< I found this wonderful quote
on a box of Celestial Seasonings tea>


When it is only through age
that one gathers wisdom & experience ,
why this endless struggle to seem young?

Remember that beauty works from within,
it cannot be put on & off like a garment,
& it depends far more on the culture
of the intellect, the tastes, sentiment ,
and the affections of the soul
than the color of the hair,
eyes, or the complexion...

Be kind, noble, generous well mannered ,
ber true to yourself and to your friends ,

& the soft lines of these tender graces
& noble virtues will reveal themselves
in the face...
in a personal atmosphere
of goodness & greatness
that no one can mistake


We cannot be one thing & look another ...

There are indelible marks in every face
showing the real life within...


by Elizabeth Cady Stanton





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton

http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blstanton.htm


http://www.nps.gov/archive/wori/ecs.htm



Elizabeth Cady Stanton(1815-1902) is believed to be the driving force behind the 1848 Convention, and for the next fifty years played a leadership role in the women's rights movement.
Somewhat overshadowed in popular memory by her long time colleague Susan B. Anthony, Stanton was for many years the architect and author of the movement's most important strategies and documents. Though she became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of the movement, particularly near the end of her career, she maintained to the end her long time friendship with Anthony.

Either that was a very large box or you've got great eyesight

hahahahahaha that is so cute

actually it was typed
on a two by four or five inch piece of cardboard on the back of the little tiny box...

and this very young Grandmother needed
to put my bifocals on to read it well


the links & brief history i added on my own

A Golden Chain

Friendship is a Golden Chain,
The links are friends so dear,
And like a rare and precious jewel
It's treasured more each year...

It's clasped together firmly
With a love that's deep and true,
And it's rich with happy memories
and fond recollections, too...

Time can't destroy its beauty
For, as long as memory lives,
Years can't erase the pleasure
That the joy of friendship gives...

For friendship is a priceless gift
That can't be bought or sold,
But to have an understanding friend
Is worth far more than gold...

And the Golden Chain of Friendship
Is a strong and blessed tie
Binding kindred hearts together
As the years go passing by.

- Helen Steiner Rice -

awwww...Lee...

My, you are on a spiritual roll today ..


good one, Buddy!!!

i love the works of Helen Steiner Rice

Friends

A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.

- Jean Kyler McManus -

{{{{{V}}}}}}} I LOVE that! Thank you for sharing it!

You people are just great today!!
Very nice!!

Oh, Auburn Girl...


I had a feeling you would love it...


it really puts life in much better perspective

and takes a lot of pressure off of us

to think ever...that we have to

try to live up to many others

more superficial interpretations

of what true beauty really is

thank you Mirror
Mirror ...

love you lots, Lee

You are RIGHT, V!!! If we could just GLOW with joy and the Spirit within, I don't think we would worry about wrinkles Nearly so much!

awww...

thank you Wolf Chic...

you are so precious...

another sweet incredibly priceless

kindred spirit you are to me

I am so fortunate to know so many

wonderful special good hearted people

Blessings to you ...dear Lady

Thank you my dear Sister Connie


No, we don't need to worry about wrinkles...
those who really love us, see past our flaws



have you ever read the Velveteen Rabbit?

it is one of the very most beautiful
children's books i have ever read...

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/williams/rabbit/rabbit.html


the whole book is lovingly written out
for all of us to read...


one of my favorite quotes in the book is...


" "What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day,

when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender,
before Nana came to tidy the room.

"Does it mean having things
that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"Real isn't how you are made,"
said the Skin Horse.
"It's a thing that happens to you.
When a child loves you for a long, long time,
not just to play with,
but REALLY loves you,
then you become Real."

"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.

"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse,
for he was always truthful.
"When you are Real
you don't mind being hurt."

"Does it happen all at once,
like being wound up," he asked,
"or bit by bit?"

"It doesn't happen all at once,"
said the Skin Horse.
"You become. It takes a long time.

That's why it doesn't happen often to people
who break easily, or have sharp edges,
or who have to be carefully kept.
Generally, by the time you are Real,
most of your hair has been loved off,
and your eyes drop out
and you get loose in the joints
and very shabby.

But these things don't matter at all,
because once you are Real you can't be ugly,
except to people who don't understand."

"I suppose you are real?" said the Rabbit.
And then he wished he had not said it,
for he thought the Skin Horse might be sensitive.
But the Skin Horse only smiled.


The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said.
"That was a great many years ago;
but once you are Real
you can't become unreal again.
It lasts for always."

YES! I love that story!!