Sunday Dinner: Strength

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“We’re built of contradictions, all of us.

It’s those opposing forces that give us strength,

like an arch, each block pressing the next.

Give me a man whose parts are all aligned in agreement

and I’ll show you madness.

We walk a narrow path, insanity to each side.

A man without contradictions to balance him

will soon veer off.”

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Mark Lawrence

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Clematis ‘Elizabeth’

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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth

find reserves of strength

that will endure as long as life lasts.”

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Rachel Carson

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“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance,

and have faith that in this love

there is a strength and a blessing so large

that you can travel as far as you wish

without having to step outside it.”

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Rainer Maria Rilke

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Peony

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“With the new day

comes new strength and new thoughts.”

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Rosa ‘The Generous Gardener’

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“It will never rain roses:

when we want to have more roses,

we must plant more roses.”

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George Eliot

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Yellow flag Iris

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“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance.

The wise grows it under his feet.”

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James Oppenheim

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Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’

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Happiness to all on this beautiful Mother’s Day. 

May we all find the strength and determination

to nurture beauty, wisdom,

justice and resilience

in all we touch.

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Photos by Woodland Gnome 2018

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Saxifraga stolonifera, Strawberry Begonia in bloom with ferns.

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“Mastering others is strength.

Mastering oneself makes you fearless.”

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Lao Tzu

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Foxglove emerges from the shadows, from behind the oakleaf Hydrangea

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