“The time will soon be here when my grandchild will long for the cry of a loon, the flash of a salmon, the whisper of spruce needles, or the screech of an eagle. But he will not make friends with any of these creatures and when his heart aches with longing, he will curse me. Have I done all to keep the air fresh? Have I cared enough about the water? Have I left the eagle to soar in freedom? Have I done everything I could to earn my grandchild's fondness?” HeartLongDoneEnoughLeftWaterAirCryCreaturesLongingCurseNativeFlashNative AmericanSoarGrandchildrenAcheEaglesNeedlesAmerican IndianFondnessNative American WisdomSalmonMy GrandchildrenGreat SpiritNative AmericaNative American IndianGreat Native AmericanNative American EarthIndian WisdomNative WisdomNative American Indian InspirationalHeart AcheNative American Dream Author:Chief Dan George
“Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing, let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up, look upward and say to yourself ... nothing is impossible!” InspirationalMindLooksHeartEyeImpossibleOptimismEncouragementShouldersLook UpFlashNothing Is Impossible Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“Let but a single flash of reality -- the glimpse of a woman from afar or from behind -- enable us to project the image of Beauty before our eyes, and we imagine that we have recognised it, our hearts beat, and we will always remain half-persuaded that it was She, provided that the woman has vanished: it is only if we manage to overtake her that we realise our mistake.” IfsHeartRealityEyeBehindsMistakeHalfImagineProjectsBeatsManageRealisingImagine ThatFlashGlimpseAfarHeart Beat Book:In Search of Lost Time: Within a budding grove Source: In Search of Lost Time: Within a budding grove
“A terrible violence of creation,A flash into the burning heart of the abominable;Yet if we wait, unafraid, beyond the fearful instant,The burning lake turns into a forest pool,The fire subsides into rings of water,A sunlit silence.” IfsHeartTurnsWaitingWaterSilenceFireViolenceCreationTerribleRingsForestsBurningInstantLakesPoolFearfulFlashUnafraidBurning Heart Book:The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke