Whatever this month means to you, keep hope alive. Hope allows bravery and changes everything.
Category Archives: Famous Quotes
Faith in Humanity and Gratitude for Clean Water 2
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. — Mahatma Gandhi
Inspired by this week’s photo challenge at The Daily Post.
Wordless Dialogue of Gratitude, Joy and Love
People usually think of written or spoken words between two or more people when they think of dialogue. However, this week The Daily Post challenge is to show photography dialogue where each photograph opens up to meanings that weren’t there when viewed alone.
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man’s. — Mark Twain
What a difference ten months can make? I think he’s grateful.
Needless to say, these two bring love and joy. I think they both also are very good at having dialogue without words. Just look at their faces.
Weekly Photo Challenge: (Shipping and Garden) Containers (of Local Favorites) 3
A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. — William G. T. Shedd
We gardeners are healthy, joyous, natural creatures. We are practical, patient, optimistic. We declare our optimism every year, every season, with every act of planting. — Carol Deppe
I’m grateful to have the company of my dogs as I work in my garden.
Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity. — Louise Fresco
The containers on the right hold crack seed. Cracked seed is a variety of dehydrated and preserved fruits originally brought to Hawaii from China and later customized for local taste buds. The favors range from sweet to salty to sour. Li hing mui, one local favorite, is a salty dried plum that has also been turned into a power used in other foods including shave ice.
Can’t wait to see what others are posting for this week’s challenge:
From “Don’t judge a book by its cover” to “Don’t look at the jug, but at what it contains” (an old Rabbinic saying), we’re constantly taught that the contents of things are more important than the vessels, wrappers, and boxes that hold them in place. This week, let’s give outer shells their due and focus our lenses on things that contain other things. — Ben Huberman
Delightfully Different Life 