“Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility.” — Rosabeth Moss Kanter “At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of … More Possibility
“Wishing, like sipping a glass of punch…is merely a quiet way to spend one’s time before the candles are extinguished on one’s birthday cake.” — Lemony Snicket “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C.S. Lewis * * * Ruby-throated hummingbirds take a tiny … More Just a sip
“Life isn’t black and white. It’s a million gray areas, don’t you find?” — Ridley Scott “I’ve noticed that truth is very rarely found in the extremes, in the black and white – you’ll usually find it right in the middle, in the gray. It’s just much harder to find that way.” — Cole Ryan … More Truth
“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
“Why settle for average when amazing is attainable?” — Author unknown * * * Red-winged blackbird photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“Worry is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but gets you nowhere.” — Glenn Turner * * * Rocking chairs on porch of Hill-Stead Museum, overlooking Farmington, Connecticut, hillside. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.” — Dalai Lama * * * “Bless this Nest” watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2016 (currently hanging in the Essex (CT) Art Association Summer Exhibition, “Where I Live.”)
“Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.” — Robert Brault * * * Egret searching under the dock, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 