“ADVICE FROM A PORCUPINE” by Ilan Shamir (CONSEJOS DE UN PUERCOESPÍN)

Spend time in the woods,
Remember your good points,
Have a gentle spirit,

POEMS: “Slow dance” (about your life)

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight, or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

PRAYER OF THE WOODS

“I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly
shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you journey on.

Excerpt from the book: “Trees: Reflections and poems” by Herman Hesse (“Bäume: Betrachtungen und Gedichte”)

Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth

ADVICE FROM A HIBISCUS by Ilan Shamir (Consejos de un hibisco)

Live with joy,
Bring beauty to the world,
Create a colorful life,
Open to love

POEMS: “The oak tree” (about inner strength)

A mighty wind blew night and day, It stole the oak tree’s leaves away,

“What We Plant, We Will Eat” A Korean Folktale (about forgiveness, generosity, compassion & kindness)

Many moons ago, two brothers lived with their father in a small house in Korea.

“What life is all about?”

It’s about keeping or betraying trust. It’s about friendship, used as sanctity, or as a weapon. It’s about what you say and mean

“ADVICE FROM A FROG” by Ilan Shamir “Consejos de una rana”

Make a splash,
Look before you leap,
Don’t jump to conclusions,

WISDOM QUOTES from the book : “The little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”

POEMS: “LOVE” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The stronger this truth comes home to me—
That the Universe rests on the shoulders of love,
A love so limitless, deep, and broad,

AESOP’S FABLES: “The bee-keeper and the thief”

A Thief found his way into an apiary when the Bee-keeper was away, and stole all the honey.