“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking ” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

All things share the same breath...

... the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. 
~ Chief Seattle

Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be. ~ Eckhart Tolle

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhaur

"When we come to the last moment of this lifetime and we look back across it, the only thing that's going to matter is 'What is the quality of our love?'" - Richard Bach

Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on the planet - because it is the purpose of humanity. ~ Eckhart Tolle

Resistance never really succeeds. Controlling the flow of life is impossible. ~ Deepak Chopra

"Enlightenment for a wave in the ocean is the moment the wave realizes that it is water." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Never envy the success of another man. One may not know what they have to do to get it. The grass is not always greener on the other side."

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them. ~ Dalai Lama

"But, with all your studies, remember this: One minute of experiencing the free flow of life for yourself is worth a thousand hours with books and lectures. You don't want to read the menu; you want to taste the dinner. Knowledge is needed, yes, but let it be the gateway to spaciousness."

  ~  The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power

"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it." ~ Eckhart Tolle

Dog Carries Puppies Out Of Burning House, Brings Them To Fire Truck

Single-winged seeds of the dandelion plant are blown away by the wind to unknown destinations, not by choice. Life is like that.

Do not judge aimless wandering for there is little control over what the universe brings and all journeys provide expansion. Like the dandelion seed, we can but go where life takes us. Life is part of the same energy that dances with the dandelion.

 "Life is the dancer and you are the dance." ~ Eckhart Tolle

"We all weep in the same language." ~ Unknown

Man's Best Friend

19-year-old Shep being cradled in his father's arms in Lake Superior.  Shep has arthritis and cannot sleep; putting him in water allows him to sleep.

Amazing Dolphins Off Pacific Ocean

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When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ~ Lao-tzu

"The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go."
~ Dr. Seuss 

"It takes very little to make you happy if you've had real sadness. It makes you take less for granted, and it's a very enriching experience, really." ~ Frances Shand Kydd, Mother of Princess Diana