Life Aspirations Heavenly Outlook

"Silently a flower blooms, In silence it falls away; Yet here now, at this moment,  at this place, The world of the flower,  the whole of the world is blooming. This is the talk of the flower,  the truth of the blossom: The glory of eternal life is fully  shining here."   Zenkei Shibayama    "I go to nature  to be soothed and healed,  and to have my senses put in order."  John Burroughs Explore This Website

In a few decades,  the relationship between  the environment, resources and conflict  may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today  between human rights, democracy and peace. Wangari Maathai Man has lost the capacity  to foresee and to forestall.   He will end by destroying the earth.   Albert Schweitzer Explore This Website

After you have exhausted  what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on -  have found that none of these  finally satisfy, or permanently wear -  what remains?  Nature remains.    Walt Whitman “Nature is an infinite sphere  whose center is everywhere  and whose circumference is nowhere”  Blaise Pascal Explore This Website

“Those who contemplate  the beauty of the earth  find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.  There is something infinitely healing  in the repeated refrains of nature --  the assurance that  dawn comes after night,  and spring after winter.”   Rachel Carson You can't make positive choices  for the rest of your life  without an environment  that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable. Deepak Chopra   Explore This Website

We learned about gratitude and humility -  that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us  to the janitors who kept our school clean...  and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect. Michelle Obama    Humble yourselves, therefore,  under God's mighty hand ,  that he may lift you up in due time.   1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)   Explore This Website