To live in this world by Mary Oliver

To live in this world
Mary Oliver

you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it

against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.

Heart quotes,Portrait

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness making
everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Washington Irving


What is uttered from the heart alone,
Will win the hearts of others to your own.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Autumn Thoughts by Joan Adams Burchell/Autumn quote

Autumn Thoughts
by Joan Adams Burchell


When gems of summer look tired and sad, we clean up
reluctantly;When autumn colours replace summer's jewels,
it happens gradually.
By the time summer's packed and put away, warm russetts
and reds catch our eye;Crimson and gold step softly
in and we haven't had time to spy.

When we watch flocks of geese flying south,
suddenly all is clear;The seasons have changed in the blink
of an eye - the fall of the year is here.
When we take a deep breath of crisp autumn air, it's a tonic
and a relief,And we know we have secretly waited for this -
the season that's hallowed, but brief.

Stately spruce, green balsam and
pine accentuate amber and cream;And when coloured leaves
float silently down they're a blanket on which we can dream
Of pumpkin and spice, and family, gathered around the fire,
Mesmerized by autumn's treasures - all that a heart could desire.

Rain quote by Douglas Coupland

The richness of the rain made me feel safe and protected;
I have always considered the rain to be healing -- a blanket
-- the comfort of a friend. Without at least some rain in
any given day, or at least a cloud or two on the horizon,
I feel overwhelmed by the information of sunlight and yearn
for the vital, muffling gift of falling water.”
Douglas Coupland

Healing quote

What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea.
It is something out of his own unique potentiality for experience,
something that never has been and never could have been
experienced by anyone else.
Joseph Campbell

The power of love by Larry Dossey /(Love quote)

The power of love to change bodies is legendary,built into folklore,common sense, and everyday experience.Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around....
Throughout history,"tender loving care" has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.
Larry Dossey



A total immersion in life offers the best classroom for learning to love.
Leo Buscaglia

Wholeness quotes

Pay mind to your own life, your own health, and wholeness.
A bleeding heart is of no help to anyone if it bleeds to death.
Frederick Buechner





When we are not honest, we are cut off from a significant
resource of ourselves, a vital dimension that is necessary
for unity and wholeness.
Clark Moustakas