Wonder what opportunities you pass, unwittingly, because your hands are so busy clasping what you think you have always known.

If you follow the trail of your own enthusiastically repeated stories, you will begin to rediscover the things that invigorate and enliven you.

My husband melted my heart the day he asked me, "Can I participate in your wonder?" In whose wonder do you get to participate today?

Gardening is all about optimism.

Distance cannot matter - ours is a friendship of the heart.

Do not allow obligation or immediacy to bind you to physical things or specific actions.

Pain is a difficult companion. There's no getting around that. But, if pain is to be a companion, searching and discovering your own best ways to travel with that pain will lead you to the joy that you long to have. They are your paths, your ways and while my experience and the experiences of others may inspire you, ultimately it will be the choices you discover and make for yourself that lead you to certain joy in the midst of your challenges.