“Beyond its practical aspects, gardening - be it of the soil or soul - can lead us on a philosophical and spiritual exploration that is nothing less than a journey into the depths of our own sacredness and the sacredness of all beings. After all, there must be something more mystical beyond the garden gate, something that satisfies the soul's attraction to beauty, peace, solace, and celebration.” SoulSpiritualSpiritualityBeautyJourneyAspectGardenPhilosophicalDepthAttractionPracticalsSoilGatesExplorationCelebrationGardeningMysticalSolaceSacredness Author:Christopher McDowell
“It's amazing how much time one can spend in a garden doing nothing at all. I sometimes think, in fact, that the nicest part of gardening is walking around in a daze, idly deadheading the odd dahlia, wondering where on earth to squeeze in yet another impulse buy, debating whether to move the recalcitrant artemisia one more time, or daydreaming about where to put the pergola.” ThinkingSometimesFactsDreamEarthMovingTimeWalksWonderJourneyWalkingGardenWanderImpulseOddMore TimeGardeningHikingDoing NothingDaydreamingTrekkingStrollingSaunteringRecalcitrantDazeDahlias Author:Jane Garmey
“Spirituality is the sacred center out of which all life comes, including Mondays and Tuesdays and rainy Saturday afternoons in all their mundane and glorious detail....The spiritual journey is the soul's life commingling with ordinary life.” SoulSpiritualSpiritualityJourneyMomOrdinarySacredIncludingDetailsGloriousAfternoonSaturdayMondayMundaneBeing A MomRainyOrdinary LifeTuesdaySpiritual JourneySaturday Afternoon Author:Christina Baldwin
“I think it's my job to risk looking foolish. One of the things I've learned from the actors I've worked with is you don't get something for nothing. If you don't risk looking foolish, you'll never do anything special.” IfsThinkingJobsActorsRiskSpecialFoolishI've LearnedThings I've Learned Author:Ethan Hawke
“The most powerful ties are the ones to the people who gave us birth ... it hardly seems to matter how many years have passed.” PeopleYearsMatterSeemsPowerfulBirthTiesMost PowerfulAdoption Author:Anthony Brandt
“Among archetypal images, the Sacred Tree is one of the most widely know symbols on Earth. There are few cultures in which the Sacred Tree does not figure: as an image of the cosmos, as a dwelling place of gods or spirits, as a medium of prophecy and knowledge, and as an agent of metamorphoses when the tree is transformed into human or divine form or when it bears a divine or human image as its fruit or flowers.” KnowsHumansDoeEarthFormSpiritCultureTreeFiguresDivineFlowerBearsSacredFruitMediumsSymbolsAgentsCosmosTransformedProphecyDwellingMetamorphosisDwelling Place Author:Christopher McDowell
“What families have in common the world around is that they are the place where people learn who they are and how to be that way.” PeopleWorldWayCommonFamily Author:Jean Illsley Clarke
“Not everybody can identify a purpose in life. But when you do, and when you pursue it, you will be living the kind of life you feel you were meant to live. And what's more, you will be happy.” FeelsKindPurposePursuePurpose Of Life Author:Steve Goodier
“Because a garden mean constantly making choices, it offers almost limitless possibilities for surprise and satisfaction.” MeanChoicesImaginationCreativityPossibilityOffersGardenInnovationSurpriseChaosSatisfactionInventionComplexityLimitlessMaking ChoicesLimitless Possibilities Author:Jane Garmey