Gosh, I feel like life teaches me this lesson on a daily basis. The truth of the matter is that Ralph Ellison is right: life is to be lived because it CAN’T be controlled.What a Silver Lining thought of my day. Hope it is the same for you!
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Bookworm: Advice to Little Girls by Mark Twain
Recently, I came across the most wonderful Silver Lining book: Advice to Little Girls written by Mark Twain in 1865. In this beautiful children’s story, Mark Twain challenged -as the title suggests – little girls to digest the intelligent humor he was, and still is, known for among his adult audiences. How fun is that? The Silver Lining is that Maria… Continue reading Bookworm: Advice to Little Girls by Mark Twain
Life is a Succession of Lessons – Emerson
How spot on is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote about life being a succession of lessons? I am seriously loving this image and find that I reflect on it with a great deal of frequency. I seem to always be asking myself, “What can I learn here?” and “What is the lesson?” I believe that we… Continue reading Life is a Succession of Lessons – Emerson
How to Create a Comfortable Home Office Environment
To lighten things up a bit after two days of heavy duty posts, I thought I’d write about my love of offices. For as long as I can remember, I have loved everything about offices, from the furniture to the supplies. In fact, when I was a little girl, I loved to go to my… Continue reading How to Create a Comfortable Home Office Environment
Tragedy is a Tool – Robert Kennedy
This quote by Robert Francis Kennedy about tragedy being a tool for the living is particularly inspiring today as images of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy are omnipresent. My heart is in Oklahoma.
The Angelina Jolie Mastectomy Factor
The Angelina Jolie Mastectomy Last week was a full-ON Angelia Jolie kind of week. Because so many people have asked my opinion about her decision to have a double mastectomy, I thought I’d weigh in with my reaction to her Op-Ed piece in the New York Times. So many references have been made to Angelina… Continue reading The Angelina Jolie Mastectomy Factor
Love of Nature – Frank Lloyd Wright
This Frank Lloyd Wright quote about the importance of studying, loving and staying close to nature is a Silver Lining today. I read it this morning and proceeded to spend the entire day outside, loving and staying close to nature!
Friday Photos: Animal Kingdom – Santa Barbara Zoo
It has been a spring filled with animals, which equates to a spring filled with Silver Linings. I am always happiest when I spend time with animals. Their beauty, spirit and sense of presence always inspires me. It fills my heart with joy that Suddenly Seven has the same affinity for the magical world of animals,… Continue reading Friday Photos: Animal Kingdom – Santa Barbara Zoo
Friday’s Fixin’s: Scrumptious and Simple Salmon
Scrumptious and Simple Salmon Though I have a strong inclination toward a vegan diet, I do love salmon. Love as in “I could eat it everyday” love. However, I tend to eat it 2-3 times per week and stick to a plant based diet the rest of the week. There are tons of health benefits to… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Scrumptious and Simple Salmon
The Sole Purpose of Life – Carl Jung
This quote by Carl Jung gives me goosebumps. Thinking about kindling “a light in the darkness of mere being” is, I wholeheartedly believe, one of the greatest Silver Linings in life. I hope that it inspires you as much as it does me!