True Friendship withstands Harsh Winds of Time

 

True Friendship

Is a Plant of Slow Growth

True Friendship

Must undergo and withstand

the shocks of adversity 

"True friendship 

is a plant of slow growth,

and must undergo and withstand 

the shocks of adversity

before being entitled to the honor of it's name."

George Washington

"Of all things which wisdom 

provides to make life entirely happy, 

much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Epicurus

Rekindle Lost Friendships

If friendships have fallen by the wayside 

in the tumultuous days of past,

you can always rekindle those ties

after adversity has torn them apart.

Trust

True friendship IS a plant of slow growth

that WILL withstand the harsh winds of time.

Kiss and Make Up

True friendship can withstand 

the ups and downs

that occur over a lifetime.

Don't be afraid to revisit the relationship.

Reach Out

If you value the relationship,

reach out with love and understanding

to heal the fractured friendship.

Be patient.

Peony Perfect Photo by Colleen McGinn

Many thanks to Colleen McGinn whose friendship 

has grown slowly over distance and time, while

withstanding my incessant scribbling over her artistically

perfect photos of nature and food.

Lightarted Living: Becoming Kind

Lightarted Living: Becoming Kind: To accept where we are, and to become what we're  capable of becoming that is the essence of a happy life. We are but a product of our thoughts. 

"If we lose kindness and affection from our life,

we have lost all that gives it charm."

Marcus Tulius

Becoming Kind

To accept where we are

And to become what we're 

capable of becoming

That is the essence of a happy life.

We are but a product

of our thoughts

What we think we become.

Think Kindness and Love

Become Loving and Kind

"If we lose kindness and affection from our life,

we have lost all that gives it charm."

Marcus Tulius

Bloom where you're planted. 

Become what you're fully capable of being~

a kind human being,

reaching out with loving kindness.

No act of kindness

No matter how small

Is ever wasted.

Aesop

Nothing is worth more

than this day.

Goethe

Carpe Diem

LISTEN WITH KINDNESS

For words can not describe

The sound of silence.

Become Kind

Become a Listener

Become Wise

Become Present

Lightarted Living: Let Sadness Sail Away with the Setting Sun

Lightarted Living: Let Sadness Sail Away with the Setting Sun:   "If throughout the unguarded moment of the evening Sadness has crept into your heart, Let it sail away with the setting sun.

What is causing sadness in your heart

in the unguarded moments of the evening?

Sit with it, then let it sail away with the setting sun.

Let Sadness Sail Away with the Setting Sun

 

"If throughout the unguarded moment of the evening

Sadness has crept into your heart,

Let it sail away with the setting sun,

For tonight is God's night for peacemaking."

Anon

What is causing sadness in your heart

in the unguarded moments of the evening?

Sit with it, then let it sail away with the setting sun.

Who or what do you need to make peace with?

Make peace in your heart.

Purple Radish Photo

by Lee Bryant

Lightarted Living: When Hope is Hungry Feed It

Lightarted Living: When Hope is Hungry Feed It:   HOPE When Hope is Hungry Everything Feeds it. Mignon McLaughlin --When Hope is Hungry Feed It--The Wings of Hope Carry Us Soaring high above the driving winds of life. Ana Jacob

When Hope is Hungry Feed It

 

HOPE

When Hope is Hungry

Everything Feeds it

Mignon McLaughlin

When Hope is Hungry Feed It

The Wings of Hope

The Wings of Hope Carry Us

Soaring High Above the

Driving Winds of Life

Ana Jacob

SOAR

Clouds in Sky Photo

by Gayle Anderson

Thanks to Gayle Anderson for letting us 

see hope on the horizon through her lens, and

for always being open to me playing with her images.

Lightarted Living: You Tickle my Fancy!

Lightarted Living: You Tickle my Fancy!: You Tickle my Fancy! 💜You light up my life 💜You brighten my day 💜You cheer me up 💜You bring me joy 💜You crack me up  💜You make me laugh

Life is short. 

Spend yours with people 

who make you laugh and make you feel loved.

You Tickle my Fancy!

You Tickle my Fancy!

💜You light up my life

💜You brighten my day

💜You cheer me up

💜You bring me joy

💜You crack me up 

💜You make me laugh

💜You tickle my fancy

💜You lighten me up!

Life is short. 

Spend yours with people 

who make you laugh and make you feel loved.

Thank you for being part of my joyful life!

Resurrection Lilies Photo

by Colleen McGinn

Many thanks to my favorite food stylist and photographer, 

Colleen McGinn, for her bright, bold and beautiful artistry

that makes us hungry and long to be with nature. 

I thank her for her generous spirit allowing me

to scribble all over her picture-perfect photos!

Lightarted Living: Happy to be Alive!

Lightarted Living: Happy to be Alive!:   Frolicking💜Fresh💜Free💜That's Me! Happy to be Alive! Sometimes it's time to put the hardships  and challenges  behind us and take a moment to wallow in the goodness of our life. Take a deep breath, and live the-moment-in-between to take a respite from your troubles.

Happy to be Alive!

 

Frolicking💜Fresh💜Free💜That's Me!

Happy to be Alive!

Sometimes it's time to put the hardships 

and challenges behind us and take a moment 

to wallow in the goodness of our life and spirit.

 

It can be difficult to switch our mindset, but it's 

essential we stop now and then to carve out a 

moment of happiness in the middle of hardship.

Life can be hard, and the hard times find their

way into our lives all by themselves. 

But we have the power to whisk them 

out of our lives--if only for a moment--so 

we can dwell on the good that's living

in our soul and our life.  

Take a deep breath, and live the-moment-

in-between to take a respite from your troubles.

Feel happy to be alive and to be you.

Who will you find inside yourself 

living the-moment-in-between?

Here's a peek:

That's Me!

Frolicking

Fresh

Frisky and Free

That's Me!

Fabulously Fun

Fully Alive

And on Fire

That's Me!

Friendly

Funny

Flirtatious 

And Fiercely Kind

Full of Love and Charm

That's Me!

Wallow in the Goodness of your Life

"Forget your troubles, c'mon get happy

You better chase all your cares away."

Judy Garland

💜Take a moment to wallow 

in the goodness of your life and spirit.

💜Carve out a moment of happiness 

in the middle of hardship.

💜Use your power to whisk troubles out of 

your life--if only for a moment.

💜Dwell on the good that's 

living in your soul and life.  

Photography by Diane Offenbacher

Thank you Diane Offenbacher for your inspired nature 

photography that has provided me with many moments of

pleasurable viewing and makes me happy to be alive! It's 

always easy to find the happy spirits residing in your 

photos as I reside in the-happy-moments-in-between.

Lightarted Living: It is Only with the Heart One Can See Rightly~The ...

Lightarted Living: It is Only with the Heart One Can See Rightly~The ...: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." The Little Prince The Art of Sitt...

The Art of Sitting Alongside

Sometimes you just need someone to sit alongside you~

Sometimes sitting together in silence, and sometimes 

sitting quietly as you speak what's on your mind. 

You don't need advice. 

You don't need a reply.

You don't need chatter.

You just need to feel heard and understood.

You need to feel connected in the silence of your mind.