"Be a bird on a trail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still, she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings!"
"If you were born with wings, why do you prefer to crawl in life? Spread your wings, learn how to fly.. do what it takes to touch the sky!"
"Maddie remembered Wanda telling about one of her dresses, a brilliant jungle green one with a red sash. "You'd look like a Christmas tree in that", the girls said in pretended admiration." -Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses
Happiness is like a butterfly which when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
It's a cloudy day with bouts of rain and little hope for sunshine, do you find yourself confined in the great indoors? In that case grab a book that has a heart and a sinful cup of coffee to begin with. A couple of bookmarks wouldn't hurt to complement along if you cannot finish that fat book in one sitting!