Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter. –Paxton Hood I went to learn who the heck…
QOTD: Family
“We formed a family core with the possibility of exhilaration.” —Zoe Zalbrod
QOTD: Interests
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else. –Eleanor Roosevelt
Young Love/Old Love
Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches. -Whitney Otto, How to Make an American Quilt Thank you, isarma.
Cool
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” -Thomas Jefferson
Sorry/Joy Quote
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven? -Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931)
QOTD
I need to work on this. Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. -Peter Ustinov, actor, writer and director (1921- ) Current Mood: 🤔thoughtful
Good Stuff
Today’s mail contained some good but very different stuff. Goodness is love in action, love with its hand to the plow. -James Hamilton I found lots of goodness this morning in the comments following the picture post last night—thank you…
Today’s Quotes
Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be. -Clementine Paddleford Absolutely! In the same way that someone in the midst of a rough crowd guards a wound with great care, so in the midst of bad company…
Eudemonia
Hey, a new word AND a good quote in today’s AWAD mailing: eudemonia (yoo-di-MO-nee-uh) noun, also eudaemonia 1. A state of happiness and well-being. 2. In Aristotelian philosophy, happiness in a life of activity governed by reason. It occurs to…