We don’t have to go far to find the treasure we are seeking.
There is beauty and goodness right where we are.
And only when we can see the beauty and goodness
that are close by can we recognize beauty and goodness
on our travels far and wide.
There are trees and flowers to enjoy, paintings and sculptures to admire;
most of all there are people who smile, play, and show kindness and gentleness.
They are all around us, to be recognized as free gifts to receive in gratitude.
Our temptation is to collect all the beauty and goodness
surrounding us as helpful information we can use for our projects.
But then we cannot enjoy it, and we soon find that
we need a vacation to restore ourselves.
Let’s try to see the beauty and goodness in front of us
before we go elsewhere to look for it.
by: Henri Nouwen
Photographs and Memories 
Well said. 🙂
Thank you.
Great shot, Seeker. Very wise words. Pawkisses for an Easy Sunday-evening 🙂
I’m learning how to use the point and click and Picasa. Thank you. TGIF 😛
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Thank you for spreading it out.
For a point and shoot, you do VERY well SF!
I am learning. This is all I have so far, SF.