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  • Growing Your Soul

    Practice any art, music, singing, dance, drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money or fame, but to experience becoming, to find what’s inside you, to make your soul grow. Kurt Vonnegut During the holidays I happened to see a post from a man I went…

  • A Beginning

    For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. T.S. Eliot Holiday music is silenced, torn gift wrap has been gathered up and decorations packed away. It’s a new year and yes, thank you Mr. Eliot, the end…

  • Peace

    Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it. Mahatma Gandhi Before Christmas, I was talking to a friend. She told me when she asked her adult son if he had a gift request he said, “Peace.” Now, I suppose he could have been thinking about world peace, however I believe…

  • Joy

    Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh Once again, as seems to happen more and more, my writing is led in a different direction than I thought I was going. We hear a lot about joy, especially at this…

  • Holiday Self-care

    Have patience with all things. But, first of all with yourself. Francis de Sales An article I saw about slowing down, a message citing holiday fatigue, a blog post from my friend, Barb, titled Permission to Rest. I’ve learned when God whispers in my ear it’s a good idea to listen. It’s the holidays and no…

  • 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…