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    The gift of feeling appreciated

    June 30, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.”   ~Brené Brown Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing options and additional features and content, please visit the home page. 

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    Attitude and energy

    June 29, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “Some people love to stir up controversy and drama. Don’t buy into their propaganda. Instead, imagine what would happen if you spent this entire day, and every day hereafter, with all your energy directed toward your most positive possibilities. Rather than being annoyed, be amused. Instead of getting angry, become curious. In place of envy, feel admiration. Life is too short to fight for the approval of those who can’t be pleased.” ~Marc and Angel Chernoff A view of my Japanese garden / Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing options and additional features, please visit the home page and look for the beige box located below each post.

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    Getting creative

    June 28, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” ~Bruce Garrabrandt Cindy La Ferle To share my posts on social media, please visit the home page and look for the beige box located below each day’s post.

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    The art of perseverance

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    Pure intention

    June 27, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “Are you trying to get closer to someone?  Is it because you want something? If you wish to be truly close,  then discard your ulterior motives. When you are genuinely kind, without an agenda, others will more readily open up to you. ~Haemin Sunim The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing options and additional features, please visit the home page and look for the beige box located below each post.

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    How to find clarity

    June 26, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “The more we retreat from the culture at large, the more room we will have to carve out lives of meaning. The more we are able to wall off the flood of illusions disseminated by mass culture, the more we will retain sanity in an insane world.” ~Chris Hedges Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing options and additional features, please visit the home page and look for the beige box located below each post.

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"Life Lines" features inspirational quotes paired with my photos, plus links to my published lifestyle columns and essays. New posts are added daily, so please visit often or subscribe for email updates. ~Cindy La Ferle

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