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| ~Serenity~ |
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| The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn.. -- John Muir |
| And silence, like a poultice, comes to heal the blows of sound. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that, for most of us, that clear-eyed vision, that instinct for what is beautiful, is dimmed before we ever reach adulthood. -- Rachel Carson |
| I am absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it. -- Pearl S. Buck |
| Soon silence will have passed into legend. Day after day, man invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life. Tooting, howling, screeching, booming, crashing, whistling, grinding and trilling bolster man's ego. -- Jean Arp |
| Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. -- Lin Yutang |
| The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God, because they were the best He ever planted. -- John Muir |
| Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. ~~ Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And, whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. ~~ Be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. -- Max Ehrmann |
| To find the universal elements enough; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening ramble; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring.....these are some of the rewards of the simple life. -- John Burroughs |
| See how nature---trees, flowers, grass---grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. We need silence to be able to touch souls. -- Mother Teresa |
| Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. -- John Muir |
| True silence is a rest to the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. -- William Penn |
| There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar..... I love not man the less, but Nature more. -- George Gordon, Lord Byron |
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| To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world. - - Charles D. Warner |
| In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourself and be still. -- William Penn |
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