It Is What I Was Born For-

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It is what I was born for- to look, to listen, to lose myself inside this soft world- to instruct myself over and over… ~Mary Oliver

Train Your Mind

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ht. Train your lips to speak words of gratitude. Train your heart to forgive when wronged. Train your spirit to seek peace in the midst of chaos. ~ Will Bowen

Don’t Be Gloomy

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Don’t be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. ‘Accentuate the positive.’ Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life. ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

The Best Teachers

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The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. ~ Alexandra K. Trenfor

A Book And A Shady Nook

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Oh for a book and a shady nook, either indoors or out, with the green leaves whispering overhead, or the street cries all about, where I may read at all my ease, both of the new and old, for a jolly good book, whereon to look, is better to me than gold. ~ John Wilson

I Wore Lipstick Under My Mask

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My mouth can’t help but curve upward even in hiding.

Hope skips counterpoint to each heartbeat at every encounter.

Crow’s feet crinkle in greeting every chance they get.