I think if God were to have an orgasm it would be called “Spring”. Doesn’t it just take your breath away? Don’t you find yourself marveling at the awakening of nature? I don’t care where you go in the world but there is a moment in time everywhere that we experience a moment (or more […]
Top of the Mornin’ to ya! Today is March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Did you know it was not always celebrated with lucky charms, green beer, fashion mayhem and leprechaun’s? The March 17 celebration started in 1631 when the Church established a Feast Day honoring St. Patrick. He had been Patron Saint of Ireland who […]
Here are a few ways to soften your heart today. Take every chance to lighten the day. Look through gentle eyes. Feel for others, sense their emotions. Practicing these three things will make your journey so much richer and take your mind off your troubles. You will feel the warmth […]
Right now I am enjoying a vacation with two of my oldest and dearest friends. This is our second year of taking a trip together and the beginning of a tradition I hope we keep honoring long into out golden years. We can be silly at times and dubbed our time the gathering of the […]
When is the last time you went dancing? There’s no right or wrong way to shake that booty—and doing it might very well be the health boost you need. I think that dance can be such a mentally healthy activity for anyone. Besides the physical health benefits, dance provides a mental health boost as […]
The hum of conversation clinking glasses -coffee cups The buzz of the grinder People rushing – people resting conversation and solitude The local coffee spot whitewashed, shiplapped old hardwoods with a story to tell I sit alone I search for an eye, maybe a smile waiting, hoping, searching I see…Mothers and daughters friends and lovers […]
Do all the good you can By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can. John Wesley 2 Thessalonians 3:13 As for you, brothers, do […]
The word meditation can immediately conjure images of Buddhist monks in saffron robes or new-age beatniks in clouds of incense — which isn’t necessarily untrue. But meditation doesn’t have to be about religion or even spirituality, really. Meditation is about training your brain to bring your thoughts and feelings into awareness; it’s about examining […]
Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you. Loretta Young Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. Mother Teresa Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Aristotle A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved […]
I took this photo of my Pit mix Willie on my cell phone. When I looked at it my mind immediately went to one of my favorite paintings, a Vermeer! You can see it above. When I saw this weeks challenge was life imitating art I remembered this photo. So here is MY life imitating […]
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