Cherie's Place » Cherie’s Place Thought http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos on my journey through life… Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/05/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-144/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/05/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-144/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:47:43 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7607 When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

Lao Tzu (Circa 6th Century BC)

The Tree of Life

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The Emerald Tablet (around 300 BC)

The Universe Displayed

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Paulo Coelho (from the Witch of Portobello)

Let us Begin...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945)

Abundance

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Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)

The Heavens

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Ja’far Al-Sadiq (702 – 765)

Focused on Nature

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Jesus (Circa 5BC – circa AD30)

Giving

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/25/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-138/feed/ 10 Final Glimpse of York http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/20/final-glimpse-of-york/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/20/final-glimpse-of-york/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:50:45 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7251 My final post showing the journey of my weekend in York brings us nicely to the festive season.

The National Trust shop was stocked up with it’s Christmas goods. I made one small purchase… Keep Calm at Christmas ;-)

People act really weird at Christmas time!  What other time of year do you sit in front of a dead tree in the living room and eat nuts and sweets out of your socks?

Anon

Ready for Christmas

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Lao Tzu (circa 6th century BC)

Meandering

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