Thursday, January 8, 2009

*Happiness..........January 8





"In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful,
but gratefulness that makes us happy."

(Unknown Author)

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Friends,

As I almost always do, I looked at the larger version of the card (by clicking on it). The one thing that caught my attention most was this: With her right hand, Our Lady is grasping a stem of a rose bush, despite the thorns, and, with her left hand, she is embracing a lamb (one of us). I take this as a symbol of our need to accept suffering in our lives, as she did. Perhaps you will see it differently.

John

Anonymous said...

John,

Neat interpretation. I would not have noticed that, I don't think!

Be blessed,
Ally

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Adrienne said...

My favorite cards are ones like this. I really like the paper lace around the edges (or pierced paper?)

Micki said...

John - I love your open eyes to these images. Thank you for pointing out things we might not see.

Ally - Thank you for passing on a compliment to JOhn, he deserves it.

Inspiring - Thank you for letting John know your views also. I'm so glad you are back on a computer. Love your interpretation of the lamb.....touches me spiritually.

I also love that saying about happiness and gratitude. So true!

Adrienne - I like them also. Makes me sad that they can't make them like that any longer. They do have "die-cut" imitations but they are just that, obvious "imitations." :-(

Anonymous said...

Thank you, friends.
I just saw another possible interpretation of the picture.

Our Lady's right hand may be on the rose bush to indicate that she had just freed the lamb (each of us) from the snares (thorns) of sin, through her intercessory prayers to her Son.

John

Micki said...

John very interesting thought. Thanks for sharing.

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Anonymous said...

God bless you also, "aspiring."
John