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A Heart That Understands

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by Viktoria Vidali on September 1, 2011

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There is much satisfaction in work well done, but there can be no happiness equal to the joy of finding a heart that understands. ~ Victor Robinsoll

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The Ultimate Test

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by Viktoria Vidali on July 11, 2011

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A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Why does Thomas Carlyle say this? Because it is in loving that we learn life’s most difficult and important lessons.
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The Elemental Power

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by Viktoria Vidali on April 11, 2011

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In his poetic film, Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Italian director Franco Zeffirelli masterfully paints the humble life of Clare and Francis ~ two young souls who devoted their days on earth to caring for the sick, the outcast, and the poor.
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Fly To Love

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by Viktoria Vidali on March 28, 2011

in General,Guest Writers,Poetry,Weekly Image

To fly
you must be free

To be free
you must let go
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Unremembered Acts

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by Viktoria Vidali on February 18, 2011

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The best portion of a good man’s life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and love.

~ William Wordsworth

[Photo credit: Creative Commons, Ed Yourdon, Flickr]

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Be Swift To Love

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by Viktoria Vidali on February 11, 2011

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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. ~ Henri-Frédéric Amiel

[Photo credit: Creative Commons, roblisameehan/Flickr]

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Ninety-Nine Pages

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by Viktoria Vidali on November 12, 2010

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If someone here told me to write a book on morality, it would have a hundred pages and ninety-nine would be blank. On the last page I should write: “I recognize only one duty, and that is to love.” Albert Camus

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Unspeakable Love

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by Viktoria Vidali on November 5, 2010

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief … and unspeakable love. ~ Washington Irving

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Each Other

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by Viktoria Vidali on August 13, 2010

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It’s a heart-warming occasion when a mother’s older son gets married ~ tomorrow this joyous moment comes for me. Dedicated with love to Orlando and Sarah.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. ~ Audrey Hepburn

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The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary. ~ Wilhelm Reich

Here is a girl, standing at the end of an alleyway in Chengdu, in the Sichuan province in China, in the early days of the Gregorian year 2010. The longer I look at these photos the more love I feel for her.

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