Swan-pond dreams...                                                ♪ The Swan♪ Richard Clayderman-utube♪       

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      ┃. ━┛━┛┏┛⋯ ❤ ⋯ 
━┛. . .❤. ..━┛⋰
My Dearest Friends....
Please take time to relax, and unwind..
May you find peace and comfort from strolling
by a beautiful swan pond. 
Sit awhile, and reflect on all the beauty 
that surrounds you!! 
♥♥♥
(✿◠‿◠) ❄。¨¯`*✲ ´*。.❄¨¯`*✲。
You who walk,
Maybe with troubled thoughts,
Come, enter here and rest;
And may the sweet serenity 
of loveliness,
And the heavenly peace
Be mirrored in thy soul. 
~Doxis M. Palmer~
(✿◠‿◠) ❄。¨¯`*✲ ´*。.❄¨¯`*✲。
Life is sweet because of the friends we have made
And the things which in common we share;
We want to live on, not because of ourselves,
But because of the ones who would care.
It's living and doing for somebody else
On that all of life's splendor depends,
And the joy of it all, when we count it all up,
Is found in the making of friends.
~Edgar A. Guest~
♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿•♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿

Assume this day is going to be good, 
and it will.-- God made it so.
~Max Lucado~
(✿◠‿◠) ❄。¨¯`*✲ ´*。.❄¨¯`*✲。
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith; 
and the beginning of true 
faith is the end of anxiety.
George Muller
 I feel a tranquility.- God's divine peace is here; 
the Creator’s serenity is within me. 
I relax and allow my mind to be calm in Him,
calling upon His Spirit  to help me rest in His love.
♥▒▒♥▒▒♥▒▒♥▒▒♥▒

‎(¯`•.•´¯) 
                  *`•.¸(¯`•.•´¯)¸.•´ 
                                       `•.¸.•´ ♥♥♥♥*“
"When we are sure that we are on the right road, 
there is no need 
to plan our journey too far ahead. 
No need to burden ourselves with doubts 
and fears as to the obstacles 
that may bar our progress. 
We cannot take more than one step at a time." 
~Orison Swett Mardon~
 
            ♥ ღ¸.•*´¨`*•.¸ღ*ჱ♥   ¸.•*¨)           
♥  .•*¨´¯`•.¸¸.♥( *¨) ( ¸.•*, 
                    May God give you.. ♥    ¸.•'  )¸ 
For every storm, a Rainbow.♥ (¸.•´ ,
For every tear, a Smile, ... 
♥ For every care, a Promise, ( `•.¸ 
And a Blessing in each trial.♥ `•.¸ ) 
For every problem life sends ♥¸.• *)
    A faithful Friend to share (¸.•´
             For every sigh, a Sweet song,  .•*¨)
And an Answer for each Prayer! (¸.• '
~Leigh Engel~
ჱ ♥ ♥..•*•.¸ღ¸) ჱ ჱ (ღ♥♥.•*

"It's amazing what can truly happen,
How your life can be so grand; 
When you give up trying on your own, 
And let The Saviour hold your hand."
~unknown~
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 ┃. ━┛━┛┏┛⋯ ❤ ⋯ 
  ━┛. . .❤. ..━┛⋰ ⋮ ⋱

The truth is that our finest moments 
are most likely to occur 
when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable,
unhappy, or unfulfilled. 
For it is only in such moments, 
propelled by our discomfort, 
that we are likely to step out of our ruts
and start searching 
for different ways or truer answers."
~M. Scott Peck~
(¯`♥´¯) .♥.•*¨`*♫.• 

       (¯`•.•´¯)¸.•´ ♥
.`•.¸¸.•´ ♥ 
Life is a garden - Tend it with care
And plant lovely flowers - 
To bloom everywhere -
Flowers of kindness - And warm thoughtfulness
The kind that bring pleasure - 
And spread happiness.
Cultivate friendship.- The forever kind.
Let love be the sunshine - And surely you'll find
That your garden will flourish - 
As blessings impart.
And the most beautiful flowers
Will bloom in your heart.
*´¯`.¸¸.♥•.¸¸.♥♥.´´¯`•.¸¸.♥
~Author Unknown~

♪"Praise His Name"..Sings Sampaguita♪
Sometimes the poorest man
 leaves his children the richest inheritance. 
Ruth E. Renkel

♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥•♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥
Faith in small things ripple all the way out. 
In a huge, dark room a little match
can light up the place.
ღڿڰۣ✿  Eareckson Tada ღڿڰۣ✿

♥▒▒♥▒▒♥▒▒♥▒▒♥▒ 
The world is full of vibrant color. 
Don’t let it lose an ounce of its luster.
⋱ ⋮ ⋰
                     ⋯ ◯ ⋯*´¯`.¸¸.☆
⋰ ⋮ ⋱ 
✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿ ✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿
╬♥═╬╬═♥=╬╬═♥╬╬═♥╬╬═♥=╬╬♥═╬
There are so many things to occupy our minds: 
so many books, so many 
examples, so many good teachings 
that deserve our attention, that say, 
"Here is a truth." 
But, as I have known the Lord, these past years, 
He has led me to seek for two things
 and two things only: to know 
the heart of God in Christ 
and to know my own heart in Christ's light.
Francis Frangipane
♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿•♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥
The Centre of God's Heart
In the center of His hand - 
you find the center of His Will;
In the center of His will - 
you find the center of His Peace;
In the center of His peace - 
you find the center of His Love;
In the center of His love - 
you find the center of His Heart.
ღڿڰۣ✿
My Father, Who has given them to me, 
is greater than all; 
and no one is able to snatch them 
out of my Father's hand. 
John 10:29 

❤❤█▄ϑ❤Ҽ↘‿↗█▄ąUgh↘‿↗█▄Ivℇ⁀↘‿↗❤❤
It has been said that our anxiety 
does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, 
but only empties today of its strength. 
~Charles Spurgeon~

＊╰╮. ≀ .╭╯ ♥
        . (ˆ◡ˆ) ⌢⌣ 
. ♥ ╭╯˙≀˙╰╮＊
But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Psalm 59:16
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⋯ ❤ ⋯ 
. . .❤. ..  
"Everybody needs to be sustained by 
eternal beauty and bread-
places to play in and pray in, where God heals
and gives strength to body and soul."               
♥ღ♥₡ღ¸.♥´´¯`♥.¸¸.♥♥♥♥♥♥.

To face difficulty and trauma is to discover how magnificent God is
Mark Brown

♥`•.¸¸.♥´¯`•.¸¸.♥
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,
if a blade of grass springing up in the fields 
has power to move you, 
if the simple things in nature 
have a message you understand,
rejoice, for your soul is alive´¯`•.¸¸.♥
~Eleanora Duse~
♥ღ♥₡ღ¸.♥´´¯`♥.¸¸.♠☻◘☻♥♥♥♥.

'Tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes!
~William Wordsworth~

♪ Charlotte Church - In Hebrid Seas-utube ♪

Whether the weather be fine, 
Whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold, 
Whether the weather be hot,
We'll weather the weather, Whatever, together, whenever, Whether we like it or not.
♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿

Most folks are about as happy
 as they make up their minds to be.
♥ ~Abraham Lincoln~ 

♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿•
"You simply have to put one foot 
in front of the other and keep going. 
Put blinders on and plow right ahead." 
ღڿڰۣ✿ ~George Lucas ~✻ღϠ₡ღ✻
(¯`✻´¯) 
              `*.¸.*✻ღϠ₡ღ¸
"Love can be hard. 
Love requires you to be kind when you are angry,
patient when you feel anxious, 
compassionate when you judge others,
caring when you feel apathetic, 
trust when you've been wronged, 
let go when you want to hold on, 
know that the other person is you, 
take risks when you're scared, 
to always see the lesson 
and never look back once you've decided." 
~Jackson Kiddard~

.¸¸.•´¯`»♥♥.¸¸.•´¯`»♥♥.¸¸.•´¯`»♥♥
We're friends, fellow travelers on this journey. 
She keeps repeating a phrase, "I'm the girl who...."
It's the phrase I've heard from the lips of hundreds. From my own too.
We face a challenge and redefine ourselves by it.
Here are some I've said:
I'm the girl who has social anxiety.
I'm the girl who has depression.
I'm the girl who can't have children.
  more on - Letting go
•. ¸ ♥ (¯` * •. ¸ ♥ ♥ ¸. • * '¯.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.•
It takes courage to grow up 
and become who you really are. .¸¸.•´¯`♥♥
~e.e. cummings~

                ║║╔═╦╦╦═╗♪♫•.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥ •´¯`•.¸¸.•♪♫♪•.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥
                       ║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ♥♫•´¯`•.♥.♫ Blessings of Love and Light ... ♫
    ╚═╩═╩═╩♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥•.¸¸....•´¯`•♥•.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥

♪ The most beautiful melodies in the world [part one]♪
⋱ ⋮ ⋰
                     ⋯ ◯ ⋯*´¯`.¸¸.☆
⋰ ⋮ ⋱ 
✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿ ✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿
╬♥═╬╬═♥=╬╬═♥╬╬═♥╬╬═♥=╬╬♥═╬
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For every beauty there is an eye - somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear - somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart - somewhere to receive it.
~Ivan Panin~
♥♥♥
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person
but by learning to see 
an imperfect person perfectly." 
~unknown~
(¯`v´¯)
.`·.¸.·´
¸.·´.·´¨) ¸.·¨)♥ •♥•
(¸.·´(¸.·´ (¸.·¨¯`☆ ♥●●●●ॐ.(¯
When we change, our thoughts and attitude change too.
We are then able to look at the people 
and our world around us with a different vision.
Thus we find that our world changes, 
not so much in the situation 
as much as in our own perception.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu~
♥♥♥
What you truly and sincerely love will be attracted by 
that love. What you seek is also seeking you. 
What you focus upon becomes real 
because of all you give to it. 
What you are most thankful for becomes 
stronger and stronger. 
~Ralph Marston~
Create in me a pure heart, O God, 
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10
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♪ The most beautiful melodies in the world [part two] ♪
 ✻ღϠ₡ღ✻(¯`✻´¯) 
                       `*.¸.*✻    
"Grace comes into the soul, - as the morning sun
 into the world; first a dawning, then a light; 
and at last the Son
 in His full and excellent brightness.” 
~Thomas Adams~
   ║║╔═╦╦╦═╗ ƸӜƷ
║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ♥♥
╚═╩═╩═╩═╝ ...♥
It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life... 
that no man can sincerely try to help another
without helping himself. 
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
~»-(¯`♥´¯)-» ♥ 
         ....♥*♥     `*.¸.*✻     .*. Blessings*
                .♥.*........♥*.
♥.*..............♥*...............♥*....♥*
♥*...................♥*........♥*..........♥*
Take the time to savor each moment you are given!
Life is fleeting,
 and we forget to stop and remember
the little things... 
Embrace the joys in life!!

♪ Most Beautiful Melodies in the World [Part Three] ♪
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♥♥♥. ♥ ჱܓ♥
      ╚══════ .♥..•¨¯`• 
There will always be dreams grander 
or humbler than your own, 
but there will never be a dream exactly
like your own for you are unique 
and more wondrous than you know! 
~Linda Staten~
✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿ ✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿

Happiness held is the seed;
happiness shared is the flower.
~Author Unknown~

(¯`'·.¸(♥)¸.·'´¯)
"God grant me the serenity 
to accept the people I cannot change,
the courage to change the one I can, 
and the wisdom to know it's me. 
~Author Unknown~

✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿ ✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿
I will waste not even a precious second today 
in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness.
I know that the seeds I sow I will harvest, 
because every action, good or bad, 
is always followed by an equal reaction. 
I will plant only good seeds this day." 
~Og Mandino~
(¯`v´¯)
.`•.¸.•´ 
¸.•´.•´¨) ¸.•¨)
(¸.•´(¸.•´ (¸.•¨¯`* ♥ Love ♥
You gain strength, courage and confidence 
by every experience in which you really stop 
to look fear in the face. 
You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this... 
I can take the next thing that comes along." 
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
~Eleanor Roosevelt~

(¯`L´¯)✿Live simply.
                          .`•.¸.•´(¯`O´¯)✿Love generously.
                                 ******.`•.¸.•´(¯`V´¯)✿Care deeply.
                                                ************.`•.¸.•´(¯`E´¯)Speak kindly.
                       ******************.`•.¸.•´
♪ Living Water.- Faith First♪

           .(¯`♥´¯)´´¯`•°*”˜˜”*°•. ƸӜƷ
.`*.¸.*.•°*”˜˜”*°•.ƸӜƷ
.•°*”˜˜”*°•.ƸӜƷ 
God's message was always there and for us to see. It was written on the wings of butterflies.
~Buckminster Fuller~
                              (¯`O´¯)
                                 *./ | \*. *
                                                                              *./ | \ .*✫¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.✫.•°*”˜˜”*°•.♥

Today, I am as the rose.- I move gracefully through the seasons of my life. 
~Carrie Hart~ღڿڰۣ✿

(¯`•.•´¯) (¯`•.•´¯)☆__ ☆
                         *`•.¸(¯`•.•´¯)¸.•´ Thankful for you all
                  ¤ ؛° ¤`•.¸.•´ ¤ ☆__☆***☆__☆...

Faith goes up the stairs love has built 
and looks out the window --- which hope has opened...
~Charles Spurgeon~

"Out in the fields with God"

The little cares that fretted me,
I lost them yesterday
Among the fields above the sea,
Among the winds that play,
Among the lowing of the herd,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The humming of the bees.

The foolish fears of what might pass
I cast them all away
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the new-mown hay,
Among the hushing of the corn,
Where drowsy poppies nod,
Where ill thoughts die and good are born-
Out in the fields of God.

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿•♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿♥♡ 

♥♥♥
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life :
that word is ╔══ღ═════╗
• ✿ღℓ σ √ ε ღ✿ܓ
                     • ╚═════ღ══╝
 .~Sophocles~
♥♥♥
“Hope is faith holding out 
its hand in the dark.” 
~George Iles~
ღϠ₡ღ¸.♥´´¯`♥.¸¸.♥♥♥♥♥..

As we appreciate others,
we soon find more of God's love for them.
When we appreciate His life,
we soon find we have more of Him.
…·· (¯`•¯)
       …·(¯`(☼)´¯)…
         … ··`(_.•_)´……
.·´¯`·.¸¸☆.¸¸.•´¯`
'We may not be where we thought we'd be, 
but because of God we’re not where we used to be.' "
♥.•°*"˜ ☆ ¸..•´¨¨)) -:¦:-
　　♥.　　 　　¸.•´….•´¨¨))
　　　　　　((¸¸.•´ ¸.•´.-:¦:-
.♥ ... `♥♪♫-´
"If you're alone, 
I'll come to walk beside you like a shadow. 
If you want to cry,  I'll be a shoulder. 
If you want a hug,  then I'll be a pillow. 
If you need a deep joy, 
I'll pray that from the Lord Jesus. 
And anytime you need a friend,
I'll just be me." 
~Author Unknown
✻ღϠ₡ღ✻
(¯`✻´¯) 
`*.¸.*✻ 
When times are tough,
then it's time to release and surrender
everything to God. Let go emotionally, 
so that the infinite mind of God 
has room to bring creative solutions to your situation. 
Everything is possible to God.
Keep trusting, and keep going because God loves you more than you know! 
~Doreen Virtue~
♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿•♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿

LOVE FROM THE HEART TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL
♥♥♥
“In the garden 
I tend to drop my thoughts here and there. 
To the flowers I whisper the secrets I keep and the hopes I breathe.
I know they are there to eavesdrop for the angels.” 
~Dodinsky╔═.✿.══════╗
♥♥♥. ♥ ჱ♥
                         ╚══════ .♥..•¨¯`• 
One day at a time- this is enough.
Do not look back and grieve over the past, --- for it is gone; 
and do not be troubled about the future, --- for it has not yet come. 
Live in the present,  --- and make it so beautiful 
that it will be worth remembering." 
~ Ida Scott Taylor~
♡♥♡♥✿ڿڰۣ•♥•✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿•♥•✿♥♡♥♡✿•♥ღڿڰۣ✿

When you despair
that your life is small or insignificant,
when you grieve, that your life is troubled or a mess,
when you doubt, your life’s benefit,
remember, regardless of disappointments,
you are a part of God's wondrous, glorious Creation,
and know that your life, your whole life, when in Him
is wonderful, beautiful, and worthy,
holy, and belonging to God…
and give thanks.
~ Steve Garnaas-Holmes
"☆`•.¸¸.✻´´¯`•.¸¸.٭✻.☆."☆`•.¸¸.✻´´¯`•.¸¸.
☆`•.¸¸.✻´´¯`•.¸¸.٭✻.☆ ʈωıɳƙɭɛ ʈωıɳƙɭɛ..✻´´¯`•.¸¸.✻♥
¸٭☆´´¯☆...starry spɾiɳƙɭɛ...

The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. 
The second is to begin where you are. 
~Norman Vincent Peale~

¸.•´¯`♥♥
*God's handwriting*
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful,
for beauty is God's handwriting...a wayside sacrament.
Welcome it in every face, 
in every sky,
in every flower,
and thank God 
for it as a cup of blessing."¸¸.•´¯`♥♥
‎* ♥♥♥ *
(¯`•.•´¯) 
               *`•.¸(¯`•.•´¯)¸.•´ 
                                 `•.¸.•´ ♥♥♥*“
Beauty is the awareness
of the Grace of God.
~David R. Hawkins~

♪ The most beautiful melodies in the world [Part 4] ♪
┃. ┏┃┃┃┏┛⋱ ⋮ ⋰
 ┃. ━┛━┛┏┛⋯ ❤ ⋯ 
   ━┛. . .❤. ..━┛⋰ ⋮ ⋱
Often we allow ourselves to be upset 
by small things we should despise and forget. 
We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, 
will be forgotten by us and by everybody. 
No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections 
and enduring undertakings.
~Andre Maurois~
(¯`v´¯)
.`•.¸.•´ ♥ 
¸.•´.•´¨) ¸.•¨)
(¸.•´(¸.•´ (¸.•¨¯`*
“A life lived for tomorrow never comes, 
a life lived for yesterday - 
never changes but a life lived for today 
is full of wonder,  mystery and the choice to live 
happily ever after, moment by moment…” 
~Jackson Kiddard~
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♥♥♥. ♥ ჱ♥♥
      ╚══════ .♥..•¨¯`• 
Therefore we do not lose heart. 
Though outwardly we are wasting away, 
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles 
are achieving for us an eternal glory 
that far outweighs them all. 
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, 
but on what is unseen. 
For what is seen is temporary, 
but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
(¯`v´¯)
.`•.¸.•´ ♥ 
¸.•´.•´¨) ¸.•¨)
(¸.•´(¸.•´ (¸.•¨¯`*

"I understand now that the vulnerability 
I've felt is the greatest strength we can have. 
You can't experience life without feeling life. 
What I've learned is 
that being vulnerable to somebody you love 
is not a weakness, it's a strength."
~Elisabeth Shue~
ღ♥Ϡ₡ღ¸.♥´´¯`♥.¸¸.♥♥♥♥♥..

"The dark moment the caterpillar calls the end,
is the sun-filled moment
the butterfly calls the beginning. "
ღϠ₡ღ¸.♥´´¯`♥.¸¸.♥♥♥♥♥..

♪  Charlotte Church Pie Jesu-utube ♪

ℒℴνℯ...ღ..ℒℴνℯ.....ღ...ℒℴνℯ ♫•*¨*•¸♥
“To love for the sake of being loved, is normal, 
but to love for the sake of loving
is of heaven.”

＊╰╮. ≀ .╭╯ ☽
. (ˆ◡ˆ) ⌢⌣ Wishing "YOU" a bright day!
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As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, 
so does my gratitude renew itself daily. 
The breaking of the sun over the horizon 
is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world. 
~Terri Guillemets~

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                     `•.¸.•´ ♥ ჱܓ♥*“
Keep your faith in all beautiful things;
in the sun when it is hidden, 
in the Spring when it is gone.
~Roy R. Gilson~

The Rose Cottage

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