Milne muses

“Spring came in softly through his open window; it whispered to him tales of green hedges and misty woods and close-cropped rolling grass.” ~A.A.Milne #spring #nature pic.twitter.com/KFT2eUP2fy

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) April 19, 2024

Milne muses

“We are like a tree whose roots divide and subdivide again and again as they spread outward. Our neighbours are the same. Their roots too spread and interlace with ours. Our trunks are separate but beneath the soil an inextricably tangled network of fibres.”
~ C.R.Milne #Monday pic.twitter.com/Dg5EO1zuAp

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) April 15, 2024

Milne muses

"In life there are two ways of navigating: take a bearing on something in the future and steer towards it, or take a bearing on something in the past and steer away from it. There are those who look ahead and pull and those who look behind and push." ~C.R.Milne #thursdaymorning pic.twitter.com/OSTB8KjEgp

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) April 11, 2024

Milne muses

“My father used to say that the third-rate brain thought with the majority, the second-rate brain thought with the minority and the first-rate brain thought for itself. His was, and he wanted mine to be, a first-rate brain. I would have to think and decide for myself.” ~C.R.Milne pic.twitter.com/OJpbcFodS3

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) April 7, 2024

Maya muses

Despite her many achievements, she never earned a college degree but received over 30 honorary degrees during her lifetime. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive, and to do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style.” #MayaAngelou #95Facts pic.twitter.com/RZHM6QlSwx

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) March 29, 2024

Milne muses

"If you are alone, the country is your companion; and nature becomes Nature, a person, someone to whom you can almost talk. You do not only walk through measured miles; you sit, dreaming, contemplating, absorbing it all, through unmeasured minutes." ~C.R.Milne #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/SAVO8Dalml

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) March 25, 2024

Maya muses

In 2000 at the age of 72, Angelou penned a series of two-sentence sentiments for the iconic greeting card company, Hallmark, that adorned cards and serving dishes. “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” pic.twitter.com/eGcOzbTbwG

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) March 19, 2024

Milne muses

"We are like trees whose roots divide and spread outwards. Our neighbours are the same. Their roots too spread out and interlace with ours. Like trees in a wood, our trunks are quite separate but beneath the soil an inextricably tangled network." ~C.R. Milne #thursdayvibes pic.twitter.com/pvsMxFqWVk

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) March 14, 2024

Milne muses

"I affirm that the daffodil is my favourite flower. For the daffodil comes, not only before the swallow comes, but before all the many flowers of summer; it comes on the heels of a flowerless winter. Yes, a favourite flower must be a spring flower."
~A.A.Milne #Spring #daffodil pic.twitter.com/mIZeyOztZy

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) March 5, 2024

Maya muses

In a 1983 interview, Maya Angelou cited Paul Lawrence Dunbar and William Shakespeare as major influences on her writing. She eloquently expressed, 'Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.' #MayaAngelou #95Facts pic.twitter.com/gntcJwSn6Q

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) March 18, 2024

Milne muses

“Where so fitly as on a sundial can it be insisted that it is really our planet, not the sun, which is doing all the work? I meet men and women who don’t believe it. They talk about the sun rising and setting, which is ridiculous language to use of a stationary object.”~A.A.Milne pic.twitter.com/MiWPgmput9

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) February 29, 2024

Maya muses

“The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does.” #MayaAngelou

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) January 29, 2024

Milne muses

Gold between the poplars
An old moon shows;
Silver up the star-way
The full moon rose;
Silver down the star-way
The old moon crept…
And, one by another,
The grey fields slept.
~A.A.Milne #wednesdaythought pic.twitter.com/jy00cT63u3

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) February 21, 2024

Maya muses

"Just do right. Right may not be expedient, it may not be profitable, but it will satisfy your soul. It brings you the kind of protection that bodyguards can't give you." #MayaAngelou pic.twitter.com/aPjXZ9BnZH

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) January 26, 2024

Born different

Robert Fulghum writes on being born different:

The sophistication of modern forensic science makes it 99.9% certain that every human being is unique. Fingerprints, DNA, RNA, and other secondary indicators are clear:
There is no standard model of humanity.
Nobody exactly like you or me or anybody else exists.
Now or ever.
Think about that.
We are all born different.

And accepting and accommodating just how different has the world in turmoil – culturally, politically, socially, and legally. The daily media feed on the news programs confirms this. And if that’s all there is, then it’s a dark view of humanity.

I’ve often been asked if I am an optimist or a pessimist. Sometimes I reply that I am both – depending on the day. But I try to be a realist – to see humanity with open eyes.
And what I notice is as often inspiring as it is depressing. One way I remind myself of the power within the people is to view a website – Born Different. It documents the lives of unique human beings and how they manage being unique.

Some are born with no legs, some with no arms, and some conjoined with a twin. Some cannot hear or see. And they find a way to be included and prevail. Some fall in love and marry and have children. Some become teachers, athletes, coaches, and politicians.

The videos show the courage of their parents.
Some show the courage of their doctors.
Some show the growing sensitivity of their world that does not see them as freaks but as unique human beings.

That many of those who are Born Different go out into the world to inspire others like them to make the most of who and what they are, while also inspiring me to get up and get on with what I can do and be with what I am.

I defy you to watch the stories of those Born Different and feel sorry for yourself or to not be inspired by the bright and shining spirit that exists alongside all the harsh and dark news of the world.

One word of advice – have a box of tissues handy while you watch the stories of those Born Different.

Milne muses

"The path that takes us straight to its destination is a dull one indeed. It carries only the one message and when we have read it, we have read it. The winding road, however, is a continuous story. Each bend is a mystery and rounding it a discovery." ~C.R.Milne #SaturdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/q4uzKPM091

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) February 17, 2024

Maya muses

“Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.” #MayaAngelou

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) January 24, 2024

Milne muses

“One of the most glorious sights on a winter’s day is to see a flock of starlings rise from a field, sweep through the sky, and the settle again as a single entity, as if one single brain directs it, one single set of muscles controls its movement.” ~C.R.Milne #BirdTwitter pic.twitter.com/V198eRpixU

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) February 9, 2024

Maya muses

"If one has courage, nothing can dim the light which shines from within." – Maya Angelou
As we mourn Dexter Scott King's loss, we celebrate his life and honor his legacy. Love and condolences to the King family.
-The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou pic.twitter.com/yLggk6bg6W

— Maya Angelou (@DrMayaAngelou) January 23, 2024

Milne muses

“February comes when we are sick of winter. Wishing to do her best, she ventures her spring costume: crocus, primrose and daffodil days. Ah no! We know March is to come with its frosts, a plunge back into the winter which poor February tried to flatter us was over.”~A.A.Milne pic.twitter.com/OrvMNZT7qe

— A.A.Milne (@A_AMilne) February 1, 2024