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7-31-06-- monday "for the beauty of the earth for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies. lord of all, to thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise." -- folliot pierpoint
7-1-06-- saturday "the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. don't go back to sleep. you must ask for what you really want. don't go back to sleep. people are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. the door is round and open. don't go back to sleep." -- rumi
7-2-06-- sunday a mother's protective hold “all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.” -- j.r. lowell