Melting Snowflakes

Begin doing what you want to do now.  We are not living in eternity.  We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake. – Francis Bacon Sr.

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The Strength of Weakness

Sometimes we don’t know our own strength, until we come face to face with our greatest weakness. 

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Planting for the future

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” -Greek Proverb

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Being Human

Perhaps they are not stars in the sky but rather openings, where our loved ones shine down and let us know they are happy. –  Inuit Saying

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Patience

People are like plants; they grow towards the light – Hope Jahren “Lab Girl.”

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