The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.
Lady Bird JohnsonRead
I want us to know our world. If I lived in North Georgia on up through the Appalachians, I would be just as crazy about the mountain laurel as I am about [Texas] bluebonnets.
Interpretation
Understanding and appreciating one's surroundings fosters a deep connection to the environment.
This quote by Lady Bird Johnson emphasizes the importance of knowing and cherishing the natural world around us. It suggests that regardless of location, the beauty of nature can inspire love and appreciation, as seen in her fondness for both the mountain laurel of North Georgia and the bluebonnets of Texas. This sentiment encourages people to take the time to explore and value the unique landscapes and flora found in their own communities.
In practice
During a nature gathering, I shared this quote to inspire appreciation of local flora.
The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.
Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!
Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.
For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.
This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,--This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
In most mills, only the best portions of the best trees are used, while the ruins are left on the ground to feed great fires which kill much of what is left of the less desirable timber, together with the seedlings on which the permanence of the forest depends.
In nature things move violently to their place, and calmly in their place.
...full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a place of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stone, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful with humanity.
At times I feel as if I am spread out over the landscape and inside things, and am myself living in every tree, in the plashing of the waves, in the clouds and the animals that come and go, in the procession of the seasons.
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