‘God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings, not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations, but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process, and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all, suffering will cease.’ – Bernie Siegel It is difficult to imagine that creation…
June 4: Lake sunsets
“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd – The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s…
April 15: April Fools?
“Some people can’t be fooled on April Fool’s Day because they were fooled too many times during their entire lifetime.” ― Akash B Chandran I could not believe my eyes this morning when I looked out the window! You have got to be kidding me!!! I know this is Michigan, and anything is possible, but…
August 25: Water lilies
‘If you like looking at ‘Starry Night’ or water lilies or whatever, then why does it matter if it’s an original? If the artist is still alive, and you want to support them, I get it. But if you want some famous dead guy’s work, that’s just a way for rich people to show off.…
May 4: Spring at last
“The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It’s a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short.” Homaro Cantu This beautiful tree is just outside our garage…