WHIMSY

Mark’s “one little word”…

Whim:  an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; a sudden desire

Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.  ~ Kahlil Gilbran

A schedule defends from chaos and whim.  It is a net for catching days.  It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.  ~ Annie Dillard

Creativity and whimsy can relax your mind and uplift your spirit.  ~ Dan Millman

Combine invention, economy, beauty, and whimsy and you have the ingredients for a really delightful place to live.  ~ Sarah Susanka

Do believe in fairy tales.  Hang on to the magic.  Never lose your sense of wonder and whimsy, or you’ll lose a part of your soul.  ~ Eulalie M. Banks

Whimsy is like a butterfly juggling teacups, chainsaws, and very small mammoths.  Even assuming you could get ‘em that small, once you close the shackles over it, it’s no longer juggling and all you’ve got is a mad butterfly with a chainsaw.  ~ Ursula Vernon

Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.  ~ Tom Robbins