Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Last Day of 2009

Mr. Carol For Peace gave me the book, Sunbeams, A Book of Quotations, for Christmas. I like quotations and that word is starting to look mighty strange as I type this. Does that ever happen to you?

Anyway, here are a few short ones that stood out today:

Empires rise and fall like the abdomen of God.
It's just the universe breathing.
- Scoop Nisker

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
- Henry Miller

Freedom breeds freedom. Nothing else does.
- Anne Roe

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
- Jean-Paul Sartre

I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore.
What is reality? Nothing but a collective hunch.
- Lily Tomlin

Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
- John Watson


And lastly, when I Googled "Scoop Nisker", I found his site which has the following quote at the top of the page:

Happy 200th Birthday to Charles Darwin! The greatest gift of evolution is a spiritual message: You are not your fault!
- Scoop Nisker


Oh, what a relief!



May 2010 hold much love and many growth-producing adventures for you!

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing these quotes. They are great! Inspiration to strive for, eh?

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  2. Particularly liked the blade of grass one!

    Happy New Year to you both xx

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  3. Thanks for stopping by, Gram! Happy New Year!

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  4. Dancing,

    You are a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent woman. Henry Miller knew what he was talking about!

    Happy New Year to you and Mr. Dancing!

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  5. Those are wonderful, Carol. I really like the Henry Miller quote; I think it is a shame that most people pay so little attention of anything.

    Alex says, "Happyz Newz Yearz" to Buddha woofie doggies and you.

    I says the same thing in "hoomin bean wanguage." OK?

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