“A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life if a full life.” — Rick Warren * * * The bountiful Royal Pink Bougainvillea makes a showy, but highly popular ornamental. — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“One of the greatest gifts you can give anyone is the gift of attention.” — Jim Rohn * * * “Roxi” — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self-strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.” — Andrew J. Bernstein * * * “Smothered” — Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton, Florida. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017
“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” — Henry Ford * * … More Character
“Babies have the power to make grumpy people happy because they love you no matter what. Dogs are that way, too.” * * * Grump — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“Living in harmony with one another brings inner tranquility.” — Lailah Gifty * * * “Our world” — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017
“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” — Junichiro Tanizaki * * * Patterns of Outreach — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” — Seneca “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” — Mark Zuckerberg * … More Taking a Risk
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt * * * Dreams of a Princess — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017
“I just need some time in a beautiful place to clean my head.” — author unknown * * * Park Bench Resting Place — Photo by Mary O’Connor 2017
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 