The Canary Islands: Furry, Not Feathered

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The Canary Islands sound like they should be named after those cheerful little yellow songbirds, right? Sweet, delicate, maybe perched on a windowsill somewhere in the sun. Charming. Logical. Completely wrong.

The real story has a bit more bite.

Boketto

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Boketto (ぼけっと) is a delightful Japanese word that means zoning out or staring vacantly with a clear mind, like a mini mental vacation. Who knew daydreaming could be an art form?

The Most Lovely And The Most Dangerous

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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off. ~ Carl Jung

Remedy For The Universal Distress

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There is only one remedy for the universal distress; a panacea for the sickness of the world. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ, the perfect law of life and liberty, which has been restored again in fulfilment of the scriptures. ~ George Albert Smith

The Experience Of Loving Someone

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Perhaps the major reason the lord told us to love one another is that only through the experience of loving someone can we begin to understand the Lord’s love for us. ~ Elaine L. Jack

Be A Legend

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I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one. ~ Calamity Jane

The Path Isn’t A Straight Line

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The path isn’t a straight line; it’s a spiral. You continually come back to things you thought you understood and see deeper truths. ~ Barry H. Gillespie