“It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world.”
"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
"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
"Instructions for living a life. / Pay attention. / Be astonished. Tell about it."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
Awareness