Riz Crescini » Japan http://rizcrescini.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Tuesday Thought http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2012/05/tuesday-thought/ http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2012/05/tuesday-thought/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 03:06:06 +0000 Riz Crescini http://rizcrescini.com/blog/?p=1610 “Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaken need for an unshakable God.”  -Maya Angelou

 

 

]]> http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2012/05/tuesday-thought/feed/ 0 Image of the Day http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2012/05/image-of-the-day-3/ http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2012/05/image-of-the-day-3/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 07:55:51 +0000 Riz Crescini http://rizcrescini.com/blog/?p=1605 It’s a tanpopo (dandelion) kind of day!  Happy Monday everyone!

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CAUTION: There is a lot of cuteness in this post.  And I mean a lot!  This is not for the faint of heart.  I repeat: it is not for the faint of heart!  Proceed with caution….and oh yeah: enjoy!!

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Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
~Thomas Blackburn, “An Easter Hymn”

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We are made to experience life and all it has to offer and not stay safely at home.  Mark Twain said it best:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.“

Use your God-given gifts and talents to serve your family, friends and community.  Don’t be afraid to take risks and dream big in 2012!!

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明けましておめでとうございます！今年も宜しくお願いします！

 

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