"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." -Mark Twain

Miracle

The physical and emotional pain a mother endures during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum is but one reason why Islam accords such an elevated status to mothers.  In this regard, the Qur’an reminds people to, “Respect the womb that bore you” Additionally, some of the traditions and sayings of the Prophet in this regard include: that one owes to their mothers three times more love and obedience than that owed to one’s father, and that “Paradise lies at the feet (serving the needs) of one’s mother.”

Source: http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=2710

Drawing: Yours truly

The Woman She Was - Rosa Jordan

"'I never worried too much about being a good mother, or a good wife or a good nurse or a good revolutionary. But I have tried to be a good person.'...I asked how I could be a good person too. She said 'Think hard about what matters most to you. When you think you know what it is, do it. Or defend it. Be strong. Don't let other people decide for you'"

Celia Cantu's mother, seeking advice from Celia Sanchez , the Flower of the Cuban Revolution and an integral member of the 26th of July Movement. pg 84

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

The world's greatest lie:
"It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie" - pg 20

"Joy isn't something we have to find. Joy is who we are if we're not preoccupied with something else."

~ Kat Tansey

Horseshoe Island Park - Halifax

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow. 

                                                                                                                       Harriet Martineau 

    Picture taken by yours truly. 

“Dusk is just an illusion because the sun is either above the horizon or below it. And that means that day and night are linked in a way that few things are. There cannot be one without the other yet they cannot exist at the same time." -- Nicholas Sparks