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Keeping the faith
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean. If a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” ~Gandhi
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Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: “Uncovering Serenity”
My love affair with Japanese gardens began many years ago when I was a student at Cranbrook Summer Theater School in Bloomfield Hills. Later, when I had a home of my own, I created a small Japanese garden in a corner of our back yard. When the editor of Michigan Blue asked me to write a feature story about the newly installed Japanese Garden at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I jumped at the chance. This magnificent eight-acre landscape is a work of art — and well worth a visit. You can read my feature here, in the “Travel & Adventure” issue of Michigan…
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Moral courage
“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world — and moral courage so rare.” ~Mark Twain
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Inspirational family
“These are the people I consider family: The people who have been in my corner cheering me on. They support me and are genuinely happy when good things happen in my career. They are also the people who have been there with me when things aren’t going well…. I know I can count on them.” ~Ruben Marquez, visual artist