by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 7, 2021 | ALCHEMY, AWAKENING, BECOMING, BOTANICAL, CLASSIC LITERATURE
“The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who knelt daily beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower was born, which was called...
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 6, 2021 | ACCEPTANCE, BOTANICAL, PEACE
“I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.” Helen Keller Odilon Redon – Violette Heymann, 1910.
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 6, 2021 | AWAKENING, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOTANICAL, CALM, WILDERNESS
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” John Muir Nikolai Astrup – Foxgloves, 1920.
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 6, 2021 | BEAUTY, BECOMING, BOTANICAL, CALM, GARDEN, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, LIFE PATH
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust Claude Monet – Waterlilies and a Japanese Bridge, 1899.
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 5, 2021 | BEAUTY, BECOMING, BOTANICAL, BUTTERFLY, EARTHLY DELIGHTS, ETERNAL LOVE
“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne, 1820....
by Lisa Azarmi | Sep 23, 2021 | ACCEPTANCE, ADVENTURE, ANIMALS, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOTANICAL, BUTTERFLY, CHILD PORTRAIT, CHILDREN, CHILDRENS STORY BOOK, CLASSIC LITERATURE, CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, FEELINGS, GARDEN, HOPE, ILLUSTRATION, IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUALITY, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, MAGIC
“‘Who are you?’ said the Caterpillar.This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, ‘I…I hardly know, sir, just at present …at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I...
