"Our grand business in life is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." ~Thomas Carlyle
Here it is blogettes, my very own Chic Chick anniversary giveaway. This is a piece I created using a 5x7 mat board and lots of acrylic paint. Unfortunately, the photos don't show the ribbons of silver paint throughout the piece that really make it beautiful...I added a metallic silver ribbon for hanging and covered the back in soft brown corduroy.
Now for the rules:
You must comment on this blog and you Must (with a capital "M"!) tell us what quote you find most inspiring.
I will put all the names of respondants into a pretty jar and draw the winner (no peeking, I promise!).
-Joy
PS This is not the quote I find MOST inspiring, but it is in the top 5...
6 comments:
It is fabulous...Here is one of my favorite quotes:
The splender of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. -Therese of Lisieux
Pam-pam
Thanks Pam-Pam! That's a beautiful quote and one I haven't heard before...
Next?
So hard to pick just one! (which is why I include an inspirational quote with each of my blog posts). But I guess I'd say this one:
"Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." (Rainer Maria Rilke)
That's a beautiful one Heidi, thanks for sharing it! Another quote I had never heard...Maybe I'll have enough to fill a book by the time we are done! :)
Another???
I love quotes! What a great idea Joy! I love your artwork. One of my favorite sayings that I find inspiring and also thought provoking is... "what would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?"
Have fun with your giveaway and look forward to reading more of the quotes that get posted!
:)
That's a great one, Deb! Thanks for posting, your compliment and also for the giveaway idea! This is fun! :)
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