Home of love
Apr
03
2020
“This is the home of love: those who come in must learn the lessons of love; thus may they know how to love each other.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
“This is the home of love: those who come in must learn the lessons of love; thus may they know how to love each other.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
I have recently found this beautiful embroidered cloth in the home of a wonderful lady. It reminded me immediately of my mother who was born on 16 July 1948❤️ The gentle, handwoven cloth, the finely embroidered little roses and tulips, the still vibrant colours of the threads after 75 years they brought back memories of the warm and selfless nature of my dear mom. I thought about her childhood spent in the countryside, all the things she learnt from her parents, her youth, her joy and the beauty of her soul. She left of nearly three years ago but I […]
“I found that I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – thing I had no words for.” — Georgia O’Keeffe
To feel gratitude each day To connect to that LOVE
“This is a towel made by my maternal grandmother. I admit whenever I hold it in my hands, tears come to my eyes. Her name was Mária Gál. Her initials on the towel indicate this beautifully and in a very simple way. It brings back many things from the past, many good feelings, love, care, compassion. The power of faith, humility and steadfastness in the midst of difficult times. I am very grateful for all that I received from my grandparents, all they gave me for life.”
“There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.” – Tennyson
“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” – Joseph Addison
“Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’…” – Alfred Lord Tennyson
“Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.” – Gibran
“Before the moon I am, what a woman is, a woman of power, a woman’s power, deeper than the roots of trees, deeper than the roots of islands, older than the Making, older than the moon.” – Ursula K. Le Guin
“Reality has completely changed, one’s heart simply doubled in size! Meanwhile, so many things that were considered valueable or important got devalued, while others gained priority. Day-to-day life became so narrow, certain freedoms shrank… motherhood is once instinctive and learned, ancient and redefined at every passing moment. Finding harmony between these dualities and extremes is both necessary and impossible. What am I learning? What is the daily struggle? I am learning to be more accepting of myself, more than ever before, and to be present whenever I can. I am learning to look at productivity and what gets done in a day […]
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