“The fruit of silence is tranquility.” — Arabian Proverb “The river is such a tranquil place, a place to sit and think of romance and the beauty of nature, to enjoy the elegance of swans and the chance of a glimpse of a kingfisher.” ― Jane Wilson-Howarth * * * Morning Meditation ― Every day … More Tranquility
“We’re a nation of sheep. If you go out and look up at the sky, people around you will start looking up at the sky.” — Alan Abel “One of the saddest facts of the human condition is that most people follow the herd. Sometimes, of course, the herd is morally right. That, obviously, is … More Flock of Sheep
“Dancers don’t need wings to fly.” — Author Unknown “Dance less in motion and more in spirit; awaken the dreamer within.” — Shah Asad Rizvi * * * Dance of the Snowy Egret ~ Photo by Jan Logozzo
“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.” — James Taylor “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 Kantor … More Passages
“Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.” — Bill Blass “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild.” — Stephen King * * * House Finch — Dressed in royal red plumage. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2019
“It has done me good to be somewhat parched by the heat and drenched by the rain of life.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.” — Hart Crane * * * * … More Soaked
“Worlds can be found by a child and an adult bending down and looking together under the grass stems or at the skittering crabs in a tidal pool.” — Mary Catherine Bateson “Worse, I have to admit to feeling the jealousy of one crab for another that has managed to climb out of the barrel.” … More Crabby
“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” — Yogi Berra “If watching is all you’re going to do, then you’re going to watch your life go by without you.” — Walt Disney * * * View of the World ~ Egrets on Kelsey Island, Branford, Conn. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2019
“All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.” — Robin Sloan “Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” — Jodi Picoult * * * He thought he could hide behind the rock. ― Chipmunk photo by Jan Logozzo © 2019
“Nobody is happy with what’s on their head. People with straight hair want curly, people with curly want straight, and bald people want everyone to be blind.” — Rita Rudner “As humans, we are all too familiar with hair loss as we get older. Roseate Spoonbills, it turns out, are familiar with balding too, but … More Balding
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 