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" Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace."
~~Kent Nerburn
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
" Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace."
~~Kent Nerburn
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A reminder that I needed this morning. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat was so inspiring!I am in awe of you after reading your profile.Will come back :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by!
Sameera ~ hi and welcome! :)
ReplyDeleteBetsy, what a sweet illustration to go with this inspiring post!
ReplyDeleteI love this Nerburn quote. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great? Words we can all take to heart.
ReplyDeleteI needed to read this. Thank you for posting it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Came via Willow. You have a marvellous blog.
ReplyDeleteCrystal Jigsaw x
Crystal Jigsaw ~ Hi and welcome! Isn't blogging great...we get to meet so many nice people!
ReplyDeleteCare less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace." I need to print this out and tape it to my computer. Real life is about how we interact with others not in our achievements.
ReplyDeleteI love this, it is beautiful and inspiring. It's obvious we were designed to care for one another and that is how we thrive.
ReplyDeleteStevie ~ so true! The phrase that has stuck with me today is "To give is to love. To withhold is to wither"
ReplyDeleteRosezilla ~ I always am blessed more than I can imagine when I put others first...it can be the simplest of things but it can mean so much to someone. Maybe we can grow old doing this...just like your post today! :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent Quote. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing quote. I have never heard it before and will be adding it to my list of quotes.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Thanks for sharing this. I tend to be hard on myself. Being gentle is such a wonderful goal. You always have the sweetest posts. You have a very sweet spirit.
ReplyDeleteMiss Nelson ~ I had not heard it before either, but I just love it!
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy... I will share my harvest with you! Do you want some Zuccini?
ReplyDeleteYes, Betsy, we are moving. I blogged about it this month in a post called *The Process* if you want to read more about it:) And, yes, I am happy about the move, just not the moving part: you know, the packing/unpacking part. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think this would be an excellent way to "grow gracious!" I'm always humbled by how little it takes to make someone else happy. And you are right, I end up even more blessed.
ReplyDeleteVery moving... thank you, I needed that.
ReplyDeleteBPG ~ welcome home from vacation....I missed you! Yes, it's a great quote...one I need to read often! I'll probably post it again sometime just as a reminder to myself!
ReplyDeletevery inspirational. it conveys just what i am looking for -- for my life to have more meaning and my heart to be at peace. well said!
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