I'll rise...

You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise. 

Maya Angelou

True silence...

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

 ~William Penn

Pink and petaled..

I turn all thorn then, but you come back again and make my thorniness fragrant and pink and petaled. 
~Rumi

Over the Hills....

I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.  ~Henry David Thoreau

A daughter...

A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. ~Author Unknown

Never miss an Opportunity..

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. ~Author Unknown

Sugar and Spice..

A little girl is sugar and spice and everything nice - especially when she's taking a nap. ~Author Unknown

We worry...

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher

Celebrate it...

Each day, awakening, are we asked to paint the sky blue? Need we coax the sun to rise or flowers to bloom? Need we teach birds to sing, or children to laugh, or lovers to kiss? No, though we think the world imperfect, it surrounds us each day with its perfections. We are asked only to appreciate them, and to show appreciation by living in peaceful harmony amidst them. The Creator does not ask that we create a perfect world; He asks that we celebrate it. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

Color..

Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. ~Claude Monet

In my garden..

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban

Changing Seasons...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana

My Heart...

My heart to you is given:
Oh, do give yours to me;
We'll lock them up together,
And throw away the key.
~Frederick Saunders

May you Always...

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
~Irish Blessing

Simply Happy...!!!

Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are. ~Osho

Happiness

Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. ~E.L. Konigsburg

Makes me think..

Purple and pink...who has painted you..??

Shy flower

I feel these flowers are very shy..and are within themselves.

Lotus..

Lotus is usually associated with the "Goddess Laxmi".

Pink..yellow and orange...

Pink..yellow and orange...these flowers unite to form the Deity's garland at a temple.