Thursday, February 18, 2010

life

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. Walter Anderson

6 comments:

sperlygirl said...

so beautifully true, deb. and i mull those words over and over again as i realize this is the 18th yr this month since i lost my father. as many years now without him as i had with him. and those words ring so true. xx s

Kim Mailhot said...

I needed those words right now too, Beautiful Deb.
I love your heart.

Meri said...

Fly, girlfriend. Fly!

SE'LAH... said...

hi there.

visiting from Susannah's Sketchbook.
love this quote.

one love.

Michelle said...

I like the 'one love'...

and the photos are terrific!

kt said...

deb
striking self portrait
and thank you for the quote
kt