Monthly Archives: May 2018

“Our work for peace must begin

within the private world of each one of us.” –Dag Hammarskjold

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“The critical thing is whether you take things for granted

or take them with gratitude.” –G.K. Chesterton (I appreciate the recurring beauty of Nature with gratitude.)

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“Appreciation is a wonderful thing.

It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” –Voltaire (Bruce Cockburn recently signed his “Wondering Where the Lions Are” in my Inside Poetry book)

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“We can only be said to be alive

in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” –Thornton Wilder (grandkids at Christmas)  

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“Surviving is important,

but thriving is elegant.” –Maya Angelou (view from hotel room facing English Bay, Vancouver in the spring)

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“I have perceived that to be with those I like is enough.”

–Walt Whitman

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“To love what you do and feel that it matters–

how could anything be more fun? –Katharine Graham (recording with Wayne, Calgary in the ’80s)

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“The man who removes a mountain

begins by carrying away small stones.” –Chinese proverb

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“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,

it became a butterfly.” –Proverb (back-lit butterfly resting on window bird-decal)

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“Someone is sitting in the shade today

because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” –Warren Buffett (Mission Hill Winery)

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