when here we are again..

Tamara Willems January 21, 2024 0 Uncategorized #applesonawindowsill, #beingkindness, #feedthebirds, #foryourconsideration, #kindnesscounts, #livingmygratitude, #olddogs, #readgoodwords, #shawnalemay, #sundaykindoflove, #sundaymorningcomindown, #sunshine, #toyouthisday, #writelife

In the night I amlisteningharbouring back to the days ofbabies and toddlersnever quite fully asleep… just in caseinstead now, I am listening for sounds ofdistressas our beloved, gentle giant of a dogseems to be aging quiterapidlyback legs failing to cooperateand…
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have you seen the sun…

Tamara Willems January 13, 2024 0 Uncategorized #applesonawindowsill, #beingkindness, #inthislight, #january, #kindredhearts, #lifestill, #palimpsestpress, #shawnalemay, #stilllife, #toyouthisday, #writelife

Early days of January, where weather isbest describedasbleakhard to remember when last one sawthe sunor the stars evengrey, grey skies, most often issuingrain drops instead ofsnow(as January ought to) this morning I sit down to coffeeand in reverent sort of…
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ah, but in case I stand one little chance…

Tamara Willems December 31, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #brandicarlile, #brandyclark, #dearinsecurity, #ellafitzgerald, #howtolovetheworld, #livingmygratitude, #newyear, #newyearseve, #toyouthisday, #whatareyadoinnewyears

So much rain and drizzle,grey skiesproves rather drearyof course there hasn’t been a need forshovelingbut it does make things outsidequitedull a new favourite song that I have had on repeatsince first I heard itDear Insecurity, by the greatBrandy Clarkaccompanied here…
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December skies…

Tamara Willems December 15, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #beinglove, #decemberfeels, #ebbandflow, #howyoudoin, #inthiswritersgarden, #toyouthisday

Last week begins,anxiety highand I can feel it on the insideif I am stillit pullsand it churns like one of thosebingo things that tumbles the ballswith numbers on themit is worry for thingsunknownfor my kids, and for thingsIhaven’t donefor things…
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time of your life…

Tamara Willems November 22, 2023 0 Uncategorized #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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the light of October…

Tamara Willems October 27, 2023 0 Uncategorized #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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where today I am love…

Tamara Willems June 1, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #ease, #friends, #hormones, #iamlove, #inthiswritersgarden, #kindnesscounts, #livingmygratitude, #overwhelm, #perfection, #toyouthisday

Yesterday morning, much to domuch tolook forward toI begin in tears I am feeling scared, a little overwhelmedfor many reasonsand I stillcannot breathe properly thanks to the combination ofallergies and covid,which really affectsmy sleephormones have hit, as they doend of…
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big things, small things, marvelous things…

Tamara Willems April 14, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #butterflies, #dogs, #inthiswritersgarden, #marvelousthings, #mustlovetoads, #robins, #springsunshine, #toyouthisday, #trees

This morning we take a drive,as I amnot a driverand a drive with my husband being one of myfavourite things, especiallyon a lovely morning such as thisI sit quite enjoying the scenerychattering away to my love about thingsour sometimes opposing…
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how things work… well

Tamara Willems February 22, 2023 0 Uncategorized #anxiety, #beingkindness, #bewell, #expand, #howwelisten, #kindness, #toyouthisday, #writelife

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.~ Karl A. Menninger The nature…
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rules of engagement…

Tamara Willems November 9, 2022 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #belove, #care, #notice, #rulesofengagement, #sayitoutloud, #saythankyou, #toyouthisday

rules of engagement be peace-filledbe wonderbe amazementbe interested and sometimes…be quiet it’s not a competition be kindnessbe tenderbe considerate be love when you need itgive love,when you don’t care about others laugh noticethe light say I love youout loud andoften(more…
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