The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist

Sunday, March 6, 2011

When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.

9 comments:

Anne Huskey-Lockard said...: Beautiful photo Audrey.....everything okay?

XXOO~~♥
Anne; March 6, 2011 at 10:22 AM
audrey said...: Yes - everything is fine - thanks for asking. I was merely thinking about how ugly all this rain is making it outside (cry) and then I remembered that the rain will help the flowers break through the ground, and will fill the birdbaths with fresh water, and will clean the dust off my dirty car..... (smiles). Saw this quote somewhere and thought it would be a good Sunday pondering.
♥; March 6, 2011 at 10:37 AM
OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...: Beautiful buds.....and your thought to ponder today is a good one. Happy Sunday, TOB Linda; March 6, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Anonymous said...: Is that honeysuccle? Would love to smell that about now. Great quote, it's hard to sometimes overlook how fortunate we all are when we get down isn't it. I notice your comment about dusty car to Anne. We are beginning mud season here in MA. I will send you some of my mud if you like....LOL, it's going to be a bad one with all the snow melting now. Picture 5 sets of muddy dog paws coming in, and out all day long. xox Corrine; March 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Jan said...: Thanks for this, I think I needed it. Smiling big now, with the scent of honeysuckle in my nose.; March 6, 2011 at 12:40 PM
illustration poetry said...: Dearest Fairy Fish, sooooo good to hear from you!!!!!

you're right about the love thing :)); March 6, 2011 at 12:41 PM
audrey said...: *Linda, I hope you have a good Sunday, too. I'm sure you are excited about your Oz Celebration nearing. ♥

*Corrine, I think I'll pass on the "mud", but thanks for the offer. I think you are going to have your hands full with all those "muddy" paws. Yes, it is Honeysuckle and I'm delighted that my vines are sprouting right now. ♥

*Jan, I'm sorry that you have been feeling a little "down". It creeps up on all of us now and then. You need a big dose of SPRING to cheer you up. In the meantime, I'm sending you a big loving hug! Glad the quote helped you feel better. ♥

*Hey Mita!! I've missed you!! I couldn't imagine a world without LOVE - the "highs" usually cancel out the "lows"! ♥; March 6, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Manon said...: I absolutely love this post!! We need to show life we have a ton of reasons to smile!!!!
xoxo; March 6, 2011 at 10:09 PM
audrey said...: So true, Manon. We can't let life get us down. Life is good! ♥; March 6, 2011 at 11:09 PM

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I AM A "SEARCHER"

"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.

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