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Meeting and Passing

thick woods

Miracle Man

Moonlight Encounters

Oceanwave

open your mind

Open Mind, Open Heart

"To Kiss a Spy" by Alan Ayers

Percy Bysshe Shelley

going to war

Richard Lovelace

Illustration by Harrison Fisher

Robert Browning

Robert Burns

"Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May" by John William Waterhouse, 1909

Robert Herrick

"Warm Afternoon" by Guy Rose, 1910

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

fresh flowers

Serendipity

“The Young Shepherdess” by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1885

Sir Walter Ralegh

rain in the city

Spring Rain

The Dance

The Darkening

wine, candy, and flowers

The First Anniversary

The Invitation

tree

The Seed

harvest girl

Thomas Hood

Those Who Love

"The Red Kimono" by Georg Hendrik Breitner, oil on panel, 1894

To E

man wearing ball cap

To Earthward

Twyla

Union Square

Venice

Venice

man and woma

What to Do When Your Relationship is Not Working Out

floral illustration

When you, that at this moment are to me

"Spring" by Robert Lewis Reid, ca. 1906

William Cowper

"Marguerite" by Hugues Merle

William Shakespeare

"Lady with the Violet Corsage" by Lilla Cabot Perry, 1903

William Wordsworth

Winter Whispers

Young Love

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Inspiration for the Spirit is all about love—not only romantic love, but also love for our fellow man, loving life and its many wonders and, most importantly, the love of self that comes when you are truly content with the person you are ... Read more
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In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. —Buddha
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Beginnings

love tree It had been a pivotal year for me. A bad breakup early on had left me feeling fragile and fragmented and looking inward for answers ... Read more

The Simplicity of Tea

tea

When I drink tea, there is only me, and the tea. The rest of the world dissolves. There are no worries about the future. No dwelling on past mistakes. ... Read more

The Language of Flowers

During the Victorian era, people often gave each other flowers and used the "language of flowers" (sometimes called floriography) to express feelings ... Read more

My Miracle Heart
A true story

Native American Wisdom

Native American chiefs

The Great Spirit is in all things: He is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us; that ... Read more

Sign My Guestbook

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One of the first things you discover when you put an inspirational website online, is that a lot of people will write to you. ... Read more

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