A holiday gives one a chance to look backward and forward, to reset oneself by an inner compass.

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"It has been stupidly difficult to let go, but that is what has been needed. I had allowed myself to get overanxious, clutching at what seemed sure to pass, and clutching is the surest way to murder love."

- May Sarton

Love

"There is a wilder solitude in winter, / When every sense is pricked alive and keen."

- May Sarton

Awareness

"The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever."

- May Sarton

Balance

"Loneliness is the poverty of self. Solitude is the richness of self."

- May Sarton

Self-awareness

"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."

- May Sarton

Personal Growth

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection