“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” ― Khalil Gibran, Sand and Foam

 “If one holds oneself dear, one should diligently watch oneself. Let the wise man keep vigil during any of the three watches of the night.”

Lama Dharma DingDong
(Discoursing the Dhammapada)

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“If one is intent on alleviating or eradicating unhelpful worries it would be helpful to diligently pay attention to what one thinks, says and does.”

Downward Dog

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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.  Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
••Mark Twain

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"The reason birds can fly, and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings."

— J.M. Barrie