Beautiful. Peaceful. Monday.

Good Monday Morning! 

“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.”

As summer fades to fall.... May we all have more outdoor picnics.

 "Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset." - St. Francis de Sales

beautiful grey, jade, turquoise and browns

 "A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings."
- James Allen

soft wardrobe

 "If you could get rid of yourself just once, the secret of secrets would open to you. The face of the unknown, hidden beyond the universe would appear on the mirror of your perception." - Rumi

ruffles, ruching, femininity

 "For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe." - Larry Eisenberg

dream location

 “Peace is the deliberate adjustment of my life to the will of God.”

a physical manifestation of peace

 “When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere” 

François de la Rochefoucauld 

Italian countryside peace

 “To be at one with God is to be at peace ... peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external world. It lies within one's own soul.”  Ralph Waldo Trine

nostalgic, childhood treehouse peace

 “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it”

Hawaiian beauty

 “If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.”  Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama