Wellness

BEAUTIFUL IDEAS & IMAGES: BEAUTIFUL MOMS

by Barney Moss. Pip, Indie, Sunflowers.

Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

--- Erich Fromm

Lower Antelope Canyon in Navajo Nation

When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.

--- Thich Nhat Hanh

Lilacs.

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

--- Stevie Wonder

Love Worn.

My mother… she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.

--- Jodi Picoult

There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.

--- Jill Churchill

Mother & Child

But kids don't stay with you if you do it right. It's the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won't be needed in the long run.

--- Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven

The Morning Hug.

My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.

--- R.J. Palacio, Wonder

Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother.

--- Ann Taylor

Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.

--- Gilda Radner

Newborn Kiss.

I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.

--- Mitch Albom

Baby Kissing the Mother.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

Image: by Barney Moss. Pip, Indie, Sunflowers.
Image: by Steve Jurvetson. Lower Antelope Canyon in Navajo Nation.
Image: by Seclusive Nature. Lilacs.
Image: by Tim Hamilton. Love Worn.
Image: by Deb. Hey mom!
Image: by Quinn Dombrowski. Hands.
Image: by Jason. The Morning Hug.
Image: by talkingplant. Gwen and Mom.
Image: by Sandor Weisz. Group Hug.
Image: by Fairuz Othman. Newborn Kiss.
Image: by Tambako The Jaguar. Baby Kissing the Mother.
Image: by World Bank Photo Collection. A Portrait of Ebola Survivors Mariatu and Adam.
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Image: by Viv Lynch. Kiss.