After a day so exhausting and life so rewarding let us take
a break from all the business and have a sweet, sound yet tight sleep.
Good Night and have sweet dreams. ~Unknown

“The most precious gifts are those that can’t be touched by hands,
but those that are being felt by the soul.” ~Ces Peta

A beautiful face in youth is the result of fortune; a beautiful face in old age
is earned by kindness and wisdom. ~Unknown

Flowers don’t bloom where no seeds have been planted. If you want kindness, be kind. If you want acceptance, be accepting. If you want encouragement, be encouraging. If you want forgiveness, be forgiving. If you want love, be loving. If you want respect, be respectful. We should not expect from others what we fail to give to them. ~Tom Krause

Digitalis purpurea – Foxglove. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

Most of the time, a cat will land on his feet when he falls. His body reflexively corrects its course so that by the time he arrives on the ground, his feet are in position to hit first. The height of a cat’s fall determines how well, or how poorly, his legs can absorb the shock of landing. A cat’s ability to land on his feet isn’t a trick taught by his mother or life experience, but is a gift of nature. By the time kittens are about 6 weeks old and able to run and jump in a coordinated way, their bodies can successfully correct their balance during a fall. However, your cat still needs to be protected from the risk of falling. If you have some open windows in your high-rise apartment or upstairs in your house, be sure they are properly screened. Source: AnimalPlanet

Sometimes, you need to step outside, get some fresh air, and remind yourself of who you are. ~Unknown

Whatever we are waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. ~Sarah Ban Breathnac

The unconditional loving and forgiving state of mind creates a vortex whose gravity is so powerful that it attracts all the love and good in the universe to you.  ~Michael Hayssus

There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem. Hating someone is like burning down your own house. ~Santabanta sms

Once attained, even if by accident or trial and error, most knowledge is
retained for life, thanks to the cat’s excellent memory. Even hunting
techniques buried under years of neglect in the well-fed house cat’s
brain will be recalled with ease should the feline, for some reason,
ever have to fend for itself.

Easily frightened, a cat will
retain very strong memories of any incident that it considers
threatening. All it takes is one face-to-face encounter with a growling
dog to convince a feline that the entire canine species is best avoided
forever. However, positive experiences are just as easily stored and
recalled, particularly if they have to do with food or play.

As
any cat owner knows, domestic felines respond well to familiar sounds,
such as can openers, the rattling of their dry-food bags or the crinkly
noise of a favorite toy. Many of them also have an uncanny ability to
know the hour of their regular breakfast time, waking up their owner if
he or she tries to sleep in. Source: AnimalPlanet

As you get older you will understand more and more that it’s not
about what you look like or what you own, it’s all about
the person you’ve become. ~Santabanta sms

If you love someone you would be willing to give up everything for them.
But if they loved you back as much as you do, they would never ask you to.

~Santabanta sms