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“The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first, Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop’d, I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.” — Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

January Celebration 8

“There are a thousand thousand reasons to live this life, every one of them sufficient.” — Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

January Celebration 6

“There is just wonder right in front of us, and we don’t spend enough time thinking about it.” — Michael Pollan

January Celebration 5

“Once you reach the summit of your own heart you will see beauty is everywhere.” – Bryant McGill

January Celebration 4

“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful.” –…

January Celebration 3

Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed. – Indra Devi

January Celebration 2

“Because the greatest part of a road trip isn’t arriving at your destination. It’s all the wild stuff that happens along the way.” – Emma Chase

January Celebration 1

To celebrate the month of January, I will post a photo every day!! “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This…