“We live in the world when we love it.”

– Tagore

“Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves…. Learn to love yourself for who you are and open so the world can see you shine.”

– James Poland

“The
Earth would die
If the sun stopped kissing her.”

– Hafiz

“And from beyond the intellect, beautiful Love comes dragging her skirts, a cup of wine in her hand.”

– Rumi

“Without your wounds, where would your power be? The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken in the wheels of living. In love’s service, only the wounded soldiers can serve.”

– Thornton Wilder

“And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more fun than anyone on this planet, you are absolutely correct.”

– Hafiz

this photo was taken in the alhambra. i saw a ray of evening light in the palaces and wanted to capture it as it streamed through the window and then through a doorway. it conveys how i feel about the alhambra and the moorish style of architecture and design better than words ever could. come to think of it, so does the quote.

(a million thanks to gillian for putting this quote on her facebook page. it is my new favorite.)

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf."

– Rabindranath Tagore

"Joy drinks pure water."

"Beauty will dance with anyone who is brave enough to ask her."

– from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

(i keep wanting to use this quote but then i stop myself because it feels like i am patting myself on the back. except i really like the quote, and that is not my intent at all, so i am using it regardless of my hesitation.)

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing."

– Camille Pissarro

"To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together."

– Barry Lopez