"and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
~anais nin
i am relating to this beautiful quote. it has become my truth for the last couple of months... but these last few weeks, anais nin, and her words, have spoken to me- hanging on my pale colored wall... reminding me...
we are artist, and sometimes, artists must hang on to the frailest, of hopeful threads. i am up for the journey. : )
it's a very warm morning here, as i sip my vanilla coffee, slowly, slowly.
oh, we are SO ready to wrap up our school days, for the next couple of weeks, at least. sigh, is summer around the corner? i need to pick out a few summer reads, for us. love love~
in the photos above, are two more of my, goodwill finds. a sweet little, white, milk glass vase, which holds my yellow blossoms, and an old platter, with etched pink, cherry blossoms, decorating it's top. they both sit proudly on our bedroom dresser. the platter is such a pretty place, to set our watches and wedding rings at night.
jamaica you are in my prayers. i love you deeply. Jah, please watch over, the people.
one love~
38 ladlefuls of love:
What a great quote...so true. I'm going to have to write that down and put it up somewhere. Enjoy your morning (and your vanilla coffee!)
xo
Your spirit is just so very beautiful Christina. :)
that is my most often repeated quote, as it has more meaning to me as the years wear on.
oh, and those ranunculus flowers!! just the sweetest yellow ever!
Love the milk glass. We used all milk glass at Holly's vintage outside wedding in 2007. It was beautiful, not to mention the fun of the hunt for milk glass over the prior years when she knew how she wanted her wedding to be.
HOpe you are having a beautiful week!
Beautiful post and photographs!
I love those words, thank you for sharing them!
I've got a great read for you: Real Food, by Nina Planck. Very interesting and inspring.
I'm also reading "Mrs. Appleyard's Year' and love it.
Sending you love,
Dawn
hope you enjoyed your coffee this morning. that vase and platter is the perfect compliment to your flowers. great quote, btw. have a wonderful day.
goodwill has been very good to you....
and this heat...well, between me and you...i love it !
Your milk glass vase made me smile. My grandmother had one just like it.
Blessing to your Jamaica,
jj
Hi Christina, the photos are gorgeous, I love the flower, the guote, and all your goodwill finds. Prayers to you and Jamaica. take care. everyday when I open my fridge I think of you with my wonderful magnet. I am going to see Buster this week. take care, all the best.
yellow & light & love ...here today as always
What beautiful ranunculus blossoms, Christina! I return to that Nin quote often, too. She captures just what it means to be an artist, to take a risk, to truly LIVE. Thanks for this beautiful post, my sweet.
xoxo g
Such beautiful words - from you and from Anis Nin. Bread for the journey, friend. Thank you for sharing these words, these flowers, and the milk glass vase.
Ahhh.
Oh these yellow flowers {one of my favorite kinds} with the white milk glass are just too beautiful!
Lots of love to you!
xo Mary Jo
Hello my love! That quote helped me during a very real transition in my life and it will always hold a special place in my life. Those flowers are so beautiful!
That is a quote I have cherished for about 10 years. It is just perfect. Love your special finds at Goodwill.
One of my very favorite quotes! And these photos...love....
I need to head over to goodwill!
Beautiful everything, Christina! xxoo :)
ooh, Christina, that quote(I had forgotten...how sweet to find it here) the milkglass just like I used to have (still have 1 vase left) and yellow petals. My stars, I feel an act of goodwill comin' on! ;)
how very beautiful! I love the flowers, and the pot...your lens and your words...fill my heart with beauty...
Thanks for that!
Gorgeous. I love your beautiful and artful soul!
Christina, I love the quote as well :-) it's rain heavy rain here today but it is welcome after a few days of a real summer heat, I don't need to water the garden ... :-) have a lovely day, my summer reading already arrived :-)), hugs friend
That is one of my favourite quotes. And such gorgeous flowers in a vase that looks pearl-studded.
Your most stunning photos to date, I do believe ... at least in my humblest of humble opinion :)
AND a quote from Anais, too?
SWOOOOOON
sending love to you, beautiful lady ♡
Love the photo! Love the vase! And this quote is one of my very favorites! I also wanted to tell you that I bestowed upon you an award! If you would like to take part (no obligation) then come on over and pick it up!:)
Christina, I have not made it here as often as I would like with my life in an uproar. Your spirit always moves me. The words are amazing. I am still waiting for THE book.
I know you have so much to offer.
My life is testament tomorrow is not a given, other things happen you don't expect. BLOOM! You will bring beauty to the world far beyond what you imagine.
Aw yes...one of the best quotes ever. Love the photos as always.
Have yourself a lovely day, week etc. :)
beautiful beautiful photos!
love the yellow flowers.
love the adorable vase.
love the memorable quote.
i love what debra wrote! yes, yes, yes!!!
and i love anais nin, love that quote- one of my all time favorites!
the reports out of jamaica are so disturbing- it is so hard, and so, so sad- i tell you, it makes me just so sad.
these shots, as always, are *gorgeous*
((HUGS)) Christine!
tears, for so many reasons.
one love, my heartical.
beautiful post...it felt calm. the photos are lovely...little blossoms so pretty and delicate.
xo.
k
Christina, thank you for your kind kind words!! I'm better I manage to find a doctor and it is just a strain muscle, I'll back jumping like a little deer very soon :-), hugs :-))
I love that quote and how you are having it to guide you right now. Love the photos of the flowers and your beautiful finds.
I'm going to carry that quote with me throughout my day.e
I would love to find those flowers somewhere. Looking at them makes me so very happy.
Oh, I have missed you, C. I have missed you so much this past hectic month. Glad to find you as wonderful and as bloomful as ever. Love to you.
Anais Nin's words really speak to me, too. As does that white vase! My grandmother used to have a vase like that and I can't help wonder where it ended up. (I hope it's holding some yellow rananculus, or something equally beautiful.)
So sad about Jamaica.
I need to go to Goodwill, there's one right by my house and I never go but you are tempting me!
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