View more →“A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.”
– David Steindl-Rast
Tag Archives: Quotes
Nothing stronger than a winter tree
“There is nothing stronger than a winter tree,
No wind blows against it,
It is fierce beyond love.
There is nothing stronger than a winter tree,
and nowhere more secure.”
From Mary Oliver’s The Winter Wood Arrives.
Pine cone secrets
“The pine cone has secrets it will never tell.”
– Mary Oliver
Thought for today
View more →“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”
– Amy Bloom
Happiness is a butterfly
View more →“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hey Miss Dragonfly
View more →“Hey Miss Dragonfly, I see you look at me with your beautiful eyes.
You must be wondering, what type of creature am I.”
– Ziggy Marley
A new beginning
“The iris is a symbol of hope and renewal, a reminder that even after the darkest of days, there is always a new beginning.”
– Anonymous
Airline to heaven
“There’s an airline plane,
Flies to heaven every day,
Past the pearly gates.
If you want to ride this train,
Have your ticket in your hand,
Before it is too late.”
From the song Airline to Heaven. Words by Woody Guthrie, music by Billy Bragg & Wilco.
Through a forest wilderness
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
– John Muir
Trees are sanctuaries
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.”
– Hermann Hesse