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.
The mainstream audience has a certain picture of what climbing is all about: man conquering mountain. But you can't conquer a mountain, though it may conquer you.
We are all filled with a longing for the wild. There are few culturally sanctioned antidotes for this yearning. We were taught to feel shame for such a desire. We grew our hair long and used it to hide our feelings. But the shadow of Wild Woman still lurks behind us during our days and in our nights. No matter where we are, the shadow that trots behind us is definitely four-footed.
I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.
Ripe vegetables were magic to me. Unharvested, the garden bristled with possibility. I would quicken at the sight of a ripe tomato, sounding its redness from deep amidst the undifferentiated green. To lift a bean plant's hood of heartshaped leaves and discover a clutch of long slender pods handing underneath could make me catch my breath.
Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful.
When I was a boy I first learned how much better water tastes when it has set a while in a cedar bucket. Warmish-cool, with a faint taste like the hot July wind in Cedar trees smells.
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