the things that make us smile

*photo via

This yellow flower is just darling.

*photo by Anna Inghardt

No matter how much I love bright colors, there is something about

white that brings a sense of peace and clarity of mind.

The Notebook.  And this letter from Noah to Allie:

I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us.  I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real.  And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love.  The best kind of love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me.  That's what I hope to give you forever.  I love you.  I'll be seeing you.  - Noah.

I still believe that there are loves like that.   

Tyler Knott's Daily Haiku on Love.  Especially this one:

                                   "The secret of love

                                   is to pull closer when you

                                   want to push away."