Ellen S

“It is autumn, mid-October, and the greens of our first encounter with this land have dressed up in fancy costume, orange, scarlet, yellow, to welcome us. It is almost too much to take in, all the beauty.”
― Robin Black, Life Drawing

“When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings.”
― Joan Anderson, A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman

“Even in a seemingly futile moment or losing cause, one person may unknowingly inspire another, and that person yet a third, who could go on to change the world, or at least a small corner of it. Mandela called this process “the multiplication of courage.”
― Paul Rogat Loeb, The Impossible Will Take a Little While: Perseverance and Hope in Troubled Times: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear

“too often I’ve used up precious time preparing for experiences rather than just having them.”
― Joan Anderson, A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman