Author: Carrie

“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” – Rainer Maria Rilke She loves the ocean (5.5” x 9”)

“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” – Washington Irving She grows wise and kind (5.5” x 9”)

“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller She is ready for adventure (5.5” x 9”)

“Let your joy be in your journey—not in some distant goal.” – Tim Cook She discovers joy (5.5” x 9”)

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt She is happy in boots (5.5” x 9”)

“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn’t beautiful […]

“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.” – Abraham Maslow She plays every day (5.5” x 9”)