“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
Marcus Aurelius
Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
Friday Reflection
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage
Victorian Bandstand, Halifax Public Gardens – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
William Shakespeare
Old Town Clock (aka Citadel Clock Tower) – Halifax, Nova Scotia
A FYI Moment: The Old Town Clock began keeping time on October 20, 1803.
Friday Reflection
“Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”
Georgia O’Keeffe
Halifax Public Gardens – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
“Don’t ever live vicariously. This is your life. Live.”
Lavinia Spalding
Sailing, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
“Creativity takes courage.” Henri Matisse
Street Art Halifax, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
Matsuo Basho
A Resting Place, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
“Gardens are a form of autobiography.”
Sydney Eddison, Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older
Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax Nova Scotia
A FYI Moment: The Halifax Public Gardens was formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation.
Friday Reflection
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
André Gide
Martinique Beach, Nova Scotia
Friday Reflection
“Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.”
Albert Schweitzer
Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia