commitment

bouquet, originally uploaded by McBeth.

Onion soup sustains. The process of making it is somewhat like the process of learning to love. It requires commitment, extraordinary effort, time, and will make you cry.

-- Ronni Lundy

rest

lights off, originally uploaded by McBeth.

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

-- William Dean Howells

the quiet ones

paoli, originally uploaded by McBeth.

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.

-- Rainer Maria Rilke

fun

night vision specs, originally uploaded by McBeth.

Fun is good.

-- Dr. Seuss