Halloween

When witches go riding,

and black cats are seen,

the moon laughs and whispers,

'tis near Halloween.

The Autumn Leaves

Since you went away the days grow long

And soon I'll hear old winter's song

But I miss you most of all, my darling

When autumn leaves start to fall.

Lyrics to "Autumn Leaves"

Power and Peace

When the power of love overcomes the love of power,

the world will know peace.

Jimi Hendrix

Little Things

Enjoy the little things,

for one day you may look back and realize

that they were the big things.

Robert Brault

Old Friends

A good friend is a connection to life-

a tie to the past, a road to the future,

the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

Lois Wyse

Taking You With Me

We all take different paths in life,

but no matter where we go,

we take a little of each other everywhere.

Favorite Schoolmasters

Earth and sky,

woods and fields,
lakes and rivers,
the mountain and the sea,
are excellent schoolmasters,
and teach some of us more
than we could ever learn from books.
John Lubbock

You and Me

And when one of us is gone

And one of us is left to carry on

Then our memories will have to do

Our memories alone will see us through

Think about the days of me and you

You and me against the world

Helen Reddy Lyrics

Economy?

In spite of the cost of living,

it's still popular.

Kathy Norris

It's All We Can Do

Do what you can,

with what you have,

where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

Nature Knows

Orange is the happiest color.

Frank Sinatra

Fall at Night

I often think that the night is more alive

and more richly colored than the day.

Vincent Van Gogh

What We Remember

People will forget what you said,

people will forget what you did,

but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

Harvesting

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

William Blake

Lovely October

October is crisp days and cool nights,

a time to curl up around the dancing flames

and sink into a good book.

God's Land

God made the country,

and man made the town.

William Cowper

At Home

When you're at peace with yourself

any place is home.

Rain? No Problem

Weather is a great metaphor for life:

sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad,

and there's not much you can do but carry an umbrella.

Pepper Giardino

This Soul is Alive

If the sight of blue skies fills you with joy,

if the simplest things in nature

have a message that you understand,

rejoice, for your soul is alive.

Eleanora Duse

Stepping

To get through the hardest journey

we need take only one step at a time,

but we must keep on stepping.

Chinese Proverb

Rest = Performance

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

The Wisdom of Trees

We can learn a lot from trees:

they're always grounded

but never stop reaching heavenward.

Everett Mamor

Take Time

Everyone must take time

to sit and watch the leaves turn.

Elizabeth Lawrence

For the Future

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,

under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

Nelson Henderson

Reflection

Study without reflection is a waste of time;

reflection without study is dangerous.

Confucius

Simple Yet Difficult

Life is simple,

but its just not easy.

Small Town Life

The nice thing about living in a small town

is that if you don't know what you're doing,

someone else will.

Enthusiastically Foolish

You will do foolish things,

but do them with enthusiasm.

Colette

The Arrival of October

Bittersweet October.

The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause

between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.

~Carol Bishop Hipps