and to all a good night…..
Happy Holidays…. and wishing all you good boys and girls only the good things you wished for….
How Santa arrives at the coast…..
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
Love the first picture of the boat filled with presents! So festive. And lovely, heartfelt, Maya Angelou quote. Perfect.
Lovely post, again. Especially like the boat. And the quotation.
Thanks Rachael. I like your visit and the comments.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” The words I have read before, love and find them really true. Couldn’ t have been said better…and goes so well with the photos and the holiday mood… Patiešām skaisti.
Thank you, Ese… those words very much resonated with me, too.
Visu labu!
Thank you Gunta for sharing the always inspiring words and wisdom of Maya Angelou.
Rainy days are useful for sorting through and eliminating excess “luggage”, and untangling Christmas tree lights.
With multiple multicolored flashing lights, an otherwise unused and useless USB hub became this years holiday lights; forestalling a destiny as baggage lost in the depths of the storage unit, and it has only a single cord!
A very real factor in choosing to spend the off season months here on the coast is the abundance of rainy days. For the first time in many years I’m getting a good bit of artwork done.
Happy Hollydays!
Hope your hollydays were as happy as mine! I find that sharing is so rewarding here in the appreciative blogging world. I’ve known folks to mutter about our abundance of rainy days, but I love the changes in the sky and the weather far more than the more boring summers. Your holiday lights sound charming.
and a happy 2013 to you….
I like the quotation, Gunta. Hope you had a good Christmas.
*hugs*
Hope yours was a good one, too!
Great lessons we should all learn from. Happy Christmas Gunta
Again, I seem to be falling behind… hope it was a very happy Christmas for you and your furry friends! I truly enjoyed a very peaceful celebration.
A lovely quote Gunta. I shall hang on to that one. Have a wonderful day!
x
Thanks Chilly… I’m glad you enjoyed it. A wonderful day to you, too!
Lovely post and the first I read this morning. Beautiful message for a day like this.
I am so very happy you enjoyed it. Normally, I tend to wish folks a warm and happy Christmas, but in your case, I might ease off the warm part.
Have a wonderful Christmas from our home to yours!
Wishing you the same from my coast to your desert! Hope it’s a perfect day for you and yours.
Lovely quote for this time of year. I can tell a lot about my son, by the way he handles a house full of people. He always seems to be saying, “The more the merrier.” I must have done something right.
Thinking of you this Christmas Eve, Gunta, and sending you love and hugs and warm wishes for everything of the very best. xx
Judging by your last post, you’re already off to dreams of an exciting Christmas with those enchanting grand-kidlets of yours! Hope it’s a perfect day for you and yours!
Warm thoughts for you today, dear Gunta…thank you for being here, my friend…for your shared words and beautiful photos.
Judging by your beautiful white Christmas shot it looks like you need more warm wishes than I do. Thank you for sharing your words and beautiful photos, too! Happy Solstice to you…..
Hmm…I’ll keep the cold for a bit longer, Gunta, but thank you for the “warm” thoughts. Happy Solstice to you, too.
Happy Holiday to You and Yours…
Oh Thank You, Daffy…. wishing you the same!
Happy Holidays Gunta!
Thank you ever so much for all the joy you’ve brung with your alley-gators! Wishing you and yours much the same!
I hate tangled lights.
Happy Holiday Gunta.
Goes to show how wrong one can be….. I would have expected you, of the balanced rocks (of all people), to have the patience to deal with tangled lights.
And happy holiday to you and yours, too!