Inspirations Worth Remembering

The heart is indeed the abode of the soul. – Michelangelo   For decades, Iโ€™ve gathered precious insights. Each one I read is like a breath of life. They lift my spirit and remind of the good we can do and marvelous things we can be. I hope this web site’s words and images encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. I hope these wisdoms and inspirations gladden your heart.   A generous heart, kind speech, and compassion are the things that renew humanity. — Buddha Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. — Confucius I think it not improbable that man, like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it has never seen but is to be โ€” that man may have cosmic destinies that he does not understand. And so, beyond the vision of battling races and an impoverished earth, I catch a dreaming glimpse of peace. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Silence is also speech.ย  โ€“Fulfulde proverbย  An early morning walk is a blessing for the day. โ€“ Henry David Thoreau   Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford SkyScapes Metal Prints Bring artwork to life while decorating with stylish lines and depthย  Details Image printed directly on 1/16โ€ thick aluminum Select sizes from 6″x8″ to 30″x 40″ Aluminum print offset from wall by ยพโ€ thick wood frame attached to back The high-gloss aluminum compliments rich colors with stunning results See All Metal Prints Thanks for shopping!  

Love 1: Key to The Gates of Happiness

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.ย – Oliver Wendell Holmes What does love mean?ย  The ancient Greeks identified several types. Philautia: the ability to love oneself and be concerned with ones happiness Storge: an empathetic love that exists in families Philia:ย  the fondness found in friendships Eros: romantic, passionate love Agape: open-hearted, unconditional and world-embracing spiritual love I do believe that existing within these experiences grows our personal heavens on Earth. The opposite ย [intolerance, stinginess, meanness, prejudice, etc.] are like fire and brimstone. As this year approaches the season that calls for Good Will toward all, Succeed and Soarโ€™s next postings present meditations on love. In the meantime, share a favorite love experience. Comment below. * Which LOVE quote is matched to the right movie or television show? โ€œI believe that we can be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart.โ€ย โ€”ย Titanic โ€œYou are the perfect verse over a tight beat.โ€ย โ€”ย ย Brown Sugar โ€œAnd Iโ€™d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, Iโ€™d find you and Iโ€™d choose you.โ€ย โ€”Buffy The Vampire Slayer * Five versions of my โ€œLove Seedโ€ Illustrated Wisdom art have been created with Adobe Photoshop. See them in upcoming posts. Support and encourage Succeed and Soar. Purchase the art as prints, ready-to-display canvas or framed.ย Visit gallery.         *** Quiz Answers “I believe that we can be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart.”ย โ€” [Television]ย ย Meredith Grey,ย Grey’sย Anatomy “You are the perfect verse over a tight beat.” โ€” [Movie]ย Andre Ellis,ย Brown Sugar “And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.”ย โ€” [Television]ย The Vampire Diaries

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