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About: About this blog: This is my place to collect all that I find positive, beautiful and inspiring. My main passions are nature, books, reading, writing and spirituality.

About me: I live in the rainy state of Washington with my husband, two sons, three cats and dog. I am a Buddhist and a wannabe YA novelist.

Narnia - my favorite escape when I was a kid

(Source: dergeheimegarten, via teachingliteracy)

magicalnaturetour:

“The New Superman!!!!” by Edwin Kats :)

Photo Series of the Day: From photographer Traer Scott’s Shelter Dogs — a photo book featuring black-and-white portraits of homeless and abandoned dogs living in shelters across America.

By documenting the undeniable expressions of emotion in the dogs encountered in her volunteer work, Scott raises awareness of animal rescue causes, and especially the need for more adoptive homes for abandoned dogs.

Scott donates a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of each book to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

More photos here.

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(Source: thedailywhat, via magicalnaturetour)

“Creativity is not magic, and there’s no such thing as a creative type. Creativity is not a trait that we inherit in our genes or a blessing bestowed by the angels. It’s a skill. Anyone can learn to be creative and to get better at it.” —Jonah Lehrer on How to Be Creative (via austinkleon)

(via teachingliteracy)

“That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed.” —Neil Gaiman (via enchantedfox)

(Source: seabois, via booklover)

magicalnaturetour:

“Infrared dance of little leaves” by Mikhail Prishvin :)

“There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I’m going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.” —Elizabeth Gilbert (via thresca)

(via hercomplexity)

“Truth only reveals itself when one gives up all preconceived ideas.” —Shoseki

“Every soul innately yearns for stillness, for a space, a garden where we can till, sow, reap, and rest, and by doing so come to a deeper sense of self and our place in the universe. Silence is not an absence but a presence. Not an emptiness but repletion, a filling up.” —Anne LeClaire

“The most powerful means to empower our intentions is through the
regular practice of meditation. Like an archer poised with an arrow
pulling back on a bow, taking time to quiet the mind enables us to become focused on our targets and to provide the energy to manifest our desires.” —David Simon

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