Tamara Willems
November 22, 2023
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#beingkindness, #beingpeace, #celebrationoflife, #embracinglife, #faith, #family, #livingmygratitude, #loss, #toyouthisday, #writelife
For the last several days I’ve been thinking aboutmy husband’s Aunt Tinaand the feeling one often has ofthe wishfor more time Aunt Tina was the dearest lady, andmost gladly took me in her loving embracemuch before my husband and I…
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Tamara Willems
November 10, 2023
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#inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #novemberlight, #shine, #sunshine, #thislittlelightofmine, #toyouthisday
It’s all in the waythat it shines through leavessome justbarely hanging on by athread makes them shimmyever so slightly even when skies to the northbeginin adark, dark grey while from this sideit comes in, in streamsof gold makes things lessdreary,…
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Tamara Willems
November 3, 2023
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#birthdays, #celebrateeveryday, #heartfull, #specialdays, #toyouthisday
Ok, let me tell you a little somethingfirst you may know, I happen to Love my birthdayas I believe it is always important for everyone toat some time feeljust a little extra-special so yesterday, (my day!) I went to work,…
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Tamara Willems
November 1, 2023
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#andsoitbegins, #dorothyparker, #firstsnowfall, #getupgoout, #inthiswritersgarden, #november1st, #outsidemywindow, #toyouthisday
Ooof,and so it begins… One of many mornings to come,when I will exclaim to my husbandor really,to the dayin my froggy morning voice What fresh hell is this…(deep bow to Dorothy Parker) somehow overnight the world outside my windowturned intoa…
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Tamara Willems
October 27, 2023
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#beingkindness, #hope, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #noticelife, #octoberlight, #toyouthisday, #waystosayiloveyou
Seems to me,that the light of October isa special kindof light makes everything rathergolden holds its own kind of magic noticing… last week I had two fingers fitted for splintsin hopes of keeping themmobileand this week, after trying to work…
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Tamara Willems
October 9, 2023
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#canadianthanksgiving, #connectingthings, #connection, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovingkindness, #measaflower, #mettamonday, #toyouthisday, #writelife
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” ~ Herman Melville To love the…
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Tamara Willems
October 1, 2023
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#aquietwalk, #beginagain, #inmyoctobergarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #morningmeditation, #mustlovebooks, #tobegin, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Can you possibly imaginea gentler sky… to accompany a silent(although never so)morning’s meditation in the gardena walk under billowy puffs of cottonever so slowlyclosingin the morning feels as though I am notas far out of theditch I’ve been travellingas I…
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Tamara Willems
September 27, 2023
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#begoodtoyou, #consciousliving, #lovingkindness, #momentsofpeace, #patientkindness, #takegoodcareofyou, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Today I am annoyedwith myself… as much as anyI am annoyed by my handsfingers that won’t uncurl, as they shouldone on each hand, that then get caught on thingsand others thathurtthe morning’s headache andthe tightness of myjawI can palpably feel…
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Tamara Willems
September 10, 2023
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#greyskies, #imforthebirds, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovingkindness, #mayyoube, #september, #toyouthisday, #writelife
It is enoughto stand in the gardenunder overcast skies, heavily cloaked ina pale, palegrey still moving absolutely nothingbutone’s eyesslowly taking in each sightthe delicate and theboldbreathing deeply (as one can)and wondering if it is possible totune inand hearthe bees gathering…
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Tamara Willems
August 27, 2023
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#augustfeels, #goldenrod, #inthiswritersgarden, #latesummer, #livinglovinglearning, #livingmygratitude, #openlikesky, #readgoodbooks, #toyouthisday
When the goldenrod begins to bloomand the hummingbird trafficincreasesthe sunmoves over just a little morein the skyand the sugar maples start boldly in toblushwhen yellow-jackets take a keen interestin each and every movementand apples begin a slightrosy-ing up one hesitates…
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