Tag Archives: strength

Embracing The Waves

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Lynette

Every day of our lives we stand in waist-high surf as waves roll towards us. Some days the waves are gentle and warm and caress us as they flow around us. Some days the waves are angry and harsh, bitterly … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep thoughts | Tagged acceptance, courage, embracing our emotions, Life Lessons, strength, truth | Leave a comment

How Fortunate A Woman She Is

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Lynette

Posted in Heroine quotes, Photo Quotes | Tagged book quote, Carol Shields, fortunate, happiness, lucky, quote, strength, strong woman, The Republic Of Love | Leave a comment

A Shift In The Universe

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Lynette

I have been living in a topsy turvy world for a week. This election delivered so many enormous emotions, newly discovered truths, and paradigm shifts I have had a difficult time unravelling them all. We all have certain truths we … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep thoughts | Tagged Election2016, Life Lessons, paradigm shift, strength, strong woman, tenacity, truth | Leave a comment

Free From the Past

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Lynette

Posted in Deep thoughts, Photo Quotes | Tagged courage, free, freedom, letting go, pain, strength | Leave a comment

They Dance There Still

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Lynette

Strewn feathers across the grass Leavings from a violent death. Blast tumbled shoe across the tile We leave so much of ourselves behind. Death laps the blood from the stained dance floor where hearts beat true and free, Coward’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged courage, dance, love, Love to Orlando, lovetrumpshate, Orlando, poem, Pulse, RIP, strength | Leave a comment

Speaking From The Heart

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Lynette

Posted in Photo Quotes | Tagged book quote, communication, courage, from the heart, heart, love, Lynette Kaufer, passion for life, strength | Leave a comment

I Was a Bride Married To Amazement

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lynette

“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged amazement, courage, inspiring, life goals, mantra, Mary Oliver, passion for life, poem, poetry, strength, strong woman | Leave a comment

George Kaufer Jr: his Sister’s Portrait

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Lynette

My older brother George Kaufer Jr was killed Tuesday May 5, 2015, while riding his bike. It was senseless and tragic and all of us who love him are still reeling from the shock. Last weekend was spent mourning his … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life | Tagged brother, brother's death, courage, George Kaufer Jr, inspiration, inspire, love, sister's tribute, strength, tribute | 6 Comments

Those of us who read carry around with us a secret knowledge

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Lynette

“What I sought in books was imagination, it was depth, depth of thought and feeling; some sort of extreme of subject matter; some nearness to death; some call to courage. I myself was getting wild; I wanted wildness, originality, genius, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading and writing quotes | Tagged Annie Dillard, Books, courage, reading, strength | 2 Comments

All courage is a form of constancy

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lynette

” He talked of those things we had spoken of so often at Rosario. So often and so far into the night. He said that those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart but that it is … Continue reading →