In my humble opinion, "Yearnings" are what keeps a person thriving in life. Without personal yearnings, I believe a person can go into deep stages of depression, age, and possibly even die. As a husband, parent, teacher, artist, and writer, I have a plethora of yearnings that keep me going on a daily basis. I yearn to make a better life for my family. I yearn to meet my students' needs. I yearn to improve my problem solving and creative skills on a daily basis. As I was researching the theme of yearnings for this post, I ran across 3 quotes that truly spoke to me: one as an introvert, one as an intuitive person, and one as a spiritual person.
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As an introvert, I relate to Albert Einstein's quote, "Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living."
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As an intuitive person, I relate to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote, "Alas, that we should be so unwilling to listen to the still and holy yearnings of the heart! A god whispers quite softly in our breast, softly yet audibly; telling us what we ought to seek and what to shun."
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As a spiritual person, I relate to the Scriptural verse found in Psalm 37:4, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
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I want to dedicate this post to my daughter Ana, who is celebrating her birthday this weekend. Thank you for visiting and taking the time to leave such thoughtful comments on my blog every week. Blessings!
Comments
Love that sketch of goat herding,
would like to see it when it's
finished :))
Have a beautiful week!
Tinna ✐
Happy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol
Hugz, Z
Happy birthday to your daughter!
Happy week!
oxo
Susi
Happy birthday to your daughter!
Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/06/falling-water.html
darling daughter, she's lovely xx
best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
you love them, you hate them because they not always feel fine
ROG, ABCW
Thank you for this beautiful thought about yearnings. Sometimes life is bleak and without any possibilities and hope, then it is great to remember one of the Psalms in the bible. Thank you for writing this.
Have a wonderful time with the family!
Wil, ABCW Team
You write such lovely & thoughtful posts Arnoldo, & your art work is amazing as always!
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
hugs
Mandy xx
My ABC WEDNESDAY
Have a great week my friend and happy crafting, Angela xXx 27
Gattina
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Kristiina #19
So thank you for making my day with your inspirational post.
And thanks for visiting and commenting,
Yes, of course Serafino would be able to get a mask or buy some proper equipment, but he does it this way and he was done in a matter of minutes, so I don't think his health suffered as a consequence.... (The nurse in me was horrified though).
Have a great week,
Lisca#29
April #50
Thank you for your lovely comment and your good wishes for my treatment on Friday. I'm so glad you like my masterboard. It was great fun to do, and great to try out my new paints. The angels are progressing extremely slowly at present because I don't feel welll enough to do much, but hopefully after treatment #3 things won't be so bad.
Shoshi
Nora
Thank you for linking up to Show Your Face last week, sorry I'm late coming around to leave some blog love! Thanks for the shout out too. Kx
Hugs Giggles
Gorgeous artwork and quotes.
Happy PPF and blessings to you and Happy Birthday to your daughter
Tina
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