“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
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Andre Gide * * * Kayakers on Oyster River. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“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
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” — Alexander Pope “We have time, there’s no big rush.” — Jimi Hendrix * * * Bella, in the rush of retrieval. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
“I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.” — Peter Straub * * * Egret in marsh photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.” — Chanel “Don’t get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.” — Mark Hyman * * * Peacock photos by Jan Logozzo © 2016
In honor of all lives lost, September 11, 2001. * * * Memorial tribute on Old Saybrook, CT, town green. Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“Until you stand on your own two feet and take responsibility for your own life, you will never truly know how strong you really are.” — Nishan Panwar “Only you can hold yourself back, only you can stand in your own way. Only you can help yourself.” — Mikhail Strabo * * * … More Confidence
“I’m happiest when I’m just hanging out with my friends… it really doesn’t matter what we do.” — Kirsten Dunst “You can’t get anything done hanging out all day long.” — Pharrell Williams To all, a nice Labor Day! * * * Simply hanging out — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“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
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