Jaime

“But that’s the funny thing about treasure—we assume everyone wants what we hold most dear.”
― Suzanne Rindell, The Other Typist

“If you forget to water your creative spirit every day, it can begin to shrivel just as a new plant will. Your spirit thrives when the right amount of attention is given to it and so does creativity.”
― Pam Carriker, Art at the Speed of Life: motivation + inspiration for making mixed-media art every day

“As usual, pain does its work on the inside, invisibly. In doing her best to have as normal a life as possible, Carolyn cultivates an appearance that belies her true experience.1”
― Lynn R. Webster, The Painful Truth: What Chronic Pain Is Really Like and Why It Matters to Each of Us

“Have compassion for everyone you meet even if they don’t want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone. —Miller Williams (American poet)”
― Dr. Katinka van der Merwe, Taming the Beast: A Guide to Conquering Fibromyalgia