A Hug for a Hug

Some critters 'appear' to communicate via body language.
The above is what I interpreted.
Do note that this dragonfly is smiling.
Have a great weekend!

Linking up with :
Camera Critters

Quotes from the Unenlightened One

The leaves are 'holey' because it is near to heaven.

---One

Do not be in a hurry to collect seeds which are not ready.

Build your patience while waiting for them to ripen.

---One

The thoughts of uprooting defilements may seem overwhelming.

---the Unenlightened One

Paths

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.
John Burroughs

There go the people.

I must follow them for I am their leader.

Alexandre Ledru-Rollin

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

Anatole France 

Giving

This gift looks very pretty. It is a gift from someone I met for the very first time today. Very much as I have a sweet tooth, 20 pieces of 'nyonya kuih' is way too much to be consumed.

I was given this gift because I gave the giver something else first, of course, without expecting anything in return. I will be sharing it with others who has given me something else earlier.

Part of life is about giving and sharing. This is just an example of the day.

Quotes on Giving

"Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted."

-Buddha -

"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."

-Mother Teresa-

"When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die."

-Eleanor Roosevelt-

"As I give, I get."

-Mary McLeod Bethune-

"Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood. But everyone has something to give."

-Barbara Bush-

"Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others."

-Dennis Diderot-

"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give."

-Winston Churchill-

Quotes on Being Together

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.
- Jimi Hendrix

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

- Helen Keller

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

- Henry Ford

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

- Henry Ford

Let there be space in your togetherness.

- Kahlil Gibran

Quotes on Love

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outwards together in the same direction."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"Live well, Learn plenty, Laugh often, Love much."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything topsy-turvy.

- Marguerite De Valois

(Clifford admiring his topsy-turvy masterpiece above)

Below are some heart-shapes found in my garden ...

staghorn fern

water lily

penny wort

newly germinated seed

mushroom

K9's forehead

K9 Quotes

"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue."

-Anonymous

"A Smile Is A Curve That Sets Everything Straight"

- Phyllis Diller

"Failure is Not Falling Down But Refusing To Get Up"

 - Chinese Proverb

"What Goes Up Must Come Down. What Goes In Must Come Out."

- One

"If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise."

- Author Unknown

(K9 doing sit-ups below)

Alone But Not Lonely

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

Wayne Dyer

Joy of A Smile

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,

but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Turtle Symbolism

Turtle mean different things to different cultures at different period of times. Some see it as Heaven, some look at it as Devilish. I like this one below:

Turtles remind us that the way to heaven is through the earth. In Mother Earth is all that we need. She will care for us, protect us, and nurture us, as long as we do the same for her. For that to happen, we must slow down and heighten our sensibilities. We must see the connection to all things. Just as the turtle cannot separate itself from its shell, neither can we separate ourselves from what we do to the earth.

It is believed that turtles will often leave a pool or pond before a draught arrives. This may be a warning of a change in climate.

Peace

“If you let go a little, you’ll have a little peace. If you let go a lot you’ll have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you’ll have complete peace.”

Ajahn Chah

Let Go A Little

Let Go A Lot

Let Go Completely