words archive

july 2009

• “out beyond talk of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field.  i’ll meet you there.”  (j. rumi)
• “light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. no matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.” (t. pratchett)

june 2009

• “change waltzes in with her sister pain, waiting for you to send her away, wish her well, break the chain.” (t. amos)
• “life is full of beauty. notice it. notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. smell the rain, and feel the wind. live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” (a. smith)
• “first you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” (f.s. fitzgerald)
• “the eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” (h.bergson)
• “when you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.” (chinese proverb)

may 2009

• “you’re all smiles and silly conversation, as if this sunny day came just for you.” (c. rice)
• “i love you more than one more day.”  (anon)
• “all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” (m. buber)
• “so plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” (s. lovler)
• “in ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” (t. pratchett)

april 2009

• “the sun was warm but the wind was chill. you know how it is with an april day.” (r. frost)
• “april comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” (e. millay)
• “let the rain kiss you. let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. let the rain sing you a lullaby.” (l. hughes)
• “it is such a secret place, the land of tears.” (a.d. saint-exupery)
• “we are tied to the ocean. and when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.” (j.f. kennedy)
• “thoughts are the shadows of our feelings – always darker, emptier and simpler.” (f. nietzsche)

march 2009

• “let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.” (rumi)
• “one kind word can warm three winter months.” (japanese proverb)
• “no one can see their reflection in running water. it is only in still water that we can see.” (taoist proverb)
• “no matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.” (proverb)

february 2009

• “a bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.”  (chinese proverb)
• “wonderful creatures, these orchids.”  (c. darwin)
• “tell me what you eat, i’ll tell you who you are.” (a. brillat-savarin)
• “life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.” (w. shakespeare)
• “his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time. they implied no aptness in the object.” (r.l. stevenson)

january 2009

• “change is never easy.  you fight to hold on.  you fight to let go.”  (anon)
• “the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. don’t go back to sleep.” (rumi)
• “so comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending.” (j.r.r. tolkien)