And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.” — Robert Kennedy Promising Reflections. Photo by Jane Kelsey © 2015
In our effort to improve on nature, we are guided by a vision of paradise. Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, it is based on the expectation of a glorious future. This hope for the future is at the heart of all gardening.” — Marina Schinz “If you … More “To create a garden is to search for a better world.
blind you to the fact that each new day carries with it a plethora of opportunities to move your life into the right direction.” — Steve Maraboli * * * “Lighthouse in thinning fog” acrylics painting by Mary O’Connor © 2015
Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad with some happy days? Are you neat with … More “I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes?
We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” — Dale Carnegie * * * “Outside my window” photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
is a stepping stone to the optimist.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Stones photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it, because it’s only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles, wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.” — Chuck Palahniuk * * * Funky artificial flowers, photo … More “The unreal is more powerful than the real,
because it gives them a different way to experience the river, the landscape and…life.” — David Finch. (Kayak on Beach, acrylics painting by Mary O’Connor © 2015) “It is such a great way to take in a wide range of experiences. When we paddle, the experience of place moves from the brain to the heart, making it … More “I like to encourage people to paddle
Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.” — Kurt Vonnegut “When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.” — Vera Nazarian * * * Pillows of Softness – Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2015
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 