“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” - Hermann Hesse This week, The New What’s Going Blog has set...

"There is something in Shanghai that is very exciting and alive - the idea of a city with two different souls, one from today and anoth...

“Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.” - André Gide This week, The New What’s Going Blog has set as its theme: “The Thi...

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Laozi Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and showcase your ...

“Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.” - Pindar The New What’s Going Blog...

“To have friends come to visit from afar is happiness, is it not?” - Confucius Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and...

“The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam; when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central pri...

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spi...

“The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.” - Norman Cousins The New What’s Going on Blog has prompted ...

“A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.” - Matshona Dhliwayo The Maraya C...

“The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.” -  Ovid Poets and Storytellers this week invites us to find inspiratio...

“No matter how powerful, countries cannot rule the whole world. The world is ruled by brains, by justice, by morals and by fairness.” - Abdu...

“Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The New What’s Going on Blog    this week has as its theme: “Words of Fearlessn...

“An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.” - Friedrich Nietzsche Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and showc...

“We are proud of our ridiculousness. That's what made our Surrealism. Proud and ashamed of everything at the same time. I think that...

“Blackness remains the coat you can't take off.” - Clint Smith The New What’s Going on Blog    this week advises: “Choose one color--bla...

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” - Maya Angelou Welcome to the ...

“The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.” - Jean Paul Poets and Storytelle...

“The world cannot live without the Arctic; it affects every living thing on Earth and acts as a virtual thermostat, reflecting sunlight and ...