A Happier World...

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Image: Côté Sud

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If every life learned to share

A happier world we would have

We could share our lives

And share our thoughts

Without any kind of recrimination

We could share our love

With all the strangers

That may come our way

Around the world

Making new friends wherever we go

If sharing was not just a dream

Paradise at our feet

Would unfold

There would be no more poverty

For every crust of bread, we’d share

We can only dream that one day

Many hearts will beat as one

Many minds will think alike

No more terrors will strike discord
And sharing will become the word

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David Harris

Being Thankful...

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Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

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My photos: Cuba, Sri lanka, Ghana, Mauritius, St Tropez

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Be thankful when you don't know something

For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.

During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations

Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge

Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary

Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are

also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE

can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles

and they can become your blessings.

~ Author Unknown ~

Less is More...

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"...we can describe *voluntary simplicity

as a manner of living
that is outwardly more simple

and inwardly more rich,

a way of being in which our most authentic

and alive self
is brought into direct and conscious contact

with living..."

Duane Elgin

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Here are just a few of my simple pleasures :

(I have many, many more..!)

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° a simple fresh salad with fresh seasonal fruit

- my favourite summer meal...

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Lucy's Kitchen Notebook

° my fresh, warm, morning baguette - a simple but delicious
breakfast...
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Home and Gardens

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° my simple garden chairs

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° my simple but favourite summer table decoration - an antique linen

sheet; flowers from garden and mis-matched

tableware and vintage silver...

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flickr

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° walking barefoot on the sand - one of my many favourite

summer pastimes...
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Decorative Country Living
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° summer shopping with my French market basket - no logos, no plastic,
just stylish and practical..!
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Simplicity is a quality that is frequently tinged with
negative connotations.
Hence - She's a bit simple - He's a simpleton
- It's so simple anyone could do it.
Simpleness may suggest plainness, a lack of style and sophistication.
I want to speak up for simplicity.
To me it's something that we should often both seek and treasure.
With simplicity you know what you are getting
- it is clear and honest and true,
unadorned and pure...
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What are some of your simple pleasures..?