Tag Archives: Love
Perspective
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust Instead of pining for what is not available to me right now, I can look at what is available through an adventurer’s … Continue reading
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The un-fancy way to write.
My Prosperity Pencil and paper, why this instead of my computer? “I can’t write!” I whined to my husband. “All of the technological tools in my possession are disconnected for one reason or another….” and wah wah wah…. He calmly … Continue reading
Journey Montana
In forty eight hours I will be on the road to Montana..the closest thing I have experienced as my Soul Place. Unbelievably, I have lived in the midwest longer than I lived in MT. Why do I pine so? It … Continue reading
Slow mornings.
What a gift. A slow morning. The birds are singing and the cicadas buzzing. My gardens are soaking up a much needed drink. The thunderstorms skirted us last night, while the cool dry air settled in. Cool is relative. Here … Continue reading
Seeing Daddy through adult eyes.
The email circulating honoring our fathers has touched by heart…do not know where it originated, only that it showed up on my Facebook wall about a week ago…posted by a high school classmate…and it’s made its way around twice since … Continue reading
I can do anything I want.
Well, so much for keeping up with a blog a day. And I have to be okay with it. While I see lots of “daily” bloggers out there, I know there are many more like me who for whatever reason … Continue reading
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Gratitude, transition and snow.
I feel so alive. A year ago, on my birthday, Mother Nature gifted me with gentle snowfall. It made the radical change that came just days later more bearable. It was if I was being reminded that no matter what … Continue reading
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A year of new traditions, simplicity, & meaning.
Today is Christmas Eve and I am writing this from my little desk in the kitchen, the heart(h) of our home. While waiting for the computer to boot up, memories of our traditional Christmas activities started to float to consciousness. … Continue reading
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Cleaning Out the Closet
Recently I have had the uncontrollable urge to purge the accumulated stuff in the recesses of my closet. Do I really need the 80’s stylin’ one-piece jumpsuit that I wore to my baby shower? Will I ever wear it again? No. Do … Continue reading
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