Grateful Heart

Thanksgiving is not only a one time occasion.  Thanksgiving is a feeling of

being grateful that should be celebrated every day.

                                                                                                                       - -  Lia

  

DESIRE

Sausalito, San Francisco California

"A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul."

                                                                                                                      -- Proverb

 

ROAD

South Bristol, Upstate New York

Life is a Road

 

We turn right, left or straight ahead. We get a smooth ride or bumps once in while. We drive onto a flat or sometimes rocky roads. We go up the hills or down the valleys. We enjoy great views along the way or sometimes we get bored with nothing to see or do. We have the choice to drive fast when we are rushing, or drive slow or relaxed when we are not catching the time.
We stop on the road to fill in gas and reenergize. Sometimes we don't have that opportunity.

 

Life is a journey. Life is a Road. We have lots of options. We must enjoy the ride, focus on the journey and
look forward to the destination.

   

                                                                                       - -  Lia - -

All American Road, Anchorage, Alaska

Lessons from "New Earth"

Notre Dame, Paris

Acceptance, Enjoyment, Enthusiasm

 

"You need to be vigilant to make sure that one of them operates whenever you are engaged in doing anything at all - from the most simple task to the most complex."

                                                                 
                                                                            -- New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

Placa De Catalunya, Barcelona

Inner Peace

Seward Anchorage, Alaska

      "If you are not spending all your waking life in discontent, worry, anxiety, depression, despair, or consumed by other negative states; if you are able to enjoy simple things like listening to the sound of the rain or the wind; if you can see the beauty of clouds moving across the sky or be alone at times without feeling lonely or needing the mental stimulus of entertainment; if you find yourself treating a complete stranger with heartfelt kindness without wanting anything from him or her . . . it means that a space has opened up, no matter how briefly, in the otherwise incessant stream of thinking that is the human mind. When this happens, there is a sense of well-being, of alive peace, even though it may be subtle."  

                                                                    - - excerpt from "A New Earth" book by Eckhart Tolle
 

Seward Anchorage, Alaska

Grace in our Hearts

Rapid City, South Dakota

"God's grace in the heart brings out good deeds in the life."

                                                                     -Our Daily Bread 

Rapid City, South Dakota

 

 

 

 

MEMORIES

 Every day is about creating memories to last a  lifetime.

International Rose Gardens, Oregon

WE LEARN

Harvard University

"Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn.   
That's the mark of a great attitude  . . .You don't lose - You learn.
                                                                                      - excerpt from John Maxwell's "The Difference Maker"

Duke University

Meaning of Life

Washington, DC

 

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."            

                                                                                        - Nelson Henderson                                                  

   

Skaneateles, New York

WISDOM

 Wisdom is a key to travel light in this world

                         -- Lia 

 

 I just bought a new 6-wheel luggage to give me ease carrying my heavy luggage. 

Interestingly, the brand of my new luggage is “Wisdom.”

 

 We find wisdom in many ways, in many places and in many things.  

I simply do.

Photos are taken in Sagada, Philippines. 

Looking forward to spring! 

Joyful Heart

"Praise is the flow of a joyful heart."

 

 

LIFE

Clearwater, Tampa Florida

                                                                                                                    

"Life is a source of positivity and happiness for yourself and for those with whom you interact."

                                                                                                                                      -- Lia

New Year

Sunrise in Gray's Lake, Des Moines, Iowa

 "And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new 
and trust the magic of new beginnings."

                                                                                                             -- Meister Eckhart

Sunrise in Mt. Mayon, Bicol, Philippines

GRATITUDE

To whom do you owe gratitude? parents, teachers, mentors, friends, relatives, colleagues?

No one is self-made. You are where you are now because someone, somewhere, 
helped you along the way.

BEAUTIFUL

Niagara Falls, Canada


"To a beautiful heart, everything appears beautiful."

Niagara Falls, Canada

Everything

Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia

 "In everything,  give thanks."

"It is attitude that makes the difference. It is acknowledging that no matter how dark the clouds, there is a silver lining; that every dark valley has a way out; that every night is followed by a dawn; and that everything, except eternity, will eventually be over."

Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia

Adventure

Hawaii

 "The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams."

                                                                                                                             -- Oprah

The Bahamas

SOUL

Liverpool, New York

"Your wise soul knows that the purpose of life is for your human self to create the most 
love, gratitude and joy that you can."

Bahamas

Reward

Honolulu, Hawaii

 "The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more."

Honolulu, Hawaii

Best Day

The Bahamas

"You have to fight through some hard days to 

earn the best day of your life."

Miami, Florida

CELEBRATE

Albuquerque, New Mexico

 "The more you praise and celebrate your life, 

the more there is in life to celebrate."

                                                      -- Oprah

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Change

Summer, Central Park

Seasons change. Things change. Circumstances change. 

                                                                                       -- Lia

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

                                                                                                                   -- Lao Tzu

Autumn, Central Park

Abundance

Syracuse, NY

 Live a Life of Abundance

                            

With gratitude and joy, I welcome abundance of positive people and events into 
my life . . . . now and always.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Silence

Stella Maris Retreat House, Skaneateles, New York

 "Let your speech be better than silence; otherwise be silent."

Thayer Park, Skaneateles, New York

Best Life

Portland, Maine

 To live your best life is to live it with grace, with gratitude, 

with happiness and with strength.

                                                                                                                           --- Lia

Syracuse, New York

Living

Syracuse, NY

"The joy of living is to count up a lifetime, not by the years we've spent, 

but by the stores of memories and by our heart's content." 

                                               -- Amanda Bradley

Syracuse, NY