* If you would like to use these,
please do, but I ask that you always add my name to them. *
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"True gardeners grow patience."
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"Look far for faithfulness
like that which you receive from your dog."
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"Kissed by the sun, refreshed
by the rain - flowers flourish."
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"Seeds sown are secrets waiting
to surprise us."
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"Oh, that we learn the ways
of forgiveness from our pets."
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"Whispers - soft, gentle whispers,
drawing me to the magnetic sounds of nature."
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"Your time is the most precious
gift that you can give."
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"Changing one's mind shows
thought."
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"A tiny crocus gives forth
more promise than any other flower I can right now think of."
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"On the other side of that
black cloud the sun is shining."
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"My pen is my friend; it doesn't
argue."
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"Words come easily at the
wrong times."
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"Music is the stairway to
your soul."
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"The beauty of a tree - one
of nature's wonders that means the world to me."
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"Oh, to be able to reach out
and touch someone."
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"Admitting you were wrong
cleanses the mind and makes one strong."
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"Death robs us of our loved
one but is unable to rob us of our sweet memories of that love."
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"Dreams are not only for the
young."
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"It takes two to make a friendship."
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"A child's laugh is infectious."
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"Sharing your talent brings
happiness."
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"The tiniest flower in a garden
will always catch the eye."
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"Colour a life with kindness."
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"A smile warms a heart."
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"One may have a dream but
it takes ideas to reach that dream."
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"Spring is the season of hope
- everything is new."
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"We may not think so but children
are 'always' listening."
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"A Hug nurtures."
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"Children need a word of praise."
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"The awesome sounds of nature
never cease."
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"It takes but a split second
to make us realize how precious life is and that nothing else
matters."
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"A song lights the world."
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"The more I learn the more
I realize how very little I know."
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"Sometimes when I think the
game of life is over, the Lord gives me extra innings."
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"Music brings people together."
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"The sky is the window of
the world."
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"Talent is a gift and meant
to be shared."
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"I have an insatiable hunger
for words - intoxicatingly simple, allowing them a softness -
to shine serenely in the stillness."
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"We can make the world a better
place by colouring our own little corner."
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"The right words work wonders."
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"We hear, but do we listen?"
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"If I was an artist I would
capture each line on the face of an aged person and there find
character."
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"Reflections - A rainbow of
colour - resplendant in the romantic river at eventide."
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"What you don't see, you don't
miss."
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"It is a virtual impossibility
to read one single page written by Ralph Waldo Emerson without
reaping
a bountiful harvest of delectibly nourishing food for the mind,
body and soul."
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"No amount of money or success
can replace love, for, when you have love you have everything."
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"Poetry is ... The music of
the soul; The dreams of the heart; The sunshine of the mind."
Joan Adams Burchell (copyright)
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"To awaken with the sun rising
and the birds singing is to know a little of Paradise."
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"As a gardener, to keep my
little space on earth the way God would want it to be is a great
privilege."
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"Gold would not buy my treasure-chest
of memories."
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"To hear spring's soft, gentle
rain at night is to hear a lullaby."
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"To have done one thing really
well in a day is an accomplishment."
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"A rainbow is a promise -
gloriously painted on the canvas of the sky.
Who could not believe that 'over' the rainbow is the Masterpiece,
called heaven?"
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"In the stillness, we hear
wondrous things."
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"A garden is great therapy."
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"A friend is a light in the
darkness."
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"Those who are alone are more-likely
to hear the song of a bird and notice the splendid colour all
around.
Such is a rich reward."
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"It is in the silence that
great ideas are born."
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"One might liken a gardener,
weeding his flowerbeds, to weeding the mind so only healthy thoughts
grow."
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"Let the words you speak to
others be as music to your ears if spoken to you"
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"If each one of us lit a single
candle of Love, there would be no darkness."
