“Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.”- Vincent Van Gogh
“It is the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”- Henry David Thoureau
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”- Maya Angelou
Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
“Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.”- Ray Bradbury
“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”- Vincent Van Gogh
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”― Fred Rogers
“You need the dark in order to show the light.”- Bob Ross
“I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”- Rosa Parks
“Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” – Henry Van Dyke
“The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”- Vincent Van Gogh
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’”– Robin Williams
When it’s Iris time down in Tennessee,
I’ll be coming back to stay
Where the mockingbird sings at the break of day
A lilting love song gay
Where the Iris grows,
Where the Harpeth flows,
That is where I long to be
There’s a picture there that lives in memory
When it’s Iris time in Tennessee
“You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
Proverbs 4:23: “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less,”- C.S. Lewis
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence”.- Helen Keller
“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden”.- Corrie Ten Boom
“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”― Lucille Ball
“Anyone who thinks they’re too small to make a difference has never met the honey bee.”- Anonymous
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.”
“Study trees, make friends with them, there’s nothing wrong if you’re a painter going out in the yard and talking to a tree.”- Bob Ross
Rachel F. Jean 