The Splendor of Winter

Winter is coming! 

December 21

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”   
~ Edith Sitwell

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Holiday Magic

Christmas is a necessity.  There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.  ~ Eric Sevareid

“Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....” ~ Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue. -Dalai Lama

A good conscience is a continual Christmas. ~Benjamin Franklin

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose ~ Eckhart Tolle

"I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be." ~ Albert Einstein