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True prosperity and fulfillment are not found in material possessions or external achievements, but rather in inner peace and tranquility. Sure possessions and achievements are nice, but if you lack inner peace and tranquility, having everything money can buy and all the personal achievements you can acquire won’t bring you a calm heart and a quiet mind.

Good night and sweet dreams, friends. I wish you a cozy and peaceful rest of your Tuesday. ✨🌃🌛

Artist: Pepa Cárdenas 🎨🧑🏻‍🎨🖌️

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everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual .

Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person..

Rumer Godden 🤍

Artist Credit: Miriam Bouwens

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Nothing you love is lost.

Not really.

Things, people , they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight.

But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours.

The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart ..

Bruce Coville 🩵

Artist Credit : Laurel Bleadon-Maffe

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Every life is a journey from innocence to wisdom. Fairy stories and folk myths, philosophers and poets all tell us this. Our innocence is chipped away, often gently but sometimes brutally, by what happens to us. Gradually, innocence is transformed to experience, and we begin to understand who we are, how the world is, and what matters most to us.

The threat of having our very existence taken away by death brings a mighty focus to the idea of what matters most to us. I’ve seen it so many times, and even though it’s unique for everyone, there are some universal patterns. What matters most isn’t success, or wealth, or stuff. It’s connection and relationships and love. Reaching an understanding like this is the beginning of wisdom: a wisdom that recognises the pricelessness of this moment. Instead of yearning for the lost past, or leaning in to the unguaranteed future, we are most truly alive when we give our full attention to what is here, right now.

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Kamari, Mount Pelion by Giorgos Koukoutianos. 

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Stunning sunset 😊

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"I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing,

windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing

because it means I have a home....

I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing

because it means my loved ones are nearby." ~Nancie J. Carmody

Image~Charlotte Bird

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I am reposting because this just says a lot for me ...

Art for Your HeArt ❤️

Poem: Tears

Poet: Whitney Fancher

Artist: Natalia Moroz

I come when pain

Becomes too much to take.

I come when you're sad,

Or your heart starts to break.

I might come when you panic,

I might come when you're mad.

I'll show up here and there,

When enough is what you've had.

I'm salty and warm,

I might be big or small.

Sometimes when you're strong,

I don't come up at all.

I fill your eyes with moisture,

I roll down your cheek.

Sometimes I mean joyous,

Sometimes I mean weak.

Sometimes when you're scared,

I come as a sign of fear.

You can feel when I'm coming,

Whether far or near.

I may come along

When you hear your favorite song.

Sometimes I show up

When you've been strong for too long.

I know you want to fly away.

I know inside you're a mess.

You long for a brighter day.

Tears are words the heart can't expess.

#bunnybesties

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Usually children spend more time in the garden than anybody else.

It is where they learn about the world, because they can be in it unsupervised, yet protected.

Some gardeners will remember from their own earliest recollections that no one sees the garden as vividly, or cares about it as passionately, as the child who grows up in it.

~ Carol Williams, Bringing a Garden to Life

Artist: Robert Duncan

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We all make mistakes. It’s part of being human.

But when someone stumbles, don’t let that moment erase all the good they’ve done.

One wrong move doesn’t define a person, just like one dark cloud doesn’t erase the sun.

Instead of focusing only on their mistake, remember the times they showed up, supported you, and made a difference.

Give grace, because one day, you’ll need it too.

Choose understanding over judgment.

Choose love over resentment.

Keep seeing the good.

✍️unknown

🎨credit to the artist via Pinterest

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My grandmother once gave me a tip:

In difficult times, you move forward in small steps.

Do what you have to do, but little by little.

Don’t think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow.

Wash the dishes.

Remove the dust.

Write a letter.

Make a soup.

You see?

You are advancing step by step.

Take a step and stop.

Rest a little.

Praise yourself.

Take another step.

Then another.

You won’t notice, but your steps will grow more and more.

And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying.

Happy winter gardening 🎄🎄🎄🎄

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If the mountain seems too big today

then climb a hill instead;

If morning brings you sadness

it’s okay to stay in bed.

If the day ahead feels heavy and your plans feel like a curse,

There’s no shame in rearranging,

don’t make yourself feel worse.

If a shower stings like needles

and a bath feels like you’ll drown;

If you haven’t washed your hair for days,

don’t throw away your crown!

A day is not a lifetime.

A rest is not defeat.

Don’t think of it as failure,

Just a quiet, kind retreat.

It’s okay to take a moment

From an anxious, fractured mind.

The world will not stop turning

While you get realigned!

The mountain will still be there

When you want to try again

You can climb it in your own time,

Just love yourself till then.

- Laura Ding-Edwards

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"I always say it’s human nature that people are gonna love you sometimes and they’re gonna use you sometimes. Knowing the difference between when people are using you and when people truly care about you, that’s what ‘Against the Wind‘ is all about. The people in that song have weathered the storm, and it’s made them much better that they’ve been able to do it and maintain whatever relationship. To get through is a real victory.” - Interview with Timothy White for Rolling Stone, May 1980.

https://bobseger.lnk.to/AgainstTheWind

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Love this commercial, I remember my daddy listening to Roger Miller albums & the Disney Robin Hood movie came out when I was 13 plus all my kids and grandkids watched it. Warms my heart. ❤⭐❤⭐❤⭐

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My grandmother once gave me a tip:

In difficult times, move forward in small steps.

Do what you have to do, but little by little.

Don’t think about the future

or what may happen tomorrow.

Wash the dishes.

Remove the dust.

Write a letter.

Make a soup.

You see?

Advance step by step.

Take a step and stop.

Rest a little.

Praise yourself.

Take another step.

And then another.

You won’t notice, but your steps will grow more and more.

And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying.

Author: Elena Mikhalkova

Photo Artist: Rosanne Olson @rosanneolson

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"This is my wish for you:

Comfort on difficult days,

smiles when sadness intrudes,

rainbows to follow the clouds,

laughter to kiss your lips,

sunsets to warm your heart,

hugs when spirits sag,

beauty for your eyes to see,

friendships to brighten your being,

faith so that you can believe,

confidence for when you doubt,

courage to know yourself,

patience to accept the truth,

Love to complete your life."

✍️ Ralph Waldo Emerson

🎨 Laron G. S.

Ccto ✨

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Patience visited me

And it reminded me

That good things take time to come to fruition

And grow slowly with stability

Peace visited me

And it reminded me

That I may remain calm through the storms of life

Regardless of the chaos surrounding me

Hope visited me

And it reminded me

That better times lay ahead

And it would always be there to guide and uplift me

Humility visited me

And it reminded me

That I may achieve it

Not by trying to shrink myself and make myself less

But by focusing on serving the world and uplifting those around me

Kindness visited me

And it reminded me

To be more gentle, forgiving and compassionate toward myself

And those surrounding me

Confidence visited me

And it reminded me

To not conceal or suppress my gifts and talents

In order to make others feel more comfortable

But to embrace what makes me me

Focus visited me

And it reminded me

That other people’s insecurities and judgements about me

Are not my problem

And I should redirect my attention

From others back to me

Freedom visited me

And it reminded me

That no one has control over my mindset, thoughts and wellbeing

But me

And love visited me

And it reminded me

That I need not search for it in others

As it lies within me.

Words by Tahlia Hunter

Artwork by Jungsuk Lee

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