One of life’s gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness: for the crops carried in from the fields and the grapes from the vineyard. J. Robert Moskin

You can’t be friends with a squirrel! A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit. Sarah Jessica Parker

Rollin’ down that empty ocean road. Gettin’ to the surf on time. Long may you run.   Long May You Run by Neil Young

While walking along the beach around new year’s, this guy came running onto the beach with his surfboard in hand. He was probably in his 50′s with curly white/silver hair. He said a cheerful hello, quoted Neil Young and then ran off, jumped on his surfboard and off he flew.

Love builds up the broken wall and straightens the crooked path.
love keeps the stars in the firmament and imposes rhythm on the ocean tides each of us is created of it, and i suspect each of us was created for it Maya Angelou
(I spent new year’s vacation in Cambria, one of the most beautiful stretches of beach i’ve ever seen.)

The whole point of transforming our heart and mind is to find happiness. We all have the natural desire to be happy and the wish to overcome suffering. This is a fact, so we can make it our starting point.  Dalai Lama

(I know it’s past new year’s day, but i’ve been out of town!)