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Tag Archives: Quotes
Snapshots & Whatnot: Meaningful Choices
Austrian author and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) survived four concentration camps during the Holocaust. He knew gratuitous suffering intimately. Given chaotic challenges ever present in our world, may these insights of his encourage our hearts today. “Between stimulus and response … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, faith, Freedom, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel, Viktor Frankl
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BEAUTY WITHIN
So much tough stuff surrounds us these days, then there are internal battles that wage in our hearts and minds. “We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Beauty, Courage, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, love, Quotes
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ONE FOR ALL DOING SOMETHING!
“I am only one; but I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do; and what I ought to do, by the grace of God, I will do.” (Helen Keller, 1880-1968) … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, faith, Helen Keller, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, love, Quotes, Travel
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#MayThe4thBeWithYou
Although Virginia is a Trekkie, she has been an avid groupie of Star Wars since the first movie came out in 1977. Yes, she is that old to remember watching the first Star Wars film in the theater, enthralled with … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged #StarWarsDay, Courage, faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, Movies, Quotes
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(nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Spring Flowers!
“Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.” (Anonymous) “A great beginning is sometimes at the point of what you thought would be the end of something.” Dodinsky “Love is a flower, you’ve got to let it … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, flowers, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Quotes, spring, Travel
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Quickie Quote: Step by Step
Sometimes we have to take the step of cleaning out a bit of old stuff in our lives to make room for new ideas, new opportunities, and new ways of seeing things. Reading the following quote yesterday resonated with Virginia, … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, faith, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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HaPpY TREES!!
This week we celebrated Earth Day. Virginia has posted numerous times on the day (click here to read last year’s #EarthDay post) but today here’s a celebration of trees from this tree groupie to tree groupies around the world… “Be … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged #EarthDay2021, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel, trees
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Sleepy Sheep Saturday (time for a nap!)
Virginia and her brother have been on a “staycation” zipping out and about the past week, so she has been off the blogosphere (yet again!) Not to worry, she will return this week to her normal sporadic blogging schedule. Until … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, lifestyle, Quotes, spring, Travel, Williamsburg Virginia
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Something Wisterious This Way Comes…
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” Robin Williams Greetings everyone! After her post-a-day Lent gig Virginia has taken a blogging break this week. But today she’s back sharing something “wisteriously springy” sighted by her iPhone walking around town … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged faith, flowers, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Quotes, spring, Travel
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Easter Monday: CHERRY BLOSSOM JOY!
Hope everyone had a lovely Easter. Now that Lent is done and chocolate is back on the menu (Virginia baked a decadent vegan chocolate cake for Easter, YUM!) we are now in the waiting game liturgically speaking until Pentecost. After … Continue reading