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"There are a hundred paths through the world that are easier than loving. But who wants easier?"

- Mary Oliver

Love

"to live in this world / you must be able / to do three things / to love what is mortal; / to hold it / against your bones knowing / your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, / to let it go"

- Mary Oliver

Love

"It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world."

- Mary Oliver

Awareness

"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work."

- Mary Oliver

Awareness

"It is a serious thing–just to be alive–on this fresh morning–in this broken world."

- Mary Oliver

Awareness

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"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

- George Eliot

New Beginnings

"Mondays offer new beginnings 52 times a year!"

- David Dweck

New Beginnings

"You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do."

- Dr. Seuss

New Beginnings

"You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again."

- Bonnie Prudden

New Beginnings

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

New Beginnings