Airport Musings

Certain things catch your eye,
But pursue only those
that capture your heart.

old indian saying




O' GREAT SPIRIT
help me always
to speak the truth quietly,
to listen with an open mind
when others speak,
and to remember the peace
that may be found in silence.

Cherokee Prayer



What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across
the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator 1830 - 1890


















We are at JFK airport in New York, waitng for flight to London and Frankfurt. Thought I would put in a few more photos from the last 4 weeks in Arizona. It has been a wonderful time of recuperation shared with family directly and other family and friends over the wonders of the internet. I am also including some Native American Indian words of wisdom that I came across and liked.

There are many sources of inspiration around us if we can just stop and look. Helen Keller said something along the lines 'as one door of happiness closes another one opens, but we spend so long looking at the closed door we don't see the newly opened one'. Cancer, or any chronic, debilitating or life threatening disease can feel like a bunch of happiness doors just slammed in our faces. I am finding that many other doors are open, there is beauty and love and adventure all around us if we can but look, see and feel. 90% of our world is perception and so we have the power to change our world purely by our attitude and how we process our experiences.

Go Forward With Courage

When you are in doubt, be still, and wait;
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
So long as mists envelop you, be still;
be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists
-- as it surely will.
Then act with courage.

Ponca Chief White Eagle (1800's to 1914)

Thrive & survive

Linda