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  • Letting Go

    Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein Even Albert Einstein had an opinion on clutter. Simplifying and clutter clearing has become a big business. You can hire people to help you do it. Shelves of books have been written on the subject. It’s a…

  • A Work in Progress

    You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. Sophia Bush I heard this Sophia Bush quote in a meditation. It confirms what we all know. Life is complicated. There are no easy answers. I’ve been reading, The Book of Joy, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu…

  • Giving Thanks

    Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything. Thomas Merton People sometimes ask how I decide what I will write about in my weekly posts. It depends on the day. It can be something I’ve already written or in this case, inspired by a morning walk. This is a photo of my…

  • For Whom The Bell Tolls

    Never send to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. John Donne Some of you may recognize this photo from a prior post. I am drawn to it, again and again. It is the site of a wedding reception, we attended, held in an orchard. I fantasize about Thanksgiving dinner set here…

  • Divine Love

    There are no galley slaves in the royal vessel of divine love – every man works his oar voluntarily. Saint Francis de Sales I ran across this little plaque, packed away in a box, not long after we moved into our condo. It has hung next to the back door, near my desk, for the…

  • Celebrating the Holidays

    The season when to come and when to go, To sing or cease to sing, we never know. Alexander Pope The title of the sculpture in this photo is actually, “I See What You Mean.” Interesting, because I’ve never heard it called anything but, “The Blue Bear”. I took the photo from my son’s condo,…

  • Family Celebrations

    If you can’t get rid of the family skeleton, you might as well make it dance. George Bernard Shaw It’s the season of jack- o -lanterns, ghosts, skeletons and trick or treat. It doesn’t matter the holiday, we celebrate them all. On Halloween you will find us each carving our own pumpkin and putting it…

  • Quiet Dignity

    Dignity does not consist of possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Aristotle What I write for this blog is, on occasion, decided for me. In today’s case it was determined by two events. The first was a meditation I listened to this morning by Jeff Warner titled, Quiet Dignity. The second…

  • Capturing Time

    “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I, ” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us” J.R.R. Tolkien It’s…