My years with failing vision have prompted me to learn about the nature of the eye and the incredible gift of sight, which I had always taken for granted until it began to slip away.
He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries, changes our nervous systems, creates a new language, transmits new kinds of joy to our startled senses and spirits.
The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.
Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.
I've come to learn that the determined and gifted and genuine sociopath has far more power to deceive than we realize.
You need to have a relationship with what you put inside you. I don't want to get all spiritual about this, but I believe our bodies are a gift, and to deface it is disrespectful.
I love Jo Malone. I got the Orange Blossom scent as a gift many years ago, and I fell in love with it. It's very light, natural, sweet. It's there but not that obvious.
I like giving music-themed gifts. I've given a couple of music documentaries to boys. Especially if they don't have the same taste as me, I try to infiltrate their mind with my favourite bands.
I wanted my new release 'Get Back Up' to benefit Haiti in their tragedy and I am blessed to use my music to help as your purchase becomes our gift.
My mom always said if you have a gift, it is absolutely not about you. So I don't get twisted and think for one second it's all about me.
Alvy Singer: My grammy never gave gifts. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks.
Be a gift, a light, a blessing as far as the eye can see to answer a call as well as a genuine, compassionate heart can reach.
Crystals are a living energy... Mother Earth's gifts to us, formed within Her body. In a mystical and beauty-full way, they are the keys to the Universe
They say compassion is the only voice; a gift which can help mend the broken, lift the fallen and soften the hardened.
To express gratitude is to put into words a beautiful sense of wholeness. Recognizing the people, the experiences, and the extraordinary gifts of life which feed our souls.
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
Never mind those failures till yesterday. Each new day is a sequel of a wonderful life; gifted with hopes to succeed.
I just feel that 'The Color Purple,' which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors.
The gift of being able to speak with a holy God because of the righteousness we gain through Jesus on the cross is an indescribable miracle!
Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin?
