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They'd fallen into an easy routine, the three of them. Breakfast together in the morning, then Hughie would leave for work and she and Nell would get started in the house. Lil found she liked having a second shadow, enjoyed showing Nell things, explaining how they worked and why. Nell was a big one for asking why-why did the sun hide at night, why didn't the fire flames leap out of the gate, why didn't the river get bored and run the other way?-and Lil loved supplying answers, watching as understanding dawned on Nell's little face. For the first time in her life, Lil felt useful, needed, whole. ↗

— Kate Morton

#memory #the-forgotten-garden #inspirational

You and I are part of the colony of heaven. Right now, we may reside here on earth, but our passport indicates that our citizenship is in heaven. We are on the earth, but not of the earth. ↗

— Allen R. Hunt

#christ #christianity #god #heaven #inspirational

We Japanese, on the other hand, know our egos are nothing. We bend our egos, all of the time, and that is where we differ. That is the fundamental difference, Hatsue. We bend our heads, we bow and are silent, because we understand that by ourselves alone, we are nothing at all, dust in a strong wind, while the 'hakujin' believes his aloneness is everything, his separateness is the foundation of his existence. He seeks and grasps, seeks and grasps for his separateness, while we seek union with the Greater Life--you must see that these are distinct paths we are travelling, Hatsue, the 'hakujin' and we Japanese" (p. 176). ↗

— David Guterson

#inspirational #provocative #thoughtful #inspirational

As I grew older, I realized that no matter how hard you keep your shoes clean – especially the mid-soles – they will always get dirty since they mostly touch the ground... and dirt. Conclusion? All shoes are destined to be dirty when worn on a regular basis. It's just like life. No matter how comfortable you want it to be, trials and obstacles will always come your way. And you have to face it. ↗

— Paul Nat

#dirt #dirty #inspirational #life #inspirational

Begitulah manusia. Dikaruniai berkah cantik, pintar dan populer ternyata tidak cukup membahagiakan buat mereka. Memang ada begitu banyak hal menarik yang ada di dunia. Namun satu hal yang pasti, hanya cinta yang sanggup menjanjikan kebahagiaan. ↗

— Lea Agustina Citra

#inspirational #love #inspirational

❤I shall no longer fear what's on the roads ahead of me...nor shall I be in despair about what I left behind. I shall live in the present moment and strive for greatness and work to brighten humanity with each step I take.✌ ↗

— Timothy Pina

#inspirational #inspirational

If the gooseberry said: 'I haven't the heart to be a real proper gooseberry because if everyone were a gooseberry the world wouldn't continue to exist' this would be a stupid argument and the world would be deprived of a useful fruit. If you are called upon to be a 'gooseberry' in all the senses--pleasant or ludicrous--of the word, you should be one with all your heart and soul, without a backward glance. ↗

— Pierre Ceresole

#inspirational #yourself #inspirational

We do not inherit the Earth from our parents. We borrow her from our children. ↗

— Keith David Henry

#informational #inspirational #metaphysial #inspirational

It could be said that a single person has written all the books in the world such central unity is in them that they are undeniably the work of a single all-knowing master. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#inspirational #poetry #inspirational

Poem in other words may or may not result from inspiration but must (in reader and author alike) produce it-- ↗

— Franz Wright

#inspirational