“It’s not so much how busy you are, but WHY you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” — Mary O’Connor, Texas author, Destiny Stone * * * Bumble bee on thistle, photo © 2016 by Mary O’Connor, Connecticut author, Life Is Full of Sweet Spots
“Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Mentally picture all tiredness, tension, and fatigue leaving you. Visualize that a wave of golden light is entering you at the top of your head and passing throughout your entire body.” — Frederick Lenz “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair.” — Susan Polis … More Light waves
In honor of all lives lost, September 11, 2001. * * * Memorial tribute on Old Saybrook, CT, town green. Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.” — Charles de Montesquieu “It’s when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.” — Mike Huckabee * * * Sunflowers at Lyman Orchards, Middlefield, CT, photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“Change the texture of your thoughts and your life will change. The future is not something we wait for, it is something we create.” — Author Unknown “Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.” — Ralph Fiennes * * * Sunflowers at Lyman Orchards. Photos by Mary … More Feeling
“Morning is silent. Morning is calm. Morning is beautiful, but morning is not complete without wishing you a Good and Wonderful Day.” — Author unknown Good morning wishes to all my friends and believers that life is truly full of sweet spots. May you enjoy your day! * * * Water Lily photos … More Complete
“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” — Henry David Thoreau * * * Black Swallowtail on lilac. One of North America’s favorite butterflies, … More Elusiveness
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” — Johannes Brahms “To me, there is spirit in a reed. It’s a living thing, a weed, really, and it does contain spirit of a sort. It’s really an ancient vibration.” — Steve Lacy * * * Sculpture of boy fishing with dog in the … More Inspiration
will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” — Doris Lessing * * * Springtime, photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016
that grows and blossoms without the aid of the seasons.” — Kahlil Gibran * * * Magnolia blossom, photo 2016 © Mary O’Connor
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