Truly Happy!

Be inspired

 by the beauty that surrounds you. 

Be in awe 

of the marvels of life. 

Be content 
with the mysteries of life 
that will await future generations to discover.

 Be thankful

 for the many gifts you have in your life.  

Then, 

and only then,

  will you truly be happy.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

L I F E is an Opportunity to L O V E.

Never let an opportunity

to express

thankfulness and awareness 

pass you by...

for that is

an opportunity lost.

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Expressions of 

LOVE,

CARING, 

GRATITUDE,

and THANKFULNESS,

are but gifts

that are for the giving

and sharing; 

carried within you

at all times, 

throughout this journey

called

L I F E. 

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Carpe Diem

"Seize the day", taken from a poem written in the Odes in 23 BC by the Latin poet Horace, Book 1, number 11.

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Give Thanks

1 Thessalonians 5:18

...encourage one another...build one another up...

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Just Do It!

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Today is the Day!

Gratefully content...

“There was a man who was complaining about having no shoes 

until he saw a man with no feet” 

~Persian proverb

Blossom YOUR Soul!

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;

they are the charming gardeners 

 who make our souls blossom.” 

~Marcel Proust

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl pʁust]; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated asRemembrance of Things Past). It was published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust

Turn...

Be like the flower,

 turn your face

to the sun.

~Kahlil Gibran



Another Day....

Another beautiful day, another beautiful gift!

~ Kim Franklin-Magana

Make the most of what you have!

Arrange  

  whatever pieces 

come your way. 
~Virginia Woolf

Courtesy

The courtesies of a small and trivial character

are the ones which strike deepest

to the grateful and appreciating heart.

~Henry Clay