but transforms and digests it by a power of its own.
– Leonardo da Vinci
HONEYCOMB – Heidenheim, Germany
Cherry blossoms …
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. (Nhat Hanh)
Spring …
Frühling ist wiedergekommen. Die Erde
ist wie ein Kind, das Gedichte weiß; … Rainer Maria RilkeSpring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. … ~Rainer Maria Rilke
Ports …
“A ship in a port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” (Grace Murray Hopper)
Ships
Beach glass …
It was beautiful not despite but because of the friction it has had to endure. It had been thrashed around, but instead of being destroyed, it was improved with every scratch and scrape, sculpted. In fact, the scuffs themselves are what gave it its quiet splendor; they are responsible for turning a simple piece of glass (which could have just as easily been trash) into a gem. (Wendy Blackburn)
Paths…
Path
“There is not one set path in life. Don’t be afraid to walk your own path, to follow your heart and passions. This is your life to create.” – Avina Celeste
Balance…
Live a balanced life – learn some and
think some and draw and paint and sing and
dance and play and work every day some. (Robert Fulghum)
Enjoy …
“We were made to enjoy music, to enjoy beautiful sunsets, to enjoy looking at the billows of the sea and to be thrilled with a rose that is bedecked with dew… Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful… and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things.”
― Desmond Tutu
adventures of a traveling translator 