Quiet Reflection Sunday

When you do things from your soul,
you feel a river moving in you....

Rumi


Hello everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and
New Year's. A busy time of the year. I enjoyed my family being
together for the holidays, the baking, the eating and the celebrating!


Above is a picture of an owl I made for my daughter's Christmas
present. It is made out of hand dyed linen and items from my piles
of found objects. The wood came from a tree that was cut down
in my neighborhood. It is so much fun to make things from the 
heart. Luckily I am at the point in my life where I can work for
pleasure. I spent thirty years of my life making things for others
and teaching. I truly enjoyed those years, but to work for the sheer
enjoyment is a wonderful gift.

My word for this year is quiet. So encompassing. Do you make goals or resolutions? I would love to hear about them!

Have a wonderful day. Sue

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Keep your face to the
sunshine and you cannot
see a shadow.

Helen Keller

Quiet Reflection Sunday

I
only went out
for a walk, and
finally concluded
to stay out till
sundown, for
going out, I
found, was really
going in.


John Muir

Quiet Reflection Sunday

This morning, as I was searching for a quote powerful enough
to express my gratitude to all the men and women who have served, and the families who stayed behind, I couldn't find one that did not fall short. How does one thank a veteran and their family?
The only way I can think of is to not forget.


Susan Hemann

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
find reserves of strength that will endure as long
as life lasts.

Rachel Carson

Good morning everyone. Hope you are  having a wonderful Sunday.
We are finally going to have a sunny day in Ohio. 
I took the photo's above on a recent trip to visit my son in Dallas.
I was amazed at how large Dallas is, yet there is this oasis not to far from where my son lives. Such peace among the chaos.
For me, nature is where I am closest to God, where I feel alive and refreshed. Would you agree? Where do you go to refresh?
I can hardly wait to work in my garden today. My garden is ten years old and it's time to move things around. Plants have out grown their current spaces. So as I will be covering myself in soil, I hope you have fun too.

Quiet Reflection Sunday

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song,
read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were
possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Johann Wolfgang von  Goethe



I do love Sunday's, it is a time to relax, let your hair down
and for one day forget all the worries and the problems.
A day to settle my brain, give thinking a break and just enjoy.
I love to spend time with some of the elderly people 
in my neighborhood. Have a cup of tea and listen to their 
stories. We live in such a hectic world so it is a good thing 
to take a trip down memory lane.

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday.

Do you like to hear stories from elderly relatives or friends?

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder...

E.B.White

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Your value doesn't decrease based on
someone's inability to see your worth.

Unknown

Quiet Reflection Sunday

The limits of the possible 
can only be defined
by going beyond them into
the impossible.

Arthur C. Clarke

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.


Mary Ann Radmacher

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Raise your words, not your voice.
It is rain that grows flowers not thunder.

Rumi

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Find the seed at the bottom of your
heart and bring forth a beautiful flower.

Shigenori Kameoka

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Don't look at the world with your hands in your pockets.
To write about it you have to reach out and touch it.

Mark Twain

Quiet Reflection Sunday

The best way to predict your future is to create it.


Abraham Lincoln

Quiet Reflection Sunday

To often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile,
a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the
smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential
to turn a life around.

Leo Buscaglia

Quiet Reflection Sunday

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud,
was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.

Ana

Quiet Reflection Sunday-Christmas

...Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love
of God and love of our fellow man should prevail...
a time when our thoughts and deeds and the spirit of
our lives manifests the presence of God.

George F. McDougall


My grandson added his friends. They are waiting for the baby Jesus.

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Give thanks for unknown blessings already
on their way.

Native American saying

Quiet Reflection Sunday

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new
ending.

Maria Robinson

Quiet Reflection Sunday

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,
our whole world would change.


Buddha