Quote for Today: David Augsburger
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable. ―David Augsburger, The Love Of Letting Be Image: “Who do we appreciate?” © woodleywonderworks with CCLicense
Quote for Today: David Dark
I want very badly to challenge the ease with which we succumb to the false divide of labels, that moment in which our empathy gives out and we refuse to …
Quote for Today: Michael Pollan
Anthropocentric as [the gardener] may be, he recognizes that he is dependent for his health and survival on many other forms of life, so he is careful to take their …
Quote for Today: Nelson Mandela
Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish, regardless of race, colour, creed, religion, gender, class, caste, or any …
Quote for Today: Grace Dane Mazur
An almost invisible bird, a small piece of hopping dirt, purposed along the edge of the flower bed, eyeing for beauty or looking for worms. Olivia watched it as she …
Quote for Today: Robin Wall Kimmerer
In a garden, food arises from partnership. If I don’t pick rocks and pull weeds, I’m not fulfilling my end of the bargain. I can do these things with …
Quote for Today: Wendell Berry
Good work uses no thing without respect, both for what it is in itself and for its origin. It uses neither tool nor material that it does not respect and …
Quote for Today: Chief Luther Standing Bear
From Wakan Tanka, the Great Spirit, there came a great unifying life force that flowed in and through all things—the flowers of the plains, blowing winds, rocks, trees, birds, animals—and …
Quote for Today: Diane Ackerman
At some point, one asks, “Toward what end is my life lived?” A great freedom comes from being able to answer that question. A sleeper can be decoyed out of …
Quote for Today: Harper Lee
Jem opened the box. Inside, surrounded by wads of damp cotton, was a white, waxy, perfect camellia. It was a Snow-on-the-Mountain. Jem’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. “Old …