“Don’t shy away from asking the tough questions.
May 2, 2016
Go wherever the facts lead. If you ruffle feathers, so be it.” — Michael Copps * * * Seagull photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
Category: Sea
“There’s a trick to the Graceful Exit.
April 21, 2016
It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over – and to let go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its value.” — Ellen Goodman * * * Departing Swan, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“When the waves of life crash down on you,
February 29, 2016
get ready for the next one, and ride it like you own it.” Quote from Blogstertrio; Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
February 25, 2016
find resources of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” — Rachel Carson * * * Deep in thought. Iguana photo by Andrew, seven years old.
“Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels
February 15, 2016
of the same machinery of sensibility; one is wind-power, and the other water-power; that is all.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes * * * Paddle Wheel photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“You can always hold my hand if you need to feel steady.”
February 1, 2016
“I think I will hold your hand. It’ll make me feel a bit steadier.” Quote from conversation between Mrs. Hughes, Downton Abbey housekeeper, and Carson, the butler. * * * Children on Zanzibar beach. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2010
“At times our lives seem like that of a tranquil island in a sea of chaos.
January 21, 2016
The battle is to keep this sea of chaos at bay and not let it wash us away into utter chaos.” — Sanjeeva Ananthan Kelsey Island, Branford, Conn. Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Do you never doubt?
December 17, 2015
For just one minute? I wouldn’t blame you.” “No. And, before you ask, I don’t doubt that the sun will rise in the east, either.” From Downton Abbey discussion between Lord Granthams’s valet, Bates, and head housemaid, Anna. * * * Sunrise over Niantic Bay, photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“The wider world is a click away,
December 7, 2015
but whether we mean to or not, we’re usually filtering it out! — Ethan Zuckerman Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“To reach a port we must sail,
November 12, 2015
sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.” — Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr. * * * Adrift on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Zanzibar, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2010
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