“The gate to human well-being swings open when we practice living with a grateful heart. When we find gratitude, we find freedom and love.”~ Jack Kornfield This morning,I had an Echocardiogram,and let me tell youit is rather comfortingto listentothe beatingof…
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Up in the night with a dog who doesn’t like thunderstormsfirst thing this morning, down for coffeeI am greeted by a slew of expletives flying outsidethe kitchen windowthe roofers have returnedthe cats and I are feeling like we aresurrounded by…
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You know August can sometimes feellike the cruelest month,even though it’s not got the harshnessof winterthe sometimes colourless, bleak and bitter coldthat will comeit just has a transitional feelof things about to changeof letting goof losingthat for some reason finds…
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This past weekend, we were most fortunate to attend the wedding of two lovely people. One of these dear friends, happens to be a pretty fantastic storyteller, who has posts called Twangy Sunday’s that include a story and feature a…
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“Armed I am with love. Disarmed I am.” ~ Manuel Alegre Friday morning, the sun is shining looks like a beautiful day is about to unfold gently easing into my chair I sit down with my coffee and just quietly…
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This year in the garden, I have seen more monarch caterpillarsthan ever before,that’s a hopeful thingand every time I step out the door, in mere secondsa monarch comes into viewthere is also a couple of beautiful, black with a bit…
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This morning I am reminded,how very lovely it is to visit with friends,to laugh hysterically, to sing, to dance, to share a glassa smile, a tear and a hugand toothis morning I am reminded,how lovely it is to come home,after…
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Somehow it suddenly becameAugust, and I feel as though I have not sat enoughoutside it is a gorgeous morning, so I sit with coffeemy book and the dogs, the three of uscontentedly driftingthrough peaceful pleasuresmy husband eventually comes out to…
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As to why I so often use #dontmissthis and #noticelife,yesterday in one small spot of various milkweed in my gardens, five monarch caterpillars,for me, instant amazing delightwhile this morning, not one is to be seenI’m sure they are still here,…
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