Joy

 *"There are certain mornings in the Hundred Acre Wood when everything feels a little more golden, as if the sun has taken extra care to spill its light over the flowers, the trees, and even the smallest of creatures. On such mornings, it seems that the world is not in a hurry, and neither are you.

Pooh stood quite still among the tall grass, his nose just brushing against the soft wings of a butterfly that had chosen him for its resting place. He smiled the kind of smile that comes when one remembers that happiness does not need to be chased—it often finds you when you are standing quietly enough to notice.

‘It’s a funny thing,’ Pooh thought, ‘how a butterfly is so very light that you can hardly feel it at all. And yet, somehow, it makes your whole self feel lighter just to have it near. Perhaps that is what joy is like—it doesn’t make a loud noise, or take up much space, but it changes everything all the same.’

And as the butterflies danced around him, drifting on the golden air, Pooh realized that the most wonderful treasures were not jars of honey or great adventures, but small, fleeting moments—tiny miracles that, once they landed in your heart, stayed there forever."*

The value of peace

 "Not everyone who keeps to themselves is lonely, and not everyone who stays quiet is shy. Some people have simply learned the value of their peace and decided not to trade it for noise that doesn’t nourish them. They’ve seen what drama does to the heart, how pretense drains the soul, and how false smiles often hide unkindness. So, they choose stillness. They choose fewer conversations but deeper ones, fewer circles but truer ones. And while others may mistake their silence for distance, the truth is they are simply protecting the most precious thing they have—their energy, their honesty, their peace of mind. Because when you’ve tasted the comfort of authenticity, you no longer hunger for the chaos of the crowd. You realize that solitude isn’t emptiness—it’s clarity. And sometimes, choosing not to stand among everyone is the bravest way to stand fully as yourself."

Friends

 "Sometimes the greatest gift a friend can give is not a solution, or advice, or even the promise of brighter days, but simply their quiet presence. Life is not always about fixing what is broken, but about walking beside someone in their brokenness so they don’t have to face it alone. A true friend is not one who only shows up when the sun is shining, but one who lays down beside you when the clouds are heavy and the rain seems endless. They are the kind of person who doesn’t hurry your healing or try to pull you to your feet before you are ready, but who reminds you that you are worthy of love, even in your lowest moments. Their listening becomes a safe place, their silence becomes a comfort, and their presence becomes a reminder that you are never truly alone. Sometimes friendship is not about doing, but about being—being there when it matters, being still when words fail, and being strong when you cannot. And in those gentle moments, when the world feels heavy, you discover that the truest kind of love isn’t about carrying each other’s burdens away, but about carrying each other through them."

When love is a memory

 "There will come a day when our laughter will only echo in someone’s heart, when the stories we told will be remembered in gentle fragments, and when the love we shared will live on as a memory. Pooh sat beneath the autumn tree, holding onto a picture, reminded that time moves swiftly, and moments slip quietly into yesterday. But he also knew this: we have the gift of now—the chance to be kind, to love without holding back, to speak gently, and to leave behind something worth cherishing. Because in the end, it’s not the grand things people remember, but the small ones—the warmth of a smile, the comfort of a hug, the way you made them feel safe when the world felt heavy. One day, each of us will become a memory, and the truest gift we can give is to make sure we are remembered as someone who loved well, cared deeply, and left behind more light than shadows."

Let grandparents spoil their grandkidd

 Let grandparents spoil their grandkids.

Let them slip an extra cookie when you’re not looking.

Let them tuck a dollar into a pocket or pick out a toy instead of something practical. 

Let them drive across town just to take them out for ice cream on a Tuesday night.

Because truth we don’t like to say out loud is this: kids are only little for a short while, and grandparents aren’t around forever either.

There will come a day when your babies are too old to crawl into Grandma’s lap. When they won’t giggle over the magic trick Grandpa has done a hundred times before. When Happy Meals will be replaced with car keys and curfews and part-time jobs.

And there will come a day when the seat at the end of the table is empty, when the phone doesn’t buzz with a “can the kids come over?”

So while kids are small and grandparents are able—let them soak each other in. Let them do the silly, sweet, extra-special things that make you roll your eyes a little but secretly smile too.

Because it’s not about the candy or the toys or the treats.

It’s about the memories.

It’s about the joy on both of their faces.

It’s about the kind of love that skips a generation and lands in the middle like a warm hug.

Let them spoil each other.

One day, those little extras will be the big things we cherish. 

-Her View From Home

#fblifestyle #grandparents #grandparentslove

Marry the one who steadies you

My mother once gave me advice that at first sounded strange, but over time revealed its wisdom. She said, “Don’t marry the man who makes your heart race, marry the man who makes your heart rest.” At the time, I thought love was supposed to feel like butterflies, like losing your breath when he walks into the room, like a rush you can’t control. But those feelings, she explained, are only the spark not the fire that keeps you warm when the nights get cold. Infatuation can make you dizzy, but it can also leave you unsettled, always chasing a high that doesn’t last.

Real love, she told me, is found in the man who steadies you. The one whose hand you hold and suddenly the world feels quieter, safer, more bearable. It’s in the man who doesn’t just make you laugh when life is easy, but stays when life gets heavy. The man who may not make your pulse race, but makes your soul breathe easier. Because marriage isn’t built on fleeting thrills. It’s built on trust, on showing up day after day, on choosing each other even when the excitement fades.

One day, you’ll realize that passion is not about chaos, it’s about peace. Love is not about how loudly your heart beats, but how gently it feels at home in another’s presence. And when you find a man who makes you feel safe, valued, and steady hold onto him. That is the kind of love that lasts a lifetime.

~ MayAnnMateoRigor 

#selfworth #healing #lifequotes #lovequotes #relationshipgoals #fblifestyle

Marry the one who steadies you

My mother once gave me advice that at first sounded strange, but over time revealed its wisdom. She said, “Don’t marry the man who makes your heart race, marry the man who makes your heart rest.” At the time, I thought love was supposed to feel like butterflies, like losing your breath when he walks into the room, like a rush you can’t control. But those feelings, she explained, are only the spark not the fire that keeps you warm when the nights get cold. Infatuation can make you dizzy, but it can also leave you unsettled, always chasing a high that doesn’t last.

Real love, she told me, is found in the man who steadies you. The one whose hand you hold and suddenly the world feels quieter, safer, more bearable. It’s in the man who doesn’t just make you laugh when life is easy, but stays when life gets heavy. The man who may not make your pulse race, but makes your soul breathe easier. Because marriage isn’t built on fleeting thrills. It’s built on trust, on showing up day after day, on choosing each other even when the excitement fades.

One day, you’ll realize that passion is not about chaos, it’s about peace. Love is not about how loudly your heart beats, but how gently it feels at home in another’s presence. And when you find a man who makes you feel safe, valued, and steady hold onto him. That is the kind of love that lasts a lifetime.

~ MayAnnMateoRigor 

#selfworth #healing #lifequotes #lovequotes #relationshipgoals #fblifestyle