All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. Dalai Lama
“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.”
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Province, South Africa,2010
” You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Province, South Africa,2010
“Lost time is never found again.” Benjamin Franklin
On Route to Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa,2012
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” H Jackson Browne
Karoo, South Africa, 2012
“The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.” Dalai Lama
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Province, South Africa,2010
“Happiness is something that you are and it comes from the way you think.” Dr Wayne Dyer
West Coast National Park, West Coast, South Africa, 2012
“As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person.” Les Brown
Blaauwberg, Western Cape, South Africa, 2012
“Believe deep down in your heart that you’re destined to do great things.” Joe Paterno
Elephants drinking, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 2010
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. Dalai Lama
“If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane.” Robert Frost
Potsberg Private Nature Reserve, West Coast National Park, West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa, 2012
“Happiness is a state of mind not what’s in your wallet.” Byron Pulsifer
Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State, South Africa, 2012
“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” Vince Lombardi
Potsberg Private Nature Reserve, West Coast National Park, West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa, 2012
“If daily you feel a sense of gratitude for the blessings of this life it will be a cushion & buffer when challenges arise.” Rose W-T
On route to Bloemfontein, Groot Karroo, South Africa, 2012
“At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a wife, a friend, a child, or a parent.” Barbara Bush
African Daisy, West Coast National Park, South Africa, 2012
“Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark somber skies blanket our thoughts.” Dodinsky
Avocca River Cabins, Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa
“We must cherish our imagination; our ability to dream; for the highest achievers since history began, have been the dreamers who, combined their perspiration and their aspiration to make their own unique contribution.” Andrew Matthews
Kleinmond, East Coast, Western Cape, South Africa
“We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving. And we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.” Louisa May Alcott
Taal Monument, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
” Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.” Virginia Satir
On route from Kirkwood to Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
“I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, who has sight so keen and strong
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroken;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.”
Longfellow
Sandbaai, East Coast, Western Cape, South Africa
“I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.” Dalai Lama
Taal Monument, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
“If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.” Dalai Lama
Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa
” A dram is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.” Denis Waitley
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Rachel Carson
Cradock
“Believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” Marilyn Monroe
Addo National Elephant Park
“Gods gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Addo National Elephant Park
“A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.” Yiddish Proverb
Addo National Elephant Park
“The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us to become our best while looking our worst.” Marge Kennedy
Addo National Elephant Park
“Life is a gift and the present is the time to cherish it.” Richards Shadonna
Addo National Elephant Park
“Nothing will work unless you do.” Maya Angelou
Sandbaai
“In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged.” Dalai Lama
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