16/7/15
"You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” (Carl Jung)
"You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” (Carl Jung)
9/7/15
"We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way." (Gloria Gaither)
"We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way." (Gloria Gaither)
2/7/15
"Adapt the pace of nature. Her Secret is patience." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"Adapt the pace of nature. Her Secret is patience." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
25/6/15
"What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade." (Gertrude Jekyll)
"What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade." (Gertrude Jekyll)
18/6/15
"In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them." (Aldo Leopold)
"In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them." (Aldo Leopold)
11/6/15
" A wise traveler never despises his own country." (Carlo Goldoni)
" A wise traveler never despises his own country." (Carlo Goldoni)
4/6/15
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." (R. L. Stevenson)
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." (R. L. Stevenson)
28/5/15
"Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and there’s nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella or choose to dance in the rain!" (Terri Guillemets)
"Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and there’s nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella or choose to dance in the rain!" (Terri Guillemets)
22/5/15
"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring." (George Santayana)
"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring." (George Santayana)
14/5/15
"Look deep into nature and you will understand everything." (albert Einstein)
"Look deep into nature and you will understand everything." (albert Einstein)
7/5/15
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
30/4/15
"Truth is, I think, if God just gave us our daily bread, many of us would be angry. 'That's all you're going to give me? You're just going to give me enough to sustain me for today? What about tomorrow or next year or 10, 20, 30 years from now? I want to know that I'm set up.' And yet Jesus says just pray for your daily provisions."(Francis Chan)
"Truth is, I think, if God just gave us our daily bread, many of us would be angry. 'That's all you're going to give me? You're just going to give me enough to sustain me for today? What about tomorrow or next year or 10, 20, 30 years from now? I want to know that I'm set up.' And yet Jesus says just pray for your daily provisions."(Francis Chan)
23/4/15
"Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life." (Herbert Otto)
"Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life." (Herbert Otto)
16/4/15
"You get in life what you have the courage to ask for." (Oprah Winfrey)
"You get in life what you have the courage to ask for." (Oprah Winfrey)
9/4/15
"A kind word is like a spring day." (Russian Proverb)
"A kind word is like a spring day." (Russian Proverb)
3/4/15
"Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time." (Martin Luther)
"Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time." (Martin Luther)
26/3/15
"Hoe while it is spring, and enjoy the best anticipations. It is not much matter if things do not turn out well." (Charles Dudley Warner)
"Hoe while it is spring, and enjoy the best anticipations. It is not much matter if things do not turn out well." (Charles Dudley Warner)
19/3/15
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." (Anne Bradstreet)
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." (Anne Bradstreet)
12/3/15
"If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom." (Terri Guillemets)
"If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom." (Terri Guillemets)
5/3/15
"Strong peoples are made by opposition, like kites that go up in the wind." (Frank Harris)
"Strong peoples are made by opposition, like kites that go up in the wind." (Frank Harris)
26/2/15
"A life making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all." (George Bernard Shaw)
"A life making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all." (George Bernard Shaw)
19/2/15
"In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." (John Muir)
"In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." (John Muir)
12/2/15
"Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey" (Lord Byron)
"Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey" (Lord Byron)
5/2/15
"Gratitude is our natural response to Gods grace. Nothing so the heart out of a person as ingratitude. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." (Cicero)
"Gratitude is our natural response to Gods grace. Nothing so the heart out of a person as ingratitude. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." (Cicero)
29/1/15
"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!" (Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "April Days," 1861)
"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!" (Thomas Wentworth Higginson, "April Days," 1861)
22/1/15
"As long as the earth lasts, sowing and reaping, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall cease no more." (Genesis 8:22)
"As long as the earth lasts, sowing and reaping, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall cease no more." (Genesis 8:22)
15/1/15
"The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread." (John Burroughs from "The Snow-Walkers," 1866)
"The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread." (John Burroughs from "The Snow-Walkers," 1866)
8/1/15
" Let your memory be your travel bag." (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
" Let your memory be your travel bag." (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
1/1/15
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something." (Neil Gaiman)
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something." (Neil Gaiman)
25/12/14
" Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. to a costumer, service. to all, charity. to every child, a good example. to yourself, respect." (Oren arnold)
" Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. to a costumer, service. to all, charity. to every child, a good example. to yourself, respect." (Oren arnold)
18/12/14
"A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle" (Irish proverb)
"A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle" (Irish proverb)
11/12/14
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." (Gilbert K. chesterton)
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." (Gilbert K. chesterton)
04/12/14
"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." (Woody Allen)
"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." (Woody Allen)
27/11/14
"For every failure, there's an Alternative course of action. you just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour." (Mary Key Ash)
"For every failure, there's an Alternative course of action. you just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour." (Mary Key Ash)
20/11/14
"Gardening is the most Therapeutic and defiant act you can do. Plus you get strawberries." (Ron Finley)
"Gardening is the most Therapeutic and defiant act you can do. Plus you get strawberries." (Ron Finley)
13/11/14
"The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose. The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. you are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you life. And most people are concerned about growing older rather than being effective." (Pastor Myles Monroe, who died this week in a plane crash alongside his wife and 7 other people)
"The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose. The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. you are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you life. And most people are concerned about growing older rather than being effective." (Pastor Myles Monroe, who died this week in a plane crash alongside his wife and 7 other people)
06/11/14
"If you think you are too small to make a Difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito." (African proverb)
"If you think you are too small to make a Difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito." (African proverb)
30/10/14
"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn" (Elisabeth Lawrence)
"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn" (Elisabeth Lawrence)
22/10/14
"The history of a nation is not in parliaments and battlefields, but in what the people say to each other on fair days and high days, and in how they farm and quarrel, and go on pilgrimage." (W.B. Yeats from Introduction to stories for children)
"The history of a nation is not in parliaments and battlefields, but in what the people say to each other on fair days and high days, and in how they farm and quarrel, and go on pilgrimage." (W.B. Yeats from Introduction to stories for children)
16/10/14
"Lore goztiak moztoko dituzue, Baino berriro helduko da udaberria" (a basque saying) which means:
"You will cut all the flowers, but the spring will come again!" (thank you very much, joxerra!)
"Lore goztiak moztoko dituzue, Baino berriro helduko da udaberria" (a basque saying) which means:
"You will cut all the flowers, but the spring will come again!" (thank you very much, joxerra!)
10/10/14
"A wise Youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace." (from Proverbs 10:5)
"A wise Youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace." (from Proverbs 10:5)