without leaving a mark

Move lightly through life,
touching the hearts of others
without leaving a mark.

~Unknown

preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world

Gentleness is not weakness. Just the opposite. Preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world takes extraordinary courage, determination and resilience. Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace,
and therein lies the power to change the world.

~L. R. Knost

Hurt no living thing

Hurt no living thing:

Ladybird, nor butterfly,

Nor moth with dusty wing,

Nor cricket chirping cheerily,

Nor grasshopper so light of leap,

Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,

Nor harmless worms that creep.

~Christina Rossetti, (1830 – 1894)

we need kindness

We think too much and feel too little.
More than machinery,
we need humanity.
More than cleverness,
we need kindness and gentleness.

Charlie Chaplin, (1889-1977)