“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
“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
“Why settle for average when amazing is attainable?” — Author unknown * * * Red-winged blackbird 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
“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” — Henry David Thoreau * * * Black Swallowtail on lilac. One of North America’s favorite butterflies, … More Elusiveness
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” — Guillaume Apollinaire * * * Ibis at rest. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” — William Jennings Bryan * * * Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 