Oasis Feature:
A Series of Views;
Epilogue
Appreciating What's Around You
I draw my inspiration from Audrey Hepburn who believed that it is important
"not to live for the day-that would be materialistic-but to treasure the day. I realized that most of us live on the surface without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive." (quoted from Pamala Clarke Klogue's Audrey Style, 1999, pg 225)
Photo credit Alex Waterhouse
Didn't Audrey Hepburn become more beautiful as she aged? Of course she was incredibly elegant throughout her life, but I especially admire her humanitarian work for the UNICEF organization. She was genuinely beautiful both inside and out. (If you feel compelled to share with those in need please visit -Dr. Maithri Goonetilleke at The Soaring Impulse to help the people of Swaziland with their struggle against incredibly high HIV infection rates and dire poverty. Or for inspiration, look at the Imagine video that I posted at the bottom of the blog.)
I'm thinking about how to apply Audrey's insight to remember that it's ~~~~
Wonderful to be Alive.
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So you're walking to the parking lot, anxious abo
ut all that you have to finish during this first week of school. You don't notice the beautifully arranged rock artifacts. (That's Mr. Oasis walking, briefcase in hand, toward the car.) Don't forget the campus is beautiful.Nature is everywhere!
Looking down...the Ceiba roots are ornate works of art and the Taino utilitarian rocks lead to the on campus m
useum. (Are they real?)~~~~~~What a beautiful stone that might be used to grind or mash food? Now it's filled with rainwater.
Did you know that the Taino indians were the first people of Puerto
Rico?Imagine that they once walked right here on this same spot...and now they have mixed in with this diverse Puerto Rican population.
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We must remember that it's a beautiful life...
