Sunday Dinner: Choosing Happiness

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“The most courageous act

is still to think for yourself.

Aloud.”

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Coco Chanel

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“Freedom is not worth having

if it does not include the freedom

to make mistakes.”

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Rudbeckia laciniata, a beautiful native plant, grows to 10′ tall and spreads each year. Here, cozy with pineapple mint.

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“Those who deny freedom to others,

deserve it not for themselves”

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Abraham Lincoln

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“Letting go gives us freedom,

and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

If, in our heart, we still cling to anything –

anger, anxiety, or possessions –

we cannot be free.”

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Thich Nhat Hanh

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Photos by Woodland Gnome 2017

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“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty.

The obedient must be slaves.”

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Henry David Thoreau